1. AT THE RUINS OF THE KING'S TOMB,
LOCATED IN THE NORTHERN LANDS
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2. To the eighteen of you
who passed the first test...
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3. SECOND TEST PROCTOR SENSE, FIRST-CLASS
First, congratulations on making it here.
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4. I hear people speculate all kinds of
things about my tests based on past results.
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5. I'm sure there are some of you
who have heard such rumors,
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6. but you needn't prepare
yourselves for the worst.
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7. The test is very simple.
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8. Anyone who wishes to become a first-class
mage should be able to pass it with ease.
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9. Now, allow me to explain
the details of the second test.
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10. You're there like the wind
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11. Closing your eyes at sunset
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12. I wonder what's on your mind
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13. BEYOND JOURNEY'S END
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14. With your eyelids open
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15. Your eyes shone like glass
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16. It faintly smelled like a sunny day
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17. Clear up the sky, let flowers bloom
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18. Bloom and blame it on the sunny sky
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19. Even the rain, when it stops
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20. Will make you shine in the sunlight
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21. Calm the stirring sounds in my heart
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22. We go like the sunny wind
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23. Go on and fly over that cloud
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24. Further and further away
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25. CONQUERING THE LABYRINTH
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26. For the second test,
you will be raiding a dungeon.
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27. You will raid the Ruins
of the King's Tomb.
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28. There is only one condition for passing:
you must reach the deepest floor of the tomb.
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29. I am a pacifist. I dislike fighting.
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30. Therefore, everyone who reaches
the bottom will pass.
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31. Wait.
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32. Many adventurers have failed to return
from this unexplored dungeon.
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33. Are you planning to fail
all the test-takers again?
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34. What are you talking about?
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35. You are attempting to reach
the pinnacle of magehood.
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36. First-class mages make
the impossible possible.
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37. You must forge ahead, regardless of
whether or not anyone's been there before you.
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38. How should we prove
we've reached the bottom?
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39. Should we return with treasure?
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40. You won't need to prove it.
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41. I will descend to the bottom
of the dungeon with you.
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42. Naturally, I will not be
assisting the test-takers.
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43. Also, each of you will receive
one of these bottles.
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44. It's an escape golem developed
by the first-class mage Lernen.
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45. When the bottle is shattered,
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46. the golem will manifest
and carry you out of the dungeon.
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47. They're still prototypes,
but they're safe enough.
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48. Using your bottle means you fail the test,
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49. but I urge you to do so if you become
unable to continue due to injuries or otherwise.
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50. I have no intention of allowing mages
with promising futures to die here.
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51. Also, the bottles will shatter
automatically at dawn tomorrow.
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52. That is the time limit of the second test.
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53. Now, let the test begin.
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54. There are multiple entrances.
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55. This seems to be a dungeon
of the Unified Dynasty.
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56. Dungeons of that era
have multiple entrances,
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57. but they all lead to the deepest level.
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58. Examining the entrances should allow us
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59. to determine the internal
structure of the dungeon.
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60. The group should split up and—
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61. Why are you acting like
we're working together?
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62. There's no reason for
us to fight this time.
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63. It's better for all of us to cooperate.
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64. I can't agree to that.
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65. Unlike in the first test, our companions'
survival isn't a condition for passing the test.
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66. We're not obligated to help each other,
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67. and we even risk becoming someone's
sacrificial pawn if the need arises.
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68. You in particular seem
knowledgeable about dungeons.
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69. I'm going alone.
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70. We're all carrying baggage
from the first test.
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71. At the very least, I can't work
with anyone I don't know well.
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72. Let's go.
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73. Wait for me.
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74. Those fools. Why don't they realize
working together is better?
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75. Let's go, Fern.
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76. Are you sure, Ms. Frieren?
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77. There's no chance of everyone
working together anymore.
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78. I see.
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79. I shall accompany your group.
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80. You seem like you'll have the
safest time reaching the bottom.
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81. You'd better not interfere.
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82. I shall neither interfere nor assist you.
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83. This is the safest route.
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84. We'll proceed with caution
while mapping the dungeon.
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85. The floor there is trapped. Be careful.
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86. You always know so much about dungeons.
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87. I didn't always.
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88. It was Himmel who loved dungeons.
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89. We entered so many of them
to hunt down monsters.
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90. What do you mean, he loved dungeons?
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91. It's exactly what it sounds like.
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92. He said they excited him.
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93. It doesn't make sense, does it?
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94. These stairs lead to the next floor.
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95. I see. Then we chose the wrong route.
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96. Let's head back to the last branch.
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97. Indeed.
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98. Why? We're looking for the monster
at the bottom of the dungeon.
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99. When will you learn, Eisen?
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100. In a dungeon, one must explore the entire
floor before proceeding to the next one.
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101. Every adventurer knows that.
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102. I've never heard that before.
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103. You think I'm being foolish, don't you?
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104. But isn't it best to be able to have fun
while helping people?
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105. It won't always be like this.
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106. As we travel, the dungeons will
become more life-threatening.
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107. That's right.
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108. I intend to enjoy it until the end.
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109. I'll have fun adventuring,
raiding dungeons,
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110. defeating monsters, finding treasure,
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111. and before I know it,
I'll have saved the world.
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112. That's the kind of
adventure I want to have.
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113. Besides...
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114. There might be a rare grimoire
down the path left untraveled.
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115. What are you doing? Let's hurry back.
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116. What?
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117. It really doesn't make sense, does it?
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118. Kanne, let's go.
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119. In the end, only the five of us stayed.
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120. We could've beaten the dungeon easily
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121. if we'd all worked together
and assigned roles.
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122. We had enough skilled
mages to make it happen.
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123. Denken, not everyone
is as pragmatic as you.
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124. It's like what you said
toward the end of the first test.
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125. It must not have sat right with them.
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126. Think of it this way:
only the smartest have remained.
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127. At the very least,
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128. there aren't any idiots here to hold us
back by falling for simple traps like mimics.
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129. Isn't that good enough, Denken?
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130. I doubt anyone that foolish would
be taking this test to begin with.
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131. Let's go.
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132. This mana...
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133. It might be a grimoire.
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134. Ms. Frieren, you saw the results
of that Mikheit spell.
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135. It's a mimic.
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136. Fern, that spell is only 99% accurate.
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137. And what if it is?
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138. Historical discoveries have been made by
great mages who recognized that remaining 1%.
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139. It's just as I thought.
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140. There's a valuable grimoire inside here.
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141. That's what my experience
as a mage is telling me.
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142. It's dark and scary in here!
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143. It's dark! I'm scared!
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144. It's dark and scary!
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145. Maybe I chose the wrong people to follow.
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146. Don't step on the floor in the center.
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147. The ceiling will come
crashing down on you.
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148. Is that person-shaped stain there...
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149. Brutal. It doesn't even
leave bones behind.
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150. Gargoyles!
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151. Denken, someone got trapped.
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152. I know.
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153. She's on the other side of the wall.
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154. Stand back.
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155. It didn't work.
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156. Then we have no choice.
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157. Break your bottle!
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158. Wow.
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159. We're already down another test-taker.
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160. Letting your guard down for a moment
here could cost you your life.
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161. So these are the Ruins of the King's Tomb.
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162. Hey, Fern. Can I make a suggestion?
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163. Stop pulling. You're
going to rip me in half.
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164. Okay.
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165. To save someone from a mimic,
you should push in instead.
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166. It makes the mimic choke and stop biting.
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167. Is it a dog or something?
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168. I'm safe.
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169. Honestly.
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170. How did you get out of those
when you were by yourself?
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171. By blowing them up from the inside
with offensive magic.
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172. But I don't like to do it
since it makes my hair frizz up.
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173. I'm back.
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174. I have ringlets now.
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175. So that's why you'd sometimes
have a different hairstyle.
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176. Why?
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177. Let's pull ourselves
together and keep going.
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178. Gargoyles.
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179. We'll defeat them before
they start moving.
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180. We've been seeing these
medals all over the place.
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181. Apparently some dilettante collects them.
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182. This looks like the main route.
Let's turn back.
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183. Why?
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184. We're progressing more
smoothly than I expected.
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185. It does seem a bit odd
for an unexplored dungeon.
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186. Judging by its construction,
we should be nearing the bottom, too.
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187. Either way, don't let your guard down.
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188. Let's take a break in the
next burial chamber we find.
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189. We've acquired some pretty nice stuff.
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190. It just looks like junk to me.
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191. Huh.
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192. I don't get it.
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193. Neither do I.
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194. Why do those things make her happy?
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195. She's rubbing it on her cheek.
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196. You're the one I don't understand, Fern.
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197. I've never seen a mage
as skilled as you at your age.
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198. You must have trained rather hard.
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199. And yet I sense no passion
or determination in you.
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200. You're a strange girl.
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201. I became a proper mage
to repay a debt to someone.
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202. That was my life's goal at the time.
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203. I devoted all my effort to achieving it
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204. without considering anything
that would come after that.
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205. I must've used up all my passion
and determination then.
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206. Then why do you continue
searching for magic?
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207. Ms. Frieren seems to be
having fun, doesn't she?
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208. Yes.
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209. The first time I entered a dungeon,
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210. Ms. Frieren joyfully smiled
while collecting magic junk.
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211. It made me smile, too.
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212. I think I continue searching for magic
because I like seeing her happy.
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213. We should get going.
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214. Looks like I was right
to follow you after all.
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215. I'm sure you can enjoy
even this brutal dungeon.
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216. The atmosphere has changed.
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217. Maybe we're near the bottom.
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218. Wirbel.
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219. What? Can't walk any—
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220. I'm restrained.
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221. There are three mages
concealing their mana.
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222. It's an ambush.
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223. Oh?
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224. Scharf, block their vision.
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225. The spell cast on Ehre is Sorganeil.
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226. I know.
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227. No wonder the Ruins of the King's Tomb
have never been conquered.
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228. I wasn't expecting to
encounter these here.
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229. Scharf, you're on me.
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230. Ehre, you're on Scharf.
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231. And I'll take on Ehre.
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232. Let's do this.
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233. It's a replica made using magic.
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234. It must be the work of demons or monsters.
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235. But I've never seen such a perfect copy
of another person before.
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236. Its mana and skills were
the same as yours, Laufen.
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237. So was its behavior.
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238. It's possible even our memories were used.
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239. I don't like this.
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240. The one saving grace is that it's
instantly recognizable as a fake.
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241. At the very least, there's no danger
of us attacking each other.
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242. If whoever cast this spell can control
multiple copies simultaneously,
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243. they must be terrifyingly powerful.
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244. Either way, we were right to team up.
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245. It gives us more options
for dealing with them.
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246. Denken, can we deal with that, too?
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247. The one thing I can say
is that if this weren't a test,
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248. I would've shattered my bottle
a long time ago.
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249. And I'm alright (I'll be alright)
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250. Yeah, I hear you (I care about you)
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251. The wind teases this
hair that's longer now
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252. There's meaning in everything
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253. Even the days that came to a halt
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254. Now that I finally understand,
I've caught up to you
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255. See, things that couldn't have been
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256. Seen if it weren't for these eyes
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257. Why? They begin to overflow
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258. I won't ask to see you, so at least
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259. Let me remember the past, just for today
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260. So, if we were to meet again
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261. No more hesitations,
I'd choose the present
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262. Anytime, anywhere, yah (wherever you are)
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263. Anytime, anywhere (smile for me)
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264. I'll be there (close your eyes,
and I'll always be there)
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265. Even if there are no absolutes
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266. I'm always aware of your thoughts
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267. Those tears will be alright,
dawn will surely break
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268. I'm whispering our lullaby
for you to come back home
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269. Now then, what are we going to do
about this? - Smells nice. - It's time.
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270. Now then, what are we going to do about
this? - If we're evenly matched, - It's time.
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271. That's not funny. - If we're evenly
matched, - Could you please look into my eyes?
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