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"Oh, and this spell will be broken in a few minutes.

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 At my words, both Leon and Victor froze. They both let out an "eh" sound.

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"Say it quickly!"

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 The prince shouted at me in a strong tone and started his horse. We follow him. Rye has a lot of endurance for a lion.

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 Well, maybe it's because we weren't going so fast before we came to this forest. .......

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 The bear is a little confused that we left him behind, but we don't have time to worry about him now. He will be free in a little while, don't worry.

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"Are you sure this is the right direction?"

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"How can I be wrong?"

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 Victor brushes off Leon's concern. Leon looks at me.

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"The prince's intuition is sharper than an animal's, so I'm sure he'll be fine."

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"You've been undermining me for a while now, haven't you?"

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"Oh, no, I didn't mean it like that."

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"How can this guy respect me?"

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 The prince interrupts our conversation, but his horse's footsteps are so loud that it is difficult to hear him.

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 Running on bad terrain shakes the whole body and uses all kinds of muscles. The rider is quite stable, but his vision still wobbles.

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 ...... animals' dynamic vision is amazing. I can understand why they are better than humans at perceiving what is going on around them.

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"It should be all right by now."

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 The prince slows the horse's running speed a little. We escaped from the bear, but we saw many dangerous insects and animals on the way here. Unlike the Dead Forest, this forest is teeming with life.

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 The most dangerous thing is to stay still. We need to get up to the cliffs as soon as possible. .......

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 Leon and I silently followed the prince.

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 From somewhere we hear a cry we have never heard before. The eerie sound heightens our fear.

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 It takes courage to walk in the unknown. If you get lost, you have to fight your way out alone. This is how nervous I was when I first went to ...... the poverty-stricken village.

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 Victor suddenly stops his horse. In front of us is a wall of rock. We can't go any further.

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"Up here."

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 Victor's voice echoes quietly. I lifted my head and looked at the wall.

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 I had not expected it to be so high. There would be no place to rest on the way, and it would be a physical challenge.

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"If we fall, it's the end, isn't it?

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 I nodded at Leon's words.

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 I nodded at Leon's words. ...... I guess I'm really going to have to come back for Maddie, the one I learned at the academy all those years ago. It's a strange feeling. At that time I couldn't imagine going to Laval.

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"We'll just have to leave them here and climb."

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 Victor dismounts from his horse and begins to prepare for the climb.

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 Going without a lifeline is really going to be a death trip. I wonder if the world will be a little different when I'm gone. ......

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"Are you scared?"

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 Victor looks at me with the corners of his mouth turned up, as if he senses my anxiety.

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 Trying not to look weak, I smiled at him and said, "No way.

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"...... You're a real little b*tc*, aren't you?"

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"Did you want me to be scared?"

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"No, it's rather amazing that you can stay strong in a situation like this."

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 I am a bit at a loss to react to Victor's honest praise.

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 With Victor, I always feel like I'm prepared to die for something.

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 It was the same on our last expedition.

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 ...... is called "Death Arrival Forest". I don't even think of going there for sightseeing.

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"What about you?"

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 Victor looks at Leon. Leon answers calmly, without a hint of fear.

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"I almost die every day."

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 What a power word. It doesn't sound like the words of a 14-year-old.

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