﻿\setgamedatatitle("Subjugation of the Third City, Dacken")

\text("Diabolica")
.........
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\text("Agri")
Wha... damn it, these bastards!
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\text("Risbell")
No way... Why would you shield us like that!?
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Agri's swinging katana was supposed to cut down the defense
squad.
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But Diabolica jumped in at the last second, taking the blow
in their place―
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Taking advantage of that brief opening, the soldiers launch
a counterattack.
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\text("Diabolica")
Ugh, ugh...
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\text("Soldier")
Take this!
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\text("Agri")
Gah!? Damn it... Boss! What do we do!?
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\text("Caym")
............
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If they'd killed the enemy, this wouldn't have happened.

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But the soldiers can still move. Wounded, they press
forward, using Diabolica as a shield.

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\text("Risbell")
Caym-sama, let's fall back for now and regroup...

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\text("Caym")
...Don't screw with me... you trash.
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\text("Risbell")
Caym... sama...?
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\text
―Risbell was the first to notice.
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The murderous intent crawling up her spine froze her in
place.
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The monsters noticed too, turning their eyes toward Caym one
after another.
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In that instant, the human commander didn't miss the opening
that had appeared.

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\text("Mayor Dakken")
That woman Diabolica is the commander! Kill her!

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\text("Soldier")
Uooooooo!
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\text("Risbell")
Huh...?
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\text("Soldier")
Prepare yourself!
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\text("Risbell")
Ah...!!
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A memory Risbell could never forget flashed through her mind.
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Just like back then. She thought she'd be used and killed by
these men.
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Terrified, disgusted, she shut her eyes. As if to escape the
reality before her.
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And then―
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\text("Soldier")
Gyaaaaaaaaaah!?
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\text("Risbell")
What...!?
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\text
Risbell, who had reflexively shut her eyes, had no idea what
had just happened.
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She was supposed to be cut down. The sword would fall, and
she would die.
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But that didn't happen.
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\text("Risbell")
Caym...sama...
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\text("Caym")
............
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Just like the Demon Lord she once saw.
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The man Risbell had made into a Demon Lord was standing
there, protecting her.
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\text("Caym")
...You. What did you do to them?
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\text
The mayor didn't notice the blood dripping from Caym's
tightly clenched fist.
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\text("Mayor Dakken")
It wasn't anything major. I just... took away a bit of their
free will, that's all.

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\text("Mayor Dakken")
Magic is a wonderful thing. You can turn people into puppets
in no time at all...!
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\text("Agri")
That bastard...!
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Agri bared his teeth in anger. But he couldn't swing his
katana.
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Their will stolen, he would end up cutting down a Diabolica
as a substitute, even though he didn't want to.
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They must not kill. That was Risbell's order.

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And the mayor knew that too.
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\text("Mayor Dakken")
Anyone who can stand, advance! I don't know why, but they
won't kill us!
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\text("Mayor Dakken")
Use the Diabolica as shields! I don't care how many die!
There are plenty more where they came from!!

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\text("Caym")
...I see. Very well.
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But, the mayor didn't understand.

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Caym was not as soft as Risbell.
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Nor was he kind enough to forgive the cruelty of the man
before him.
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\text("Caym")
―I command the entire army.
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\text("Caym")
Just for this moment, in my name, I permit all acts of
violence and cruelty.
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\text("Caym")
Leave not a single one alive. Do not let any escape. Kill
them all!!
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Above all, he didn't understand the depth of Caym's rage.

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\text("Monsters")
Ooooooooooooooo―――!!!
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\text("Mayor Dakken")
Wha, ah...!?
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At the Demon Lord's roar, the monsters howled.
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The advantage of not being killed―vanished in an instant.

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The monsters' roars shook their eardrums. Killing intent
pierced their skin and gripped their guts.
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As terror swelled, screams rang out.
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\text("Soldier")
Eek... uaaaaaaaah!!
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\text("Soldier")
Guaaaaaaah!?
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\text("Soldier")
Wait... weren't you not going to kill us― Gyaaaaah!!

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\text("Mayor Dakken")
Guh... Retreat! Fall back, fall back!

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\text("Soldier")
No, help me, help meee!!
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As if the king's rage was their own, the monsters roared,
baring their fangs and claws.
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The soldiers' death cries echoed through the blood-soaked
city.
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\text("Mayor Dakken")
Hiiiiii!?
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\text("Caym")
You won't escape...!
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As the mayor tried to flee, Caym slashed at him with a sword
taken from the enemy.
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This man alone was unforgivable. He couldn't rest until he
finished him with his own hands.
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\text("Mayor Dakken")
Ugyah!?
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\text("Mayor Dakken")
Ugh, kuh... h-help me...! I had no choice! If I lost,
Giacomo would have...

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\text("Mayor Dakken")
Gaaaaaah!?
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\text("Caym")
I don't care about your excuses. That's no reason to let you
live.
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\text("Mayor Dakken")
Giiiih... my legs, ah, ahh...
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\text("Caym")
Don't think you'll get to die so easily.
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\text("Mayor Dakken")
Hii... uaaah... help me... help...

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\text("Caym")
I have no intention of listening to your begging...!
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\text("Risbell")
Caym-sama...!
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\text("Caym")
Then I'll crush your throat so you can never beg for your
life again...
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\text("Risbell")
No, Caym-sama, you mustn't!!
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\text("Caym")
Step aside, Risbell.
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\text("Risbell")
The battle is already decided! There's no point in any more
fighting!
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\text("Caym")
I'm the one who decides that. I'll say it again―step aside.

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\text("Risbell")
I won't move. Please lower your sword, Caym-sama.

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The monsters gathered around, holding their breath as they
watched the two.
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It was the same for Agri and the others. No matter how it
ended, it was Caym―the king's duty―to settle this.

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\text("Risbell")
...Why are you standing there?

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\text("Caym")
............
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\text("Risbell")
Is it to get revenge? To kill humans? ...That's not it, is
it?

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\text("Caym")
............Tch.
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\text("Mayor Dakken")
Eek... hiii...
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Caym glanced at the cowering, trembling mayor and let out a
small sigh.
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The tense atmosphere quickly loosened.

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\text("Caym")
Risbell, heal this bastard's wounds.
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\text("Caym")
I'm not saving him. He's going to pay for what he's done.


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With that, Caym quickly returned to the labyrinth.

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Risbell, left behind, let out a relieved sigh, and the
monsters all seemed satisfied as well.
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\text("Agri")
You've got guts, don't you?
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\text("Risbell")
No, not at all... I just did my duty.

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Agri nodded in admiration.
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If the king ever strays from the path, it's the servant's
job to stop him, even if it means putting their body on the
line.
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With this, the battle as the Demon Lord's army was settled
for now.
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But Risbell's real challenge was just beginning.
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After occupying Dakken, Caym was in the office with Risbell.

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He stamped the last document and slumped over the desk.
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\text("Caym")
Damn it... Why do I have to do this...?
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\text("Risbell")
The signing has to be done by you, Caym-sama. Honestly, it's
your own fault for slacking off until now.
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\text("Risbell")
If you'd just done a little at a time instead of letting it
pile up, it wouldn't have come to this. Anyway, good work.

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\text("Caym")
Words aren't enough... Pamper me more.
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\text("Risbell")
Should I pat your head and say, 'Good boy~'?

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\text("Caym")
No thanks.
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Neither of them brought up the earlier battle.

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Caym didn't care in the slightest, and Risbell was too
preoccupied with when to bring it up.

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\text("Risbell")
...Just a little more until Hados is rebuilt.
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\text("Caym")
Yeah. Just one more... Heh, finally at the starting line.

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Caym flashed a vulgar grin.
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Risbell, who could more or less guess what he was thinking,
steeled herself for what was to come.
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\text("Risbell")
The starting line, huh?
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\text("Caym")
Yeah. If I'm going to go up against other countries, I need
to have a country of my own.
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\text("Risbell")
...Um, about that...
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\text("Caym")
Hm?
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This was a showdown.
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To crush Caym's ambitions. For the sake of her own wishes.

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It was something necessary for the future restoration of
Hados as well.
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\text("Risbell")
...Would you reconsider?
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\text("Caym")
Reconsider what?
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\text("Risbell")
The plan to invade Lusario.
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\text("Risbell")
There are other women... Even in Hados, aren't there? You
don't have to invade another country for this...

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\text("Caym")
No, I've already decided. I'm definitely doing it. Those
queens will be mine.
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\text("Risbell")
Starting a war for something like that is insane!

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\text("Caym")
Something like that? For me, sleeping with the best women...
it's a way to break from my past. It's a sacred act.

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\text("Risbell")
Huh!? It's just sex!
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\text("Caym")
Just? Did you say just? Don't tell me... you're a virgin
who's never even kissed anyone.

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\text("Risbell")
Wha...!? That has nothing to do with you, Caym-sama!

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\text("Caym")
So I hit the mark... Heh. Besides, you're the one who said I
could have the queens, remember?

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\text("Risbell")
T-that was just a figure of speech... And you're the one who
jumped on the idea, Caym-sama!

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\text("Caym")
...Getting mad at me isn't going to help.
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\text("Risbell")
Ughhh~... I'm not mad!!
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\text
In the end, instead of crushing Caym's ambitions, Risbell
ended up getting crushed herself.
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All Caym could do was tilt his head in confusion.

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