﻿\setgamedatatitle("Harem_07")

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It was late at night, almost time for the day to change.
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After confirming that light was leaking from the office
door, Caym opened it.
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\text("Caym")
I'm coming in.
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\text("Risbell")
Really, Caym-sama... How many times do I have to tell you to
knock?
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Sure enough, Risbell was there, glaring at Caym over a stack
of documents.
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\text("Caym")
Can't be helped, can it? I'm holding glasses in both hands.
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Caym was indeed holding two glasses filled with a fragrant
liquor.
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He offered one of them to Risbell.
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\text("Caym")
Here, drink.
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\text("Risbell")
Do you perhaps mistake me for a pet or something?
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\text("Caym")
No way. If you were a pet, you'd be a little cuter, wouldn't
you?
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\text("Risbell")
Hmph, I know I'm not cute anyway.
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Risbell took the glass Caym offered and peered into the
liquid inside.
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\text("Risbell")
You didn't put anything weird in this, did you?

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\text("Caym")
Hey now, I heard from the others working here that you've
been working late every night, so I thought I'd do something
nice for you.
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When Caym pouted, Risbell let out a small laugh.

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\text("Risbell")
I'm just kidding. Thank you, Caym-sama.

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Saying that, Risbell took a sip of the drink.
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\text("Risbell")
Ah, is this... ginger?
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\text("Caym")
Seems like it. I asked Rebecca to make it.

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\text("Caym")
Well then, let me take over your work for a bit.
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Caym sat down in the chair Risbell had been using and
started signing documents.
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\text("Risbell")
Don't just process them carelessly, okay?
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\text("Caym")
You, of all people, should know how competent I am.

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\text("Risbell")
...Yes, I do know. And because that competent person usually
hides his claws, I'm the one who suffers for it.

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Previously, Risbell had made a bet with Caym at work and
ended up being terribly embarrassed.
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Remembering that time, Risbell's face turned red.

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\text("Caym")
So, are things going well with your subordinates now?
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\text("Risbell")
Lately, we've finally managed to forget about that incident.
Though thanks to you, Caym-sama, I just remembered it again.

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\text("Caym")
That's good. Women are cutest when they're blushing.

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\text("Risbell")
P-Please, don't tease me anymore...
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Maybe it was the effect of the ginger, but Risbell's body
felt warm and flushed.
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After that, for a while, Caym worked while Risbell quietly
sipped her drink―a rare moment for them.

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\text("Caym")
Don't push yourself too hard. There's no one who could ever
take your place.
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\text("Risbell")
...
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Risbell stopped drinking and took a moment to savor those
words.
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There was a time when she struggled with her own sense of
purpose.
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What did she mean to Caym?
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What could she do for him?
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Caym's words just now were so strong and kind, they blew
away all those worries.

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\text("Risbell")
This wine is delicious.
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\text("Caym")
Rebecca also told me not to push yourself too hard.

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Caym glanced over the documents and signed them with a
smooth hand.
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\text("Risbell")
I see...
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Risbell had once been all alone in the world, but now there
were people who cared about her.
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That made her so happy, she felt tears welling up at the
corners of her eyes.
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\text("Risbell")
I'm fine.
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\text("Risbell")
Right now, the dream I once had... and the dream I nurtured
after meeting you, Caym-sama, is finally coming true.

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\text("Risbell")
So I can't afford to collapse just yet.
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Risbell said this with a smile, flexing her arm to show her
strength.
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\text("Caym")
...A dream, huh? Is that the one about a country where
Diabolica aren't persecuted?
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\text("Caym")
If so, hasn't it already come true? Just look at Hados
now―it's full of Diabolica everywhere.

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\text("Risbell")
Yes, that's right. This is exactly the kind of country I
always dreamed of.
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Risbell set her glass down on the desk with a soft clink.
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\text("Risbell")
But after this war, I realized there are all kinds of people
in the world, with all sorts of beliefs.

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\text("Risbell")
And it made me think... not just for the Diabolica, but for
so many more... yes...

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\text("Risbell")
I want to create a world where people of all races and
tribes can live in peace, without shedding blood.

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\text("Caym")
Ah, I think you've said something like that before.

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\text("Risbell")
But... the reason I started thinking that way is because of
you, Caym-sama.
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\text("Caym")
Me?
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Caym paused his pen and looked at Risbell.
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\text("Risbell")
Yes. With my stubborn mind, I could never come up with such
an outrageous idea.
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\text("Risbell")
It's because there was someone right in front of me who
thought up the most ridiculous things. I guess I was
influenced by you.
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\text("Caym")
Heh, is that so.
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Caym gave a small laugh and turned his gaze back to the
documents.
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\text("Caym")
Well, I've thought about similar things before. But I don't
think I've ever told you about them...

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\text("Risbell")
No, I don't think I've ever heard you say it.
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\text("Risbell")
But Caym-sama, you go after any woman you like, making them
yours like a total idiot, don't you?

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\text("Risbell")
Even Structa, who tried to destroy us... you made her yours
too.

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\text("Risbell")
I wondered how you could do something like that...

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\text("Risbell")
And then I realized, it's because you actually see the
person for who they are, Caym-sama.

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\text("Caym")
Hmm...
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\text("Risbell")
You seem to care a lot about things like female knights,
married women, or girls with glasses―their appearance, their
'attributes,' right?
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\text("Risbell")
But in reality, you really do look at what's inside.

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\text("Risbell")
Otherwise, there's no way you could bring together such a
scattered group of people.
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Risbell spoke about Caym with a happy expression.

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Realizing this about herself, she blushed a little and
continued in a softer voice.
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\text("Risbell")
So even if our skin color or language is different, or even
if we're different races, as long as people can connect as
individuals...
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\text("Risbell")
I think the world I dream of is waiting somewhere down that
path.
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\text("Risbell")
It might be... a bit too idealistic, though.

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After sharing her thoughts, Risbell picked up her glass
again, perhaps because her throat was dry.
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\text("Caym")
Anyone can fantasize.
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\text("Caym")
And most people can dream, too.

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Caym set down his pen and wet his lips with a sip of
alcohol.
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\text("Caym")
But there are surprisingly few who actually act on their
dreams.
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\text("Caym")
Let alone those who dream of changing a whole country and
actually make it happen... that's a rare breed.

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\text("Caym")
People like that―they're called heroes, or geniuses.

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Caym looked at Risbell and let out a chuckle, as if he
couldn't help but enjoy himself.
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\text("Caym")
Risbell, you call yourself stubborn, but if you ask me,
you're the real idiot here.

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\text("Risbell")
Eh... Wh-why do you say that?
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\text("Caym")
You think I'm the one who changed this Nilt, don't you...?

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\text("Risbell")
Isn't that the truth?
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\text("Caym")
But who was it that dragged me out onto the stage?

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\text("Risbell")
That was...
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\text("Caym")
It was you. You put me on a pedestal, organized the army,
defeated our enemies, and led us to victory. You're the real
hero, Risbell.
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\text("Risbell")
M-me...? A hero...?
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\text("Caym")
Heh, you don't even realize it. That's what makes you so
terrifying.
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After laughing for a while, Caym turned a gentle gaze toward
Risbell, who was blinking in surprise.

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\text("Caym")
I'm just someone who got swept up in your dream. I might've
put in my two cents here and there, though.
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\text("Caym")
Little hero. I'm interested in the world you see.

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\text("Caym")
So until your dream comes true, let me stick around.

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\text("Caym")
Tell this Demon King where you want to go. If you do, I'll
raise a million swords and clear the way for you.

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\text("Risbell")
Caym-sama...
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\text("Caym")
Hah, that's not really my style. Hurry up and drink that
before it gets cold.
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This time, Caym looked a little embarrassed and scratched
his cheek.
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\text("Risbell")
Caym-sama?
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\text("Caym")
Hm? What is it?
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Caym looked up and met Risbell's gaze.
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\text("Risbell")
Thank you.
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Risbell's lovely smile filled his vision.

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\text("Risbell")
My big dream is still a work in progress...

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\text("Risbell")
But my little dream has already come true, so this is my
thanks.
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\text("Caym")
Hm? And what is that little dream?
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When Caym asked curiously, Risbell just smiled and shook her
head.
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\text("Risbell")
Hehe, if Caym-sama doesn't know, then I'm not telling you♪

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A prince whose story began in tragedy.
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A girl whose story began in tragedy.
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When those two were reunited, the world began to change with
a resounding crash.
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The Demon King and the Hero.
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Titles that exist because there is no one else who can stand
beside them.
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But by some twist of fate, at the same time in the same era,
the two of them began to walk in the same direction.

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The battle between Demon King Caym and Hero Risbell against
the world has, for now, reached its conclusion.

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But her dream is endless.
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Her capacity is so great, it could swallow Nilt whole and
still have room to spare.
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Even after this, the Demon King and the Hero will likely
continue to fight against the world.
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Believing in their own dreams, and in the one they can
entrust those dreams to,
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Until the day comes when they can truly believe that
tomorrow is finally promised.
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