﻿\setgamedatatitle("Trushka  \nConquest of the Fourth City, Heiphon")

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There was a plan, as there should have been.
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The reason the battle spread all the way to the city was
because Wenjin ordered a retreat in the first place.
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\text("Wenjin")
(The military officers knew about my rebellion... Why...
Why...?)
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Faced with an ambush as if they had been waiting for them,
Wenjin's subordinates were forced to retreat.
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Treason is punishable by death. Defeat leads directly to
death as well.
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In that case, the only option is to side with the Demon
Lord's army. From what they've learned so far, they know
they won't be killed if they surrender.
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And they were well aware that they couldn't win. That's why
they chose to fight alongside the military officers.
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If it meant being executed, they'd rather betray and
survive.
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\text("Risbell")
Caym-sama, we've received a report that the city hall of
Heifon has been occupied.
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\text("Caym")
I see. Then, we're up next.
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Having defeated them, Caym glances at the captured
prisoners.
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\text("Military Officer")
...Are you planning to recruit us too? Into the Demon Lord's
army?
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\text("Caym")
Yeah, that's right. I'll take you in and strengthen the
Demon Lord's army...

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\text("Caym")
But every last civil official and their faction will be
purged. I have no use for you.
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Caym declared this with remarkable ease.
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This treatment was the exact opposite of what Wenjin had
imagined.
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\text("Wenjin")
Huh...? W-wait! Why? Why only us?!

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\text("Caym")
Do I need to explain? Because you're traitors, that's why.

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\text("Wenjin")
Ah, ugh...
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\text("Caym")
It's a soldier's duty to protect their country. Even I can
see the military officers did well.
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\text("Caym")
...But you all are different.
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\text("Wenjin")
I was just following orders...! I was just told what to do!

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\text("Caym")
I don't care. Either way, I can't trust you. Besides...

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\text("Caym")
I don't like the people helping your lot. That's reason
enough to kill you.
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\text("Wenjin")
N-no way... Please, wait! It was all that spy and Tsuushin's
doing!

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\text("Wenjin")
The attack on Kiros, this rebellion―it's all the same! We
just got caught up in it!
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\text("Caym")
...That spy―what country are they from?
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\text("Wenjin")
I-I don't know... They just showed up out of nowhere and
said they'd grant Tsuushin's wish...
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\text("Wenjin")
In exchange, they wanted us to kill the Demon Lord's army...
to kill Diabolica... That's all I know!

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\text("Caym")
I see. Consider this your one mercy for telling me. I'll
make sure to watch your deaths to the very end.
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\text("Wenjin")
I-I told you everything! Please, help me! Save me!

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\text("Agri")
Orders from the boss. Time for you to die.

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\text("Wenjin")
Eek... aaaaaaahhh!!
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No matter how much they begged for their life, Caym had
already decided to kill them.
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Mercy was unnecessary.
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\text("Caym")
Take the military officers to the throne room. I need to
have a word with them as well.
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\text("Spacchio")
Alright. I'll show them the way.
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\text("Caym")
Now then... a spy, huh.
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Watching the postwar cleanup proceed quietly, Caym muttered
to himself.
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\text("Risbell")
That official was probably telling the truth. Most likely,
they used similar sweet talk on Lusario and Kiros as well.

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\text("Risbell")
...They're getting desperate.
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\text("Caym")
Yeah. Compared to before, this coup and the massacre in the
outskirts were pretty sloppy.
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\text("Caym")
And then there was that woman's attack... If they're
resorting to direct methods, it means they're starting to
panic too.
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Caym smirked.
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Whether they're panicking or not, things are going just as
we planned.

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\text("Caym")
...Still, that's just Heifon. I bet things are even more
interesting in Shinrenga.

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\text("Magahime")
...Really, Tsuushin did something stupid.

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Magahime sat on the throne as if nothing had happened.

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The magic circle on the floor had already vanished, and not
only Tsuushin but even the soldiers were gone.
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Everyone had already been sent to the dungeons.
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\text("Honju")
Excuse me, Magahime-sama.
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\text("Magahime")
How are Tsuushin and the others?
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\text("Honju")
Well, they're just screaming in their cells. Calling you a
usurper and all that.
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\text("Magahime")
I see... Well, it can't be helped.
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\text("Honju")
Anyway, I'm just glad you're safe, Magahime-sama.

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Honju let out a relieved sigh, hand to his chest.
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Naturally, in Shinrenga too, a coup had broken out with
Tsuushin at the center.
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But thanks to Honju and the others, the traitors were
suppressed―
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Tsuushin and his group were also easily subdued and
restrained by Magahime.
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As a result, Tsuushin's coup ended in failure.

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\text("Magahime")
There's no way I could lose. More importantly, how's things
in Heifon?

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\text("Honju")
It seems there was a rebellion in Heifon as well...

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\text("Honju")
But the Demon Lord's Army interfered, and after failing, it
was reported that the city was occupied.
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\text("Magahime")
...I see. I can't believe they've made it this far.

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Magahime smiled with a playful, seductive glint.
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The enemies within had been eliminated. Now, she could face
the Demon Lord's Army―and Caym―without any worries.

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\text("Honju")
We'll get the preparations for war ready right away, but are
you sure you're alright, Magahime-sama?
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\text("Magahime")
You mean the power of the dragon? Well, it seems like I'm
fine.
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Magahime twisted her body lightly and stretched a bit.

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There was no pain or discomfort at all; in fact, she felt
even better than before.
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\text("Magahime")
I wonder what part of this is supposed to be dangerous.
Maybe I don't even need restraints anymore.

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\text("Honju")
Well... but you never know what might happen, right?

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\text("Magahime")
We're going to be fighting the Demon Lord's Army soon
anyway, aren't we? It's fine to stay like this for now.

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\text("Magahime")
Don't worry about me, Honju. You focus on preparing for the
battle against the Demon Lord's Army.
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\text("Honju")
Yes, if that's what you wish, Magahime-sama.
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\text("Magahime")
(Come on, if you're coming, then come. Either way, I'm the
one who's going to win.)
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――Caym would be arriving here soon.
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Magahime eagerly awaited that moment.

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