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240 - - The First Part of "Please" by King Silent Story

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"Ciel, I have a favor to ask you. Will you listen to me?

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　Not long after the demon army returned.

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　The Demon Lord asked me, his handmaiden, to do something like that.

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　We were on top of the fortress overlooking the castle town, and I thought for a moment that my ears had gone crazy because of the unexpected words of the Demon Lord.

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What?　What did the Witch King just say?

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"I have a favor to ask you. In other words, I said I have a favor to ask you.

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　The Demon Lord asked me for a favor?

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　Currently, the Demon Lord is living with a minimum of the power he had been exerting on the Demon Lord's territory in order to recover from the heavy use of his magical power.

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　Perhaps because of this, the range of his activities has expanded from the halls of the castle to the outside, and he now walks outside more than before.

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　But then, the Demon Lord asked me for a favor.

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　And it was a substantial order disguised as a mischievous "please.

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　I had secretly decided to write a will to my mother, with whom I had quarreled back home, wondering what kind of unreasonable orders would come my way.

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"I don't know why you look so mortified, but it's not that difficult."

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"What?"

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Can you head to this place now?

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　The Demon Lord pulled out a map from a magic circle floating in space and showed it to me.

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　There was a detailed map of the Demon Lord's territory and a red marker on it.

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"Um, what is this place?"

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"This is where our army used to be. I want you to check this place out for a while.

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　From the looks of it, it's a pretty remote place.

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　But it is a request from the Devil King. How could I refuse?

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　I know from serving him as his closest lady-in-waiting that the Witch Queen is unaware that he is giving her an order.

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　It's simply because he trusts me that he's asking me.

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Why me?　I'm a maid of honor. ......

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"Hmm. It is partly because I trust you. But I wanted to ask you about your perspective on the place. ...... Don't worry, I'll have an escort."

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"Huh. ......"

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　My heart flutters for a moment when I hear that he trusts me, but the implied tone of voice makes me uneasy.

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"You wanted to see me, Demon Lord?"

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　Then another person besides us appears in the citadel.

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　I turn around and there he is, a silver-haired demon, Koga Dingal, the commander of the Second Legion.

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　I had heard that he had lost his left arm in the battle, but he was holding up his left arm, which should not have looked so casual.

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"Kogar. Is your left arm all right?"

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"No problem at all. In fact, I feel that you are more familiar with my magic than before.

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　The blackened left arm of the Koga leader deforms and wriggles like a living creature, turning into a sharp blade.

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　I realize that his arm is not real, but made by dark magic, and I involuntarily think "Ugh", but he does not need to worry about me and smiles happily.

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"So, why did you bring me here?"

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"I wanted to ask you to guard my lady-in-waiting."

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"Escort?　Are you going somewhere?

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Uh, here, apparently.

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　The commander of the Korga Corps looks at the map in my hand.

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　Koga nodded his head in interest, and the demon king spoke up.

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"Now that we are rebuilding the army, you must be out of time, aren't you?　It is more convenient for us to keep you alive than to let you rot here. Besides..."

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　The Demon Lord, who had once cut off his speech, looked at the Commander of the Koga Army and his mouth twisted into a small smile.

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"The place you're going to as a guard, things might get interesting for you, don't you think?"

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"......The Demon Lord is really good at getting people on board. I'll be your escort.

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　The Córdoba commander receives his escort with a boisterous smile.

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　The demon king seems satisfied, but to tell the truth, I'm afraid of the Korga Commander.

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　Because he is famous for not doing his job, and above all, I heard a rumor that he had a fistfight with a dangerous healing wizard named Usato of "Kyumeidan" while laughing at him on the battlefield earlier.

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"Then, I leave it to you. You may increase the number of guards. I leave it to your discretion.

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"Leave it to me."

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　After saying that, the Demon Lord returned to the castle, leaving me and the leader of the Korga Army behind.

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　I look at the Lord Commander of the Korga Army who is laughing at the castle town with trepidation.

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"Oh, um, Commander Koga. ......"

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"Yeah?　Yeah, you're not even my subordinate. You're the Witch King's lady-in-waiting. Coga is fine with me.

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"So, then, Mr. Koga. So, Mr. Koga, what are you going to do now?　Are you leaving now?

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　In response to my question, the leader of the Kogar Corps---no, Mr. Kogar crossed his arms as if he were pondering.

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"Well, we can leave right away, but let's first invite those we can take with us. I'm sure I'll be enough of an escort, but you never know what might happen.

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"......"

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　I am genuinely surprised that you have thought this through surprisingly well.

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　Although he is younger than me in terms of age, he seems to be more solid than I had heard.

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"First of all, it's obvious that the Demon Lord is expecting something to happen when he assigns me, the leader of the army, as his escort. If that's the case, he should bring someone of his own caliber to escort me.

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Who?

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"Amira, he started training with old man Nero as soon as he ...... got back. If he's no good,...... then Gilead's old man, who seems to have more time on his hands and can fight well,...... is no good. If he's gone, the Demon Lord's army will fall apart.

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　Mr. Koga thought about it for a few seconds, and then his face turned into a huff.

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　His expression was that of a child of his age, and my impression of him changed just a little.

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"All right, let's get going."

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"Uh, wait a minute, please."

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　Mr. Koger immediately acts on the idea.

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　I followed him, wondering who in the world he was going to ask to escort him.

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I was wondering who he was going to ask to escort him.

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　Mr. Koga was headed for the soldiers' quarters outside the castle.

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　Currently, wounded soldiers are being treated and their units are being rebuilt, and even here, where the soldiers live, the number of people passing by has dwindled.

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"The old man Gillette is taking the lead in rebuilding the army, but I wonder how long it will ...... take. At least, it seems that the Demon Lord is thinking of organizing for an interceptor rather than an advancing army. As a lady-in-waiting, have you heard anything about that?"

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"No, I don't hear much about it from my point of view."

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　I look at Ms. Koga as we walk among the dormitories set up for each unit.

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　Actually, I have been wondering about the "healing wizard" who has been rumored in the Demon Lord's army for a long time.

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　I cannot confirm whether it is true or false because I am a maid of honor who does not go to battle, but if he has actually met and fought with them, he might be able to tell me what he has to say.

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　With this in mind, I gathered up my courage and decided to ask Mr. Koga about the healing wizards of the Lingle Kingdom.

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"Um, Mr. Koga?"

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"Hmm?　What is it?　Let's see... ......"

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"Oh, I'm Ciel. I was wondering if it's true about the rumored healing wizard in the demon king's territory ......?"

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"Oh, it's true."

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　Oh, that was an easy admission.

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　As my cheeks twitch, Mr. Kohga squints his eyes happily and talks about healing wizards on his own.

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"That guy... He's a really bad guy. He's a healer, but he's also a real hard guy. The first time I fought him, he used some crazy principle to hit me with a shockwave with his healing magic.

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"Shockwave with healing magic?"

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"It turned out later that the shock was caused by a deliberate outburst of systemic reinforcement, which is quite unexpected."

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"Outburst of systemic enhancement?"

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"Well, it was pretty bad before he used it. At any rate, he hit me at close range while I was clad in dark magic. Well, I really enjoyed that time.

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　Wait, I don't understand.

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　What?　Humans?　We're talking about humans, right?

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"So the next time we fought, he turned out to be one of my former men."

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"Douka?"

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In other words, we're merging. He's got dark magic in him and it's shooting out of him from every part of his body. That kick he gave me, honestly, nearly knocked me unconscious with a single blow."

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"Bringing in the dark magic?"

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　Where's the healing magic element?

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　No. I can't picture this healing wizard as a human being from what I've heard.

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　I'm stuck with the image of a three-meter-tall, muscular, human-shaped creature.

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"I heard that he did a lot of things after he fought me, but I guess most of them are true."

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"Tentacles, demon wings, riding on the back of a blue grizzly that turned into a chariot and laying waste to demons. ......?"

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"I haven't seen it, but I'm sure it's true. I haven't seen it, but I'm sure it's true.　In his case."

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　That's a lot of trust.

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　There's something about the way Mr. Koga talks that makes him more than a complete adversary.

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"Well, some of them have been traumatized by ...... Usato. He was knocked down from a flying dragon, he was grabbed by an arrow he fired at close range and then knocked down, he went on quite a rampage this time alone.

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"You are an enemy, but you talk so happily about it."

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　The other party is an existence that avenges the demon tribe just like the heroes.

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　I felt a little bit harsh toward Mr. Koga who was so happy to talk about it.

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"He's my favorite opponent. The stronger he gets, the stronger I get. Well, it may be annoying for him, but we are enemies, so I don't mind."

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"......"

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"Hey, hey, stop blatantly distancing yourself from me."

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　I'm just a regular guy.

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　I felt a little sympathy for a healing magician named Usato, even though he is an enemy.

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"Well, back to the trauma story, ...... one of them is particularly bad. He is, after all, the leader of our third corps.

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"Oh, you're Hannah?

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　Hannah Romia.

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　She is the new leader of the Third Army and a wielder of illusionary magic.

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　She is a person skilled in leno and wisdom. When I met her in front of the Demon King, I thought she was handsome, but at the same time, I had a slightly scary impression of her.

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"No, I got carried away and tried to cast a spell on Usato, and he died. But for some reason, he didn't seem to be affected by illusions, so I was caught by surprise."

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"......"

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"Ha-ha-ha, that's a masterpiece. What's with the immunity to illusions?"

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　Aren't you already a demon or something?

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　How does one develop such a tolerance for illusions?

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　Is that it?　By being shown powerful visions for a long time?　That would surely break your spirit, though.

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"So, I was wondering if I could take this Hannah along as my escort.

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"......Maybe we're on our way to ......"

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"That's where Hannah is. Look, I can see her now.

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　When we look in the direction Coga points, we see a building that is one size larger than the other soldiers' quarters.

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　Although somewhat old, the exterior of the building is not different from that of the dormitory.

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　First, at the door, Mr. Kohga shouted "Hanner!　It's Koga!　Open the door! but there is no response.

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　Mr. Kohga tilts his head.

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He tilts his head.　She's not here. Is she in the back?

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"Uh, you'd better not go in there without permission. ......"

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　Regardless, he proceeds to the back of the building.

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　I wonder if this quick action and decision-making is the reason why he is the Commander of the 2nd Corps, and as I follow him, I discover a neatly arranged flower bed at the back of the building.

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　And in one of the flowerbeds, he finds a woman squatting with her back to him.

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"I'm sure they will grow well in the nourishing soil outside the demon king's territory. Hmph, hmph..."

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　With a sinister smile, as if she was playing a trick, there was Hannah, the leader of the third corps, tending to the flower beds with a shovel in her hand.

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　It was so different from the image I had of the Commander of the Third Army that not only I but even Mr. Koga was at a loss for words.

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"Hmph, hmm?　......?"

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　Then she finally noticed our presence and looked at her hand and at me alternately, and her face turned pale at once.

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　Mr. Koga saw this and turned a big smile to Hanna-sama while giving a thumbs up, as if he was concerned about her.

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"Surprisingly, it's a cute hobby!　Yes!"

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"Mr. Koga, ......!"

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"It's a little bit old-fashioned!　But I like it!

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"......"

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　Why did this man pull a precise, oversized stunt?

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　Without saying a word, Hanna-sama produced countless purple magic bullets.

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　Mr. Koga hurriedly added a few words of excuse in his agitation.

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　I was already feeling like my heart was about to give out at this point as I faced the flood of magic bullets.

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