1. Long-range magic is a combination of
three key factors essential to mages.
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2. There's the amount of mana,
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3. the strength with which it's fired, and the
level of control the mage has over it.
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4. You know that much, don't you?
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5. Yes.
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6. Earlier, your magic dissipated
before it reached its target.
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7. That's a sign that your mana
and firing strength are lacking.
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8. It's not something you can fix overnight.
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9. Regardless of your talent,
it'll take years to master.
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10. However, your level of control
over the magic is very high.
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11. That's what most people
tend to have trouble with.
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12. But you've got no problems there,
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13. so just be patient with yourself.
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14. Okay.
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15. Is Fern's training coming along smoothly?
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16. In just four years, she's learned more
than most people do in ten.
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17. She's studying too hard.
It's not a good thing.
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18. She's been spending all her
time in the woods lately.
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19. She must really love magic.
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20. But she's still a long way
from becoming a proper mage.
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21. I'll finish deciphering the
grimoire before she does.
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22. I see.
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23. Say, Heiter.
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24. This grimoire probably...
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25. Heiter?
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26. Don't look at me like that.
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27. If anything, it's a miracle
I've been mobile until now.
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28. I'll try to decipher the grimoire quickly.
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29. I'd appreciate that.
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30. Fern, put your training on hold.
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31. Heiter collapsed.
I need you to stay with him.
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32. But I still haven't hit the rock.
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33. You'll do it eventually. Right now—
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34. Eventually isn't good enough.
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35. Mr. Heiter will die before then.
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36. He saved my life.
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37. It'd be a waste for you to die now.
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38. A waste?
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39. A long time ago, I lost an old friend.
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40. Unlike me, he was straight as an arrow,
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41. and he never abandoned
anyone who was in need.
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42. If he'd survived instead of me,
he would've saved a lot of people.
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43. Since I'm not like him, I planned to
live out the rest of my days quietly,
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44. but one day, I suddenly realized something.
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45. If I died without doing anything,
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46. all the courage, strength of will,
and friendship I learned from him—
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47. even all my precious memories—
would vanish from this world.
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48. If you have precious memories
inside yourself as well,
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49. then I think it'd be a waste for you to die.
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50. Mr. Heiter has always feared
dying and leaving me alone.
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51. He did the right thing.
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52. I don't want him to regret saving me.
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53. I don't care if it's as a mage
or whatever else—
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54. learning some kind of skill to support
myself is my way of repaying him.
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55. I want him to be glad he saved me
and to know I'll be fine.
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56. You remember everything
I've taught you, don't you?
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57. Yes.
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58. Then do as you like.
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59. It didn't contain any spells for bringing
back the dead or granting immortality.
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60. I see.
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61. Did you know that already?
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62. The fear of death is immeasurable.
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63. If such spells existed,
Ewig would've cast them on himself.
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64. Then why?
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65. How is Fern?
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66. She has room for improvement in some areas,
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67. but it wouldn't be wrong
to call her a proper mage.
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68. I see. Then she made it in time.
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69. Now she won't get in your way, Frieren.
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70. Will you bring her with you on your travels?
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71. I'm sorry, Heiter.
That's the one thing I can't do.
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72. She'd only get in my way.
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73. You tricked me, Heiter.
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74. Your payment for deciphering
the grimoire is in the desk drawer.
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75. Please leave this place tonight.
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76. Why?
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77. As you can see, I don't have much longer.
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78. I don't want her to experience
losing anyone else.
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79. Frieren, please look after Fern.
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80. Are you trying to put on
a brave face again, Heiter?
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81. Fern has been ready to say goodbye
to you for some time now.
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82. What you need to do before your death
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83. is give her a proper farewell
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84. and make as many memories as you can.
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85. Frieren, you really are a kind girl.
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86. Why did you save Fern?
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87. It's what Himmel the Hero would've done.
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88. You're right.
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89. Then maybe I'll do the same.
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90. Thank you.
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91. Because of you, I was able to
repay my debt to Mr. Heiter.
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92. He just tricked me, is all.
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93. This corrupt priest.
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94. Shall we go, then?
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95. That's enough, Fern.
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96. We're finished.
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97. Thank you for your help.
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98. Here's your reward.
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99. We've been doing such simple work.
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100. That's how adventuring goes.
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101. What were we paid in?
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102. Folk magic. It's a spell
that produces warm tea.
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103. We'll try it out later.
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104. The other day we learned a spell
for removing rust from bronze statues.
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105. Before that, we learned a spell
for turning sweet grapes into sour ones.
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106. How is it?
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107. Sour.
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108. You keep collecting the strangest spells.
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109. It's my hobby, after all.
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110. Ms. Frieren, you really do love magic.
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111. Only somewhat, like you.
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112. I feel like we're a little different.
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113. We're the same.
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114. Will you really do something for me?
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115. Since I'm an herbalist,
I don't have any spells to teach you.
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116. That's fine. Just learning about
the local flora is helpful enough.
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117. This is it.
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118. It's a statue of Himmel the Hero.
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119. It's in terrible shape, isn't it?
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120. It's too much for one old woman to handle.
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121. And the villagers don't care anymore.
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122. Run!
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123. When the village was attacked by a monster,
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124. Mr. Himmel fought valiantly to defend us.
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125. It saddens me to see him treated like this.
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126. No, it's what he deserves.
It's Himmel's fault for wanting to show off.
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127. When the villagers offered to make a statue
of him, he should have just declined.
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128. Is this okay?
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129. This pose isn't too handsome, is it?
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130. Just hurry up and pick something.
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131. He drove the sculptor mad
by spending 18 hours choosing a pose.
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132. I'm hungry.
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133. In the end, they settled on
a ridiculously plain one.
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134. What a strange story.
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135. Come to think of it, there was an
elven mage in the hero's party.
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136. Shall we get this cleaned up?
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137. Thank you.
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138. Magic sure is amazing, isn't it?
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139. There isn't a speck of rust left.
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140. I wish there was a bit more color, though.
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141. Perhaps I'll plant some flowers later.
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142. Ms. Frieren, you have a spell that
produces a field of flowers, right?
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143. You're right. I guess I could just
conjure something up...
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144. No, blue moon weed flowers would be best.
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145. What kind of flowers are those?
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146. I don't know. I've never seen them.
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147. Then why?
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148. They grow in Himmel's hometown.
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149. But you can't conjure flowers
you've never seen before.
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150. Blue moon weed...
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151. Now that's a name I haven't
heard in a long time.
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152. Long ago, there used to be a
field of them in those woods.
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153. They don't grow around here anymore?
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154. They all died out.
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155. It's been decades since they've
been spotted in these lands.
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156. I see.
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157. Let's go, Fern.
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158. Okay.
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159. You're hiding something.
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160. I won't be mad, so show me what it is.
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161. They're seed rats. Pests that consume seeds.
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162. I'll release them in the woods.
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163. Fern, shall we go look for blue moon weed?
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164. Are you serious?
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165. There was a field of them
in these woods until recently.
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166. That was decades ago.
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167. But they're worth looking for.
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168. If we find and analyze them, we can acquire
a spell for conjuring blue moon weed flowers.
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169. For Mr. Himmel?
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170. No...
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171. I'm probably doing this for myself.
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172. Ms. Frieren, we've been searching for
blue moon weed for six months now.
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173. You're right. Perhaps we should
broaden our search area.
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174. Oh, I don't often see you on your own.
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175. It's been a while since you
first came to the village.
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176. Have you found any blue moon weed?
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177. Do you think we'll find any?
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178. Ms. Frieren's obsession with
magic is extraordinary.
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179. At this rate, she'll continue searching
for years, if not decades.
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180. She's a mage who possesses the
power to save many people.
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181. She shouldn't spend her time searching
for something that doesn't exist.
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182. You're so young.
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183. Am I wrong?
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184. I don't think so,
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185. but Ms. Frieren must see things differently.
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186. But since she's so much more
mature than we are,
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187. I'm sure she'd understand if you honestly
conveyed those feelings to her.
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188. These are the seeds of a related species
she kept for their medicinal properties.
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189. Could we plant these around
Himmel's statue instead?
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190. I get it, Fern.
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191. I made you worry.
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192. I'm not just spending my own time on this.
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193. It's time to go.
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194. I'll end my search soon.
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195. How many years is soon?
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196. Soon.
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197. You don't know when to stop—
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198. Shall we follow it?
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199. Ms. Frieren, why do you collect spells?
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200. It's just a hobby of mine.
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201. I find that hard to believe.
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202. It really is just a hobby.
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203. I used to live much more apathetically.
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204. Gross.
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205. But then I got to know an idiot who
complimented the spells I gathered.
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206. That's all.
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207. That's a silly reason.
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208. You're right.
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209. Is that...
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210. It's a petal.
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211. They say seed rats bury their food
in safe places away from enemies.
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212. They're clever animals, aren't they?
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213. I wouldn't say that.
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214. Since they bury their food in so many places,
they often forget where.
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215. Blue moon weed?
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216. It's a flower that grows in
my homeland. It's beautiful.
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217. Not as beautiful as me, though.
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218. Shall we get going?
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219. Frieren.
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220. Someday, I'd like to show them to you.
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221. I see.
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222. If we have the opportunity, perhaps.
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223. I figured they'd be here,
but I wasn't expecting so many.
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224. It took longer than I would've liked, Himmel.
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225. I can't believe we really found them.
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226. Now we can create a spell for blue moon weed.
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227. Why are you so passionate about magic?
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228. I don't understand.
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229. But you do.
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230. You never gave up on becoming a mage.
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231. That's different.
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232. I would've been happy to learn any skill
that allowed me to support myself.
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233. It didn't have to be magic...
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234. But you chose magic.
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235. You're right.
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236. I never thought I'd see blue moon weed again.
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237. They're beautiful.
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238. Thank you, Ms. Frieren.
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239. Now this statue will never be forgotten.
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240. Oh, I nearly forgot.
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241. There.
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242. How cute.
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243. Shall we go?
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244. That's too powerful.
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245. The Elder Sage of Corruption, Qual.
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246. He called you heartless for not checking on him.
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247. Let's put that into practice.
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248. How many years do you think
we've traveled together?
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249. Does this journey have a purpose?
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250. Classroom study is important, too.
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251. Killing magic.
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