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That would be too authentic a break."

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Mr. Zinal exhales a sigh as he eats a pastry on his desk.

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'Ppppp~'

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Sola, who is on my lap, leans back curiously and looks at Mr. Zinal.

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Sol, who is on Mr. Jinal's lap, looks sleepy ...... No, he's asleep before I know it.

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'Zinal, what you're saying doesn't go along with what you're doing. If you think so, don't eat."

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Indeed, he seems to be questioning this state of affairs, but he is firmly reaching for a snack.

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Oh, he reached for the next snack.

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The other hand is stroking Sol, and .......

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I'm sure he's wondering about the state of the cave, but he's surely reaching for the next pastry.

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Come to think of it, I don't think I've taken a leisurely break in the cave since I met up with Mr. Zinal and the others.

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I do occasionally, but I'm still doing it. I still do.

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Well, yes, I do. I'm not sure ...... what common sense I've been using since I met Ciel. Ah!"

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Ginal-san pulls out a new candy from his magic bag.

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I forgot to give it to you. I bought them because they were delicious in the village of Hataha. Have you ever had Ivy?"

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The pastry that Mr. Zinal put on his desk was a purple baked good.

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I shook my head because I had never seen it before, let alone eaten it.

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I've never seen it before."

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It's a pastry from a store on the corner of the main street in the village of Hataha. It's made with a vegetable called mullu.

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Mulu!

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When Mr. Zinal held out the pastry, his father hurriedly took it away.

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Don't make him eat that tasteless Mulu pastry!

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Tasteless?

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I look at Mr. Jinal in surprise, and he laughs and shakes his head.

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He says, "You'd think so because they use very astringent vegetables, but these aren't astringent, they're delicious.

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Mr. Zinal talks to Mr. Fiescher, and Mr. Fiescher nods his head.

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The father nodded his head.

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Is it really that astringent?

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Is it really that tasty?"

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He said, "Oh, if you doubt it, we'll eat it first."

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After saying that, Zinal-san eats the baked pastry containing Mulu's vegetables.

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The father looks at him with a slightly surprised expression.

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I'm kind of curious about Mulu's reluctance.

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How much is it?

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He really ate it."

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The father wrinkles his brow and looks at the pastry, then takes a bite.

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'...... not astringent.

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Right?"

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It's delicious.

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It really is."

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Jinaru-san smiled proudly at his father's surprise.

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There used to be a small village between the villages of Hataka and Hatahi that doesn't exist anymore. There was a small village between the villages of Hatakah and Hatahi that no longer exists. They used to use mulu for everything. The owner who sells these baked sweets is a descendant of that village and knows how to remove the astringent residue.

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I take one of the baked sweets and eat it.

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The dough is very moist.

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Is it because of the mulled wine?

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How is it?

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It's very moist.

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Yes, it is. That's what makes it so delicious.

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It sure is tasty.

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It's just the right amount of sweetness, so I think I could eat quite a few.

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Nyaun."

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At the sound of Ciel's cry, everyone turns to look.

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They are gathered in the middle of the large cave, huddled together with Dorya.

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Perhaps tired from playing, Ciel and the others seem to be taking a short break.

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It really is a strange sight, isn't it?"

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Mr. Fyshe nodded in agreement with Mr. Zinal's words.

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Adandara and Dorya?

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Feiche tilted his head thoughtfully.

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What's wrong?"

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I was just thinking about something Adandara and Dorya, and I wondered ...... what it was.　The guardian of the cave that Zinal mentioned earlier!　Yes, I almost remembered something earlier, that one!"

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Mr. Fiesche nodded his head in agreement, but Mr. Zinal, my father and I both tilted our heads.

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I have no idea what he's talking about.

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I looked at Zinal, who was on the same team with us, but he was looking at Fiescher with a furrowed brow.

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He, too, seemed to have no idea.

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What are you talking about, Fiescher?"

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Mr. Zinal asks Mr. Fiescher, who is a little excited by what he has just remembered.

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He is a little excited by what he remembers.　Don't you remember?　There was a book that said Adandara and Dorya were both cave guardians, remember?"

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Adandara is also the guardian god of the cave?

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Is there such a book?

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"The book ..................? Oh, that book we saw when we were still teenagers!

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Mr. Fyshe laughs happily at Mr. Zinal's words.

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What kind of book is it?"

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Dad looks at Mr. Fiesche and Mr. Zinal.

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I want to know too!

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If there is such a book, I want to read it!

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There is a bookstore in the town of Kashme next to King's Landing that has a book with a different look. I was allowed to read one of those books once, and it contained information about Adandara and Dorya, didn't it?"

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A different-looking book?

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What kind of book is it?"

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It's such a thick book."

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Then Mr. Zinal made it with his hand, about 3 cm wide.

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Looking at it, "Huh?" I think.

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The booklets I had seen in bookstores were bound with thread.

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All the booklets were thin.

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I believe there were various reasons for this, such as that it is difficult to turn over the paper when it is bound with a lot of strings, or that it puts too much stress on the paper and makes it easy to remove.

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And yet, the book is still a solid book, even though it is not held together with strings.

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No strings?

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That might be like the book the fortune teller gave me.

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He has shown this book to his father, so he is listening intently to what Mr. Zinal has to say.

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'The cover was also more solid than the book bound with string, wasn't it?'

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Mr. Fiesche said, and Mr. Jinal nodded.

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I knew it was the same book I got from the fortune teller.

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I had given up on it because I couldn't find it in any of the bookstores, but it turns out there are places that have it.

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I had given up on the idea of finding it, but it turns out that there are places that have it.　Are there any in King's Landing?"

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Zinal and Fiescher shook their heads at my question.

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No, I've only seen the book I just mentioned in one bookstore in Kasime Town. Not even in King's Landing.

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Only one bookstore?

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I nodded my head at Mr. Zinal's explanation.

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The owner of that bookstore is stubborn and often gets into trouble. Well, the aristocrats and the rich people always try to get into trouble with him.

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Mr. Zinal laughed at Mr. Fiescher's explanation.

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The Adventurers' Guild asked us to help them find the bookstore. At that time, the adventurers were making unreasonable demands, and we were asked to intercede.

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The Adventurers' Guild asked you to mediate?

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They do that kind of thing too?

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There's that bookstore, as I said, that has rare books, and there are guys who want to give them away. If they refuse, they should just give up, but there are a lot of idiots who try to use their power, money, or strength to get out of it."

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Ah, I can sort of imagine.

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I can only imagine how an aristocrat who is turned down would act.

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Jinaru nodded at his father's words with a disgusted expression on his face.

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I can imagine how the nobles would react. But books are considered the property of the bookstore, so if the owner refuses, it will be difficult for even the nobility to take them away. It would be a disgrace to the nobility if they were sued for something they did. So, they hire a bunch of ruffians and low-level adventurers to do all kinds of things to the books. And then they get requests to deal with the idiots who do all kinds of things to them.

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It sounds like the bookstore is in trouble.

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After the first few requests came in, I told the owner, "If you can't sell the book, you can't duplicate it. After a few requests came in, I told the owner that if he couldn't sell the book, he could just duplicate it and sell it. He said that anyone who wants to know what's in the book should be satisfied with a different look. That alone should reduce the number of people complaining.

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Not if they're blinded by the rarity of the book, but if they're interested in the content of the book, they don't care what it looks like.

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Well, they turned me down right away."

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Turned you down?

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He said only the rightful owners of the books could know what was in them.

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The rightful owner?"

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Dad asked.

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I said, "Yes, the rightful owner," he replied. I was wondering why he said that, so I asked him.

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I nodded my head at their conversation.

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Is "rightful owner" a problematic term?

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Who was its rightful owner?"

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'That's .......'

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At his father's question, Mr. Zinal lets out a sigh.

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''He's not here now. They said he'll show up sooner or later.'

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'He'll show up eventually,' you say, as if he doesn't exist now.

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Is that even possible?

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'What's that ....... I don't know what that means."

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'Druid's right, we have no idea. We don't have a clue either, because they didn't answer any more of our questions.

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Mr. Fiesche cowered his shoulders.

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Yeah, but..." he said, "what did I say that was even crazier? But I told you something even crazier, didn't I?"

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Mr. Fyshe looked at Mr. Zinal curiously.

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He was not around?　Wasn't he around?　Wasn't it Garit?　The books disappear when there is no longer a need for them. It's best if they disappear before their owners see them.

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What?

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Ah, it seems that Mr. Feiche and his father and I are feeling the same way.

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I'm not sure what the point is in being together on something like this, though.

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But still, I'm curious about that bookstore.

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I looked at the magic bag leaning against the wall of the cave.

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There is a book in that bag.

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Should I show it to Mr. Zinal?

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