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"Oh, there it is. Here it is, Mr. Alphonse. Here it is, the handbill.

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"Good for you, Kristina. You found us safe.

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"Mm-hmm. I'm so happy for you. It's not easy without them. We got it back thanks to you, Alphonse, for killing the bandits.

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"Well, I think Ian did more than anything else. Ian was the one who unlocked all the traps in the cave with his own hands.

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　After defeating the bandit's head, we observed the situation for a while.

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　After that, we found some bandits coming out of the cave and had the mercenaries who had not fought yet beat them up.

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　After that, it was decided that it was safe to go on, so they decided to enter the cave.

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　I don't know how long this place has been in use.

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　However, the recent bandit attacks and the ruts created by the carts being pulled by the wagons, we concluded that there is a big possibility that the stolen goods are still inside this cave.

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　It was necessary to go inside to confirm this.

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　However, there was one thing that was bothering me as I entered the cave.

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　It was about the "traps" that I had heard before the fight.

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　The cave might be a trap to repel the merchants and their guards who might be thinking of recovering their goods.

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　Given this, Kristina told us that it would be too dangerous for all of us to go in together.

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　Ian was the one who came to the rescue.

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　Ian led the way into the cave with a large shield in front of him that covered his entire body, as the Iron Knight used to do.

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　I don't know what kind of traps are there, but Ian's body is so strong that most of the attacks would not even cause a scratch.

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　In other words, instead of avoiding the traps, they used Ian as a decoy to trigger the traps before moving on.

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　According to Ian, the most important trap to be careful of in this kind of terrain is a pitfall.

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　It is a simple trap that conceals a hole at your feet so well that you step through it without knowing it and fall into it.

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　However, this trap is not so easy to fall into.

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　Even if the pitfall is shallow, you can sprain your foot or break a bone if you get caught.

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　And if it is deep enough, it can be serious enough to make you immobilized from the waist down.

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　But that is only for a normal human being.

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　Atmos warriors have extremely strong bodies.

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　Even if they have not turned into giants, a pitfall is not a problem for them.

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　And Ian was not afraid of falling into a pit.

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　There were also some other traps, such as arrows flying at him from time to time, but it was a word of encouragement to see Ian using his iron shield to prevent them as he advanced.

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　As we proceeded to the end of the cave, we found a space where the bandits might have been.

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　It seems that the cave had a good deal of space at the back.

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　It seems that the thieves had stored their stolen goods in the innermost part of the cave and had been living in front of it for a while.

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　The smell of smoke from the burning wood at the entrance has faded away.

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　We start rummaging through the stolen goods, just in case there are any bandits left in the area.

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Let's see, there's this, there's that. ......Yeah, it looks like most of the stolen goods are still there. It seems that they ate the food, but they were not able to sell the goods yet.

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"Oh, I see. Oh, I see... The bandits here need to convert them into money, too. You mean there are people who do business with bandits.

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"Of course there are. Of course there are, but they will be hard to find. We've already killed all the bandits. Dead men tell no tales.

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"Hmm. Well, okay. Let's just get what we have here and get out of here.

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"Right. But I'm really happy for you. If we can recover this much merchandise, we can recoup some of our losses. We can still start over. I guess my luck hasn't run out yet."

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"...... hmm?　What are you talking about, Kristina?"

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"What ......?　Did I say something funny?"

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"Everything here is mine because I beat the bandits. These are the trophies of the mercenaries."

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　I felt a little uncomfortable in our conversation.

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　It seemed that Kristina thought that what she had found in this cave belonged to her.

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　Indeed, I helped Kristina to defeat the bandits.

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　She also told me that she wanted to get back the handprints that were apparently very important to her.

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　But that doesn't mean that what I got from the bandits belongs to the mercenary group that defeated them.

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　Kristina, on the other hand, was thinking that she could recover her own goods.

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"Don't say that, Mr. Alphonse. Please... The damage is too much for us. You see, I have other goods than those of my trading company, so you won't lose anything either, will you, Mr. Alphonse?"

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"No. They're all mine."

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"Oh, no. ....... Please, please, please do something. ....... Sister, we're going to have to hang ourselves."

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"No."

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"...... ugh. Don't say that, okay?　Sis, I'll do anything for Mr. Alphonse, won't you?　So, you know?"

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　Apparently, he's in a lot of trouble.

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　But I thought he said something like, "I wish I could just get back the tolls.

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　I don't think they would hang themselves.

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　But they'll do anything.

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　If you insist that much, I'll ask for a lot of favors.

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　I wonder if there is anything good to ask for.

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　I decided to think for a while about what I was going to ask for, looking at Kristina who was on her knees in the dimly lit cave, clinging to my body, with real tears in her eyes.

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