episode_0108

Day 200 of the Fog Forest.

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It’s already been 200 days since I came here.

The village radius is expanding and the population is constantly increasing.

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Building a factory.

Promote currency.

Various convenience facilities are created.

A small market is being created.

Religion took root in the name of Shaela, the goddess of abundance.

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Occasionally, there were people who followed the elves to the tree trunk house and prayed, and by eating the fruit and practicing repeatedly, many people exceeded level 100, and even pregnant women appeared.

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Most of them are humans & human couples.

A human & elf couple that is occasionally seen.

Although the number is small, there are also elves and elf couples.

To put it simply, this place has become a full-fledged city with food, clothing, and shelter fully established. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have even thought about having a child.

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A town that continues to expand.

Rapidly growing population.

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There was no particular problem.

If a human or criminal making a fuss or causing trouble appeared, they were lightly subdued by residents who called themselves vigilantes and kicked out, and if it turned into a big problem, Ployen or the elves of the sacred tree took care of it.

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It is growing tremendously.

The amount of power available for borrowing is increasing.

Even if there were more elite power and biological weapons, it would be worth fighting against the rulers.

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Little by little, we are getting closer to our goal.

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but… .

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‘I hope Lee Yan is living well.’

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Suddenly, this guy came to mind.

I haven’t had any contact with him since Renatus’ surveillance.

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But won’t it get better soon?

It’s already been about a month.

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I have no choice but to meet you once.

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Sigh~

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The body was moved.

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“Oh. Long time no see. Master!”

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When I raised Cardelpion’s body, Cecilia, who was cleaning the room, greeted me. She always had a smile on her face every time.

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‘I’m sure I’ll fall in love with this guy too…’ .’

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I took him out to the garden.

The palace is always beautiful because it is managed by slaves. If you walk a little further from here, you will come to the table where you met and talked with Ian.

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first of all.

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It’s cheap~

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I looked at the view of all the plants in the palace.

I don’t feel anything particularly suspicious.

Since that day, no one has been watching me, and even now, there is no sign of anything.

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Then it’ll be okay.

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“Cecilia. Please call me Ian.”

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“Yes.”

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I waited and thought about random things as usual.

I was planning to listen to what had happened and find out the situation.

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If only I could wait so peacefully.

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“I… Master.”

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Cecilia carefully returned with an apologetic expression. Originally, Ian should have come, but he came back alone.

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At this moment, I knew something was wrong.

Something happened to Iyan.

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just as expected.

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“Iyan declined the request.”

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Ian refused to meet.

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I have many thoughts.

What happened to the union?

Perhaps he refused because the union has been under surveillance since that day.

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Or something I don’t know about… .

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“And he told me not to call him again.”

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Cecilia’s next words.

I frowned at that.

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“Don’t call me again?… .”

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“Yes. That’s what I said.”

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“Hmm… .”

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I thought I would be in danger even if I was under surveillance, but Iyan didn’t think much of it.

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“I’ll have to find out.”

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I stood up.

Of course, I have no intention of waiting.

The same goes for ending a relationship now.

Rather, the very words not to call me made me feel like I needed help.

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Whether those words are true or fake.

I won’t leave Ian alone.

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Hwiyu~

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Top of Cardelpion Palace.

I looked down at the cityscape.

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43 rulers.

More than a thousand nobles.

At least tens of thousands of slaves.

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An abnormal metropolis where 97% are slaves.

A place where ordinary humans from another world are treated as objects worse than animals.

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What kind of life did Ian live in a place like this?

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It may have been just to survive.

He was captured as a slave, survived by killing the same slaves, and before he knew it, he would have been in a position of managing slaves and putting other slaves in a corner.

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He’s an ambiguous guy, neither trash nor good, but he knows one thing. If it weren’t for this environment, he would have been a good guy.

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The proof is that it helped me.

This is clear evidence of the fact that he ran to rid the city of guilt and asked me to do it.

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But don’t you ever call me that again?

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It’s impossible not to know.

Something happened.

So, I’m thinking of going to see Ian.

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fault!!

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He took a big leap into Cardelpion’s body.

Although it was defeated by a human body climbing the tower, this body was a very powerful body as it was a reconstruction and copy of Cardelpion.

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Jumping across rooftops is a very simple task.

By using wind magic to lighten his body and accelerate, he was able to move from one roof to another at an invisible speed.

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Shock!!-

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So we arrived near the union building.

A very large building caught my eye even though it was not the ruler’s residence.

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Blame, blame!

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We patrolled nearby buildings.

There was no suspicious person in sight.

I took a comfortable seat and observed the inside of the building through the window from afar.

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There must be Ian somewhere here.

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I found out Iyan’s whereabouts.

From the union window, I saw a pink-haired woman passing through the hallway and going up from the first floor to the third floor.

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At this time, I felt a doubt.

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‘mask?’

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Ian was wearing a mask.

I knew it was Lee Yan due to his unique pink hair and body shape, but I had no idea why he was wearing a mask.

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For what reason… .

That’s something you need to find out from now on.

After seeing that Iyan was about to enter the room, he leapt faster than him.

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Wow!!

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I used wind magic to lightly hit the window of the third floor room and went inside.

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It’s like an office.

There was a desk and a chair, and there were lots of booklets and documents.

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Okay.

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I sat down in that chair.

I just stared at the door in front.

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Click.

Squeak~

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Just then, Ian came inside.

Without thinking, he walked two steps inside and made eye contact with me.

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Stop.

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A moment of silence.

Ian, who was looking at me in confusion, took a deep breath and spoke without introduction.

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“… Please go back.“

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Weak voice.

Covered face.

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I was convinced the moment I saw it.

Something really happened.

No matter how hard you try to hide it, you can’t hide the atmosphere.

Even though it is covered by a mask, the gloomy feeling is clearly felt.

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I looked at it carefully.

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“What happened?”

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“… … … .”

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Another moment of silence.

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In the meantime, I looked at the guy’s mask.

The mask felt like an ordinary fox.

However, the melted flesh that could not be hidden next to the mask was noticeable.

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What about that wound… .

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“Cardelpion. You told me the other day to put my mind in order.”

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The moment I felt a doubt, Iyan answered.

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It reminded me of a play from before.

It was a play that was improvised to avoid arousing Renatus’ suspicion.

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I’m sure I said something like that.

This means that I won’t call you for a while.

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“I will give you the answer.”

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It seemed like a continuation of that play.

That alone made me feel like I was very far away from Ian. Even though I was sitting close, it felt like I could disappear at any moment.

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“Now… Please don’t call me.”

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This is what Cecilia told me.

However, there was a bit of hesitation in Ian’s voice as he spoke directly.

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I can tell just by looking at it.

The guy was more broken than before.

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“You… .”

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How should I react?

What should you ask?

Is it okay to ask?

Many thoughts crossed my mind, but I couldn’t find an answer.

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That’s how much Iyan looked in danger.

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Phew.

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I sighed for a moment.

At the same time, a child-like ruler with orange hair appeared in my mind.

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“Did Renatus do it?”

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“… … I’m not sure what you’re talking about.”

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“Forget the drama and just talk. Did Renatus make you like that?”

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“… … … .”

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An uncomfortable feeling arose.

I’m usually a calm person, but right now I feel like I’m losing control.

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Sigh.

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Yi Yan bowed his head slightly.

I couldn’t tell his expression because of the mask.

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“Then what will you do?”

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A voice that shoots out with no strength.

It feels like knowing would make a difference.

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“That’s… … .”

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“Do you have the power to change this place? Do you really have the strength to fight back? no. That’s not true. If you had the power, the city would have been destroyed long ago and you wouldn’t have had such vain hopes.”

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Vain hope.

That one word reminded me of Ployen.

She said that those who encourage false hopes are the worst.

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I took a moment to reflect on my relationship with Ian.

If you think about it, I’ve been taking advantage of Ian’s false hopes up to this point. I have been receiving help without any compensation.

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Once I realized that, I couldn’t refute it.

Ian has already collapsed.

The relationship was wrong from the very beginning.

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At this point, it might be time to seek help.

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“If you get involved with me, you will be in trouble.”

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The guy pushed me away.

He continued his monologue with his head still bowed.

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“This kind of meeting would not be good for Muchan.”

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When I hear those words, I become more and more frustrated.

You have suffered losses up to this point, and you are doing something that will only result in losses for yourself.

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That’s why I couldn’t help but ask.

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“A lot… Was it difficult?”

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“… … What do you mean?”

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“That mask. Take it off.”

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“… I don’t like it.”

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“Wind.”

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Huh profit!!

“Ugh!?”

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A slightly strong wind lifted Ian’s mask and took it off. Inside was a hideously rotten face.

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Trembling eyes looking at me.

It was no longer as beautiful as before.

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“Definitely… Would you feel relieved if you listened to it like this?”

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Do you have no energy to hide it?

Rather than covering his face again, he let out a voice of dissatisfaction. Still, he turned his gaze to the side, as if he didn’t want to show his face.

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“I’ll ask again. Did Renatus say that?”

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“… I don’t think the conversation will work if I talk more. I’ll just go back now.”

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Okay.

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Yi Yan turned around.

I picked up the mask that had fallen on the ground and covered my scarred face again.

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“Then… .”

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Again.

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The back view.

That feels frustrating.

It makes me uncomfortable that the guy who was trying to help me suffered because of me.

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I already understand.

If I hadn’t called Ian that day.

No, it wouldn’t have ended up like this if I hadn’t dragged him in from the beginning.

In other words, Iyan is because of me… .

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ah-

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What more do I need to say?

It is not right to struggle to convince yourself and rationalize something. I threw away all my thoughts and immediately thought of what I wanted.

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I want to help Ian.

There is no need to keep adding reasons to a result that is simply that.

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It was like this when I saved Shaella.

I followed my heart rather than reason.

Although it is already too late, it is time to correct the mistake.

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“Stop.”

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“… … … .”

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Ttogak-

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Ian paused for a moment with his hand on the doorknob, but opened the door without answering.

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Ki-

bang!!!

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He used wind magic to force the slightly open door to close. Thanks to this, Iyan’s pink hair shook violently.

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“… just… … Can’t I just leave it there?”

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When the road ahead was blocked, Yi Yan muttered without turning around.

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I stood up.

I walked to Ian.

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Tuk.

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I stopped right behind him.

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“I’ll fix it.”

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The resolution has already been made.

I will not leave Ian unattended.

Also, now I have an alternative to running away from the city.

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Now I will do whatever I want.