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　Usato brought Ferm to guide us on our journey to defeat the Demon King.

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　Thanks to her coming, our plan has progressed greatly and we are on the verge of leaving, but to be honest, I'm still a little scared of Fermu.

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　I know he is not a bad boy.

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　The dark and heavy atmosphere of the black knight we met on the battlefield is gone.

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　Senpai was trying to make contact with Ferrum again today, showing his quick and unusual response, but she was so enthusiastic that she was hiding behind Usato's back to keep her distance from him all the time.

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　At times like this, I envied the quickness with which senpai could switch from one situation to another.

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"Kazuki, I'm staying here."

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"...... I see."

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　And after the second discussion, I nodded at Frana's words when she came to visit me.

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"I knew my father would never forgive me."

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"Frana is the only daughter of the chief.

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"Yeah. I know ...... I would follow you if I could, even if it meant ignoring you. ......"

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But?"

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　She sits down in her chair and looks up from her prone position.

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　The smile on her face is weak.

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"To be honest, I thought I'd only be a liability if I went."

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"That's not true."

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"During the battle against the Demon King's army, I put all the knights who followed me in danger because of my lack of strength. If Usato had not rushed in at that time, I don't think I would have been able to neutralize the Third Army Commander."

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　As a result, the bad premonition I had during the battle came true.

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　Frana and the knights were in danger, and Usato himself had to use a lot of magic power.

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I am not strong enough to follow you on your journey. It is obvious that I will be a burden to Kazuki."

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"...... have you made up your mind yet?"

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"Yeah. I'll stay here with Celia and wait for your return.

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　Then I won't say anything more.

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　I'm sure she's more frustrated than I realized, considering her character.

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"Oh, yeah. Don't be reckless just because I'm not here. Don't do anything like you did when you hurt your hand."

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"I know, I know."

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　I know I made you worry so much, but I don't want you to keep reminding me about the times when I used the system enhancement in my inexperienced state.

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"Also, you should keep a close eye on Usato."

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"Usato?"

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"Yes. He's probably worse than Kazuki.

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"Is it bad?"

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Why do you look so happy?

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　No, I don't look that happy.

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　She tilts her head at Frana, who has a clear pout on her face, and clears her throat as if to compose herself.

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"I've seen him fight a few times, and he's not the average fighter. Well, maybe that's because he has the help of people like Nair and others who help him. Still, from what I saw, it was a mess of a fight."

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"Well, if I was asked to fight a real Usato, I'd be inclined to refrain from doing so."

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　One reason is that Usato cannot use light magic, which could kill his opponent, but before that, the "techniques" he uses are troublesome.

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　Healing Accelerated Fist, Healing Bursting Palm, and the Healing Explosion Wave that he has recently developed.

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　And a fighting technique that makes use of the elasticity of magic power.

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　Although he has almost no physical offensive power, almost all of his techniques are sure to strike his opponents with his best weapon, his fist.

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"Well, there's no way I'm ever going to have a real fight with Usato, so I don't think you need to worry about it."

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"I know that. But when he was about to run out of magic and head to the next battlefield, he was ...... scared."

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　We have heard of Usato's actions in the war against the Demon Lord's army.

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　Usato was running around the battlefield, helping the wounded and those who were in trouble.

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　He was also fighting with the corps commander and kept moving even though he was worn out.

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"I was scared when I saw his mental strength," he said.

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"...... flana."

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"No, to be honest, I've been scared of you since I saw your fight with Mr. Rose."

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"Hey, you're being too blunt."

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　He said it with such a serious look on his face that I almost shook my head.

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"Because, you know what?　Normally he's a normal guy, but when it comes time to fight, he's like Cishe Conrad, raging with anger!

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"Don't compare Usato to the guardian god of the elves!

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"What?　It's the greatest tribute to the elves.

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"That's not the point. ......"

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　Sishe Conrad is a gorilla demon from Hulana's homeland.

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　It is said to be a kind of guardian deity of the elves and a symbol of power and knowledge.

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　So I understand the praise. I understand that, but I don't like the comparison to a gorilla. .......

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"Anyway, you should keep an eye on Usato. And be careful that Suzune doesn't go out of control."

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"Don't worry, Usato will take care of the seniors."

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"Oh, yeah?　Well, I guess it would be better for Suzune, too.

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　I immediately answer her, to which she replies with a slight retort.

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　Senior students are not good at giving bad advice.

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　If I were to use a baseball analogy, if the coach tells you to bunt, you'll take a full swing......?

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"......I guess I'm not a good analogy after all,......."

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　Once again, as I was feeling down and aware of this, Frana stood up after we had finished talking.

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"Well then, now that we've finished what we wanted to talk about, let's go to Celia's place. Kazuki will be leaving in a few minutes, so we have a lot to talk about.

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"......Yeah, right. That's right."

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　I nodded to Frana, got up, and left my room with her.

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　Journey to defeat the Demon King.

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　Considering the prediction that Amako saw, there is a good chance that something else will happen besides the Demon King.

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　I am anxious and fearful, but at the same time I am a little excited. After all, senpai, Usato, and I, the three of us who came to this world together, will be traveling together.

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　It is different from the time when we traveled separately in Lukvis.

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　We will join forces, trust each other, and move forward together. ...... How can we not be excited?

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I'm sure you'll be thrilled with the way we're going.

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　I took Ferrum to the castle today.

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　Thanks to Ferm's presence, our plans have progressed greatly and we have decided on the departure date of our trip.

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　Afterwards, I went to greet Aruk and Celia on my way back and told them with my own mouth that I was going to follow them on their trip.

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"I'm getting a lot of letters. ......"

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　On my way home, I was handed a letter addressed to me.

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　In addition, I had received a letter from Amaco the other day from the Land of the Beastmen, so there were many letters piled up on my desk.

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　From Samaritan, I received a letter from Lucas and Eva.

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　From Mialark, Mr. Norn.

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　From Hinomoto, Rinka, Hayate and ...... Kanoko, Amako's mother, for some reason.

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　A little surprisingly, Princess Naiya of Calm Helio also came.

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"I heard that she also came to Kazuki with her senpai, so it's not just me, but she's a very disciplined person."

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　Once again, I see that they are sent by some really great people.

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　I'm afraid to say it, but what can I say. .......

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"Yes!"

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　I should write a reply before I leave for my trip.

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　I picked up a pen and went to my desk,

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"Usato, do you have any books here?"

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　I hear a voice behind me.

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　I sigh and turn around to find Nair lying on my bed for some reason.

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　She's also demanding to give me the book with her own face, and she's acting all unfriendly.

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"Nair, why are you here? This is my room."

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"No, I'm not busy."

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"If you're not busy, get out."

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"No. I'm not busy.

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　Well, then I guess I have no choice. ...... No, what do you mean you're not busy?

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　Are you in my room because you're bored?　No, I asked you to leave because I can't concentrate, and you don't like it because you're bored?　What?　What do you mean?

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　Nair's cleverness confuses me.

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"What are you doing? You're writing a reply to my letter, aren't you? Wow, you have a lot of them."

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"...... I, for one, am grateful for that."

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"Are you going to write to all of these?"

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　Nair peeked at my hand from behind and let out a disgusted "eh" sound.

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"It's also to let you know that I'm okay. Besides, I don't know how long the trip to the demon king's territory will take.

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"Hmm. That's why you don't train.

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　You make it sound like I'm training 24/7.

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　But you're not wrong.

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I'm training to move my magic while you're sitting here.

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"What?"

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　He shows his left hand and displays a magic bullet the size of a marble that travels at high speed through his palm.

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　The advantage of this "magic spinning" is that it can be practiced as casually as playing cat's cradle or spinning a pen.

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　When I show the transfer of magic power from finger to finger, finger to wrist, wrist to elbow, and elbow to wrist, Nair shows a blatant reaction.

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"You're still a training fool. The fact that the magic bullets are moving like living creatures is beyond amazing, it's disgusting."

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"Isn't it awful?"

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　I'll admit I'm training all the time.

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　But having Nair around disturbs my concentration. .......

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　He pulls out an old, tattered book he's been keeping in a nearby drawer and offers it to Nair.

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"Here."

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"Hm?　What's this? ...... Oh, my "Memoirs of a Brave Man". I forgot you had it with you.

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Is this okay?

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"Hmm. Thanks, it's a good way to pass the time."

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　He lies down on the bed in a good mood and carefully flips through the pages.

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　The pages of the diary were full of worm holes, but Nair had filled in and corrected some sentences in some places.

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　She is absorbed in her reading, and I look at the letter in front of me and slowly stand up tall.

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"Well, let's read it."

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　Anyway, I have to read through the letter first.

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　I pick up the first letter I see, and it is labeled <.

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　It is a letter from Amako's friend, Linka, a wolf beast girl.

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　You open the seal as carefully as you can and read through the contents of the letter.

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---Yoo-hoo!　Usato!

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---It's Linka!

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"Hi, how are you?"

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　It's amazing how emotion can be conveyed through words.

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　I could tell in two lines how Linka was feeling when she wrote this letter.

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　I look at the first sentence, smile and follow the girlish, slightly rounded letters with my eyes.

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I look at the first sentence and wince as I follow the girlish, slightly rounded letters.

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　Hey there!　Usato!

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　It's Linka!

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　It's been a while since Usato left Hinomoto.

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　I miss Amako a little, but I'm doing well.

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　Since my father took over Hinomoto, I've been traveling back and forth between the Hidden Village and Hinomoto.

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　It's a little annoying to be told to wear a kimono, to be graceful, and so on, but Hinomoto is not so boring now that my father is ruling it.

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　I remember there was a bit of a commotion after Usato and the others left.

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　Some time ago, Amako's mother wandered around Hinomoto on her own and caused a big commotion.

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　The whole country was in a panic.

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　All the soldiers were looking for Amako's mother with blood on their hands.

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　Dad said, "The usual. It's been a long time since I've had a regular one ......" he muttered over and over again, clutching his stomach.

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　In the end, Amako's mom went for a walk and came back to her old place after half a day or so.

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　When I went to talk to her later, she said fondly, "I met her when I went for a walk.

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　I've always thought Amako's mother was an interesting person since I was a little girl!

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　The only other thing I remember is that my mom came back to Hinomoto ...... and my dad got upset about a lot of things, and that's about it.

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　I wrote the same thing in the letter I sent to Amako, but I wish my human friend Usato would come to Hinomoto again.

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　If you have any funny tricks like you did before, show them to me again!

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　Well then, I may send you another letter, so please do!

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Thank you!

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"I'd love to go back: ....... Hinomoto."

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　After reading Rinka's letter, I remember Hinomoto, the land of the beastmen.

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　It was a land full of nature just like the Kingdom of Lingle.

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　The scenery of Hinomoto, with its rows of nostalgic Japanese houses, reminded me of the scenery of the original world.

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　When I came here, I didn't have time to enjoy the surroundings because of the commotion involving Jinya, but I still know the great nature that surrounds Hinomoto and the strength of the beast people who live there.

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　If my senpai were to visit Hinomoto, I am sure he would be overwhelmed.

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　It was such a fascinating place.

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"By the way, Mr. Kanoko, aren't you going at your own pace too much ......?"

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　From Hayate's mutterings, it seemed as if she was doing the same thing until two years ago. .......

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　But Kanoko, who was weak when she first woke up, can walk now. .......

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　This must be good news for Amako.

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"Hey, Usato."

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"Hmm?　What's wrong?　Did you tear a page or something?"

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"No, it was there from the beginning. If you have any extra paper and pens, please give them to me.

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　He turns around and hands several sheets of paper he has prepared for the letter and a spare pen to Néa, who calls out to him.

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　She looked through the journal of the brave man and began to write something down on the paper.

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"What are you doing?"

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"Deciphering ......?　It's just something to pass the time.

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"I think it's all blurry and worm-eaten. ......"

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　I can read some parts of it, but not some parts, so in the end I can't understand what it says.

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　I can read up to the part that Nair deciphered for me, but that's it.

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"The content and the shape of the letters. I can predict the text based on the content, the letterforms, and the writing style, and I can fix it so that I can read parts of it, as long as the whole page isn't ruined.

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　I was honestly surprised when Nea turned to me with a smug look on her face.

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"Nair looks smart. ......"

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"That's rude!　I'm already smart!"

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　I'm smart, in fact, but look at me in my everyday life.

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　Well, she's saved my life many times.

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"Can I see it later?"

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"Hmm?　Sure. But I don't see anything interesting in it.

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　Nair said this, but then immediately thought of something else and looked back at me.

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"Oh, but... "Oh, but I noticed one thing.

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"What?　What?"

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"This is the journal of the last brave warrior, right?　It's authentic in terms of age and content, but there's something obviously unnatural about it.

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　She smiles at me with a smile and shows me her memoirs.

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"There is no mention of the names of the previous heroes anywhere in the journal," she says.

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　While I was convinced that there was indeed no mention of it, I felt a chill.

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　It was a trivial fact that I had never paid attention to, but the more I thought about its meaning, the more scared I became.

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　The reason why the names of the heroes were not written in the memoirs was because I thought that the previous heroes had been treated so badly that they were not even called by their proper names.

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"Usato?"

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"......No, it's nothing."

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　He replies to Nair, who has fallen silent, and returns to reading the letter again.

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　The previous heroes had fought against the demons for the sake of the people.

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　The previous heroes who were respected by the beastmen as their hope for a savior.

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　But --- did anyone really see him as he really was?　Did they call him by his name?

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　These questions kept going around and around in my mind, but I tried to concentrate on what was in front of me.

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