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The nobles aiming for the El, which was the symbol of the Kingdom, and the Society aiming the capital of the Ancient Kingdom... These two powers were after different things, but their paths converged.
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 Lithia: My memory's a bit of a mess. Hm... But this is the best I can do.- Lithia: ...... Hello?
- Lithia: Hey. Are you there?
- Lithia: .......
- Lithia: ... Hey! It's not funny! Answer me!
 Rift: Ah, yeah! Uh huh! You called?- Lithia: Why didn't you answer me? You almost gave me a heart attack!
- Rift: Sorry, I needed to take care of something.
- Lithia: Yeah right. There's nothing to take care of in here. Giving me a scare like that...
- Lithia: Don't do that again. Even if you're my hallucination... If you're gone, I won't even remember how to talk.
- Rift: I'm sorry for worrying you. Uh, um... So...
- Rift: Your memories are all over the place. I suppose it makes sense. So many things happened all at once.
- Lithia: Yeah. Not only that, it was really shocking to see a person transforming into a monster. Ugh... I don't want to think about it.
- Rift: Though the noble and the Society Member had different goals, it seems the path they needed to take aligned.
- Lithia: Yeah. First, the nobles. They say when the cat's away, the mice come out to play. It seems with the power vacuum created by the Invasion, many of the nobles decided to take over.
- Lithia: They must have thought if they got rid of the kitten, that is... Vera, they could rule the place.
- Lithia: And they want to get the El, the symbol of the kingdom, back.
- Lithia: Next, the Society members. These insane lunatics' goal is the capital of the Ancient Kingdom, Elrianode.
- Rift: In short, both parties need a legitimate excuse to enter Elrianode.
- Rift: However, it wouldn't have been easy to come up with a reason. I'm not too familiar with this king of thing... But something like territorial dispute might occur if they intrude without a proper cause, right?
- Lithia: Yeah. Especially with Elrianode being located on a different continent.
- Lithia: Hm... No need t make this complicated. In short, they wanted to go to Elrianode, but needed an excuse because they'll get in trouble without one.
- Rift: Make monsters, entice people, create conflict, and make it seem like all of this was happening because the El was gone.
- Lithia: And the El wasn't just in Velder. The Water El, the Wind El, and the Moon El were all in different countries and villages.
- Lithia: If it all went according to plan, all eyes from Senace, Sander, Lanox, and the Northern Empire, would have been on Elrianode.
- Lithia: Then even the legendary beings protecting the El wouldn't have been able to ignore them.
- Lithia: Ah, darn it. I really should have screwed them over somehow.
- Rift: You did though, didn't you? Before you left.
 Crowd: This must have happened because we lost the El, too!- Crowd: Yeah! Let's take back the El from the thieves who took our El!
 Vera: I'm scared... Mathi: Even the soldiers seem disoriented. Is there no one in charge trying to take care of this situation? Lithia: Agh! I can't take this anymore! Hey, you!- Lithia: Look at this! Look at this terrible monster that was once human! You all saw it!
- Lithia: The brooch that was on the princess' cape transformed a person into this. Do you think this happened because the El is missing?
- Lithia: Look around! Where are the nobles? Those who should have taken charge all ran off to save their own hides!
- Lithia: This is not the demons' doing, or a divine punishment! It's a man-made curse! It was instigated by those who are only looking after their own self-interest!
- Lithia: Don't be fooled, and think for yourself! Don't become easy prey for those who's trying to take advantage of the confusion and control you!
- Lithia: Ah... It's a little embarrassing... and kind of a spur of the moment...
- Rift: But you said exactly what I wanted to say.
- Rift: Anyone who knew the truth would have wanted to.
- Lithia: .......
- Rift: ... Lithia, ca I ask you one thing?
- Lithia: What is it?
- Rift: The wound you received when we broke the brooch... Does it still hurt?
- Lithia: Ah, nope. Not at all.
- Lithia: Haha, isn't it obvious? See? Not a mark on my body!
- Rift: Yeah... What a relief.
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Ridiculously Bad
