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Give me a medal for making it here alive, Prince.
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I stand there, muttering this in my heart. Little by little I catch my breath. I look at the other three, and they are already breathing.
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...... What a body! I need to work out more too.
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"You got guts!"
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Captain Marius smiles at me and shows his teeth.
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From here on, Victor will lead the way. We leave the rocky terrain and proceed to a dark cave-like area. I am momentarily intimidated by the path I cannot see ahead.
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How am I supposed to know the way when there is no light?
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Still, Captain Marius and Ceres say nothing and follow Victor. It is dark in the cave, but my eyes gradually become accustomed to it.
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It smells like rags soaked in muddy water for a few days, but I can live with that. To be honest, the smell in the poor village was worse.
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"There he is!
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Ceres's voice echoes. He seems to have hit a large stone at his feet.
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Ignoring his voice, Victor moves forward carefully, placing his hand on the wall.
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I have been doing the trials of sensing the presence of people around me, like Uncle Will, so this is nothing to me, but for a normal person, this would be terrifying.
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Not a flashlight ......, but a small light of a candle, we have to go on and on in this darkness.
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I'm amazed at the courage of Viktor to lead the way. I wonder what kind of state of mind he is in.
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I wonder what kind of state of mind Captain Marius is in... I wonder if his big muscles would be able to repel anything he runs into....
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I mean, no one talks about Jude at all: ....... It's like he was never there in the first place.
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Maybe this squad is more serious than I thought. Maybe they don't have time for dead people.
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"We're splitting up."
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Suddenly Viktor's voice makes us all stop walking.
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With dim eyesight, they see that the path ahead is divided into two. It was an unknown world to all of them.
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A faint sound of water could be heard coming from one of the paths. I wonder if there is a ...... waterfall or something.
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"Is there something at the end of either road ......?"
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"Maybe there's something in both, though."
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"Or maybe there's nothing on both sides."
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Victor and I respond to Keres's mutterings.
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I had taken the liberty of eliminating the possibility of nothing from my mind.
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It's a ...... heavy sentence to come all this way and have nothing. I'll have the prince do a cartwheel around the castle on his head.
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"How do we divide them?"
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"...... me and the kid."
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Why me!
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Is that okay?
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What's wrong with you?
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"No, I just think it's too much responsibility for a little guy. ......"
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"I agree. I think so, too. I think it's a shame to entrust the prince's life to this rookie. ......"
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Keres interrupts the conversation between Captain Marius and Victor.
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You're right. I'm still a nobody.
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The prince wrinkles his brow at their suggestion. And then he glares at me.
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What intimidating eyes....... I mean, why should I be looked at like that!
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"You're just gonna walk away and leave me here?"
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"...... yes?"
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The question was completely unexpected, and I couldn't help but make a funny sound.
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