﻿\setgamedatatitle("Final Chapter: Throne of the Void\nDepth 3")

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Out of the corner of his eye, Caym saw a Kiramushi flit by.
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It wasn't feeding time, and the spawn hadn't even
transformed into a Yumekui, so for now, it remained as
harmless as ever.
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Still, from Caym's perspective, it was as much of a pest as
always, if only for how much it annoyed him.
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\text("Caym")
They respond to human emotions... Places where emotions run
high are their feeding grounds.
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Caym compared this with what he had learned so far.

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Festivals where people mingle in a frenzy. Or battlefields
where minds are pushed to the brink.
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Of all the things he'd seen during his long years of
wandering, the moment when Kiramushi swarmed the most was
the night Hados fell.
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And burned into his memory was Beatrice's pitiful corpse,
swarmed by Kiramushi―

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Looking back now, that must have been a feeding frenzy.

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\text("Caym")
(Rudol was devoured by the King of Slumber, and then
incarnated afterward.)
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\text("Caym")
(And if Nee-san is in the same state as Rudol...?)

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If that's the case, will Beatrice end up like Rudol... and
in the end, lose her memories―lose everything again?

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\text("Caym")
(As far as I can tell, Nee-san isn't like Rudol. ...Maybe
I'm just overthinking it.)

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In the first place, Rudol only resurfaced because the King
of Slumber was revived.
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...And that, too, was Beatrice's idea.

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\text("Caym")
...Even so, she won't end up like Rudol. She doesn't seem
that way at all.
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With that, Caym convinced himself that everything would be
fine... but in the very next moment―
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His vision went dark. Or rather, someone covered his eyes.

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\text("Magahime")
Guess who?
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\text("Caym")
Magahime. Move your hand. Or I'll grope your tits.

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\text("Magahime")
Go ahead. Here you go.
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Right in front of him, Magahime's ample breasts bounced
invitingly.
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...However, his manhood didn't so much as twitch.

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\text("Caym")
...My Demon Lord Sword isn't reacting.
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\text("Magahime")
What, do you want to sharpen it on these boobs?
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\text("Caym")
Hmm... That doesn't sound bad.
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Caym lifted Magahime's breasts from below, making them
jiggle, and poked at them with his fingers, but he just
couldn't muster any excitement.
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That, in its own way, made Magahime worry for all sorts of
reasons.
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\text("Magahime")
Something on your mind?
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\text("Caym")
Yeah, something like that. I've just got a lot to think
about.
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\text("Magahime")
Aha... You're thinking about Beatrice, aren't you?
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\text("Caym")
Well, something like that... Did you hear it from
Margaretta?
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\text("Magahime")
Yes. If you want, I could listen to you about it, you know?

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\text("Caym")
It's nothing, I'm just overthinking things. Don't worry
about it.
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\text("Magahime")
Hmm... So you are worried.
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Magahime stared intently at Caym.

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\text("Magahime")
So it's something you can't tell me, huh... Does that mean
I'm losing to Beatrice?

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\text("Caym")
What's this, are you jealous?
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\text("Magahime")
Since you won't tell me, I won't give you any answers
either♪
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Pouting childishly, Magahime leaned into Caym.

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\text("Magahime")
...But you know, just like you're worried about her―everyone
else is concerned about Beatrice too.

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\text("Caym")
Is that so?
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\text("Magahime")
They just don't say it out loud. And since Beatrice won't
talk either, it just makes it worse... you know?

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\text("Magahime")
So, don't take your eyes off her, okay? If she disappears,
don't say I didn't warn you.
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\text("Caym")
Oh... That's a pretty ominous thing to say. Sounds like you
need to be punished.
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\text("Magahime")
Ahh... Geez, just a minute ago, 'down here' wasn't even
twitching...

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The thought of Beatrice disappearing. That future flashed
through Caym's mind for a moment.
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No way that could happen... Trying to push the thought away,
Caym pulled Magahime close.

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\text("Magahime")
Caym, if you can, let's go to my room...
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\text("Caym")
That wouldn't be much of a punishment, would it?
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―The heat of passion instantly cooled.
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\text("Magahime")
Caym, just now...
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Feeling the throbbing pulse of magic welling up from deep
underground, Caym reluctantly shifted his focus.

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\text("Caym")
Seriously... what terrible timing―
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\text("Caym")
You are not fit to be king. I'll take this country and Tiela
for myself.
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\text("Magahime")
Huh...?
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\text("Caym")
...Did you see that too?
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For a moment, both of them were stunned by the vision that
had just flashed before their eyes.
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What they saw was the Great Cavern at night. And there, it
was Caym himself and Beatrice.

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\text("Magahime")
Caym, what was that just now...?
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\text("Caym")
...I don't know. But that was from when I took care of
Rudol...
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So, does that mean what we just saw was Rudol's memory?

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\text("Risbell")
Caym-sama!
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\text("Caym")
Risbell. Did you see it too?

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Understanding what Caym meant, Risbell quickly nodded back.

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\text("Risbell")
I think probably everyone inside the labyrinth saw it. That
was...

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\text("Caym")
It must've been Rudol's memory...
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\text("Magahime")
Did something happen to that Brightleaf?

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\text("Caym")
...We can't just ignore this. Let's head down.

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Caym immediately gave the order and headed for the lower
levels of the Great Cavern.
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............
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......
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...Every time the magic pulsed, those visions were forced
into their minds.

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The confrontation with Caym. The conflict with Tiela and the
others.
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His childhood... his rise to power... all sorts of evil
deeds... and finally, the moment of his death.
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All of it was Rudol's memories.
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\text("Agri")
Take this!
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And every time the vision changed, the Kiramushi would
appear and transform into Yumekui.

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But if you defeated the Yumekui, the vision would end there.

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\text("Risbell")
Because the Yumekui are here, we're able to see Rudol's past
too...
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\text("Agri")
That never happened before... damn!

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\text("Minerva")
He can't control his spawn... are they going berserk?

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\text("Beatrice")
That's probably it... We have to find Rudol, fast!

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\text("El")
There! Over there!
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Where El was pointing, there was a swarm of Kiramushi.

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Yumekui were also gathering around them. And at the center
of it all...
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\text("Rudol")
Ugh... ah...
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\text("Tiela")
...!
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Tiela gasped at the sight.
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Rudol was definitely there.
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Rudol, in a pitiful state, was being swarmed by Kiramushi
and Yumekui.
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\text("Rudol")
Ha... hehe...
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\text("Beatrice")
...He can't control them anymore.
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\text("Caym")
...You look pretty pathetic, Rudol.

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\text("Rudol")
You... Demon Lord...
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\text("Caym")
I remember when you used to rant about being chosen by the
King of Slumber.
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Caym deliberately brought up the past, but Rudol shook his
head.
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\text("Rudol")
I can't remember... I don't know... It's all slipping
away...
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\text("Caym")
...That's enough. I'll put an end to you here.

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\text("Rudol")
If it's all slipping away... then I'll just take yours to
fill the void!
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Caym's words didn't reach Rudol.

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He didn't even have the knowledge or intelligence left to
understand.
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All that remained was the fear of loss.
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\text("Rudol")
Give me your memories! Hand them over to me!!

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\text("Caym")
Here he comes... With his spawn and all, this time, let's
send him straight to hell!

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