﻿\setgamedatatitle("Gluette_08")

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After being humiliated by Caym twice, Gluette had drifted
into a certain town in Hados.

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At first, Gluette was on guard since it was within the Demon
Lord's army's territory, but that only lasted for the first
few days.
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\text("Gluette")
(...It's... too peaceful here...)
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The town was so tranquil that it made her feel foolish for
being so tense.
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There were no murders or robberies, not even pickpocketing
or petty theft―each day passed in peace.

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With each passing day, Gluette was gradually getting used to
the bizarre sight of monsters roaming the streets.

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\text("Gluette")
This is just wrong... It's nothing like what I was told...

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\text("Gluette")
I thought it was just that one town, but even here there are
monsters...
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\text("Gluette")
And yet, everyone acts like it's completely normal...

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Monsters attack people and run wild―they're supposed to be
abominations... That common sense inside Gluette was
starting to waver.
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\text("Old Man")
Hoho, you're looking awfully down today, young lady.

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An old man running a street stall called out to Gluette as
she walked by with a frown.
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\text("Gluette")
...Am I? Well, maybe I am... Somehow, being in Hados makes
me feel like I'm losing my mind.

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Gluette stopped walking and took a deep breath.
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\text("Gluette")
Could I have the same thing as always today?
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\text("Old Man")
Oh, of course. Just wait a moment. I'll pick out some good
ones for you.
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Every day at the same time, Gluette bought fruit from this
old man.
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The fruit, grown in a nearby garden, didn't exist in
Gluette's homeland, and she had grown quite fond of it.

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\text("Old Man")
Here you go, I threw in an extra one for you.
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\text("Gluette")
Thank you.
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Gluette took the fruit from the old man and took a bite.

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The refreshing taste that spread in her mouth soothed her
exhausted body and mind.
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\text("Old Man")
So, what's troubling you? A beauty like you shouldn't be
having love troubles, right?

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As the old man smiled kindly at her, Gluette wondered what
to say.
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But realizing she wouldn't get anywhere just thinking by
herself, Gluette decided to take the plunge and ask him.

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\text("Gluette")
I hope you won't take this the wrong way...

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\text("Gluette")
But isn't this town occupied by the Demon Lord's army?

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\text("Gluette")
So why is it that you can smile like that?

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\text("Old Man")
Hmm, yes, that's right. This town is occupied by the Demon
Lord's army.
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\text("Old Man")
Ever since then, even Diabolica and monsters have been
coming and going in town quite often.
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\text("Gluette")
And you're okay with that?
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\text("Old Man")
Ho ho ho. Then let me ask you the opposite―what's so bad
about it?

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\text("Gluette")
...Huh?
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Gluette was left speechless by the old man's words.
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\text("Old Man")
Judging by your appearance, you're a noble, aren't you?

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\text("Gluette")
Y-yes...
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\text("Old Man")
Ho ho. Don't worry, I won't go prying into why a noble like
you is in a town like this all alone.

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\text("Old Man")
For us commoners, it doesn't really matter who's in charge.

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\text("Old Man")
Ever since the Demon Lord started ruling this town, all
sorts of people have been coming and going.

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\text("Old Man")
Personally, I think it's great that the town has become
livelier. In fact, security's even gotten better than
before.
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\text("Gluette")
I... I see... But aren't you scared?

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\text("Gluette")
You must have heard the rumors about the Demon Lord's army
too.
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\text("Gluette")
Like, what if the monsters show their true colors and
attack...?
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\text("Old Man")
Well, since I run this kind of business, I do hear some bad
rumors about the Demon Lord's army from time to time.
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\text("Old Man")
So, what kind of rumors have you heard, miss?

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Prompted by the old man, Gluette searched her memory.
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\text("Gluette")
I've heard things like the Demon Lord's army committing
massacres, or assaulting women...

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\text("Old Man")
So, does it look to you like any massacres have happened in
this town?
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\text("Gluette")
...N-no...
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There were traces of battle, but everyone passing by was
full of energy.
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It was hard to believe such tragedies had ever taken place
here.
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\text("Old Man")
Exactly. Those are just baseless rumors.

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\text("Old Man")
Probably spread by people who didn't like the Demon Lord's
advance.
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\text("Gluette")
Then... the stories about women being assaulted are also...?

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\text("Old Man")
Ah, that's a lie too. The Demon Lord himself is apparently
quite the womanizer, though...
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\text("Old Man")
But at the very least, I've never heard of his soldiers
doing anything unlawful.
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\text("Old Man")
There was a girl named Risbell, I think―she's been keeping
the monsters in line. Quite impressive, really.

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The old man laughed heartily, leaving Gluette bewildered.

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\text("Gluette")
(...What is going on here...?)
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\text("Old Man")
Well, just accept what you see with your own eyes as the
truth.
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\text("Old Man")
The more you try to deny it, the more painful it becomes.
And often, it's a pointless thing to do.

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\text("Gluette")
Yes... you're right. It's not easy, but I'll try to think
that way.

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Gluette smiled warmly at the old man.
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\text("Old Man")
Hmm. A beautiful woman looks best with a smile.
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\text("Gluette")
Hehe, well then, I'll come again. Thank you for listening to
me.
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Gluette waved to the old man and left the place.

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\text("Gluette")
(Risbell-san. I will admit that you are a good ruler.)


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While spreading smiles all around, she kept asking herself
that in her heart, over and over.
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\text("Gluette")
(But that man... the humiliation I suffered from him... that
alone...!)
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\text("Gluette")
Demon Lord Caym... I really can't ever forgive you...

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Hugging a paper bag full of fruit, Gluette muttered quietly.

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\text("Gluette")
L-like this...?
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When Gluette returned to the inn, she struck a pose in front
of the full-length mirror.
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She stuck her hips out behind her, lifted her chest with
both hands, and looked up.

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Meeting her own gaze in the mirror, Gluette blushed.

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\text("Gluette")
T-this pose really is... I hate to say it myself, but it's
kind of obscene...

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\text("Gluette")
I-I wonder what other poses there are.
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Gluette flipped through the books she had hastily bought
about romance and sex―what she called guidebooks, but were
really just dirty magazines.
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\text("Gluette")
Eh, y-you even do poses like this?

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\text("Gluette")
But this is just... isn't it a bit too shameless...?

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Until now, Gluette had dismissed such books as vulgar and
never looked at them, but now she devoured them.
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\text("Gluette")
I-if I do a pose like this... m-my underwear will show...

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\text("Gluette")
Eh, you're supposed to show it? And that makes men happy...?
I-is that really true...?

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Gluette's beauty was famous at the magic academy.

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Countless men had tried to woo her, and every time, Gluette
had turned them down.
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But when she learned that even the petite, flat-chested, and
unfriendly Risbell was secretly popular with the boys, she
felt a sense of panic.
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Not wanting to lose to Risbell, who excelled in both brains
and magic, Gluette worked hard to improve herself as a woman
too.
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\text("Gluette")
But even that wasn't enough...

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The books Gluette bought were filled with tips on romance.

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But since they were originally lewd and obscene books, their
explanations of romance always ended up being all about sex.
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But since Gluette was clueless about romance, she just
believed everything as it was written.
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\text("Gluette")
I-if you make eye contact with a man for more than a second
at the tavern, does that mean he's interested in you?
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\text("Gluette")
A-and in that case, if you show him your legs and watch his
reaction, it's even more certain, right?
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\text("Gluette")
D-do women these days really... do things like that with men
they've just met...?

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\text("Gluette")
Th-that means... even Risbell-san... Even though she looks
so quiet... She might be showing her underwear and stuff...?

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\text("Gluette")
C-come to think of it, Risbell-san didn't even seem to mind
when the Demon Lord touched her butt...

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\text("Gluette")
Or rather!! Now that I think about it, she wasn't even
wearing a skirt!!

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\text("Gluette")
Wh-what a romance pro... Maybe I should wear clothes that
show my underwear or make it easy for my butt to be touched
too...
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Gluette gulped and imagined Caym touching her butt.

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Instantly, her ears turned bright red.
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\text("Gluette")
N-no way, I can't!! I can't even imagine doing something so
shameless!

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\text("Gluette")
B-but if things stay like this... as a woman, I'll be losing
to Risbell-san...
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\text("Gluette")
It's not just Risbell-san, it would mean I'm inferior to all
the other women too...

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Gluette gritted her teeth.
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\text("Gluette")
I-I won't accept that. If I just master the basics of
romance, there's no way I'll lose to the other women...

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Saying that, Gluette kept reading, steadily nurturing her
misguided ideas about romance.
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She ended up spending more than half a day reading through
almost all the books she had bought.
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\text("Gluette")
Oh, what's this...?
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As the sun began to set, she muttered a line from one of the
books out loud.
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\text("Gluette")
If you're sexually compatible with a man, he might just be
your destined partner.

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And she let out a little snort.
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\text("Gluette")
Pfft... Even I can't believe that one.
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\text("Gluette")
After reading so many romance guides and making their
knowledge my own, I can say this is just nonsense.

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Tossing the book onto the bed, Gluette flashed a confident
smile.
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\text("Gluette")
Now I'm a romance master too. All that's left is to put this
knowledge into practice.

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Gluette stood in front of the mirror again and struck one of
the lewd poses she'd learned.
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\text("Gluette")
W-with this, even the Demon Lord Caym will be completely
under my spell...
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\text("Gluette")
Heheh, I can already picture Risbell-san's shocked face♪

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Blushing furiously, Gluette lifted her proud chest with both
hands.
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\text("Gluette")
W-why are you getting embarrassed, Gluette?

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\text("Gluette")
T-this is just a matter of getting used to it, that's all.
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\text("Gluette")
There's nothing Risbell-san can do that I can't. I'll prove
it to everyone.

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Gluette kept striking poses in front of the mirror late into
the night.
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She didn't seem to notice that her original goal had already
changed quite a bit.

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