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　He patted the footprints with his fingertips and checked the soil.

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'By the looks of it, ...... it's been a long time since we've been through here.

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　If they're on the move, they're not around anymore, right?

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　I'm going to get up.

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I'm going to get up.

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Yes, sir.

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　We proceeded with caution.

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　So we made our way through the dense bushes.

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...... This is.

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　Seras gasped.

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　Several golden-eyed demons were there.

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　There were no more than twenty of them.

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　All of them were corpses.

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　Blood was splattered all around.

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　Blood was also on the trunks of trees and grass.

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　Fragments of flesh were scattered about.

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　If this could be the scene of the murder, it would be a horrific scene.

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　I kneel down in front of the nearest corpse and examine it.

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　I look up, and then I look at the other bodies.

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"What a surprise.

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　This is not the deepest place.

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　But even if it was, the demons of the Golden Dwelling Demon Belt were feared in this continent.

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　That is.

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Some of them tried to get away.

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　There were signs that he had tried to escape.

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　A demon from the Golden Dwelling Demon Belt had been frightened and tried to escape.

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　The ones responsible for this carnage were at least--

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　The golden eye of the demon belt isn't a problem for him.

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　It's obvious from the bodies and the scene.

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　All in all, they were killed in a way that no one could blame them.

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　And - they weren't missed.

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　There weren't one or two demons that tried to escape.

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　There's also the one that's been slashed from behind, defenselessly .......

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　They didn't miss the demons that tried to escape and went out of their way to chase them down and kill them.

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'There are a lot of demons that seem to have been slashed with swords ......, from Selous' point of view, how good are they?'

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You must have quite a knack for it.

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　Seras guessed without a second thought.

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'More than you?'

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I won't know for sure without seeing her. But I'm sure he's not as good as he is. Most importantly, ......

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Isn't he being serious?

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Yes, sir.

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............

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　Who are you?

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　What the hell are these people doing here?

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　We followed more footprints.

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　The direction of the footprints.

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　For now, it's the same direction we're headed.

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　The corpses of demons were lying around like a familiar sight.

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　There was also a corpse that had been pecked by a bird for its dead flesh.

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Judging by the footprints, there must be at least eight of them.

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　Speaking of which, .......

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　I haven't encountered any demons since I left the ruins where I interacted with the messenger.

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　Were the demons in that area hiding for fear of the people who did this?

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If they're on the wrong side of us, it could be tricky.

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...... The closest forces from here, though, are Mira and Urza.

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　Speaking of close - the farthest reaches of the land are also close.

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　The Order of Demon Warfare?

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　Is it the Bright Glimmering Warband?

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　Just .......

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　One more thing.

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Well, I can't say I'm worried. I haven't heard anything.

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　crispy

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　I cut off my words as we passed through the bushes.

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　Seras blinks.

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　Goggle.

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　Next, Seras spits.

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"This is the--

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　Not long ago.

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　Seras reacted differently than when he saw the group of golden-eyed corpses.

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　This time, he could feel the surprise beyond his imagination.

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'............'

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　Well, it can't be helped.

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　Dead bodies.

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　It's what everyone thought it was.

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　I look up at it.

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　In a slightly dry voice, Seras calls it.

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"It's... a humanoid.

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　Now, he will be joined by the name of Ayaka Sogo.

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　However, he is a vicious species that was once forced to rely on a goddess or the "strongest of mankind" to defeat him.

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　I take another look at the body and its surroundings.

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　From the traces, the opponent they fought was a humanoid who used a weapon.

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　Perhaps it wasn't a battle between human-faced species.

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　Nevertheless.

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　This humanoid species that was miserably torn to shreds .......

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　I don't know how strong he was when he was alive, but...

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He tried to run away once!

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　He is so strong that that man-faced species tries to escape.

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　Speaking of the famous strongman.

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　Goddess.

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　A brave man.

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　The Sixth Cavalry of Allion.

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　White Wolf Knight Commander "Black Wolf".

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　The Mad Beauty Emperor.

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　And then, yes, ......

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　We haven't heard anything about this guy yet.

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　The first I heard of him was from Eve, wasn't it?

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　He's one of the good guys.

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　But there was very little information about him.

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　Eve, Selous, and Erica didn't have much information about him.

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　The name was, I'm sure, so--

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Did you say "Sword of Valor" or something like that?

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