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2nd day of Vargas Camp
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 Sebek
Sebek 
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Just where……
IS THAT LAMP BLOSSOM!!
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 Silver
Silver 
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In order to acquire a Vargas Badge, we need to gather the Lamp Blossom, which is an ingredient for the needed potion, but……
We can’t find it at all. It’s also been quite a long time since we set off to look for it.
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 Riddle
Riddle 
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As we might expect of the very rare Lamp Blossom, finding one is harder than we thought.
The other clubs seem to be struggling with this task too, not just our Equestrian Club.
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 Sebek
Sebek 
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……Hmm? That is……
Oi, I’ve finally found the Lamp Blossom this time!!
It’s up on the cliff to your left.
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 Silver
Silver 
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……You’re right. There’s a single flower growing about 10 metres above us.
Well done, Sebek.
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 Sebek
Sebek 
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I am the Young Master’s escort. This is nothing special!
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 Riddle
Riddle 
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I think finding it and being an escort are unrelated though……
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 Leona
Leona 
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–– If it isn’t Riddle. Which means that the team here belongs to the Equestrian Club.
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 Sebek
Sebek 
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(......! Leona Kingscholar!!)
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 Riddle
Riddle 
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Leona-senpai, is there a reason you’re taking the Magift Club members along with you?
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 Leona
Leona 
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It’s cus these bunch were yapping about being unable to find the Lamp Blossom.
Wanted to quickly find it and silence them since they were disturbing my nap.
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Magift Club Member A
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Ahhhhh!! Leona-senpai, there’s a Lamp Blossom here! Please take a look up the cliff!
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 Riddle
Riddle 
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Wait, you guys! The Equestrian Club spotted that flower first, so……
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Magift Club Member B
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Ah? So what if you spotted it first? In this case, obviously it should be the first one to grab it who gets to keep it, right?
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Magift Club Member A
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Let’s hurry and climb up the cliff to grab it before the Equestrian Club does!
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 Leona
Leona 
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––Don’t bother.
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Magift Club Member B
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What? But why?
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 Leona
Leona 
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The Lamp Blossom is a kind of plant that converts any kind of nourishment into magic power and stores it……
In other words, you can search for it in other nutrient-rich places without going through all the trouble of climbing up that cliff.
Searching for one in forests abundant in leaf mould or well-lit lake shores instead of climbing up a cliff saves you energy.
Only fools get lured by the bait that’s dangled before them. Let’s move on.
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Magift Club Member A & B
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Yessir. If the leader says so, then we’ll follow suit!
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Equestrian Club Member A
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……It does look dangerous. Should we find the flower in other places like the Magift Club’s group did?
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 Sebek
Sebek 
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No, I will pluck that flower!
I will prove Leona Kingscholar wrong by scaling up the cliff he gave up on!
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 Riddle
Riddle 
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Hah? What are you spouting…… Wait, he’s already started climbing!?
Sebek, will you get down here this instant!
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 Silver
Silver 
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Riddle, it’ll be alright. Take a good look at Sebek.
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 Riddle
Riddle 
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…………Hmm? Huh……?
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Timeskip
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Magift Club Member A
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We couldn’t catch a glimpse of the Lamp Blossom in the forest, huh……
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 Leona
Leona 
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Tch, even though I wanted to return to my nap as soon as possible…… Oi, you guys. We’re heading to the lake next.
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???
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WHOAAAAA!!!
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 Leona
Leona 
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Hmm? What was that cheer?
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Magift Club Member B
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It seems to be coming from where the Equestrian Club was at earlier. Since we have to go through that path to reach the lake anyway, why don’t we take a look what’s up?
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Timeskip
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 Sebek
Sebek 
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……Huff……Huff……It was steeper than I expected, and I struggled through the climb, but there’s just 1 more metre before I reach the flower.
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Equestrian Club Member A
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It’s dangerous, Sebek! Listen to us and come down already!
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 Sebek
Sebek 
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Don’t treat me like a frail human!
As an escort to the Young Master, if I don’t easily overcome a hardship of this level…… Whoa!
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 Sebek
Sebek 
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––Alright, I got the Lamp Blossom!
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Equestrian Club Member A
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Whooooa! To think he would really climb up the cliff and get the flower!
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Equestrian Club Member B
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It’s unbelievable seeing him climb up to that height……! That’s amazing, Sebek!
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 Leona
Leona 
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That guy is……
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 Sebek
Sebek 
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Silver! Riddle-senpai! I got the Lamp Blossom!
This means we can create the magic potion as required, right?
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 Riddle
Riddle 
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Yes. Thank you, Sebek.
You actually grabbed the flower from the cliff. I must say, you amazed me by pulling that off.
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 Sebek
Sebek 
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As the escort to the Young Master, being able to achieve this much is a given!
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 Riddle
Riddle 
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That again? Well, that aside……
I’m not familiar with climbing cliffs, but I could tell based on your movements that you were skilled.
Could it be that you have such experience prior to this?
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 Sebek
Sebek 
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Yes. It was part of my training routine under Master Lilia in the past.
For 3 months, I climbed up and down the precipices 10 times per day……
I could only achieve what I did today because of Master Lilia’s strict training!
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 Riddle
Riddle 
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Y-you seem to have completed some unbelievable training right there…… Anyway, it makes sense now.
Silver, you stopped me when I commanded him to get down because you knew this, right?
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 Silver
Silver 
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Yeah.
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Magift Club Member A
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You…… I never would have thought you’d grab a flower that high up through brute strength alone…!
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 Sebek
Sebek 
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Mm? You guys were the Magift Club members from earlier, which means……
Oi, Leona Kingscholar!
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 Leona
Leona 
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Ah?
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 Sebek
Sebek 
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I am Sebek Zigvolt, the escort to the Young Master, Malleus!
I am the guy who retrieved the flower you gave up on. Remember that!
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 Leona
Leona 
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Hah! You took great pains by choosing the exhausting approach, huh. Eccentric fools sure amaze me.
Oi, Magift Club members. Let’s go.
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 Sebek
Sebek 
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Ah, wait, you! I’m not done talk–……
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 Leona
Leona 
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Later, Sebek.
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 Sebek
Sebek 
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!!!
H-he just…… Did he just call me by my name!?
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 Riddle
Riddle 
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Yes, he did as he was leaving…… Is there something wrong with that?
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 Sebek
Sebek 
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……Fu. So that insolent fellow has finally acknowledged my presence!
From now on, I won’t let him say “Who’re you” or the like to me again!
I will keep this up…… And one day make him realise that he is no match for us fae!
HAAAAAHAHAHAHA!!
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