Reasoning and Decisions | |||
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Kamui Logi |
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Dias Laurel |
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Tina Lisbeth |
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Edgar |
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First of all, let me thank you for saving the war-torn Saga Region. | |||
Laurel |
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Dias |
Hey. | ||
Laurel |
Not hey, you, read the air. | ||
Dias |
Huh? | ||
Laurel |
You! Reply! Do, Lord Commander...! | ||
Dias |
Yes, is that so? | ||
Laurel |
No, he doesn't even know he's doing it... | ||
Apparently, the new Lord Commander is still new to politics. We are, of course, grateful to all the camps that have come to our rescue... Nevertheless, there is an order of respect! | |||
Dias |
I don't understand. | ||
Laurel |
Huh... Kamui. | ||
Kamui |
I'm going to explain it to you? | ||
Laurel |
I'm a pain in the ass. | ||
Kamui |
Well... Well then. Our alliance is ostensibly a participation in Pope Aimerlin's convocation. All countries have an equal relationship under Pope Aimerlin, but... | ||
Edgar |
The Lord Commander is the exception to the rule? | ||
Kamui |
Yes, the Lord Commander is the head of the Holy Guard. In other words, it's a position of trust for the Holy Order of Babel... On the battlefield, he is the representative of Her Eminence the Pope. | ||
Dias |
In other words, it is a... | ||
Laurel |
Than I am in this moment! You are in a superior position! | ||
Dias |
No, but... | ||
Ha ha ha...! It seems that the Lord Commander of this generation is a very lenient man, isn't he? | |||
Dias |
Sorry... | ||
Well, you were suddenly given a position in a time of war. Why should it be any different? You will learn from this, boy. | |||
Dias |
Boy... What is respect? | ||
Laurel |
They're trying to fit you in... But there's one thing I don't understand. Why did the Holy Knights of Babel target Saga? Whatever their goal is, there must be no good reason for them to target this place. | ||
Even if there was no advantage, there must have been a problem. | |||
Laurel |
A problem...? | ||
When they invaded Saga, that's why we, the Four Great Sprites, were late to join the fray. We used the alchemy of Matter to suppress the corruption of this continent. | |||
Laurel |
Matter is the Saga's holy-grail treasure, but the corruption... What does that mean? | ||
Kamui |
Stagnation in this world, a kind of waste of the world that arises when the circulation of alchemy is stagnant. But at the root of it, however, it is the result of the pollution of alchemy by human emotions... desires and wishes. In the Holy Order of Babel, this is called "sin." | ||
Logi |
"Sin"... | ||
Kamui |
Those who preserve the customs of old societies, such as the Saga people and our people of Sephira, have long considered this the root of monster outbreaks. | ||
Actually, we don't know. We have come to realize, under the guidance of the Ouija, that the continent of Babel itself is tainted. And its root is that "tower" that appeared northeast of Northern Pride. | |||
Dias |
...! That tower that Avis revealed...? | ||
Logi |
Wait a minute. That means that if we can do something about that tower... | ||
Lisbeth |
If we could do something about the abnormal outbreak of monsters that is happening all over the continent right now...? | ||
Laurel |
I'm sorry to sound skeptical, but how credible is that story? | ||
It is a very difficult task to say "yes" to those who don't know, because we also have our own senses. | |||
Laurel |
I know, right? | ||
Logi |
Does Your Majesty doubt what they say? | ||
Laurel |
No, I don't. I've been shown a ton of your miracles. But, you know... the people are not so lucky... it will take an army to take down that tower... and if we move the army, the people will starve. After all we've been through, there's a mood of disillusionment in our country, perhaps even amongst Lustburg and Slothstein. Of course, there are those who wish to rescue Agatha and those who wish to counterattack, but there are not enough of them to make a difference. | ||
Logi |
I'm told that many of the leading voices calling for Agatha's rescue were among those whose patriarchs lost their lives in the defense of Envylia. | ||
Laurel |
I'm afraid so... When the head of the family dies, of course, the family has less say in the matter. The tower is in the Northern Pride's territory, and when it comes to an offensive rather than a defensive operation, the will of the people is a big factor. | ||
Dias |
Indeed... | ||
But there's no time. We've only created a reprieve... for whatever Avis's intentions are. If we sit this one out, more blood may be spilled. | |||
Tina |
... I have something to tell you all. | ||
Lisbeth |
Tina? | ||
Beelzebub. Are you going to use it? | |||
Tina |
I'm just borrowing a little... to call the right advisor for this moment. | ||
??? |
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Kamui |
...! This alchemy that could purify even the purest wind... | ||
Lady Asena? | |||
??? |
I didn't want to come out in the open anymore. Tina is pretty pushy. | ||
Tina |
I'm sorry, but now is the time for your words, the founder of those who live in our Saga... Eulalia. |
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