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	Once she did, faint light gathered around the blue stone at the center of the pendant around her neck.		Once she did, faint light gathered around the blue stone at the center of the pendant around her neck.

	She heard a voice. This was the ~~Concept Text~~ created from the Concept Core within the mechanical dragon. It supported the worldview of 1st-Gear.		She heard a voice. This was the concept text created from the Concept Core within the mechanical dragon. It supported the worldview of 1st-Gear.

	—'''Words have the ability to provide power.		—'''Words have the ability to provide power.
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	“…How long have you been here!?”		“…How long have you been here!?”

	“I only just came in. Don’t act so defensive. My element is darkness. I am a darkness-~~travelling~~ half-dragon. I can move anywhere I wish as long as it is filled with darkness.”		“I only just came in. Don’t act so defensive. My element is darkness. I am a darkness-traveling half-dragon. I can move anywhere I wish as long as it is filled with darkness.”

	Fafner changed from being a presence in the darkness to having an actual physical body.		Fafner changed from being a presence in the darkness to having an actual physical body.
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	“Sayama-kun. What is that tower-like thing on the other side of the schoolyard?”		“Sayama-kun. What is that tower-like thing on the other side of the schoolyard?”

	“Oh, that is the climbing bungee jump the exploration club created for last year’s school festival. Several lifelines hang down from above, so you tied them to your feet, scaled the 20 meter wall with your own strength, and then jumped down from above.”		“Oh, that is the climbing bungee jump the exploration club created for last year’s school festival. Several lifelines hang down from above, so you tied them to your feet, scaled the twenty meter wall with your own strength, and then jumped down from above.”

	“That really is showy…”		“That really is showy…”
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Chapter 14: Proof of Determination

Purin at 03:20, 1 August 2013

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	“Are you afraid? Do not worry. Venerable Hagen will not be defeated.”		“Are you afraid? Do not worry. Venerable Hagen will not be defeated.”

	“Um, no. That isn’t it. Being cooled down like this makes me need to use the bathroo-~~…Wait~~, stop hanging me down like this! Ahh, wetting myself is so humiliating!”		“Um, no. That isn’t it. Being cooled down like this makes me need to use the bathroo-… Wait, stop hanging me down like this! Ahh, wetting myself is so humiliating!”


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	She removed the blue stone wrapped around the broom with a chain, tapped the handle, and muttered, “Excellent work.”		She removed the blue stone wrapped around the broom with a chain, tapped the handle, and muttered, “Excellent work.”

	~~Afterwards~~, they both stretched their stiff bodies at about the same moment.		Afterward, they both stretched their stiff bodies at about the same moment.

	“Ahh… Standing on the ground is definitely best.”		“Ahh… Standing on the ground is definitely best.”
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	In response, a single youth stood up on the opposite side. He swung up a hand.		In response, a single youth stood up on the opposite side. He swung up a hand.

	“No! What we need are rights here in Low-Gear. After retrieving Gram from UCAT, we must use it to merge with the peaceful faction! ~~Afterwards~~, we can manage the release of 1st-Gear’s concepts and use that to our advantage in negotiations!” The youth continued. “Fafner, we have not gathered here to fight. Our ultimate objective is the acquisition of Gram and a social position more than equal to Low-Gear’s. We do not wish for anything more than that, and even if we must fight to gain that, we do not wish to head down that path before it is necessary. Your ideas are nothing more than a reverse invasion!”		“No! What we need are rights here in Low-Gear. After retrieving Gram from UCAT, we must use it to merge with the peaceful faction! Afterward, we can manage the release of 1st-Gear’s concepts and use that to our advantage in negotiations!” The youth continued. “Fafner, we have not gathered here to fight. Our ultimate objective is the acquisition of Gram and a social position more than equal to Low-Gear’s. We do not wish for anything more than that, and even if we must fight to gain that, we do not wish to head down that path before it is necessary. Your ideas are nothing more than a reverse invasion!”

	As the youth’s words reverberated throughout the underground space, the figures sitting next to him all nodded slightly.		As the youth’s words reverberated throughout the underground space, the figures sitting next to him all nodded slightly.
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	The crimson light pouring down from the ceiling cast the motions of his fingers on the floor in the form of shadows.		The crimson light pouring down from the ceiling cast the motions of his fingers on the floor in the form of shadows.

	“Listen. Low-Gear is acting as if the Concept War never happened. They have sealed off all information on it and any actions taken in retribution or attempts to release the information are suppressed by UCAT, the militaries of various countries, or those countries’ governments. …Let me ask you one question: ~~where~~ exactly are we in this Gear?” He pointed toward his feet. “We are currently in the shadows of this Gear. It was the same in the UCAT reservation. We are shoved into small pieces of land. The sky is closed in low over our heads and we cannot interact with the outside world.”		“Listen. Low-Gear is acting as if the Concept War never happened. They have sealed off all information on it and any actions taken in retribution or attempts to release the information are suppressed by UCAT, the militaries of various countries, or those countries’ governments. …Let me ask you one question: Where exactly are we in this Gear?” He pointed toward his feet. “We are currently in the shadows of this Gear. It was the same in the UCAT reservation. We are shoved into small pieces of land. The sky is closed in low over our heads and we cannot interact with the outside world.”

	“Is that not why we are attempting to win this battle and gain the right to freedom in this Gear?”		“Is that not why we are attempting to win this battle and gain the right to freedom in this Gear?”
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	“We are doing our job, Fafner! And what about this discussion of yours today? You are having a meeting concerning the Royal Palace faction’s battle we saw, aren’t you? All you do is discuss things! We are actually working!” The cat then smiled slightly while still in its offensive pose. “If you want to cheer her on, how about doing so in a more straightforward fashion?”		“We are doing our job, Fafner! And what about this discussion of yours today? You are having a meeting concerning the Royal Palace faction’s battle we saw, aren’t you? All you do is discuss things! We are actually working!” The cat then smiled slightly while still in its offensive pose. “If you want to cheer her on, how about doing so in a more straightforward fashion?”

	“Lately, cheering people on is making me depressed. I apologize for being so roundabout,” replied Fafner while still smiling. He then turned toward the girl. “Get going, long-lived girl. I need to speak with him ~~afterwards~~, too.”		“Lately, cheering people on is making me depressed. I apologize for being so roundabout,” replied Fafner while still smiling. He then turned toward the girl. “Get going, long-lived girl. I need to speak with him afterward, too.”

	He then faced forward once more.		He then faced forward once more.
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	“Stop explaining this kind of thing so happily.”		“Stop explaining this kind of thing so happily.”

	“There is more. The giant hand visible on the other side is-~~…Ah~~, wait. Stop pulling on me.”		“There is more. The giant hand visible on the other side is-… Ah, wait. Stop pulling on me.”

	Shinjou grabbed Sayama’s sleeve and pulled him toward the dorm.		Shinjou grabbed Sayama’s sleeve and pulled him toward the dorm.

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	“Kobe, Osaka, and Sakai.”		“Kobe, Osaka, and Sakai.”

	Brunhild muttered the names of the cities visible below and used her right fingertips to lightly tap the blue philosopher’s stone used to pilot the broom. As her speed decreased, she checked to make sure a single vertical stability wing had emerged from the bottom of the broom. ~~Being~~ in the windbreak area ~~she lifted her body up~~.		Brunhild muttered the names of the cities visible below and used her right fingertips to lightly tap the blue philosopher’s stone used to pilot the broom. As her speed decreased, she checked to make sure a single vertical stability wing had emerged from the bottom of the broom. She lifted her body up now that she was in the windbreak area.

	Her toes were still on the brush, so her position was similar to being seated seiza-style. The light coming from the brush had returned to being bluish-white, so Brunhild lightly tapped the stone to bring the light outside of the visible spectrum.		Her toes were still on the brush, so her position was similar to being seated seiza-style. The light coming from the brush had returned to being bluish-white, so Brunhild lightly tapped the stone to bring the light outside of the visible spectrum.
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	“Y-y-y-y-yes yes yes! I had a dream I was thrown into the air and frozen! …That was a dream, right?”		“Y-y-y-y-yes yes yes! I had a dream I was thrown into the air and frozen! …That was a dream, right?”

	“Of course it was. But how very odd. You fell asleep with history’s most ~~amused~~ expression.” Brunhild held the cat in one arm. “Well, even if you had a scary dream, don’t worry. I am here.”		“Of course it was. But how very odd. You fell asleep with history’s most amusing expression.” Brunhild held the cat in one arm. “Well, even if you had a scary dream, don’t worry. I am here.”

	“Can I really trust you?”		“Can I really trust you?”
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	Two large buildings were visible a short distance from the abandoned village. It was a school. The two buildings were the school building and a gym. Brunhild descended toward the gym.		Two large buildings were visible a short distance from the abandoned village. It was a school. The two buildings were the school building and a gym. Brunhild descended toward the gym.

	“The modified version is a mechanical dragon strengthened for defense. It has two reactors: one for movement and one for its weaponry. The old Fafnir that Venerable Regin joined with had only one reactor, so it had to die when the holy sword Gram was used to destroy the reactor where half of the Concept Core was stored in.”		“The modified version is a mechanical dragon strengthened for defense. It has two reactors: one for movement and one for its weaponry. The old Fafnir that Venerable Regin joined with had only one reactor, so it had to die when the holy sword Gram was used to destroy the reactor where half of the Concept Core was stored.”

	“On the other hand, Venerable Hagen’s Fafnir Custom is…?”		“On the other hand, Venerable Hagen’s Fafnir Custom is…?”
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	“Am I supposed to laugh at that or ignore it?”		“Am I supposed to laugh at that or ignore it?”

	“You are supposed to avoid asking that sort of question,” said Hagen with another bitter smile. He then frowned worriedly. “Brunhild, I can get the detailed report ~~form~~ that cat later. Is there any other information you need to give me?”		“You are supposed to avoid asking that sort of question,” said Hagen with another bitter smile. He then frowned worriedly. “Brunhild, I can get the detailed report from that cat later. Is there any other information you need to give me?”

	“Yes. UCAT has sent a special unit for the Leviathan Road into combat while still putting it together. Also, Fasolt who is working with UCAT as part of the peaceful faction will apparently be meeting tomorrow with the person in charge of the Leviathan Road.”		“Yes. UCAT has sent a special unit for the Leviathan Road into combat while still putting it together. Also, Fasolt who is working with UCAT as part of the peaceful faction will apparently be meeting tomorrow with the person in charge of the Leviathan Road.”
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	“It seems Fasolt has gone through a lot of hardship in that UCAT reservation.”		“It seems Fasolt has gone through a lot of hardship in that UCAT reservation.”

	“Yes,” said Hagen while still looking up. “Fasolt has actually done quite well in that UCAT reservation. He has accepted relying on UCAT to control the concepts while seeking ~~for~~ safety in that tiny reservation. Everyone complains that he has done nothing more than that, but the peaceful faction has their lives in UCAT’s hands while on that reservation.”		“Yes,” said Hagen while still looking up. “Fasolt has actually done quite well in that UCAT reservation. He has accepted relying on UCAT to control the concepts while seeking safety in that tiny reservation. Everyone complains that he has done nothing more than that, but the peaceful faction has their lives in UCAT’s hands while on that reservation.”

	“If the concept space is removed, most of them would not last half a month.”		“If the concept space is removed, most of them would not last half a month.”

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	“Kobe, Osaka, and Sakai.”		“Kobe, Osaka, and Sakai.”

	Brunhild muttered the names of the cities visible below and used her right fingertips to lightly tap the blue philosopher’s stone used to pilot the broom. As her speed decreased, she checked to make sure a single vertical stability wing had emerged from the bottom of the broom. Being in the windbreak area lifted her body up.		Brunhild muttered the names of the cities visible below and used her right fingertips to lightly tap the blue philosopher’s stone used to pilot the broom. As her speed decreased, she checked to make sure a single vertical stability wing had emerged from the bottom of the broom. Being in the windbreak area she lifted her body up.

	Her toes were still on the brush, so her position was similar to being seated seiza-style. The light coming from the brush had returned to being bluish-white, so Brunhild lightly tapped the stone to bring the light outside of the visible spectrum.		Her toes were still on the brush, so her position was similar to being seated seiza-style. The light coming from the brush had returned to being bluish-white, so Brunhild lightly tapped the stone to bring the light outside of the visible spectrum.
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	“They probably wanted to play the role of heroes. They wanted to secretly finish things without bringing confusion to their world… That was the complete opposite of 1st-Gear’s king. The king did everything he could to protect 1st-Gear. He deployed the mechanical dragons for defense and split the Concept Core in two.”		“They probably wanted to play the role of heroes. They wanted to secretly finish things without bringing confusion to their world… That was the complete opposite of 1st-Gear’s king. The king did everything he could to protect 1st-Gear. He deployed the mechanical dragons for defense and split the Concept Core in two.”

	“And Siegfried took advantage of that. The royal palace was destroyed and the chain of command fell apart. Doctor Regin joined with mechanical dragon Fafnir and tried to protect the half of 1st-Gear’s concepts that were held inside, but Siegfried stole the holy sword Gram Doctor Regin had created and…” She took a breath. “If Doctor Regin’s Fafnir ~~and~~ been Venerable Hagen’s Fafnir Custom, it might have turned out differently.”		“And Siegfried took advantage of that. The royal palace was destroyed and the chain of command fell apart. Doctor Regin joined with mechanical dragon Fafnir and tried to protect the half of 1st-Gear’s concepts that were held inside, but Siegfried stole the holy sword Gram Doctor Regin had created and…” She took a breath. “If Doctor Regin’s Fafnir had been Venerable Hagen’s Fafnir Custom, it might have turned out differently.”

	“How? What’s different about the modified version?”		“How? What’s different about the modified version?”
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	Two large buildings were visible a short distance from the abandoned village. It was a school. The two buildings were the school building and a gym. Brunhild descended toward the gym.		Two large buildings were visible a short distance from the abandoned village. It was a school. The two buildings were the school building and a gym. Brunhild descended toward the gym.

	“The modified version is a mechanical dragon strengthened for defense. It has two reactors: one for movement and one for its weaponry. The old Fafnir that Venerable Regin joined with had only one reactor, so it had to die when the holy sword Gram was used to destroy the reactor half of the Concept Core was stored in.”		“The modified version is a mechanical dragon strengthened for defense. It has two reactors: one for movement and one for its weaponry. The old Fafnir that Venerable Regin joined with had only one reactor, so it had to die when the holy sword Gram was used to destroy the reactor where half of the Concept Core was stored in.”

	“On the other hand, Venerable Hagen’s Fafnir Custom is…?”		“On the other hand, Venerable Hagen’s Fafnir Custom is…?”
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	Fafner folded his arms when he heard that footstep ring out. The girl glanced over at him.		Fafner folded his arms when he heard that footstep ring out. The girl glanced over at him.

	“…Only Venerable Hagen my call me by that name. Are you attempting to infringe on his authority?”		“…Only Venerable Hagen may call me by that name. Are you attempting to infringe on his authority?”

	“My apologies, Brunhild. I thought you were fighting to regain that name you lost,” said Fafner with a hint of amusement in his voice. “Weren’t you supposed to monitor Siegfried and assassinate him if you had an opening? It has been three years of nothing but periodic reports. I sincerely hope you are not simply talking your way out of this. After all, when you were young, you and Siegfried-…”		“My apologies, Brunhild. I thought you were fighting to regain that name you lost,” said Fafner with a hint of amusement in his voice. “Weren’t you supposed to monitor Siegfried and assassinate him if you had an opening? It has been three years of nothing but periodic reports. I sincerely hope you are not simply talking your way out of this. After all, when you were young, you and Siegfried-…”
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	“I, Brunhild, have returned, Venerable Hagen. Were you asleep?”		“I, Brunhild, have returned, Venerable Hagen. Were you asleep?”

	“No, I was awake. ~~...Well~~ done making it back.”		“No, I was awake. …Well done making it back.”

	The old man’s eyes narrowed in a smile and his mouth moved, but the voice came from elsewhere. The voice came from a ventilation opening-like black slit on the dragon’s back that lay before her eyes.		The old man’s eyes narrowed in a smile and his mouth moved, but the voice came from elsewhere. The voice came from a ventilation opening-like black slit on the dragon’s back that lay before her eyes.
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	“Oh, you’re back to your normal self. Speak freely.”		“Oh, you’re back to your normal self. Speak freely.”

	Fafner skillfully crossed long lower arms and rested his chin on his hand.		Fafner skillfully crossed his long lower arms and rested his chin on his hand.

	“Why do you put off making decisions? We gathered around you and were led this far by you.”		“Why do you put off making decisions? We gathered around you and were led this far by you.”