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nChapter 46

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nForty-Sixth Episode~ Sebdola’s Picture Scroll

nFor several hours, I run around the alleys in the downtown area .

nIt should be okay soon . I stop when main street comes into view .

nAs I watch the people coming and going through the alley I keep my face hidden under my black hood for the moment .

nThe group walking along the street passes me while having a pleasant conversation .

nI will slip in . Tagging along the back of the group, I walk along main street .

nRollo sticks to my feet as well .

nIt will be evening soon…I remember the person I fought while staying in the shadow of the people I am following .

nKarii’s guidance moji and skill was highly refined .

nWith an injured arm, he was still able to demonstrate such skill with the dagger . It may have been technique from the flying sword style school or perhaps one unknown to me .

nThen, my stomach rumbles .

n“I’m hungry…”

n“Nya, Nyaan . ”

nRollo seems to be hungry too .

nI did too much today . I feel hungry now .

nThe last thing I drank a long time ago was liquor so I should look for a shop .

nNear the inn, I head down the back street with all the restaurants .

nWhen I enter the back street, I see the bar where I indulged myself in Quiche and Cherry .

nIt is doing good business . There are so many customers that there is nowhere to sit down . The freckled face of Cherry the barmaid is treating the customers to pleasant smiles as she works .

n…They seem busy .

nI should say hi… no, I look for a different shop today .

nI am hungry and feel like eat some meat .

nSo, I do not go to a pub . Like that, I walk along the street .

nThere seem to be a lot of people eating right now .

nIt is crowded like in front of Shibuya station or Ameya on New Year’s Eve . (Shibuya station is the 5th busiest station in the world . Here is the Wikipedia article on Ameya)

nWalking alongside the people on the street, I try looking at the shops for somewhere with good food .

nIt is easy to tell when there are sample dishes at the entrance…

n…Watching the people walking by, they all seem to be looking for a shop that looks good .

nThere, the smell of grilled meat is drifting .

nOh, this is unbearable .

nI am tempted by the smell and drift towards it .

nAs I approach the fragrant smell of roasted meat my stomach begins to ache .

n*Goku* I swallow my saliva .

nSaliva naturally overflows from my mouth . This is appetizing .

nMeat, meat . Roasted meat . I poke my nose out of my hood .

nI have decided on this shop .

nThe wooden exterior of the shop looks nice .

nThe shop sign says Lunga Specialty Shop and has a picture of yakiniku Lunga .

nThe shop has the appearance of a wooden house .

nI move to the side of the street and immediately enter the shop .

n-Ooh .

nI can smell the smoky scent of roasted meant and liquor coming from the shop .

nFor a moment, I am overwhelmed by the smell and stop at the doorway, but immediately sit down in an available seat before I attract attention .

nI order roasted meant and liquor that are carved into the wooden menu from the sullen-faced storekeeper .

nI also order some for Rollo .

nAfter a short time, meat is brought out on an iron pan .

nIt a square cut of steak-like meat with a transparent oily face, the sauce is sizzling again to hot iron plate .

nThe sound of meat juices and the sauce sizzling is even more appetizing .

nIt looks tasty, the tension rises .

nRollo raises her upper body from the chair, places both paws on the table, and sniffs with her twitching nose .

nHer face is almost shouting “Quickly . ”

nShe seems excited and her pupils are dilating .

n“Rollo, wait and I’ll cut it up into smaller pieces . ”

n“Nyaaa . ”

nI cut the meat up into small pieces and place it on small plate and eat while listening the quiet purring next to me .

n“Haha, the food isn’t going to run away, you can slow down . ”

nI bring the cut meat to my mouth and chew on it .

nI feel the thickness of the meat from the first bite .

nThis is tough . However, I chew the meat, twice, three times, and then the meat disappears in my mouth .

nKuaa, tastyyy .

nTender, the meat melts together with the sauce, it is also different .

nThe beat juice and saucy play together on my tongue in harmony .

nThe deliciousness makes me happy .

n-The compatibility of the meat and sauce is extraordinary .

nWhat is this? This sauce, it is a transparent oil-ish soup…the flavor of the sauce is not saltiness .

nIt is not lemon… Its rich taste is different than its sweet appearance .

nThere is a spicy after taste and I bring more meat to my mouth .

nSince this is a different world, it must be an unknown spice…

nA fairly spicy fruit wine make the meat taste even better, the meat on the iron plate disappears in no time .

nI scoop up the left-over sauce on the plate with my wooden spoon and bring it to my mouth .

nI thoroughly enjoy such a meat dish to the end .

nIt is different from the wild taste of the lunga meat Shisho and Raguren made .

nFood shops in a different world are nothing to laugh at .

nAs expected when it is written as the Lunga special course .

nI eat it all . As I drink the remaining spiced wine I listen the conversation of the adventures that have finished eating like me .

n“Oi, you heard? A group of wyverns appeared in Vallaida insect shrine, it looks like a disaster . ”

n“I heard about it . I’ve been hearing about it all day . The wyverns aren’t only killing ants; they’re going after adventurers too . ”

nA dangerous topic .

nThey are being loud so I do not have to strain my ears to hear them .

nI continue sipping on my liquor and my ears twitch .

n“I heard about it too . Part of the insect shrine collapsed, a bunch of adventurers got caught in it and died instantly . ”

n“The fight between the wyvern and the imperial ants was intense too . ”

nFear is visible in the eyes of the adventurers .

n“…I wish I had seen the fight between the wyvern flock and the huge ant swarm, but I’m glad I didn’t…”

nI kind of want to see it .

n“Pu, you’re saying, what the high-ranked adventurers are saying, you’re mean they’re saying things like pepe?”

n“Even you would be surprised if you saw it, you’d bite your tongue off . ”

n“Gahahaha, sure . ”

n“So, is there an emergency request for the outbreak?”

nIt seems something happened while I was in the magic labyrinth .

nAh, that reminds me…the guild seemed really busy today, it was chaos inside .

n“It looks like it . Several clans have already accepted the urgent request . ”

n“Then if they do, isn’t it rare for dragon types to group together and attack? It would be normal if it was just one of them…”

nWyvern? Dragon types and ants…

nThis might be related to the Dragon God Burdock from Burdock Mountain .

n“The Dragon God of Burdock mountain seems to be rampaging again, this might the aftermath . ”

nIt seems like that is the reason .

n“That’s what’s most likely . There’s been damage in the non-search area around the mountain and fields in the neighboring towns and villages have been burned . ”

nBurnt fields…

n“Huh . Sooner or later, the dragons following the Dragon King may at this city too . ”

n“Oi, oi, don’t even joke about that kinda ** . It should be fine though . ”

n“Oh? Bragging again? Kukuku . ”

nthe bushy-bearded adventurer makes fun of his friend .

n“No, no, that’s not it . This marquess-sama seems to be making the first move . Marquess-sama was at the guild . I saw her in the area . So, I heard the marquess declare ‘I will subdue the Dragon God . ’ In the a few days, an army of soldiers with gather in the south at the ‘Square of the War God Vice . ’ She seems to be taking part of the country’s Blue Iron Knights as well as some of the Magic Dragon Cavalry Company . She said it in an assertive voice . ”

nEvil Dragon King Subjugation…

n“Hou, I haven’t heard that yet . The Magic Dragon Cavalry Company? Will they come from the dragon rider company or the griffon rider company? But, it’s incredible they are coming . ”

nThere is such a military unit?

n“Aah, surely . ”

n“However, why has the country decided to dispatch troops into the mountains that have been a non-search area for so long? 【Osberia】 did with the ‘Ruruzaku War’ but they have been fighting against an empire for over 50 years, can they afford it?”

n“That’s why there must be room on the western front . Sacred Beast Protection, Magic Dragon Cavalry Company, and since there are the Nine White Dragon Knight, they aren’t worried?”

nSacred Beast Protection? Nine Knights?

nI would like to see the dragon knights at some point .

n“Fumu . But, they are moving part of the army . Since the marquis family is devoting themselves there must be some kind of reward . ”

n“Aah, that makes sense . There must be a reward for killing the Evil Dragon King…”

nThe bushy-bearded adventurer’s face has become somewhat slack as if he is imagining the reward .

n“…I see . One will become rich if they killed that old dragon . That’s only a dream . Unlike Wyverns and Drakes, its scales, claws, horns, bones, meat, and organs will all be treasure . Spending all their time in the labyrinth, there are a lot of S and A ranked adventurers gathering . ”

n“With all the adventurers working in ‘Labyrinth City Pernette’ and ‘The Tower,’ the rewards should increase, right?”

nHigh ranked adventurers .

nThey must be strong people . Something interesting showed up .

n“Excellent ones are gathering, but won’t they be fighting those huge ancient dragons? How many will die…”

n“It can’t be helped . If you and I participate, we’ll undoubtedly become one of the casualties . Gahahaha . ”

n“Pretty much, ahahaha . ”

n“…Still, what if? If we do an outstanding job then we’ll not only get money, we might be scouted by the country…”

n“Ha, what are you dreaming about… you aren’t going to be scouted unless your strength is beyond B rank…”

n“Oh, ore, If I participate in this dragon extermination and get a reward, I’ll finally marry Remy…”

n“Haha, te, oi, oi, are you actually gunna do it?”

nA death flag just showed up, but I will ignore it…

nAt any rate, the Evil Dragon King subjugation .

nWith her resentment, Quiche will participate .

nThe reward is good, so I might as well fight the dragon .

nI wonder if I should participate in the ‘dragon subjugation?’

nHaving such a thought, I pay for the delicious food and leave the shop .

n…After eating, I begin walking in the crowd of the night time bar street, when suddenly, I bell tolls in warning from far away .

nWhat?

n“-It’s a fiiiiire!”

nA man runs off yelling such a thing .

nFor an instant . The conversation from the bar passes through my head .

nCould the dragons be attacking!?

n“There’s a fire in the pleasure quarters!”

nOnly of fire?

nI grab the person running away and try to ask him .

n“What’s going on with the fire?”

n“-Na? It’s a fight between the dark guilds . A bloody dwarf suddenly rushed into the shop…then magic fireballs flew into the shop too . There were several of them at the same time . My friend and I from the shop ran for the bell tower then, moreover, even if we won we’d eventually be caught, haa…”

nRush what? I am curious, but I ask a different question .

n“…It’s unfortunate . Fighting?”

n“Yeah . The gambling area is the territory of the dark guild . There is more than one of them, so the fighting doesn’t stop . This seems to be a fight between 【White Whale Blood Elves】 and 【Bell of Twilight】 . It wasn’t a place for patrons like us, so we ran away without fighting . ”

nThe fleeing man frowns in disappointment and leaves .

nHe waves his hand and runs off .

nI remember correctly, the ‘Bell Tower’ is…

nCherry the barmaid told me it was a shop I should not go to .

nI feel curious, but if I go I will likely get caught up in the rivalry, so I will stop here .

nI leave the fire and return to the inn .

nI have returned to the small room of the inn .

nRollo immediately jumps to the hard bed .

nShe claims the pillow and curls up on it .

nWhile looking at such a heartwarming Rollo, I lean the black spear against the wall next to the bed .

nI loosen to below connecting my waist to my thigh .

nI also place the bags from my back on the lower corner of the bed .

nI even bath in water . I remove my leather jacket and clothes, then pour hot water into the tub .

nI get into the bath tub and clean Rollo too .

nI get rid of the lingering scent of blood on my body and feel refreshed .

nI sit down on the bed and wipe myself dry, then I see the item box bracelet again .

nNow then, should I check Kuna’s item box?

nI think it has treasure-ish items .

nI activate the item box first . I press “storage . ”

nI remove the key ring and zohedron trap sphere from my belt pocket and put them in the item box .

nAnd now-

n“Open . ”

n◆：Person Mark：Storage

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nItem Inventory 35

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nIntermediate Restoring Potion×154

nIntermediate Mana Restoring Potion x110

nHigh-Class Restoring Potion x43

nHigh-Class Mana Restoring Potion x44

nGold Coin x39

nSilver Coin x310

nLarge Copper Coin x240

nLarge Staff of the Moon Spirit Tree x1

nPriest Necklace x1

nMana Amplification Potion x3

nDark Language Magic: Dark Wall x1

nDress of Dark Shows x1

nStone Ball of Return x11

nCrimson Shark Leather High Heels x1

nArmrest of Lightning Magic x1

nRing of Dusk x1

nNotes of Ancient King Permon x1

nPeterson’s Passage Fragment x1

nSocks of Varuda x5

nPicture Scroll of Sebdola-kami x1

nAncient Writing Stone of the Dawn x3

nDark Crest Magic: Dark Shackles x1

nRonto Manuscript x1

nTen Wicked Pictures Shitatop x1

n1st Paredes Mirror x1

nRing of Shadow Penetration x1

nRing of Fire Beast Stone x1

nRuby x1

nJade x1

nMagic Stone of Wind x1

nMagic Stone of Fire x1

nMagic Sword Bitou x1

nKey Ring x1

nZohedron Trap x1

nFirst Class Slave Trader License x1

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nI take out the different items I find interesting .

nThe Notes of Ancient King Permon, Picture Scroll of Sebdola-Kami .

nPetersen’s Passage Fragment, Ancient Writing Stone of the Dawn, Ronto Manuscript .

nDark Language Magic: Dark Wall, the Magic Characters of Dark Crest Magic: Dark Shackles .

nAnd finally, the Ten Wicked Pictures Shitatop .

nI lay them out on the bed .

nThe last one…is this .

nI am quite curious about its shape, but…

nThe start with, I pick up the Notes of Ancient King Permon .

nIt is a note written on aged parchment with several pieces missing .

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nI a pre…su . Ancient…red…bow and blue hair…household .

n…sword, but this book…bow…great lake…remote…place .

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nThere is only this much .

nThis great lake place, and a bow and a sword?

nThis makes no sense…

nI pick up the Picture Scroll of Sebdola-Kami first .

nThis book is surrounded by a whirlpool of mana .

nThe paper on the cover is not parchment either .

nI looks to be made with some hard skin that I have not seen before .

nThe four corners of the book are tightly bound with a black metallic frame .

nIt looks like a grimoire .

nThe book’s standard is a dark black tone .

nThe title is written in blurred white characters .

n“Picture Scroll of Sebdola-Kami” is the title .

nI open such a picture scroll .

nThe beginning in a transparent blank paper like a think oil-blotting paper .

nWhen I turn the next page, there is a painting of a child done with black oil colors like black smoke .

nIn the upper part of the black smoke the name of the God Rivguraf is written in purple graphic characters .

nA dark red long sword is depicted sticking out of the middle of the black smoke .

nA pair red eyes are in the background, as if staring in this direction .

nThe eyes make the person viewing the painting feel fear .

nThe two eyes are painted finely .

nIt strange because everything in the picture other than the eyes is drawn roughly .

nThinking the rest of the picture might be the same, I roll up to the next page, and find it different, to my surprise .

nDrawn with a detailed brush, it is a beautiful picture .

nA bleeding pair of pure white eyes . The silhouette of a beautiful woman with a black and white cloth around her head .

nOnly the vermillion tears are colored .

nIt is depicted with a refined touch, close to an India-ink painting .

nUnderneath is written Beikala, God of Death, with a Japanese flare .

nThis god, is it the source of the power in Yui’s eyes?

nThe white eyes are similar .

nAt any rate, this is an amazing picture . This one is the polar opposite of the one from before .

nA picture with an old-fashioned painting style .

nIt looks like the Japanese paintings of the old Rinpa school .

nThis is probably at the level of being displayed in a museum .

nImpressed by the skill of picture, I roll up that page .

nThe design of the next picture it completely different, it is cruel .

nThe form of an amoeba is drawn .

nThe name of Desarobia, the Evil God, is written in yellow .

nIt makes me feel revolted so I move to the next page .

nOoh, the next picture is a beautiful woman .

nIn black characters, Rebura, Queen of Dusk in written .

nQueen is written, and it has the feeling of a gravure queen .

nIs gold dust swirling around?

nThe queen is sitting on a cough with an Arabian atmosphere, I stare at the seductive and haughty figure .

nShe has long black hair, and her forehead has a hexagram blood symbol .

nShe has incredibly good looks and a bewitching smile .

nA hexagram is visible in her eyes, with compound eyes of a spider, the darkness of the abyss and the glittering of the star is combined, the magic formation appears and disappears .

nHe smiling face almost seems to be moving-eh? Did her strange eyes move?

nHer long hair in the picture is moving, fluttering subtly…

nA long arm stretches out seductively, a large staff in grasped in the fair hands, striking a pose that releases magic .

nA beautiful large jewel like obsidian is at the top on the large staff .

nThe narrow line between her breasts is drawn with a refined emphasis .

nMore, I feel like I want to look at this beautiful goddess longer, but…

nI move onto the next while admiring the execution of the picture

nMoving to the next, I find a picture of a man with a broad chest and a showy black lance in his right hand .

nName: King Boshiado of Tyranny .

nIt is a clear design; however, I have no desire to see a dandy mustached man in the nude .

nMy tension falls after seeing the naked man .

nI have become bored, so I roll up to the next one .

nThe next is animal type depicted with thin brush strokes like pencils .

nA centaur like monster is drawn . Huge moose racks grow from the sides of their head, and a spiral horn grows from the forehead like a unicorn .

nThe head has six eyes, the upper body six arms, and the horse body eight legs .

nIts name is King Bofun of the Hunt, in light brown characters .

nThere is such a monster-like god?

nWith such a short impression, I turn the page .

nNext is a roundish shape like an octopus drawn with a red crayon .

nIs this a soft bodied slime?

nThe design has features like a bald man .

nHowever, it has a pair of sharp yellow in the center .

nIts name is Zea of Rage .

nGoing by the shard gaze, its name being rage is proper .

nI go to the next page .

nN, destroyed mountains are displayed, a cracked pitch-black world?

nAt the bottom the name King Rashinzu Rebioda is written in white characters .

nOn this much?

nTurn to the next with such a question .

nThe name of this picture is written at the top .

nKing Totogudius of the Ten Layers of Sebdola .

nThis one, it has the feeling of a demon .

nSitting on throne of bones, laughing happily .

nThe base of his form is humanoid, but long curving black horns grow from the sides of his head, and his eyes are completed black, cold and brutal looking .

nIts skin is a deep crimson, and it give off the impression of strength and brutality .

nHe is wearing a robe the same color of his skin from his back .

nHe is holding a long yellow staff in his left hand, and in his right, he holds a golden book dripping with blood .

nIs this one moving too? The moving picture is realistic .

nIf it was game, it would be like a final boss demon lord character .

nTherefore, I go to the next .

nOh, this next picture might be cool .

nThe figure of a heroic female soldier is depicted .

nThere are sword wounds here and there, she golden hair is style in corn rows, her face is small and her eyes are different colors, one blood shot, and the other brocaded . (TL: I don’t understand what the author means by it being brocaded . )

nShe is dignified in some respects . She has four long arms in dazzling steel blue armor, in her outstretched arm is long sword with a notched blade with beautiful crimson gems spread on it .

nHer name is written as Mefara, Oni Princess of Darkness .

nHer face looks furious .

nI move to the next page .

nThis time it is a woman . A goddess . Her name is Melad, Goddess Governing Demon Life .

nHer raven-black hair is long . She also has three eyes . The third is in the middle of her forehead .

nThe eyes in the picture are blood shot and crying tears of blood, her expression is tender, and in some respects, the depiction has an element of horror that makes me feel like I jumped into cold water .

nWith a long staff wet with blood in her right hand, the depiction has a feeling of someone being cured .

nIn Zoru’s journal there was a description matching this goddess .

nThen, I roll up the next page .

nOh, a trees and shrubs . His name is Kyuruha, King Tree of Archive Keeping .

nThis guy, his name is similar to Genju’s Sake Ball of Light, I have a hunch he may be related to my goal .

nIt might be unrelated…

nThe center of the picture is a painting of a huge tree .

nIt has a feeling like an impressionist made a realistic oil painting, here and there are traces of painting over mistakes, there are some parts that are smudged .

nIt looks like a half-finished picture . I roll to the next page .

nThe next picture…

nSurrounded by a dusky green haze, is beautiful woman over a back drop of a blackish dark green rose?

nShe is a beauty, but the large snake winding from her shoulders too her neck shows a presence, how, all the hair on her head is a large grey snake

nJust like Medusa .

nBoth of her eyes are slit too, they are scary like a reptile’s .

nThe Medusa’s head, the large snake laying across her shoulders looks like a muffler, and her arms are wrapped in a transparent dark velvet giving the appearance of a skeleton .

nUnderneath her transparent clothes she is of course wearing a conspicuous bikini armor, and the narrow waist of her bare midriff and the goddess’ pale skin creates a beautiful picture .

nShe is wearing a skin-tight snake or bat type panties and an armor like a chastity belt .

nHowever, taking a closer look at the whole picture, I can see something faintly transparent growing near her foot like a scorpion or spider .

nThis beautiful goddess has the name Misea, Goddess of Poison .

nI roll up the scroll, impressed by the good quality of her figure .

nUhe, the next one is to exact opposite .

nThe picture is of an obese monster .

nIts face and eyes are big too . It is a fat frog type standing imposingly .

nIt looks just like the guy who appeared as the enemy in the masterpiece space wars movie . (TL: It should be obvious, but this is referencing Jaba the Hut from Star Wars . )

nIts name Zansuin, King of Greed .

nThis one is disgusting, so on to the next one .

nOh, this is a magnificent painting that conveys the god .

nIts name is Shakidaosu, King of Insanity .

nHis hair is the color of honey . The long ends of his hair wind together like small snakes .

nHis bright red pair of eyes shine glare from beneath his brow in support of his name, “Insanity . ”

nHe appears as a large human figure with countless black wings growing from his back, the wings are moving slowly .

nHe is depicted in the sky .

nIt looks like that because the cloak he wears is being turned up by the dry wind, whirling about .

nAnd from his cloak caught in the dry wind are six arms appearing from his chest .

nOf the six hands, the palms of four have a “weird eye” that are seeping tears of blood,

nDoes is have some kind of meaning?

nThe bleeding eyes are turned in a certain direction .

nThe two-blood stained and injured hands .

nLike the lower body of Jesus Christ, crucified on the cross, his out stretched legs are laying over top one another .

nAround both feet are thin grieves as if dissolved in water .

nFurthermore, underneath, there are multiple races look at the insane god in the sky, the scene displays a field .

nThis is amazing . The level of this picture is the highest .

nIt is like it was painted by the famous inventor Leonardo Da Vinci, it is wonderfully crafted .

nIt is mysterious, the picture is like the “Last Supper . ”

nIt feels like I am at an art museum .

nWondering what kind of picture will be next, I roll up the page feeling excited .

nEh, the name of this one is Vamina, Queen of Nightmares .

nBound to a chair with a big back by her hands and feet is a blindfolded woman that looks like an aristocrat .

nUha, when I look closely her neck is half cut, and the flowing blood is being drawn into the balls of her necklace…

nScary, on to the next page .

nEw, this is horror type too?

nA shaved head . Name, Nocturne, King of Fear .

nAre his eyes gouged out? Gray cloth is tied around his head obscuring it, but in the place where his eyes should be the cloth sinks into the eye sockets .

nA large amount of blood drips from the cloth .

nFor all that, he is laughing .

nHe has the appearance of a tall human; he is wearing a complete set of black and gold splint mail armor and has the atmosphere of a soldier .

nA vortex of black aura is behind his back .

nThe next one seems to be the last .

nI prepare myself and roll up the page .

nOh, this is normal . It looks like a person; its appearance is like a black knight .

nIts name of the Blood Sucking God Regunad .

nThe sharp fangs sticking out of his mouth stand out .

nBehind him a shadow like a fog fades in and out of existence .

nThe black fog wriggles weirdly, it changes from a crow to a bat with shining red eyes .

nThis is the god of vampires?

nThat reminds me, I got an explanation when I transmigrated .

nThere was still another page, but I the thin page is only blank so I close the picture scroll .

nI saw a considerable number of painting of the gods…

nFrom title of the picture scroll these are gods that live in Sebdola, is it eighteen gods in total? Or at least, there are eighteen gods with god class power .

nShisho and the Boiling Bone Knights talked about this world in a different dimension, they seem to influence this world .

nThe pictures in this scroll, are they pictures that a professional put his whole soul into creating?

nThere were moving pictures among them…with that expectation, simply because it has power, did the pictures become clear? Ma, even if I think about it, I do not understand it and nothing happens .

nI will move on quickly to the next item .

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