[WN] Emperor's Seventh Son : 18 - 8 Part 1

18-8 Part 1

Touring the Imperial Capital and a Promise of a Journey 1/2

Translator : PolterGlast

In the morning, someone knocked on my room door. Opening my eyes slightly, it was still early morning before the sun had fully risen. I don't know who it is, but leave it for later... Yielding to the temptation of sleepiness, I closed my eyes again, seeking the continuation of my dream.

「Good morning deshu, Ashley-sama. I came because I have a message from Atomina-oneesama, deshu.」

However, it's chilly. Fumbling around wondering where the blanket was, there was something warm, so I pulled it toward me.

「Hyoeeeeh, A-Ashley-sama?! What are you doing deshu ka, ah, no, don't, pyeeeeeh!?」

I remember this sensation. This is a large hot water bottle. Hugging it to my chest, I wrapped both my legs around it. Ah, it's warm...

「Stop, stop, stop, Ashley-sama?! Hiii, something is hitting me deshu, something that shouldn't hit me, ah, fu, fueee...」

Noisy. I wonder if the town's children sneaked onto the premises. The hot water bottle thrashed about. It is a common occurrence for hot water bottles to thrash about...

「I'm seriously going to get angry deshu yo!? Please let me go already, Durin, Durin has Atomina-oneesama deshuuuu!!」

「Yeah, for the kids... just give them some yams and send them home...」

「Stop half-sleeping and wake up deshu! Carral-chan has returned deshu yo!!」

Carral... did she say Carral...?

「Why didn't you say that first! Has she finally returned!」

I woke up. For some reason Durin was in my chest, so when I released her, the small animal jumped off the bed and fled to the edge of the room.

「Because I didn't think it would turn out like this deshu! I won't wake Ashley-sama up anymore deshu! I'm going to tell on you to Atomina-oneesama deshu!」

Unbeknownst to me, things have turned into a disaster... However, having her tell on me to Atomina-aneue would be troubling. Aneue thinks of this child as her own real little sister, after all.

「That would be troubling, please keep quiet. I thought you were a hot water bottle...」

「There's no way a hot water bottle would come to wake you up in the morning deshu yooo!? Jeez, Ashley-sama is always, always... please think a little more about the trouble you cause others deshu!」

She seems quite enraged. Still sitting on the bed, I was left pondering how to soothe Durin, who had somehow become like a little sister.

「Oh my, you still aren't ready? Hurry up and get ready to go welcome Carral-chan, this is an order from your big sister!」

Then Atomina-aneue came in.

「Just in case, make sure to brush your teeth properly before going, okay?」

「Understood. And Durin, my bad, so please keep quiet about what happened earlier.」

「Haa... Jeez, it can't be helped deshu ne... If you do it next time, Durin will use force and punish you, deshu yo?」

What are you talking about, Aneue turned her eyes towards us. It's Durin we're talking about; if Aneue asks her strongly, she'll probably spill it...

「Carral-chan is waiting deshu yo?」

「That's right. Next, I have to get her to take me to the Coastal Provinces.」

「If Georg finds out about that, he'll lead the army and come to stop you, you know...」

「Perhaps. I can easily picture it.」

I left the Lord's mansion, ran down from that high ground toward the town at a non-restrained speed, and dashed all the way to Erin Port.

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I had heard that a town was being born, but this was my first time actually stopping by directly. Now that I've come and seen it, I was impressed by the resilience of the people, seeing that it had turned into something incredible in the short time I had taken my eyes off it. A town is being born on land covered in hard bedrock where not even people used to settle.

Looking down at Erin Port from the top of the cliff, three wooden piers had been built by the hands of the people. Small fishing boats, trade ships, and even galleys that excel in inland seas were anchored there. A bazaar street was born on top of the cliff, and surrounding it were hastily-built inns and shacks of folks who had settled there without permission. Down by the port, loading and unloading work was bustling, and looking closely, the Hez Company's galleon ship was also among them.

If Carral is here, is she over there? I ran down the descending path crowded with people and cargo, and visited the Hez Company's ship.

「Big Sis, Big Sis, it's terrible!!」

「I told you not to call me Big Sis! Call me Captain!」

「No, this is no time for that, it's Shinza! Shinza has come to welcome you, Big Sis!」

「N-No way...!?」

I was immediately discovered by a familiar sailor, and it was reported to Carral. Loud footsteps echoed, and Carral's face popped out from the galleon ship.

「Shinza, you came already!?」

「Yeah, I was rudely awakened by Atomina-aneue saying Carral had returned.」

「Ah, so that's it... That makes sense...」

「More importantly, I'm glad you're safe. Is it alright if I go over there?」

「Ah, yeah! Shinza bought this ship for me anyway, so you're always welcome!」

It's been about a month, huh. We met face-to-face for the first time in a while, and she's a bright and pleasant girl as always. I jumped over the sailors at the boarding area relying on my leaping power, and boarded the galleon's deck.

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[WN] Jitsuwa 3-Domedatta : Chapter 380

Chapter 380

(Kyle Calendar Year 515: Age 22)

Northern Front ⑰ – Signs of a Fracturing Defense Line

Translator : PolterGlast

While Marquess Gorman and Marquess Solis were struggling in hard-fought battles, the warriors fighting on the easternmost sector of the plain had also fallen into the same suffocating circumstances. Because the fanatical masses of the Istoria Orthodox Theocracy Army, wielding a military force of 20,000 doubling theirs, had perfectly synchronized their timing to launch a simultaneous macro-offensive.

Azel, thinking it was the exact right time for the deep-cover infiltration unit he had dispatched to Kusanagi hidden amidst the 'Apostles of God' to be disrupting the rearguard, seized upon this golden opportunity to go on a full-scale offensive all at once. Deployed on the farthest right side of the active front, they advanced along the lower foothills of the mountain range separating the borders, driving their steps straight toward the front lines held by the 5,000-strong elite cavalry unit selected from the Royal Knights' Third Division.

「 From here on, the operational command of the field is officially entrusted to you, General. They consist exclusively of cavalry; originally, utilizing that mobile advantage, they would probably think they have plenty of chances to extract a victory even with half our numbers. 」

Saying so, Azel offered a cold, fearless smile as he turned his face toward the vanguard commander entrusted to him by Cardinal Castro.

「 Exactly as the Cardinal says, 」 the General responded with a vicious grin. 「 I have heard that your Eminence also personally served in the fires of the previous border war across these exact coordinates. This land shall become the absolute ritual altar to wring out our vengeance and clear the lingering grudges of our compatriots who fell in regret. 」

The historical "previous war" the General proudly articulated referenced that legendary battle where Takuhir had served in the military to manifest his total innocence, systematically and flawlessly shattering the absolute, certain-kill formation the Imperial Kingdom boasted until there was nothing left. Furthermore, this specific valley nestled in the mountains was a place where one side was blocked by the unyielding foothills of the mountain range, and the other side was defined by a rugged terrain rich in undulations where a cavalry unit could not freely deploy and execute maneuvers. It gave them the absolute geographical advantage to unleash their favored, specialized defense tactics.

Prior to forming the foundational formations of this massive expeditionary unit, Azel had purposefully dared to take on a disorganized, motley unit of auxiliary conscripts. It was in exchange for the singular strategic purpose of keeping the meager 2,000 elite Longbowmen securely under his direct command.

「 You have the auxiliary conscript infantrymen prepare one log each, exactly as I instructed, correct? 」

「 Yes, report! Every single man has secured his wood. We will forcefully teach the enemy army that our absolute, certain-kill formations are not just about lazily waiting around either. 」

「 Magnificent! Then we shall commence the first phase of our operation from here on! 」

Under Azel's absolute orders, the massive vanguard unit of 6,000 temporarily drafted auxiliary conscripts began to move with logs tightly gripped in their hands. Deploying immediately across their front was a protective screen of 2,000 regular heavy infantrymen, and following behind them in a disciplined alignment across the rear were 2,000 elite Longbowmen.

After advancing to a certain extent, the initial 1,000 men firmly supported the logs, and the remaining 5,000 set them aggressively into the earth to rapidly made a massive line of Abatis defenses, ensuring their sharp tips directly faced the enemy army. During that time, the 2,000 regular heavy infantrymen remained deployed across the front, their shields locked in preparation to intercept any sudden assault from the enemy. Advancing a little further, a secondary cluster of 1,000 conscripts assumed custody of the wood, while the remaining 5,000 aggressively set up the secondary interlocking line of abatis.

At this point, the proud heavy cavalry of the Kyle Kingdom confronting them had also intercepted reports detailing the enemy army's aggressive vanguard movements and set their mounts into motion to confront them; yet, beholding a staggering formation of 2,000 sharp abatis spikes already firmly rooted across the plain, the riders forcefully checked their reins, avoiding a mounted charge and watching the situation instead. Leveraging that hesitation with flawless synchronization, Azel's units closed the spatial distance and systematically set up the third and fourth interlocking layers of lethal abatis structures. And then…… Finally, the precise fraction of a second they approached up to a distance of 600 meters away from the defensive front, the common conscripts dashed out into a full-scale sprint all at once, holding one log between three people.

「 This is catastrophic! We must not let them construct a fortified camp right before our eyes! All cavalry divisions shall execute a full-scale charge from here on and not let them build their camp! 」

Surgically realizing their terrifying intent, Grand Commander Schulz attempted to forcefully execute a massive kinetic offensive to reclaim the initiative all at once, but the cruel mathematics of the board dictated that he had already missed the timing. Because to the left and right boundaries of the 6,000-strong construction unit, a specialized detachment of 1,000 auxiliary shortbowmen each deployed and simultaneously initiated a rapid-fire suppression salvo, while from the rear of the construction unit, the 2,000 master Longbowmen unleashed a terrifying, long-distance suppressing fire to systematically blanket the plain.

『 Are we not in time……?! 』

Absorbing a brief split-second of agonizing hesitation, Schulz violently reversed his previous order.

「 Abort the charge! All divisions, execute an immediate tactical retreat to lock down a coordinate 500 meters behind the enemy's vanguard abatis! Move, immediately! 」

His veteran intellect fully and flawlessly understood the unadulterated psychological terror of the Dublin Strategy used by the master Longbowmen. He had witnessed its horrific metrics both at the eastern border skirmishes, and in the total annihilation battle across the Forest of Burg conducted by his own ally, Takuhir.

As a direct consequence of that retreat, both armies placed a spatial margin of 500 meters and rigidly froze their lines, glaring at each other at the absolute, tense limit. Furthermore, occasionally a fanned-out squad of Longbowmen would advance beyond the abatis lines and fire arrogant, long-distance provocation arrows as if to continuously provoke them. Due to this brilliant, multi-layered scheme by Azel, the single most mobile, high-velocity striking force upon the board was completely neutralized and pinned permanently to the front lines of the mountain valley.

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On the other hand, across a separate coordinate of the eastern plain, the unit composed of regular troops under the direct command of Lugner had also begun to move. Lugner himself was heavily aware of the terrifying penetration and power of the modernized crossbows (Estol Bows) equipped by the enemy army. To completely survive against that specific threat for this grand expedition, he had issued a directive equipping all the soldiers under his command with massive, reinforced Tower Shields. Due to their extreme physical burden, immense weight, and poor mobility, until now they had no choice but to load them onto packhorses in place of essential military rations. Fortunately, however, the swarming 'Apostles of God' had aggressively robbed rations from various prosperous places and delivered them straight into his encampments, so his logistics lines had the absolute leeway and luxury to transport the shields in that manner.

「 Then we too shall commence our grand march. The enemy army, the devil's minions anchoring their lines, do not even possess half our raw numbers. Convey this to everyone! Hold up your tower shields, close the distance, and ruthlessly trample them with the unyielding power of our superior numbers! 」

At Lugner's sharp command, the 10,000-strong fanatical forces aggressively attacked the Third Division led by Acting Commander Mars while hoisting their massive tower shields into an interlocking testudo formation. They gradually and systematically closed the distance while enduring the relentless, cascading rain of arrows by holding up their heavy iron barricades.

The weakness of the Estol Bow lies in its loading time. By the masterful command of Lugner, who knew this blind spot thoroughly, the soldiers gradually closed the distance, and then began to violently rush and plunge straight into the enemy camp all at once while raising a towering, bloodthirsty cheer. The moment a systematic engagement dissolves into a frantic melee, the raw difference in numbers speaks as the absolute master of the board. Even the Third Division, whose combat morale was violently rising to avenge their late commander, was being mercilessly enveloped by a military force more than double theirs, and the tide of battle was gradually turning against them.

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The Supreme Commander-in-Chief, Alexis, was surveying the shifting parameters of the war situation at a secure, elevated intermediate point where the Second and Third Divisions were deployed in the rearguard. And, meticulously watching for the precise opportunity, he intended to dispatch his treasured striking force, the Special Fire Corps. Yet…… reports were being frantically brought to his central command desk one after another.

「 Emergency report! Viscount Kamin army on the absolute furthest right wing is falling into a lawless routing state after receiving a fierce, devastating attack from the enemy's artillery! 」

「 Report! It seems the Dlements army is also violently engulfed! They are receiving a fierce flank attack from a hidden, detached force of the Ville Kingdom army! 」

「 Report! The First Army under Marquess Gorman cannot hold up against the suicidal rush of the Cain Kingdom army! Their central vanguard lines are teetering and it seems they will be broken through shortly! 」

「 Report! The Second Army under Marquess Solis has been completely surrounded by the reorganized 10,000-strong Lute Kingdom regular army and is receiving a fierce, crushing attack! 」

「 Report! The Third Division—the direct veterans under Gale's command—continues to be systematically and completely pushed back by the enemy army! 」

「 Report! The Royal Knights under Grand Commander Schulz are completely immobilized and paralyzed before the enemy's abatis camp! 」

The reports announced by the frantic messengers were close to raw screams of unbridled terror; their divisions were already being compressed and pushed back across the entire battlefield, in a horrific situation that looked like they were one step away from a total, irreversible frontline collapse. All the high-level strategists and staff members present in the command tent were staring at Alexis in silent, paralyzed desperation with pale faces.

「 Phew…… we got thoroughly outmaneuvered and beat, haven't we? To speak with absolute candor, it's a completely terrible, horrifying situation across the board. It's all caused by my own poor, short-sighted command, though…… We have to initiate our counter-strike soon, don't we? 」

Saying so, he calmly let out a slow, remarkably measured sigh. His veteran intellect calculated that if he panicked here, the soldiers would become even more anxious and their psychological endurance would shatter into cinders. Driven strictly by that profound realization, he intentionally made a composed, unbothered gesture before his staff. Although, just a short while before this, when the unverified false report announcing his beloved father-in-law Marquess Solis's sudden death in battle was brought, he had involuntarily stood paralyzed in a catatonic, hollow daze of pure despair, but…… That too had now been officially proven a false alarm, and hearing intelligence that Marquess Solis himself had awakened from his faint and vaulted back into vanguard command despite some bleeding injuries, he had successfully regained the absolute totality of his composure.

And right now…… He closed his eyes for a single second and meticulously pictured the shifting vectors of the war situation directly onto the inner canvas of his mind.

『 Looking at the raw geometry of the field, the one in the most immediate, dangerous state of volatile collapse is undoubtedly the Kamin army, but…… the absolute structural lynchpin whose fracture will trigger the annihilation of our entire army is entirely different. The critical lynchpin to this entire board is…… 』

After turning those final tactical thoughts over to their definitive conclusion, his crimson eyes snapped open with an intense brilliance and he stood up vigorously from his command chair.

「 Issue immediate operational orders to the Special Fire Corps! Execute a full-speed mobilization and depart for the front lines with me from here on! 」

「 The Supreme Commander-in-Chief himself exposing his vessel to the absolute front lines…… is it?! 」

「 Right now, every single square inch of this plain is the front lines! Besides, do not forget I am also a Wind Mage. The communication unit serving as the headquarters will remain anchored here. Immediately fly a balloon and hoist the grand Z-Flag! Second from the top, don't make a mistake! 」

No sooner had he said that, Alexis drove his boots forward, leading his elite units to fly out from the encampment like a whirlwind. Deep within the main command, a massive brass bell was repeatedly and furiously struck, its thunderous toll serenading his back. And right on cue, rising majestically, a Z-Flag slowly unfurled and fluttered in the azure sky, broadcasting its absolute message across the battlefield.

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[WN] Emperor's Seventh Son : 18 - 7

18-7

The Boy Who Admired Knights

Translator : PolterGlast

The day I took the guild's promotion exam and brought back a special book I couldn't show anyone, I remembered a schedule I had forgotten.

「A fever, you say?」

「Yes, My Lord. He was stable for a while, but it seems he developed a slight fever today, and food is hardly passing through his throat.」

It's about that boy we rescued from Codwall's storehouse. I intended to check on him, but had completely forgotten. It seems he got a fever.

「Shall I report to you when his condition returns...?」 The maid said reservedly to her master with a weak presence. Practically speaking, the master of this mansion is someone like Atomina-aneue, I suppose.

「No, this is exactly the time for yams.」

「...Eh? Y-Yams, is it?」

「Right. In times like this, nothing beats grated mountain yams. Alright, I'll go gather some. Leave a grater in a conspicuous place in the kitchen for me. See ya.」

「U-Umm, My Lord, it's night right now, you know!? Ah...」

Night is my territory. As soon as I dashed out of the Lord's mansion, I removed the lens covering my eye. I suffered because of this eye, but now it is nothing but a convenient special ability. I dove into the forest north of Erin. And searched for yams. Found them. Since I went through the trouble, I secured 5 or 6 of them and returned to the mansion.

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「Yes... Come in...」

When I knocked on the door, a feeble boy's voice came from inside. It seems he was awake. A lamp was lit, and the boy was simply gazing at the trees beyond the window. That face turned towards me.

「Eh...!? A-Ashley-sama!?」

「You remembered me. How's your condition?」

「Eh, condition... Ah, yes, it has settled down quite a bit... Thank you for nursing someone like me, even though I can't return anything...」

The boy was formal. But I am not happy being treated with such an attitude. So I thrust a bowl of grated yam towards him.

「I heard you got a fever, so I went and dug up some yams. Here, eat, this will pass through your throat.」

「U-Umm... ehh...? Did you go gather this... for my sake...?」

「I went through the trouble of saving you, it would leave a bad taste in my mouth if you died. Come on, don't hold back, gulp it down, it's for your own good.」

「Ugh...」

Since he didn't take it, when I stepped in and thrust it forward, the boy cowered. He has a beautiful face. Although he still had scars of abuse all over his body, he had a cuteness that perverts would likely fancy.

「Sorry, it seems I was a little rough.」

「N-No... This is my problem, so Ashley-sama is not at fault! I-I will partake...」

「Are you still afraid of men?」

「Yes... I'm sorry, even I find it pathetic... This kind of thing...」

When he brought the grated yam to his mouth, perhaps his body was craving nutrition, he started slurping it deliciously. He scraped the bowl with a spoon and ate it all cleanly. ...Come to think of it, I forgot my own portion.

「Phew... I'm sorry, it seems I was hungry...」

「Seems like it. Having you eat it so deliciously makes it worth the trouble of gathering.」

「You are... kind...」

「I wonder about that. I'm just following my intuition. I'm glad it seems you've gotten better.」

Talking to him like this, he was quite an easy guy to talk to. Reserved and humble, he's a rare existence among the folks gathering in this mansion. Every single one of them has strong self-assertion, after all...

「My name is Baldur, Ashley-sama. I am often called Bud by others...」

「A brave name. Nice to meet you, Bud.」

「Yes, nice to meet you too! And, once again, thank you for saving me...! I wanted to thank you the whole time, but kept missing the timing...」

「Rather, it's simply because I'm a human who can't stay in one place.」

Bud, huh. He doesn't have the face of a Baldur, but Bud suits him quite well. He was straight without distortion, and possessed a quality that makes you want to cheer him on.

「It's proof that you are a man of action. Ashley-sama, when this body heals a little more, please let me help you!」

「Help, huh... But if it becomes known that you are helping us, your family might be threatened, you know. That is Yord's method.」

「I am an orphan, so it's fine. My father was a servant, so on his deathbed, he introduced me to the Knight Order.」

He targeted an orphan with no relatives, huh... There were times I felt a bit of guilt about Codwall's end, but... targeting such a child is the lowest of the low.

「But you're afraid of men, aren't you. It's fine for now, so slowly heal your body and heart.」

「Th-That's... I'm fine... I'm not afraid or anything...」

「Then let's test it.」

「Ugh...?!」

I took the boy's hand and observed his complexion. He's pale and trembling. Reintegrating into society is still impossible.

「I-I'm fine... I am a man, I'm not afraid of men... Ugh, urgh...」

「You are admirable. Trying to face something painful like that. I am always running away from troublesome things.」

As a small consolation, I gently stroked the palm of his hand. Being shown something like this, one cannot help but console him. Gender does not matter.

「A lot of... terrible things were done to me...」

「But you survived like this. The nightmare is already over.」

「He rejoiced at seeing me suffer... When I pleaded for help, he laughed happily... He was a guy like a devil...」

That's what you call a sadist, I suppose. When the defect of a lack of conscience is added to that, a monster who can truly enjoy violence from the bottom of his heart is born. I learned this from the book of the other world too.

「Having a red-hot branding iron pressed against me... Being suddenly hit for no reason... That smelly guy's body squeezed me until my ribs felt like breaking...」

「But Codwall is dead, he's no longer here. He died a miserable death befitting his evil deeds. You are safe now.」

He probably couldn't help but speak of it. He must have wanted to tell someone what was done to him.

「You are a wonderful person...」

The trembling stopped from his body. He squeezed my hand back, and perhaps misunderstanding me in some way, he said something strange looking somewhat happy.

「Please, let me take care of your personal needs. For the current me, that's about all I can do...」

「Sorry but I decline that. I am a prodigal Prince, I am bad at staying in one place, so I do not need a page or the like.」

「Then I will follow you!」

「Even more so, no. That will hinder my freedom. Hm...?」

A knock sounded. Wondering what it was, I turned around and saw Atomina-aneue and Lady Yumil.

「Oh my, Ashley, you were in an unexpected place...」

「You two as well. Hm, what's that?」

「There were yams in the kitchen. Thinking this would pass through Bud-kun's throat, we grated them.」

Everyone thinks the same thing, huh. Let's not mention that I was the one who dug them up.

「Good for you, Bud, you must have been hungry.」

「Eh...?」

「You have to eat properly, okay?」

「I feel like I ended up making too much. But since you haven't eaten anything, you can handle this much. Do your best, Bud!」

However, wouldn't he throw up if made to eat three portions?

「Umm, I already received some from Ashley-sama, so...」

「What are you talking about?」

「Please don't play dumb!?」

「Oh my... Those yams, did you go gather them? You unexpectedly have good points...」

「It's fine, about three portions will fit in♪ After all, you're a boy♪」

「It's impossible, that much won't fit in!!」

「That won't do. You won't get better if you don't eat properly. Besides, these are grated yams that Princess Atomina-sama made while slightly scraping her hand on the grater, you know? I think you'll be punished if you don't eat it properly.」

Personality-wise, it seems Aneue and Yumil get along well. They were pressing bowls filled with grated yam onto the boy while laughing together. Yams fill the stomach more than they look, after all. Bud is probably already full. However, even if I explain that, Aneue in this state won't stop. This is an empirical rule.

「But three portions would kill him. If it's alright, could you give that one to me?」

「Oh my, does Ashley-kun want to eat my home cooking? Let's see... fine, I'll give it to you specially.」

I wonder if just grating yams can be called home cooking. Receiving the bowl from Lady Yumil, I scooped it into my mouth using a spoon.

「Hii?! M-My stomach, it's really full!」

「You mustn't hold back. You hadn't eaten properly, so eat properly.」

「Th-That's why... it won't all fit in at once...」

「It's an Imperial Princess's order. Eat, Bud-kun.」

「Hiiiiii!?」

Unilaterally shoving grated yam into his mouth, that is almost half abuse now. But that too is due to love. I am not great enough to be able to deny Aneue's love. Out of sympathy, I lightly patted Bud's shoulder. Then, it seems he had overcome his androphobia just a little bit. He didn't tremble at the skinship, nor did he raise his voice.

「Even if you have no appetite, you have to eat properly. Atomina-sama, I'll hold him down.」

「Eh!?」

However, I don't know about his gynophobia. For a moment I thought about stopping them, but seeing the sight of him being nursed by Aneue, I changed my mind. A rough cure is also necessary once in a while. Yeah, I am absolutely not jealous of such a weakened boy.

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