1. ORIGINAL STORY BY
KANEHITO YAMADA / TSUKASA ABE
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2. Mistress Frieren,
which do you think is better?
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3. They're both the same.
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4. More importantly,
tie my hair before you leave, will you?
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5. Please stop...
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6. I'm sorry,
so don't braid my hair out of anger.
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7. If you want attention that much,
let's go on a date tomorrow.
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8. All right, let's go.
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9. Okay.
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10. You're dressed differently. Why is that?
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11. Well, you said it was a date.
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12. Right.
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13. That scared me.
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14. Wait...
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15. Was Fern always this cute?
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16. A... All right, let's get moving.
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17. Master Stark,
why are you moving so awkwardly?
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18. I am not.
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19. What is it?
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20. Where are we going?
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21. I hear there's a market,
so let's go take a look.
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22. Mistress Frieren was
frequenting the market, wasn't she?
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23. Yeah.
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24. Apparently, in big towns, you can find
rare magical items at the market.
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25. Wow, amazing...
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26. That's why there was a mountain
of weird magical items at the inn?
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27. Jeez.
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28. I can easily imagine the mess she made.
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29. The other day, she was sleeping
under a pile of magical items.
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30. What...
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31. When it goes that far, it's kind of scary.
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32. I agree.
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33. I wonder if Frieren is going
to the hot spring again today?
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34. I would think
she has grown tired of it already.
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35. That's true.
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36. I mean, she's been going every single day.
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37. And plus, I didn't put her hair up today.
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38. That hits the spot.
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39. Miss, what an adorable hairdo
you have today.
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40. As always, we just end up
talking about Mistress Frieren.
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41. Well, there are no other topics
to talk about.
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42. Want to eat something first?
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43. No, I'm okay for now.
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44. Okay.
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45. Look...
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46. They have a couple's discount.
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47. Going on dates gives you good deals, huh?
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48. Don't say it so bluntly.
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49. They surprisingly sell
pretty normal things, don't they?
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50. If they only sold magical items,
that would be more surprising.
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51. That's true.
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52. While we're here,
let's take a look at other places too.
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53. - This is so cute!
- That's nice.
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54. Ma'am, I'll buy this.
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55. All right. Thank you.
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56. You two make a cute couple.
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57. You must be feeling hungry now.
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58. I saw a nice food stand over there.
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59. - Enjoy.
- Wow! This looks tasty!
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60. - There's a table over there.
- Okay.
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61. Whoa!
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62. Are you okay?
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63. I'm sorry.
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64. Those shoes do look hard to walk in.
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65. There seems to be a statue
of Master Himmel in every town.
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66. The way he was posing
for this town's statue was cool too.
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67. It was.
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68. According to Frieren,
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69. there are 100 different versions
of statues, each with a different pose.
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70. That's going a little too far.
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71. I know, right?
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72. In the end,
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73. we're talking
about Mistress Frieren again.
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74. This sure is a nice and quiet place.
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75. - The view is beautiful too.
- Yeah.
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76. Fern...
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77. Tell me, was this not very fun for you?
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78. That's not true.
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79. You haven't smiled even once today.
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80. I guess you're right.
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81. All the places we went to were indeed
places that I like.
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82. But somehow...
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83. it wasn't very "you," Master Stark.
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84. Even though I looked forward to this date...
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85. I'm sorry, Fern.
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86. The truth is,
I had Frieren choose everything.
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87. Why did you do that?
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88. I really wanted you to enjoy it.
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89. Because I looked forward to this date.
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90. I see.
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91. Today certainly
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92. was a little bit disappointing.
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93. But...
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94. I'm very happy.
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95. You racked your brain for me, didn't you?
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96. Fern...
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97. This is so peaceful, isn't it?
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98. Doesn't that cloud remind you
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99. of the steamed bun we just ate?
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100. I was thinking the same thing!
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101. It feels so strange.
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102. Back when I was a war orphan,
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103. I never imagined that I would
be able to relax like this one day.
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104. Me too.
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105. It's all thanks to Master Heiter.
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106. I have my master to thank as well.
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107. A picky eater cannot become
a strong warrior.
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108. - Hey, Master.
- What?
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109. Why did you choose
to take care of someone like me?
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110. Because Himmel the Hero
would have done the same.
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111. You seem to be in a good mood.
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112. Did something nice happen?
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113. Not really.
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114. Not here either, huh?
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115. What can we do...?
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116. We searched all the places
that our client said was likely.
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117. Himmel, why are you smiling?
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118. I am in a good mood right now.
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119. Today was a good day, after all.
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120. All we did was walk around
since this morning looking for a lost cat.
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121. That's right.
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122. But I had fun
spending the day alone with you.
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123. Even though we didn't find the cat?
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124. Even if things don't go as you hoped for,
it's fine as long as the process was fun.
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125. Something as simple as that
can put people in a good mood.
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126. All right.
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127. Before the others find it first,
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128. let's try looking again.
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129. There it is, Himmel.
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130. That must be the one! Let's catch it!
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131. Your hair is braided again...
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132. This is the braid she does
when she's in a good mood.
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133. I can't tell the difference.
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134. Well? Isn't it stylish?
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135. I honestly can't see the difference.
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136. 29 YEARS FROM THE DEATH OF HIMMEL THE HERO
NACHRICHT REGION IN THE NORTHERN LANDS
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137. It's getting colder nowadays.
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138. We've left the volcanic belt, after all.
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139. We should be able to see it soon.
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140. That's the Northern Plateau checkpoint?
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141. It looks very intimidating.
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142. That shows just how
dangerous it is out there.
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143. We won't be able to
procure supplies for a while,
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144. so let's stock up on necessities.
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145. That suitcase holds a lot more
than you'd expect.
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146. Isn't it handy?
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147. You are Mistress Fern,
the first-class mage?
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148. Have a safe trip.
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149. Fern has a lot of power, huh?
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150. First-class mages
are the highest grade of mages, after all.
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151. So this is the Northern Plateau, huh?
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152. Everyone said
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153. that it's such a dangerous place,
but it seems pretty normal to me.
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154. Are you serious, Master Stark?
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155. What do you mean?
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156. We're surrounded.
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157. Brace yourselves.
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158. This is just the beginning.
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159. There's a settlement.
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160. I thought I was going to die.
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161. We had to be alert for
three days and three nights, after all.
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162. I hope we can get some rest.
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163. No problem.
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164. We have a cabin that we don't use,
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165. so feel free to use that.
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166. Thank you.
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167. I hate to say this,
but can I ask for a favor in exchange?
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168. Huh?
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169. The truth is, a powerful monster
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170. has started appearing
along the main road up ahead.
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171. The chivalric order of our autonomy
was no match for it.
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172. And peddlers cannot pass through
anymore either.
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173. As you can see,
adventurers rarely come by here.
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174. Will you please
subjugate the monster for us?
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175. Sure. We plan on heading north anyway.
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176. So we'll subjugate it on our way.
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177. - That's okay, right?
- Yes.
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178. That's fine, but...
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179. If you go south down the main road,
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180. it only takes about three days
to leave the Northern Plateau.
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181. There is no need to keep living
in such a dangerous place.
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182. This is, indeed,
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183. one of the most dangerous places
in the northern lands.
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184. But this is where we were born and raised.
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185. This land
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186. holds all of our family's memories.
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187. How could we possibly
abandon our hometown?
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188. Okay, it's time to go.
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189. I'm counting on you.
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190. So this is the monster in question?
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191. Don't let your guard down.
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192. I can't aim...
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193. It's not like the other monsters
we've fought!
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194. It seems to be a tricky opponent.
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195. Our usual tactics won't work on it.
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196. It seems so.
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197. Well then...
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198. It found me, huh?
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199. Stark, keep it in place.
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200. You got it!
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201. You're one tough monster!
But I can say the same
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202. about myself! Frieren!
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203. It was pretty strong, wasn't it?
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204. This is just the entrance
to the Northern Plateau.
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205. From now on, we will be
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206. going up against
many more monsters of this level.
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207. Monsters like these are
just wandering about?
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208. That will be challenging.
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209. Hey, Frieren,
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210. if this is what it's going to be like,
shouldn't we have gone by sea?
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211. I think it's worth the cost.
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212. Who knew the monsters here
would be so powerful.
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213. I thought I was going to die!
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214. If it was such a dangerous place,
we should've taken the sea route.
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215. This is exactly why we didn't.
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216. Many people live in the Northern Plateau.
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217. I became a hero
because I wanted to protect my hometown.
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218. So I want to protect
other people's hometowns too.
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219. Stark,
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220. many people have their hometowns
in the Northern Plateau.
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221. You're right.
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222. Let's do our best.
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223. All right, let's march on forward then.
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224. Yes.
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225. This time, we somehow got through it
because Stark put his life on the line.
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226. But from now on, we'll have to work on
our coordination as a party.
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227. I agree.
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228. By the way,
why are you still sitting, Stark?
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229. It's not like I'm sitting.
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230. My knees just gave out...
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231. How pathetic.
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232. Can you blame me?
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233. I thought I was going to be killed
by that insane spell!
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234. - Don't say I didn't warn you.
- So you don't become like me.
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235. - We'll have to buy Mistress Frieren back.
- Let go!
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236. - We have been informed by the president.
- Of course.
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237. "Distribution in the Northern Plateau."
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