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遺跡帯を出た俺は上のエリアへ向かった。
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「魂喰い、か」
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最強と称された暗黒の勇者。
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その人物が勝てなかった魔物。
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まあ、魔物かどうかも今は不明なのだが……。
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暗黒の勇者は遺跡エリアで力尽きていた。
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魂喰いと遭遇し傷を負った彼は、あの部屋まで逃げてきた。
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で、力尽きた。
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状況から察するに、そんな感じか。
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魂喰い。
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かなりヤバそうな魔物なのは想像がつく。
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遭遇せずに脱出は可能だろうか？
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「多分できるなら、暗黒の勇者ならやってるよな……」
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大賢者と呼ばれていたくらいだし。
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俺より頭の回る人物だったはずだ。
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だから遭遇は避けられないと考えておくべきだろう。
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手に視線を落とす。
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「この状態異常スキルで、やれるといいけど」
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もし魔法に対する抵抗力みたいなものが存在するなら……。
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抵抗力を貫通できなければ効果は出ない。
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女神に効かなかったあの一件が引っかかる。
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果たして状態異常スキルが効かないのは女神だけなのか？
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最強の男を追い詰め、死に至らしめた相手。
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魂喰い。
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逆に考えると、そいつに効くなら自信もつきそうだ。
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最強の男を死に至らしめた相手にも効くわけだからな。
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「…………」
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この一戦、今後の重要な分水嶺となるかもしれない。
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俺の状態異常スキルが”どのレベル”にあるのかを示す、重要な分水嶺に。
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二つほど階層をのぼった。
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魔物とはまだ遭遇していない。
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通路は石造りだった。
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自然に形成されたものではない。
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不自然な通路。
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つまり人の手の加わった文明の通路だ。
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二つのエリア間には階段も確認できた。
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さっきの遺跡帯もだったが、人の営みの残滓がある。
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元々は廃棄目的の場所ではなかったのだろう。
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「この遺跡も、廃棄遺跡なんて名づけられてハズレくじを引かされた気分だろうな――っと……」
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通路の壁に背を密着させる。
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首を出し、様子をうかがう。
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開けた場所。
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闇に閉ざされていない。
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微妙にだが壁が光っているのか……。
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素材が魔素に反応している、とかか？
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とにかく灯りいらずの場所のようだ。
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遺跡と言われて納得できる建造物がぐるりと一帯を囲んでいる。
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地肌の剥き出しになっている土壁。
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剥がれ落ちた人造の壁面が地面にたくさん落ちていた。
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小さな地震でも起こったあとみたいな光景。
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それと――人骨。
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四人分くらいだろうか。
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過去にここへ辿り着いた廃棄者は少なくとも四人いた。
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いや――暗黒の勇者を含めれば五人か。
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暗黒の勇者の仲間だろうか？
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あるいは別々にのぼってきたのだろうか？
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適した戦闘能力と食料さえあれば一応のぼってはこられるだろう。
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俺の場合、戦闘はスキル頼みだったが……。
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まあ戦わずとも、便利な魔術があれば魔物から逃げ延びることもできたはず。
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とはいえ、
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「…………」
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無念だったと思う。
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ようやく、ここまでのぼって来たのに。
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俺は首を振った。
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だから感傷的になっている場合じゃない。
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観察を続ける。
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奥の方に上へ続く階段が見えた。
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階段の先には大きな扉が確認できる……。
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あそこから地上へ繋がっているのだろうか？
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しかし、だとすると――
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い（・）る（・）と（・）す（・）れ（・）ば（・）、こ（・）こ（・）か（・）。
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魂喰い。
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しかし――どこにいる？
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名前からして霊体っぽいやつなのか？
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様子をうかがっても、それらしき魔物はいない。
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覗きこむように首をもう少し出す。
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となると、あっちか。
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奥まった場所に別のエリアがあるらしい。
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ここからだと角度的に見えないが……。
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発光の残る皮袋を俺は通路の向こうに置いた。
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And so we return to the passage we just came from.
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Start moving along the wall to keep out of sight.
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We arrive near another area without incident.
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A position where you can peek over the wall if you peek your head out a little.
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It's quiet. ......
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Slowly peek through the wall and peer through the wall.
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What's going on in this area over here--.
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What's that?
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The face?
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For example, yes - a statue of Buddha or a statue of the Virgin.
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That was the first thing that came to mind.
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A huge stone statue with its face buried in a wall of dirt.
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There's a golden, jewel-like thing inlaid into the forehead, but .......
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I huff and turn around.
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The center of the closed door at the end of the stairs earlier.
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The shape of that depression .......
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Again, I check the stone face forehead.
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I see.
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In order to open the door, you have to fit that stone in the forehead?
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A small exhale.
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I mean, it's ...... a rule, isn't it?
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No matter how you look at it, that thing is - soul-eating.
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If you go to get the jewels, they'll start moving.
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I'm sure it will start moving.
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There's no way it can't start moving.
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I gently half stepped out of the corner a little.
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To give me an arm.
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I stick my hand out towards the stone face.
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"[Para--]
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Bishun!
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"--Huh? ...... ahhh, -- ahhh!
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He reflexively hides himself.
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'Ku, ah! Ahhhhh--?!
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Potty, potty, potty. ......
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A few drops of blood fall to the ground.
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"--Hey, ......, you know, ...... d*mn .......
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I felt bad, though, and withdrew my hand from my senses.
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If I was even a little late.
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From the elbow up-- you could have lost it.
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We'll see where he bled out.
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...... Okay, I'm fine.
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Just took some of the fingernail and flesh off my fingertips.
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At best, the pain is like a raw nail coming off.
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It's just throbbing.
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And the pain of having a raw nail removed is something I've experienced from my own parents .......
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It's only a known pain.
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I took the cloth scrap I had prepared out of my pocket and quickly tied it around my fingertips.
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Cue.
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So-- what was the attack?
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It was a bit like Kirihara's unique skill.
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A beam-like attack.
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For a moment, the inside of the earthen wall seemed to glow.
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Then he was suddenly shot.
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It was just a split second.
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The speed of light, if you can call it that.
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He shot at me before I could say the name of the unique skill.
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I'm reading it.
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Just as I can sense the signs of movement on the other side.
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Just as they have sensed the signs from our side.
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On the contrary.
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The moment I had the intention to attack, that beam would go off.
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The moment I have the intent to attack, that beam will go off.
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Our side can't get anything from that.
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To attack... the void.
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What do we do now?
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It should be necessary to get that gem to escape.
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If we can kill the human face stone, we'll be able to get it first.
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But I can't finish the process to activate the unique skill against that beam.
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In order to activate it, he would need to say the name of the skill verbally.
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It also requires a certain amount of voice.
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These were clear from the verification I did on the way up.
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What to do?
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Is the solution to this problem a better status than what we have now?
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Back to the ruins area to resume leveling?
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Or trying to improve your skill level?
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Are you betting on a new skill that you don't know if you'll learn it, or are you going to resume leveling at the lower levels again?
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No - the skill cannot be activated in the first place.
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So, would I first increase my own level of [speed]?
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You're going to go back to the area where there's no sign of anyone but me, and you're going to spend all day searching for the demon ......?
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Or do you want to go back further down, where the experience is lower?
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You're going back-- where are you going?
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Or--
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Living as a resident of the ruins?
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There's no .......
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I don't want to live comfortably in that ruins area.
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I'm going to get my anti-goddess powers and crush that d*mn goddess.
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In order to accomplish that, we have to go to the surface first to talk about it.
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Hmm?
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What?
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Earthquakes ......?
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Part of the area's stone wall is being peeled off by more vibrations.
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It's out, it's coming off.
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Is it because there is no movement on my part?
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They've started to move from a buried location.
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.............
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That interception speed that seems to be the speed of light.
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In terms of status, is the value of the 【Speed】 in that order of magnitude different?
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A reflex performance that surpasses even my own reflexes cultivated in the lower levels.
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The moment I point my arm at it, it intercepts me immediately.
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In other words, the void in my consciousness is filled with gaps.
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In short, there are no gaps.
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I look at my throbbing, aching fingertips.
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The discards who reached this point should have been quite competent in terms of status.
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But they were also killed by that thing.
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The thing has eliminated even the man who was called the strongest.
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Soul-eaters.
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Probably an entity that had reduced the survival rate of the Discarded to zero.
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There's no doubt about it.
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That's the one who owns the remains.
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So this must be--
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It'll be the last survival race for the discarded ruins.
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