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"Naja, the Divine Enemy" is the name of the mercenary leader of the Mercenaries of Marshell. He was a man from the labyrinthine streets of Percival's territory and possessed the ability of [gathering]."

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"[Collecting]?　Is that magic, Ai?"

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No, I don't think so. It is neither magic nor witchcraft. In the labyrinth city, the explorers who dived into the labyrinth were managed by a search cooperative. The Tears family used a magic called "ability release" for explorers who reached a certain depth in the labyrinth that continued underground. It was said that this [ability release] would bring forth unique abilities depending on the person who received it, and that these abilities were different from magic and sorcery."

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　The boat continues to travel on the surface of the Gulu River.

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　It seems that the Gulugaria's boats are not able to follow us.

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　We had some time to spare, and my body was too tired to move, so I rested myself on the boat and asked Ai to talk to me.

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　The story was about a man named Nadja.

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　He used to be a man who had the ability to take other people's power and was considered a god enemy by the church and was defeated by Brother Ars.

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　I was told that he was like me, and I couldn't help but think about it.

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"Hmmm. The Tears family must have had some interesting magic."

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"Yes, that's right. Master Elvis Barka's wife, Master Lyushka Barka, is also a searcher in the labyrinth city and has the ability of [far-sightedness]."

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"I see. Is that why?　Maybe Elvis is especially concerned about Nadja, who is from the same labyrinthine town as his wife, because she has become a god-enemy."

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"I'll continue. It is said that Nadja, the divine enemy, obtained the ability of "collection" in the labyrinth town, and then left the labyrinth town and joined a mercenary group. The mercenary company was the Mercenaries of Marshel, where she rose to prominence and became its leader. After that, using the ability of [collection], he obtained magic from many knights and nobles, and finally from the royal family of Doren and priests of the church.

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"Even from the royal family and the church. So you've been declared a god-enemy?"

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That's right. Collecting is the ability to obtain various things. It can store things, it can take away magic. Moreover, even magical connections by naming things can be [collected].

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"And the magical connection?　That's what that is. The one where the magic power of the child flows to the parent because of the parent-child relationship in the naming."

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"Yes. That's probably the main reason why they were identified as divine enemies. The Church of the Holy Light was naming all the inhabitants under its influence and collecting their magical power. They felt threatened by the fact that the church's magic was taken away from them. That is why they were recognized as a divine enemy.

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"I see. But that would make it even easier to get stronger than Norn's bloodsucking. I'm amazed Brother Ars was able to defeat such an opponent.

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"As far as I have heard from Mr. Ars before, he said that he was lucky. The divine enemy Naja was immortal when she confronted Mr. Ars, and it seems that her thinking ability was impaired.

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　A divine enemy and an immortal.

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　I think an immortal is a being whose magic power is defiled, right?

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　I believe it was said that without [purification] and [sanctuary], which are available to church officials, it would be impossible to even properly oppose them.

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　I think Brother Ars is fighting against various opponents.

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"Well, but you know. From what I've heard, it's similar to Norn's ability, but it's different, isn't it?　Besides, Naja's biggest mistake was in taking the magic away from the church, right?　Then you're nothing like me. I didn't do anything like that."

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"That's right, Master Alphonse. There is no Church of the Holy Light here in the East, and in that sense, you will not be recognized as a divine enemy."

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"Right?　Then I guess that means Elvis is still a worrier."

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"I am not Elvis Barca, so I don't know what he thinks. But I think that it is not only the similarity in ability with the divine enemy Naja that worries you."

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"What do you mean?　You were saying that Norn's powers are similar to Naja's, right?"

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"Perhaps you are concerned about the fact that the character of Nadja, the divine enemy, is similar to the current Master Alphonse. He seeks strength, takes from others, and subdues them by force. Master Alphonse's steps are similar to Naja's."

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"...... I can't try to be strong, or something like that?　Are you saying it's wrong to want to be strong?"

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"No. There is no right or wrong in seeking strength. It is just that the path taken by Nadja, the enemy of the gods, and the path taken by Alphonse-sama are similar. And Nadja failed. He defeated the Hecail and Gizania families and gained their lands. But the result was nothing but devastation, and nothing was left for the future generations. I am sure that Elvis Barca, who has seen this, has his own thoughts on the matter."

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　I listen to Ai's story and ponder.

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　I'm like Naja, huh?

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　An enemy of God who fought and fought for power, only to be defeated and disappear in the end.

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　She had the potential to take in everything and reach the most powerful, but in the end, she ended up doing nothing.

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　If I only seek strength, I may end up like Naja.

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　Is that what Elvis meant?

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　I don't know.

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　All this time, I've been acting with only one thing in mind: to be strong.

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　I don't think I have thought much about anything else.

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　I thought it would somehow work out.

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　But is that not enough?

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　I want to be strong.

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　That is a feeling that has not changed even after hearing this story.

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　I want to be like my brothers Ars and Byte.

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　I want to look back at those who made fun of me at the House of Lords.

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　The power of the magic sword Norn will make it happen.

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　But depending on how he uses his power, he may end up like Naja.

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　...... is no good.

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　No matter how much I think, I can't think straight.

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　I keep thinking about it, leaning my body against the rocking boat.

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