# E9 - War of Words
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GY3KKX2EY/war-of-words)
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There!
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Okay! We have massacred all of them!
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Next, we will massacre
the humans in this castle...
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Um, since we don't know which one
the emperor is, we won't do that!
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But we will destroy this country if
the emperor does not apologize to Lord Ains!
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Emperor, please hurry up and step forward!
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Ains Ooal Gown. Just who is he?
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No, I shouldn't think about that now.
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I am the emperor, Jircniv Rune
Farlord El Nix. I wish to talk!
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He finally appeared.
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H-He didn't run.
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Old man, it seems I have
underestimated our enemy.
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It seems I must go to the Great Tomb
of Nazarick personally to make peace.
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Your Highness.
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Your Highness. Will you please wake up?
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I have not taken
an afternoon nap in a long time.
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Since I was a child?
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This is the first time I
felt thankful for Gown.
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True, your Highness is always
doing something or another.
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Why is that?
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The Bloody Emperor is the one to blame.
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In other words, yourself?
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Pretty much.
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We enacted many reforms so quickly
that various things are unable to keep up.
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Right, Vermillion?
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Yes. We purged a lot of nobles after all.
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We are lacking personnel in many areas.
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A truly stupid man.
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However!
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If I continue to work
at a hectic pace like this,
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the next emperor
will come to hate me very much.
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The next emperor?
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From where do you plan
to take in an official queen?
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Given the choice of within the country
or outside of it, outside...
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Princess Renner, perhaps?
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Her behavior is praiseworthy,
but she is somewhat sickening.
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I get the unpleasant feeling
that she makes mistakes on purpose.
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Then, the queen of the Dragon Kingdom?
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One who inherits the blood
of the Brightness Dragon Lord?
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Perhaps access the ancient magic
of resurrection without the loss of life force.
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Please give me a break, old man.
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She is an old hag that
stays young with magic.
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Those two are the types of women
I despise the most...
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Your Highness, it is Leinas.
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Open the door.
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Excuse me, your Highness.
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Come in. There is no need to be reserved.
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Yes.
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Your Highness.
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We will soon arrive
at the Great Tomb of Nazarick.
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According to the message from a scout,
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there are stationed maids
that are waiting for your arrival.
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Maids? At an underground tomb?
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Your Highness, I believe the place we are
going to is a completely unknown world.
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If something happens,
please come to me immediately.
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Are you telling me we will escape
using dimensional teleportation if needed?
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If that is the case, *we* shall buy you time.
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I... I will think of my own safety,
first and foremost.
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Yes, of course.
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That was the promise made when you accepted
becoming one of the Four Imperial Knights.
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No, the trade...
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Now, let us see what kind of man
Ains Ooal Gown is...
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We have been waiting for you,
Emperor Jircniv Rune Farlord El Nix.
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We are here to welcome all of you.
My name is Yuri Alpha.
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My name is Lupisregina Beta.
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I thank Master Ains Ooal Gown wholeheartedly
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for assigning such beautiful women.
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First, we shall correct
this unacceptable weather...
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What?!
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What is this?! I feel it has gotten warmer...
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Old man! What just happened?!
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Control Weather is sixth-tier magic...
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I believe this is magic on
a higher level than that! This is amazing!
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We shall move on now.
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It can't be. No, impossible!
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They are using Death Knights?!
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Death Knights? What are Death Knights?!
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Is it the same thing as the undead we have
deep within the Ministry of Magic?!
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Answer me, old man!
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He controls so many of the legendary undead!
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Your Highness. This is bad.
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Even if the four of us worked together,
I'm not sure we'd be able to subdue one.
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This is dangerous. Seriously dangerous.
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It is fine for me to run, is it not?
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Run if you like.
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However, you will become a soldier
that is no longer affiliated with us.
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I hope you do not meet the same fate
as the workers who came here before us.
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Please be at ease. The Death Knights here
are all ones created by Lord Ains.
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*Created*, you say?!
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Yes. As such, they are absolutely loyal
to the orders of Lord Ains.
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They will not do anything to hurt any of you.
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Wonderful! Wonderful!!
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Lord Paradyne?
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Your Highness, what shall we do?
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Shall we run using teleportation magic?
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Perhaps we may still
successfully escape at this point.
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Well, only if the one
who lives here is generous enough.
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I like that expression
better than your normal one, old man.
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And let me ask you this.
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Did you think I would try to escape?
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As expected of your Highness.
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No, my adorable Jir!
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Please relax and enjoy yourselves here.
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We have prepared something to drink.
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Delicious!
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What is this drink?! It has a perfect
balance of sourness and sweetness.
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It calms the heart...
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I am fine with going home with just this...
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Thank you for waiting.
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Lord Ains has finished his preparations.
Please come this way.
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Gold. Status. Power.
Military strength. Magic skills.
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And beautiful women...
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Nothing I have will move the heart
of Ains Ooal Gown.
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That is an existence
many would consider a god...
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I applaud everyone for
keeping down the urge to run.
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It looks like it would be a victory
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if we managed to return home alive
without harm to the Empire...
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Lord Ains, the Emperor
of the Baharuth Empire,
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Jircniv Rune Farlord El Nix,
would like to meet you.
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Thank you for coming,
Emperor of the Baharuth Empire.
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I am the master of the Great Tomb
of Nazarick, Ains Ooal Gown.
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I sincerely thank you for welcoming us,
Master Ains Ooal Gown.
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Lord Ains.
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I believe it blasphemous
that an inferior species like humans
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dares to speak to you as an equal.
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Prostrate yourselves!
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Stop, Demiurge.
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Yes!
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You are free to move.
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We have done something very rude.
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My inability to control
my subordinates is to blame.
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Will you forgive me?
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If you wish, I will bow my head.
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There is no need for apology, Master Gown.
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A subordinate misinterpreting
the will of their master
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and acting out of control
is a common occurrence.
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It seems someone from my Empire
has done the same.
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I am embarrassed.
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This is the head of the foolish noble
that sent intruders into your land.
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Please accept it.
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I shall.
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What shall I do with it?
It would be a waste to dispose of it...
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Impossible...
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Go. Join the line.
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Now, Master Jircniv Rune Farlord El Nix.
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Just Jircniv is enough.
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Is that so?
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Then, Master Jircniv.
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Since my subordinate acted so impolitely,
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I will, in turn, disregard the trouble
your noble has caused to Nazarick.
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Huh?
**[11:59] ---**
There is no longer any need
for apology. You may go home.
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We are going to become a bit busy now.
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Because of all of you,
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we now know trouble will come to us,
even if we keep to ourselves.
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If that is the case, we shall rise up
and crush all such trouble.
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What do you mean?
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First, I will have any who dare cause
harm to us pay for their foolish actions.
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After that, the troublesome ones, too.
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I will continue to eliminate everything
until the quiet I love returns.
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Then, how about it? What
not form an alliance?
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You mean subservient to us...?
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Hey, you!
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So noisy! I demand silence!
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Create a country in this land
and rule over it as king.
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I believe it to be a wonderful thing
and a position worthy of Master Gown.
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My Empire will do everything in its power
to assist you in such endeavors.
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I do not believe there is
any merit for you, Master Jircniv?
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I wish to create friendly ties with you
and the country that you will create,
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for the future.
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I see. Then, I will look forward to it.
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He does not demand subservience?
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An absolute power...
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Why would someone who is overwhelmingly
at an advantage accept a request like this?!
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I see. Wonderful.
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Then, if there is something
you wish of us now, please tell me.
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I cannot think of anything on the spot.
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Though, I would like to have
a way to contact you quickly.
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Then, I will leave my secretary
with you. Loune Vermillion!
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Yes!
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Then, I shall leave Demiurge with you.
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As you have forgiven
his rudeness moments ago,
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I would like to leave things to him.
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Demiurge is a trusted aide of mine.
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If you speak with him, I am sure
any issues will be resolved with ease.
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He has already made a move against us!
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He sent us a demon that can
control humans with his voice...
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Today is the birth of a new alliance.
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A day worthy of becoming a public holiday.
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So right...
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Really, so right...
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Well, the emperor moved just as expected.
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Lord Ains, please allow me
to ask a humble question.
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I will allow it.
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For what reason did you make
that human emperor a collaborator?
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We needed justification.
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Justification...?
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It is easy to rule over
others with sheer power,
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but such a method creates too many enemies.
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A ruined country would throw dirt
upon the name of Ains Ooal Gown.
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--I see.
--S-So that was what you were thinking!
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Do you all truly believe that is
all there is to the plans of Lord Ains?
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--Huh?
--Huh?
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--What?
--Oh?
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What else is there?
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Goodness.
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Lord Ains, it would be good to tell Shalltear
and the others your true intentions.
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As it will affect our plans henceforth.
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A-As expected of you, Demiurge.
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As well as the overseer
of the floor guardians, Albedo.
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You realized my intentions completely!
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Uh, what true intentions?!
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I cannot believe you had been planning all of
this since creating the adventurer Momon.
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Truly a strategic move
to prevent the ruin of a country.
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Momon? What is this guy talking about?
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What do you mean?
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Demiurge, I allow you to explain
to the others what you have realized.
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Understood.
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That was the castle of a demon king.
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Death was sitting on that throne.
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But no, not yet.
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This has not yet become a complete defeat.
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Ains Ooal Gown is a monster among monsters
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that can create Death Knights with ease.
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If he becomes our enemy,
the Empire will fall.
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And even if he were not our enemy,
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there is a high chance he would
kill the living for fun since he is an undead.
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Any objections?
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None at all.
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I believe it is exactly as you say.
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I agree. And I don't think that thing
is something humankind could win against.
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On top of that,
he rules as an absolute overlord.
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He has the charm worthy of a king.
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On top of that,
that monster is very intelligent.
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Each move he made had meaning.
He is an exceptional schemer.
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I do not know how, but it seems he had
a lot of information about the Empire.
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Ains Ooal Gown is a magic caster
that definitely surpasses the old man.
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If that is the case, why did he
leave the tomb without saying anything?
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Normally, the old man would have done
anything it took to stay behind
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to obtain new information on magic.
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Yet, the old man did nothing.
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It was as if the old man was not himself...
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He knew?!
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He knew of Gown's power from the beginning...
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Your Highness? What's wrong? You look pale...
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From when? The beginning?
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Right, the one who discovered that tomb
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and suggested sending in workers was Fluder.
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He betrayed me...
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Fluder Paladyne betrayed me!
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I-Impossible, your Highness.
Please do not joke!
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In such a situation,
how much damage will the Empire take?
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Is it possible to move him to
a worthless position and kill him politically?
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The damage would be unimaginable.
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His mere existence is enough to put
coercive pressure on other countries.
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If his demotion became public,
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it would allow the movements
of neighboring countries.
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There is so much to do.
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There is only one thing we must accomplish.
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Our goal is to gather the Empire,
the Kingdom, the Theocracy,
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the Council State,
and the Holy Kingdom together.
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We must make a grand alliance
to fight against Ains Ooal Gown.
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The Empire will pretend to help that monster
while aiding the grand alliance.
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In other words, if we are found out,
we will likely be the first country eliminated.
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If it were me, I would destroy the country
as an example to the others.
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No mistake about it.
**[19:08] ---**
Yeah, you would definitely do that.
**[19:10] ---**
I will take that as a compliment.
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That is why we cannot be the ones
to suggest the alliance.
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The other countries
must move together on their own.
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At the same time, we must find someone
who may be able to defeat him.
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There is no one like that.
**[19:29] ---**
There is. We saw such people
in that throne room.
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I am sure that emperor will
think in such a manner and act upon it.
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A somewhat intelligent man
is often easier to read than a fool.
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In other words, the Empire will try
to make us betray one another,
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as well as create an alliance
to defeat Lord Ains?
**[19:50] ---**
There's no way we would betray Lord Ains!
**[19:53] ---**
U-Um, should we just go ahead
and destroy them?
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Not a problem.
**[19:59] ---**
Everything has been going
according to the plans of Lord Ains.
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Isn't that right, Lord Ains?
**[20:05] ---**
E-Exactly as you say!
**[20:09] ---**
Lord Ains is always looking
a few steps ahead.
**[20:13] ---**
Without the hero Momon, we would have had
to rule E-Rantel with fear and violence.
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The Golden Princess
may have worked as a substitute,
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but we would have lost
one of our trump cards.
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She was exactly as I had analyzed
from the information obtained by Sebas...
**[20:28] ---**
No, she was a much more
interesting human than expected.
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Yes, I want to meet her sometime as well.
**[20:36] ---**
I'm sure you will have a chance
to meet her soon.
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Now, Lord Ains.
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As you have planned from the beginning,
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the preparations for establishing a country
for world domination are complete.
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T-True.
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There is one thing we must now decide.
**[20:55] ---**
A mere king would be the same
as any of those other worms.
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We must think of a more befitting title.
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I have no objections. Do as you wish.
**[21:05] ---**
Then, does anyone have any suggestions?
**[21:08] ---**
I have a suggestion to start.
**[21:10] ---**
I believe we should exalt his beauty
and use Beauty King.
**[21:15] ---**
Huh?
**[21:16] ---**
Me! We should appeal his strength
and call him Strong King!
**[21:21] ---**
U-Um, may I make a suggestion?
**[21:23] ---**
Lord Ains is so very kind, s-so, um,
what about Love King, um, as his title?
**[21:29] ---**
Personally, I believe he should be named
Wise King due to his deep wisdom.
**[21:35] ---**
W-Wise King? Anything but that...
**[21:37] ---**
Sebas?
**[21:38] ---**
I believe simply calling him King
would be enough.
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Then, it is my turn.
**[21:44] ---**
As the one who stand above all the supreme
beings, Supreme King would be fitting.
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What about you, Cocytus?
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Hm, Lord Ains will soon
be ruling over many people.
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So, the one who leads by magic,
the Sorcerer King seems fitting.
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Yes. I shall take Cocytus's suggestion.
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Once our country is established, I will
call myself Sorcerer King Ains Ooal Gown!
**[22:26] ---**
Lord Fluder.
**[22:28] ---**
Adamantite-class adventurers
wish to meet with you.
**[22:32] ---**
They are two adventurers
that call themselves Darkness.
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A god. You are truly of the tenth tier!
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I beg of you! Please make me your student!
**[22:52] ---**
I wish to peer within the chasm of magic!
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I beg of you! I beg of you!
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And what will you give me in exchange?
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Everything! Yes, everything I have!
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Master of the chasm! Oh, deep one!
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--Your Highness?
--It is fine.
**[23:26] ---**
We must move.
**[23:29] ---**
This is not a war for a country's border,
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but a battle to protect
the future of mankind!
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