1. Many moons have passed since the Imperial
Army went to war with the Hellhorde.
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2. The royal princess, Commander
of the Imperial Third Legion,
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3. ends up being taken prisoner
in the midst of fierce battle.
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4. Submitted to all manners of
torture day in and day out,
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5. she endures these indignities
without so much as a peep.
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6. She reveals not the secrets
of the Royal Empire.
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7. Yes, by no means will she speak.
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8. The princess does not give in.
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9. No, she will never give in!
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10. And so, the torture continues
today, yet again...
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11. Torture is away on a business trip,
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12. and with no one in charge,
the torture is on break for today.
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13. Business trips are always a little tiring.
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14. But the moment you change into
loungewear at the hotel,
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15. and let your body sink into the bed...
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16. It makes everything feel worth it.
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17. Utter bliss.
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18. I feel like I'm going to fall asleep.
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19. I should eat something.
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20. Usually, I prepare balanced
meals for myself.
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21. But today's an exception
since I'm away on business.
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22. This secluded business hotel room is
a nice change from my own chamber.
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23. It feels like it's okay
to let myself go here.
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24. Time to eat.
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25. First, this ham and cheese burrito.
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26. You gently open it...
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27. Then place a jumbo sausage
inside and wrap it back up.
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28. Done!
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29. A special ham, cheese, and sausage burrito!
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30. Delicious.
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31. It may be delicious, but it's
not a very refined meal,
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32. so it's hard to tell others about it.
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33. Next, this cup udon.
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34. Lately, I enjoy keeping the
lid on for a little longer,
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35. so that the noodles end up softer.
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36. Now for the fried tofu.
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37. The broth that's soaked into
the tofu comes pouring out,
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38. and it's a delight just to have in my mouth.
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39. This tiny egg...
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40. It's a mystery how they make it,
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41. but it's tasty and goes
very well with the broth.
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42. I also have some slightly fancy
pudding sitting in the fridge today.
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43. Perhaps I went a little overboard.
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44. I ate too much late night.
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45. Let's eat a lot of vegetables for breakfast.
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46. No bread or rice, for a healthy—
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47. Honey butter rolls, fresh from the oven!
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48. I don't have a choice if
they're fresh from the oven.
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49. What'd you say?
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50. His Majesty is injured?
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51. Yes...
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52. I hear he's received a minor
injury to his dominant hand.
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53. His Majesty's defensive magic is
supposed to nullify all attacks!
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54. Ah!
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55. That reminds me, yesterday...
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56. It was for an instant, but
I felt His Majesty's mana!
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57. I thought I had imagined it...
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58. but was he engaged in combat with someone?
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59. Someone who didn't even give him the
chance to cast a defensive spell?
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60. M-Most likely...
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61. Who in the world was His Majesty up against?
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62. Yay!
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63. Today is your first day as a pâtissière!
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64. Let's make cookies!
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65. I hope they end up being good.
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66. It's your first time.
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67. Don't worry about whether
they turn out well.
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68. The important thing is that you try.
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69. Even if you mess up, don't
think of it as having failed.
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70. It's the first step to success.
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71. I want everything to go well
the first time around!
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72. Bam!
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73. That's fair.
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74. You'll be just fine.
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75. We're here to help you.
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76. Indeed.
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77. The courage to seek help from others,
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78. another necessary virtue.
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79. Let's start by putting
the butter in the bowl.
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80. Then what?
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81. We wait about twenty minutes.
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82. What?
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83. Right now, the butter is still too hard,
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84. so we need to wait for it to melt a bit.
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85. No way!
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86. Geh-heh-heh.
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87. Fear not.
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88. Fire Magic: Demon's Heat!
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89. What?
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90. That was His Majesty's mana just now!
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91. It's perfectly melted now,
thanks to infernal heat.
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92. Yay!
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93. Thanks, Papa!
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94. Time to add the powdered mix and eggs.
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95. Maomao-chan, do you know
how to break an egg?
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96. No, it's still hard for me.
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97. I can break them just fine!
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98. One-handed, at that!
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99. What?
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100. With one hand?
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101. Geh-heh-heh.
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102. It's not a competition.
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103. Let me teach you the simplest way.
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104. Sure!
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105. First, hit the egg against a flat surface.
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106. That'll create a circular crack in the egg.
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107. Latch onto it with your thumb,
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108. then use your index and middle
fingers to hold the top end...
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109. Now, bend your fingers back!
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110. Magic?
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111. It's a skill.
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112. Okay, now add the mix and beat it good!
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113. Then roll it out nice and thin.
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114. Let's cut out the shapes!
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115. Yay!
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116. Geh-heh-heh.
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117. It's a teddy bear.
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118. Huh?
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119. What are you doing?
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120. You're not using a cookie cutter?
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121. I'm making the biggest cookie in the world!
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122. What?
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123. What insatiable hunger!
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124. She truly is my progeny.
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125. No, when it comes to cookies,
she's already surpassed me.
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126. That's my Maomao-chan!
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127. Here, they're done baking!
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128. Yay!
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129. Lemme see!
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130. Ah, wait!
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131. The tray's still hot—
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132. Hurry!
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133. Are you alright?
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134. Y-Yes.
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135. Thank you.
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136. Your hand!
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137. I am the Hell-Lord!
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138. This is but a minor burn for me.
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139. Maomao-chan.
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140. I understand your impatience,
but you need to be careful.
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141. Yeah.
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142. I'm sorry.
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143. It's all red!
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144. Mama, get the freezy pack!
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145. How's it feel?
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146. All better now.
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147. Geh-heh-heh.
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148. Maomao-chan, you must be the
best doctor in the world.
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149. Now then, we've made all these cookies.
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150. Let's eat them while they're nice and warm!
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151. The biggest cookie in the
world is the tastiest, too!
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152. Mine came out just as good!
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153. Geh-heh-heh.
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154. Scrumptious. Absolutely scrumptious.
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155. I'll gobble up every last one!
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156. Ah, don't!
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157. Geh-heh-heh!
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158. His Majesty's wound...
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159. Who could be responsible?
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160. 'Tis time for torture, Princess.
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161. But first.
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162. These are a gift from Princess Maomao-chan.
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163. What? Maomao-chan?
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164. It seems she's made baked
goods for the first time.
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165. Homemade?
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166. I'm so happy!
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167. Why don't we open them now
and eat some together?
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168. No, 'tis the time for torture now.
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169. I must decline such undue acts of intimacy.
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170. But handing over sweets is okay?
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171. That's right.
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172. Let's save it for after the torture.
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173. Yes.
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174. Once the torture's come to an
end, we cease to be enemies.
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175. So there's no hard feelings in torture?
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176. Now, as for today's torture...
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177. 'Tis tea.
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178. Tea?
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179. Indeed.
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180. Our intelligence has uncovered the
fact that you're quite fond of tea.
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181. I hear you enjoyed it to the
point of hosting tea parties.
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182. Tea parties, huh?
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183. That takes me back.
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184. A fun event once or twice a year, where
I could forget about the battlefield.
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185. It's true that I was a tea-loving
princess at those parties.
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186. But too bad.
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187. That was nothing more than
a diplomatic facade!
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188. Actually, I love cola and lemon-lime soda!
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189. That's sad to hear from
the princess of an empire.
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190. After doing well in my lessons, Jimochi
would let me have some as an occasional treat.
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191. I just drank tea on social occasions.
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192. I wouldn't say I really liked it...
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193. Hm?
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194. You're warming up the pot first.
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195. Looks like you know the
proper way to brew tea.
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196. Preparing tea in the proper fashion
results in a far better taste.
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197. Drool...
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198. I wouldn't mind some tea after so long...
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199. Your Highness?
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200. Why do you always blab on
and dig your own grave?
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201. What are you, a self-driving vehicle?
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202. How could I let my guard down?
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203. That said, today I have this!
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204. Maomao-chan's homemade sweets!
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205. You made a grave mistake by
giving this to me first!
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206. I can cancel out my desire
for tea with some snacks!
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207. Wow, look at these adorable cookies!
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208. Mmm! They're great!
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209. The joy of this mild sweet
sensation is filling my mouth!
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210. Munch, munch, munch, munch...
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211. Now I won't succumb to your torture.
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212. A fatal mistake on your part!
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213. Well, ideally, I'd love
a drink, and a warm...
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214. Warm? Go on.
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215. Y-You fiend!
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216. This was your aim from the very start!
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217. No, you simply brought
about your own demise.
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218. I wasn't aware of what
baked goods she had made.
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219. Remain calm, Your Highness!
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220. You're Commander of the
Imperial Third Legion!
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221. There's no way you'd be bested
by such weak temptation!
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222. You're right.
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223. I need to remember my days as a knight!
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224. I only drank that tea at parties
as a way to socialize!
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225. Think back!
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226. Remember!
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227. It's good, isn't it?
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228. Thinking back on it, I really do love tea.
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229. Your Highness?
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230. This tea is the perfect palate cleanser,
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231. and it brings out the
sweetness of the cookies!
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232. I've received cookies from
Princess Maomao-chan as well.
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233. Let's enjoy them together.
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234. Yay!
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235. What?
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236. There's a mysterious treasure
buried in the royal cemetery?
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237. Yes.
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238. The princess has told all.
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239. With that treasure, we can penetrate
the Imperial Army's defensive magic.
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240. Geh-heh-heh.
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241. We can't go defiling graves now.
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242. Time for your torture, Princess!
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243. You're...
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244. Don't tell me you've forgotten who I am.
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245. Of course I remember you.
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246. Vanilla Peschutz.
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247. What?
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248. We only met once, and
she remembered my name?
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249. Hello?
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250. H-Hmph!
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251. Well, I suppose you couldn't forget the
daughter of the noble House of Peschutz!
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252. Today will be different from last time.
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253. I will have my revenge.
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254. Quake and tremble in fear!
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255. Today's torture is...
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256. Cake!
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257. Oh.
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258. Huh?
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259. And this is no ordinary cake.
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260. Why, it's baked by yours truly!
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261. A homemade cake, courtesy of the high-class
daughter of the noble House of Peschutz!
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262. I made it all by myself, without
any help from Mama or Papa.
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263. The moment you learn that it's handmade,
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264. you'll be overcome with emotion
and burst into tears,
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265. pleading for a bite of this cake.
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266. A cake made by Lady Vanilla herself?
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267. I want some!
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268. Actually, this cake—
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269. What a clumsy-looking cake.
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270. Hey!
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271. The frosting is all messy,
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272. and the cake as a whole is lopsided.
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273. And what's this strange object on top?
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274. A real head-scratcher.
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275. I-It's a penguin!
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276. I-I see, so that's your plan.
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277. Nitpicking at my cake to preempt my attack?
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278. Hmph, how pointless.
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279. Even if it looks a little clumsy,
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280. once she finds out I made it, she's
bound to bow before its grandeur.
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281. Yes, even if it's clumsy...
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282. She's powerless before its grandeur!
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283. Clumsy or not...
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284. I tried so hard to make it, too...
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285. What are you saying, Ex?
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286. The presentation may be
a bit clumsy, but look.
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287. The frosting holds its shape well.
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288. That's proof that it's
been whipped with care.
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289. There's a lot of frosting, which
was laid on thick with a spatula,
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290. so it ended up looking lopsided as a whole.
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291. But this is no sloppy craftsmanship.
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292. They wanted plenty of that delicious
frosting to be enjoyed.
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293. I'm sure that was why they kept
going back with that spatula.
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294. Can't you feel the love of the
person who made this cake?
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295. And look closely, Ex.
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296. That's not a strange object.
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297. It's an adorable penguin!
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298. Prinshess!
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299. This cake may look really tasty,
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300. but I'm Commander of the
Imperial Third Legion.
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301. This level of torture isn't
enough to make me give in!
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302. Huh?
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303. What's gotten into you?
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304. Does your tummy hurt?
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305. Nope.
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306. Thanks, Princess.
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307. You don't have to confess,
so please eat the cake.
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308. Huh?
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309. Why?
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310. H-How is it?
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311. Mm! It's really good!
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312. You really mean it?
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313. I'm a sacred blade...
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314. Really!
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315. What?
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316. Two failed tortures in a row?
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317. From Vanilla Peschutz?
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318. Yes.
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319. A harm-marshal failing twice at torture...
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320. It's a disgrace that puts
our dignity at stake.
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321. I believe that some form
of action is needed here.
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322. I suppose.
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323. It's times like these that call
for a good support network.
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324. The Way of the Hell-Lord.
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325. Geh-heh-heh.
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326. I'll get the worst stains off before
putting the dishes in the dishwasher.
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327. The Way of the Hell-Lord, rule number one:
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328. Take care of the dishes while
Mama puts Maomao-chan to bed.
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329. Geh-heh-heh.
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330. What?
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331. She's finally asleep.
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332. I ended up reading to her
twelve times tonight.
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333. Geh-heh-heh.
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334. Sounds like she was a real bundle of energy.
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335. Well done.
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336. The Way of the Hell-Lord, rule number two:
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337. Evening drinks are always a pleasure.
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338. Geh-heh-heh.
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339. Looks like this is coming up soon.
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340. A parent-child luncheon.
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341. Mm-hmm.
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342. One guardian per household can join.
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343. Lulune, you attended on both her
first and second year, didn't you?
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344. The Way of the Hell-Lord, rule number three:
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345. When alone, call Mama by her first name.
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346. I sure did.
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347. The parent-child luncheon
is always on a weekday.
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348. You know, we can take paid time off
whenever we want in the Hellhorde.
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349. Do you want to attend the
parent-child luncheon?
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350. I do want to attend the
parent-child luncheon!
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351. The Way of the Hell-Lord, rule number four:
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352. Clearly state any and all opinions.
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353. Look, Papa!
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354. I'm gonna eat my bell peppers!
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355. What?
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356. See, told ya!
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357. Geh-heh-heh.
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358. Yes.
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359. You always find a way to
surprise me, Maomao-chan.
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360. There's some more peppers
left, but you can have them.
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361. Just this once.
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362. What angelic kindness from a demon!
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363. That's my daughter for you!
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364. Geh-heh-heh-heh!
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