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"Hey, Ars. You got a minute?"

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What's going on, brother Bite?

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You, don't use this trap again.

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Hmm?　Why?　I think it's pretty useful because you can take them down more efficiently. Well, it's a double-edged sword, though, because it could cause damage to the slime here, too."

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"It's not like that. It's more that I can't get the equipment of the guy I beat. The monsters in the lake melted it down and it's useless.

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"Oh, yeah, yeah. You're a good man, Bite-brother.

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"Of course. For the soldiers who follow us in battle, there's no point in joining a war if we can't take away the equipment of those we've defeated. Like Palamere, this time, it's too much of a waste for everyone."

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"I see. I see. I see. I'll save the slime attack. Thanks for the tip, brother Bite.

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"Oh, be careful, will you?"

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　I see.

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　So there's no substitute for the rewards of fighting for your life.

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　It's in the past now, but I had a lot of trouble trying to buy a metal weapon for myself.

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　Even if it's a catfish, it would make a big difference in my income if I can take their weapons away from them.

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　Besides, you should not use slime as a trap, even though you have used it yourself.

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　After all, it looks too ugly.

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　We have to witness the movement of slime that targets and melts people who fall into the traps.

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　It is indeed unpleasant to see a human body left halfway melted.

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　It would be better not to use slime too much.

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"I mean, I'm surprised you decided to bring it home with you, Mr. Ars. What did you plan to do with these slimes?

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"No, I've been thinking about it a lot. But it might be a little too dangerous. The inhabitants of Vulcania might be melted down, so I can't use it."

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　When I first heard that this slime played a role in the defensive strength of the so-called "impregnable" water fortress Paramere, I wondered what it was all about.

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　However, the slime in this world is a terrifying monster, and when I first saw the damage it caused, I understood its troublesomeness firsthand.

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　It was when I rode into a submerged paramere.

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　The water level had already been lowered.

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　But the slime had literally destroyed the fortress.

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　Incidentally, although the water had receded, there were still puddles of water and slime remaining in them.

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　When I saw this, I thought to myself.

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　Maybe I could use this slime for something.

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　So I made a glass container and stored the gel-like monster hiding in the puddle.

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　The first thing that came to my mind to use the slime was to put it in the moat that I had built around my castle.

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　That alone would increase our defenses many times over.

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　But, but...

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　What would happen if the slime gets out of the moat when there is a heavy rainfall and the water level rises?

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　What happened in Palamere might happen in my castle too.

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　It might be difficult to make use of the slime.

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"But it's strange, isn't it? Why were the slimes only in Lake Palamea?　The rivers are connected, so it wouldn't have been surprising to see them upstream or downstream."

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"Yes, that's right. Maybe that's the reason why slime can only live in that Palamere Lake."

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"So, it would be difficult to make use of slime in any case. Well, if it's no good, it's no good. The problem is the Uruk army. What do you think they will do after this, Leon?

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"I think the normal thing to do would be to retreat. But ......"

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"Do you think they'll still come after me?　In that case, I may have to use this trap again."

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"I don't think we will be lured out again. However, when the odds have been so overwhelmingly stacked against us, there is a question of honor. Will the Uruk forces withdraw calmly, or will they return home after achieving even one good result? I guess it depends on how they think.

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"It's a question of mens rea, isn't it? If that's the case, if they might decide on a policy based on emotional rather than logical considerations, then it's hard to read their moves. All right, all right. Let's stop messing with them for now and see what happens. Let's just build a position.

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"Yes, that's right. Yes, Master Ars.

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　The problem of the men in the group is not so easy to deal with.

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　It's forced me to move at times.

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　Or rather, it was the cause of all this commotion.

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　It was the issue of the knight of the neighboring knight's domain who said he would take away my wife, Lilina.

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　In that case, I had to be more conscious of my surroundings than of my own feelings.

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　If you are lenient when your wife is about to be taken, you will be lambasted and you will lose your credibility.

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　In my position as the head of the knighthood of Barca, I had no choice but to react harshly to that comment.

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　In short, to be disgraced is to lose the trust of your allies as a knight, as a lord, and as a nobleman, and you will not be able to maintain the position you had before.

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　What about the Uruk forces this time?

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　Normally, when the damage is so great, it is natural to retreat.

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　The army of Arbalest, which had invaded in concert with the army of Uruk, has already lost.

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　However, it is a different story if the allies might give up on them when they retreat.

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　We have lost many knights and their followers, but there are still more Uruk forces surrounding Fort Einrad.

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　I watch them with trepidation as they make their positions to see what they will do.

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