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　Riharzam slumps backward.

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　The eyes of the people on the street, which have been increasing in number for some time, are drawn to Riharzam.

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　Something drops from the rim of the bruise on Riharzam's face.

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　It was a tiny little mushroom.

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　A black mushroom, the same color as the bruise. It rolls down Rehalzam's face and falls to the ground. Once on the ground, the mushroom slowly sinks into the earth and disappears from sight.

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　As if on cue, a sudden change occurs in Riharzam's body. The swelling in his left leg rapidly disappears.

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"Hey! Are you all right? A passerby calls out to Riharzam.

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　There is no reply from Riharzam.

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　Mushrooms begin to grow all over Riharzam's body.

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　They are the same black mushrooms that grew in the beginning. In no time at all, Riharzam's whole body is covered with black grainy mushrooms.

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　Some grow large. Some grow large and some remain small and peel off from Riharzam's body like an overflow. The mushrooms that have peeled off also mysteriously dive into the ground and disappear from sight.

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　Riharzam's body stops shaking and he gets up with a start.

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　There are screams all around him.

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　Riharzamu is scurrying around. However, his eyes, which remain slightly uncovered by the mushrooms, immediately turn to his hands. The mushrooms are growing from the toes of his index fingers.

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　It moves and slips into the fingernail. The mushroom that has burrowed into the flesh of Riharzam's fingertip takes in the flesh and assimilates itself into the empty space.

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　The same thing soon happens to the whole palm of the hand.

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　The arms.

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　The torso.

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　And the face.

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　The flesh of Riharzam's upper body is replaced by mushrooms.

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　But the face is Riharzam's. The bruises are still there. And his eyes, for some reason, remained unchanged from when he was human.

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　On the other hand, the part that used to be Riharzam's leg is melting into a sludge. The lower half of his body is turning into slime.

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　Riharzam's upper body falls down with a clattering sound. His height is reduced to almost half at once.

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　It looks as if the upper half of a mushroom has grown out of the slime.

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　The screams of the people around them turn into shouts of rage.

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"Monster? No, this is a demon tribe! It must be the reason the Armor Salmon attacked us from the sky."

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　The voices of vindictiveness from the people around us rose.

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"Kill him!""" Kill the demon tribe! Kill it quickly!"" The army, call the army! If they are demons, the army is no good, call the knight. All you've got is a wounded apprentice. Hey, look at him. He's moving.

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　Riharzam, who had been standing still for some time, flinches as if he is in danger of being killed.

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　Spores erupt from the gaps between the mushrooms that make up his body.

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"Oh no, are they poisonous?" Poison! Run, run, run! Let me through!"" I'm first!"

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　Mistaking the spores for poison, the crowd around them begins to flee.

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　In no time at all, the area around Rehalzam becomes unpopular.

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"--O-nin-nin-gen. "Oh, my God..."

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　Riharzam talks frantically with a tongue that has been replaced by a mushroom. But there was no one left to hear his words.

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