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Well, would you look at that.
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I'm here for first time in a while because
I was craving salt-grilled seafood...
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And what a terrible mess I find.
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Did I make it?
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Where am I?
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Oh, I see you're awake.
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I'm glad you survived.
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What's going on? I didn't sense him at all.
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And the way he's dressed...
How can I say it?
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Doesn't he have anything else to wear?
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No, that shouldn't be the
first thing out of my mouth.
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My name is Abel. You saved me,
didn't you? I'm most grateful.
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Oh, you've nothing to thank me for.
All I did was bring you home.
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That said, you were the only one left.
I'm sorry, but everyone else was...
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Ah, so others washed up with me, did they?
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Not to worry. They were smugglers.
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Smugglers?
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For now, why don't we have something to eat?
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We can talk over a meal. My name is Ryo.
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You have no other clothes?
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That's right. And without thread
or cloth, I can't make any.
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Come now. Surely you could just go and buy—
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Of course he can't procure
necessities if he's without money.
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Have I just offended the man I owe my life?
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There aren't any other people
around here, much less towns.
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Really?
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Then I take it you got this food by hunting.
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I did.
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Well, it's delicious.
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Did you use that knife?
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The knife is more for self-defense
or cleaning what I catch.
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Usually...
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Water, be born.
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I'm a water magician.
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Magic, eh? Even in the Central Provinces,
only about half of the people can use it.
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I can't, for the record.
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Half? Michael said 20 percent...
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Something the matter?
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Oh, no, it's nothing.
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I see.
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Ryo, there's something I'd like to confirm.
Would you show me to the coast?
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So, Ryo... You said you're a magician, yes?
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Don't you need a staff?
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A staff? I don't have one.
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Another blunder! Of course he's lost his
staff, living in this kind of poverty...
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There I go again.
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Ryo, if we run into trouble,
allow me to take the front line.
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You can stay behind me.
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Oh, I couldn't...
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Please. It's the least I can do.
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It'll tarnish my reputation
if I'm always the one being saved.
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Ah, okay... I'll be counting on you
if it comes to that, then.
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The bodies are gone.
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Either they were eaten or washed out to sea.
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Which means if you hadn't saved me,
I likely would've met the same fate.
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Then I'd say you're pretty lucky, Mr. Abel.
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I'll try to think of it that way.
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By the way, Ryo...
There's no need to be so polite.
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It doesn't sit right with me to have
the man who saved me calling me "mister."
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But you seem older, Mr. Abel...
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Then again, if that's
what you want... Okay, Abel.
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Yeah. Thanks.
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That's how I am with all my friends.
I prefer it that way.
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Friends...
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I couldn't find what I was looking for.
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That's a shame. What are you going to do now?
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I should try to rendezvous with my friends.
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The town of Lune would be a good start,
but I think I've been swept pretty far south.
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I'm not sure where this "Lune" place is,
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but I think getting there would
mean quite a trek northward.
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I see. I suppose I must brace myself.
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Say, Ryo, would you come with me?
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Sorry, I know that was sudden.
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Think of it as... I know, as a job!
I could use your help.
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I honestly have no idea where I am
or the faintest clue how to reach Lune.
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So I could use a guide.
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What say you?
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A guide... to town?
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Understood.
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I'll need to prepare, so if you don't mind
leaving tomorrow, you have yourself a guide.
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Wonderful, Ryo! Thank you.
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And here I was set up
so nicely for the slow life...
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You're saying goodbye? At this hour?
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Yeah. They're only around at this time, so...
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I want to let them know I'll be away awhile.
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I see. Be careful out there.
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I thought he said no one lived around here.
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I guess he could be paying
his respects to a loved one.
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There's no guarantee
he's always been here alone,
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and it's not my business to pry into.
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There's something I need to tell you.
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Starting tomorrow, I'll be away
from the Forest of Rondo for a time.
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I'm really grateful for all you've done.
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It's thanks to you that
I've been able to survive.
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I appreciate it from the bottom of my heart.
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Today will be our last spar, so I'm going
to fight harder than I normally do.
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Thank you so much!
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For me?
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Thank you again.
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I'll wear it with pride.
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Okay, let's be on our way.
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Sure. Let's go.
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I'll handle this. Stand back and watch, Ryo.
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Combat Skill: Total Impalement!
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Combat skills? What are those?
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Ah, yes, of course a magician
wouldn't know about them.
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They're sort of like... techniques swordsmen
and other people who fight with weapons use.
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I see!
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I can hear something up ahead.
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Lizardfolk.
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You know of them? They'll make
for tough opponents in the marsh.
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Let's detour through the woods.
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Abel, I think the lizardfolk are following us.
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Seriously? We'll have to fight them off here.
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There are lots of them, too.
I'll use my magic to fight.
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But Ryo, your staff...
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Icicle Lance 4!
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More are coming, Abel.
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R-Right.
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Ryo, what's with that spell you just used?
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I'm not sure what you're asking.
It was Icicle Lance, a water spell.
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I mean, you made four lances appear at once.
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With spells, doesn't a single invocation
yield a single casting?
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That's what the wind magician I know says.
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Perhaps it's different with wind magic,
but this is pretty normal for water.
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That seems strange... but no matter.
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Let's get moving.
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Before that...
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Cup, arise. Water, come forth.
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We should stay hydrated as we proceed.
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Say, Ryo... wasn't the incantation the last
time you conjured water, "Water, be born"?
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W-Was it?
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Maybe you're imagining things, Abel.
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I've never seen money before!
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Y-You don't say...
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That's a single bronze florin, used in
the Kingdom of Knightley, where Lune is.
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Knightley? I like the sound of that!
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S-Sure. In the Central Provinces,
each mints their own coins,
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but they all use the same denominations.
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And the Kingdom of Knightley
is part of these Central Provinces?
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Yes. One of its three major nations.
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The other two are the Debuhi Empire
and the Handalieu Federation.
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"Debuhi"?
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Have you some problem with the empire?
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No. The name just isn't very good.
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R-Right. That's what concerns you, Ryo?
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I mean, think of how much
a nation's name matters to its people.
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Would you ever want to say "I'm from Debuhi"?
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Not me. Out of the question.
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You feel really strongly about this...
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The view has really opened up.
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Yeah.
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A stone?
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Ice Wall.
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We're surrounded.
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Ryo, this is bad. We've stumbled
into a rock golem nest.
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That's a rock golem?
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I always thought they were more
humanoid, with arms and legs.
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I'll try taking one of the closer ones.
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You stay here.
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Combat Skill: Total Impalement!
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It's no use. They just grow back.
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There's an attack I'd like to try. Do you mind?
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Have at it.
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In that case...
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Ten-Layer Ice Wall.
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Kinetic weapons sure are scary.
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R-Ryo... what was that?
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Two golems handled.
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I'll use the same spell on the others.
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This is the last one.
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But why is it not moving anymore?
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Maybe they absorb energy
from the ground and,
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now that it's knocked over,
it can't keep moving?
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And look here.
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That's magic stone.
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A big chunk too.
And of a surprisingly vivid color.
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This thing must've been defeating
any monsters it came across for ages.
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The spoils of our battle, I'd say.
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I would've liked to collect them
from the other rock golems as well, but...
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That's not happening.
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A giant... hippo?
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I've never seen one in person before,
but I think that's a behemoth.
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Thinking of slaying it, Abel?
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Absolutely not!
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Incoming from that way too.
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Those are wyverns!
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Looks like we've got front-row
seats to a monster war!
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Except the behemoth
is at a clear disadvantage.
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I don't think BeheBehe
is going to go down so easy.
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Attagirl, BeheBehe!
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What was that?
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I'm pretty sure it was magic negation.
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I was expecting Abel versus BeheBehe
for the second round.
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Don't be ridiculous!
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Still, magic negation, eh? I've heard of
traps in dungeons with such effects, but...
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Dungeons?!
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Are you interested in dungeons, Ryo?
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Of course! I'd love to crawl
through one someday.
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This might work out perfectly, then.
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The only dungeon in the Central Provinces
lies in the town we're headed to, Lune.
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What? And you've been keeping
this secret from me, Abel?
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No, that wasn't what my intention.
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I just didn't know you were
so invested in dungeons.
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Unbelievable. This is just like you, Abel.
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Is there anything else you forgot to tell me?
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Well, surely you know
about elves and dwarves, right?
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By all means, give me details.
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Dwarves are skilled smiths.
And they're good in a fight.
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Lune has a few of them.
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I see. That's exactly what I pictured.
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Based on what...?
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As for elves, I'm pretty sure Lune only has one.
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Most build settlements in the woods
that they don't stray from.
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I see. That's also just like I pictured.
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Seriously, based on what?!
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Once we're through these mountains,
we should be approaching human territory.
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Not that I mean to doubt you, Ryo,
but where are you getting this info from?
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Oh, well...
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Another continent?
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Indeed.
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This land is surrounded by sea
to the east, west, and south.
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And to the north is a mountain range
separating it from the next continent.
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So it's unlikely you'll ever encounter
any humans coming southward
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from their territory in the north.
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It's better not to know.
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Let's just call it a source
of knowledge beyond human ken.
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I see...
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Abel.
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Right.
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Abel!
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I'm glad we survived that.
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You can say that again.
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Still, that thing really left an impression.
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Yeah. I doubt we would've lived
to tell the tale if we'd fought it.
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Humans weren't made to fight such beasts!
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There haven't been reports of anyone running
into behemoths or gryphons for centuries.
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Something's wrong with this place.
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That's a rude way of putting it!
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Maybe humans aren't trying hard enough.
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Trying hard enough to do what?
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I'd wager mountains have been
keeping behemoths and gryphons
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out of human territory.
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The north...
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Something wrong, Ryo?
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I thought the wyverns that fought
BeheBehe flew in from the north.
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Which would mean...
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Congratulations, Abel. There they are.
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I didn't ask for this!
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So, what do we do now?
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We're not fighting?
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Wyverns are too much for just the two of us.
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When hunting them, it usually takes twenty
experienced adventurers to handle them.
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And even then, there are still casualties.
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I get the feeling we'll be
encountering quite a few, though.
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We might not be able to avoid combat.
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Say what you will, but...
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Would it be easier to fight them
if they were pinned to the ground?
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That'd definitely be better, since I could
actually reach them with my sword.
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That settles it, then.
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Hey!
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I guess we're doing this...
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Spear of ice which pierces all. Descend
from the heavens and impale my enemies.
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Icicle Lance 4!
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Combat Skill: Total Impalement!
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Abel.
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R-Right!
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I'm shocked by how easy that was.
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Would you prefer a life-and-death
battle to make your heart race?
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No! I most certainly would not.
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That was perfect, in fact.
Let's stick with this plan.
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Well, as long as you're satisfied, Abel, sure.
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Okay, Ryo, let's take down
that entire wyvern flock.
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You really are a combat junkie...
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Shut up!
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They're in the way, so it's merely
a matter of fighting them now or later!
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Let's keep slaying them as we go!