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　Beyond the dungeon was a place that looked like a cemetery.

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"What is this place?"

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　I said, and the answer came from a fox-faced old man.

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This is the Catacombs Tomb.

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The Catacombs?

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"Yes, the Catacombs. The labyrinth that lies deep beneath the castle of Ismailia. It's the sacred place of the evil god who was once worshipped by a nameless demon god.

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　The sacred place of the evil god is an interesting word, I thought, but I didn't point it out.

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"Why are you in that great tomb? Who are you anyway?"

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　I ask, and the old man points to Toshizo, who is standing beside me.

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"I've come to see the face of the man there who wants to die."

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"Do you know him?"

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　Toshizo looks at me delicately.

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He says he has met him in the previous world, but I don't remember him. Is he a member of the Shinsengumi?　Mentor?"

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　Toshizo asks, but the old man just smiles and says, "Uh-huh. He doesn't seem to want to tell him.

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"Well, I'll reveal myself sooner or later," he said. But first, why don't we find a way to get off the ground together?

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"Fighting together, you mean."

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　He puts his hand on his chin. No, well, I don't have a choice.

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I owe you a debt of gratitude, old man, for getting me out of that dungeon. Besides, if you think rationally, it would be better for us to go to the surface together.

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"You are indeed a rational demon king.

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　The old man smiled and held out his hand. I guess he wants to shake my hand. I squeeze his hand. The old man's hand was thicker than I expected. They were the hands of a warrior.

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　I was curious to know who he was, but I stopped prying and we started to search the tombs together.

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"I had not realized that there was such a huge labyrinth under the castle of Ismaria..."

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I should say that Ismaria Castle was built on top of a huge labyrinth.

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Is there any connection between the two?

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　The old man says no.

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"If anything, this place has been a major transportation hub since ancient times. The city must have been built on top of the ruins.

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"I see, but why did the old man come to these ruins?

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I'm here to do some preliminary research. The man I work for now is interested in this tomb.

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Are there any hidden treasures here?

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Well, that's a secret, but I need to know the route to the surface. Sometimes information is more valuable than treasures.

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"I agree."

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　I agree." After saying this, I spotted something stirring ahead of us.

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　A group of skeletons is looking at us.

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"That's the Great Tomb, there seems to be a lot of the undead.

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"There seem to be a lot of undead." "There are a lot of undead.

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　I correct Toshizo's words and confirm that something more is coming from the back of the tomb.

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　It was a ghoul that looked like a piece of rotten meat.

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"You've run into a real pain in the ass, you know. I don't like the undead because they can't negotiate.

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"Me neither. I don't like swords because they get all greasy.

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I don't know if you can handle a sword that isn't Japanese.

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"I'd like to have a sword, but I can't afford it."

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　The old man silently throws a sword from his waist to Toshizo.

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"It is unmarked, but it is a good sword.

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　The old man says only one word, and Toshizo, who has understood everything, smiles at him.

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"If they expect so much from me, I should be the first to cut them down.

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"I would appreciate it if you would do that."

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　As I said this, Toshizo rushed into the group of undead with the speed of wind.

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　With a sudden kesa slash, he slices through the skeleton's shield. It was truly a mighty sword.

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　On the other hand, the old man joined the battle later, but he was a sword of softness. He accurately took away the enemy's fighting power without making a big move. Skeletons can move even if their heads are destroyed, but if their hands are destroyed, they cannot hold weapons. Destroy its legs and it will not be able to walk, so focus on those areas.

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　It was a perfectly rational battle, but the two sides were very similar in that they decided the outcome with a single blow.

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　He had heard that the Shinsengumi was a group of practitioners of swordsmanship. While he was thinking about this, a ghoul came from the back of the room and growled.

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　It rushes toward him, dragging a huge axe.

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"This guy is a special kind of ghoul.

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　I explain.

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"How is he special?"

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　Toshizo asks me.

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"I read in the literature that ghouls are immortal weapons made from dead bodies. Some of them are made in a more special way, and I think this is one of them.

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　Then a huge battle axe of a ghoul attacked Toshizo. He had no intention of taking it. He dutifully avoids it, and a huge hole spreads out beneath his feet.

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"It is indeed special. What kind of stupidity is this?"

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"It's probably made from the corpses of a bunch of ancient sinners. It's got evil powers."

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"No wonder the size of each part is different."

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　His legs were different lengths, and his right hand was twice as thick as his left.

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"Yeah. It's a nasty creature, but can you beat it?

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"I don't think I can do it alone."

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　He glanced at the old man in the fox mask, who let out a wry smile and said.

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"Now, now, don't rely on the old man. As you saw earlier, my sword is soft.

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"That's just an afterthought. I can see by the way your sword is long and straight that you should be a hard swordsman like me.

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You're as observant as ever. But you can't show me your true sword. If I show you my real sword, you'll know who I really am.

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　And I'm still an old man," he laughs.

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　He's a nasty old man!" Toshizo and I laughed and crossed our eyes at each other.

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