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"Oh, have I startled you beyond words, Mr. Rust?

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　His Highness Lily walks up to me, looking the same as usual.

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　Her appearance is so normal that my reaction is delayed for a moment. In that split second, His Highness Lily moves into the gap between us.

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　Oh no!

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　I have no idea how much I regretted this, but Taura, with her sword drawn, cuts at His Highness Lily.

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　The sword flashes with the pale light of the Pure Light.

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"Well, don't be in such a hurry, Taura-sama!"

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　Her Highness Lily catches Taura's blow with the root of her sword peeking out of its scabbard. Her sword also emits a purifying light.

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　Once Taura and Lily leave each other. But soon after, the two swords begin to cut each other violently.

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　The clash of the two swords sends a beam of pure light flying around them as if they were real entities.

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　I protect my face with one hand as I look at the shards of light flying towards me, and I ask Her Highness Lily.

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"That sword, and the change of its pure light. Is it the real Lily? Did you betray the human race?

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"Humanity, sir? Well, mankind!

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　Then, His Highness Lily starts laughing in a funny way.

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　However, even while laughing, her swordsmanship leaves no gap. On the contrary, Taura gradually begins to be subdued.

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"What's so funny?"

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　Taura, who had brought them into a sparring match, exhaled roughly and asked His Highness Lily, "What do you want to do?

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　I concentrate on the two of them, but also pay attention to the white flower, which is supposed to be the main body of the <>.

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"I haven't heard the word 'human race' in hundreds of years. Huh."

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　Her Imperial Highness Princess Lily breathes heavily and finally stops laughing.

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"You ask me if I betrayed you. If you don't mind, I'd like to talk to you for a moment. For killing the sorcerer. Besides, I haven't given up on Master Rust yet.

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"I don't think that's going to happen under the circumstances, but I'm willing to listen. Taura.

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"Are you sure, Rust? I don't think we should listen to them. ......"

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　With that said, Taura is coming back down to my side.

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　The purified light on his sword crackles as if it is ready to strike at any moment.

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"So, Your Highness Lily. <?

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"Well. It's as if you're accusing me of cheating on you."

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　Her Highness Lily says such things with a sly grin.

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　The crackle of Taura's Joho becomes more intense.

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"Don't worry. We don't have that kind of relationship. I, too, am a member of the Three Sittings of Iniquity.

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"What? ...... can't be."

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　I am puzzled by the discrepancy between my memories and those of the sorcerer.

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　If my knowledge of the sorcerer is correct, this cannot be true.

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"I see. There was a hole in the magical seal. And since when did you take Her Highness Lily in?"

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　I ask this based on the knowledge I have gained and on my own reasoning. The demons have a skill in common. They have the power to increase the number of their subordinates and the power to create many alter egos, as they are all destined to become the Demon King.

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"Oh, Rust-sama, as expected. You are very perceptive.

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　Then, the , taking the form of Her Highness Lily, spoke of the troubles and thirst for power of the childhood of Her Highness Lily, who had inherited this land and visited it.

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　And then, the who took advantage of it, told a laconic tale of how skillfully they had deceived such a child.

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