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Okay, training done! Now let's be off! |
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Wait, you've got other work to— *sigh* |
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Maaan, this place is FAN-CY! Nothin' at all like Ramshackle Dorm. |
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Is it really that impressive to you?
I know that back when I enrolled, Dad said he donated a bit to the school to give the place a fresh coat of paint, but... |
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Geez, how rich are you?! Are you some kinda prince like Leona? |
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The Asims aren't royalty, and I'm not a prince. I've got some relatives in the royal family, though. |
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Wait, Asim? I thought your name was Al-Asim. |
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"Al" means "son" in the ancient language of the Land of the Scalding Sands.
So we name families after the founders that start them.
And all the men of that time refer to themselves as the founder's son.
In my case, Asim is our honored founder's name, and "Al" means son...
So Kalim Al-Asim means Kalim, Son of House Asim. |
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Huh, I never thought much about where names come from. Fascinatin'. |
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I hope that wasn't too in-depth for you? Anyway, feel free to just call me Kalim. |
| This place really is a melting pot of students from all over. | This all sounds fascinating. |
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You should pay the Land of the Scalding Sands a visit sometime! I'd be happy to have you as guest. |
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I bet you live in some kinda fancy mansion that's halfway to bein' a castle. |
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Oh, hardly. We only have around a hundred helpers. |
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"Only"? In what world does that deserver "only"?! I've only got one hench-human, myself... |
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Well, we're a big family.[1]
We need at least that many people to look after them all. |
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Sorry you have THAT many siblings?! |
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Yeah, so many I quit counting.[2]
I do remember all of their names and faces, though. Aha ha! |
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You guys do everything on a whole other level... |
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Jamil's mom and dad are among our servants.
So Jamil's always around and looked after me ever since he was a young boy.
And he is seriously amazing, believe me. He's smart, thoughtful, and most of all, he's a great cook! |
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The proof of that last one's in the puddin', for sure. |
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You see? You should stay over for dinner tonight! Come on! |
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Uh, sure... Yeesh, talkin' with this guy throws me off. |
| You don't find people this nice at our school every day. | I'm just waiting fro the other shoe to drop. |
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Hey, you two! What are you hanging back and whispering for? Come on, this way. |
Scarabia Dorm - Storeroom
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Sweet mother of loot! What IS this place? It's got piles of treasure taller than I am! |
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This is all stuff Dad sent with me when I departed for school.
I couldn't possibly fir it in my dorm room, so it's all kept here in the storeroom. |
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This ain't a storeroom! This's a whole treasury! |
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ooh, you know some big words, Grim. very impressive!
My favorite out of all these treasures is, of course... Huh. Where'd it go?
Sometimes it moves around on its own.
Hey, where are you? |
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Wooow... Huge gemstones just scattered on the floor, shiny golden goblets...
With this much stuff, surely no one would notice if one little thing went missing... Myeh heh heh... |
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[MC], I'm kinda busy! |
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Yeesh, whaddaya want? I'm tryin' to—GYAAAH!
Th-the carpet's movin' all on its own! It's been possessed by a ghost! |
Notes[]
- ↑ In the original Japanese text, Kalim says he has over 30 siblings.
- ↑ In Japanese, he also says the number might be over 40, as he stopped counting after 30.
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