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　It was a strange sight.

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　The town was still so lively that it was hard to believe that it was ruled by demons.

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　Of course, everyone on the street has a black mushroom growing out of some part of their body.

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　Many people are just wandering around.

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　However, there were also many people who were clearly working with a purpose.

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"These anabolic drugs are amazing! They're not attacking us at all, Rust."

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　Taura says, fluttering her hand in front of the wandering mushroom people.

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　Incidentally, it was Roa who started calling people parasitized by mushrooms mushroom people. As soon as he entered King's Landing, he said, "There are a lot of mushroom people here.

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　Ary chided him, but Taura liked it so much that she immediately started using it, and it has taken root in her mind.

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"ssshhhh!"

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　Sailuke perches on my shoulder and looks at me strangely. It must be his first time in such a large city. After I put Hippopo back on the scroll as we entered the city, he perched on my shoulder.

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"So, where are we going? Are you still going to the royal castle?"

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　Ary points to a castle standing in the center of the capital.

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"No. No, I'm not going to the castle.

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"Then where?"

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　Loa asks curiously.

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"Look around you. What do you see? Looking at all the active mushroom people, I think we have one thing in common."

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　Roa and the others look at each other. I tell them my guess anyway.

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"There's a lot of movement in the restaurants and food stores. And there are a lot of mushroom people moving supplies.

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"If you ask me, that's true."

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　Ary mumbles to himself and looks around.

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"And above all, sometimes there are mushroom people walking around with dishes on their plates. Look, there they are."

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　I point to a woman who has just come out of what looks like a restaurant.

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"Let's follow her for a bit."

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　We walk side by side with the mushroom lady.

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　Her eyes are dazed and she seems to have no interest in us.

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　We continue walking.

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　Gradually, we walked toward the outskirts of the city.

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　By this time, mushroom people with similar plates of food were joining us one after another, forming a line.

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"What's this? There are more and more of them, Rust."

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　Taura speaks to me with her hand on her hip, ready to draw her sword at any moment.

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"Maybe the demons are just up ahead. Even if they are not, there must be some clues.

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　Finally, a line of mushroom people leaves King's Landing. We followed the line and saw a hole leading to the underground.

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　From its structure, it seems to be the exit of an underground sewer. The mushroom people are moving toward the hole one after another.

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"Is this it?"

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"Yeah, this must be it."

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"Everybody, hands. I'm going to cast a magic spell.

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　Everyone gathers around me. Deploy the scroll. Quickly, I draw a magic mark on the back of each of their hands. Finally, I draw one on my left hand.

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　We check each other to make sure there are no problems with the potions in the belt around my waist.

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"Okay, let's go!"

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　As I was about to proceed, a right fist with Taura's magic crest was held out in front of me.

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　I look up and meet Taura's eyes.

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　A slight smile and a somewhat amused glint in her eyes.

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　Arri and Roa also hit Taura's fist from the left and right.

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　I look at each of the three faces in front of me in turn. They are staring at me, waiting for something.

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　I shrug my shoulders lightly and clench my left hand into a fist. I lightly bump it into their fists.

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　Then Sailuke, perched on my shoulder, stretches his neck and bumps his forehead against mine.

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　This elicits a laugh from everyone except Sailuke.

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"Let's go!"

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　With the three of them and one of them looking satisfied, I step into the basement of the royal city.

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