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"Can we gather up the purple potions?　Yes, here."

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Dad asks, handing me three purple potions.

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Thank you.

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He takes the potions and places them at his feet, then looks at a piece of paper with lines written all over it.

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When he collects 10 potions, he puts them in his magic bag and draws a line on the paper.

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This way, you don't have to count the potions in the magic bag to know how many you have collected.

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I see that I have now collected ...... 252 blue potions, 269 red potions, and 85 purple potions.

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The purple potions are the fewest, but they were thrown away more than I expected, so that helped.

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So far we have 85 potions, so we are very close to our goal."

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Our goal is 100 bottles.

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Even with this number, we will be just short of the next village.

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If we could pick up 120 bottles, it would help a lot, but we shouldn't expect too much.

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I want 20 more bottles. We need 20 more.

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I'd like to have 20 more. That would be a relief. But if the amount Tron eats changes, I don't think we'll have enough.

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That's right. So far, it hasn't changed, right?

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Yes.

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The amount of purple potions Tron eats has not changed since the beginning.

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The amount of purple potions that Tron eats hasn't changed since the beginning.

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But someday, he will eat more.

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I don't know when that will be, so I'd like to secure a few more purple potions.

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I hope I can find something else to eat besides potions, like Sola and Flem."

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I nodded to my father's words.

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But I've tried everything, and everything has been a bust.

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I can think of one alternative meal, but I don't think ...... that one will work.

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There is one thing, right?　I dare not think about it.

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Dad is still concerned about it, isn't he?

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He said, "Yes, but not that one, right? But not that one, right?

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'Yes, but ....... I think it's better to be clear, just in case the worst happens.

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'That's what I think, but ......

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Tron has grown up a bit since that time when he killed Carrillo's flower garden.

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No doubt, he took nourishment from the flowers.

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So if it happens, he might be able to get some nourishment from the trees in the forest.

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But that might cause the trees to die. ......

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The food issue is a big one. We'd better get a grip on it."

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Indeed, your father is right.

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It would be better to know exactly what the tron needs.

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If the trees die, will the forest be okay?"

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It reminds me of the scenery of the flower fields in Carrillo.

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When a whole field of flowers died in an instant, the landscape was transformed.

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What if that had happened in the forest?

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......I still think it's a bad idea.

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It would be a problem if the entire forest were to wither away like an entire field of flowers, but a few trees would be fine, wouldn't they?

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A few trees?

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Yeah, I'll have Tron adjust the amount.

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Would that be all right?

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But can Tron control the force?

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In the first place, are my father's and my expectations correct?

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I guess I'd better ask Tron about this.

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I'll have to check with Tron. Let's see, where is ...... Tron?"

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I should have checked when Carrillo's flower garden died in an instant.

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At that time, I only confirmed that it was Tron who had killed the flowers.

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I was surprised at what Tron had done.

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Tron. Where are you?

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"Gee!"

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Dad called out a little louder and heard Tron's voice coming from a little distance away.

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He walked toward the voice and found him in an empty bottle that had been discarded.

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Tron......."

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Dad chuckled.

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'Um, did you fall into the bottle?'

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Three leaves shake sideways at my question.

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By side, you mean they didn't fall off.

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Does that mean they entered on their own?

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Are you having fun?"

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"Geez."

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The leaves are shaking vertically, and my voice is a little higher than usual.

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But it is possible that this is due to the fact that they are squeaking in the bottle.

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Either way, Tron seems content in the empty bottle.

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What's the fun in that?"

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He cowered at his father's question.

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I don't understand it. But he says it's fun.

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I guess that's true.

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I nodded to my father's words.

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If Tron himself is having fun, that's the best thing.

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But there is one thing that has been bothering me.

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The bottle that contains Tron is long and thin.

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So, the only thing sticking out of the bottle is the leaf.

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Hey, Tron, can you get out of there on your own? Can you get out of there by yourself?

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At my words, the leaves, which had been shaking happily, suddenly stopped.

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I looked at Tron and said, "......?"

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Tron moved in a panic inside the bottle, but it was not a very thick empty bottle, so there was no room for him to move his body enough.

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...... looks like he can't get out."

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Dad looks at Tron in the bottle and smiles wryly.

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He didn't like it and flipped his body inside the bottle.

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He flipped his body inside the jar. It's a long, thin bottle, so Tron's body seems to have completely fit inside it.

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I guess so.

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Tron struggled with the jar for a while, but then, perhaps thinking it was impossible, he just stared at me.

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Do you want to get out?"

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Geez."

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I smiled bitterly and lifted up the bottle with Tron in it.

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Now what do I do?

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Should I turn the bottle over and let the tron out?

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Should I grab a leaf and pull it out? ......

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'If I tip the jar on its side, won't it come out on its own?'

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Taking your father's advice, you try to lay the bottle on its side on the ground.

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After a while, the tron crawls out.

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Huh~"

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Huh?　Didn't Tron sigh just now?

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I look at Tron and our gazes meet.

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'Gee, gee.

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Is this a thank-you?

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Be careful from now on.

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"Geeee~!"

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Well, that was cute."

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The leaves move a little funny at the father's words.

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Normally, the three leaves would move the same way, but now they are all moving apart.

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Could it be that they are embarrassed?

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"Oh, I had something I wanted to ask Tron.

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Gee?"

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Tron leans in at his father's words.

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Tron leaned in toward his father, "There was a time not too long ago when a large number of carillo flowers died, was that because Tron was sucking the nutrients out of the carillo?"

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Geez."

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Tron nodded while squealing.

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I knew it.

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I see. Does that mean it can suck nutrients from other flowers and trees too?"

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Dad asked, and Tron nodded without hesitation.

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Even if we run out of purple potions, it looks like we'll be fine.

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It sure is, but I don't think we should let the forest wither.

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We don't want the forest to wither."

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I have heard adventurers talking about how demons are sensitive to changes in the forest.

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I'm afraid just to think what effect it would have on the demons if a large area of trees died because of Tron's diet.

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I think a few trees would be fine," he said. Some trees will be eaten by insects and fall over.

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I guess that's true. I'll have to check with Trong to see if he can handle the force.

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Oh. Oh, that's right.

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Speaking of which, when they killed the flower garden in Carrillo, the other trees didn't die.

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They were right next to the flower garden.

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Was that a coincidence?　Or did Tron do that on purpose?

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Tron?

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Tron?

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Tron replies happily when his father calls out to him.

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"Does Tron have the ability to control the force of the suction?"

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Tron tilts his body in response to my question.

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I don't think he understood what I meant.

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Can you suck out the nutrients from just one tree in the forest instead of all the flowers like in Carrillo's flower garden?

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Geez."

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Tron nodded without hesitation.

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I can do that.

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That's great, Tron.

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Tron shakes happily as he slowly strokes a leaf.

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If it's just one leaf, it won't affect the forest too much, will it?

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Well, relying on the forest is a last resort.

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'Yes, of course. We'll have to secure the potion to prevent that from happening.

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That's right.

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If we run out of potions and Tron's body is about to be affected, we have no choice but to gather purple potions first to prevent that from happening.

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Well, now that we have a little break, let's go for it."

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At his father's words, I went back to the dumping ground to look around and collect the potions.

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He helped me as I finished collecting the magic items.

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I'm done. My magic bag is full," he said. My back hurts.

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It was hard to sit up all the way.

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He raised his hands above his head and stretched out his stiff back.

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It hurts, but it feels good.

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Oh, I think I just heard a giggle.

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The father, who was stretching his back with him, tapped him on the hip.

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"Are you all right?"

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I'm fine. How was the purple potion?

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He was stretching out next to me, and he tapped me on the hip. There are 13 lines, so it looks like I collected 130 potions.

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That's great.

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That's great. But some of them are pretty degraded, so you might want to check with Tron.

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The solas are fine with the potions that have deteriorated considerably, but it does not necessarily mean that Tron will be fine with them.

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Later, I will show him the most deteriorated purple potion and ask him about it.

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