＄01-00-07-08-1-0
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＠Gilgamesh
Fwahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! Stop, stop already, you fools!
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＠Gilgamesh
There's no way I could record a story like that for posterity! So, first you swatted her out of the sky, and then you tied her up!?
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＠Gilgamesh
And then, after you released her out of sheer pity, she helped you escape, and fled home?
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＠Gilgamesh
Ishtar's actually entertaining this time! I think I'll have to give her a speck of credit now!
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？1：Your Majesty, I think you're laughing too much.

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＠Gilgamesh
Hm, true. It's unlike me to waste my time being amused over some goddess.
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＠Gilgamesh
You've done a fine job this time. I'm sure it was a good lesson for Ishtar too.
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？2：Is Ishtar really an enemy of mankind?

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＠Gilgamesh
Of course she is. She will always be an enemy of mankind. Even if by some fraction of a chance she changed,
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＠Gilgamesh
her existence itself sends the world into chaos. That's just the nature of her divinity.
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＠Gilgamesh
She's the seed of conflict. She incites war, inspires greed, and torments mankind.
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＠Gilgamesh
She's a hopeless idiot, but she's not evil at her core. That's why she is such a nuisance.
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＠Gilgamesh
If she were just completely evil from head to toe, I would have no qualms about destroying her.
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＠Gilgamesh
Ah, well. Next job, [%1]. Do you know of Nippur?
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＠Mash
The city beyond Uruk's Northern Wall, yes? Beyond the Demonic Front...?
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＠Mash
I heard its fortifications rival even Uruk's.
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＠Gilgamesh
That's right. They've been surviving by locking themselves inside their walls while under siege by Demonic Beasts.
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＠Gilgamesh
Those beasts have a set attack cycle. They're not exactly demons immune to hunger and exhaustion.
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＠Gilgamesh
We've been evacuating the citizens of Nippur little by little in between their attacks. However, their supplies have finally run out.
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＠Gilgamesh
They cannot hold out any longer. Therefore, we must evacuate any remaining survivors immediately.
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＠Mash
So this is going to be a large-scale rescue mission.[sr]But, um...
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＠Mash
What do you mean by the beasts having an attack cycle?
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＠Gilgamesh
In that respect, they're no different from humans. I mean that they don't fight all day and all night.
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＠Gilgamesh
Take an Ušumgallu, for example. It could take as many as ten soldiers to bring one down...
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＠Gilgamesh
However, it doesn't have much in the way of stamina. According to legend, it could run thousands of miles in a day. But, if you study it, that seems unlikely.
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＠Gilgamesh
An Ušumgallu can only maintain its maximum speed for about a minute. After that, it slows down and must feed.
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＠Dr. Roman
Ah, you're talking about burning calories. There's also muscle fiber and blood vessel endurance.
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＠Dr. Roman
It's the same with cheetahs. The fastest animal on Earth, they can get up to speeds of eighty kilometers per hour in a space of about two seconds.
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＠Dr. Roman
But it turns out that kind of high performance can be dangerous. Maintaining that speed for more than about ten seconds could burn up their brains.
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＠Dr. Roman
That's why cheetahs always chase their prey for under ten seconds, and burn incredible amounts of calories doing it.
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＠Dr. Roman
If it can take down its prey, the cheetah wins. But if the prey can evade the cheetah for more than ten seconds, the prey wins.
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＠Gilgamesh
Not bad, you catch on quick. Precisely, a Demonic Beast is not that much different than any other creature.
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＠Gilgamesh
On the other hand, a Mušḫuššu doesn't have much combat power, but it has incredible endurance. It can be active for a whole day without feeding.
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＠Gilgamesh
So you see, Demonic Beasts all have special traits. Usually they never fight alongside each other.
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＠Gilgamesh
However, there's probably someone commanding them all. The commander brings them together and they come to attack once every seven days.
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＠Gilgamesh
It may not be on the dot, but we estimate the timing, and send our strongest against them.
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＠Gilgamesh
That was all thanks to Tomoe's work too. ...Hmph. [charaFace C 4]She may have been mixed-blood, but she was a fine warrior.
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＠Merlin
Yes, her defeating Girtablilu was big. If she hadn't been there, the front would've collapsed long ago.
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＠Merlin
So this time it's our job to play that role, am I right?
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＠Gilgamesh
Right. The other day, Ushiwakamaru and Benkei fought against the Demonic Beasts' attack.
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＠Gilgamesh
There will be no attacks for another six days. During this pause, lead the people of Nippur to the Northern Wall!
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＠Gilgamesh
If you manage this, I shall take back what I said about you being unnecessary!
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＠Gilgamesh
As the protector of the Foundation of Humanity, you may become my proxy!
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？1：Whoa...!
？2：King Gilgamesh is finally going to accept us!

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＠Siduri
...
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＠Gilgamesh
Wait, Siduri. You're crying? Why?
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＠Siduri
Oh?! N-no, that is not true.
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＠Siduri
As [%1]'s caretaker, I just was reminiscing about all the struggles we've endured up until now.
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＠Merlin
It means you guys are finally at the starting point. Well, it actually went rather quickly, considering how things usually go with the king.
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＠Merlin
Anyway, what are you going to do with the Tablet of Destinies? I thought deciphering it was also an important task?
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＠Gilgamesh
No, I won't read it.
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＠Gilgamesh
[%1] is the one who obtained it.[sr][%1] should read it.
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？1：Me...?
？2：I can't read it.

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＠Gilgamesh
You do not need to. Just lay your hands on its surface and say this:
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＠Gilgamesh
“Ur na-nam, ur na-nam. Dur-an-ki, gir-edin.”[sr]It means “There was a city, there was a city... The meeting place of heaven and earth, ■■ empty fields.”
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？1：...Ur na-nam, ur na-nam...
？2：...Dur-an-ki, gir-edin...

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＠???
That king's evil deeds... That king's cruelty...
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＠???
That demon who stood by and smiled as the world's tragedies unfolded before him...
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＠???
I cannot let this stand. I cannot forgive him.
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＠???
So, I leave this in hope[line 2]hope that these words will be passed on.
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＠???
In every age, in every land, the history of mankind has been one of tragedy.
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Those who kill their children. Those killed by their children. Those who know no affection. Those who abandon all affection.
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Those who grieve at betrayal. Those who live for betrayal. Those who know no family. Those who abandon their families.
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Those who lose wealth. Those who die for wealth. Those who know no love. Those who scorn all love.
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Those who desire success. Those who loathe success. Those who defend religion. Those who despise religion.
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They love their kin, detest outsiders, gain wisdom, spread ignorance, hold grudges, misunderstand, love discrimination, praise persecution, and pity compassion.
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What hideous, pitiable creatures they are. However, when they are mere commoners, they may be forgiven.
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＠???
Humans are imperfect. They endure their pain and loss, and live with their contradictions.
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＠???
But what of an almighty king? A king with the power and means to set matters right? Then it's a different matter entirely.
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＠???
He had eyes to see into the past and the future, to see all the world's struggles and sorrows.
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＠???
And he stood by. He laughed.
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＠???
Ignorance might have excused him, but even enlightened, he only laughed.
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＠???
“Even knowing this, you feel nothing!?[sr][f small] [f -]You would do nothing to stop it all!?”
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＠???
In answer, the king said only this:
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＠???
“Not particularly.”
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＠???
...This man, this king, can never be forgiven. So say we all.
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＠???
Here we inscribe our rage. Here, future generations may read of our fury, and follow in our footsteps.
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＠???
Construct a temple. Build a band of light.
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＠???
You will need every resource to destroy him. You will need all of time to forget his indifference.
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＠???
...Find the path to the Final Singularity. That is where the throne of the King of Mages resides.
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The name of that plane is Solomon. The end of the very end. The altar of spinning time. The hope at the very beginning[line 3]
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＠Mash
Master!? Are you all right? You look pale!?
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？1：...I feel like I was having a terrible nightmare...

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＠Gilgamesh
I see from the look on your face that you haven't received a definite answer. However, that fate is now sealed.
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＠Gilgamesh
This clay tablet is the inscription of what I unknowingly “saw” when I returned from the Abyss.
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＠Gilgamesh
It's one of the few clues to finding the self-proclaimed King of Mages[line 2]the man who incinerated humanity.
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＠Gilgamesh
Eventually, there will be a time when you will come to understand what you had a glimpse of just now.
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＠Gilgamesh
Until then, keep it in the back of your mind. Eventually, you will be forced to face it.
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