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I turned my back on the Duke.
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'Eve.'
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Hmm.
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You may want to hear the duke beg for his life, but make it quick, please.
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Eve didn't answer right away.
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I stopped counting the bodies and said.
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'If you don't like it, I can--'
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No,
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Eve opened her mouth.
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"Let me finish what I started.
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All right. Come to me when you're done.
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Nodding one nod, Eve stood in front of the duke.
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She clutches her sword in her hand.
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I resume counting the bodies.
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''Nuh, oh......gu, gigi......, hi......hi, iii.......''
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Finally, the duke couldn't escape the reality.
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He could feel it from behind.
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The duke's fear.
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The duke's fear. I don't have to worry about being misled by words ...... I'm simple.
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Eve's voice was frozen.
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It was cold as ice.
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'If you had only tricked me, maybe I would still have felt the urge to forgive you somewhere. But it was a bad move to try to get to ...... that girl, too.
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'Gee, guh...... guh, uu, uu......'
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Tears may be shed, but I won't be fooled.
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Gee, gee, gee, gee... ......
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Goodbye.
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I heard a very small, short scream.
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A final word from Eve's mouth.
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Normally, it would have been directed at the Duke.
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But depending on how you look at it, the words may have been directed to his past self, which was sweet.
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â?
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One footstep stopped behind him.
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'Toka.'
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...... Have you been able to finish it?
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Hmm.
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Eve was more sunny than I thought she would be.
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'Lord Toka,'
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Seras came out of the woods with Liz's hand in tow.
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Now he is unraveling the change.
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The power of the spirit comes with a price.
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Essentially, the power of change should not be used either.
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Well, there's no need for the power of change right now either.
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Seras looks around.
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''It's over, it seems.''
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Liz was holding the hem of Seras's clothes.
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She huddled around Seras's waist.
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I said.
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'Liz, if you don't want to see the body--'
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Yeah, I'm fine. ......
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Really?
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I've seen a lot of the people who have attacked us ...... when I was traveling with my sister.
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This isn't the first time I've seen a dead body, huh?
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But I'm sure it's trembling in small increments.
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Well, it's not something you get used to seeing all the time.
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"Seras, I have a little to do with Eve. Can you take Liz and get ready to leave first?
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'Yes, sir. Now, let's collect the package we left behind and then we'll get the horses that are still hanging around the area.
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Please. Oh, and, uh,
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What is it?
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Thank you for that bow and arrow cover.
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Seras looks unsure of himself.
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'That was also a self-decision that wasn't directed--'
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I told you before. I trust your judgment.
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Selous closes her eyes as she bites down on her words.
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As it was, she put her hand on her chest.
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'Yes, thank you ......'
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You are now the second-in-command of this mercenary corps. You'll be in charge of making the decisions when I'm not in charge. Will you accept that for Eve and Liz?
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Hmm.
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Okay.
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Eve and Liz answered.
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Seras smiled.
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'I look forward to working with you in the future, both of you.
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And Selous.
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Yes, sir.
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'Before you get ready to leave, can you grab that thing in your luggage? I think I'll use it later. So yeah, ......, put it around there.
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Seras looked immediately pinged.
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'Yes, sir.'
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When he finished deciding on a general rendezvous position, Seras turned to the woods.
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'Um, Seras-sama,'
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Looking unenthusiastic, Liz stopped.
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'What's wrong, Liz?'
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Wow. Let me help you with that ......
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Liz's voice was trembling.
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'Earlier, Toka-sama included me as a member of the mercenary group: ......
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Liz?
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Tears were forming in the corners of Liz's eyes.
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'I want to do something to help you too: ......
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I'm doing something wrong.
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For some reason, Liz has the feeling that she thinks so.
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Seras patted Liz's head.
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'I understand. Now, I need you to help me carry my stuff. Okay?'
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"Yes, yes ...... thank you, Mr. Selous. ......
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They did so and disappeared into the woods.
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Liz is afraid to speak her mind.
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She thinks it's a bad idea.
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Maybe it's the effect of living with the mistress.
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They're in denial.
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They deny a child's ability to make his own decisions.
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Out of their own mind.
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Just do as you're told.
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They will repress it in their own minds.
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Then the child will not have confidence in his own ideas.
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Everything they do seems to be wrong.
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The next thing you know, your emotions are frozen too .......
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The emotional trauma Liz has suffered seems to run deep.
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Eve.
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What?
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You'll take the time to heal that boy's wounds, won't you?
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I'm responsible for my insensitivity to that boy ...... and rightly so.
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I looked at the woods where Liz had disappeared.
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'Me and Selous will be with you while we travel together.
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'Oh ...... thank you, Toka.'
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And what are you doing with me, Toka?
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Bodies scattered around.
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We were counting bodies a minute ago.
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Zero strikes and zero misses.
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They were wiped out.
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They were once poisoned, but now they're just dumb.
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"............
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I'll have to explain it to Eve.
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I put my hand in my pocket.
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'Look at this one, Eve.
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Is it ice, or is it ......?
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What my fingertips are picking at.
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A small chunk of ice.
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Eve observes it with her eyes.
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'Hmm? It looks like a bug in ice: ......
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'Yes. This is a live insect, with the [Freeze] skill, frozen.
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