﻿\setgamedatatitle("The Inner Workings of Lusario 2")

\text("Tiela")
After Fargan, has Telesneel also fallen into the hands of
the Demon Lord's army...?
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\text("Rudol")
It appears so. That's three major cities now... What a
disgraceful result.

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Bram, Fargan, Telesneel... One after another, the Hados
territory is being occupied.
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At the same time, it meant the Demon Lord's army was drawing
ever closer to Lusario.
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\text("Rudol")
Please, don't worry too much. The humans won't just sit back
and let this happen.

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\text("Rudol")
Even if Hados does fall... you can leave what comes after to
me, Rudol.

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\text("Tiela")
Yes...
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Rudol smiled reassuringly at the anxious Tiela.

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But the one who was truly uneasy―no, the one who was
actually panicking―was Rudol himself, despite his words.
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\text("Rudol")
(Damn that Demon Lord...!)
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\text("El")
It's all right~! We'll protect the forest, you'll see~♪

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Cheerfully patrolling the forest, El tried to put the
slightly frightened spirits at ease.
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\text("El")
Ufufu, I wonder what today's snack will be~♪
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There shouldn't be any problems at all.
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And so, El's mind was completely occupied with the upcoming
tea party with Tiela.
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\text("El")
Well, as long as it's tasty, anything's fine... hm?
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A carriage sped through the forest.
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Since it was traveling alone, it wasn't a merchant caravan.
That meant it must be a visitor from outside.
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\text("El")
But I haven't heard any reports about this... right...?

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At this time, this route was El's responsibility.
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If anyone was coming from outside, there should have been a
report so they wouldn't be attacked by mistake.

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\text("El")
The coachman is hiding his face... and the wagon is pitch
black...
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\text("El")
Hmm, suspicious...! I smell trouble...!

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Fortunately, the carriage didn't seem to be in a hurry. El
could easily catch up on foot.
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...And so, El arrived at the royal palace of Lusario, where
Tiela was.
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It was at the back of the palace, out of sight from others.
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El glared at the robed man stepping down from the carriage.

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I can't see their face. Are they one of us, a human... or
something else?
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\text("El")
A monster... the Demon Lord's army...?
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My imagination kept running in the worst possible direction.
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My hand naturally reached for the bow at my waist.

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\text("El")
(Two of them... I'll take out the coachman first, cut off
their escape, and then...)
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\text("El")
Your luck ran out when I found you...!
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Just as I drew my bow and was about to fire, Rudol appeared,
looking unusually irritated.
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\text("El")
Rudol-sama...?
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\text("Rudol")
Damn it... How could mere monsters get this far...!

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\text("Spy")
It just proves the Demon Lord's army is the real deal.
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\text("Spy")
With them, taking Hados would be easy. They'll conquer
Lusario too.
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\text("Rudol")
There's no way they can get through the Forest of Alda!
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\text("Spy")
You can't say that for sure. They're neither human nor elf.
They're demons themselves...

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\text("Rudol")
Grrr...
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\text("Spy")
Besides, that Demon Lord will definitely capture you.

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\text("Spy")
They'll never forgive you. Their bonds with their kin are
strong... even more so with family.

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\text("Spy")
But depending on how you look at it, this could be a good
opportunity. I hear this Demon Lord has horns.

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\text("Rudol")
...Hmm.
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\text("Spy")
And no matter what happens, you might as well enjoy it.

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\text("Rudol")
True... So, what should we do for that?

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\text("Spy")
Well then, how about this――
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\text("El")
What are they talking about...?
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After talking for a while, the carriage left.
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Rudol, left behind, also returned to the palace with a
troubled look.
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\text("El")
Doesn't seem like they're with the Demon Lord's army...
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If that carriage belonged to the Demon Lord's army, Rudol
wouldn't have made that face.
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\text("El")
Then why are they sneaking around...? Hmm... hmmm...

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\text("El")
...Ah! It's almost snack time!
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\text("El")
I can just ask Rudol-sama directly about it later~♪

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With her stomach growling, El headed back to the palace.
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...Needless to say, by the time she'd satisfied her hunger,
she had completely forgotten about Rudol.

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