﻿\setgamedatatitle("The Second City, Telesneil")

\text("Mayor Of Telesneel")
――You are aware that Fargan was recently occupied by the
rebel army claiming to be the Demon Lord, aren't you?
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\text("Agri")
............
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\text("Mayor Of Telesneel")
You must also know that Diabolica, just like you, ravaged a
city where we humans live... Of course you do.
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\text("Agri")
(So what? What does that have to do with me...?)
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\text("Mayor Of Telesneel")
Most likely, Telesneel is next. It's absolutely
unforgivable.
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\text("Mayor Of Telesneel")
...Therefore, as fellow Diabolica, I want you to exterminate
them.
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\text("Diabolica")
............
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Glancing at the defense squad―the Diabolica―gathered in
front of the barracks, the mayor continued speaking.
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He wore a gentle smile, but his eyes weren't smiling at all.
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\text("Agri")
...You want us to do it?
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\text("Mayor Of Telesneel")
Yes.
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\text("Mayor Of Telesneel")
You will lure the rebel army into the Diabolica residential
district, and fight them there.

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\text("Agri")
...Hey, why do we have to fight there?

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\text("Mayor Of Telesneel")
Isn't it obvious? We can't risk involving the citizens.

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\text("Agri")
...But what about us, and the Diabolica who live there...!

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\text("Mayor Of Telesneel")
That's different, isn't it? You are shields to protect the
humans.
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\text("Mayor Of Telesneel")
The ones managed in that district are slaves.
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\text("Mayor Of Telesneel")
...You people just need to shut up and do as I say.

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\text("Agri")
What the hell...!!
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\text("Diabolica")
Wait, Agri!
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\text("Mayor Of Telesneel")
Well then, I'm counting on you.
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\text("Agri")
Hold it! What the hell do you think we are?!

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\text
Agri's words never reached him.
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\text
To the man who rules Telesneel, Diabolica are nothing but
slaves.
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\text
An inferior race, less than human. There's no point in
listening to the voices of such beings any longer.

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\text
Even if you understand the mayor's thinking, there's no way
you could ever accept it.
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\text("Diabolica")
Just stop. What's the point in resisting...?

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\text("Agri")
...Why the hell are you all just staying quiet?! Doesn't it
piss you off to be talked to like that?!
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\text("Diabolica")
What can we do? We're Diabolica.
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See? his coworkers gave a resigned smile.
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\text("Diabolica")
Besides, we're just replacements for humans. You knew that
when you joined the defense force, didn't you?

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\text("Agri")
Don't screw with me... Don't lump me in with you guys!

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\text
―Labor is a slave's duty. Fighting to protect the city is
also a slave's duty.
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\text
Humans don't need to put themselves in danger. It's the
Diabolica's job to fight and die.
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\text
That was the law set by the mayor of Telesneel.
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\text
No one is actually okay with it. They've just given up,
thinking there's no point in resisting.
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\text
But Agri is different.
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\text("Agri")
(I'm not here because I'm a slave or because I was ordered
to be...!)
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\text
Agri is here by choice. All of it, just to become stronger.

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\text("Agri")
The Demon Lord is coming, huh... Bring it on...!
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\text
And fighting the Demon Lord isn't about protecting the city
and dying in place of humans.
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\text("Agri")
I'm not letting anyone else have it. The Demon Lord's head
is mine...!
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\text("Risbell")
Hados is a group of city-states centered around Rospen,
which was rebuilt with Shuka's support.

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\text("Spacchio")
Fwaaah~...
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\text("Risbell")
Each city has its own laws, but only the Diabolica slave
system is shared among them...

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\text("Noro")
zzz...
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\text("Risbell")
...The one who came up with and enacted this slave system is
Giacomo Bonchi, the mayor of Rospen.
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\text("Risbell")
Because of this system, the Diabolica's position is much
worse compared to other countries...

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\text("Caym")
If they're going to do it, they might as well make it a sex
slave system. Or maybe I should make one myself...
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\text("Risbell")
Are you even listening?
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\text
Risbell gathered everyone in the throne room to help them
understand the current situation of the Diabolica―and by
extension, Hados.
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\text
...And this is the result.
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\text("Caym")
I heard up to the part about the gross fat guy declaring sex
slaves.
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\text("Spacchio")
So Gyro Bonchi is the big bad boss, right?
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\text("Noro")
zzz...
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\text("Risbell")
...Fine, whatever. Anyway, the reason this ridiculous system
was allowed is thanks to the Rasfa faith.

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\text
―The Rasfa faith is a major sect that originated in the Nilt
region.
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\text
Its doctrine of 'purifying the world' is at the root of the
problem.
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\text
To bring stability and peace to this world, they seek to
drive out all beings belonging to chaos.
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\text
That's why Diabolica, as symbols of chaos, and impure
monsters are their enemies.
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\text
By doing so, they believe the world will be purified―
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\text("Risbell")
...It's extremely malicious, self-righteous, and downright
absurd! Honestly!
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\text
And Risbell continued.
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\text("Risbell")
Even if the countries, races, religions, and cultures are
different, in the Nilt region, every nation is united in
seeing the Diabolica as enemies... That's the one thing they
all have in common.
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\text("Spacchio")
Is that so?
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\text("Caym")
Yeah, I've wandered for decades, and that was always the
same everywhere.
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\text("Caym")
(Yeah... It's almost unnatural. Why is that the only thing
everyone agrees on?)
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\text("Risbell")
Because the teachings of Rasfa are at the root of it, no one
opposed such a system.

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\text("Spacchio")
So it's like, 'Our god allows it, so it's fine,' huh...

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\text("Risbell")
Rasfa has a history going back hundreds of years. That's how
strong its influence is.

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\text
...But is it really that simple?
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\text
During his travels, Caym had even set foot in remote lands
where Rasfa hadn't spread.

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\text
Even in those places, the Diabolica were feared as demons.

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\text
If that's just how it is, there's nothing to say back, but
it still doesn't sit right.
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\text("Caym")
...Well, whatever. It's not like thinking about it will get
me anywhere.
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\text
If that's the case, then taking control of Nilt would be the
fastest way.
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\text("Goblin")
My Lord! There's something I must urgently deliver to you.

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\text("Caym")
Huh? What's up?
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\text("Goblin")
This... I just received it from a messenger from Telesneel.


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\text("Risbell")
What's that envelope?
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\text
Risbell took it in his place and checked the contents.

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\text
Spacchio peeked over from the side, furrowing his brow.

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\text("Spacchio")
Is this... a challenge letter?
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\text("Soldier")
Captain, all civilians have been evacuated.
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\text("Agri")
Good. Everyone, take your positions. Let's show that bastard
mayor what we're made of.

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There's a district in Telesneel where Diabolica are allowed
to live.
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It's also a place that becomes a battlefield.
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\text("Agri")
No civilians will get hurt. That's why we evacuated them.
Now we can go wild as much as we want...

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\text("Soldier")
Captain, they're here!
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\text("Agri")
I can see that. You're the boss of the Demon Lord's army,
aren't you...!
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\text("Caym")
Yeah... So you're the idiot who sent this challenge letter?

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\text("Agri")
Damn right! I'm Agri, captain of the Telesneel Defense
Force... and the one and only man who's gonna take you down!

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\text
Agri, fired up, draws his katana and glares at Caym.

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\text("Caym")
...If you want Telesneel, you have to fight me, huh? What's
your goal here?

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\text("Agri")
Isn't it obvious?! I'm gonna beat your ass and become the
strongest Diabolica! So fight me!

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\text("Spacchio")
See, we probably should've just ignored him.
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\text("Risbell")
Yeah... He's an idiot, just in a different way than
Caym-sama.
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\text
Apparently, he's willing to use the city he's supposed to
protect as bait, all for that goal.
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\text("Risbell")
Agri-san, could you please reconsider?

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\text("Risbell")
There's no reason for us to fight as the same race, and
besides, we...
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\text("Agri")
Shut it, shrimp!
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\text("Risbell")
Wha...! That's something I'm sensitive about...!
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\text("Agri")
I've got my own reasons for cutting you all down. I'm not
backing off...!
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\text("Caym")
...Well now. I thought all my kin were spineless, but looks
like there's some interesting ones too.
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\text("Risbell")
Fine then... You're going to pay for calling me short!

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\text("Agri")
Bring it on! Once I crush the Demon Lord's army, this place
is mine!
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\text("Caym")
Show them your strength. All troops―

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\text("Agri")
Charge!!
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