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"Well done, Master Alphonse. You've got a good sword."

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"Yeah, I guess so, aye. Maybe it's not as hard as the hard fang sword, but it's sharper. I found a good sword.

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　The performance of the magic sword Norn that I got is perfect.

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　If it can be used against steel without spilling its blade, it is good enough.

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　Besides, this was its current strength.

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　According to Norn, it can be made even stronger.

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　Though I'm not quite sure what he means by "the sword can be made stronger".

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（Hey, kid. Alphonse, you say?　You've got a pretty good sword. I must admit I'm impressed.)

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（Heh heh heh. Amazing, isn't it?　I learned swordsmanship from the Eye.)

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（For this pretty doll. But she doesn't seem to have a sword.)

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（The Eye has asked me to cover for her. I mainly use other weapons to help me now. But I can use the swordsmanship of the so called "Kensei" (sword saint).

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（Wow, that's impressive. Well, whatever. Anyway. All I'm saying is you're good enough to use me. A kid wouldn't know how to use me, but you do. Alphonse... I'll admit that you're my master.)

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(...... what are you talking about. It's the other way around, isn't it?　I'm the one who recognizes you and uses you, Norn. Well, okay. Then I'll take care of you from now on.)

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　Apparently, I've been accepted by Norn.

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　I wonder what would have happened if he hadn't.

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　How can a sword reject its owner?

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　I'm just glad I found Norn today.

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　If it had been my first day in the labyrinth, he might not have recognized me.

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　At first I had quite a hard time with the Iron Knight.

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　I might have hit him with the sword by force and broken it.

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　At any rate, I got a good souvenir from the labyrinth as a result.

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"All right, let's go home then. Ai, may I ask you for directions again?"

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"Yes, sir. I will show you the way.

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（Hmm?　Yes, Alphonse. Are you leaving already?)

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（Yes, yes, Norn. It's just a coincidence that I found Norn earlier. I was on my way home.)

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（I see. Well, that's okay. There's nothing interesting in this hole in the ground. No amount of moving hunks of metal is going to get your blood pumping.)

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(Speaking of which, yes. This labyrinth is not a very nice place for Norn, is it?)

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（That's right. I miss the air. Let's get out of here, Alphonse.)

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（Hmm. Yeah. Then let's get the hell out of here. But we'll fight if we see any sign of the magic-armed soldiers on the way. I'll see you then, Norn.)

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　Apparently, Norn also wants to get out of the labyrinth as soon as possible.

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　So do I.

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　I've been stuck in the labyrinth for days, even crawling around in a sweaty mess.

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　I have dusted off the sand, but my body feels rough here and there.

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　I want to get out of this labyrinth and clean myself up as soon as possible.

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　With this thought in mind, I proceeded toward the entrance and exit of the labyrinth, this time taking the shortest route and without making any detours.

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"...... you, were you okay?　We were worried because there is no record of you entering the labyrinth alone and then coming out."

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"Oh, really?　Thank you. But I'm fine.

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"Really?　Were you in there alone the whole time?　Or maybe you met up with someone along the way. Well, I'm just glad you're okay. You are probably more tired than you think because of the tension in the labyrinth. You should take it easy and rest for a while.

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"Thank you."

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　We continued walking through the labyrinth until we came to the exit.

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　There, I was stopped by a knight guarding the entrance to the labyrinth.

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　He seemed to be the one who had been there when I entered the labyrinth.

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　I hadn't seen him come out for days, so he must have been concerned about me.

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　By the way, when I was near the entrance, I put the eye back to its nuclear state and put it in my magic bag.

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　So, I guess it looks like I entered the labyrinth alone and came out alone.

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　And if I didn't know that I was carrying a magic bag, I wouldn't look like I was going to stay in it for days.

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　So this knight must have thought that I was working with someone else in the labyrinth.

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　In fact, there are not so many people like me in this labyrinth whose purpose is to go in there and fight.

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　This is because people enter the labyrinth basically to increase their magical power.

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　By spending more time in the labyrinth where the labyrinth nucleus exists and the magic density is high, you can raise your own magic power.

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　In other words, you don't need to fight against the magic-armor soldiers to increase your magic power.

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　Generally speaking, the only time you should dare to fight against the armorers is when you want to become a knight of the Kingsguard and you are working to defeat a count class.

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　However, it is also difficult not to fight at all.

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　That is because the armorers move around inside and attack any intruder they find in the labyrinth.

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　Therefore, when the sons of noble families want to use this labyrinth to become strong, they take people with them in the labyrinth.

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　They go inside with several knights to guard them and stay there for a while.

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　In some cases, acquaintances stay in the same place, and even children of the same noble family of Briaria sometimes ask a higher-ranked noble family to stay with them when they want to go deeper into the labyrinth.

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　Maybe this knight thought that I had met someone inside and had been in the labyrinth for a while.

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　However, it is often difficult for foreign students to share a room with someone unless they have a good connection, so I guess that is why he was worried about me.

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　However, in my case, the purpose was different.

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　I wanted to increase my magical power, but I also wanted to gain experience in actual battle.

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　Therefore, I did not just stay in the labyrinth, but I was moving around looking for magical soldiers on my own.

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　By avoiding the places where it was easy to stay inside the labyrinth, I was able to keep moving without being seen with Ai.

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　With such greetings, we returned to the inn.

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　There I found Ai, who had been with me since I was at Charles' mansion.

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　Ai had already made arrangements for me to take a bath.

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　I sweat for the first time in a long time and get into the bathtub.

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　The warm water enveloped me, and I realized that my body was more tense than I had thought, just as the knight had said.

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　I felt my body slowly relaxing in the hot water, the temperature of which was adjusted to the right level by the magical tools. Afterwards, I ate a feast and slept soundly on my first soft bed in over ten days.

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