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"This is the knight Taura. I'm surprised. Welcome to the frontier. How are you feeling? I call out to Taura.

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"Mister Rust, I want to thank you for all your help the other day. I am feeling very well. Thanks to you. In fact, I came here on business. I happened to hear in Toma village that your people were on their way here, so I accompanied them," replied Taura, indicating Zahle and the others.

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I can't thank you enough for the many times you saved us from monsters along the way," said Zahle.

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"Thank you very much. They were carrying a package for me," I thank them.

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　Taura nodded lightly and glanced around at the others.

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"You must be tired. I can't offer you much hospitality, but if you like, I can invite you to my tent. From Taura's appearance, I thought he might not want others to hear about it, so I invited him to join us.

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Taura nodded her head and said, "Then I will accept your invitation.

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　I ask him to bring the lizard nuts to the central square of the encampment, and I leave with Hippopo, accompanied by Taura.

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　I leave with Hippopo, feeling Ary's silent gaze on my back for some reason.

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　Hippopo and Taura leave the place with Hippopo.

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Taura looks surprised to see me in my tent.

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　It is true that the ivy-covered room must look strange to someone who is not used to seeing such things.

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"So, Knight Taura-sama..." I smiled at Taura and tried to start talking to her. Rose brewed me a cup of rose tea and I sipped it.

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"It's Taura. You saved my life. And I've made a pact with you to lend you my sword. Taura interrupts him with a gesture of prayer, "For a man who already has only one god to worship, the title is excessive.

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Then you can call me Lusto as well. So can you, Taura? While it's still warm, if you like.

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　I took Taura's suggestion and offered her a cup of rose tea.

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"I'll take it. It has a rich aroma.

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　We both enjoy the fragrance in silence. For some reason, we feel as if we have become friends. Taura's tone of voice became quite informal as she began to speak.

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"And by talk, I mean a sorcerer," said Taura.

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"The one who sent the sorcerer, you mean?

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"Yes. After that I followed his footsteps to the capital. He is the avenger of the destruction of our Order. I was cursed in the process, but with Rust's help, I was able to hunt him down without the sorcerer's knowledge," he would say earnestly. Taura puts the cup gently back on the table.

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"Unfortunately, we let him go in the end. "Unfortunately I finally missed him, but this came out of his lair. Taura puts his hand into the hidden pocket of his priestly vest.

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　The palm of his hand. There was the circuit board of a magic circuit.

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"May I see it?"

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　Taura nodded silently.

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　I put on a pair of purified gloves and took the board from Taura's hand, just in case.

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　After carefully inspecting the entire surface, I scroll through the "Transcription" to check more details.

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"Hmm, did you show this to the Alchemy Society of the Royal Capital?" I check first.

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"No. No. But I thought it was suspicious, so I asked them about the state of the Alchemy Association. It was in a rather miserable state. The walls were filled with holes of various sizes that had been hastily repaired. And there was a nose-stinging smell wafting around the place. The people who seemed to be working there all looked like they were dead," said Taura, frowning as if he remembered the smell.

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　I see. Could one of the slimes have gone out of control?　Didn't anyone manage it for you? ......

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　I can't help but look at him with a faraway look.

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"It was going to be pretty bad, depending on where the board came from. I left the rest with a friend in King's Landing and came here to consult with someone I trust who seems to know about these things," Taura continues.

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"That was wise of you," I replied, trying to regain my composure.

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"So, yes!

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"Yes. This is a circuit board for a magic circuit that converts magical elements into flames. And it is for military use. The Alchemy Association is almost certain to have created it. It shows the peculiarities of alchemy by the Alchemy Association.

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"I see. ....... His lair also contained a large number of magic guns."

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"It smells pretty bad," I said.

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　Magic guns that emit magical elements are highly effective against non-human life. Even monsters can die if they ingest too much magic element.

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　On the other hand, it has no effect on human beings. Therefore, it can be said that the magic gun is a weapon that can be easily used by ordinary people who are not trained in martial arts. Even if it hits a human by mistake, it is almost safe. In this sense, the magic gun itself is a very safe weapon.

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　And if you change the magic element to another attribute, you will have a conversion loss. In other words, if it is a weapon for monsters, it is more efficient to attack with its magical element without changing its attribute. Still, there is only one reason to change the element of magic to flame.

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Taura must have thought the same thing as I did.

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"Yes, it is. There is just one question.

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"Question?" Taura.

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"This thing will probably explode if you use it. It will cause a lot of damage to the surrounding area. Moreover, it seems to be a defective product.

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　I returned the circuit board of the magic circuit to Taura's hand.

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