Bab 70: The Beginning of the Monster Association's End
[Somewhere, In A Different Plane Of Reality and Existence.]
"Huh... I can't sense his energy anymore... There's some type of barrier or seal that is keeping me from sensing him. This... Is his energy I sense. He must have known what I was doing to his servant... But there's a flaw. It seems his seal of his is quite unstable with his energy, which means it will be gone soon. Damn him, I give him existence and this is what he does to me. Bested by one of my first creations of beings. I will make sure that the last thing that he sees, is me erasing him out of existence and reality"
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[With Saitama.]
I arrived in the hallway that Flashy Flash was in. There were a few monsters here that I encountered, though nothing too serious 'He's just around this corner of the hallway. It seems he heard me fighting the monsters here' I thought, making my way forward through the hallway that I was in
A moment later, I was starting to get close to the corner of the hallway that he was in. Flashy Flash was still hiding in that corner, waiting for me to get close for him to launch a killing blow at me. I remained calm, walking at a steady pace so as to not alert him that much '... Based on the footsteps, its weight is around 70kg, so it's not a child. Its presence... Is unlike any other members gathered here... Who is this?' Flashy Flash thought. And a second later, he heard my footsteps becoming louder, which means I'm getting closer and closer 'While it's still defenceless, I am going to finish it off with a swift attack!!!' Flashy Flash grabbed his katana out and took a step forward, gripping it tightly and readying a quick and clean decapitation attack 'This will only take less than a second. Your head is mine!' Flashy Flash, in a flashy way, launch a vast of fast and flashy attacks toward my head, like what Sonic did against Hammerhead's members
*Slash!* *Slash!* *Slash!* *Slash!*
Four light speed slashes of Flashy Flash's katana were launched at me in basically point-blank range 'By Zeus's balls, why is he in slow motion? Or is it just that I have insane reflexes' I thought, simply dodging his slashes by manoeuvring my head to where his slashes miss me 'He dodged it all!' Flashy Flash was wide-eyed when he saw me dodge those slashes of his, and also shocked to learn that I was not a monster 'It's not a monster!?' He thought 'Wait, that's him from the meeting earlier!... And also Demon Cyborg's rumoured sensei. Why is he here now?'
Saitama: "Nice way of greeting heroes huh, Flashy Flash" I turned around to face him, not nervous to be in his presence whatsoever and asserting my place as the respected hero that I deserve... A little overboard, but not far from the truth... Ish 'No... that isn't the issue. What is the idea with that reaction time of his? He actually dodge my attack. Is there really someone who can match movement speed among the heroes? Was it a fluke?... Should I try again?'
Saitama: "You're sweating a bit, Flashy Flash" I said, noticing sweat running down his face while also reading his mind without him knowing a single bit. Flashy Flash heard what I said and was even more lost by his own thoughts 'Tch... Bastard, but... Do I really need to go that far against an obviously inferior opponent?... If this man really can dodge my attacks... That means he actually saw through all of my movements. I cannot allow something like that to happen. Plus, this... Pressure of his... My instincts tell me there's something off about him' And right there and then, Flashy Flash came at me again, but this time, with a Flashy Slash. A deadly attack that he rarely uses in situations, but this situation is no excuse for him to use it
Saitama: "Too slow again" I said, raising my fingers to grab the edge of Flashy Flash's blade that was heading straight to my head. Flashy Flash again was surprised to see this. A man that can keep up, and maybe even surpass him in speed... Yeah
Saitama: "So we're fighting then?" Using my free hand, I grabbed my sword out of its sheath and launched a slash of my own towards him while holding his blade in place as he struggled to get his sword back
Flashy Flash: "W-wait!" Flashy Flash said nervously when he saw the attack of mine heading straight at him 'I... Can't dodge this!' And as my sword was closing in on his face, I stopped it just a couple of millimetres away from his cheek. Flashy Flash was sweating bullets when he felt the cold metal of my blade touching his cheek, even though it didn't, but it almost did
Saitama: "Thought so" I released the grip that I had on his sword as I brought back my sword to my scabbard
Saitama: "Why did you attack me?"
Flashy Flash: "Well... My hands slipped, I thought you were a monster"
Saitama: "Right... " I mumbled out 'The other two outcast ninjas that I fought earlier weren't able to keep up with me. But... He's different' Flashy Flash thought
Flashy Flash: "What are you doing here in the Monster Association?"
Saitama: "I came to join the raid. The Monster Association is almost finished, only a few more monsters that are somewhat a threat roam around here with no other monsters left but themselves"
Flashy Flash: "And how do you know that exactly?"
Saitama: "I'm an Esper. I can sense everyone's location here in the Monster Association... Hell, I can even sense everyone on Earth if I want to" I said to him. And as expected of him, he was not buying my claim whatsoever
Flashy Flash: "And how am I supposed to believe that you're an Esper that powerful? Only Espers that I know of are Tatsumaki and her sister"
*Boom!*
Flashy Flash: "ARGH!" Flashy Flash screamed when he felt some sort of force pushing him down to the ground. A small crater formed around his immobilized body
Saitama: "I guess I gotta show some proof after all" I said, looming over the planted body of Flashy Flash in front of me. The Gravity field around him was even less powerful than what I used against Phoenix Man 'I think he's seen enough to believe me... At least I hope' I thought, removing the gravitational field around him, making him stand up while wiping himself off. There were bruises and scratches all over his body after experiencing just a few seconds in the gravitational field
Flashy Flash: "W... What was that you just did?"
Saitama: "Gravity Manipulation. You believe me now?" I said, bringing my open hand in front of him as it glowed a bright, silver aura. Flashy Flash just stood still as the aura envelop him. His body became more... Healed, in a way. And also he felt better than ever before in his life
Flashy Flash: "What? What did you do to me?"
Saitama: "I healed you with my Esper powers. It always works like a charm"
Flashy Flash: "So you are an Esper. But still, there's the monster boss left to deal with. I have not yet been informed about it, but it's an unknown danger yet to be discovered by me and the others"
Saitama: "Oh, you mean Orochi?"
Flashy Flash: "How do you know that?"
Saitama: "We fought before earlier. I can still sense a part of him down below where we duelled. Should've finished him off their"
Flashy Flash: "Wait, you fought the monster boss?"
Saitama: "Yeah, he's still alive though. I thought the quake down there would finish him off, guess it didn't. It'll be a while for him to get back here, and even then, he's weakened so he's pretty much done for. Come on, let's get this over with" I said, turning around to face the other way that Flashy Flash was facing
Flashy Flash: "What do you mean?"
Saitama: "Let's clear out the remaining monsters around here. There's still some left... And yes, I can keep up with you in speed"
Flashy Flash: "Tch... Fine"
Saitama: "Don't get all angry now because I'm faster than you"
*Vroom!*
An after image was formed from where we were standing. I just set my speed about the same as Flashy Flash, who was baffled still that I am able to really keep up with him as he still had doubts about my capabilities 'And there's something else I'm looking forward to finding. The cube, or whatever it is. It's the key for me to meet "God" once and for all, and maybe Blast will be there too. That would be interesting' I thought while running with Flashy Flash around the Monster Association
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Child Emperor: "... Still no messages. Same with Atomic Samurai... I'll go back to the Monster Association. Narinki-kun has already been sent back to the Hero Association, now I need to regroup with the others. And he also said about another child that was with him. I better go check it out" Child Emperor said, making his way back to the Monster Association after retrieving Narinki back
After a while, Child Emperor managed to find an entrance hole that leads to the Monster Association directly. Just outside Ghost Town in City Z 'Huh, why didn't we see this before?'
And a few minutes later of walking, he was once again, inside of the Monster Association 'Okay, now to find the others' He thought, starting to walk around the place, hoping to meet up with the S-class heroes, or any of the reservation team that went in here as well
And as he turned to his right, he saw below him, the bodies of Atomic Samurai's disciples. Child Emperor was surprised seeing them on the ground with bruises and scratches all over their bodies 'This is bad!' He thought
Child Emperor: "IAIAN! OKAMAITACHI! BUSHIDRILL!" Child Emperor shouted, jumping down to the floor that they were in and kneeling down next to them with his fingers on each of their necks
Child Emperor: "The top 3 sword masters in A-class are all down. Thankfully there's still a pulse... But these injuries are severe" Child Emperor mumbled. Though he did see a katana next to him that had a circular hole in it, penetrating the steel of the katana with ease and pretty cleanly
Iaian: "Ugh... Child Emperor..." Iaian huffed out to Child Emperor, who was surprised to see him still able to talk
Iaian: "Are you alone?... Get away from here now... It's still in the vicinity!!"
Child Emperor: "What do you mean, Iaian-san?" Child Emperor asked him, not understanding where he was going with his words. Though out of nowhere, he saw a jet of water charging at him, making him sweat nervously. But fortunately, Child Emperor ducked in time, dodging the attack barely as he stood up to observe where the water attack came from
Iaian: "WATCH OUT! IT'S HERE! RUN! THAT'S A CADRE! HURRY UP AND RUN!" Iaian warned with fear running through him yet again, worried about his and Child Emperor's safety against the Cadre that he fought and lost with his two friends that were now laying beside him unconscious. And speaking of a Cadre, a big water blob dripped down to the same floor as Child Emperor and the three were, forming into this large and long water blob with two eyeballs inside of it as it stared at Child Emperor dead in the eyes 'What is this... A living organism? From what Iaian-san was saying, this thing defeated the three of them... So this is a Dragon level threat!!?' Child Emperor thought, and when he thought that this was everything that the creature has to offer. A second later, plenty of not so normal fish spun around his blob body, surprising Child Emperor 'What's this? Fish? It can control fish?... No, it may just be a symbolic relationship between the fish and the strange body of water. But still, they look like piranhas possessed by Satan himself'
Child Emperor: "That water jet earlier must have caused that hole in the katana. Touching it would be fatal, need to be careful. Though I might just have what I need to fight against this thing. In a normal fight, this is an extremely dangerous opponent. But I have a way to deal with it" Child Emperor said, feeling confident in whatever he is planning against Evil Natural Water 'Let's hope I'm not regretting getting overconfident here' He thought, readying his bag to equip another machine that would hopefully prove to help him against a monster like Evil Natural Water.
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Flashy Flash: "How deep does this place go?"
Saitama: "It's pretty far in the ground that's for sure, though we're almost at the bottom"
Flashy Flash: "Let us split up, we have not yet found another entrance to the next place below in a while"
Saitama: "I could just punch our way there"
Flashy Flash: "You can?" Flashy Flash looked at me as he was now questioning my strength 'He has speed that's for sure, and he also has a blade with him, though that blade of his... Feels weird'
Saitama: "I have other things than speed. Just saying"
Flashy Flash: "... I would prefer not leaving any tracks behind, but I'll disregard it for now since we are not really making any progress" Flashy Flash said, still quite doubtful of my capabilities until he sees it all himself 'Hmm, Pig God is with Gums, and is losing badly. Black Sperm is beating the hell out of Atomic Samurai. Zombieman isn't doing well against Homeless Emperor. Amai Mask is with that ugly Cadre. Darkshine and Puri-Puri are with Garou, good luck to both of them. Tatsumaki is with Gyoro-Gyoro. King is wandering about, and Tareo is not that far from him... They'll meet each other soon. And Child Emperor is having a hard time against Evil Natural Water... I mean, they'll be fine, at least in the manga they were... I hope at least so that I won't regret it that much. And Psykos... She's close by, I thought I sensed her with Tatsumaki, I guess she planted a little of her energy into Gyoro-Gyoro or something. Tatsumaki could easily track her down so there's a chance. And Fubuki... '
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[With Fubuki.]
Bang: "What in heavens..." Bang was too shocked to say anything else at the destruction in front of them. Bomb too couldn't help but look at the monstrosity in front of him 'Who could have done this?' Both the brothers thought
Meanwhile, Fubuki just stood there, not fazed too much at the massive canyon-like hole that they were looking at, though still, she didn't expect to see this kind of thing inside of the Monster Association 'This... It must be his doing... Wait, so he killed Rover? That's why he didn't show up when Do-s blew the whistle... He wouldn't use too much strength against Rover, granted he is a Cadre but nothing, absolutely nothing compared to Sai-kun. He probably did something else that caused this... '
Bang: "Was this a monsters doing?"
Fubuki: "No, it most likely was Sai-kun's doing"
Bomb: "Saitama-san did this?... Now that I think about it, the multiple earthquakes earlier..."
Fubuki: "Yes, one of them was Sai-kun's doing as well" Fubuki said, making the two old men surprised once again
Bang: "I should have known. But still, it's a shocker to see this here"
Fubuki: "It is quite a surprise to randomly see this. But good thing it isn't a monsters doing. Let's continue on, I see a path on the other side of here. That may lead down below another floor" Bang and Bomb nodded as we made our way down into the massive crater. Scraps of debris were the only things left here to be seen 'Psykos is also not far below here. I can sense her examining where Tatsumaki is. I guess Tatsumaki must have sensed her too after ransacking Gyoro-Gyoro from top to bottom. Everyone will be on the surface soon... And Sai-kun is with Flashy Flash. Strangely, they should have another monster with them... I guess he is eager to confront God, possibly. And the cube too. But I'll let him do his thing for now while I do my thing until we regroup... Maybe if this ends well, we could maybe have a more peaceful time here without worrying about everything else around us'.
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Tatsumaki: "So this is what is inside of Gyoro-Gyoro after all... " Tatsumaki raised the supposed classmate of Fubuki away from the body of Gyoro-Gyoro to get a better look. Though to her surprise, it wasn't anything like Fubuki's classmate at all. It was just a silhouette on what she thought was her
Tatsumaki: "WAIT A MINUTE, WHAT THE HELL... ISN'T THIS JUST A REGULAR LUMP OF MEAT!" Tatsumaki shouted, quickly tearing apart the lump of meat that also had eyes all around it
Tatsumaki: "... So you only pretended to be cornered in a rock to mock me?" Tatsumaki mumbled, looking at the fragmented corpse of Gyoro-Gyoro in front of her 'Wait, these eyes from the body... ' Tatsumaki looked at the multiple eyes on the ground, that were once embedded into a body inside of Gyoro-Gyoro, and examined it with her psychic shenanigans 'This energy... There is the same energy source below here' Tatsumaki thought, tracking the energy down to the source of it
A few seconds later, she looked down below her with her eyes staring exactly where the person that contained the energy from before, was
Tatsumaki: "There you are. Found you" Tatsumaki landed back on the ground, crossing her arms together while still gazing at the person below her
Tatsumaki: "Hiding won't do anything against me. Come out and enjoy the party here!" Tatsumaki said, launching her psychic energy to Psykos as she pointed her open palm just below where she was standing
Meanwhile, Psykos felt an unexpected pressure as she struggled under Tatsumaki's hold 'I'm being restrained!!? She's making a move... I need to contact the Cadres! Telepathy would do. Cadres... Anyone of you will do. Can someone distract Tatsumaki for me!?' Psykos thought, sending a telepathic message to the Cadres in hopes of one of them to come and distract Tatsumaki
Psykos: "Oh right... Where's Rover?!" Psykos tried to track down the location of Rover, but to her surprise, she couldn't track him down 'What!!? I can't track down Rover's current location... Then that means someone must have killed him!! Damn!!'.
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Flashy Flash: "Are you sure that riding this down will get us to Orochi's place?" Flashy Flash said, looking at me straight in the eyes with his ever so serious expression
We were currently deep down at some sort of minefield that was right next to the Monster Association. There were rail tracks that pretty much lead further down into the Monster Association, as well as one minecart that Flashy Flash was contemplating riding in
Saitama: "Yeah, it looks like it leads downwards. It's our best shot" I replied back as he sighed
Flashy Flash: "*Sigh*... Alright fine, if it means fighting the Monster King then let's go"
Saitama: "Then after you" I said, watching Flashy Flash walk towards the minecart in front of us while I just stood still from where I was standing. He let himself settle in comfortably in the minecart, waiting for me to jump in with him
Flashy Flash: "... Come on already!"
Saitama: "Alright, alright. I'm coming. I just never thought you'd ride in it"
Flashy Flash: "So you think I could not handle riding on this thing? You think I don't have the capabilities?"
Saitama: "Well it's not my fault you looked like you didn't want to ride it"
Flashy Flash: "Tch, I could ride you if I want to"
Saitama: "Wait what... Look, let's just get going" I said, joining Flashy Flash inside of the minecart as we pushed it forward 'Are all ninjas here gay or something? They say some very weird stuff sometimes... ' I thought. And cue typical roller coaster vibes as we rode the minecart into the depths of the Monster Association
A few moments later, we saw what appears to be a dead-end in the tracks in front of us
Flashy Flash: "It seems it ends here"
Saitama: "No... It's a massive drop" And as I finished saying that, we were met by one of the narrowest drop downs that I have ever seen
*Vroom!*
The minecart immediately caught up some speed. Going down the drop fast enough to create sparks appearing on the tracks and the wheels of the minecart 'So these were the monsters that I sensed earlier' I thought while we were still riding down the narrow drop
Saitama: "There are some monsters here. My guess is it's blocking the way"
Flashy Flash: "Could you tell me this again when we are on a flat surface? This isn't the safest route we went through you know"
And a few moments later, we were back safely going at the speeds of around less than sound. And we also discovered like a hidden sanctuary under here on the ground. And also the monsters I sensed earlier were here, and were in fact, blocking the road forward
Flashy Flash: "I'll handle this" Flashy Flash jumped out of the minecart with his katana in hand. Using his speed, he went monster after monster, killing them until all the monsters that were present here, was no more
All happened in a few seconds as he landed back in the cart with me. Unequipping his katana
Flashy Flash: "There, no more monsters to block the path forward"
Saitama: "You're kinda fast. Impressive"
Flashy Flash: "That's what you call "Kinda" fast?"
Saitama: "I guess I'm so fast that even someone with speeds that rival light, is slow to me"
Flashy Flash: "... You are fast, I give you that. But I think you're bragging about your speed a little too much for my liking"
Saitama: "But it's true. You, and probably everyone here haven't yet seen my true speed. Not even myself doesn't know how fast I can go yet"
Flashy Flash: "That's impossible. You're telling me that you are able to catch up with my full speed, but you haven't even been trying at all?"
Saitama: "Pretty much. But let's focus on actually arriving at our destination first. We'll talk about this later"
Flashy Flash: "I agree".
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Psykos: "The others are not answering me" Psykos huffed out, still struggling to get off of Tatsumaki's hold 'And also, there's someone closing in on the inner sanctum... It's Flashy Flash! I also sense someone with him, but I cannot make out as to who this is. The energy is too... Powerful for me to get an accurate description. This is bad. I guess I have to deal with Tatsumaki myself' Psykos thought, finding enough strength to muster out into one of her arms, bringing it forward towards the table near her, and grabbing some sort of magical bottle with her Psychic powers 'Yes, let's go all out' Psykos quickly manoeuvred into a sitting position, resisting the pressure that was aimed at her by Tatsumaki as best as she can as she drank the bottle empty
*Boom!*
The room that Psykos was in, bursted with Psychic energy, breaking the pressure around her, as well as the furniture as she tried to control the massive and quite unstable boost of psychic energy that she gained by drinking the bottle. She screamed her hearts out, feeling power like never before in her entire life
Psykos: "This... Do you have any idea on how I longed for this plan to happen one-day" Psykos said, slowly getting control over the new boost of power she received
Psykos: "Bear witness to the one that "Gyoro-Gyoro" Can't even begin to compare with. Me, Psykos!..." She said. Her hair strands floated while it moved from side to side. Few veins popped out of her forehead as she looked to where Tatsumaki is with an angry expression
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Flashy Flash: "I can see you have a weapon with you. Do you have swordsmanship perhaps?"
Saitama: "Well why would I be carrying this then if I don't know how to use it?"
Flashy Flash: "You talk heavily about all of your capabilities. But I am certain my sword skills are far superior to anyone. And yes, probably even yours"
Saitama: "I'll admit, you know how to handle your katana, and maybe you are more skilled with it than me. But what I do know is that I could easily beat you to the ground in a weapons battle"
Flashy Flash: "... You're confident about your potential. And I respect it, so we shall see who is the better swordsman. I will challenge you to a duel, but maybe after all of this is done first"
Saitama: "You have just signed your death wish, but I'll accept. I want to see anyways if I can compare against a highly skilled swordsman like you"
*Boom!*
Out of nowhere, the walls on our right side were destroyed as it was revealed to be a person covered in some sort of aura 'It's Psykos. I guess both her and Tatsumaki will go at it for now while we're down here'
Flashy Flash: "Was that a person I just saw?"
Saitama: "It was. Though at least it didn't destroy the tracks. Let's keep going. We should be close soon" I said, continuing our ride towards the end of this track '... Fuck it, I'm too fucking lazy for this shit. This is taking too long' I thought, quickly grabbing the shoulder of Flashy Flash as we disappeared in thin air, leaving the minecart to wander on its own to where ever the tracks may lead him.
With Flashy Flash In A New Place
Flashy Flash: "What the?" Flashy Flash looked around him as he just noticed we are in a new place now. Not inside of the minecart anymore, but to a place where it resembled the Monster Association's hallways quite a bit
Flashy Flash: "How did we get here? We were in that minecart just a second ago"
Saitama: "I teleported us here because... Well, I was getting too impatient just riding our way here, so I decided to teleport the both of us here instead" I said to him as he faced me
Flashy Flash: "So you're telling me that the whole time, you had the ability to teleport?"
Saitama: "Yes, I don't like showing too much of my powers-
*Boom!*
I quickly threw a punch behind me as I destroyed some sort of slimy tentacle monster thing that was slowly crawling its way behind me 'That was part of Orochi... Ah, so he managed to regroup with Psykos'
*Boom!* *Boom!* *Boom!*
Suddenly, we felt a few shockwaves coming up top from where we are 'One hell of a shockwave. Tatsumaki and her must be fighting now, along with Orochi by Psykos's side' I thought
"Eh... Hello. This is King. The kid that I found is now under my protection... Erm... We're moving towards the surface now... Um, peace out" I heard the voice of King coming from Flashy Flash as he took out some sort of circular thing from his pocket
Saitama: "Is that some sort of transmitter?"
Flashy Flash: "Yes, Child Emperor gave one to me before we went here. It seems the rescue mission is complete. But there is still the Monster King to deal with"
Saitama: "Yeah, and the Cadres too. Now come on, we're close"
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[With Fubuki.]
*Cue Extreme Aggressive Quake!*
Bang: "The place is shaking again!"
Bomb: "Crap!"
*Boom!* *Boom!*
The crater that we were still on, was starting to shake and crumble. Pieces have already started to fall down further into the Monster Association, as well as the roof above us if we don't do something about it 'Psykos and Tatsumaki. As well as Orochi, they're fighting now. No need to hide it anymore' Fubuki thought, using her powers, she created a barrier for the three of them. As well as spreading her powers all over the Monster Association to get the rest of the heroes and hostages protected in the same barrier as she and the two old brothers were in, intending to bring them all to the surface while there's time left before Tatsumaki makes a move at Psykos 'Genos is close with King and Tareo. I'll leave them be for now. They will survive' Fubuki thought
Tatsumaki: "What's this?... Fubuki?... I see" Tatsumaki smirked, sensing what her little sister is doing as Tatsumaki was readying herself in unleashing her true powers against the newly formed fusion of Psykos and Orochi in front of her. The new, large light form of Psykos that was on top of Orochi, was surprised in sensing a huge burst of power out of Tatsumaki
Psykos: "This output of telekinesis... So you've been holding back the whole time"
Tatsumaki: "And I'm still holding back a few more. Fubuki will take care of the others, while I take care of you" Tatsumaki raised her two arms forward, then brought them up in the air as the whole Monster Association was in for a treat.
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Flashy Flash: "Another quake?" Flashy Flash said, feeling another enormous shake coming 'Ahh, so Greenpie-chan saved them. I should have known. But either way, I've got the time in the world now before we regroup with them' I thought
Saitama: "Hurry up, this place will be gone soon"
Flashy Flash: "You don't have to remind me twice" And off we go into the much deeper depths in the Monster Association '... I feel somewhat uneasy now that we arrived here close to the cube... I don't know why but, this place rubs my back the wrong way for some reason'.
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