To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts 3

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BB: No weak points at all, he wasted time nor resources building this…… // The ”perfect” fortress.
NB: The gigantic fortress of the Minotaur. The bloody battle is drawing near.
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vert title: To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts

BB: Beyond this point... it'll be dangerous.

BB: I’ll be fine…

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BB: I can // protect myself.

BB: I suppose…

BB: Eek! // Wh.. why did you do that!?

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BB: That is… // That is……! // The pyrotechnic signal of a Pseudo-god soldier! // The yellow light… // A warning our enemy is here! // At last… // At last!

TXT: OOOOOO // OOOOO...

BB: The one who turned him into a monster…… // was me.

BB: Tonight's fog is thick, don’t lose me.
BB: …yes!

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BB: Terrible……
BB: They used to live in this town.

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BB: Don’t walk in front of me.
BB: Ye……yes…

BB: Err…

BB: The pseudo-god soldier who build this fortress... What kind of person was he?

BB: Theodor Sherman “Minotaur”. // He was a coward…
 
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BB: He was scared by anything. // He put himself in danger every time. // Generally speaking, he wouldn't have lasted long at the battlefield... // Then I... learned him how to survive.

BB: Theo…… // Are you scared?

BB: Captain… // aren’t you scared?

BB: I don’t want to… // become like them.

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BB: …no, // I am scared.

BB: But I feel a little at easy when I make preparations. // “I did everything I could do.” // With that in mind, I can calm down and keep moving.

BB: …Theo, // what are you doing right now?

BB: I am……

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BB: It was me…… // who taught him.

BB: Its crooked shape...... // ......it's a lonely place.

BB: Even though this place is huge, there are no living humans here. // …he’s all alone, what is going on in his mind…

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BB: Hank-san…? // Damn it………!
BB: Tonight’s fog is thick, don’t lose me!
BB: …yes!

BB: Uu… come to think of it, // why did we come here at night? Hank-san…

BB: EEK…

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BB: Liza-san!?

BB: Seriously… you sure know how to talk big. // You can protect yourself, huh?

BB: …Hank, he knows I’ve been following you. // Looks like he wants me to take care of you.

BB: Come. // You want to see with your own eyes what he's up to, right?

BB: …are you sure? // I am…

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BB: If Hank tolerates you, it can't be helped. // It's my job to support him.

BB: Err... Liza-san.
BB: What? Do you want to go home after all?
BB: Of course not!

BB: It's just... Hank-san, // he's also a pseudo-god soldier, right?

BB: ...on the face // he looks like a normal human, but // at least his hair changes color......
BB: ............

BB: Hank-san... what kind of pseudo-god soldier was he?

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BB: Captain...! // I knew it, you lighted the pyrotechnic signal!

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BB: Look at it! What do you think? // Our unit was scattered, but // I built a huge fortress!

BB: Now, no matter who attacks... // That's right... the enemy!?
BB: .........

BB: Where is the enemy...?
BB: Don't joke! // They are everywhere!

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BB: If they aren't our enemy, then what are they!? // They are aiming for me from the shadows! // They watch me as I sleep! // Use the bodies of children and the eyes of birds, never showing their true form while they sneak up to me. // Who are "they"!?

BB: Theo...... // You......

BB: No matter how thick the walls, // no matter how many traps I set, // they get through. // They are chasing me, that enemy is......

BB: Only the power of this fortress can protect me. // I have to keep building. // If I don't......... I will......

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BB: I've come to stop you............ Theo.

BB: Captain......?

BB: ......have you betrayed us? // Have you deceived us? // Are you siding with the town's people!? // .........are you my enemy!?

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BB: That's right, I'm your enemy! // I came to kill you!

BB: !

BB: I see... // My enemy......? // At last... // At last...!

BB: I am prepared! I've grown strong! I'm not scared anymore! // You taught me yourself! // If you prepare yourself, you'll become strong and be able to survive!

BB: By being prepared you can even beat death!

BB: !?

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BB: A flare!!?

BB: You're aiming for my unarmored head...

BB: When one knows that, it's easy to dodge!

BB: Damn...!

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BB: Oops...

BB: That was close...... // You're still as strong as ever. // But will you be fast enough to hit me?

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BB: I can't! // ...but as long as I'm prepared, I need not fear!

BB: Wh...what!?

BB: Only those who are prepared at all times // can survive!

BB: Captain, you are fast! // But! I made preparations to seal your movements!!

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BB: Damn... // The floor gave way...?

BB: Hank-san...!?

BB: !!

BB: Stay away......!!

BB: Huh!?

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BB: Don't...
BB: But... At this rate!

BB: If it's him... He'll be fine......

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BB: He is... // one of the few pseudo-god soldiers who can switch between their beast form and human form.

BB: Only at night he can show his true powers. // It's a rare condition of...

BB: his true form---

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BB: "Werewolf".

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BB: If possible, I didn't want to use this power... // You've gone too far............ Theo. // You are the prey now.

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BB: ...no... // I don't want to become like them... // I don't want to die!!

BB: That's why I prepared myself... // Just like Captain told me! // And yet, no matter how big this fortress became, I couldn't rid myself of my enemy... // I could not escape from my fear of death!!

BB: Captain...... what was I supposed to do!?

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BB: What on earth... should I have done to prepare myself......!!?

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BB: Too shallow......! // If one is prepared......

BB: I will end this............... Theo.

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BB: Aah... // Captain......

BB: Somehow... I feel really great......... // I'm no longer scared of anything...

BB: I can stop building now. // It's nice to feel not scared.

BB: Yeah... // That's right,... Theo.

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BB: ...Hank!

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BB: He build this fortress to get away from his fear, // and then it became a labyrinth that confined himself. // It's ironic.

BB: Char...

BB: Are you...... // scared of me?

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BB: ......I see.

BX: "Beast Hunter" // One who kills his former friends who regress into Beasts.

BX: Spriggan... // Minotaur... // Their last words to him didn't bear any malice, // they were just pure sadness.

TXT: What did my father say to him // just before he died?

TXT: Are Beast Hunters Gods of Death, or...? Searching for the truth, the journey of love, violence and sorrow continues.