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The room we followed Ginal into was in extremely bad taste.

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I would like to say that if they were going to spend money, they could have done a little better.

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No, Bishop Ottomis should have developed his senses before spending money.

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Sit down."

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I followed Ginal's gaze and saw a three-seater sofa.

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It must have cost a lot of money because it was made of demon leather.

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In the middle of that sofa was a figurine that I saw for the first time.

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The eyes were probably made of real gemstones.

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Only that part was shining very brightly.

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It was very, very creepy.

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Do you want to sit next to it?

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No, I'm fine standing.

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I'll be cursed if I sit down.

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Oh, that one. Well, yeah."

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Ginal also looked at the creepy figurine on the sofa and gave a subtle expression.

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Then why did he ask me to sit next to it?

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Besides, you were able to decipher all of the codes, right?"

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I move over to the desk where Ginal is standing to pick up the package.

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On the desk were several documents.

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Ah.

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And there was a smaller version of the same figurine as on the sofa.

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This time, the body of the figurine is also encrusted with jewelry.

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The fact that this one is also on the office desk means that he liked the shape, right?

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Maybe Bishop Ottomis' senses weren't meant to be polished.

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Here."

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I receive several documents from Zinal.

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He looks at the top document.

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I've seen a lot of codes, but this is new to me. I have no idea.

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I've seen a fair number of ciphers in my various jobs, but this is the first time I've seen a cipher using only numbers.

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I've never seen that cipher before either. I guess they must have realized that the cipher used mainly in the church had been deciphered, so they made a new one.

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I see.

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But the Zinal organization is terrifying, too.

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They said something about how they took longer than usual to decipher this code, but they did decipher it, didn't they?

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That's how much talent they have, isn't it?

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I had sensed its existence several times in my behind-the-scenes work, but I had no idea it was such a great organization.

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There was a time when I tried to find out, but you were right to stop me.

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I looked over the second document.

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'A girl between the ages of 9 and 11 who fled the village of Latme. Died in Latome village. Possibly the girl was the key. Possibly alive. If you confirm her existence, take her alive. If dead, find the next key."

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As soon as I read the contents, I found myself overcome with a cold feeling.

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"Calm down," he said. Are you sure it's Ivy?"

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I nodded silently at Zinal's words.

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Latome village is the village where Ivy was born.

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The reason she was supposed to have died in Latome village was because Captain Ogto had thought about Ivy's future.

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There was no way that a document prepared by a man of his stature could be incomplete.

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And yet, he was taken alive.

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The only thing I can think of is that someone who escaped from the village of Latomi saw Ivy, or maybe it was a fortune teller the church was capturing.

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'I still think it's Ivy. Can you think of a key?"

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Keys? The ...... key .......

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No idea. This means the church is looking for Ivy, right?

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Yes, it does. 'But they don't seem convinced that she's still alive.

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Certainly, they are not absolutely sure she is alive.

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But there is no doubt that they are looking for him.

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A heavy air flows through the room.

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The word 'key' doesn't ring a bell for Ginal?"

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I look at him and notice a slight shift in his expression.

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You know something, don't you?

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'You're out of tune with the druids.'

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I let out a sigh and look at Jinal, who is slumped deeper into his chair.

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I need to know whatever it is that concerns Ivy.

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No, I need to know.

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I don't know what's in the report because I wasn't directly involved in the case, okay?"

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Ah."

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Eighty years ago, a boy disappeared from the town of Orr. Vigilantes and the Adventurers' Guild searched for him, but could not find him."

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Eighty years ago, that was before the law decreed that children were to be protected not only by their parents, but also by the village and town.

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And yet not only the vigilantes, but even the Adventurers' Guild moved?

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Was he the child of a nobleman?"

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No, he was the second son of a merchant, and he was 12 years old.

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And yet they conducted a huge manhunt?

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"He was a special child, apparently."

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Special?

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"The report said that he knew more than a 12-year-old should know, and that he had done a great deal for the development of the town of Auld."

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Knowledge?

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So many of them searched for the child because he was essential to the development of the town?

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The child was found two months later in the village of Hatada, but all memory was gone."

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No memory?

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'Only that when he saw an adventurer who was friends with the child in the town of All, he clutched him in his arms and shouted, "Protect the key, hide the next key," and lost consciousness. The next time he woke up, he didn't even remember what he said."

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Guard the key?

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Hide the next key?

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'And that's it?'

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'That's it.

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That's it?

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Yeah, that's it. But I guess our old friends on the case sensed something. He told the whole organization to find the key and protect it. We still don't know how to find the key, though.

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That's a very half-hearted instruction.

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The people who gave the instructions didn't leave anything more for you to do?

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Yeah, he was killed right after he gave the order.

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Oh, they were killed?

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I never thought Ivy could be the key."

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Ginal sighs heavily.

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'What are you going to do with Ivy?

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From what you just said, you're going to protect her, but hide her?

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Lock her up somewhere?

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You don't have to look at me like that, I'm not going to do anything to Ivy."

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I take my hand to my face at Ginal's words.

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I'm not even safe inside the organization. Even if we were to protect her, we would only do so in a safe environment, and I swear to you that we would never lock her up."

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Even if Zinal thinks so, he won't be able to go against the organization's decision.

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We have to be careful.

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There will be traitors?

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There will be. If it's a big organization, there will be places where they won't be able to keep an eye on you.

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Well, I suppose so.

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And the person who gave the orders was probably killed because there was a traitor in the organization.

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I'll talk to Ivy."

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What?　That would only cause anxiety, wouldn't it?"

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Zinal rushes to get up from his chair.

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'Sure, it might just give him anxiety.

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But as long as you are being targeted, you should know.

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If you know you are being targeted, you will be more careful in your actions.

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That should prevent some things from happening.

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Ivy is not just a protected child. She knows how to defend herself and she knows how to fight.

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She knows how to defend herself and she knows how to fight. She needs to know that she's a target.

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Ginal sits back in his chair and lets out a long breath.

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I want you to go with Gallus and the others to the village of Ocanco as planned.

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I don't intend to change that."

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Ivy and I are both ready for that.

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'Thank you. When we get to Ocanco, we'll have a friend named Abal. He can take care of Gallus and the others. Also, I told Gullit to go to King's Landing the day I deciphered the top of the document. If we go to King's Landing, we may be able to find out a little more about the key. I'll tell Abal what I've found out, so you'll hear from him."

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What, they are already working on it?

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Are you going to tell the higher-ups in the organization?

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Well, we'll tell them, won't we?

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No, I won't.

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"Are you sure you want to go to ......?"

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Is that allowed?

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I told you it's not safe inside the organization.　And I've been told by my superiors that it's up to me.

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That's a hell of a lot of trust."

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Ah~n~"

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What's with that disgusted expression?

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'Along with trust comes a lot of hassle. So is that good or bad?"

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I can't help but laugh at the truly disgusted expression on Jinal's face.

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'For now, don't ask me to go to Ocanco village.

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'Okay.'

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Is Ivy being targeted?

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I'll tell Ciel, Sora and the others.

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