﻿\setgamedatatitle("Shuka's Circumstances 3")

\text("Honju")
Even so, they're my subordinates! You can't just―

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When Magahime arrived at the throne room, Honju's angry
voice could be heard through the door.
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Most likely, Two-Shin and Wenjin are inside as well.

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And it's easy to imagine what they're talking about.

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\text("Honju")
Tch...
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\text("Two-Shin")
―Oh, Magahime-sama.
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\text("Magahime")
...Am I interrupting?
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―Talk about bad timing.
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I thought I could hear Honju grinding his teeth.

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\text("Honju")
Listen... If you ever pull something like this again without
my permission, you won't get away with it...!

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It's the first time I've seen Honju this angry.

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...But I don't understand the reason for his anger.
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He should be directing it at his subordinates, not at
Two-Shin.
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\text("Magahime")
...Judging by that, the report must have been true.

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\text("Two-Shin")
Yes. It's unfortunate. For the officers, not the people, to
rebel...
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There's a chance the Diabolica might rebel in response to
the Demon Lord's army...
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I can't believe what we feared is actually happening.
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\text("Magahime")
You say that like it's someone else's problem... but you two
practically provoked them.
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\text("Wenjin")
That's... an unfair accusation, Magahime-sama.
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\text("Magahime")
...So, are they in Hakusha's detention center? Either way, I
need to meet them and hear what they have to say...
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Especially now, with the threat of the Demon Lord's army
approaching, we can't just execute them so easily.
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If we get rid of the Diabolica, it'll only provoke the
others―
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\text("Two-Shin")
...There's no need for that.
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―And yet.
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\text("Magahime")
What do you mean?
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\text("Two-Shin")
The traitors have already been purged.
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\text("Magahime")
...What did you say?
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\text("Two-Shin")
Those who conspired with them have already been detained as
well. Please don't trouble yourself over it, Magahime-sama.

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\text("Magahime")
Could you explain what you mean by that?

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\text("Two-Shin")
Hmm... What do you mean? If you're asking why they were
detained, surely you already know the answer, don't you?

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\text("Magahime")
You said you purged them...? I haven't received any such
report!
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\text("Two-Shin")
I just finished taking care of it, didn't I?
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\text("Magahime")
Don't mess with me! The fact that you acted on your own,
without permission from me or Honju, is a huge problem!

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\text("Two-Shin")
I apologize for that. However... it was an emergency. I hope
you can understand.

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\text("Magahime")
...Fine. Release the officers. I'll hear what they have to
say.

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\text("Two-Shin")
...Even if it's an order from you, Magahime-sama, I cannot
comply.
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\text("Magahime")
You can't obey my order?
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\text("Two-Shin")
This is for Shuka as well. What if a traitor's blade were to
slit your throat?

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\text("Magahime")
Then I'll speak to them from outside the cell...!
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――I can't waste any more time on a man like this.
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Magahime turned on her heel to leave. But Two-Shin grabbed
her arm.
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\text("Two-Shin")
Please wait.
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\text("Magahime")
Let go... kya!?
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\text("Two-Shin")
――What value could there possibly be in the words of those
who bared their fangs at this country?
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\text("Magahime")
Ow...!?
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With a grip so strong her bones creaked, Two-Shin pulled
Magahime toward him.

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His expression was nothing like his usual smile.

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A filthy, disgusting man's face loomed before her, making
her skin crawl.
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\text("Two-Shin")
Or perhaps they'll play the victim and try to deceive you.

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\text("Magahime")
...!
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Her body froze, unable to move.
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Overwhelmed by the creeping dread, Magahime couldn't resist
as Two-Shin pulled her close.

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\text("Two-Shin")
You are human, and the king of Shuka. So you must act like
it.
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\text("Magahime")
...
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――The man's fingers slid down to her waist.
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Like a snake, Two-Shin's slender arm coiled around her.

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Those thin fingers slowly... almost caressingly, reached
down toward Magahime's lower body――
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\text("Magahime")
Let go of me, you insolent bastard!!
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\text("Two-Shin")
..................
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\text("Magahime")
Haa... haa...
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――Why? Why is this man smiling?

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Sweat trickled down her spine. Goosebumps broke out all over
her body, and nausea welled up inside her.
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What was that hand? The man's fingers coiling around her,
his breath, his licking gaze―scary, disgusting, scary,
scary, scary――
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Her confused thoughts and Two-Shin's smile only fueled her
fear and chills.
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She couldn't stay here any longer.
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\text("Magahime")
...That's enough about this matter.
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Her squeezed-out voice trembled pathetically.
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\text("Magahime")
But from now on, I won't allow you to act on your own again.
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Without meeting his eyes, Magahime said only that and
hurried away as if fleeing.
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That was all she could manage.
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\text("Two-Shin")
Heh... lively, aren't you.
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\text("Wenjin")
Indeed. Which is exactly why it's worth pinning her down.

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\text("Wenjin")
Still, I didn't expect things to go this smoothly. ...That
spy, where could they be from?
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\text("Two-Shin")
Who knows. I've been looking into it, but I haven't even
caught a single hair, let alone a tail.
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\text("Two-Shin")
Well, for now, I'll just let myself be used.

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The purge of the military officers only succeeded because of
that spy.
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However, there was one thing that bothered him.
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\text("Two-Shin")
(...Who got rid of the military officers' corpses?)
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He had told Vexation that they'd handle the cleanup
themselves.
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So it definitely wasn't them.
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――Which means, it must be the organization the spy belongs
to.
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But even so, how could they have left not a single trace
behind?
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