﻿\setgamedatatitle("Lusario\nThe Second City, Ezorn")

\text("Mayor Ezorn")
...Huh? Even if you ask if Lord Rudoll is suspicious...
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\text("El")
Anything is fine! Even the smallest detail, please!

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\text("Mayor Ezorn")
Even if you say that... He's only come here a few times for
inspections...
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\text("El")
That's a lie...! I heard Lord Rudoll comes to Ezorn all the
time! And at night, too! Come on, confess!!

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\text("Mayor Ezorn")
Well, I really have no idea.
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\text("El")
................Are you really, really sure?
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\text("Mayor Ezorn")
Yes. I'm sorry I couldn't be of more help.
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\text("El")
Oh nooo...
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El slumps her shoulders in disappointment.
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She'd heard from the carriage driver that Rudoll often
visited Ezorn, so she came here, but it was a wasted trip.

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El had started her investigation without any leads to begin
with.
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With no clues, and no information brokers or even a guild in
this Lusario.
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Starting from the guard station, this was her 50th place.
All of them were dead ends.
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...In no time at all, she was completely stuck.
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\text("Mayor Ezorn")
...Hmm, in that case, why not try the tavern?

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\text("Mayor Ezorn")
A lot of people come and go there, so I think you won't have
any trouble gathering information.

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\text("El")
I see...! Wait, but the tavern...

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\text("Risbell")
I still can't accept Rudoll's declaration of war.

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\text("Risbell")
From what I've heard from the Falta soldiers, it was his own
decision... It's almost like he wants to fight us.

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\text("Caym")
Yeah. By the way, this is a tavern, right? What's with the
lack of alcohol?
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\text("Risbell")
It's because of the abstinence law Rudoll put in place.
Can't be helped. That's just how it is.

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\text("Caym")
That again. Rules, laws, rules, laws... How do those people
even survive?

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\text("Caym")
No illusion stones for sale, no brothels... Is this hell or
what?
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\text("Risbell")
If you're not satisfied, Caym-sama, why don't you just make
them yourself?
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Caym had come to scout together with Risbell.
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Already, monsters were lying in wait underground, and in the
forest, the Brightleafs were standing by with their bows at
the ready.
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Normally, it would be safer to let the Brightleafs handle
it―but...
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『I'll go. I did it last time too. Let me handle it again,
please.』
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...With Caym begging her like that, Risbell just couldn't
say no.
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\text("Caym")
Hey, Master. If you don't have any booze, don't call
yourself a tavern. It's misleading.

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\text("Master")
Haha, sorry about that. But I couldn't come up with a better
name for the place.

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\text("Master")
But you folks are rare customers. Diabolica, huh?

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\text("Risbell")
So, there really are more humans here, huh.
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\text("Master")
Only people with odd tastes like you, or maybe some
merchants, that's about it.
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\text("Caym")
...What about Brightleaf customers?
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\text("Master")
Mostly regulars. Back in the day, Rudoll-san used to come
too.
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\text("Caym")
The chancellor?
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\text("Master")
Yeah, pretty impressive, right? The mayor supports him, you
know.
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\text("Master")
We're the only tavern in town, after all. The two of them
used to come here to drink all the time.

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\text("Risbell")
............
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\text("？？？")
Excuse me!!
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\text("Caym")
...Hm?
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A cheerful voice echoed through the tavern, drawing the
attention of all the customers.
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\text("Master")
Welcome... Oh, it's El-chan. What's up? You're awfully
energetic today.
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\text("El")
Hello, Master. I just have something I want to ask you...


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Caym watched El as she jogged over, sizing her up for a few
seconds―
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Then immediately turned his gaze back to his glass.
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\text("Caym")
...Nice ass, but she's pretty small all around. She's about
even with Risbell.
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He muttered something that would probably earn him an arrow
or a slap if either of them heard it.

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\text("Risbell")
...I can hear you, you know.
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\text("Master")
You mean Rudoll-sama? He hasn't come by lately. Not since
the abstinence law, I think.
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\text("El")
Another miss...
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\text("Master")
Is something up with Rudoll-sama?
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\text("El")
..................Milk, please. Sniff.
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\text("Risbell")
............
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\text("Caym")
What's wrong?
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\text("Risbell")
...If you're investigating Rudoll, did something happen?

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\text("Caym")
Why don't we just ask her directly?
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\text("El")
...Ah, the sun's already setting.
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...Going around at random really eats up a lot of time.

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With no idea which shops men frequent, I went from place to
place in Ezorn all day, asking around―

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After a total defeat, El trudged back toward the inn.

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It was a mistake to get lucky and find a carriage driver
right away in Luct=Lusario.

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\text("El")
I was stupid to think I'd find a clue so easily...

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\text("El")
And while I was investigating, Farta got taken over by the
Demon Lord's army... and I got nothing here either...
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\text("El")
I'm so pathetic...
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\text("Caym")
Hey, you. The little one over there.
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\text("El")
...?
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―The little one? Is he talking about me?
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I really don't want to react, but ignoring him seems rude
too.
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Hanging her head, El turned around. Standing there was
someone rare for Ruzario―a different race.
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There were two Diabolica.
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\text("El")
Me?
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\text("Caym")
Yeah. Got a minute?
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\text("El")
Uh... are you lost?
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\text("Risbell")
Something like that.
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\text("El")
Wow, you made it through the forest? Did someone guide you?

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\text("Caym")
Nah, we came from underground.
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\text("El")
Underground?
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\text("Risbell")
...Caym-sama, could you at least try to play along a little?

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\text("El")
Come on, it's not like you're monsters or anything~
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\text("Caym")
Actually, I'm the leader of those monsters.
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\text("El")
Oh, stop it. There's no way the Demon Lord would be here.

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\text("El")
To be in the middle of enemy territory, totally
defenseless―what a dummy. You'd be an easy target. I'd just
shoot you right through!
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\text("Caym")
...Oh? Are you calling me an idiot?
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\text("Risbell")
Then, who are you? You seem to be investigating Rudoll.

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\text("El")
I'm El Fraphnith, Captain of Tiela's Royal Guard and Defense
Squad! Pretty impressive, right?

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\text("Caym")
...A dumb-looking brat like you is the captain?
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\text("El")
Ugh...! You don't believe me!!
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\text("El")
I'm only here because I have an important mission!

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\text("Risbell")
An important mission... So that's why you're investigating
Rudoll?
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\text("El")
Huh!? N-no, that's not it! I'm not investigating Lord Rudoll
at all! I don't think he's suspicious in the slightest!

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\text("Risbell")
I see... So you haven't investigated him at all, then?
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\text("El")
That's right! I haven't investigated him at all! Because
there weren't any clues anyway!

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\text("Caym")
...What a pathetic kid.
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\text("El")
What's so pathetic about me?
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\text("Risbell")
Hmm... If there weren't any clues, then you must have had
some conviction to be investigating here.

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\text("El")
...Huh?
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\text("Caym")
So, you tried asking around but got nothing... Or rather,
you got tricked and wasted your time... right?
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\text("Risbell")
...Seems that way.
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\text("El")
Eh? Eh? How did you figure that out...?
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\text("Caym")
But you can't fool me. Whether it's the mayor or the tavern
master... doesn't matter. I'll make them talk.

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――That sound became the signal.
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The monsters' roars rumbled beneath Caym and the others'
feet like an earthquake.
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\text("Caym")
Now, go wild as much as you want!
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\text("Monsters")
GROOOOAAAAARRRRR―――!!!
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\text("El")
Huh!? Eeeeeeeeh!?!!?
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