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-V5 ch - 2 - A War without a Hero/ A War where a Hero doesn't Exist
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 Hagure Yuusha Volume 5 - Chapter 2
 
 
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-Its capital wasn't located on the ground, rather it floats high in the clouds, the city of Aslanda.
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-In the innermost part of the island was the headquarters for the Church of Richard.
+-- A War where a Hero Doesn't Exist --
 
-However opposite of the ornate cathedral engraved with its teaching lies a secret space that only a small number of senior clergy know of.
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-It was an open air garden filled with countless flowers in full bloom.
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 The holy religious country of Aleclasta was founded based on the teachings of the Church of Richard.
-Only a chosen few were able to step foot into this secret garden.
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 Its capital wasn't located on the ground, rather it floated high in the clouds, the city of Aslanda.
-The view from there was like the perspective of God looking down on the earth, Alayzard.
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 In the innermost part of the island was the headquarters of the Church of Richard.
 
 However opposite of the ornate cathedral, engraved with its teaching, lied a secret space that only a small number of the senior clergy knew of.
 
 It was an open air garden filled with countless flowers in full bloom.
-"Well, it seems to be finally entering into the main battle ...... much faster than expected."
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 Yet for all it's beauty only a chosen few were able to step foot into this secret garden.
-After sipping his cup of tea, Pope Volk muttered,
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 The view from there was like the perspective of a God looking down on the earth, Alayzard.
-"--And how is the current situation?"
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 In the center of the garden was a white table.
-"Conceivably unwilling to repeat the same mistakes of the last war, Disidiya has in total mobilized hundreds of thousands of troops. They are only leaving a small number of troops to guard the important points along its border. It seems they are determined to win."
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 The top two of the Church were sitting there side by side.
-The second-in-command on the Church -– the Archbishop Miranda replied with a smile,
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 "Well, it seems to be finally entering the main battle...... much faster than expected," muttered Pope Volk, and after sipping his cup of tea, "And how is the current situation?"
-"And Sherfied has mobilized tens of thousands of its troops the same as last time. However, it seems apart from General Zechs, their Secretary of affairs Loutier and Queen Listy are taking part in the military campaign."
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 "Conceivably not wanting to repeat the same mistakes that cost them the last war. Disdiya mobilized hundreds of thousands of troops, and at the moment only a small handful of troops are left to guard the most significant checkpoints along its border. It appears they are determined to win."
-"Hmm......That means Sherfied is also pulling out all its stops."
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 The second-in-command in the Church -– the Archbishop Miranda answered with a smile. She quickly added,
-Volk lightly squeezed his long beard looking very pleased.
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 "Sherfied is following the same strategy as last time in deploying its troops with only tens of thousands of mobilized. However, excluding General Zechs, their Secretary of affairs Loutier and Queen Listy are also taking part in the military campaign this time around."
-"Is the battlefield still the central plains that surround the Wandering forest?"
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 "Hmm...... then on that point, Sherfied is also bringing out its full strength."
-"--No, it seems to be the neighboring Grand Canyon of Gorudono this time."
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 Volk lightly squeezed his long beard looking very pleased,
 
 "Is the battlefield still the central plains surrounding the Wandering forest?"
-The armies will probably advance along the bottom of the canyon. However with the intricate channels of the ravine, and the towering almost vertical rock face on both sides of the road attacking through this Wandering forest route will be extremely restricted. Disidiya will be forced to divide it's large army into several small squadrons.
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 "-- No, it seems to be the neighboring Grand Canyon of Gorudono this time."
-"This has to be a tactic of Akatsuki's to lure the enemy ...... but how can Emperor Baram fall this easily into his trap?"
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 Miranda pointed out the rocky terrain along the eastern part of the Wandering forest was the battlefield.
 
 The armies will probably have to advance along the bottom of the canyon. However with the intricate channels of the ravine, and the towering almost vertical rock face on both sides of the road attacking through this route will be extremely restricted. Disdiya will be forced to divide up its large army into several small squadrons.
-Miranda replied,
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 "This has to be a tactic of Akatsuki's to lure the enemy...... but how can Emperor Baram allow himself to fall this easily into his trap?"
-"Since it is impossible to invade Forestnium, Disidiya can only target Akatsuki their new Demon King himself. In that event he has chosen Gorudono as the battlefield, and Disidiya couldn't do anything but comply."
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 "It's probably because Forestnium is still enshrouded by that powerful barrier."
-"But, it's the perfect place for ambushes or guerrilla warfare. It will be easy to set up traps. Additionally the most crucial factor is the narrow road unsuitable for army movements. Up to now they easily had the numerical advantage in the open plains, and so far Disidiya's army was no match for Akatsuki. And now the battlefield is moved away from the plains into the canyon, wouldn't it give them even less of a chance of winning?"
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 Miranda replied and,
-"I believe Emperor Baram also concurs with that, and still thought that there is a good chance of winning."
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 "With it, it is impossible to invade Forestnium. Disdiya can only target their new Demon King, Akatsuki. In that event Akatsuki has chosen Gorudono as the battlefield, and Disdiya can do nothing but comply."
 
 "But still, it's the perfect place for ambushes or guerrilla warfare. It will be too easy to fall into a trap. Additionally the most crucial factor is the narrowness of the road. It is unsuitable for their army movements. Up to now Disdiya easily had the numerical advantage in the open plains, and so far their army was no match for Akatsuki. Now that the battlefield has moved away from the plains into the canyon, wouldn't it give them even less of a chance of winning?"
-"Akatsuki has proven already one thing in his previous battles. The purpose of this war is to facilitate a peace agreement, and he will unlikely kill any of the Disidiyan soldiers in the fight."
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 "I believe Emperor Baram also concurs with that, and is still confident there is a good chance of winning."
-Baram must have calculated a scheme to beat him at his own game. Since his opponent has no intentions of killing, even if the battlefield's topography was very disadvantageous to his side, until the end he can exploit human wave tactics(google) to obtain victory.
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 The reason was very simple.
 
 "All of Akatsuki's actions have proven one thing so far. The purpose of this war is to facilitate a peace agreement, and he will unlikely kill any of Disdiya's soldiers during the battle."
-"No. This time he'll fight with his friends."
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 Baram must have calculated a scheme to beat him at his own game. Since his opponent had no intentions of killing, even if the battlefield's topography was very disadvantageous to his side, until the end he can exploit human wave tactics(tl note -- google) to obtain victory.
-The Church of Richard is not only this country's religion, but its followers were nearly throughout every corner of Alayzard, which of course includes Disidiya and Sherfied. On the battlefield there were no lack of believers in the Church of Richard, thus Aleclasta is able to grasp in real time the situation on the battlefield.
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 "Oh, so then......Akatsuki is going to fight alone this time?"
-Miranda with a laugh:
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 "No. He seems to be fighting alongside his comrades."
-"Not his so-called comrades that live in Galevain, but his personal friends. If I'm right, then presumably they are people Akatsuki brought from his own world."
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 The Church of Richard wasn't only this country's religion, but its followers were in nearly every corner of Alayzard. Which of course includes Disdiya and Sherfied as well. On the battlefield there were no lack of believers in the Church of Richard, thus Aleclasta was able to grasp in real time the situation.
-"Ah......come to think of it there was that unfamiliar girl at the peace agreement and at the duel with him."
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 Miranda with a laugh,
 
 "Not his so-called comrades that live in Galevain, but his personal friends. If I'm right then they're people Akatsuki brought from his own world."
-"Since they are the people Akatsuki entrusted the battlefield to their strength should not be underestimated."
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 "Ah...... come to think of it there was an unfamiliar girl at the peace agreement and at the duel with him."
-Considering that this was a situation in which both sides were about to all-out with their decisive battle. Volk spoke in a teasing tone:
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 "Yes, besides that young girl there seems to be several others like her."
-"Say Miranda, which side do you think has greater chance of winning?"
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 "If Akatsuki is letting them fight their strength must not be underestimated."
 
 No matter which side, Disdiya or Akatsuki, they were both prepared for an all-out decisive battle. Then Volk spoke in a teasing tone:
-After she said that, the corners of Miranda's mouth emerges a deep cold smile.
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 "Say Miranda, which side do you think has a greater chance of winning?"
 
 "That goes without saying, no? Your Holiness should also be well aware."
-It was not Galevain even with Akatsuki's support, it was not Disidiya, and further it was not Sherfied.
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 After she said that, out of corners of Miranda's mouth emerged a deep cold smile.
-That's right, the real winner was Aleclasta. Aleclasta took the wait and see approach towards Disidiya's request for cooperation in the war. On the surface they were abiding with the teachings of Church of Richard to avoid meaningless disputes as much as possible.
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 Which side will win this war? Such a thing was a matter of course.
-In fact, this was a decision fully highlights the wily old Pope Volk.
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 It was not Galevain even with Akatsuki's support. It was not Disdiya, and further it was not Sherfied.
-If Disidiya wins, Aleclasta was already fully prepared to denounce Disidiya victory because it was not in line with international justice. It was not only Sherfied that commissioned a third party to re-investigate the annihilation of the surveillance forces. Aleclasta has already obtained their report that hints at the likelihood of a possible coverup. Even if it was speculation of a third country it was enough to change the direction of international public opinion. Not to mention that there were many believers of Church of Richard in Disidiya. The will of the people for a long time now has been under Aleclasta's control.
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 That's right, the real winner will be Aleclasta. The same Aleclasta who took the wait and see approach towards Disdiya's request for cooperation in the war. On the surface they were abiding with the teachings of Church of Richard to avoid meaningless disputes as much as possible.
-In contrast, if Akatsuki and his companions gain the upper hand, Aleclasta is prepared to step in at the appropriate time to support Disidiya, and even go as far as to play the role of the peacemaker. Once the mediation was successful, the world's perception would have dramatically changed.
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 In fact, this decision fully highlighted the wily old Pope Volk.
-True peace won't be brought about to all the people of Alayzard by the former hero. It won't be by the military nation that is trying to strike down the demonic race, and neither will it be the noncommittal magical country.
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 If Disdiya wins, Aleclasta was fully prepared to denounce their victory because it was not in line with international justice. It was not only Sherfied that commissioned a third party to re-investigate the annihilation of the surveillance forces. Aleclasta had already obtained their report that hinted at a possible coverup. Even if it was pure speculation of a third country it was enough to change the direction of international public opinion. Not to mention that there were many believers of Church of Richard in Disdiya. The will of the people for a long time now has been under the control of Aleclasta.
 
 In contrast, if Akatsuki and his companions gained the upper hand, Aleclasta was prepared to step in at the appropriate time to support Disdiya, and even go as far as to play the role of the peacemaker. Once the mediation was successful, the world's perception would have dramatically changed in their favor.
-"Well......This war will let the people see their respective future."
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 True peace won't be brought about to all the people of Alayzard by the former Hero. It won't be by the militaristic nation that was trying to strike down the demonic race, and neither will it be the noncommittal magical country.
-The Pope of the Church of Richard Volk Rem Aleclasta IV exposed a proud smile.
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 Rather it will be through the implementation of an anti-war doctrine that Aleclasta held from start to finish.
-"I really don't know, how many people understand the significance of this war?"
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 "Well...... this war will let the people see their respective future."
 
 The Pope of the Church of Richard Volk Rem Aleclasta IV exposed a proud smile,
 
 "I truly wonder, how many people truly realize the significance of this war."
-A silence that would make any one hold their breath. The tension was caused by the upcoming battle that will decide the future of Alayzard. Mindthe heavy atmosphere Ousawa Akatsuki stood atop the towering cliff. Before his eyes, dressed in the Demon King outfit, was the battlefield of Gorudono Grand Canyon. On the other side of his field of view was Disidiya and Sherfied's allied armies starting to disperse.
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 The air was stretched taut.
-"Disidiya has about 700,000 maybe 800,000 troops, while Sherfied has several tens of thousand. I don't mean to be hurtful, but unexpectedly the calculating Baram had the audacity to lead the army here."
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 A silence that would make anyone hold their breath filled the air. The tension was caused by the upcoming battle that would decide the future of Alayzard. Blind to the heavy atmosphere around him, Ousawa Akatsuki stood atop a towering cliff. Dressed in clothes fit for a Demon King he was overlooking the soon to be battlefield of Gorudono Grand Canyon. On the other side of his field of view was Disdiya and Sherfied's allied armies starting to move into formation.
 
 Akatsuki couldn't help but show a fearless smile while staring at such a situation.
-"Is that all... ... If you planed on killing me you should of brought another million and then maybe you could of tried your luck."
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 "Disdiya about 700,000 maybe even 800,000 troops, while I count only several tens of thousand for Sherfied. I don't want to be hurtful, but unexpectedly the calculating Baram had the audacity to lead his army here."
-Between the the allied forces and Akatsuki there was a total of three channels. There was one in the center, the north, and the south.
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 He laughed,
-Chikage, Kuzuha, Haruka and Kaidou were already assigned an area to make the necessary preparations.
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 "Is that all... ... If you plan on killing me you should of brought another million and then maybe you could of tried your luck."
-The four were fully aware of the battle plan, and also understand that there was no need to overdo it and needlessly stick to their positions.
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 Between the the allied forces and Akatsuki there was a total of three channels. One in the center, one to the north, and one to the south.
-Akatsuki believed that since it was those four they would be able to successfully accomplish their tasks.
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 The necessary preparations were already in place. Chikage, Kuzuha, Haruka and Kaidou had taken up their positions a long time ago. The four were fully aware of the battle plan, and also understood there was no need to rigidly adhere to their positions.
-Therefore Ousawa Akatsuki grandly declared the war has begun.
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 Akatsuki believed since it was those four they would be able to successfully accomplish their tasks.
-"Get a move on. Your enemy -- the Demon King is right here."
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 Therefore Ousawa Akatsuki grandly declared the war had begun.
 
 "Come, your enemy -- the Demon King is standing right here."
-A little while later, Emperor Baram issued his commands through the use sound amplification magic.
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-"I, Baram Dy Alon Disidiya hereby order -- the military onslaught!"
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 Meanwhile, Emperor Baram issued his commands through the use sound amplification magic.
-After receiving the command Disidiya's army sprang into action.
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 "I, Baram Dy Alon Disdiya hereby order -- All soldiers to begin the military onslaught!"
-The vanguards were the first to advance along the central path.
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 After receiving the command Disdiya's army sprang into action.
-Tens of thousands of soldiers quickly made there way through the small ridge recess on the rugged ground. But the vanguards advance was immediately blocked by a barrier.
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 Their vanguards were the first to advance along the central path.
-Out of nowhere a clear voice resonated.
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 Tens of thousands of soldiers quickly made their way through the small ridge recess on the rugged ground. But their onrush was immediately halted.
 
 Out of nowhere resonated a voice.
-The incoming voice was clearly heard by the soldier's ears.
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 "-- I advise you to turn back at once."
-"Otherwise you will be injured if you advance any more."
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 The incoming voice was clearly transmitted to the soldier's ears.
-However, not even one soldier stopped at such a request. "Whoosh" they all continued on at full speed.
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 "Or else you WILL get hurt."
-"It's regrettable... ...but you have been warned."
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 However, not even one soldier paid head to such a request. 'Whoosh' they all continued on at full speed.
 
 "I'm sorry...... but you were warned."
 
 The voice came from the sky.
-One of the soldiers screamed. The squadron immediately focused their attention towards the sky. Floating in mid air was a girl that had several layers of magic already well underway. And the next moment, the nearby area was enveloped in an intense sandstorm.
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 "There -- above us."
-"Assume the formation! Winds of this degree is nothing. There is no need to fear it!"
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 One of the soldiers yelled out. The squadron immediately focused their attention towards the sky. Floating in mid air was a girl that had several layers of magic already well underway. And the next moment, an intense sandstorm enveloped the area.
-One of Disidiya's soldiers shouted as he lowered his stance.
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 "Attack formations! This storm is nothing to us!"
-"Yes..... I also think that this level of attack is not very effective."
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 One of Disdiya's soldiers shouted as he lowered his stance.
-The girl coldly stated. In fact, the sandstorm was just a front, the soldiers soon understood what the girl meant. Disidiya's soldiers invariably stopped as painful cries disseminate all around.
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 "Yeah...... I also think that this level of attack is weak."
-"Wah... ... My eyes ... ...!"
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 The girl coldly stated. In fact, the sandstorm was just a front, the soldiers soon understood what the girl meant. Disdiya's soldiers invariably stopped as painful cries disseminate all around.
-At the bottom of the rocky ravine naturally to move forward they must open their eyes of course. However even if they opened their eyes slightly the incoming sand particles would enter their eyelids blinding them. The soldiers were suddenly plunged into a miserable situations.
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 "Wah... ... My eyes... ...!"
-If they close their eyes they can't see the road, if they open their eyes they can't see anything. The march was completely stopped, but still the soldiers did not give up.
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 The naturally rocky terrain at the bottom of the canyon made it impossible to move without opening their eyes. However even if they opened their eyes slightly the incoming sand particles would enter their eyelids blinding them. The soldiers were forced into a painstaking situation.
-"Stick it out ... ... This magic can't last forever!"
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 If they closed their eyes they couldn't see the road, however if they open their eyes they can't see anything. The march was completely stopped, but still the soldiers refused to give up.
-"Archers aim towards the sky. I don't care if your eyes are closed shoot anyway!"
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 "Bear with it... ... This magic can't last forever!"
-"Magicians to the front! Create a barrier to stop the sandstorm!"
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 "Archers aim at the sky. I don't care if your eyes are closed just shoot!"
-The solder's analysis of the situation was quite accurate, and calmly judged the best solution. He saw that the sand and dust was filling the sky and entering their guns jamming the bolts making them useless. Additionally he considered that the arrows would easily be affected by the wind not hit the target they were aiming at. Rather he had them indiscriminately fire a volley to threaten and restrict the target. At the same time he had the idea to used the attack to call forth the magicians, but not to attack. In this situation with such poor visibility using magic can be quite dangerous. They could of self-destructed if the magic mistakenly hit the rock wall and broke apart crushing them.
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 "Magicians move to the front! Create a barrier to stop the sandstorm!"
-However, the situation did not improve. Although the barrier blocked the sandstorm from reaching them. They already had sand in their eyes and couldn't open them. Yet Disidiya's vanguard wasn't discouraged. Even if the attack speed was greatly reduced they still resumed their march.
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 The solder's analysis of the situation was quite accurate, he also made a proper judgment. He saw that the sand filling the sky was entering their guns jamming the bolts making them useless. Additionally he took into account that the arrows would easily be affected by the wind, making it impossible hit what they were aiming at. Rather he had them indiscriminately fire a volley to threaten and restrict their target. At the same time he had the idea to use the attack to call forth the magicians, but not to attack. With such poor visibility using magic was quite dangerous. One mistake could have sent the rock walls falling down on them causing massive casualties.
-"--Earlier than expected, but I knew this method alone would only go so far."
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 However, the situation did not improve. Although the barrier blocked the sandstorm from reaching them. Sand was already in their eyes making it hard to see. Yet Disdiya's vanguards weren't discouraged. Even if the speed was greatly reduced, they were still able to resume their march.
 
 "-- Much earlier than expected, but I knew this method alone would only go so far."
-"Your magicians should have been used to defend from the rear, sending them to the frontline was your greatest mistake."
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 Even with the loud sandstorm the girls voice was exceptionally clear.
-The girl's voice was transmitted to their ears by the wind to Disidiya's tens of thousands of soldiers in the central path. Then suddenly a huge wind storm of over one hundred meters uprooted the soldiers from behind.
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 "Your magicians should have been used to defend from the rear. Sending them to the front was your undoing."
 
 The wind carried the girl's voice to ear's of the tens of thousands of soldiers along the central path. Then suddenly a huge wind storm surpassing one hundred meters per second uprooted Disdiya's soldiers from behind.
-"Wow ......the Vice president is really amazing."
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-Chikage Izumi, who was in charge of guarding the north path, was looking at the state of the center path and leaked a voice of admiration for her.
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 "Wow......the Vice president is really amazing."
-A long distance to attack the magicians hiding in the back normally would be very troublesome. However, Haruka made use of the soil to lure out the magicians with a sandstorm, completely exposing the artillery barrage. Then she used a storm wind to blow them away from behind. Still before the attack even started she made air cushion along the rocky wall. This way the enemy that was flung aside at most would just be knocked out and in now way endangering their lives.
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 Chikage Izumi was in charge of guarding the north path. When she saw how the battle was progressing in central path she couldn't help but leak a voice of admiration for her.
-"......However this is no time to give praise."
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 Launching a long range at the magicians hiding in the back normally would be very troublesome. However, Haruka took advantage of the soil with the sandstorm to lure the magicians to front completely exposing them to the threat of fire. Then she used a powerful storm to blow them away from behind. Still before the attack even started she made air cushion along the rocky wall. This way the enemy that was flung aside at most would just be knocked out and in now way endangering their lives.
-Chikage turned back to the front. Making use of her AD she summoned a longbow and shot countless water arrows at the tens of thousands of Disidiya's soldiers coming towards her.
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 "...... However this is no time to praise her."
-"Arrows alone don't appear to be enough ... ..."
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 Chikage turned back to the front. Making use of her AD she summoned a longbow and shot countless water arrows at the tens of thousands of Disdiya's soldiers coming towards her.
-Chikage focused her attention and unfolded a huge magic formation in front of her. The dry valley in moments was engulfed in a flood of muddy water sweeping away the numerous soldiers.
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 "Arrows alone apparently isn't enough ... ..."
-"Rest easy you won't drown. The flood I created as long the water is in contact with the skin it will automatically send oxygen into the body without going through the lungs."
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 Chikage focused her consciousness, a huge magic formation appeared in front of her. The dry valley moments ago was engulfed in a flood of muddy water sweeping away the numerous soldiers.
-In the same way the flood itself cushions the soldiers that crash into the rock wall. There is no possibility of serious damage.
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 "Rest assured you won't drown. The flood created by my magic was designed so as long the water was in contact with the skin it will allow for oxygen to enter your body without the need for your lungs."
 
 And the flood itself also cushions the soldiers from crashing into the rock wall preventing any serious damage.
-Considering the magic's power and the results, Izumi Chikage can't help but think: regardless if it was Haruka or herself their magical power has been significantly upgraded. For a while after they came to Alayzard everyone had lost their ability to use magic. It was because of the dimensional shift caused their consciousness channel between the body and soul to become stable, not allowing for a smooth to link to construct magic.
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 ...... But then again.
-Izumi Chikage was reminded of when she was first summoned to another world and how it took a while for her magic to awaken. Perhaps this situation was the same as last time, and her soul and body were in a precarious state. But perhaps because of the second-visit to a different world, Chikage and Haruka's magical abilities have recovered and now was far stronger than it was before.
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 Considering the magic's power and the results, Izumi Chikage can't help but think: regardless if it was Haruka or herself their magical power had significantly increased. For a while after they came to Alayzard everyone had lost their ability to use magic. It was because the dimensional shift caused their consciousness channel between the body and soul to become unstable, not allowing for a smooth to link to construct magic.
-And it was not just in terms of brute force, but also things like flexibility and configuration. That's why the flood created by her magic was able to have the "oxygen infiltration" and "protective cushion" attributes added.
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 Izumi Chikage was reminded of when she was first summoned to another world and how it took a while for her magic to awaken. Perhaps this situation was the same as last time, and her soul and body were in a precarious state. But perhaps because of the second visit to a different world Chikage and Haruka's magical abilities have recovered and now was a lot stronger than it was before.
 
 And it was not just in terms of brute force, but also things like flexibility and configuration. That was why her flood was able to have "oxygen infiltration" and "protective cushion" attributes added.
-Back in JPN Babel, when the cockatrice training program went berserk or when Phil Barnett, I likely could have been able to fight more. Also in the alternate world Banrakua that I was summoned to first, I might have been able to do something more. Even if it wasn't something outrageous like defeating the demon king and redeeming the entire world like Akatsuki.
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 ......If I had this power earlier.
 
 Back in JPN Babel, when the cockatrice training program went berserk or when Phil Barnett I would not have ended up blindly thrashed. Also when I was first summoned to the alternate world Banrakua, I could have been able to do more. Even if it wasn't something outrageous like defeating a Demon King and redeeming the entire world like Akatsuki.
-Since she met Akatsuki and Miu she wanted to seek more power.
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 However Izumi Chikage doesn't care how she has gained her new power.
-The power to be able to fight alongside Akatsuki, and no longer be a burden to the others. The power to protect Miu and Kuzuha her best friends. As of today, she can raise her head high and stick out her chest because she was standing here and fighting with them.
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 Since she met Akatsuki and Miu she wanted to get stronger.
-"I'm so happy ......"
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 So that she was no longer be a burden to the others. Enough power to fight alongside Akatsuki. Enough power to protect Miu and Kuzuha her best friends. Now Chikage could raise her head high, because she was standing together with them facing the enemy.
 
 "...... It makes me happy."
-After the flood receded, the bare rocks at the bottom of the canyon were clearly visible. Several of the soldiers created a towering rock barrier from the soil on the valley floor -- from behind the barriers countless Disidiya's soldiers jumped out.
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 She had a dazzling quiet smile as she once again faced forward.
 
 After the flood waters receded, the bottom of the canyon was clearly visible. And on the valley floor were standing several huge rock walls -- from behind those barriers countless Disdiya's soldiers jumped out.
 
 The armed soldiers thrust out at Chikage at full speed.
 
 But, they only ran a few steps before they all clasped over forward.
-Right away they were puzzled at their loss balance, suddenly Chikage informed them of their misgivings:
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 "Wh-what's happening......?"
-"My bad -- I merely elevated density of the nearby oxygen, slightly."
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 Seeing their sudden loss of balance and puzzled looks, Chikage smiled as she explained their inner doubts,
 
 "My bad -- I slightly increased the density of oxygen, that's all."
--- In the fight against Zahhaku, she extracted the hydrogen out of the water causing the density of the oxygen in the area to be raised allowing it to immediately detonate.
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 If you inhale concentrated oxygen it will cause severe dizziness, headache, or vomiting. Not only will you be unable to walk, it will also be difficult to concentrate in order to use magic.
 
 -- In the fight against Zahhaku, she removed the hydrogen out of the water causing the density of the oxygen in the area to be raised allowing it to immediately detonate.
 
 This attack used the same principle.
 
 After she extracted the oxygen she condensed it increasing the concentration around the target.
-Only a thorough complete mastering of her own power was it possible to realize this higher dimensional magic.
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 But it was not as simple as replacing the hydrogen with oxygen. If you assume the hydrogen extraction was the "point", then whole area was the "space", and the difficultly in control was incomparably larger. Moreover, if the oxygen density was too low it will not be effective, and if it was too high it will cause permanent damage to the body.
-Suppressing her ego, Chikage saaid with a smile:
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 Only through the complete mastering of her own power was it possible to realize this higher dimensional magic.
 
 Suppressing her ego, Chikage said with a smile,
-The smile on her face suddenly turned into a wry smile.
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 "-- Well, I think you will get used to after a while."
-"However, I'm sorry......I can't give you that opportunity."
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 The smile on her face suddenly turned into a wry smile,
-As she finished, a large amount of water once again emerge out of thin air mercilessly flushing away Disidiya's soldiers in the torrent.
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 "However, I'm sorry to say...... I can't give you that time to adapt."
 
 As she finished, a large amount of water once again emerge out of thin air mercilessly flushed away Disdiya's soldiers in the torrent.
-The Disidiyan empire's Emperor Baram was station with the main unit where all the soldiers branched off from. He was surveying the battle situation at the center and at the north route. Even thought both armies were in a bitter battle, Baram still remained calm and firmly believed that there wasn't any problems.
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-Magic consumes a lot of energy. And unlike Akatsuki, who has an endless supply of Kei within his body or can replenished it from everything around him, their magic attacks can't go on indefinitely. Furthermore both of them are under the precondition of not harming any of Disidiya's solders. Naturally, this takes more concentration than just going all out. It was likely that they were not going to be able to keep this up too much longer.
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 The Disdiyan empire's Emperor Baram was station with the main unit where all the soldiers originally branched off from. He was surveying the battle in the center and north route. Even though both armies were in a bitter battle, Baram's expression remained calm firmly believing everything was going his way.
-.......Such foolish mimicry.
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 Magic consumes a lot of energy. And unlike Akatsuki, who has an endless supply of Ki within his body or can replenished it from everything around him, their magic attacks can't go on indefinitely. Furthermore both of them are taking preconditions not to harm any of Disdiya's solders. Naturally, this takes a lot more effort than just going all out. Most likely they were not going to be able to keep this up much longer.
-Baram was starring at Akatsuki who was calmly standing on the overhanging cliff on the other side.
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 ......Such foolish mimicry.
 
 Baram starred off into the distance at the overhanging cliff were Akatsuki was calmly standing.
-It's best to keep those eyes wide open -- so you can watch as those two girls die right in front of me.
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 In order to realize your worthless ideals, you even involved other people in this messy business.
 
 It's best to keep those eyes wide open -- so you can watch as those two girls die for you.
-"Your Majesty, we still have many troops that have not advanced yet. Do you want me to attack from the south?"
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 Balam grunted coldly.
 
 "Your Majesty, there are still many troops than haven't attacked yet. Do you want me to attack from the south?"
 
 The commander of the Royal Knights standing beside him raised a suggestion.
-"Out of the three routes the south is the most narrow and intricate. We would have to divide our troops up too much causing us lose our superiority. It is not necessary to devote soldiers there. I will leave the south to Sherfied. My army will concentrate on the central and north route only. Send out the order, not matter how fierce their attacks are there is no need to fear. The enemy has no intentions of killing anyone. We will use this to give those who can no longer fight a chance to fall back and recover before being sent back out to the battlefield."
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 However, Baram shook his head.
 
 "Out of the three routes the south is the most narrow and intricate. We would have to divide our troops up too much causing us lose our superiority. It is not necessary to devote soldiers there. I will leave the south to Sherfied. My army will concentrate on the central and north route only. Send out the order, no matter how fierce their attacks are there is no need to fear. The enemy has no intentions of killing anyone. We will use this to give those who can no longer fight a chance to fall back and recover before being sent back out to the battlefield."
 
 Then he declared in a lower voice.
 
 "Take your time, there's no need to rush. We are fighting a war of attrition, step by step we will force them into a dead end."
 
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-Disidiya continued to attack, while Galevain continued to defend.
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 After a while the battle at the Grand Canyon turned into a stalemate.
 
 Disdiya continued to attack, while Galevain continued to defend.
---However its been three hours since the fighting began, and this equilibrium is beginning to collapse.
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 From the start of the war, both sides have been maintaining one attack and one guard quota.
-Disidiya's soldiers were gradually braking through the Galevain defensive perimeter set up in the central and northern channel.
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 -- However its been three hours since the fighting began, and this equilibrium was beginning to collapse.
 
 Disdiya's soldiers were gradually braking through Galevain's defensive perimeter set up in the central and northern channel.
-The Gorudono Grand Canyon has yet to turned completely into a battlefield. The south route has yet to become a fight.
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 "......Sure enough, our numerical advantage is going to be the tie-breaker."
 
 The whole of Gorudono Grand Canyon had yet to completely turn into a battlefield. The south route had not let become a fight.
-In the central route, there was the girl who introduced herself as Haruka. She had attended the peace agreement and the duel with Akatsuki. And in the north route, there was a girl they seen for the first time -- perhaps she was also a companion of Akatsuki's like Haruka. Both of them alone were respectively holding off the invasions of tens of thousands of Disidiya's soldiers.
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 Sherfied's army was set up in formation around the circumference the south channel. Listy was closely monitoring the activity in the central and north channel.
 
 In the central route, there was the girl who introduced herself as Haruka. She attended the peace agreement and the duel with Akatsuki. And in the northern route, there was a girl they seen for the first time -- perhaps she was also a companion of Akatsuki's like Haruka. Both of them alone were respectively holding off the invasions of tens of thousands of Disdiya's soldiers.
-"Yes... ...and there tactics were able to hold up until now, it really is remarkable."
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 "Those two's power appears to be comparable with us."
-Standing on the left and right were Loutier and Zechs who calmly praised the power of those two girls.
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 "Yes...... and there tactics were able to hold up until now, it is really remarkable."
-But ......
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 Standing on the left and right were Loutier and Zechs, who calmly praised the power of those two girls.
-Listy thought: it won't be long before they were overpowered the way things were going. Zechs and Loutier didn't say it, but in their hearts they should have the same view.
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 But......
-In fact the performance of the two was absolutely worthy of praise. After all those two alone faced tens of thousands already which wasn't easy, not to mention the two also stopped the enemy's attack without killing any of the soldiers. The difficulty of this task was absolutely beyond anyone's imagination.
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 Listy thought: it won't be long before they were overpowered the way things were going. Zechs and Loutier didn't say it, but in their heads they must have the same view.
-However, it was an impossible story for this to continue for all eternity.
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 In fact the performance of the two was absolutely worthy of praise. After all those two alone faced tens of thousands which already wasn't easy, not to mention they also stopped the enemy's attack without killing any of the soldiers. The difficulty of this task was absolutely beyond anyone's imagination.
-They appear to weary, yet somehow they were still managing to maintain the equilibrium. The moment when that collapses it will only take a split second for Disidiya take hold of this war.
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 However, it was impossible for this to continue for eternity.
-......But why was Akatsuki not taking any action .....?
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 They appeared to be weary, yet somehow they were still managing to maintain the equilibrium. The moment when that collapses it will only take a split second for Disdiya take hold of this war.
 
 ...... But why was Akatsuki not taking any action......?
-She believed that Akatsuki was already aware of the situation and how detrimental it was to Galevain.
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 Listy was watching him just stand here on top of the cliff.
-However, since the start he has remained motionless.
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 She believed Akatsuki was already aware of the situation and how detrimental it was to Galevain.
-Perhaps this was all part of his plan and then when the time comes -- It was when Listy thought so.
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 However, since the start he remained motionless.
-When suddenly, the Sherfied front line burst into an uproar.
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 Perhaps this was all part of his plan and then when the time comes -- Listy thought so when.
-"--What's going on?"
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 Suddenly, the Sherfied front line burst into an uproar.
-Zechs returned to his troops under his command in order to report back, but a knight loudly answered first in a perplexed voice.
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 "-- What's going on?"
-"It the enemy, an enemy is attacking! A single attacker came through the south route, and is fighting with our army!"
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 Zechs returned to the troops under his command in order to report back, but a knight loudly answered first in a perplexed voice.
-"No way ......!?"
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 "It's the enemy, the enemy is attacking! A single attacker came through the southern route, and is engaging with our army!"
 
 "No way......!?"
-However, Akatsuki was still standing atop the cliff not moving same as before.
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 More than surprised, Listy subconsciously looked up at the distant cliff.
-It was unexpected situation. Other than the Akatsuki, she never thought there wasn't second person who would be this reckless.
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 However, Akatsuki was standing atop the cliff not moving same as before.
-What genuinely surprised Listy was not that a single person attack them, rather it was that Akatsuki unbelievably targeted the Sherfied army.
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 It was an unexpected situation. Other than the Akatsuki, she never thought there was a second person who would be this reckless.
-"There is only a single person? Is this idiot trying to end his life!"
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 What genuinely surprised Listy was not that a single person attack them, rather it was that unbelievably Akatsuki targeted the Sherfied army.
 
 "There is only one of them? Is this idiot trying to end his life!"
 
 Trying to verify the situation, Zechs raised his voice, almost to a roar.
 
 "It is a child! A small and thin girl riding on the back of a lion, no that is a huge Golem!"
-"--This is strange."
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 "A girl......?"
 
 "-- This is strange."
-"She is biding her time at the back of the army, but to assign a small girl to infiltrate the enemy ranks.....?"
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 Listy couldn't help but frown, beside her Loutier immediately pointed out the unnaturalness of the situation. Everyone thought that the person who matched Akatsuki's degree reckless had to be a warrior much of the same mold as him.
 
 "She is biding her time at the back of the army, but to assign a small girl to infiltrate the enemy ranks......?"
-Maybe that little girl's strength was on par with other two girls defending the other routes. But according to common sense, it was impossible that Akatsuki would leave a little girl to take such a risk. This surely must be part of some plan. However, with all the fighting going on, it's tough to determine Akatsuki's true intention.
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 "Yes, it really doesn't seem like Akatsuki's style."
-"It seems there is no other choice but to directly ask her......the reason."
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 Maybe that little girl's strength was on par with other two girls defending the other routes. But according to common sense, it was impossible that Akatsuki would leave a little girl to take such a risk. This surely must be part of some plan. However, with all the fighting going on, it was tough to determine Akatsuki's true intention.
 
 "It seems there is no other choice but to directly ask her...... the reason."
 
 "I have the same feeling."
-Since the others took the initiative to provoke a war, Sherfied has to keep up rear support.
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 Zechs and Loutier spoke as they stepped forward.
 
 Since the other took the initiative to provoke the war, Sherfied had to keep up rear support.
-"Yes.....I'll leave it to you. Use your own discretion, and do not push yourself too hard."
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 "Listy, I'll be right back. I'll go have a little chat with that idiot somehow -– even if by force."
 
 "Yes...... I'll leave it to you. Use your own discretion, and do not push yourself too hard."
 
 After returning a nod, Zechs set his sight on Loutier.
-"Yes, I am the one responsible for the south route."
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 "Lulu, that little girl came to challenge you."
 
 "Yes, I am the one responsible for the southern route."
 
 "Very good -- Well then, I will leave it to you grant her Majesty protection."
 
 "Yes, sir."
 
 After the able-bodied second lieutenant nodded, Zechs and Loutier began to run.
-"Both of you please be careful ....."
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 As she watched the backs of those two of them leave, Listy El Da Sherfied softly spoke.
 
 "...... Both of you please be careful."
 
 While gazing into the distance she lightly prayed.
 
 "I believe in you -- Akatsuki."
-After she received task of standing off against the lone female attacker, Loutier used flight magic so she could rush to the frontline as soon as possible.
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-Before the campaign began Sherfied's officers and soldiers received orders to avoid combat as much as possible. This command was in line with Akatsuki's "I do not want anyone unfortunate sacrifices in the war" wish.
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 After she received the task of standing off against the lone female attacker, Loutier used flight magic so she could rush to the front line as soon as possible.
--- However avoiding fighting with the enemy does not mean we shouldn't retaliate when they attack and let them onslaught us.
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 Before the campaign began Sherfied's officers and soldiers received orders to avoid combat as much as possible. This command was in line with Akatsuki's 'I do not want anyone unfortunate sacrifices in the war' wish.
-Since Akatsuki was willing to let this girl alone challenge an enemy's army, he must have recognized her strength. Therefore an ordinary soldier would be no match for her. Out of Sherfied's faction probably only Listy, Zechs or Loutier could compete with her.
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 -- However avoid fighting didn't mean they shouldn't retaliate if attacked, and let them onslaught us.
 
 Since Akatsuki was willing to let this girl alone challenge an enemy's camp, he must have recognized her strength. Therefore an ordinary soldier would be no match for her. Out of Sherfied's faction probably only Listy, Zechs or Loutier could compete with her.
 
 Therefore Loutier Trum used her flight magic. She used a different principle of wind magic to move forward. The auxiliary magic used didn't catch the wind, but rather split the atmosphere in front of her allowing her to rush to the destination without any resistance.
-The soldiers have descended into chaos.
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 Soon after, the front line came into view.
 
 The soldiers had descended into chaos.
 
 A huge lion huge was running amok, back and forth breaking apart the formation with a small girl on its back. Seeing this Loutier immediately stopped mid-air, and raised her magic gun to the ready.
 
 "Everyone move away from the target! I'm going to fire!"
 
 After receiving Loutier's instructions the Sherfied soldiers scattered in all directions at once, leaving all but one in the empty space. She aimed at the small assailant left in the center and fired.
 
 An ear piercing high-frequency laser beam rang out out of the blue, impartially hitting the target in front of her -- then the huge lion ahead made a beeline for her.
 
 This of course was a warning shot meant to intimidate the other party, but it didn't stop the little girl and the lion.
-......The girl and the lion have no intention of involving the other soldiers .....?
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 The lion dashed diagonally forward then jumped atop the steep rock wall. Taking a horizontal posture towards Loutier, and darted away.
 
 ......The girl and the lion have no intention of involving the other soldiers......?
 
 If she stayed in the canyon mixed in with the other soldiers, naturally Loutier couldn't keep on shooting.
 
 Yet the girl deliberately chose the hard road. Loutier was free to keep shooting at her several more times. The girl moved up and down along the rock face, dodging the incoming shells while continuing to outflank her.
 
 "Uhh... ... There's no way."
 
 Seeing that her shots couldn't stop the girl, Loutier focused her mind.
 
 The magic formation unfolded as she unleashed her magic. Only this was not a magic attack.
 
 What she chanted was a defensive barrier of the highest level.
 
 Moreover it was not used to protect herself.
 
 The barrier was stretch out in front of the lion that was continuing to scamper away. And the next moment -- A loud bang echoed. The lion collided with the transparent wall, not visible to the eye.
 
 The girl that was riding on the back of the lion was thrown into the air because of the momentum.
 
 "-- Argh"
-......It seemed a like overkill ......
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 Still, the girl adjusted her posture in the air, and prepared to landed on the ground. Just after she landed the Sherfied soldiers encircled her. Loutier slowly descended from the sky in front of the girl. The girl was petite. In contrast with her giant lion sidekick made her seem even more immature and delicate.
 
 ......It seemed a like overkill......
 
 Filled with anticipation of meeting the small girl in the front of her, Loutier can't help but smile. This girl alone rushed into the enemy's camp, so she believed that her strength must equal the other two girls defending the central and north path, or maybe even have more ability than them. It seemed that Loutier overestimated her strength. Although the average soldier would be no match for this girl, she wouldn't pose much of a threat to Loutier.
 
 "Are you a fellow of Akatsuki's? You alone jumped into the enemy's camp, you must be up to something. Its a pity but I can't let you plan to succeed."
 
 Loutier composed herself as she told her quietly.
 
 "If you have a letter or message from Akatsuki, please hand it to me directly. I can pass it on, and please get out of here at once. Like Akatsuki as well as your other two fellows attitudes towards the coalition forces, we have no intention of hurting you."
 
 At this time, the girl looked carefully at Loutier.
 
 "Pointed ears, silver hair, plus a magic gun -- Are you Loutier-san?"
 
 "Yes, I am."
 
 Surely she must heard what she looks like from Akatsuki. Perhaps this girl was trying to confirmed whether to trust us. It would have been better if he passed on his message himself, but -- the girls next words were the exact opposite of what Loutier expected.
 
 "If you know Ousawa-kun then you know how he acts, and I'm sorry but I can't walk away from this."
-"Because we are just like you -- and to us, there are things which are not negotiable."
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 The reason was simple, the girl goes on to say:
 
 "Because we are just like you -- and to us, there are things which are non-negotiable."
-In the central route Disidiya's soldiers were gradually pushing up the invasion line.
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 In the central route Disdiya's soldiers were gradually pushing up the invasion line.
-......I'm practically being beaten back by them.
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 Facing such a situation Nanase Haruka made a somewhat grave expression.
 
 ...... I'm practically being beaten back by them.
-Disidiya's soldiers were used to the terrain, since the majority of their country was a desert, and their military was mostly comprised of earth magic users. Haruka's wind magic was on the opposite end of the spectrum. So to speak, they have the worst relationship compatibility with each other. The wind created by her magic was just obstructed by the object they created with their earth magic. The fight began with a sandstorm, strictly speaking this was only meant as a surprise attack. In fact the magical ability of Disidiya to manipulate sand was greater than Haruka's, so long ago her sandstorm magic wasn't any longer effective.
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 The battle in the central channel has been going on for three hours. Haruka was still using magic to attack, while the enemy has been readjusting their countermeasures to it.
-The situation grew into a test of who can hold out the longest. She started out with all kinds of various magics to attack, but the enemy was quickly adapting to it then started to use magic to strike back. For some time now both sides have been going all out with their offensive. Haruka needed to break out from this pattern, once more push them back through changing her magic with even more different permutations and combinations to buy more time.
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 Disdiya's soldiers were used to the terrain, since the majority of their country was a desert, and their military was mostly comprised of earth magic users. Haruka's wind magic was on the opposite end of the spectrum. So to speak, they have the worst relationship compatibility with each other. The wind created by her magic was just obstructed by an object they created with their earth magic. The fight began with a sandstorm, strictly speaking this was only meant as a surprise attack. In fact the magical ability of Disdiya to manipulate sand was greater than Haruka's, so long ago her sandstorm magic became ineffective.
-.......At least the number soldiers have substantially reduced.
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 The situation grew into a test of who can hold out the longest. She started out with all kinds of various magics to attack, but the enemy quickly adapted to it then started to use their magic to strike back. For some time now both sides have been going all out with their offensives. Haruka needed to break out from this pattern to once more push them back. Through changing her magic with even more different permutations and combinations she could buy more time.
-However Disidiya was capable sending the soldiers on the front lines to back in order to rest. Then replaced them with fresh soldiers who can still fight. If it continues like this they will breakthrough Haruka's defensive perimeter when she exhaust's her stamina.
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 ...... At least the number of soldiers were substantially reduced.
 
 However Disdiya was capable sending the soldiers on the front lines to back in order to rest. Then replaced them with fresh soldiers who could still fight. If it continues like this they will breakthrough Haruka's defensive perimeter when she exhaust's her stamina.
 
 But -- Nanase Haruka was undaunted. She turned her head and glanced up at Akatsuki standing on the cliff.
-She thought that the strategy he came up with beforehand was worthy of trust. Therefore, all she has to do was defend the battlefield until her physical strength and energy runs out.
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 ...... I believe in you.
 
 She thought the strategy he came up with beforehand was worthy of trust. Therefore, all she had to do was defend the battlefield until her physical strength and energy runs out.
 
 That was what she secretly swore in her heart as she turned her head back forward. Then suddenly out of the corner of her eye was a shadow.
-Unlike the rest of Disidiya's soldiers at the bottom of a ravine he was running on top of the cliffs.
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 "-- Huh?"
-.....When on earth did he appear?
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 Unlike the rest of Disdiya's soldiers at the bottom of a ravine he was running on top of the cliffs.
-Nanase Haruka was unable to hide her inner agitation. She knew the identity of that person. He was the Crimson sword king of Sherfied and his target was obvious. He was running on top the cliffs for Akatsuki. She had seen his strength in action during the duel.
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 ...... When on earth did he appear?
-But knew that the present situation was very dangerous, and had to keep her emotions in check.
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 Nanase Haruka was unable to hide her inner agitation. She knew the identity of that person. He was the Crimson sword king of Sherfied and his target was obvious. He was running on top the cliffs headed for Akatsuki. She had seen his strength in action during the duel.
 
 She knew that the present situation was very dangerous, but had to keep her emotions in check.
-Haruka immediately concentrated her mind unleashing a magic formation, creating an intense tornado out of the wind. The tornado ran along the mountain walls keeping parallel with the horizon meant to hit Zechs.
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 "Come down here and face me!"
 
 Haruka immediately concentrated her mind unleashing a magic formation, an intense tornado was created out of the wind. The tornado ran along the mountain walls keeping parallel with the horizon meant to hit Zechs.
 
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-He chose to intercept it rather than dodge. Pulling out his crimson long sword from its sheath, in a flash he slashed vertically. The wind caused by the edge of blade bisected the approaching tornado from top to bottom. As Haruka watched it happen, she then readied to launch a second wave as fast as she could.
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 Even after Zechs discovered the tornado quickly approaching he didn't stop.
 
 He chose to intercept it rather than dodge. Pulling out his crimson long sword from its sheath, in a flash he slashed vertically. The wind created from the edge of blade bisected the approaching tornado from top to bottom. As Haruka watched it happen, she readied a second wave as fast as she could.
-There wasn't enough time for her to use magic. She could only watch as Zechs jumped over the cliff.
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 "-- Too slow."
 
 There wasn't enough time for her to use magic again. She could only watch as Zechs jumped onto the cliff.
 
 On the other side of the cliff stood a youth. That youth was none other than Ousawa Akatsuki smiling confidently. As soon as Zechs landed he dashed towards Akatsuki.
 
 "Uuurrrraaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!
-No tricks, he just swung down from overhead. But -- Akatsuki didn't move.
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 He shorten the distance in an instant, wielding the crimson sword he sliced straight down.
 
 No tricks, he just swung straight down from overhead. However -- Akatsuki didn't move.
 
 "--------------------!"
-Confronted with Zechs slash, Akatsuki didn't move a muscle, not even batting an eyelash.
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 A hairs breath away Zechs had stopped his blade.
--- But this wasn't from an absolute confidence that he could react in time.
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 Confronted with Zechs slash, Akatsuki didn't move a muscle, he didn't even bat an eyelash.
-Of course, this was also not a situation in which he was convinced that Zechs would stop his sword either.
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 -- But this wasn't from an absolute confidence he could react in time.
-"What..... the....."
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 Of course, this was also not a situation in which he was convinced Zechs would stop his sword either.
-Zechs mumbled as he groaned, then he turned his right wrist sideways smashing the sword hilt into Akatsuki's head. He straightway collapsed over -- the split second he hit the ground his body broke apart into countless fragments.
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 "What...... the......"
-It was an earth puppet. Unlike an ordinary Golem, its makeup was fundamentally different focusing on toughness.
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 Zechs mumbled as he groaned, then he turned his right wrist sideways smashing the sword hilt into Akatsuki's head. Straightway he collapsed over -- the split second he hit the ground his body broke apart into countless fragments.
 
 It was an earth puppet. Unlike ordinary Golems, its makeup was fundamentally different as it focused on toughness.
-......What the hell, since when?
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 The elaborate puppet's color and texture were flawless, it look no different from Akatsuki himself.
-Zeks Doltrake now believed that since the beginning of the fight, from the moment the two forces crossed swords that it was just a puppet that was standing there. Then that means -- Akatsuki had no intentions of joining the fight from the start? No, there was no way he would have run away.
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 ...... What the hell, since when?
 
 Zeks Doltrake now believed since the beginning of the fight, from the moment the two forces crossed swords it was just a puppet standing there. Then that means -- Akatsuki didn't intend to fight from the start? No, there was no way he would have run away.
 
 "That bastard......!"
 
 Zechs looked back at the battlefield behind him.
 
 There was no doubt, at this very moment -- Akatsuki was ​​somewhere on the battlefield.
--- That was a earth puppet of Akatsuki on top of the cliff.
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-This information shocked all the troops in the Gorudono Grand Canyon. The enemy had lost sight of their primary objective, shaking the morale of the soldiers. Even as far away as the southern channel, Loutier Trum was greatly affected.
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 -- It was just an earth puppet made to look like Akatsuki on top of the cliff.
-"Akatsuki is missing .....?"
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 The information shocked all the troops in the Gorudono Grand Canyon. The enemy had lost sight of their primary objective, shaking the morale of the soldiers. Even as far away as the southern channel, Loutier Trum was greatly affected.
 
 "Akatsuki is missing......?"
 
 Loutier glared at the small girl she was facing off against, and wrinkled her brows --
 
 "Nope, I'm right here."
 
 A familiar sounding voice reached her ear.
 
 "----------!"
-The surrounding soldiers of Sherfied all fainted together, softly they fell down to ground. Now it was Loutier Trum's turn to be surprised.
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 Loutier failed to react right away to the significant change in the situation.
-"You, when did you ....."
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 The surrounding soldiers of Sherfied all fainted together, softly they fell to ground. Now it was Loutier Trum's turn to be surprised.
 
 "You, when did you......"
-In front of her eyes before she was even aware -- Ousawa Akatsuki was calmly standing next to the young girl.
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 It wasn't a word but a fearless smile that answered her trembling comment.
 
 He was in front of her eyes, before she was even aware -- Ousawa Akatsuki was calmly standing next to that young girl.
-Akatsuki has appeared at the south route.
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-The news immediately reached the ears of Baram, who was with Disidiya's main force.
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 Akatsuki was spotted in the southern route.
 
 The news immediately reached Baram's ears, who was with Disdiya's main force.
-The Royal Knight's standing next to Baram gave the instructions. It was a reasonable assessment.
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 "Swordsmen and magical squads, head for the south!"
-"Hold on -- That won't be necessary."
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 The Royal Knight's standing next to Baram gave the orders. It was a reasonable assessment.
-However, Baram indifferently withdrew their instructions and --
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 "Hold -- That won't be necessary."
-"Command the artillery to fire towards the North."
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 However, Baram indifferently withdrew their orders and --
 
 "Command the artillery to fire on the North."
-"Yes, that is my intention. That Akatsuki guy has appeared in the south channel. That means it will take that guy awhile to reach the North for support. This is our best chance to wipe out the enemy in the north."
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 "......Huh? But the enemy's magic has caused a sharp rise in oxygen concentration of the northern channel. Once the shelling hits the region it might trigger large scale explosions."
-"But the damage to our army......at the very least let me send a messenger, so they can set up a protective barrier -–"
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 "Yes, that is what I'm hoping for. That Akatsuki guy has appeared in the south. That means it will take that guy some time to reach the Northern channel for support. This is our best chance to wipe out the enemy in the north."
 
 "But the damage to our army...... at the very least let me send a messenger, so they can set up a protective barrier -–"
-Baram Dy Alon Disdia said very calmly,
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 "No, doing so might alert the enemy. Just because the enemy does not want to kill. You must not forgot the very nature of war. Listen well, war is cruel, and part of that is some sacrifices are inevitable."
-"After the explosions and landslides stabilize, command the rear forces to charge in -- OPEN FIRE!"
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 Baram Dy Alon Disdia very calmly said,
 
 "After the explosions and the landslides stabilize command the rear forces to move in -- OPEN FIRE!"
-After a few seconds --
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 Emperor Baram ordered the the dozens of artillery to fire, simultaneously.
-The explosions razed the north route, and the ensuing shock wave rocked every corner of Gorudono Grand Canyon.
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 A few seconds later --
 
 Explosions razed the northern route, the ensuing shock waves caused every inch of Gorudono Grand Canyon to quake.
-The area around the intense explosion was scorched black, the force of impact caused the nearby walls to cave in. The immense boulders crashed to the ground, stirring up a sand cloud that wrapped around whole area masking the entire length of the north channel.
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 The area around the intense explosions was scorched black, the force of impact caused the nearby walls to cave in. Immense boulders crashed to the ground stirring up a sand cloud that wrapped around the whole area, masking the entire length of the north channel.
-It was quiet, as if formerly fierce battle never happened. The clamor of the battlefield was gone, all that was left over was the mass of rubble. Nobody was able to respond in time to the sudden explosion or to the collapse. The girl was the focused on the tens of thousands of troops, while Disidiya's soldiers were desperately fighting with the girl. No matter which side, they both were startled and crushed under the rock slide.
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 -- And when the sand cloud dispersed the tragic reality of war appeared.
-Even thought the north route was buried in rubble the war was still not over.
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 It was quiet, as if formerly fierce battle never occurred. All that was left was a mass of rubble. Nobody was able to respond in time to the sudden explosion or to the collapse. The girl was focused on the tens of thousands of troops, while Disdiya's soldiers were desperately fighting with the girl. No matter which side, they both were caught surprised and crushed under the rock slide.
 
 Even though the north route was buried in rubble the war was still not over.
-As the sand cloud settled the Disidiyan soldiers in the back line begun to search the scene.
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 "Hey -- Do we start looking?"
-Their primary purpose certainly wasn't looking for their own who survived, but to confirm the death of the enemy. They used earth magic to rapidly clear away the rubble. And after a little while they found her.
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 When the sand cloud settled Disidiy's soldiers on the back line begun to search the scene.
-"Found her -- here!"
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 Their priority certainly wasn't searching for their own survivors, but to confirm the death of the enemy. They used their earth magic to rapidly clear away the rubble. And after a little while they found her.
-Under the piles of rubble they were amazed to find the girl lying there unconscious. The girl's body was covered in mud, however there was no blood on her clothes. It seemed she escaped the worst death scenario and wasn't crushed to death by the falling rocks, but still she wasn't lucky enough to survive the bombardment. However for the sake of caution, one of the soldiers reach out to check her pulse to confirm her fate. When he touched the nape of her neck, the girl's body instantly disintegrated, and turned it into a pile of dirt.
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 "Found her -- She's here!"
-"Eh.........!
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 Under the piles of rubble they were amazed to find the girl lying there unmoving. The girl's body was covered in mud, however there was no blood on her clothes. It seemed she escaped the worst death scenario and wasn't crushed to death by the falling rocks, but still she wasn't lucky enough to survive the bombardment. However for the sake of caution, one of the soldiers reach out to check her pulse and confirm her fate. When he touched the nape of her neck, the girl's body instantly disintegrated, and turned it into a pile of dirt.
-The soldiers were stunned and did not know what had happened for a moment, but they did not have much time to think.
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 "Eh........!
-Suddenly a column of water gushed out from ground and transmogrified into a huge dragon swallowing all the soldiers present.
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 The soldiers were stunned and didn't understand what just had happened, however they did not have time to think about it.
-"That, that can't be......"
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 Suddenly a column of water gushed out from beneath ground and transmogrified into a huge dragon swallowing all the soldiers in the immediate area.
-The soldiers fortunate enough to escape from the attack, clearly saw the girl riding on the water dragon's back.
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 "Th-that is impossible......"
 
 The soldiers fortunate enough to escape the attack clearly saw that same girl riding on the water dragon's back.
-"How, how is....."
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 "Sorry -- I wont be brought down that easily by you."
-The soldiers who witnessed the girl's wry smile could hardly believe their eyes. The fact that laid before them was that they were unable to defeat this enemy, which stupefied all of the soldiers. Also a deep sense of despair set in. The reason was simple, the enemy was not all alone anymore. On the water dragon's back there were at least sat twenty girls. If those twenty girls were just comrades that rushed over to help out, Disidiya's soldiers would not have been as surprised. But the problem was -- not only did the girls on the water dragon's back all dressed the same, they all looked exactly alike.
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 "How, how is......"
-"-- What is going on?"
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 The soldiers who witnessed the girl's wry smile could hardly believe their eyes. They were incapable of defeating the enemy. That inescapable fact stupefied each and every one of the soldiers. A deep sense of despair also set in. The reason was simple, the enemy was not alone anymore. On the water dragon's back sat at least twenty girls. If those twenty girls were just comrades who rushed over to help, Disdiya's soldiers wouldn't have been as surprised. But the problem was -- not only did the girls on the water dragon's back all dress the same, they all looked exactly alike.
-The girl that crumbled into a pile of dirt a little while ago was the answer.
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 -- What did all that mean?
-"We spent a lot of effort to defeat the enemy, but it turned out this......"
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 The first girl who turned into a pile of dirt said it all.
-But, no one answered, and no one answered. Because they did not want to admit.
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 "All that effort to take down just one, but it was just......"
-After wasting several hours, and at the expense of countless fellow soldiers they were unable to defeat the enemy. And the enemy before them was just an imitation, only a earth puppet.
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 But, there was no answer, more they didn't want to give an answer. Because they did not want to admit it.
 
 After spending several long hours, and at the expense of countless fellow soldiers being struck down by the enemy. It was just an imitation made from the ground.
-"That was a masterpiece of yours."
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-Knowing about the situation in the north route, Loutier looked at the girl standing next to the Akatsuki.
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 "That was a masterpiece of yours I take it."
 
 After learning of the situation to the north, Loutier looked at the girl standing next to the Akatsuki.
-"Yes...that was a "Puppet" made from my magic. It used a hair from her head as a medium. That way not only will they move according to her will, but also they will be allowed to use her magic through the medium."
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 The petite girl nodded to confirmed her speculation.
 
 "Yes...... that was my magic which created the "puppet." I used one of her hairs as a medium to make to her the master. That way it will move according to her will, but also allows her to use her magic through the medium."
 
 After learning the secret, Loutier muttered:
-That was to say, that girl Haruka fighting in the central route was also merely a puppet. Loutier judged she was clearly correct.
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 "Then -- All of the girls."
-"Yes...the real girls are in a safe place far away from here."
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 That was to say, that girl Haruka fighting in the central route was also merely a puppet. Loutier thought it had to be the case.
-The girl then place her hand on her chest and said she was also a puppet herself.
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 "Yes...... the real girls are safe far away from here."
 
 The girl then place her hand on her chest and revealed she was a puppet herself.
-Loutier finally understand why when compared to the girls in central and north channel, the girl sitting on the back of the lion was clearly inferior to them. But it was only natural, after all, she had to maintain the shape of Akatsuki's elaborate earth puppet all that time, and also had to create a puppet of her own as well as for other girls. However, the twenty girls on the water dragon's back should be puppets that can't use magic. No matter how abundant her magic was there should be no way she could maintain that many puppets at the same time. So the real puppet there should only be one, and all the rest were dummies to distract the enemy.
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 ......No wonder her strength was below expectations.
-"Yup, I think you should already know. We really don't intend on killing anyone in this war."
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 Loutier finally understood why when compared to the girls in central and north channel, the girl sitting on the back of that lion was clearly inferior. But it was only natural, after all she had to maintain the shape of Akatsuki's elaborate earth puppet the whole time, and also create a puppet for other girls as well as one for herself. However, the twenty girls on the water dragon's back shouldn't all be puppets able to use magic. No matter how abundant her magic was, there should be limit to the amount of puppets she can maintain at the same time. So there should be only one real puppet, and the rest were just camouflage to distract the enemy.
-Akatsuki broke the silence with his smile, slowly started to explain the truth about this battle.
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 "Yup, I think you should already be aware that we really don't intend to kill anyone in this war."
 
 Akatsuki broke the silence with his smile, and slowly started to explain the truth behind this battle.
-"You know me -- other than myself, how could I let a woman face such a dangerous fight?"
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-After hearing what Akatsuki said, Loutier could not help but feel the same way. That certainly might be true. Also earlier on when she heard that a girl charged in alone, it didn't seem at all like Akatsuki's style.
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 "You know me -- how could I let a woman face such danger instead of going myself?"
 
 After hearing what Akatsuki said, Loutier could not help but feel the same way. That certainly might be true. Also earlier when she heard that a girl charged in alone, it didn't seem at all like Akatsuki's style.
 
 Her inner doubt at long last was answered.
-.......Why did Akatsuki appear here?
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 Then......
-The girl said that a hair was used as a medium for the puppets so that the magical power of the person could pass through. And that it used as the basis in order to create them with her earth magic, but Akatsuki cannot use magic. Even if his ki was in the hair for example, its very essence was different from the magic. Theoretically it should be impossible to create a puppet
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 ...... Why did Akatsuki appear here?
 
 The girl said that a hair was used as a medium in the puppets so that the magical power of that person could pass through. And that it was her earth magic that created them, but Akatsuki cannot use magic. Even if his Ki was in the hair for example, its very essence was different from the magic. Theoretically it should be impossible to create a puppet
-However, the girl was just a puppet so Akatsuki had no need protect her. In that case, what reason does he have to be here? The key to ending the war was stopping Baram. Then he should be targeting Disidiya's main unit, and not here. But he did do that, and now was in south which was not as strategically important.
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 In other words -- that was not a puppet in front of her, but Akatsuki himself.
-"--Is it really that mysterious why I'm here?"
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 However, the girl was still just a puppet there was no need for Akatsuki to protect her. In that case, what reason did he have to be here? The key to ending this war was stopping Baram. Then shouldn't he be targeting Disdiya's main unit, and not here. But he choose not to do that, and now was in south which was not as strategically important.
 
 "-- Is it really that big of a mystery why I'm here?"
-"Do you not still get it yet, Lulu?...... Think about what is right here."
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 It seemed that he read Loutier's mind.
-Then Akatsuki smiled and said, "Let me tell you." while laughing. When he finished talking, Akatsuki silhouette suddenly vanished.
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 "Do you still not get it, Lulu?...... Think about what is right here."
 
 Then Akatsuki smiled and said, "Then let me tell you" while laughing. When he finished talking, Akatsuki silhouette suddenly vanished.
-Loutier tried to take a stance as she panicked. Akatsuki appeared silently beside her, and place his hand on her shoulder.
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 "--------!"
-"My target, Lulu..... is you."
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 Loutier tried to take up a stance as she panicked. Akatsuki appeared silently beside her, and place his hand on her shoulder.
 
 "My target, Lulu...... is you."
 
 The instant that sentence passed her ears, Loutier felt a slight prick on the neck. Her consciousness was immediately wrapped in a dark vortex.
-Akatsuki had taken action.
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-Without damaging Loutier a light chop deprived her of consciousness. He took the unconsciousness high elf lightly in his arms, and then look to Kuzuha.
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 Akatsuki had made a move.
-"Well then Class Rep...... just as planned, take Lulu back with you to Forestnium as soon as possible."
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 Without damaging Loutier a light chop deprived her of consciousness. He took the unconsciousness high elf lightly into his arms, and then look to Kuzuha.
-Ousawa Akatsuki calmly said：
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 "Well then Class Rep...... just as planned, take Lulu back with you to Forestnium as quickly as possible."
-"This guy is a priestess that specializes in high level recovery magic. Lulu will surely be able to cure Riruru of her injury."
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 Ousawa Akatsuki calmly said,
-"Yes, no problem......"
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 "This guy is a priestess that specializes in high level recovery magic. Lulu will surely be able to heal Riruru."
 
 "Un, no problem......"
-This definitely would be the fastest way to carry her back to Forestnium.
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 Kuzuha's puppet crumbled as she nodded, and transmogrified into a lion golem.
--- The ultimate goal of this battle was to have her treat the seriously injured Riruru. This the was promise to Kuzuha, also Akatsuki's own desire. That was why, this particular battle plan was drawn up. The plan was to pin down Disidiya in both the central and north channel. He deliberately chose that particularly conspicuous location in order to attract the enemy's attention. He even let Kuzuha storm into the Sherfied camp alone. All of her actions were to lure out the Chief Executive of Sherfied and then capture her.
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 This was definitely the fastest way to carry her back to Forestnium.
 
 -- The ultimate goal of this battle was to have her treat the seriously injured Riruru. This the was a promise to Kuzuha, also Akatsuki's own desire. That was why, this particular battle plan was drawn up. The plan was to pin down Disdiya in both the central and north channel by deliberately picking that conspicuous location to attract their attention. He even let Kuzuha storm into the Sherfied camp alone. All of her actions were to lure out the Chief Executive of Sherfied and then capture her.
-"Be careful on the way back.......this guy is a cherished companion of mine."
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 Akatsuki laid the unconscious Loutier on the earth golem lion's back.
-The Lion nodded as to convey its understanding. Then turned around and hurried away back down the south channel she came from. At that rate, she should be in Forestnium in not time.
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 "Be careful on the way back...... this guy is a cherished companion of mine."
 
 The Lion nodded as to convey its understanding. Then turned around to hurry back down the south channel she came from. At that rate she should reach Forestnium in no time.
 
 Therefore Akatsuki thought to himself that he accomplished one of the goals of the operation.
-After muttering, Akatsuki jumped. The second objective -- was to devastate Disidiya's army.
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 "Well, I guess its about time for me to act."
 
 After muttering, Akatsuki jumped. The second objective -- was to devastate Disdiya's army.
 
 Akatsuki jumped around seven or eight meters back and forth between the rock walls until he reach the precipice. Then immediately headed in the direction of the central channel.
-Haruka turned back while floating in mid-air a little ways away after hearing him call out to her.
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 "-- Vice president!"
-Akatsuki nodded -- indicating the first phase of the operation was a complete success.
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 After hearing him call out to her, Haruka turned back while still floating mid-air a little ways away.
 
 Akatsuki nodded -- indicating the first phase of the operation was successful.
-Her face lightened momentarily as she returned a nod. She altered her magic that was active in the central route. She lowered the protective wind cushion on the rock walls before casting it anew. Haruka left her post at the central route, and flew to the north route ready to support Chikage in her battle. So far, it was all going accordingly to their original plan.
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 "----"
-However, there were still soldiers of Disidiya remaining in a central route. But who was going to deal with residual enemies? That answer was obvious. Therefore, Akatsuki Ousawa jumped down from the top of the cliff.
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 Her face lightened momentarily as she returned a nod. She altered her active magic in place in the central route. She lowered the protective wind cushion on the rock walls before casting it anew. Haruka then left her post at the central route, and flew to the northerm route ready to support Chikage in her battle. So far, it was all going accordingly to their original plan.
 
 However, there were still soldiers remaining in a central route. But who was going to deal with residual enemies? That answer was obvious. Therefore, Akatsuki Ousawa jumped down from the top of the cliff.
 
 He landed at the bottom of the ravine with a loud bang -- In the middle of the central route.
 
 "Ah------!"
 
 It was like the heaven God general descend. The soldiers one by one flinched and retreated backwards, unable to hide their inner fear.
-"Eh, what are you hiding for?.......The Demon King that you guys came here to defeat is right in front you."
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 Akatsuki informed them with a fearless smile.
 
 "Eh, what are you hiding for?...... The Demon King you guys are looking for is right in front your face."
-"Akatsukiiiiiiii--"
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 After saying so, he took a step forward.
-The thunderous shout to Akatsuki descended from behind, Zechs Doltrake. He found this place after he destroyed the earth puppet of Akatsuki from atop the cliff, and jump down right after. However, Akatsuki didn't look back.
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 "Akatsukiiiiiiii --"
 
 The thunderous shout to Akatsuki descended behind him from Zechs Doltrake. He found this place after he destroyed the earth puppet of Akatsuki from atop the cliff, and jump down right after. However, Akatsuki didn't look back.
 
 -- Then.
-"-Eh!"
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 A high-pitched metallic sound screeched as Zechs's blade was stopped before it hit Akatsuki's body. Between the two, a young man stepped in dividing them.
 
 "-- Eh!"
 
 Zechs quickly jumped back, opening up some distance.
-"Aha...you see that Akki? Not just anybody can appear at a crucial moment like that."
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 The young man took up a defense posture as he crossed knuckle armor on both hands.
-"You jest. Up until now, what have you doing, eating or sleeping? Huh, so it possible for you to work hard.
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 "Aha... you see that Akki? Not just anybody can appear at a crucial moment like that."
-"Gee thanks. That habit you have, really. Akki you don't have to go Tsundere."
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 "Surely you jest. Up until now, what have you been doing, eating or sleeping? Huh, so it is possible for you to put in some work."
-"Hey, Kaidou--"
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 "Gee thanks. That habit of yours, really. Akki you don't have to go Tsundere."
 
 "Hey, Kaidou --"
-"--I will leave this guy to you."
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 He informed Kaidou who was joking around, while looking straight ahead in a serious tone.
 
 "-- I will leave this guy to you."
 
 "Ah, no problem."
 
 After the short conversation ended, there backs where facing each other.
-To Disidiya's tens of thousands of soldiers he announced loudly:
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 Akatsuki summoned his black Demon sword, and took a step forward.
 
 To Disdiya's tens of thousands of soldiers he loudly announced:
 
 "Time is of the essence, so I'll make this quick. Are you ready -- because I wait for no man."
-The sounds of weapons clashing and cry's of Disidiya's soldiers continuously began to grow in the background.
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-"...... And, now "
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 The sounds of weapons clashing and cry's of Disdiya's soldiers continuously began to grow in the background.
-Kaidou Motoharu focused all his attention to the front again, staring into Zechs eyes.
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 "...... And now."
-"You prefer to have a showdown with Akki, huh? Unfortunately, I can't allow you to so."
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 Kaidou Motoharu focused all his attention to the front again, staring into Zechs's eyes.
 
 "You prefer to have a showdown with Akki, huh? Unfortunately, I can't allow that."
 
 "Ha", then he smiled,
-Kaidou didn't have time to finish speaking. He had to quickly twist his neck to the side. The crimson blade went past the tip of nose, severing several of his hairs covering his forehead.
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 "Too bad, now its my turn -- Whoa!"
-"Eee, scary......You should at least wait until I'm done talking to you, right?"
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 Kaidou didn't have time to finish speaking. He had to quickly twist his head to the side. The crimson blade went past the tip of his nose, severing several of the hairs covering his forehead.
 
 "Eeeh, scary...... You should at least wait until I'm done talking, okay?"
 
 "You're just a puppet, anyway. I don't have time to waste on you."
-"Gimme a break, I am the real thing! You almost cut my head off, I would of died!"
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 Zechs coldly snorted, "punpun" Kaidou waved his head angrily.
-Kuzuha's power was limited, she could only have three puppets at one time. Therefore Akatsuki assigned them to Haruka, Chikage and to Kuzuha herself. Naturally, the remaining Kaidou had to go into battle with his real flesh and blood body.
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 "Gimme a break, I am the real thing! You almost cut off my head. I would of died!"
-"If your afraid to die..... you better withdraw quickly."
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 Kuzuha's power was limited, she could only have three active puppets at one time. Therefore Akatsuki assigned them to Haruka, Chikage and to Kuzuha herself. Naturally, Kaidou was left out and had to go into battle with his real flesh and blood body.
 
 "If your afraid to die...... you had better withdraw quickly."
 
 Zechs indifferently said so,
-However, it wasn't possible for him to say his whole piece, because Kaidou punched him to the punch. Even if his body had on a layer of armor, it failed to stop the heavy blow sending him skidding backwards for some distance.
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 "Otherwise, I'm not going go to easy on you -- Gah!"
 
 However, it wasn't possible for him to say his whole piece, because Kaidou beat him to the punch. Even if his body had on a layer of armor, it failed to stop the heavy blow sending him skidding backwards for some distance.
 
 "Arrgghhhh, are you kidding me? Your the one who complained about my sneak attack when you where talking. Ahhh, why am I'm talking so carefree --"
 
 Kaidou laughed.
-"I don't know who's more contemptuous ... ... Unarmed and you still want to go head to head with me?"
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 "--Oh, you didn't take me seriously, did you?"
-As saying so, Zechs lifted the crimson sword once again. Kaidou upon seeing this, can not help but sigh:
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 "I don't know who's more contemptuous ... ... Unarmed and you still want to go toe to toe with me?"
-"There's nothing that can be done......because I was entrusted by the people."
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 As saying so, Zechs lifted the crimson sword once again. Kaidou upon seeing this, couldn't help but sigh:
 
 "There's nothing that can be done...... because I was entrusted by the people."
-"And responsible for protecting the children. I was careless and let one of the children get hurt. Once is enough for this type of lesson, there wont be a second time."
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 His expression became serious.
 
 "And was responsible for protecting the children. I was careless and let one of the children get hurt. Once is enough for this type of lesson, there wont be a second time."
 
 "I see...... since neither one of us is going to back down. It can not be helped then."
 
 Zechs seemed to have resolved himself,
-As soon as finishing saying so he stabbed towards Kaidou.
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 "I do not have time to fight with anybody other than Akatsuki -- prepare yourself."
-"Ah.....Tch!"
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 As soon as he finished saying so he stabbed towards Kaidou.
 
 "Ah...... Tch!"
 
 Kaidou was dogging left and right, barely escaping the continuous slashes.
 
 Zechs's assault was rather sharp, forcing him to use his AD summon knuckles to resist. He was able to stop the first attack on Akatsuki because it was an attack at his back so Zechs wasn't giving it his all. He was also reminded that Zechs announced his presence aloud to Akatsuki was all the more proof.
-"Your good at running away......its top notch."
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 But that wasn't the case now, every sword strike had in it his best effort. And this was far from a favorable situation, since they were only separated by no more than an arms length.
 
 "Your good at running away...... it's top notch."
 
 "Well, it's not like I want to die."
 
 Zechs sarcastically praise him, while Kaidou's answer was also very frivolous.
 
 Although Zechs's sword was sharp his intent was not to kill Kaidou.
-Kaidou couldn't help but fell admiration. Even if his slash were to hit, it probably wouldn't draw blood. At best, he would suffer a fracture or lose consciousness.
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 ...... Amazing.
 
 Kaidou couldn't help but fell admiration. Even if his slash were to hit, it probably wouldn't draw blood. At best he would suffer a fracture or lose consciousness.
 
 Western-style swords have an edge on both sides, so there was no so-called back of the knife. Making it impossible not to cut the enemy, but Zechs had the skill of the master -- thus avoiding a killing blow. If Kaidou stopped dodging, Zechs was sure to sever only his consciousness with a blow. Under these circumstances, it might be more dangerous if he were to avoided the attack unskillfully.
-......But I can't lie down here .....
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 Naturally with his knuckle armor he should attack with his fists, and avoid kicking as much as possible.
 
 ...... But I can't lie down here......
 
 After all, Akatsuki left the mission of handling Zechs to me.
 
 And I took on this myself, and I should at least contribute a little.
 
 Therefore Kaido Motoharu went on a counterattack. Simultaneously,
-Zechs's body was suddenly blown back from a powerful impact felt on his side from the empty space.
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 "Gah--!"
 
 Suddenly, Zechs's body was blown back from a powerful impact felt on his side from the empty space.
-"An invisible attack..... Physical magic?"
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 After landing awkwardly, Zechs stared at him.
 
 "An invisible attack...... Physical magic?"
 
 "What do you think?"
-"Don't worry about it. When you find the answer, you would've already been defeated by me."
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 Kaidou smiled nonchalantly.
 
 "Don't worry too much. When you figure it out, you would've already been defeated by me."
 
 Just as he finished speaking, Kaidou carry out a long range attack.
 
 A series of invisible attacks came upper and lower, front and back, and left and right, in all directions. However,
 
 "Tch......!"
-"Oh, amazing!......you really did that, eh."
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 Zechs swung his sword, used nimble footwork, and twisted his body to avoid Kaidou's offensive.
-He most likely did that by observing Kaidou's breathing and line of sight to predict the direction to some degree and the timing of the attacks. Kaidou had heartfelt praise. It must be in this way he was able to compensate for his handicap of not being able to use magic up to now.
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 "Oh, amazing!...... you really did that, eh."
 
 He most likely did that by observing Kaidou's breathing and line of sight to predict the direction to some degree and the timing of the attacks. Kaidou had heartfelt praise for him. It must been his way of compensating for his handicap of not being able to use magic.
 
 "With that move you would be able to deal with most opponents. It is definitely more than enough and to spare."
 
 Kaidou laughed, but unfortunately he was not most opponents.
-Kaidou changed the way he attacked to a tactic that was specifically designed to combat people who use breathing and line of sight to fight. To put it bluntly, it was to alter your own breathing and used your line of sight as a feint to deceive the enemy.
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 "It's regrettable -- but I have already encountered a fellow that could read breathing and sight to predict attacks."
-Kaidou tactic was effective. Zechs's body was left open to a barrage of attacks, gradually slowing him down.
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 Kaidou changed the way he attacked to a tactic specifically designed to combat people like him. To put it bluntly, it was to alter your own breathing and used your line of sight as a feint to deceive the enemy.
 
 His new approach was effective. Zechs's body was left open to a barrage of attacks, gradually slowing him down.
-"Wow .....you were able to avoid some of those shots. Was that because of intuition backed by experience?"
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 "......Ga... ... ahhh!?"
-However the situation developed to this point, Kaidou had obtained the upper hand. Although Zechs's swordsmanship was unrivaled, his weak point was that he does not have the ability to use magic. Where Kaidou was concerned, there was already nothing for him to fear from Zechs.
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 "Wow...... you were able to avoid some of those shots, huh. Is that like some sort of sixth sense gained from all your experience?"
 
 However the situation developed to this point, Kaidou had gained the upper hand. Although Zechs's swordsmanship was unrivaled, his weak point was his inability to use magic. Where Kaidou was concerned, there was already nothing for him to fear from Zechs.
 
 ......He seems to be a friend of Akatsuki's so it would be best to knock him out quickly.
 
 Right when Kaidou was ready to give the final blow –-
 
 "-- Don't underestimate me."
 
 A low voice accompanied by high-pitched sonic boom was heard by Kaidou.
-Kaidou subconsciously dodged right, the rock behind him was suddenly split in two. The cross section was cut to a shine. Kaidou distorted his face as he squeamishly and unintentionally let out a "Ga".
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 Not good!
-"It's unfortunate.......but as a swordsmen, I also have a long range invisible attack."
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 Kaidou subconsciously dodged to the right, the rock behind him was suddenly split in two. The cross section was cut to a shine. Kaidou distorted his face as he squeamishly and unintentionally let out a "Ga".
 
 "It's unfortunate...... but as a swordsmen, I also have a long range invisible attack."
 
 After fixing his sword stance, Zechs coldly reported.
 
 Kaidou understood that just a moment ago, he used a lightning fast sword slash indiscernible to the naked eye. The high-pitched sonic boom was a by product of the sword taking the shape of wind and exceeding the speed of sound.
 
 "Lets try it, your attack and my sword -- Which will be faster?"
-"Eh......The situation has reversed?"
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 Zechs raised his sword again.
 
 "Eh...... The situation has reversed?"
-A closer look, it was a bright red liquid -- blood.
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 Confused, Kaidou scratched his cheek, and felt a wet sensation on the tip his index finger.
 
 On closer look, it was a bright red liquid -- blood.
 
 "Oh......"
 
 Kaidou abruptly narrowed his eyes, harboring a dangerous color in his pupils.
 
 He laughed.
 
 "Quite interesting -- Well then, I'll play seriously with you."
-Zechs Doltrake clearly felt there was a significant change in atmosphere.
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-The reason was obvious. The youth before him was suddenly emitting a intense grudge.
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 Zechs Doltrake clearly felt the significant change in atmosphere.
-......A prolonged fighting was....... very disadvantageous for me.
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 The reason was obvious. The youth before him was suddenly emitting a intense aura.
 
 ......A prolonged fighting was...... very disadvantageous for me.
-......That said, I don't want to accidentally kill him.
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 Zechs didn't understand the true character of the enemy's attack. Therefore he couldn't fully anticipate the enemy's next attack. But, it was impossible for the opposite party to dodge his supersonic sword strike. His best chance would be a preemptive attack before his opponent could do anything.
 
 ...... That said, I don't want to accidentally kill him.
-The attack will penetrate through all magical defensive barriers. Since Zechs was unable to use magic, it became the reason why he won fame as the crimson sword king throughout Alayzard.
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 Zechs tightly gripped the handle of the sword, the blade faintly shined crimson. It's the shine of a magic sword. Once he brandishes the sword now it will cut the enemy -- Zechs's will was in direct action to other party's spirit, that was being aimed at him.
 
 The attack will penetrate through all magical defensive barriers. Since Zechs was unable to use magic this was the reason why he won fame throughout Alayzard as the Crimson Sword King.
 
 So -- the first to act will be the victor.
-Along with the shout, he swung the crimson long sword. In an instant the energy emitted would reach the other party, and his consciousness would be severed --
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 "Take this--!"
-But ......
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 Along with the shout, he swung the crimson long sword. In an instant the force emitted would reach the other party, and his consciousness would be severed --
-"Giiiiiiin!"
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 But......
-After the harsh metallic crash, Zechs sword was stuck mid-air.
+
 "Giiiiiiin!"
 
 There was a harsh metallic crash, Zechs sword was stuck mid-air.
-Zechs was surprised. The sword had been stopped before the attack was released. His right hand clearly felt a strong reaction, the feeling of being blocked.
+
 "------Eh?"
 
 Zechs was surprised. His sword had been stopped before the attack was released. His right hand strongly felt a reaction, the feeling of being blocked.
-"Gah..... This is .....?"
+
 And the next moment --
-He lost all control over his body, and collapsed to the ground. Then he noticed the abnormal condition of his body and what had actually happened. An invisible attack hit me. In addition, to the one that caught my sword -- the true character was not physical magic.
+
 "Gah...... This is......?"
-"This is a...... chain?"
+
 He lost all control over his body, and collapsed to the ground. Then he noticed the abnormal condition of his body and what had actually happened. An invisible attack hit him. In addition to the one that caught his sword -- the true character was not physical magic.
 
 "This is...... a chain?"
 
 "--Correct answer!"
-An object that was coiled around Zechs's body became visible, a silver chain.
+
 As he said so, the young man snapped his fingers.
 
 The object coiled around Zechs's body became visible, a silver chain.
 
 "Not too bad -- For your country, you wanted to win at any cost just to fight Akki."
-"However, you intended to lose on purpose to Akki, right?"
+
 The young man laughed as he said so. Zechs couldn't believe what he just heard.
-"..............!"
+
 "After all, you intend to lose to Akki on purpose, right?"
-Zechs was left speechless, because nobody knew of his plan, he never said one word of it to anyone.
+
 "............!"
-As a General of Sherfied, he has always been a spiritual pillar for the soldiers. If he were to be defeated, the soldiers would have definitely lost their confidence. Then his defeat could have been used as an excuse for Sherfied's retreat. At the same time also proving Akatsuki's power. Akatsuki planed to show off his overwhelming power to Disidiya forcing them to agree to a cease-fire, sending them back to the peace treaty negotiations table. Zechs's plan was undoubtedly to secretly help Akatsuki.
+
 Zechs was left speechless, because nobody knew of his plan. He never said one word of it to anyone.
-That's why he persisted on a showdown with Akatsuki.
+
 As a General of Sherfied, he has always been a spiritual pillar for the soldiers. If he were defeated, the soldiers would have definitely lost their confidence. Then his defeat could have been used as an excuse for Sherfied's retreat. At the same time would also prove Akatsuki's power. Akatsuki planed to show off his overwhelming power to Disdiya forcing them to agree to a cease-fire, and sending them back to the peace treaty negotiations table. Zechs's plan was undeniably secretly helping Akatsuki.
-"But now you don't have to go through the trouble. The Queen's right hand, the high elf, is now our prisoner. This alone constitutes sufficient grounds for a retreat."
+
 It was the reason he persisted on a showdown with Akatsuki.
-"Don't tell me......that bastard already knew what I was thinking?"
+
 "But now you don't have to go through all the trouble. The Queen's right hand, the high elf, is now our prisoner. This alone constitutes sufficient grounds for a retreat."
-"It might not of been like that. Otherwise I would not have been left to deal with you."
+
 "Don't tell me...... that bastard already knew what I was thinking?"
 
 "It might not of been like that. Otherwise I wouldn't have been left to deal with you."
-"--I see, you have come here."
+
 After a short pause.
 
 "-- I see, so you have come here."
 
 Just as he finished speaking, the youth jump back several steps at once.
-"No way.....!"
+
 Then, innumerable wind blades pierced the place where the youth previously stood.
 
 "No way......!"
 
 The Zechs looked up at the sky. Just to check who it was that flown here from the south route by magic. He was amazed to find it was Listy with her magical wand in hand.
 
 "You idiot......! What are you doing here!"
-"I was going to ask about what you were doing! Did I not tell you? Please don't try and overdo it!"
+
 Anxious and irritation filled Zechs's heart as he criticized Listy, who landed right in front of him.
-Listy mercilessly scolded Zechs. The young man who he was fighting with had already disappeared. Listy looked around anyway just to make sure that the enemy left, and wasn't somewhere overlooking Zechs.
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 "I was going to ask you what you were doing! Did I not tell you? Not to overdo it!"
 
 Listy mercilessly scolded Zechs. The young man who he was fighting with had already disappeared. Listy looked around anyway just to make sure the enemy left, and wasn't somewhere overlooking Zechs.
-"Ohhh, I'm sorry......it wont be possible break the chain."
+
 "Let me see now, how I can help you with this chain--"
 
 "Ahhh, I'm sorry...... it's impossible to break the chain."
 
 Suddenly, a voice of the young man rang out of thin air.
-"But don't worry, it will automatically fade away after a while."
+
 Zechs listened to the young man speak along with Listy.
 
 "But don't worry, given a little time it will fade away."
-"By the time the chain disappeared the fighting should be over."
+
 Well......
 
 "Oh, by the time the chain disappears the fighting should be over."
 
 17
 
 After Nanase Haruka left the fighting quickly came to an end in the central channel.
-Seeing the disparity of power between the two sides, the remnants of the Disidiyan army temporary retreated.
+
 Ousawa Akatsuki ran through the lot in merely ten minutes.
 
 Seeing the disparity of power between the two sides, the remnants of the Disdiyan army temporary retreated.
-"Hmm, now what to do......"
+
 Within that short period of time, Akatsuki succeeded in suppressing most of the central channel.
 
 "Hmm, what to do now......"
-The remainder of the Disidiya's forces were in the north route and back with the main unit. Should he go straight to the north support Chikage, or directly rush into the Disidiya's main force to end this war as soon as possible?
+
 Akatsuki had his <Demon sword> over his shoulders, as he thought to himself.
-......As a precaution I had better take a look at the situation in the north.
+
 The remainder of the Disdiya's forces were in the north route and back with the main unit. Should he go straight to the north support Chikage, or directly rush into the their main force to end this war as soon as possible?
 
 ...... As a precaution I had better take a look at the situation in the north.
 
 Ousawa Akatsuki make his decision on the spot and put it straight into action.
 
 "Oh wow, this is amazing eh--"
-"I wish I did it as flashy. Not only are they all consciousness, they are littered everywhere I can't get through except where Akki has passed. Is this the matchless skill Moses had?"
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 A carefree voice came from behind. Looking back, Kaidou was standing there with his hands joined together behind his head. He was looking at countless soldiers, who fainted after they were blown away into the right and left rock walls.
-"This was nothing.......I just ran through."
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 "I wish I did it as flashy. Not only are they all consciousness, they are littered everywhere. I can't get through except where Akki has passed. Is this the matchless skill of Moses?"
 
 "Nah, this was nothing...... I just ran through."
 
 Akatsuki laughed.
 
 "--Did you settle it?"
 
 "Ah, that redheaded general wont be able to move for a while. Not long after that Queen arrived to pick him up. It shouldn't be too much longer before they leave the battlefield."
-Since Zechs and Listy were together there's nothing to worry about. If it was only one person, it's hard to say if they would act on impulse, but if it's two people then things would be different. After all, one person's selfishness would also trouble the other, consequently they would be less likely to jeopardized each other. So as long as the two of them were together, it can be expected that they would curve each others reckless behavior.
+
 "......I see."
-.......There won't be a need them to fight any further ......
+
 Since Zechs and Listy were together there was nothing to worry about. If it was only one person, it was hard to say if they would act on impulse, but since its two people then things were different. After all, one person's selfishness would also trouble the other, consequently they would be less likely to jeopardized the other. So as long as the two of them were together, it can be expected that they would curve each others reckless behavior.
 
 ......There won't be a need them to fight any further......
 
 So from this point on it will be Akatsuki's fight.
 
 "Okay, let's go."
 
 As he said that Akatsuki was ready to go when an intense bang with a fierce roar shook Gorudono Grand Canyon. The repetitive deep bass was blasting the atmosphere.
-"Ah, it's the north -- I'm going."
+
 "Akki this is......"
 
 "Ah, the north -- I'm going."
 
 After the brief conversation, Akatsuki and Kaidou took turns kicking off the footholds on the left and right sides of the mountain walls. At the top of the cliff they left as fast as they could to the north channel.
-Or any traces of Disidiya's soldiers that were fighting.
+
 After Akatsuki and Kaidou arrived at the scene, they looked down from cliffs they were standing overlooking the bottom of valley in the north route. The fighting had ended, there were no signs of the puppets that Haruka and Chikage were manipulating.
 
 Or any traces of Disdiya's soldiers that were fighting.
-......That surely was the guy.......
+
 With the exception of one person -- a knight in golden armor was standing there.
 
 ......That surely was the guy......
 
 Akatsuki knew who he was by his appearance. Undoubtedly he was the knight that was beside Alphonse and Baram at the peace negotiations.
 
 "Akki, that's the guy."
 
 In a quiet voice Kaidou called out. Akatsuki was already told everything.
 
 That was the knight who was the originator of the tragedy in Forestnium. Then it seemed the knight heard Kaidou's voice as he raised his head to looked to the top of the cliff. With the height difference of several tens of meters separating them they were able to recognize each other.
-".....I finally found you."
+
 Even so -- a clash was inevitable.
 
 "...... I finally found you."
-......It was you ... you ...!
+
 Akatsuki clenched his fists.
-Who killed Ulm, and wounded Riruru. Who made Miu and Kuzuha cry. Who put Sherfied, Listy, and the others in this predicament. The peace that we all aimed for -- it was all trampled by your cowardly mimicry.
+
 ...... It was you ... you ...!
-"Kaidou.....Don't lay a finger on him."
+
 The one who killed Urumu, and wounded Riruru. Who made Miu and Kuzuha cry. Who put Sherfied, Listy, and the others in this predicament. The peace that we all aimed for -- it was all trampled by his cowardly actions.
-In a low voice that naturally came out. Then Akatsuki drew his magical black sword, and took a step forward.
+
 "Kaidou...... Don't lay a finger on him."
 
 A low voice that naturally came out, then Akatsuki drew his magical black sword, and took a step forward.
 
 "I'll smash the bastard."
 
 And at the same time as he said so he kick off the ground towards the bottom of the ravine.
-While nosediving at the armored Knight, Akatsuki raised the black sword.
+
 
 
 While nosediving at the armor Knight, Akatsuki raised the black sword.
-Gravity accelerated the fall, the distance between him and armored Knight shortened in one breath.
+
 Without any petty tricks. He increased his body's physical strength through renkan keikikou, and used the momentum of the fall to form an attack at the maximum limit of his power.
 
 Gravity accelerated the fall, the distance between him and armor Knight shortened in one breath.
 
 "Uuurrrraaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh--!"
-However, the armored Knight took up a stance intending to take the attack head on and not avoid it.
+
 Akatsuki put everything he had in the sword strike.
 
 However, the Knight took up a stance intending to take the attack head on.
 
 -- He just casually raised his sword with one hand, and swung it horizontally.
-After the deafening noise of the impact the earth was depressed around the armored Knight. The destructive power in Akatsuki's slash was obviousness, based on the aftermath it gave birth to.
+
 "Gakiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin!"
-But ......
+
 After the deafening noise of the impact the earth was depressed around the armor Knight. The destructive power in Akatsuki's slash was obviousness, based on the aftermath it gave birth to.
-"With one hand, huh ....."
+
 But......
-After their swords crossed, Akatsuki stared at armored Knight.
+
 "With one hand, huh......"
 
 After their swords crossed, Akatsuki stared at armor Knight.
-Akatsuki heard how powerful the enemy was from Kaidou and Kuzuha. Therefore he did not think he would beat him with one blow. However, Akatsuki was using both hands while he only used one to wield a sword that blocked him. Besides withstanding the power in the strike, he even resisted the fall and did not move an inch. These signs prove one thing, the other party knows full well about the power of Akatsuki's renkan keikikou.
+
 He thought that no one would have been able to stop that attack, but the Knight block it easily.
-"............"
+
 Akatsuki heard how powerful the enemy was from Kaidou and Kuzuha. Therefore he did not think he would beat him with one blow. However, Akatsuki was using both hands while he only used one to wield a sword that blocked him. Besides withstanding the power in the strike, he even resisted the fall and did not move an inch. These signs prove one thing, the other party knows full well about the power of his renkan keikikou.
-The armored knight silently waved his sword tossing both Akatsuki along with his sword back. Akatsuki regained his balance in the air, smoothly landing on the ground.
+
 "..........."
-At the same time, the ground where he landed was destroyed by the armored Knight's wave shot from his sword slash. He used his magic sword to fend off the attack, then he sent out a shock wave to disperse the sand cloud that filled the air. Followed by a dash cutting the distance, and stabbed at the knight. However, it was also blocked easily by the armored knight.
+
 The armor Knight silently waved his sword tossing both Akatsuki along with his sword back. Akatsuki regained his balance in the air, smoothly landing on the ground.
 
 At the same time, the ground where he landed was destroyed by the armor Knight's wave shot from his sword slash. He used his magic sword to fend off the attack, then he sent out a shock wave to disperse the sand cloud that filled the air. Followed by a dash cutting the distance, and stabbed at the knight. However, it was also blocked easily by the Knight.
 
 "-- Take this!"
-Hitting the side of the armored knight's head.
+
 As the blades hit Akatsuki used them as a fulcrum, lifting his body to the side allowing his right leg to he kicked out.
-"Bakii" along with the sound of hitting metal, the armored knight staggered to his left. The shock wave cause by the kick should of penetrated the armor, and surly rocked his brain. Akatsuki was confident it was a solid hit.
+
 Hitting the side of the armor Knight's head.
-How.......he started to say, but Akatsuki swallowed his words. The armored knight not only didn't fall, but instead reach out and grab the Akatsuki's right foot slamming him to the ground.
+
 "Bakii" along with the sound of hitting metal the armor Knight staggered to his left. The shock wave caused by the kick should of penetrated the armor, and surly rocked his brain. Akatsuki was confident it was a solid hit.
 
 How...... he started to say, but Akatsuki swallowed his words. The armor Knight not only didn't fall, but instead reach out and grabbed Akatsuki's right foot slamming him into the ground.
-The strong impact was felt on his back cause him to momentary stop breathing, followed by an intense pain. However, there was no time to rest, because the armored Knight swung his sword straight down at his lower body.
+
 "Gaaaaah"
 
 The strong impact felt on his back cause him to momentary stop breathing, followed by an intense pain. However, there was no time to rest, because the armor Knight swung his sword straight down at his lower body.
-Akatsuki avoided it by rolling to the side, barely escaped the danger. He took advantage of force to stand up to swing the demon sword horizontally.
+
 "--Damn!"
-The resulting rush of air shot out missing the target, because the knight had disappeared. So Akatsuki subconsciously looked up.
+
 Akatsuki avoided it by rolling to the side, he barely escaped the danger. Taking advantage of force to stand up to swing the demon sword horizontally.
 
 The resulting rush of air shot out, but it missed the target because the Knight had disappeared. Akatsuki subconsciously looked up.
-"Son of a ......"
+
 He found the enemy standing in a small cave half way up the rock wall.
-Akatsuki glared at the armored knight who in-turn responded by taking action. He turned his back to Akatsuki, and slashed his sword towards the rock wall. After a shrill sound, a huge v-shaped crack quickly spread on the wall. After a moment of silence, the cave's ceiling began to give way above the knight's head accompanied with a bang similar to sound of an earthquake. In face of rapidly approaching rockslide the armored knight raised his sword continuously hacking apart the rocks.
+
 "Son of a......"
-The falling rocks where turned into countless smaller ones that poured down on Akatsuki, who was on the ground below.
+
 Akatsuki glared at the armor Knight who in-turn responded by taking action. He turned his back to Akatsuki, and slashed at the rock wall. After a shrill sound, a huge v-shaped crack quickly spread on the wall. After a moment of silence, the cave's ceiling began to give way above the Knight's head accompanied with a bang similar to sound of an earthquake. In face of the rapidly approaching rockslide the armor Knight raised his sword continuously hacking apart the rocks.
 
 The falling rocks where turned into countless smaller ones and poured down on Akatsuki.
-"--Hey, This is a basic textbook strategy!"
+
 However......
 
 "--Hey, Did you read this from a textbook?"
-He jumped up with his magic sword in hand and crushed rocks coming at him while he look for other rocks to get a foothold to slowly climb up. Just as Akatsuki cut through an enormous rock -- the armored knight suddenly attacked from the front.
+
 Akatsuki laughed as he looked up at the falling rocks.
 
 He jumped up with his magic sword in hand, and crushed the rocks coming at him. While he look for other rocks to grab a foothold to slowly climb up. Just as Akatsuki cut through an enormous rock -- the armor Knight suddenly attacked from the front.
 
 "Another textbook move!"
 
 This attack came as no surprise to Akatsuki. He received the attack with his demon sword. The two of them used the falling rocks around them to get footholds on. Using the rocks the battlefield became three-dimensional as they freely tried to cut each other.
---Akatsuki's attacks began to gradually overwhelm the armored knight's.
+
 The roar of the rock's crashing into the ground one after another was the BGM, while their swords crossed over and over again.
 
 -- Akatsuki's attacks began to gradually overwhelm the armor Knight.
-Akatsuki's sword strikes were holding the armored knight at bay. At first the Knight's strength greatly puzzled him, but it was within the range he could cope with. The other could only use his one sword to attack, while Akatsuki could still use both his hands and feet to fight. As formidable of an enemy he was, it was difficult for him to fight against Akatsuki ever changing patterns of attacks.
+
 "Is this all you have? Come at me again!"
-It's just --
+
 Akatsuki's sword strikes were holding the armor Knight at bay. At first the Knight's strength greatly puzzled him, but it was well within the range he could cope with. The other could only use his one sword to attack, while Akatsuki could still use both his hands and feet to fight. As formidable of an enemy he was, it was difficult for him to fight against Akatsuki's ever changing patterns of attacks.
-......Strange......?
+
 It was just --
-Akatsuki suddenly had a indescribable feeling. He always felt that something was a miss -- but he did not know what it was. His heart started to beat faster and faster, a sinking feeling came to mind. Like the time when Phil Barnett turned his body into the evil dragon Zahark. The same sense of another impending crisis
+
 ......Strange ......?
 
 Akatsuki suddenly had a indescribable feeling. He always felt that something was amiss -- but didn't know what it was. His heart started to beat faster and faster, a sinking feeling came over him. Like the time when Phil Barnett turned his body into the evil dragon Zahark. The same sense of impending crisis.
 
 Just when two swords crossed once again.
-After he become aware of this feeling, Akatsuki could not help but to hesitate.
+
 ......! Is this guy --!
-However, right this moment he was in the middle of a battle and it was beyond his control at this point to give up.
+
 After he become aware of this feeling, Akatsuki could not help but hesitate.
 
 However, right this moment he was in the middle of a battle and it was beyond his control at this point.
-With a roar the Black demon sword was forcibly swung, the armored knight was tossed backward along with Akatsuki. The Knight straightened his stance mid-air avoiding the falling rocks, then rushed to get the ground one step ahead of Akatsuki.
+
 "Woo oh oh oh oh --!"
 
 With a roar the black demon sword was forcibly swung, the armor Knight was tossed backward along with Akatsuki. The Knight straightened his stance mid-air avoiding the falling rocks, then rushed to get the ground one step faster than Akatsuki.
 
 Akatsuki chased after him. The two men returned their fight back to the ground.
-Standing on top of a cliff Kaidou Motoharu was watching the fight between Akatsuki and the armored knight.
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 18
 
 Standing on top of a cliff Kaidou Motoharu was watching the fight between Akatsuki and the armor Knight.
-Judging from both sides, attacks and defense, that he saw, Kaidou calmly believed that Akatsuki had the edge.
+
 After they resumed their fight on the ground it only intensified.
-But ......
+
 Judging from both sides, attacks and defense, that he saw, Kaidou calmly believed Akatsuki had the edge.
-......His fighting style seems to have changed ......?
+
 But......
-From where he was, Kaidou could see Akatsuki continuing to wave his Demon sword. But something didn't feel right to Kaidou about the way he was moving his body. Kaidou had witnessed several of his fights up till now including the one at JPN Babel school's ranking tournament when Akatsuki and the others were ambushed by the three of the student council members, excluding Hikami Kyoya, and then the fight with the high dimensional dragon. Even in that one, Akatsuki won in the end.
+
 ...... His fighting style seemed to have changed......?
-But I did not notice until a little while ago that Akatsuki now was showing less confidence and ease with his body.
+
 From where he was, Kaidou could see Akatsuki continuing to wave his Demon sword. But something didn't feel right to Kaidou about the way he was moving his body. Kaidou had witnessed several of his fights up till now including the one at JPN Babel school's ranking tournament when Akatsuki and the others were ambushed by three of the student council members, excluding Hikami Kyoya. And then the fight with the high dimensional dragon. Even in that one, Akatsuki won in the end.
 
 But he did not notice until a little while ago, that Akatsuki now was showing less confidence and ease with his body.
-......That bastard in the armor was indeed a powerful enemy sure, but –-
+
 And now that they were back on the ground -- he wasn't acting like his usual self.
 
 ...... That bastard in the armor was indeed a powerful enemy sure, but –-
-"Come on Akki.......this is nothing like your usual style."
+
 Kaidou couldn't help but suspiciously say:
 
 "Come on Akki...... this is nothing like your usual style."
 
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 "Gaaaaaa --!"
-He stared at the armored knight in front of him, trying to calmly judged the situation.
+
 After blocking a flurry of slashes Akatsuki jumped back, putting space between them.
 
 He stared at the armor Knight in front of him, trying to calmly judged the situation.
-Even thought Akatsuki was the first to familiarize with other's movements, but now he was gradually picking up Akatsuki's patterns. The reasons were obvious enough, Ousawa Akatsuki thought.
+
 ......That bastard was gradually getting used to my attacks.
-.......There's no other way than.
+
 Even thought Akatsuki was the first to familiarize himself with other's movements, now he was gradually picking up on Akatsuki's patterns. The reasons were obvious enough, Ousawa Akatsuki thought.
-Akatsuki secretly made a wry smile in his mind, and also made a decision. So he looked at the armored Knight before quietly telling him:
+
 ......There's no other way than.
 
 Akatsuki secretly made a wry smile in his mind, and also a decision. So he looked at the armor Knight before quietly telling him:
 
 "Apparently, as it stands now I can't beat you --"
-"For me to defeat you....... I just need to become stronger."
+
 Akatsuki was confident in his own judgment. And,
 
 "For me to defeat you...... I just need to become stronger."
 
 At the same time he said so his body began to emit a dazzling light.
-This was the same move Akatsuki used during the duel with Listy and the others, using renkan keikikou he was able to exceed the limits of his body. Taking into account the condition he would be in following the battle Akatsuki didn't plan of using this in the first place, because of great burden it puts on the body. However the immediate situation left him no other choices.
+
 Overflowing from his body was a torrent of Ki.
 
 This was the same move Akatsuki used during the duel with Listy and the others, using renkan keikikou he was able to exceed the limits of his body. Taking into account the condition he would be in following the battle Akatsuki didn't plan of using this in the first place, because of great burden it puts on the body. However the immediate situation left him no other choice.
 
 "This is the only way to defeat you."
-"Ready--"
+
 The powerful Ki gushed out from his whole body as Akatsuki faintly smiled. And,
-Akatsuki bent his knees and lowered his waist, sprinting ahead like a shooting star rapidly approaching the armored Knight. Godspeed, was the only way to describe it. The distance was shorten in an instant. He was holding the demon sword up high as he swung it straight down.
+
 "Ready --"
-A strike that could kill him in one hit.
+
 Akatsuki bent his knees and lowered his waist, sprinting ahead like a shooting star rapidly approaching the armor Knight. Godspeed was the only way to describe it. The distance was shorten in an instant. He was holding the demon sword up high as he swung it straight down.
 
 A strike that could kill in one hit.
 
 Then, in the middle of his swing.
-Ousawa Akatsuki clearly heard the armored Knight's voice.
+
 "......Do you really want to do that?"
 
 Ousawa Akatsuki clearly heard the armor Knight's voice.
 
 
 
 "-- That person is watching."
 
 
-The Knight's sudden words stopped him for a moment at which he stared blankly. At the same time gave him a chance to look out from the corner of his eye to see "that person". His hesitation left the black sword immobile half way in the air.
+
 "--?"
-"Damn -!"
+
 The Knight's sudden words stopped him for a moment at which he stared blankly. At the same time gave him a chance to look out from the corner of his eye to see "that person." His hesitation left the black sword immobile half way in the air.
-Akatsuki realized he was still in the middle of swinging down the black demon sword, however the armored knight showed no signs moving.
+
 "Damn --!"
 
 Akatsuki realized he was still in the middle of swinging down the black demon sword, however the armor Knight showed no signs moving.
 
 And then -- the shadows of two people interlaced them.
-Listy just by chance happen to get there at that precise moment.
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-After the chain that was binding Zechs disappeared. Drawn in by the sounds of the intense fight, she was lead to the north. Allowing her to see with her own eyes Akatsuki and knight in golden armor -- at the exact second the outcome of a battle occurred.
+
 Listy by chance happen to get there at that precise moment.
-".................."
+
 After the chain binding Zechs disappeared. Drawn by the sounds of an intense fight, she headed north. Allowing her to see with her own eyes Akatsuki and Knight in golden armor -- at the exact second the outcome of a battle occurred.
-Listy stood there transfixed, she almost couldn't believe what she was seeing.
+
 "................"
-The Armored Knight's sword -- run through the left side of Akatsuki's chest.
+
 Listy stood there mesmerized, she almost couldn't believe what she was seeing.
 
 The armor Knight's sword -- ran through the left side of Akatsuki's chest.
 
 While Black Sword of Akatsuki's had stopped only several centimeters above the knight's helmet.
 
 A fraction of a second was the difference that divided victory or defeat.
-The Knight pull his sword out from Akatsuki's chest. His body slowly fell down towards the ground, as if it was a slow motion replay -- then the knight drove a kick to the center of his body. All power left Akatsuki's body as he topple over backwards. Listy clearly saw the whole spectacle step by step.
+
 That tragic millisecond lead to his loss.
 
 The Knight pull his sword out from Akatsuki's chest. His body slowly fell towards the ground, as if it was a slow motion replay -- then the Knight drove a kick to the center of his body. All power left Akatsuki's body as he topple over backwards. Listy clearly saw the whole spectacle step by step.
 
 "-----------!"
-"Stop it.......Don't hurt him any further!"
+
 Listy was too busy to dwell on it, as she immediately used her flying magic. Before Listy even noticed she was heading to the bottom valley towards Akatsuki at maximum speed. From the war standpoint, Sherfied's Queen should have been unimaginably far away from the this place. But she completely lost the ability to think of anything -- other than that of Akatsuki.
-In a moment, Listy got between the armored knight and the fallen Akatsuki.
+
 "Stop it...... Don't hurt him any further!"
 
 In a moment, Listy got between the armor Knight and the fallen Akatsuki.
-Disidiya's armored knight's eyes turned hostile.
+
 Fresh blood was gushing out his back through the hole in his chest, and spreading out on the ground. Without the slightest hesitation she held her wand out towards him.
-......Lulu's recovery magic should be able cure him, somehow .....
+
 Disdiya's armor Knight's eyes turned hostile.
-The anxiousness inside Listy's heart grew the more she started to think of way to save Akatsuki. Loutier was taken away by Akatsuki's companion. As long as I carry him to the Demon's village, then perhaps there was a shred of hope. Now was not the time to fight with armored Knight. What's important was to find a way to get out of here as soon as possible. She looked over the knight's armor from head to toe for a flaw, Listy was desperately trying to think of ways get away with Akatsuki.
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 ...... Lulu's recovery magic should be able cure him, somehow......
 
 The anxiousness inside Listy's heart grew the more she started to think of way to save Akatsuki. Loutier was taken away by Akatsuki's companion. As long as I carry him to the Demon's village, then perhaps there was a shred of hope. However, now was not the time to fight the armor Knight. What was important was to find a way to get out of here as fast as possible. She looked over the Knight's armor from head to toe for a flaw, desperately trying to think of a way get away with Akatsuki.
 
 But -- at this time.
-"Paquin" a crisp metallic noise was heard. The armored knight's helmet was split in two and fell. Even though Akatsuki's slash never hit the powerful Ki around the blade had cut the helmet.
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 Listy still hadn't sorted out her anxiety, but the situation suddenly changed.
 
 "Paquin" a crisp metallic noise rang out. The armor Knight's helmet was split in two and fell. Even though Akatsuki's slash never hit the powerful Ki around the blade had cut the helmet.
 
 
 
 -- And.
 
 At that moment -- the curtain on the biggest tragedy of this war was raised.
 
 
 
 "......Lies ......"
-The armored knight's true identity was seen for the first time. He had a face that she was very familiar with.
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 Listy El Da Sherfied stood there dumbfounded.
-So she lightly called out the name of the armored Knight.
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 The armor Knight's true identity was seen for the first time. His face was very familiar to her.
-"Le ... on......"
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 So she lightly called out the name of the armor Knight.
 
 "Le... on......"
-The Golden armored Knight was -- Leon Aceperio, who gave a her a peaceful smile.
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 She was shaking as she said his name.
-The evidence was starring her in the face. There was no way it was a different person, it was unmistakeably that person in question.
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 The Golden armor Knight was -- Leon Esuperio, who gave a her a peaceful smile.
-Leon looked down at Akatsuki's face, who was lying behind Listy.
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 The evidence was starring her in the face. There was no way it was a different person, unmistakeably it was that person in question.
-"What happen Akatsuki -- that was not like you."
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 Leon looked down at Akatsuki's face lying on the ground behind Listy.
 
 "What happen Akatsuki -- that wasn't like you."
 
 He said while laughing, and exposed a mocking grin.
-"Five years ago -- when you personally killed me. You did it without the slightest hesitation."
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 "Five years ago -- when you killed me you did it without the slightest hesitation."
-"What ......?"
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-Listy did not understand right away the meaning of Leon's words.
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 "What......?"
-Akatsuki was hovering before the gates of life and death, and the long dead Leon was standing before her eyes. Just one of those things was already enough to caused so much havoc in her mind. Nevertheless...... Leon now added that astonishing revelation, it was even more unacceptable. All together, it was beyond the scope of what Listy was able to comprehend.
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 Listy couldn't understand right away the meaning what Leon said.
 
 Akatsuki was hovering before the gates of life and death, and the long dead Leon was standing before her eyes. Just one of those things was already enough to caused havoc in her mind. Nevertheless...... Leon now added that astonishing revelation, it was even more unacceptable. All together, it was beyond the scope of what Listy was able to comprehend.
-Putting aside Listy and the mess that her mind was in, the cruelty of situation did not stop there. On the contrary, it continued to proceed. Leon slowly moved forward, it was not necessary to think about what he intended to do. He's going to finish the enemy -– end Akatsuki's life.
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 Akatsuki -- killed Leon.
-"-----! Stop!"
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 Putting aside Listy and the mess that her mind was in, the cruelty of situation did not stop there. On the contrary, it continued to proceed. Leon slowly moved forward, it was not necessary to think about what he intended to do. He was going to finish off the enemy -– end Akatsuki's life.
-Along with her heartbreaking voice, Listy hurried to hold back Leon. In an attempt to restrain him with magic somehow, she focused her consciousness. However his feet didn't stop moving. The state her mind was in, there was no way for her to focus enough to use magic to stop Leon.
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 "-----! STOP!"
--- However, there was another person who had moved on her behalf.
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 Along with her heartbreaking voice, Listy hurried to hold back Leon. She attempted to restrain him with her magic somehow. She focused her consciousness, however his feet didn't stop moving. The state her mind was in, there was no way for her to concentrate enough to use magic to stop Leon.
-It was Sherfied's pride, the person known as the Crimson sword king Zechs Doltrake.
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 -- However, another person moved on her behalf.
 
 It was Sherfied's pride, the person known as the Crimson sword king, Zechs Doltrake.
 
 Zechs jumped in to protect Akatsuki and Listy.
 
 "Stop -- Leon."
-...... Why ......?
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 As he quietly said so, Zechs drew his crimson sword, and with no hesitation pointed it at Leon.
 
 ...... Why......?
 
 His behavior only confused her more. How can he be so calm right now? It was as if Leon being the enemy was natural.
-"Uh-oh......Seriously, give me a break."
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 But -- the confrontation between the two did not last long.
-A familiar voice called out from behind. Listy turned to look back at that moment, a young man was standing there. It was the young man that overwhelmed Zechs. He had Akatsuki on one his shoulders as he also said "not good".
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 "Uh-oh...... Seriously, give me a break."
-"Sorry, I know you three are busy over there, and its rude to interrupt old friends catching up, but I need to speed things up. If this guy over here dies, I wont be able to go back my former world anymore."
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 A familiar voice called out from behind. Listy turned back to look, at that moment a young man was standing there. It was same young man that overwhelmed Zechs. He had Akatsuki over his shoulder as he also said "not good."
-"Ah.....your one of Akatsuki's companions."
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 "Sorry, I know you three are busy over there, and I know it's rude to interrupt old friends catching up, but I need to speed things along. If this guy over here dies, I wont be able to go back my former world anymore."
-Leon narrowed his eyes,
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 "Ah...... your one of Akatsuki's companions."
-"--Do you think you can walk away?"
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 And Leon narrowed his eyes,
-Just when Leon was about to take a step, the atmosphere suddenly changing.
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 "-- Do you think you can walk away?"
 
 Just when Leon was about to take a step, the atmosphere suddenly changed.
-Listy couldn't help but gasped.
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 "-!"
 
 Listy couldn't help but gasp.
-It was an aura of death -- the young man laughed a few times "Fufufu".
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 While carrying Akatsuki the young man grinned, an overwhelming aura enveloped the whole area around them.
-"Don't be so fast to act. Ah, I'm a pacifist, and basically just an onlooker on the sidelines. Umm, probably that's true.....but If Akki dies, then I'll properly be your opponent at that time."
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 It was an aura of death -- the young man laughed a few times "Fufufu."
 
 "Don't be so fast to act. Ah, I'm a pacifist, and basically just an onlooker on the sidelines. Umm, probably that's true..... but If Akki dies, then I'll properly be your opponent at that time."
-"You best begin to pray, and hope that Akki survives......I'm not like Akki, and I'm sorry to say I have no attachment to this world. Frankly, if you force my hands -- I'll crush you without a care."
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 So --
 
 "You best begin to pray, and hope that Akki survives...... I'm not like Akki, and I'm sorry to say I don't have any attachment to this world. Frankly, if you force my hand -- I'll crush you without a care."
-"Hmm ...did he escape? Akatsuki's friend is quick on his feet."
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 After that, the young man with Akatsuki disappeared without a trace.
-After seeing that, Leon laughed to himself "ha".
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 "Hmm... did he escape? Akatsuki's friend is quick on his feet."
-Then turned away from Listy and Zechs, and started to slowly walk towards to Disidiya's main force.
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 After seeing that, "ha" Leon laughed to himself.
 
 Then turned away from Listy and Zechs, and started to slowly walk towards Disdiya's main force.
-There was no way that she was going to let him leave like that. She still had many questions for Leon and wants his answers. Why are you here? What did you mean when you said Akatsuki killed you? Therefore Listy tried call out to him to stopped him from slipping away.
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 "......!"
-"It's useless Listy -- Don't."
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 There was no way that she was going to let him leave like that. She still had so many questions for Leon and wanted his answers. Why are you here? What did you mean Akatsuki killed you? Therefore Listy tried to call out to him and stop him from slipping away.
 
 "Don't -- It's useless Listy."
-"No, let me go ... ...! Zechs why? Don't you care at all?"
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 Zechs grabbed her shoulder.
-Listy's disheveled hair covered her face as she cried out hysterically.
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 "No, let me go......! Zechs why? Don't you care at all?"
-"Why? I don't get it! Tell me...... Leon！"
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 Listy's disheveled hair covered her face as she cried out hysterically,
 
 "Why? I don't get it! Tell me...... Leooooooon！"
-Leon's back got smaller and smaller the farther he went away.
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 But, nobody responded to her question.
-In the end, she still didn't understand anything -- as she was left standing there.
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 Leon's back just got smaller and smaller the farther away he went.
 
 In the end, she didn't learn a single thing -- and was left standing there.
-The decisive battle of Gorudono Grand Canyon came to a close.
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-Akatsuki was critically injured -- From Disidiya's standpoint, they believed their original purpose was accomplished. Without a means to get past the strengthen protective barrier around Forestnium continueing to stay here would be useless. So Emperor Baram immediately issued the withdrawal.
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 The decisive battle at Gorudono Grand Canyon came to a close.
 
 Akatsuki was critically injured -- From Disdiya's standpoint they believed their original goal was accomplished. Without a means break through the strengthen barrier around Forestnium continueing to stay here would be useless. So Emperor Baram immediately issued the orders to withdraw.
---The sword of Disidiya defeated the new Demon King.
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-The outcome of the battle was immediately spread throughout every corner of Alayzard.
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 -- The sword of Disdiya defeated the new Demon King.
 
 The outcome of the battle was immediately spread to every corner of Alayzard.
 
 
 
 
 ***************** allied armies/ coalition forces
 ***************** バーンラクア  ---  Banrakua
-line 424 --- might differ from chapter 1
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 ***************** ナツクルアーマー --- knuckle armor
 ***************** Channel/ route/ path --- tired to vary it based on fraction (lol but then gave up on that)