E6 - The Wise Man Never Forsaketh an Advantage
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The Elfrieden Kingdom's
total military force
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is said to be roughly 100,000 strong.
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The army, led by Duke Georg Carmine,
numbers 40,000.
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The navy, led by Duchess Excel Walter,
numbers 10,000.
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The air force, led by Duke Castor Vargas,
numbers 1,000.
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However, it's said that one Wyvern Knight
is equal to 100 foot soldiers.
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Further, the Forbidden Army was comprised
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of the Royal Guard,
which reports to the king,
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and the private armies of the noblemen
other than the Three Dukedoms,
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for a total of 40,000 men.
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Additionally, mercenary units,
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dispatched as part of a service contract
with the Mercenary State Zem,
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fall under the leadership
of the Forbidden Army,
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but their employment has
already been terminated.
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"The Prince" "Niccolo Machiavelli"
The reason for that is because soldiers
who fight for profit
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will readily switch sides if there
is greater profit to be had.
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A military force that has no loyalty
to their ruler does nothing but harm.
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"Forbidden Army"
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Further, the reason why the Forbidden Army
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"Air Force" "Navy" "Army"
Further, the reason why the Forbidden Army
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"Air Force" "Navy" "Army"
is smaller than the Three Dukedom's forces
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has to do with the country's ideals.
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The kingdom was originally formed when
various races decided to come together.
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Humans were the most populous among them,
so one became the king,
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but in order to preserve
the rights of the other races,
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the top leaders of the three armed
forces over air, sea, and land
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were chosen from among the other peoples.
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If ever a human tyrant were to
begin oppressing the other races,
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the system is in place for
the Three Dukedoms' forces,
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which outnumber the Forbidden Army,
to resist them.
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At a glance, it may look well-designed,
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but a decision-making body
that has multiple systems
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has many disadvantages for a state.
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In fact, for some reason, when I
contacted them about my reforms,
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the Three Dukes have decided
to give me the silent treatment.
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It was under these circumstances that
I'd had some time off forced upon me,
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and I was actually enjoying
myself to some extent.
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"Never mind, face forward,"
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my heart just cried until it was hoarse
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When you lose something,
is that the end of it?
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Is there no putting things back
the way they were?
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Just as a line of clouds
moves off somewhere
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when you take your eyes
off of them for a moment,
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so does everything else
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I never thought there was a version of me
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that the world would have a need for
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But when I believed in what I believe,
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I found myself as I truly am
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Hello, yes, the first step
I take after nodding
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Hello, yes, is toward
the yet-unseen horizon
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Out of the question!
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"The Wise Man Never
Forsaketh an Advantage"
Absolutely out of the question, Hal!
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"The Wise Man Never
Forsaketh an Advantage"
Why can't you understand?
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Those ears--is she another
mystic wolf, like Tomoe?
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No, she isn't. That girl is a mystic fox.
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Huh?
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You can tell by looking at her tail.
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That is a fox's tail.
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It... is...?
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If you were to mistake a
mystic wolf for a mystic fox,
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both races would be angry with you.
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I-Is that right?
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Hmm, other worlds are hard.
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Of all people! That man is Halbert Magna.
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You know him?
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He's the oldest heir to the
prestigious Magna family.
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Ever since he was in the academy,
he has been an outstanding horseman.
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That sounds like a challenge
I cannot pass up.
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No, there's no need for
you two to compete.
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After graduating, he was supposed
to have taken a post in the army.
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Why is he in the capital?
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What about the girl?
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Beats me.
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That is Miss Kaede Foxia.
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She is a regular customer here.
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As I recall, she said she was a mage
with the Forbidden Army.
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I'm begging you, Hal, you must not go
over to the Carmine Duchy right now!
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Duke Carmine is at odds with the new king.
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Worst-case scenario,
there could be a civil war.
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Which is the whole reason I should go.
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If there's going to be war, it's my big
chance to get ahead in the world!
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Hal, you make war out to be too simple.
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Your father is worried about you doing so,
which is why he called you back!
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My old man has nothing to do with it!
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He's served Duke Carmine for many years,
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but when it comes to
confronting this new king,
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he's too big a coward to
get caught in the fighting,
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and holes up in the capital!
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I don't have to listen to a word he says!
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Your father understands the situation.
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That Duke Carmine,
who remains in his own lands,
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and refuses to heed the king's call...
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has no just cause.
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Duke Carmine has been
acting strangely lately.
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If we fight internally, it only benefits
the neighboring lands.
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The Principality of Amidonia
seeks to win back the land
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that was taken by Elfrieden two kings ago.
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The Republic of Turgis has most
of their territory frozen,
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and they want rich soil and a
harbor that won't freeze over.
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If we get into a civil war,
they're sure to come invading.
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There's no way that Duke Carmine
is unaware of this.
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First, let's go over the
surrounding countries.
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The countries that border our kingdom,
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which is situated in the southeast
end of the continent,
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include the Union of Eastern
Nations to the north,
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and the Principality of
Amidonia to the west.
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To the southwest is the
Republic of Turgis.
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Also, out in the sea to the east,
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is the Nine-Headed
Dragon Archipelago Union.
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Then, west of the
Principality of Amidonia,
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lies the Mercenary State Zem.
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There aren't any countries with
whom we have friendly relations;
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four of them are neutral;
one of them is hostile.
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We really stand isolated, don't we?
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With all due respect, due to the chaos of
the Demon Lord's Domain expanding,
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this is not uncommon.
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At present, when each nation is gripped
with paranoia toward the others,
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the only friendly nations are tributary
states toward their colonial masters.
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So, is the hostile country Amidonia?
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Is it Zem?
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Or is it Turgis?
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First of all, it is not Zem.
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It is true that by terminating
the mercenary service contract,
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you may have created an
unfavorable impression,
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but I would not say they were hostile.
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But then, if Amidonia, which does
regard our country with hostility,
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were to request reinforcements,
they would likely send mercenaries.
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Getting in some payback
while on the clock, is that it?
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Come winter, Turgis will be
closed off by snow and ice,
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so geopolitically, they adopt
a policy of heading north.
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Heading north? Oh, right, in this world
it's warmer the farther north you go.
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They may be watching us for their opening,
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but if we don't give them that opening,
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I doubt that they will take any
openly hostile action toward us.
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So that just leaves Amidonia.
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I seem to remember them sending us
an offer of assistance, right?
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Yes. "As the stability of
our neighbor, Elfrieden,
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is directly related to our
own national defense,
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if requested, we will send reinforcements
to put down the Three Dukedoms,"
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was the way they phrased it.
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Also, they have probably made
a similar offer to the Three Dukes.
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"Let us work together to overthrow
the false king, Souma,
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who has usurped the throne," eh? Heh...
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Their plan to exploit the strife
with the Three Dukedoms
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to allow them to expand
their territory is obvious.
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They'll see their chance to
send troops into our lands,
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calling them reinforcements, then take
control of several of our cities.
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They will determine
whether their assistance
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to Your Majesty or the Three Dukedoms
will be more advantageous,
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and throw in with that side.
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Then use whatever reasoning they see fit
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to effectively take control
of the cities they occupy,
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and incorporate them into their country.
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A rather common tactic,
but effective in its own way.
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This is a real problem.
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Well, the Three Dukes are likely
wise to Amidonia's motives.
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So regardless of how much they dislike me,
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they aren't going to let themselves
be taken advantage of by Amidonia?
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I sure hope that they won't.
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But in that case, why...?
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The neighboring countries are looking
for an opportunity to pounce.
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How can they needlessly oppose the king?
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What are they thinking?
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Yeah, that is the question, isn't it?
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I know Duke Carmine.
I'm sure he has something in mind.
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You don't even know what that is,
yet you intend to side with Duke Carmine?
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There are many noblemen who
have already given up on the king
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and are joining Duke Carmine,
along with their own forces.
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Most of those noblemen are upset
that their injustice has been exposed,
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and that their property
has been confiscated.
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If Duke Carmine is taking those
sort of people under his wing,
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then I have a hard time
believing his cause is just.
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Well, uh...
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Hal, I'm begging you,
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reconsider going over to
the Carmine Dukedom.
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It's dangerous to commit yourself
to the side that opposes this king.
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There's no way that unproven youngster
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is a match for the battle-tested
Duke Carmine--
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Your perception of him is all wrong!
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I can tell! That man is formidable!
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Why do you think that?
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The critical things when leading an army
are the quality of soldiers and supplies.
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The same is true for a nation!
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That's why gathering people from far and
wide and solving the food problem is...
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U-Um, what exactly is this...?
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Ah! Don't tell me you heard what
the rebellious Hal was saying,
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and are here to arrest him!
It's not like that!
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Hal is just a little soft in the head!
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He would never do something
as serious as rebel!
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No, no, you have it all wrong.
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Th-Then what are you doing here?
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I got some unexpected time off,
and I just popped in to Juna's café.
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O-Oh, is that right?
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Who are you? One of Kaede's acquaintances?
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No, not exactly.
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Then why are you sticking your nose in?!
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Ah, Hal! Take it easy!
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Shut up!
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You keep your mouth shut!
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Hey, you don't have to raise your
voice to her. She's just a girl.
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Butt out!
Whose fault do you think this is--
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Aisha, that's enough.
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Why, you...! Who the hell are you?!
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Hmm, I don't get a chance
to do this very often,
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so maybe I'll try out that line...
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Halbert, have you forgotten my face?
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Huh?! I-It can't be!
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Y-Your Majesty!
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Ho, he's not going to give me the
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"There's no way the shogun himself
would come here" routine.
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--K-Kaede, did you know it was him?!
--Mm-hmm.
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Then why didn't you say something sooner--
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Halbert, wasn't it?
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Are you planning to side
with Duke Carmine?
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Well, I... that is...
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I wouldn't really blame you if you did.
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Just as a ruler chooses
and appoints his officers,
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I believe those officers have a right to
choose the ruler they're going to serve.
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You there, how do you know Halbert?
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W-We're childhood friends, sire.
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Childhood friends, eh?
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Halbert,
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as I said earlier, I will not stop you
from siding with the Three Dukedoms.
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However, are you sure you realize that
after I go against the Three Dukedoms,
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you will be on opposite sides
of the conflict from her?
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I hear that she is a mage
with the Forbidden Army.
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Meaning that she is in a unit
that reports directly to me.
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When you are out on the battlefield,
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will you be able to raise your sword
against her as your enemy?
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And even if you are not
personally the one to do it,
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someone else on your
side might take her life.
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In the heat of battle, when you know
that she will be exposed to danger,
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you, who will be with the opposing force,
will not be allowed to save her.
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Halbert Magna, the road
you are about to choose
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does not lead down into
the future all that far.
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Remember well before you get
swept up in the moment,
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and take any action that
may prove to be rash,
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what it is that you truly desire.
Why you desire it, and for whom.
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Why I desire it, and for whom?
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"Republic of Turgis
Population: about 1,400,000
Capital: Sapeur"
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"Tomoe Inui
Age: 10
Sex: female Race: Mystic wolves
Height: 130cm"
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Just a little break? The moment
she lied down, she fell asleep.
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Sounds like she's having a nice dream.
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Say, Souma...
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Hmm?
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You were trying to change that man
Halbert's mind earlier, right?
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You seemed to be
really laying it on thick,
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trying to keep those two from
getting into any predicaments.
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Hmm, well,
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I was just telling them, thinking
realistically, what would happen.
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Would you like to rest
your head on my lap?
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Huh?! Wh-Why?
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"Why"?
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Well, th-this is supposed
to be a date, after all.
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Well then, I guess we could do that...
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Does this make us look like we're engaged?
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Yeah, in name only, at least.
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Name only?
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You don't have to give our
engagement another thought.
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I'm only keeping the throne warm for now.
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After a few years of this,
I'll probably give up being the king.
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Souma, do you not want
to be engaged to me?
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Huh? It's not fair to ask me like that.
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I-It isn't?
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Okay, Liscia, are you okay with it--
with being engaged to me?
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I don't mind.
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W-Well, you know, you're better
suited to being the king than me.
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You'd get engaged to someone
you didn't even love
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just because they are suited
to being the king?
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That's what it's like to be royalty.
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But I'm not royalty. Besides...
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...I'd really rather marry for love.
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Then, do you dislike me?
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Can you say for sure that
you'll never fall in love with me?
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Excuse me...
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How long am I supposed
to pretend to be asleep?
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How about that? Pretty good, right?
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You're moving him using your
"Living Poltergeists" magic, right?
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I must have leveled it up by
using it so much, or something,
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but now I can move four things
with independent consciousnesses.
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All the same, you don't have to
go using it on something like that.
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Your Majesty...
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Glaive Magna, head of the
Magna family, his son, Halbert,
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and Kaede Foxia, mage
with the Forbidden Army,
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are requesting an audience
with Your Majesty.
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Everyone, lift up your heads.
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Yes, sire!
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Oh? Halbert, your manly good looks
seem to have gotten a boost, huh?
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I ask that you overlook
my son's misconduct,
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and humbly, humbly beg your mercy!
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By "misconduct," are you
referring to yesterday?
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I heard all the details from Kaede.
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From the abuse heaped upon Your Majesty,
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to flagrantly admitting that he would
take the side of the Three Dukedoms!
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Your Majesty's wrath is to be expected,
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but please, I beg that for being
neglectful in his rearing,
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the fault may rest with me!
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If we're assigning blame,
I would have to condemn myself
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for allowing my officers to let it come
to this. I do not intend to censure him.
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Your Majesty!
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Besides,
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from the look of it, he has
been punished quite a bit.
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I am so grateful for your
magnanimous words!
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Once we return to our mansion,
I will see to it immediately
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that my fool of a son has this lesson
pounded unto him under my own hand!
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N-Now, don't be too harsh.
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Besides, if Halbert's rugged
good looks get worked over--
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I mean, worked up any further,
it might upset Kaede.
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That reminds me. I was going to
do this at some point soon anyhow,
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but now is as good a time as any.
Might as well get it over with.
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Kaede Foxia, mage of the Forbidden Army!
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Yes, sire?
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Your talents are too good
to keep you as a mere mage.
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I order you to serve under Ludwin,
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in the Royal Guard, as a staff officer.
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Yes, sire!
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Huh? M-Me, a staff officer?!
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What's critical is the quality
of personnel and supplies.
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Isn't that what you said
yesterday at Lorelei?
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You and I think alike.
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Th-Thank you very much, sire!
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And as for you, Halbert Magna,
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I order you transferred from
the army to the Forbidden Army.
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Me, in the Forbidden Army?
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That's right.
You will be Kaede's adjutant,
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where you will stand by her side
and support her. Understood?
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Yes, sire!
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Well then, that pretty much
takes care of that.
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Your Majesty!
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It pains me to ask for any more of your
time than you have already given me,
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but there is something that
I feel I must tell you.
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What is it? Tell me.
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Well...
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it is a matter that I do not wish
too many people to hear about.
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May we clear the room?
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All right, let's hear it.
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Yes, sire...
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Forgive me, I can't believe I'm being
invited to tea with the princess!
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It would be dull to just wait around
until Glaive has finished speaking.
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Let's enjoy a little tea and conversation.
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That sounds lovely.
Since the opportunity presents itself,
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you could ask how a
young man and young lady
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are able to strengthen their friendship
with each other day in and day out.
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--Huh?
--Huh?
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I'm sure it will be most
instructive for you, Princess.
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Serina!
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W-Well then, if I may be so bold...
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You don't have to take her seriously!
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Now that you've told me this,
what do you expect me to do?
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Not a thing. I just wanted
Your Highness to be aware of this.
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This is heavy.
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The wind blowing by rushes
through the world,
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connecting us when otherwise
we never would have met
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Unfurling wings that no one else can see,
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I take flight in search of a miracle
that no one else can find
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Seeking the courage to keep on choosing
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the outcome of an ever-meandering morrow,
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I never want to fear change
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or doubt the blueness of the sky
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More than any dreams I once had
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and beyond any future I've imagined,
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I want to keep on drifting along
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within this transcendentally beautiful
moment I'm spending with you
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If I can make that come true...
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I shoot up through the blue
to the sky where we connect
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Grasp my destiny and reel it in
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And through our joined hands,
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you feel my helpless wish for eternity
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Even if this is only an illusion
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taking place within someone's dream,
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I'll still take this blowing wind
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and hold on tight as I take flight
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