﻿\setgamedatatitle("Trushka\nConquest of the Capital Shinrenga 1")

\text("Two-Shin")
...I am the king of this country... The throne, Magahime,
the people... all mine...
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The battle still rages on in the underground prison of the
royal palace.
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Perhaps because the dragon's power is so overwhelming, the
aftershocks of the fight can be felt even down here.
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At this rate, everything Two-Shin was supposed to obtain
will end up in the Demon Lord's hands...
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\text("Spy")
It seems you are unharmed.
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\text("Two-Shin")
............
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\text("Spy")
Right now, both armies are full of openings. Your
subordinates will be freed soon, and you can swoop in for
the spoils...
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\text("Two-Shin")
Shut up!
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\text("Spy")
Ugh, gah... kh...!?
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\text("Two-Shin")
You're no longer needed...! Die here...!

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Giving in to the dark emotions welling up inside, he wraps
his hands around the spy's neck and squeezes.
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Bones creak, and the skin turns a dark, reddish color.
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\text("Two-Shin")
Die... Die...!
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\text("Spy")
Kh... ah... Verlnya... sama...

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Even after the spy stops moving, Two-Shin keeps strangling
his neck.

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Until he's satisfied. And then―

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\text("Two-Shin")
Haa... haa.... Heh, kukuku... Magahime... you're next...


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\text("Magahime")
Kh... ugh... Not yet...!
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\text("Caym")
That's right. Come at me with everything you've got. And
then, understand that you cannot defeat me...!

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The outcome is already decided.
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Now, the only ones fighting in the throne room are Caym and
Magahime.
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\text("Magahime")
Burn to ashes...!
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Magahime's magic swells explosively. In the next
instant―without even a blink, searing flames should have
consumed Caym.
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\text("Caym")
Hmph...
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―But nothing happens. The flames do not appear.

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Magahime's swollen magic disperses... and becomes Caym's
nourishment.
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Before the power of magic monopolization, even the strength
of a dragon is meaningless.
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\text("Magahime")
Why...!? Why won't my magic activate!? What are you doing to
me!?
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She cries out, howling, weaving her magic over and over,
trying to cast spells.
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But every attempt fizzles. They fail, won't activate, can't
be cast, disperse, and she just wastes her magic in vain.

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\text("Caym")
Kukuku... Fwahahahaha!
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\text("Magahime")
Ugh... Wh-what is this...?
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\text("Caym")
What happened to all that bravado from before?
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\text("Caym")
Come on, struggle more. If you don't, I'll have to fuck you
right here in front of your royal guards, you know?

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\text("Magahime")
Ah... ugh...
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Caym's smile is full of malice.
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Now, the magic power he holds is equal to Magahime's. And
it's the same dragon power as hers.
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\text("Shuka Soldier")
Magahime-sama...!
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\text("Agri")
It's already decided. The loser should just shut up and
watch.
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\text("Beatrice")
It's bad form to interfere in a duel between commanders, you
know?
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\text("Shuka Soldier")
Grr...
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...That said, there's not much time left.
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\text("Beatrice")
(Hurry up and finish this, Caym...)
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Magic monopolization is incredibly powerful, but on the flip
side, it can only be maintained for a few minutes.
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That's exactly why Beatrice can't help but worry.

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At most, he can last another minute.
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\text("Caym")
So even a queen is just a little girl... This is checkmate.

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\text("Magahime")
N-not yet...!
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\text("Caym")
Let me tell you one last thing.

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By now, he's practically seized all the magic gathered here.

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All that's left is to monopolize it with his own hands.
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\text("Caym")
You're not the only one who can make magic your own...!

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\text("Magahime")
Ah...
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Magic swirls in a vortex.
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All the magic gathered in Shuka, and even Magahime's dragon
power.
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But the one at the center isn't Magahime, the devourer of
magic.
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It's Caym, who monopolizes all magic before him.

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\text("Magahime")
No way... My magic...!
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\text("Magahime")
Ah... no... this can't be...
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With the power of a dragon, she should have been able to
win. Everything about her is different from before.
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That absolute confidence is crumbling away.
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\text("Caym")
Kukuku... That's it, that look on your face! Completely
defeated, crushed by despair... It's so damn arousing!

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\text("Magahime")
...D-Don't come any closer!
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\text("Caym")
You're going to be my woman, aren't you? You know what
happens when you lose... don't you?

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\text("Caym")
Don't worry. I'll be gentle, and rough... I'll violate every
one of your holes.
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\text("Magahime")
If you do that, there's no way I'll ever... become yours...

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As Caym creeps closer, Magahime backs away.

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She did say she'd become his, but she never agreed to
anything like this.
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As a woman, as a person, a chill and terror rise up inside
her, making her skin crawl.

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\text("Caym")
Hm?
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――Who is that man?
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Behind Magahime.
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A man is peeking into the throne room from a hallway that's
a blind spot to everyone but Caym.
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\text("Caym")
(No, wait, that's the civil official...)
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In his hand is a sword stained with blood.
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\text("Two-Shin")
Magahimeee...
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\text("Magahime")
Huh...?
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It's a man's voice Magahime knows well.
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A low voice crawling up her spine, filled with both
resentment and madness.
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The man―Two-Shin―bolts forward the moment his eyes meet
Magahime's.
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\text("Two-Shin")
DIEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
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\text("Shuka Soldier")
Magahime-sama!!
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\text("Magahime")
!?
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\text("Caym")
Tch...!
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\text("Two-Shin")
Demon King... you bastard!!
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\text("Magahime")
Caym...?
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\text("Caym")
Who gave you permission to raise your blade against the
king's woman...?
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The blade Two-Shin swung down at Magahime never reached her.

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Instead, it slashed across Caym's back.
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\text("Two-Shin")
If you get in my way, I'll kill you first!

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\text("Risbell")
Beatrice-san!
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Before Risbell could even give the order, Beatrice was
already rushing forward.
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\text("Beatrice")
Out of the way!!
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\text("Two-Shin")
Wha...
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By the time he realized it, it was too late.
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The swung scythe showed no mercy, slicing Two-Shin clean in
half before he could even scream.

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\text("Beatrice")
Caym!!
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\text("Risbell")
Caym-sama, please don't move! I'll heal you right away...

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Following Risbell's lead, Margaretta and the others also
rushed over to Caym.
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But Caym himself raised his voice and stopped them.

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\text("Caym")
The battle isn't over yet! Don't lose your nerve over
something like this!
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\text("Beatrice")
But Caym, you're...!
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\text("Caym")
This is just a scratch. More importantly...

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Caym turned back to Magahime, whom he was holding close.

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\text("Caym")
Where was he until now? And the other officials?

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\text("Magahime")
Uh... ah... in the underground prison... But why? The cell
was locked...

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Caym clicked his tongue inwardly. Most likely, that faction
was behind this.
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If that's the case, he needed to change his thinking.
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\text("Caym")
...Agri, take the orcs and start purging the officials.

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\text("Caym")
Don't let a single one of those connected to them leave
alive.
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\text("Agri")
Got it. Boss, you hurry back to the labyrinth and get that
wound treated.
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\text("Caym")
Spacchio and Noro, go with Margaretta and find whoever
released Two-Shin. Take them out too.

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\text("Margaretta")
...Understood. Let's go. Seriously, you always overdo it.

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\text("Spacchio")
Yeah. Demon King, hurry up and get that wound healed.
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\text("Noro")
............
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\text("Caym")
Tiela, you're in charge of treating me. Everyone else, help
Risbell restore order.
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\text("Risbell")
Ah... understood! El-san and the remaining soldiers, over
here. ...Caym-sama, you're getting a lecture later.

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\text("El")
Yes! Caym-sama, please don't push yourself too hard!

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\text("Magahime")
............
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The moment Caym gave his orders, the panicked Demon King's
army snapped back into a disciplined force.
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Magahime was left speechless by the sudden change.

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With just a single word, Caym had rallied the Demon King's
army and put them at ease.
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Something like that... Magahime could never do.

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From the start, she was no match for him as a ruler.

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\text("Tiela")
Caym-sama, if you're going to do something reckless, please
tell us. Everyone worries about you. Even I...

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\text("Caym")
But it's not so bad. I got to see my dear sister's cute
crying face, after all.
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\text("Beatrice")
Wha... I wasn't crying!
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\text("Caym")
Is that so, is that so. Well then, take Magahime to the
labyrinth. I'm fine now.

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\text("Beatrice")
...I'll be giving you a lecture with Ris later. Come on,
let's go.
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\text("Magahime")
Ah...
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Magahime was taken away without a chance to protest.
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In fact, Magahime didn't even have the will left to resist.

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At that moment, Shuka was utterly defeated by the Demon
King's army.
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