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"We were worried about you, that we were. The orphans here don't know what happened to Kiku and the others, that they don't know. Anyway, we are glad that you are safe, that we are. So, what's going on today?　And who is that child over there, that you are?"

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　A man of about 40 with stubble.

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　He wears a tattered kimono.

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　But he must have originally lived in the Orient, a city within the walls of the Orient.

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　Somehow, I get the impression that he is not just a poor man.

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"Well, I've come here today to talk to the old man. This is Mr. Alphonse. We're living in Master Alphonse's Barca village.

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"Oh?　I have never heard of him, but is he a monk from some village, that he is?　...... No, wait a minute, that I don't think so. Where's the sword?"

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"What sword?"

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"This is not the sword Kiku has, that it is not. It's the sword the boy over there has, that it is. That sword, could it be a magic sword?

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　In front of a crumbling, dilapidated house.

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　Kiku and Garius are talking on the porch.

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　They seemed to be worried about Kiku and Hannah, who were just orphans, but I guess they were worried about me, a child they had never seen before, being with them.

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　But when Kiku introduced me to him, he looked at me again and his eyes changed color.

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　Maybe it is true that I am a good craftsman.

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　Garius was interested in the sword I was holding.

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　But it's not the magic sword Norn that I'm holding now.

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　I can draw it at any time, but normally it is in my body as my blood.

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　But in a place like this, I thought it would be a better deterrent to have a recognizable weapon than to walk around barehanded, so I have a sword on my waist.

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　The sword is not just a sword as Galius said.

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　It is a magic sword.

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　A sword that activates a special effect when you put magic power into it.

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　Unlike a magical tool, it is a special sword made from materials of magic-using demons, not from the technology of magic circle.

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　The sword I am holding now is a hard-fang sword.

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　It is a magic sword made from the tusks of a big boar that lives in the forest north of Balkaline, and it becomes hard when magic power is put into it.

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　It is a magic sword with just that effect, but it is surprisingly easy to use.

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　A sturdy sword that does not break easily no matter how roughly you handle it is quite valuable.

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　Galius' gaze falls on the hard sword.

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"Would you like to take a look?"

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"Are you sure, my boy?　Isn't that precious?"

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"Well, yeah. But I don't mind if you just want to look at it here."

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"......Thanks. No, this is a bad idea. May I see it in the house, that I may?　You never know who might be watching here, that you don't know."

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　Galius looks curious, and I suggest that he take a look at the hard-fang sword.

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　Is it the blood of a craftsman?

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　At the moment I said that, he was about to grab the sword and look at it, but decided against it.

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　In this favela, you never know who is snooping around and when and where.

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　Maybe he was wary of that.

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　He asked me to watch it in the house.

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　He glances at Kiku and Hannah's faces.

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　Maybe they have been in Galius' house many times.

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　They don't seem to be that cautious.

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　Well then...

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　We walk into the old rag house to show Galius the hard sword.

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"Wow... It's surprisingly spacious inside.

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"Well, it is more solid than it looks, that it is. In a way, this place is also a small workshop, that it is. We fix up junk here and there, that we do, and we also get repair work from people, that we do.

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"You mean you're taking customers in a place like this?　You don't make a lot of money."

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That's true. At best, we get enough to eat for the day, that we do.

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"...... I see. Well, that's not important. Do you want to see this sword first?"

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"I will see, that I will."

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　I wonder if there are any decent jobs in this favela.

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　I was curious about this, but I put it aside for the moment and returned to the story of the magic sword.

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　There was a large desk, which seemed to be a workshop, so I put the hard-fang sword on it.

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I put the hard sword on the table. "This is a magic sword for sure. It's amazing ....... I haven't seen a real sword in a long time, that I have.

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"Mister, is that sword really that rare?"

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"You were with that boy without knowing that, that you were. Listen to me carefully, that you should. A magic sword is made from materials of demons, that it is. But there are few demons left, that there are not. Many of the demons that once existed have been defeated by humans and are now mostly extinct.

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"Is it different from a grimoire?"

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"Mm. There must be some differences, such as being sturdier and longer-lasting than magical tools, that there is. But magic swords are rarely made today. Because there are no demons, that there are not. That's why it is said that most of the existing magic swords were made a long time ago. But this is different. It is still new, that it is.

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　Garius looks at the hard-fang sword excitedly and explains it to Kiku.

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　Garius puts his hand on the hilt.

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　He removes the hilt, looks at the name engraved on the blade, and nods.

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"As I thought. It was Gran who made this, wasn't it?

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"Correct. You know each other?"

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"We are old friends, that we are. I know him well, that I do. I see you are still alive.

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I'm fine. I'm in the country of my birth, building a ship and going to the moon.

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"To the moon?　Ha, that's like him. He once said that there might be demons in order to make a magic sword and ran away. I thought he was already dead, that he was alive.

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"Are you crying, old man?"

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"The older you get, the weaker your lacrimal gland becomes, that it does."

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　It seems this Garius was acquainted with Gran.

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　He can't seem to stop crying, despite Kiku's comments about his crying face.

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　But his face is smiling.

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　He was laughing and crying when he found out that Gran, whom he thought was dead, was alive.

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　Garius continued to cry for a while, while I explained about Gran.

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