1. Mistress Frieren.
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2. You took your time.
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3. So, you defeated Aura.
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4. I don't believe what I see.
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5. I thought this day
would never come.
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6. - Hurry along.
- Hm.
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7. Stop there.
Don't flee on my behalf.
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8. Good news! The old softie
said he would pardon you.
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9. It must have
been a fierce battle,
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10. but none of them
are seriously damaged.
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11. I thank you...
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12. for treating
the long-fallen heroes
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13. of the Northern Lands
with such immense respect.
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14. I used to cast
flashy and destructive spells,
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15. but Himmel would
always throw a fit.
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16. The man had every right to.
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17. We should all respect the dead.
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18. I'd be angry, too.
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19. For all I've learned
about your nature,
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20. Mister Himmel trained you well.
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21. You mustn't say it like that.
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22. Though I do suppose
you have a point.
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23. This is a perfectly normal
reaction.
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24. What do you mean by that?
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25. Just talking to myself.
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26. Fern? Stark?
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27. Good work besting Lugner
and his lackey.
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28. I'm proud.
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29. Though
I would be more impressed
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30. if you weren't so beat up.
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31. This is normal stuff
for a warrior.
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32. Just what does
normal mean to you?
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33. You look like death itself.
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34. See they receive
proper burials.
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35. I can escort
our heroes from here.
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36. Sir.
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37. Milord.
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38. What is it?
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39. Frieren.
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40. I've never been so grateful
as I am to you today.
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41. Frieren, for that
all you've done for our city,
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42. I vowed to repay you
in any way I could.
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43. You requested one thing.
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44. Flamme's grimoire detailing
the defensive barrier,
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45. an artifact that's been
passed down my family tree
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46. for generations on end.
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47. Before it's too late
to take back your request,
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48. you should know this grimoire—
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49. I know. It's fake.
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50. That's correct.
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51. Though it does describe
a type of barrier,
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52. it's nothing like the one
that protects our walls.
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53. That spell is passed by tongue.
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54. I am well aware of that,
my lord.
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55. It's just for a hobby of mine.
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56. I see.
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57. Whatever the case,
there's no reason
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58. to be so formal with me.
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59. Through your eyes,
I must look like a babe
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60. fresh out of the cradle.
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61. I've known better
than to test nobility
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62. since my departure to defeat
the Demon King.
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63. That sounds right.
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64. Master Heiter
mentioned the capital,
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65. how disrespecting nobility
there is punishable by death.
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66. Himmel and Eisen
nearly lost their heads
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67. for daring to speak so casually
to His Majesty.
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68. Takes me back.
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69. Proud Himmel
whimpering like a kitten.
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70. Execution sounds
like overkill, don't ya think?
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71. And watch your tone with me.
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72. The way that you've spoken
thus far is a serious offense.
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73. Sorry, old-timer.
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74. You better kiss
your fancy chair goodbye.
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75. Wow, I'm glad you aren't like
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76. those barbaric
central-landers, milord.
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77. You've gotta be kidding me!
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78. My work is done.
Trees are pruned.
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79. - Thank you.
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80. Don't worry, kid.
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81. I only said that
so you wouldn't waste
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82. valuable time saving me.
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83. I won't chop your head off
or throw you in jail
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84. for forgetting your sirs
and ma'ams.
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85. So relax, adventurers.
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86. Much appreciated.
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87. Say thank you.
You're the one who...
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88. He's petrified.
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89. Naturally, I told
the townsfolk of Aura's defeat.
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90. Of course, they all want
a chance to honor their heroes.
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91. I do hope you'll linger
a while.
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92. Woah! He's floating.
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93. Come on, I did
what anybody would do.
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94. The shopping's all done.
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95. Perfect.
Are we ready to go?
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96. - Leaving so soon?
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97. A shame.
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98. Graf Granat.
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99. Please, allow me
to see you to the gates.
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100. Frieren.
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101. I hear you're
traveling to Ende,
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102. home to the Demon King's castle
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103. and as far north
as you can get.
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104. You should know conditions
on the Northern Plateau
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105. right now won't make
for easy passage.
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106. Travel is heavily restricted.
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107. Even the most experienced
adventurers
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108. must be accompanied
by a first-class mage.
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109. Then we'll be fine.
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110. Clearly,
Mistress Frieren qualifies.
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111. What do you mean,
first-class mage?
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112. Very funny.
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113. You must know...
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114. it's a certification awarded
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115. by the
Continental Magic Association.
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116. A certification?
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117. I got mine right before
we left the holy capital.
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118. See? This declares me
a certified third-class mage.
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119. Come to think of it,
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120. I do remember
you having some business.
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121. This is what your generation's
certificates look like?
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122. Mistress Frieren,
please don't tell me
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123. you're an unlicensed,
underground mage.
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124. You make it sound like
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125. I'm some back-alley doctor.
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126. The organizations that regulate
mages are constantly changing.
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127. I can't obtain
a new certification
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128. every time they bat an eye.
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129. I imagine the usefulness
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130. of this holy emblem
has expired.
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131. That would sell as an antique.
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132. Even I know about
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133. the Continental
Magic Association.
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134. They've been around
for over half a century,
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135. at the very least.
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136. Exactly. No time at all.
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137. It's a hassle when they change
their standards of conduct
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138. so frequently.
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139. In any case, we need
to solve this problem
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140. if we want to continue.
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141. I don't know the name
of the exact town,
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142. but if I remember correctly,
there's a place up North
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143. where she could take
the exam, right?
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144. That'd be
the largest magical city
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145. in the Northern Lands.
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146. Its name is AuBerst.
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147. It's far past
the Schwer Mountains.
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148. You could follow
the beaten path,
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149. but your journey
would be arduously long.
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150. Frieren.
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151. The House of Granat
will never forget
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152. what you've done.
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153. Safe travels.
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154. Huh?
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155. Hey, it's snowing.
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156. It is almost winter.
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157. An incredibly bitter season
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158. around these parts.
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159. Make light of it
and you're dead.
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160. Will it really be
that dangerous?
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161. So, you aren't aware?
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162. In the war
against the Demon King,
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163. it wasn't the enemy
that took the most lives,
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164. but the winters
of the Northern Lands.
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165. Oh, goody.
Seems we're next.
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166. What now?
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167. We're lost.
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168. And worse still, we're lost
before even entering
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169. the Schwer Mountains.
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170. How pitiful.
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171. Mister Stark,
you need to wake up!
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172. - Sleeping will kill you!
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173. You really expect me to believe
the jumbo-berry special
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174. has always been this small?
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175. We have bigger issues
than that.
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176. What should we do?
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177. The strength of the wind
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178. takes any sort
of magical transportation
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179. out of the question.
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180. He'd be blown across the sky.
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181. Then I suppose
we'll have to carry him.
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182. Goodness.
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183. He's a lot heavier
than I thought he would be.
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184. You smell nice.
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185. Can we just leave him?
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186. Not quite yet.
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187. There should be
an emergency shelter
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188. at the foot of the mountains.
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189. And you know this
from 80 years ago?
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190. Are you sure
it'll still be there?
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191. Excellent.
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192. It looks to me like it's being
maintained quite regularly.
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193. - Somebody must've
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194. gotten here before us.
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195. We don't know
if they're friend or foe.
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196. At this point, who cares?
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197. I'd take either
over freezing to death.
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198. Yup! Heating up!
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199. I'm warmer already!
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200. Pardon the intrusion.
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201. Not a chance.
We need to keep looking around.
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202. - We cannot stay here.
- Huh? Why not?
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203. Because there's
a pervert inside.
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204. - Pervert, you say?
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205. That's not nice.
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206. Come on, Mistress Frieren.
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207. - Let's go.
- Huh?
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208. Hold on.
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209. - Are you an elf?
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210. It's been about 300 years
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211. since I've met
another of my kind.
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212. I thought the last of the elves
had already died out.
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213. I thought so, too.
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214. Thank you, miss.
I appreciate the fire.
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215. Sure.
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216. I'm lucky that it was you mages
who knocked at the door.
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217. The Goddess must've
led you straight to me.
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218. I made it through
the Schwer Mountains,
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219. but as you'd expect,
this blizzard put out my coals.
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220. The hut was a great find,
but freezing nonetheless.
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221. I was doing squats
to stay alive.
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222. I understand.
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223. Well, I suppose that
makes one of us, then.
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224. Anyway, I'm Kraft the Monk.
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225. Pleasure. I'm Frieren the Mage.
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226. I'm Fern, and I'm also a mage.
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227. That's Mister Stark
the Warrior.
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228. You mentioned
heading to Aureole?
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229. So, you're on a journey
to heaven?
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230. Good on you lot.
Most folks aren't so pious.
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231. I'll believe it when I see it.
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232. - Mistress Frieren?
- Huh?
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233. He keeps getting even colder.
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234. So warm and so cozy.
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235. Huh, check it out.
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236. Now that's the jumbo-berry
special I remember.
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237. Hold on. What happened to me?
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238. Last I remember,
we got caught in a blizzard?
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239. Huh?
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240. Who the heck are you?
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241. Must you be so noisy?
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242. That's no way to thank someone
for donating their body heat.
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243. I saved your life.
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244. With your body heat?
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245. Oh, wow.
Nice body for an old guy.
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246. Well, that was blunt.
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247. Can I not appreciate
a man's hard work?
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248. It's obvious he's been
training for decades.
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249. Those abs.
You must be seriously strong.
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250. I'm Stark. You are?
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251. They call me Kraft the Monk.
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252. I can't say
I've ever heard of you,
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253. but you must be super famous
in the monk world, right?
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254. Stark, you should stay
and rest a bit longer.
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255. You two can help me
bring in some food supplies.
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256. My wagon and cargo
shouldn't be too far.
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257. Running in to you
was a real blessing.
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258. I have enough supplies here
to last us for a long while.
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259. Please, use anything
you'd like.
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260. That's quite the stockpile
you've got.
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261. Trying to cross
the Schwer Mountains
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262. in these conditions
would be suicide.
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263. I'm afraid that we're stuck
where we are.
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264. I'm curious, Frieren.
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265. Do you have any idea who I am?
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266. Not in the slightest.
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267. I didn't think so.
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268. I don't know the first thing
about you, either.
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269. She's the mage from the party
that killed the Demon King.
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270. - And before that?
- Hm?
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271. What is it you're getting at?
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272. Just that you and I are elves,
I suppose.
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273. It's been
nearly six months now.
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274. Thanks to you all,
we did what most can't
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275. and survived a grueling winter
in the Northern Lands.
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276. Take this.
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277. Please, give it to Fern for me,
will you?
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278. A fitting token for a girl
as pious as she is.
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279. I guess being raised
by a priest
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280. would do that to a person.
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281. She never forgets
to thank the Goddess.
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282. Will you explain to me why you
believe in the Goddess, Kraft?
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283. On one condition.
You explain why you don't.
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284. I find it incredibly odd that,
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285. if you exclude
the age of mythology,
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286. the Goddess of Creation
hasn't shown herself once
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287. in the massively long history
of this world.
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288. You're still young.
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289. I used to think
the very same way.
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290. But these days,
I believe the Goddess exists
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291. from the bottom of my heart.
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292. No.
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293. It's more like
I need her to exist.
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294. Everyone else who knew
of my righteous triumphs,
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295. my acts of justice,
they're long gone.
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296. But when I die,
I'll go to heaven,
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297. and there, the Goddess
will praise me at last.
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298. "You've done well, Kraft.
I'm proud.
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299. The life you lived
was one of great worth.
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300. Good job."
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301. You understand, Frieren.
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302. Your path in life
has not been easy.
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303. For no one to remember,
everything you've done
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304. is painful and cruel.
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305. To even reach this moment now,
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306. we have lived lives
and lives on end.
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307. Kraft.
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308. Being remembered is something
we all selfishly desire.
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309. You're right.
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310. And how does heaven
play into that picture?
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311. It's no matter.
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312. Tell me about your life
and I'll tell you about mine.
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313. I think every soul needs
someone to praise them.
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314. So if you don't have
the Goddess,
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315. then I'll do it instead.
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316. Are you surprised?
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317. Absolutely.
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318. I didn't think you the type
to fund the reconstruction
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319. of some little village's
orphanage.
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320. At least you're honest.
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321. You know,
I was an orphan once, too.
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322. When my time here ends,
I'd like to believe
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for a life righteously lived.
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324. Are these really
such talks to have
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325. with a drink in your hand,
O corrupt priest?
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326. - Frieren?
- Hm?
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327. I have to ask,
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328. do you feel that you have
someone to praise you?
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329. Wherever did that come from?
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330. I just wonder.
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331. Who's there to celebrate you
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in the Goddess?
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333. I'm sure you've figured it out,
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334. but if not, perhaps I could
praise you instead.
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335. I haven't done very much
with my life at all.
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336. Certainly nothing
I'd consider praiseworthy.
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337. And what about the constant
suppression of your mana?
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338. If you ask me, the power
to do what you do
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339. seems like the result
of tremendous effort.
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340. Such skill would take
a lifetime to acquire.
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341. You could tell?
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342. We've traveled
together for years!
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343. Now, tell me
the story of it all.
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344. I can assure you
it's not interesting.
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345. I truly don't mind.
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346. And besides, it might
come in handy someday.
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347. - How's that?
- Oh, who can say?
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348. Perhaps I'll have a child
who becomes a mage
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349. and can make use
of the knowledge.
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350. I thought that
priests couldn't marry.
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351. I can't put
my finger on why,
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352. but the Goddess attracts
the strangest of people.
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353. Afraid I must pass.
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354. I've had someone praise me
enough for a lifetime.
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355. I see.
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356. You are lucky
to have good friends.
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357. So, please, cherish them.
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358. Well, it's too late, he's...
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359. He's already made his way
to heaven.
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360. No trouble,
for you'll meet again.
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361. Yes. You're right.
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362. Well, I'm headed this way.
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363. Frieren?
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364. This isn't the last time
we'll meet.
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in a century or two.
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366. Take care of yourself, old man!
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367. Nice getting to know you!
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