1. Section 1 – “The Man With No Memory” (2)
2.  
3. Hazama
4. Haah... somehow... I managed to defeat them?
5.  
6. Hazama
7. Haah～, that was exhausting. I’m not used to these kinds of violent activities. I was quite nervous～.
8.  
9. Raabe
10. Really? Didn’t you say earlier that you couldn’t remember anything other than your name?
11.  
12. Hazama
13. Ah, you must be a stickler for the finer details. Yes, that’s what I said.
14.  
15. Hazama
16. But I don’t mean to lie. I don’t understand it too well myself.
17.  
18. Hazama
19. My remark just now simply felt like the right thing to say. Surely that’s logical?
20.  
21. Raabe
22. Right...
23.  
24. Hazama
25. Come now, you don’t have to look so suspicious anymore. I haven’t done anything to harm you.
26.  
27. Ciel
28. You were trying to scare Rei-san earlier.
29.  
30. Hazama
31. Aw, does that count as harm to you? That was merely some good-natured teasing.
32.  
33. Hazama
34. You don’t believe me? Hmm, this is troublesome.
35.  
36. Hazama
37. I guess I’ll just have to win your trust by providing you with some more frivolous information.
38.  
39. Hazama
40. For example, how to escape this city.
41.  
42. Kazuma
43. You know how to get out of here!?
44.  
45. Hazama
46. Of course. That is what I said, after all. What part did you fail to understand?
47.  
48. Kazuma
49. Wh— I— You— Y-Yes, sir...
50.  
51. Raabe
52. Please explain. We have only just arrived here and don’t fully understand the situation.
53.  
54. Hazama
55. Oh my, that must have been very unsettling then. This city is closed off with no one around and nowhere to go.
56.  
57. Hazama
58. Ah, but you already knew that this city is built so that you can’t go anywhere, didn’t you?
59.  
60. Ciel
61. When Raabe-san was scanning the area earlier, only this part of the city was detected.
62.  
63. Ciel
64. Is that what you mean?
65.  
66. Hazama
67. Yes, that’s exactly it. It would seem that only certain parts of this city actually exist.
68.  
69. Hazama
70. If you were to continue walking in a straight line in one direction, you would eventually wind up right back where you started.
71.  
72. Hazama
73. Round and round you’d walk endlessly through this cramped urban wasteland.
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75. Raabe
76. I see. So that’s how it is. Well? What is this escape method you have?
77.  
78. Hazama
79. I mentioned earlier that the air in this city contained large quantities of mana.
80.  
81. Hazama
82. In order to collect that mana, you need a mana crystal.
83.  
84. Kazuma
85. You can crystallize mana?
86.  
87. Hazama
88. I’m not sure if it’s the same as what a magician would consider crystallization but yes, it’s possible.
89.  
90. Hazama
91. In addition to the mana, a key is needed in order to truly activate it.
92.  
93. Hazama
94. There are six keys in total and each one corresponds to one of the six attributes commonly used by magicians.
95.  
96. Ciel
97. The six attributes... Kazuma-san is a magician. Do you know what they are, Kazuma-san?
98.  
99. Kazuma
100. Yeah... Fire, wind, water, earth, light, and darkness. They make up the basic classification system for magic. Those attributes... right?
101.  
102. Hazama
103. As expected, a very knowledgeable answer. I’m so glad we had a magician here with us.
104.  
105. Raabe
106. You’re quite knowledgeable yourself, Hazama. You seem to know quite a bit about the structure of this city and these keys.
107.  
108. Raabe
109. Where did you hear all of this from? You keep using words like “or something” and “that’s what I’ve heard” in all of your explanations.
110.  
111. Hazama
112. Instead of stumbling around blindly looking for the answer, I’ll go ahead and tell you.
113.  
114. Hazama
115. I learned about this city, mana, and the keys from someone I encountered here before I came across you.
116.  
117. Ciel
118. What was this person like?
119.  
120. ???
121. He’s talking about me.
122.  
123. [young vampire appears]
124.  
125. Kazuma
126. Uwaaah! A-Another one appeared!?
127.  
128. ???
129. That’s a rude way of putting it. Makes me sound like a ghost. ...Do you think I look like a ghost? Is that it?
130.  
131. Fuzzy
132. Hello. I’m Fuzzy. Nice to meet you!
133.  
134. Ciel
135. Fuzzy... –san. Nice to meet you. My name is...
136.  
137. Fuzzy
138. You’re Ciel. That’s Raabe, and the weak looking one is Kazuma.
139.  
140. Fuzzy
141. And that must make you Rei. I know all of you～. Don’t ask how I know all of that though.
142.  
143. Raabe
144. You’re the secretive type as well, huh...
145.  
146. Kazuma
147. Um, are you... a woman? Or a man?
148.  
149. Fuzzy
150. Ahaha, I wonder～? Rather than worrying about that, shouldn’t you be focused on finding your way out of here?
151.  
152. Ciel
153. That’s correct. Is it true that we need a mana crystal and six keys in order to escape?
154.  
155. Fuzzy
156. Yeah, it’s true.
157.  
158. Fuzzy
159. The keys are the six elements. Each element has the power of one of the six attributes.
160.  
161. Kazuma
162. So... if we have those we can escape from this weird city?
163.  
164. Fuzzy
165. Well, I’m pretty sure anyway. There’s a special place you need to bring them in the end, so once you’ve found all of them I can take you there.
166.  
167. Raabe
168. I hate to ask but how do you know all this?
169.  
170. Fuzzy
171. Well, I can’t really answer that one～.
172.  
173. Fuzzy
174. I’m only here because I was asked to and now I just play the part I’ve been given.
175.  
176. Fuzzy
177. My job here is to guide poor little lost children like yourselves who have wandered into this city.
178.  
179. Raabe
180. ......
181.  
182. Fuzzy
183. If you want to escape I can lead you to where the elements are. So what’ll you do? Naturally if you don’t like that idea then that’s no skin off my back.
184.  
185. Hazama
186. I don’t see any problem with it. We’ll collect them. Right, everyone?
187.  
188. Hazama
189. You wouldn’t really abandon me, would you? Please don’t do that to me.
190.  
191. Hazama
192. There could be another battle like the one we just fought. If that happens, I won’t be able to handle it on my own.
193.  
194. Hazama
195. Could you please lend me your assistance?
196.  
197. Ciel
198. Raabe-san, Rei-san, what do you think?
199.  
200. Raabe
201. Good question... As things are right now, neither option has a favorable explanation and both of them are rather suspicious...
202.  
203. >We don’t have much of a choice, do we?
204. Kazuma
205. I think you’re right. There’s not much else we can do at the moment...
206.  
207. >Let’s give it a try!
208. Kazuma
209. That’s certainly a positive way of looking at it. But now I really don’t have a choice and have to go... don’t I?
210.  
211. Raabe
212. ...You have a point. Let’s go find these elements and mana then.
213.  
214. Hazama
215. Aah, thank goodness. I was afraid I was going to end up by myself again～.
216.  
217. Raabe
218. You don’t have any balls, do you?
219.  
220. Hazama
221. What are you talking about? I’m simply a weak run-of-the-mill commoner.
222.  
223. Raabe
224. A weak run-of-the-mill commoner wouldn’t say something like that.
225.  
226. Fuzzy
227. So we’re all good to go together? Are we?
228.  
229. Fuzzy
230. If so then... I want you to tell me all about yourselves before we go.
231.  
232. Ciel
233. Didn’t you say that it was unnecessary for us to introduce ourselves?
234.  
235. Fuzzy
236. I said I knew your names. But you guys are more than just names, right?
237.  
238. Fuzzy
239. Plus I want you guys to know about me as well.
240.  
241. Fuzzy
242. This is a very uncertain and ambiguous place. We should probably get to know one another.
243.  
244. Fuzzy
245. Especially you. I want Rei to have all his attention on me.
246.  
247. Fuzzy
248. So I think I’ll have you play with me for a bit.
249.  
250. Fuzzy
251. Ah. But if I accidentally kill you while we play I don’t want to hear any complaints. Hehehe...
252.  
253. Fuzzy
254. Well then, heeeeere we go!
255.