1. If Crusch-sama's goal should be attained,
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2. I'm sure it would suit your
desires, Wilhelm-dono.
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3. I expect the best.
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4. My, how unusual it is to see you!
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5. My apologies.
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6. I am the treasurer of the
capital's merchant guild.
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7. My name is Russell Fellow.
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8. It's a pleasure to meet you,
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9. Natsuki Subaru-dono.
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10. Wilhelm-san, who was that?
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11. Russell Fellow.
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12. He is, despite what he said,
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13. a shrewd man with dealings in all of the
capital's inner and outer financial matters.
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14. Now, I was just about to head back inside...
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15. Do you have something to say?
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16. Some people calling themselves
the Witch's Cult
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17. plan to attack Roswaal's
domain in three days.
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18. I want to ask for your help in stopping them.
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19. I see.
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20. So they have made their move.
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21. It seems so.
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22. Of course, from the moment Emilia-sama,
a half-elf, entered the scene,
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23. we foresaw something like this happening.
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24. I understand the situation.
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25. My next question is why you
chose me to assist you.
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26. Because, to be honest, you seem
the most likely to help right now.
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27. You've helped me and Rem—
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28. Don't misunderstand.
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29. I helped you two because I
was contracted to do so.
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30. If you wish to negotiate, you need
to show me what I stand to gain.
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31. Otherwise, there is nothing to negotiate.
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32. If, with my assistance,
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33. you can eliminate the threat
posed by the Witch's Cult,
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34. what would my profit be?
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35. Tell me that.
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36. If you help me out with this problem,
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37. I'll owe a huge debt to your camp.
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38. Should I accept that proposal,
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39. it would mean Emilia drops
out of the royal selection.
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40. You understand that?
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41. What did you expect?
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42. To place your own domain's survival
in the hands of another lord calls
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43. into question your ability to rule the nation.
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44. With that in mind, I ask you again...
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45. If you incur a debt to me through this deal,
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46. it will mean the elimination of
Emilia's camp from the race.
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47. Are you sure that's what you want?
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48. Even so...
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49. I still want your help.
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50. If she dies, everything ends, anyway.
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51. Understood.
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52. In that case, the Karsten family will
lend you no assistance whatsoever.
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53. Huh?
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54. First of all, the condition
of Emilia's withdrawal,
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55. which you offered in desperation
as an advantage to me,
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56. carries no weight in this negotiation.
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57. But why?
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58. Isn't removing one of your rivals
enough compensation?!
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59. Are you really not aware?
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60. Emilia's elimination from
the royal selection
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61. will happen with or without my involvement.
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62. Then you'll just let the
Witch's Cult slaughter
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63. all the people of that village
in Roswaal's domain?!
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64. Don't change the subject, Natsuki Subaru.
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65. It is Emilia who lacks the
power to protect that domain,
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66. and Emilia whose people will
die for her incompetence.
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67. Not me.
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68. B-But isn't it wrong to know people
will die and not stop it?!
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69. If you have the power to save
them, why wouldn't you?!
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70. Hey! I've heard enough of—
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71. It's fine.
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72. Allow me to correct one idea you have.
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73. Say the Witch's Cult does make a move.
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74. That what you say comes to pass.
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75. However, the problem comes afterward.
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76. Afterward?
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77. It's simple.
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78. How do you know when and
where they will attack?
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79. Th-That's...
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80. If you are a member of the Witch's Cult,
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81. it would make sense.
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82. That's bull—
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83. Crusch-sama, please don't make jokes.
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84. Of course Subaru-kun isn't a
member of the Witch's Cult.
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85. Really?
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86. Given what he has said,
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87. if he can't explain how
he knows these details,
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88. I can draw no other conclusion.
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89. Have you never sensed any
such inclination in him?
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90. Never.
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91. Regardless, I cannot lend
assistance to Emilia—
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92. The Witch's Cult is coming!
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93. They're going to slaughter
everyone in the village!
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94. Kill them...
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95. We just have to kill them!
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96. All we have to do is kill every
single bastard in that cult!
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97. That will solve everything! Everything!
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98. You get that, right?
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99. We can't let those bastards live!
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100. I'm going to kill them!
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101. Please help me!
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102. Is this why you behave as you do?
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103. Your hatred for the Witch's Cult...
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104. Is that your real reason
for approaching Emilia?
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105. No! I—
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106. What else could one call that glint
in your eyes but murderous intent?
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107. Are you suggesting I'm using Emilia as a
pretense for revenge against them?!
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108. My hatred has nothing to do
with how evil they are!
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109. They can't be allowed to live!
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110. That's why we have to kill every one of them!
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111. That will save everyone!
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112. I'm certain I told you, Natsuki Subaru,
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113. that if your own lie doesn't fool you,
it won't deceive others.
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114. Why...
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115. You don't know why?
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116. Because you haven't once said
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117. that you want to save Emilia.
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118. I cannot allow you to come any closer.
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119. Subaru-kun,
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121. I can generally tell when the person
I'm speaking with is lying.
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122. I'm quite proud of the fact that I have
never been deceived in negotiations.
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123. Speaking from those years of experience,
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124. I can say you aren't lying.
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125. W-Well, then...
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126. You adamantly believe that
your rantings are true.
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127. That is nothing short of madness,
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128. Natsuki Subaru.
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129. Felis, heal his lip.
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130. Don't bother!
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131. Rem, let's go.
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132. Do you have anywhere else to turn?
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133. I hope you become a great ruler.
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134. The kind of dictator who abandons the weak.
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135. I thank you in my master's stead
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136. for the care you have given us.
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137. What will we do?
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138. If what you say is true, we have little time.
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139. "If" it's true?
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140. We have little time.
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141. Shall we return to Roswaal-sama's mansion?
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142. No, there's not much the two of us
could do by going back there now.
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143. There aren't enough of us.
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144. What the hell is Roswaal doing?
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145. Roswaal-sama has been required to visit
some officials within the domain.
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146. He will be staying with them for a few days.
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147. That's why he can't do
anything about the attack?
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148. Then we won't get anywhere unless
we can bring reinforcements...
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149. What about Reinhard?
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150. Wouldn't he help us?
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151. He said yesterday that he would be
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152. away from the capital for a
while on a courtesy call.
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153. Damn it!
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154. Why are you all so useless?!
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155. Tomorrow, we'll have to look
for someone else to help us.
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156. You head to the knights' station.
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157. I'm going to talk to one of
the other candidates.
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158. Very well.
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159. The Witch's Cult?
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160. Yes.
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161. If left alone, they'll hurt lots of people.
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162. Emilia won't be their only victim.
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163. I want to defeat them before that happens!
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164. That's why I—
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165. Amusing! You are amusing!
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166. Of course.
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167. Any jester who makes it this
far has mastered his act.
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168. Wh-What's so funny about this?!
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169. I can appreciate your desperation,
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170. but you haven't thought things through.
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171. In trying to aid your ally, you corner them,
benefiting the enemy, and lose all control.
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172. You're better off dying.
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173. In fact, I could just lop off your
head for you right now.
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174. Still, even in the face
of such harsh treatment,
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175. the devotion you show for your master,
at least, is commendable.
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176. So...
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177. I will give you an opportunity.
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178. A-An opportunity?
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179. Yes, an opportunity.
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180. What you would call a "chance."
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181. Lick it.
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182. Huh?
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183. Crawl on the floor,
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184. savor the shame and humiliation,
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185. and like a wretched beast,
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186. like a baby suckling on its mother's teat,
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187. lick my foot.
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188. If you can do that,
I'll consider your proposal.
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189. If you don't want to, that's fine.
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190. If you'd rather favor your minuscule pride
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191. and abandon the mistress you wagged
your tail for to the wasteland, then fine.
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192. Either choice you make will entertain me.
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193. F-Fine.
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194. I guess you really are just
an insignificant man!
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195. What you just displayed was
neither loyalty nor devotion.
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196. It's something more filthy, like a dog's
dependence or a pig's greed.
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197. You lazy pig who knows only how to want!
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198. A pig's greed is the ugliest thing there is!
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199. Even if the Witch's Cult is defeated,
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200. I will strike down any camp you are part of!
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201. Your careless behavior and attitude
have led me to that decision!
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202. Aldebaran.
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203. Hey, now, what happened in here?
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204. Throw that detestable fool out of here.
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205. Or kill him if you want. It matters not.
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206. I think that matters quite a bit.
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207. Let's go, brother.
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208. Don't get so mad, Princess.
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209. That fierce look will make your
cute face drop in value.
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210. Unless you want your
ruined face further ruined,
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211. take him away at once, Aldebaran.
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212. I've told you not to call me that.
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214. Yeah.
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215. You seem okay.
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216. I don't know what you were talking about,
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217. but it looks like it didn't go very well.
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218. If I take too long,
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me to chop you in half,
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221. Later, brother.
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222. That damn stuck-up bitch...
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223. She's forgetting that I saved
her when we first met!
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224. Okay, change gears.
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225. This is no time to be bogged
down by those idiots.
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226. Sniff, sniff. Sniff, sniff.
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227. That looks super painful! Are you okee?
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228. Huh?
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229. You smell like blood,
and not just from your lip.
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230. Was your nose bleedy?
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231. Now, Mimi, no getting into mischief.
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232. 'Kay!
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233. I'm awful sorry she's been botherin' you.
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234. Hmm? Aren't you...
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236. Emilia's knight, Natsuki Subaru-kun.
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237. Ain't this a coincidence?
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238. Anastasia Hoshin...
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239. Let's eat!
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240. So, about the dragon-drawn carriage...
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241. You don't beat around the bush.
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242. You won't make anyone happy
by puttin' your own goals first.
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243. The basic rule of negotiation is to
try to get on the other's good side.
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244. That's where you're lackin', Natsuki-kun.
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245. Sorry, but I've got a real problem here.
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246. I want to leave the capital tomorrow, so...
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247. When you're up against my kind,
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248. tryin' to appeal to sentimentality
is the worst strategy there is.
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249. But I applaud your effort.
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250. It's no easy task to find a dragon-drawn
carriage in the capital right now.
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251. Apparently, someone's buyin' up all of 'em.
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252. Here. The place at this address
should have a carriage left.
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253. I've signed it with my own name.
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254. This'll square everything away.
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255. Don't put on airs.
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256. I surely will put on airs.
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257. It's no fun if I just hand
it to ya normally, right?
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258. I just wanted to chat with
ya about this an' that.
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259. Why bother with that?
You don't gain anything from it.
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260. I believe there's nothin' in this
world that has no meaning.
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261. Ya never know who might
give ya some inspiration.
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262. What do we talk about?
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263. Hey, my lady,
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264. I wanna eat some more!
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265. Can I order?
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266. Sure. Eat all ya like.
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267. Oh, but don't get your mouth
all messy with sauce.
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268. Wipe my face, please!
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269. Yay! I'll be back!
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271. she's second-in-command in my private army.
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272. Private army?
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273. Um, um, I want this, too!
And also, um, um...
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274. It's quite famous in Kararagi.
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275. The Hoshin Company's personal
mercenary squad, Iron Fang.
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276. Ain't she super cute?
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277. Nothin' beats sleepin' with her in your arms!
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278. Lots of people have been gatherin'
in the capital lately.
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279. Have ya noticed the atmosphere's
different now, Natsuki-kun?
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280. Now that you mention it, everyone
did seem to be in a frenzy.
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281. Because of the royal selection?
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282. When those on top move, the people move.
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283. When the people move, things move.
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284. By the way, the value of goods in the
capital is fluctuatin' a lot now,
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285. but some of the most valued
are iron products.
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286. Weapons like swords and spears are bein'
gathered from both inside and outside.
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287. Iron and weapons?
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288. They're not planning to go to war
with those things, are they?
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289. It's also possible their objective
isn't to acquire the items,
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290. but to get the economy rollin'.
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291. The way you said that...
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292. Is it well known who's
gathering all this iron?
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293. It's someone you know well, Natsuki-kun.
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294. Duchess Crusch Karsten.
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295. It's Crusch?
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296. Come to think of it, she did have
a constant stream of visitors...
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297. I get it.
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298. That's why that Russell guy was there.
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299. Russell Fellow?
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300. He's quite a big fish.
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301. This has been fairly informative.
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302. Thank ya, Natsuki-kun!
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303. You just left Crusch-san's place after
fightin' with her last night, right?
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304. So I figured it'd be easy to get
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305. all sorts of information from your
mouth, eyes, and expressions!
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306. You set me up from the start?
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307. Are you happy with yourself,
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308. using underhanded methods like that?
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309. If ya want to convince
someone you're righteous,
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310. you've gotta show somethin' to merit it.
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311. And I see no such thing in you.
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312. The only way to change your reputation
is to replace it with another.
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313. What determines your reputation
is the things you've done...
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314. That is, your past.
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315. And there's no way to change your past,
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316. so my opinion of ya isn't
gonna change, either.
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317. The things you've done won't ever go away.
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318. You don't wanna get any closer to my lady.
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319. I'm super strong, you know.
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320. Thanks, Mimi.
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321. But ya don't have to do anything.
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322. There's nothin' Natsuki-kun can do, anyway.
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323. Both of you are absolute scum!
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324. Screw you both!
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325. I guess Julius's efforts went to waste.
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326. It's partly my fault, though.
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327. I guess even you wouldn't
do something that dumb.
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328. I'm relieved.
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329. Mimi, let's go.
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330. 'Kay!
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331. One last thing.
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332. The key to negotiation is how prepared
you are before ya come to the table.
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333. Know what the other person wants,
and dangle it in front of 'em.
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334. And since all you do is want,
that's where you're lackin'.
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335. Now, shall we go, everyone?
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336. See ya later!
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337. Bye-bye!
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338. Damn it!
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340. Did something happen?
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341. Nothing!
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343. I reported the maneuvers of the
Witch's Cult to the knights' station.
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344. I gave them Roswaal-sama's name, but...
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345. We didn't get the response we wanted?
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several such reports already.
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background is unclear,
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tips that cannot be verified.
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349. If that's how the real cultists stay hidden,
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350. it's no laughing matter.
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351. If we can't scrape a
military force together...
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352. What shall we do?
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353. We'll go back to the mansion.
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354. We'll go back and take Emilia
and Ram away from there.
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355. To the capital or to where
Roswaal is... Anywhere's fine.
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356. Where they are now is dangerous!
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357. There's no time.
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358. We should leave now.
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359. At this pace, we should reach
the mansion by morning.
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360. Then we'll have plenty of time to take
Emilia and run from the Witch's Cult.
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361. The question is how to transport her...
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362. That's...
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363. From here to the Mathers domain?
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364. Yeah.
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365. It's already late. Isn't it too dangerous?
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366. We were planning to camp here tonight.
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367. Would you care to join us?
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369. but I bet you just wanna get rid of some
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370. of the oil in storage that you
bought out of season, right?
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371. That's not my intention at all!
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372. Though, it's not as if I wasn't hoping
you could use a little oil...
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373. What's this about oil?
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374. Oh, I just made a bit of a mistake,
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375. and now I have a lot of oil that
isn't worth much right now.
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376. Even if we go to the capital,
I don't know if I can sell it all off...
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377. And if I can't, I'm ruined!
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378. Ruined...
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379. Otto, I need to talk—
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380. I mean, ask for your help.
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381. I'll buy all the oil you
have in your carriage,
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383. All of the merchants and carriages here...
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384. Anyone who'll sell transportation
for money, sell it to me!
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385. We're transporting people!
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386. People?! We don't want any
part in human trafficking!
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387. I'm not running that kind of side business.
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388. There's a village near the Mathers mansion.
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389. I want you to take its
residents somewhere else!
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390. We will, of course, thank you properly.
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391. If we run through the night,
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domain by morning.
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393. Sorry we can't take breaks.
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394. No problem!
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395. If I can get rid of my excess stock
and even earn transport fees,
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396. I feel invincible!
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397. Subaru-kun, I'm sorry.
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confirm the remaining distance.
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399. Map?
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400. It's in your bag.
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401. Oh, this?
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402. It's too dark to see anything, though...
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403. Oh, I know.
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404. Subaru-kun, what is that?
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405. A bit of lost technology...
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406. I mean, it's future technology
called a cell phone.
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407. I guess it's a good thing it just
barely has some battery left.
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408. Here, look.
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409. Natsuki-san, what is that?
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410. Never seen a crystalight like that before.
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411. It's a secret tool the margrave gave me.
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412. Sorry, but you should probably
forget you ever saw it.
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413. Whoa, why does that sound like dark
dealings that reek of nothing but money?
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414. Just a bit farther,
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415. and we should see Flügel's Tree.
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416. If we head northeast from there,
the Mathers domain isn't far.
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417. Flügel's Tree?
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418. It's a huge tree standing so tall in the Lifaus
Highway, it seems to pierce the clouds.
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419. Legend has it that a wise man named
Flügel planted it centuries ago.
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420. I see...
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421. I can't call that anything but amazing.
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422. Where'd the guy in the bandana go?
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423. He didn't get distracted by the tree
and run off course, did he?
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424. What's wrong, Natsuki-san?
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425. Where'd that buddy of yours go?
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426. The older guy in the bandana,
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428. What are you talking about?
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429. No one was riding on the
opposite side of me.
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430. Huh?
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