human
Subaru:  "The first district, where Lust is waiting, the one we all have a bone to pick with—that is probably where the enemy’s greatest concentration of forces will be. The Archbishop as well as two cultists. And possibly a slew of demi-beasts, too."
gpt
Julius:  "You suspect that they are all Lust’s personal forces?"
human
Subaru:  "Given how the demi-beasts look, it seems a safe bet they are connected to Lust. As for the two cultists…"
gpt
Wilhelm:  "—They are most likely sword masters being manipulated by a technique to control the dead: corpse soldiers." Wilhelm interjected.
human
Subaru:  Subaru was a little bit surprised that he’d volunteered that information himself.
gpt
Julius:  "Corpse soldiers." Julius murmured to himself. "I’ve seen note of them in past records. The result of a deplorable, forbidden technique from the era of the Demi-human War. The witch Sphinx’s taboo magic."
human
Subaru:  "She has claimed to be a member of the royal family who is long dead and claimed to have the dragon’s blood that is locked away in the castle. Even if the claim about dragon blood is in fact merely a bluff, she does appear to have an extreme obsession with the kingdom and its history. It is possible she is capable of employing forbidden techniques that have been sealed away in the kingdom’s dark past."
gpt
Julius:  "It feels as though that logic is a tad of a reach… Can you truly be sure?"
human
Subaru:  As expected of Julius, he was latching on precisely where Subaru would rather he not dig too deeply.
gpt
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human
Subaru:  "—If they were corpse soldiers, then the one I was duking it out with had to be Eight-Arms Kurgan."
gpt
Garfiel:  Garfiel had his arms crossed and was scowling with his teeth bared. "A swordsman that strong with eight arms…there ain’t anyone else it could be. Not that I can think of, at least. You got anyone else, Finest Knight?"
human
Julius:  "You fought with them personally, so if you say so, then I would defer to your experience. Among the many-armed tribes, it is exceedingly rare for one to be born with eight arms. If that someone was also extraordinary strong, then…"
gpt
Garfiel:  "There ain’t anyone else it can be. And that other woman’s gotta be on the same level as him."
human
Julius:  "Corpse soldiers, you say? And going so far as to use a woman as well. Lust is a rather detestable opponent."
gpt
Reinhard:  Reinhard’s brow furrowed a bit at the point about one of the corpse soldiers being a woman, though—
human
Subaru:  "There’s no mistaking they are using corpse soldiers.