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"Yes. Where should I start? Before we talk about the Fox Valley, let's check with Master Ars. When you say you want to go to Fox Valley, does it have something to do with the Nine-Tailed Sword?

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"Yes, Jitan. I believe that the metal from which the Nine-Tailed Sword was made is in the Fox Valley, where the Nine-Tails used to live. That is why I have come all the way to this knight-at-arm's house.

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"Hmm, material for the Nine-Tailed Sword. But your idea is both correct and a little different, Master Ars. The ore from which the Nine-Tailed Sword is made is not mined in the Fox Valley. It was obtained by defeating the nine-tailed fox, a demon that is now extinct.

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"Huh?　But our research concluded that none of the materials used for the Nine-Tailed Sword were of biological origin. Did you really kill the nine tails and make the nine-tailed sword from the materials, Jitan?"

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"Yes. I have not seen the nine-tailed fox myself, but according to the Arm family's story, the nine-tailed sword was most certainly made by slaying the nine tails, Master Ars.

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"...... Wait a minute. I don't understand. Could it be that the nine-tailed fox had some kind of magic or something that could create the metal ore used to make the nine-tailed sword?

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No, that is not true either. The nine-tailed fox did not seem to possess such magic. However, it is said that a special metal was obtained from its body.

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"Metal from the fox's body?"

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Yes. Let's talk about it step by step. The relationship between the Nine-Tailed Sword, the fox, and Kitsutani.

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　Old knight Zitan, the head of the Arm family, begins to speak.

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　A demon called the nine-tailed fox once lived in this land.

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　The magic sword called the Nine-Tailed Sword was created by defeating the demon, and it is still in the possession of the House of Uruk, and I have the secret of the sword.

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　The secret of the sword that I also own.

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　The nine-tailed fox once lived in this land.

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　They were often seen in the nearby mountains, including the habitat of Fox Valley, in ancient times.

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　This fox, however, was quite a tricky one.

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　It was no ordinary fox, but a magical creature.

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　It is said that he was also known as the "flame fox" because of his magic of breathing fire.

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　If such a dangerous fox were to wander around, it would affect the lives of the people.

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　Therefore, it was decided to exterminate the nine tails that appeared in the mountains.

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　However, it is a dangerous opponent that uses magic.

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　Naturally, knights are said to have been deployed to exterminate the fox.

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　Perhaps the magic of the House of Uruk has its roots in these nine tails.

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　It cannot be said that the use of fox and fire magic such as foxification and oboibo fire are unrelated.

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　And so, for many years the battle between knights and foxes has been waged in these mountains.

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　However, at some point, I do not know at what stage, one of the knights discovered that metal could be extracted from the body of the nine-tailed fox.

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　This metal had unusual properties.

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　It had the property of producing flames when it was poured with magic power.

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　This special metal can be obtained from the fox's body.

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　However, the amount that could be extracted from one fox was not that much, but a small amount.

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　However, there were so many nine-tailed foxes that they needed to be exterminated.

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　Somehow, the special metal was extracted from the exterminated nine tails, and when it was collected, it had accumulated to a quantity that could hold a whole bag of it.

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　And that was the metal from which the Nine-Tailed Sword was made.

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　He created a magical sword out of a metal that would burst into flames when he poured magical power into it.

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　And it is quite strong.

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　A flaming sword with an output that could extinguish a man would have been extremely difficult to defend against.

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　The whole of Uruk was astonished at this fact.

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　It was possible to create a powerful magic sword.

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　However, later research revealed that this special metal was obtained from the body of the nine tails, but was not produced by the nine tails themselves.

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　Perhaps the nine-tailed foxes were captured and bred by some means.

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　However, the metal was not extracted from the bred foxes one after another.

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　I wonder why.

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　After much research since that time, I have found out something.

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　The similar foxes far away from the fox valley did not use fire magic and could not extract the special metals.

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　The metal could only be obtained from the nine-tailed creature that made the Fox Valley its home.

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　From this, it was thought that the secret of the metal was in Kitsuneya.

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　Once we know that much, it is clear what we will do next.

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　In order to further develop the nine-tailed sword, greedy people came to Kitsunokani one after another.

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　But they never returned.

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　All those who went to Kitsunokani did not return alive.

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　Originally, the people who went to the Fox Valley, where the dangerous monster called the Nine-Tailed Demon might be found, were not ordinary people, but only knights.

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　But one after another, these knights went to the Fox Valley and then disappeared.

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　However, there was no end to the number of people going to the Fox Valley.

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　This is because the number of nine-tails gradually decreased in the nearby mountains.

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　They wanted to make powerful magic swords, but the number of nine-tails from which they could obtain the materials kept decreasing year by year, and if they went to the Fox Valley, where they thought there might still be some, they would not return alive.

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　The House of Uruk could not just say that the knights were responsible for their own actions.

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　Perhaps there might be a powerful Nine-Tailed Tail that could be the boss.

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　How outrageous!

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　Is there anything in the Uruk territory that could hinder us from obtaining the precious ore?

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　Such a thing must not be allowed to happen.

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　The men of the House of Uruk, who rule the Uruk territory, must go into battle to secure the mysterious ore said to be in the Fox Valley.

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　The House of Uruk, thinking so, even the head of the House of Uruk has sent the entire House of Uruk to explore the Fox Valley.

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　As it turns out, it was not the nine tails that kept the knights who went to the Fox Valley from returning.

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　Because the knights who entered the Fox Valley were not attacked by anything and suddenly collapsed.

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　However, there were those who were lucky enough to return home even though they almost collapsed.

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　That was the head of the family who had been ordered by the House of Uruk to search for the Fox Valley and had come to the territory of the Knights of Arms with great enthusiasm.

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　The head knight watched as the other knights fell one after another, but still managed to hold his ground as he retreated.

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　However, he managed to return to those who were waiting for his return outside the Fox Valley, where he breathed his last.

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　His last words were "Poison. ......

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　In other words, those who went to Fox Valley were killed by some kind of poison.

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　According to the findings of the Uruks, who have since conducted numerous expeditions, Fox Valley is a land poisoned to the point that it is inaccessible to living creatures.

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　Dangerous poisons that are spread in the air.

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　This was the reason why Kitsunokani was a place to which no one could return alive.

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　But not Kubi, apparently.

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　We do not know why, but the nine tails were free to enter and exit this Fox Valley.

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　For reasons that are unclear, the Nine Tails were able to move without being affected by this poison.

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　And the special metal used to make the nine-tailed sword in question was almost certainly from Kitsunoya.

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　This is because there were reports that the nine tails that had been secured and bred had eaten the metal.

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　Nine tails eat metals.

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　Only the nine-tailed foxes living in the Fox Valley use flame magic, and the metal extracted from the body of the nine-tailed foxes has the property of emitting flames when magic is poured into it.

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　After long years of research, it was concluded that the nine tails inhabiting the Fox Valley can eat the special metals in the Fox Valley and take them into their bodies.

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　In other words, it is thought that the metals in Kitsunokani are found on the surface of the earth, where they can be eaten by the nine tails.

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　However, Kitsunokani is protected by a deadly poison that no one but the nine tails can even enter.

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　In other words, the only way to obtain the material for the Nine-Tailed Sword was to extract it from the body of the nine tails.

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　But alas, by the time they found out, everything was too late.

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　They had already hunted all the Nine-Tails.

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　Since then, the nine tails have been so thoroughly hunted that they have never been seen in the territory of the Knights of Arms, and it has been impossible to make a new nine-tailed sword since then.

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　And the time comes back to the present.

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　Nowadays, the nine-tailed sword is only spoken of in the House of the Knight of Arms in Uruk, and the Fox Valley is hardly known in the Uruk territory.

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　That is why Gitan says

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　Do not go to Kitsuneya.

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　The Kitsune Valley is a place where the sword of the Nine Tails is made.

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"I see. Hunting and killing certain creatures to the point of extinction is the deepest sin of any human being in the world.

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"Now you understand, Master Ars. We must stop going to the Fox Valley. Even if Master Ars is a skilled fighter who has won many battles in a row... it's too much for man. It is a land of death to those who come near it.

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"Well, I understand perfectly, Zitan. Well, if you know so much about the situation, then of course you know where Fox Valley is, don't you?　Where is it?"

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"I understand that, but ......, perhaps you've been listening to what I've been saying, Mr. Ars. I told you not to go to Fox Valley.

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"No, I heard you correctly, Zitan. That's why I'm going. I know where the Fox Valley is and what it has to offer. That's why I'm going.

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"How foolish. How stupid... People make the same mistakes again. ....... You don't seem to listen even when I try to stop you, Mr. Ars. I ask you again, are you sure you want to go?

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Yes, that's right, Zitan.

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"...... Okay. I'll have Fox Valley guide you. But I don't know what will happen to you. I've warned you many times.

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"Yes, of course. If anything should happen to us, we will not hold Zitan responsible. Then take us there. Take us to this mysterious place.

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　Zitan's long story is over.

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　So I set off for my destination.

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　It was very interesting and fun to listen to his story, and I wondered if this was what he meant when he said that the nine-tailed sword was not of biological origin, but that the material was obtained from the nine tails.

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　However, I did not heed Jitan's advice not to go to the Fox Valley.

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　That is what we came here for.

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　Not going was not an option.

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　Thus, with the help of a guide from the Arm family, the Barka army headed straight for the Fox Valley, the former habitat of the nine tails.

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