TeRiRi's Magical Quest/Story/Lone Star City 1

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Script

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Last updated: 05 Sep 2023

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TeRiRi

Bronie

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Delta

Kasumi

Liliya

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An apple, washed clean!

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How big should each slice be? Hmm... Liliya just had lunch, so let's cut it into 8 slices.

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Next, a slice from the left, one slice from the right, and... Ah!

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...

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W-Why...

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Liliya

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Rozaliya, what are you doing?

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Eh, Liliya, you're awake?

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Come take a look, I've succeeded!

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Liliya

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This is...

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It's a magic trick that turns apples into bunnies. I practiced this for a long time!

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I wanted to bring them to you after I was done, but they turned into an ugly color shortly after. I'm sure you won't want to eat them...

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Liliya

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...

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But it's alright, I've really mastered it! No matter how many you want to eat, I'll slice them for you!

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Liliya

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Thank you.

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Heheh~ More importantly, you should eat them all while they're still pretty.

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This way, you can recover quickly and fight alongside me!

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After all, without you... with you...

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I... We... Sorry, sorry...

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???

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You don't have to apologize for this, because...

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???

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As long as you dip the apple slices into cold salt water...

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???

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They won't oxidize into a brown color anymore~

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Delta

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...?

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The girl felt like a voice she cherished had escaped from her dream.

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To retain that momentary sensation, she struggled between sleep and reality.

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Delta

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Ugh, apple...

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But her consciousness grew stronger and she felt more and more awake. She still felt that something was wrong.

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Delta

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Wait, this voice is...

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Rita

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You'll get nightmares if you don't cover yourself properly with a blanket.

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Delta

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！

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Her beautiful illusions receded like a tide.

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Instead, Delta saw the person she wanted to see the least before her eyes.

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She subconsciously tried to recall when she had fallen asleep, and whether that dream had caused her to talk in her sleep... But seeing how Rita began to smile more, she felt nervous.

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Delta

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Tsk, you're too close.

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Rita

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That expression... Heheh, are you still sleepy and mistook me for someone else? Miss Delta, I thought that we had already become partners after spending these few days together.

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Delta

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... Shut up. Get away from me.

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A rather cold response.

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Delta

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(When did this woman get so close to me? I was too careless.)

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Rita

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Miss Delta, you look exhausted. Why not rest a little more? Don't worry, I'll stay by your side.

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Although Rita seemed very sincere, Delta did not want such humiliating kindness.

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She blinked impatiently and refused quickly.

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Delta

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That's unnecessary, I'll keep my guard up. At. All. Times.

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Delta rubbed her temples and stood up from the soft sofa. The light of dusk peeked in through the windows. She slept for such a long time.

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This was an abandoned bar in Lone Star City, one of the few architectures that was decently preserved among the ruins. Six hours ago, everyone decided to rest here.

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And so, Bronie checked the electrical circuits, and restarted the lights and ventilation fans. The small bar looked acceptable after Rita cleaned it up.

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TeRiRi

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Delta, do you want a drink to wake yourself with?

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TeRiRi was sitting by the bar counter, drinking juice, and Bronie was standing behind the counter, shaking a cocktail shaker. The pink-haired ninja was holding a cup and sitting on the window ledge—why didn't she wake her up?

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Bronie

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Don't underestimate this bar. It may be shoddy, but the tools are all intact. Hey, what do you want to drink?

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Delta

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Then...

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Bronie

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Hmm, I remember that you were going on about apples in your sleep?

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Delta

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Forget it, I don't want anything.

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Bronie gave Delta a knowing smile, opened the cocktail shaker in her hands, and poured a honey-colored liquid into an antique glass cup.

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Bronie

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Miss Rosemary, if you please.

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Rita swirled her wine glass slightly. Although it was no longer clear due to its age, it still reflected a bright ray of light from the setting sun.

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Rita

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Mm, the tart taste of orange along with the rich flavor of honey, you're great at this.

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Bronie

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Of course.

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Rita

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As expected of a waitress from Revans Diner.

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TeRiRi

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Waitress?

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Rita

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That's right. Although her service attitude could do better, Miss Bronie is great at mixing drinks.

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Bronie

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You don't have to reminisce that for me, nobody will be interested in stories of the past.

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She did not forget the recipes, and mixing drinks had become muscle memory. But those times were too long ago, and they radiated with warmth in her memories.

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TeRiRi

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Is mixing drinks... similar to making potions? Amazing!

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Bronie

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Similar, I guess. Here's your drink, non-alcoholic.

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TeRiRi

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... Mmm! It's delicious, the best drink I've ever had!

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Bronie

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So, Delta, don't want any?

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Delta

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... Just a cup of cherry juice is enough.

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TeRiRi

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Oh my... So quickly...

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Kasumi

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Seems like a temporary way to lure the tiger out of the mountains.

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Delta

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Is that a magical creature too? Darn, it sounds so unrealistic—

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Rita

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What a pity, even though we finally found a comfortable place, Miss Delta still needs a nap.

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Delta

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I'm not sleepy at all now.

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Delta placed the glass of cherry juice she had sipped down, and leaned on her greatsword to stand up. A soft hand covered the back of hers.

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Rita

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Let me do it this time.

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Rita

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We can't let this person disrupt our leisurely afternoon tea.

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< Defeat the Fiery Cavalry. Story resumes after the stage is cleared. >

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After leaving the bar, everyone moved according to their planned route.

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Stepping deeper into the forest of Lone Star City for the first time, they did not feel that it was a place that the Magic Security Bureau needed to be so wary about.

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Delta

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I thought that the borders of where civilians aren't allowed to enter should be fortified.

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Rita

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Indeed, it looks more like an abandoned city here.

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Rita took a deep breath, as if taking in the breath of the past from this land.

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Rita

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Although most places were already destroyed beyond salvation, traces of human presence had fully disappeared only a few years ago.

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TeRiRi

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Yeah. After all, this place was abandoned by everyone.

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Kasumi

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Abandoned? Would common civilians abandon their residence so easily?

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TeRiRi

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It was originally as peaceful as Crescent Moon City, but its history went back much longer. It existed before the Magic Security Bureau was founded.

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Rita

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No wonder the buildings here are... simpler.

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Bronie

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Sounds like it was an amazing ancient city.

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TeRiRi

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Yeah, that's why I went to research about it in the Lavinia Library. That library has the most complete collection of books.

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TeRiRi

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But one day, the awakened Dark Lord harassed and destroyed various lands with its claws and fangs. Even cities with Magic Girl's proection were not spared.

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TeRiRi

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After some consideration, the Magic Security Bureau decided to use Lone Star City, the place closest to the Dark Lord's courtyard, as a delay tactic. Or rather, the first line of defense against the Dark Lord's invasion.

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Kasumi

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At the cost of... sacrificing its residents?

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TeRiRi didn't know how to explain the cruelty of that cost.

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She could only phrase herself vaguely.

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TeRiRi

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Everyone suffered unimaginable pain as a result... Just recalling it, makes me... so sad...

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TeRiRi

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So to seek refuge and to escape, after the battle, the surviving residents suggested the idea of moving to Crescent Moon City to the Magic Security Bureau.

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Bronie

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Ah, such a cruel and incompetent method. Don't tell me...

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Kasumi

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...

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Kasumi excluded herself from the conversation as usual, and her thoughts were placed elsewhere. Everyone's voices sounded soft and distant to her, like a scrap of paper fluttering in the wind.

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Because, this story about the past had awoken her memories about a certain friend.

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That friend forcibly gave her life, yet coldly left her alone.

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Kasumi

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(Back then, she also did something similar.)

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< Screen fades to black. >

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But I can't protect Sakura, nor you. Even with the borrowed 500 years, I can only end it in the dumbest way.

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???

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Without power, justice only invites despair. And the kindness of leaving no one behind is but weakness in disguise.

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???

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I'm just a mortal who is slightly stronger than average, and I'm now taking my last breath to protect my place.

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I can't even stop the wailing close at hand. How can I reach out to the people in need far far away?

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Kasumi

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(The residents thought that they had abandoned their homeland. In reality, it was the Magic Security Bureau that forced them to make that decision.)

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Kasumi

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(... In a way, it's more similar to that man who taught me how to live, yet never looked at me.)

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Kasumi

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(From the start till the end, all he cared about was a person's life and death. He never cared about how a whim of his could change others, or even the world.)

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Kasumi had recalled all her experiences countless times, but only one thing was clear—if it was not for this man using her friend to extend help, she wouldn't be able to live in this world as she is now. At this thought, Kasumi smiled bitterly.

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Kasumi

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(Although she claimed to have made a similar choice, but...)

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Kasumi

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(But she sincerely felt sorry for it, and for me.)

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Kasumi

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(To the extent that she felt tormented by it.)

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This memory that had been sealed deliberately was like a physical injury for Kasumi. It could heal with time, but it would never return back to what it once was.

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Whenever she remembers the shock when she found out the truth, and the emptiness when she couldn't find a trace of her friend, her usual composure would crumble.

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Her ears twitched in annoyance as she tried to free herself from those frustrating thoughts, until—

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Delta

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Kasumi, did you find anything new?

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A familiar voice rang next to her ear and pulled her out of the shadows of her past. Before she realized, this ally's voice surprisingly began to comfort her.

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Perhaps it was a synchrony developed from frequent mission collaborations, or because they saw a similar loneliness in each other's eyes. Or perhaps, this was one-sided.

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Regardless, Kasumi did not hate this feeling.

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Kasumi

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... No.

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Kasumi

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I was just thinking, even though Lone Star City isn't an enemy base, we still have to keep our guard up.

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Kasumi

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The Magic Security Bureau may have executed this plan because it didn't have the ability to resist the Dark Lord.

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Kasumi

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If the Dark Lord is that strong, we can't underestimate the magical creatures left behind here either.

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TeRiRi

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...

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Rita

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You're right, that's a reasonable deduction.

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Bronie

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Fine, fine. We just saw how it was tattered with injuries, but our ninja here can deduce so much more from it... Looks like you're experienced in battle.

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Kasumi

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...

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Kasumi did not respond to Bronie's taunts, and Delta did not rebut as she usually did.

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Because what Lone Star City encountered also reminded Delta of a memory she kept deep within her heart. Before she started feeling upset, she spoke to break the mysteriously sentimental atmosphere.

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Delta

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Hey, let's make haste.

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End