﻿\setgamedatatitle("True Kilos  \nConquest of the Second City, Denfrosk")

\text("Günther")
Were we too late...?
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Günther led his subordinates right up to Denfrosk, but by
the time they arrived, the outcome had already been decided.
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Günther stopped in the snowy field, grinding his teeth in
frustration.
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\text("Adolf")
Commander, let's take back Denfrosk ourselves! We can't just
stand by and watch...
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\text("Günther")
...There's no way we can win with just a dozen or so men.
First, we need to free the defense squad.
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One of his subordinates looked at Denfrosk through a
telescope.
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\text("Subordinate 1")
...The defense squad is surrounded by monsters. Ten of
them... and there's also a human woman with an axe. If we're
going to attack, we should slip in from the right wing...
huh?
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\text("Günther")
What is it?
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\text("Subordinate 1")
...No, sorry. But... what are they doing? Commander, you
should see this too.
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The subordinate, looking puzzled, handed over the telescope.
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\text("Subordinate 1")
They're handing out blankets and food to the civilians...
It's like they're protecting them.
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\text("Adolf")
...It's probably bait to lure them into the labyrinth. If
they do that, even if it's the Demon Lord's army, people
will follow them for sure.
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\text("Günther")
.............
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Günther also observed Denfrosk through the telescope.
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What his subordinate said was true. The scene through the
lens was the complete opposite of what he had imagined.
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There was no violence, no slaughter.
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But that wasn't the only strange thing.
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\text("Günther")
...There are far fewer corpses than I expected.
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\text("Adolf")
Really?
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\text("Günther")
Given the scale of the battle, it's astonishing... It looks
like most of the defense squad is still alive too.
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Günther thought of Glace.
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\text
Her desperate expression and words. There had to be a reason
for them.
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But the scene before him didn't match up with that at all.
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\text("Günther")
(...No, Lady Glace wouldn't lie. No matter what, I will save
her...!)
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If the citizens were taken hostage, they wouldn't stand a
chance.
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So they couldn't afford to waste any time.
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\text("Günther")
First, we―
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He started to speak, but Günther's words were cut off. He
couldn't even move.
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\text("Adolf")
Commander...?
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\text("Günther")
...!
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Günther gasped.
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From here, Denfrosk was several hundred meters away, hidden
in the woods.
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Even though it was mostly dead trees, the snowfall made
visibility poor.
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There was no way they could possibly be seen from here.
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―And yet.
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There was a woman looking right at them.
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It wasn't just a coincidence that their eyes met.
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She hadn't suddenly stopped and looked around, either.
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She was staring straight at them.
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And then, that woman gave a bewitching, sly smile... and
pressed her index finger to her lips.
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As if to tell them to stay quiet.
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\text("Günther")
...
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A chill ran up Günther's spine.
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\text("Subordinate")
Commander...?
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Now that they'd been noticed, it was dangerous to stay here
any longer.
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But why had she gone out of her way to warn them―to tell
them to stop?
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A battlefield with few dead. Citizens who seemed almost
protected.
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\text("Günther")
(...It was the same in Kazatoria. There were so few
casualties, it hardly felt like a war at all.)
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Looking back, there had been a lot of suspicious things
since then.
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\text("Günther")
They know we're here. ...If we fight now, there's no way we
can save them.
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\text("Adolf")
Then...
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\text("Günther")
...We have no choice but to withdraw.
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At the very least, that's all they could do for now.
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And so, Günther and his subordinates returned to Barathorn.

















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