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Volumes/Volume_01/Text/1.md

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Then there was the other matter to consider—the age of his fiancée. <em>Serio
 
 She was only seven years old, after all. Just a kid. What if she didn’t understand the meaning of this melodramatic farce? Could she be thinking they were playing a game of hide-and-seek?
 
-If that was the case, then the situation suddenly became troublesome. Perhaps in order to heighten the illusion of having stumbled into an <em>once-in-a-lifetime experience</em>, he hadn’t been informed of his partner’s appearance.
+If that was the case, then the situation suddenly became troublesome. Perhaps in order to heighten the illusion of having stumbled into a <em>once-in-a-lifetime experience</em>, he hadn’t been informed of his partner’s appearance.
 
 <em>Maybe I should check the other places again?</em>
 
@@ -46,13 +46,13 @@ If that was the case, then the situation suddenly became troublesome. Perhaps in
 
 Thinking about it, it made sense. On one hand, a boy who’d already submitted to the bothersome world of adults; on the other, a girl three years younger. Their views on the situation would naturally not be the same. Of course the girl, forced to marry an unknown man, would be wary about her soon-to-be partner.
 
-And of course she would try to delay their <em>fateful encounter</em> as long as possible, in the meanwhile trying to observe her partner, even if only a little, to get a better idea of him.
+And of course she would try to delay their <em>fateful encounter</em> as long as possible, in the meantime trying to observe her partner, even if only a little, to get a better idea of him.
 
 The girl let out a soft scream, turned on her heels, and made to flee…but instead stepped on the hem of her long, expensive-looking dress and came crashing down magnificently. The dress, heavily decorated with light-blue lace, was instantly stained with dirt.
 
 To her credit, she tried her best. She was able to hold back her tears for a few seconds, but then it all came pouring out in a wail.
 
-The boy went to her side, holding a handkerchief wet with lakewater, and wiped the dirt from her face and dress as much as possible.
+The boy went to her side, holding a handkerchief wet with lake water, and wiped the dirt from her face and dress as much as possible.
 
 Her expression remained scrunched up and her mood dark, however, so—reluctant though he was—the boy threw himself onto the ground too and rolled around until his own suit was as stained as hers had been. This turn of events seemed to have been quite a surprise for the girl, who stared at him blankly before bursting into joyful laughter.
 
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ If he shook her hand off now, it’d be over. He would return to his regular lif
 
 “Please…”
 
-She’d probably mustered all the little courage she had. Her breathing grew rough. “Can we meet again once more?”
+She’d probably mustered all the little courage she had. Her breathing grew rough. “Could we meet again once more?”
 
 <em>It can’t be helped. How can I refuse if she says it like that?</em>
 

Volumes/Volume_01/Text/2.1.md

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Fortunately, his favorite bakery was still open. Although there were fewer items
 
 He popped a donut into his mouth and, chewing on it, set off with the city’s distinct scent of rusted metal filling his nostrils.
 
-This place was once one of the largest mines of Regule Aire. The old mineworkers’ living districts had been wrapped against a steep mountain range, and from there the rest of the city grew almost spontaneously with little rhyme or reason as barracks were erected, roads were paved, and tramline tracks were set in place. Stone as a construction material immediately ran short; metal, much more plentiful, replaced it. Kobolds and gremlins, coming from all over Regule Aire, worked and installed excavation machinery one after another. Pipework and wiring built up over the years, spreading and clumping into unidentifiable masses along the roads and walls.
+This place was once one of the largest mines of Regule Aire. The old mineworkers’ living districts had been wrapped against a steep mountain range, and from there the rest of the city grew almost spontaneously with little rhyme or reason as barracks were erected, roads were paved, and tramline tracks were set in place. Stone as a construction material immediately ran short; metal, much more plentiful, replaced it. Kobolds and gremians, coming from all over Regule Aire, worked and installed excavation machinery one after another. Pipework and wiring built up over the years, spreading and clumping into unidentifiable masses along the roads and walls.
 
 It was a sight that one wouldn’t see anywhere else in Regule Aire: a city born of metal.
 
@@ -90,9 +90,7 @@ Right after he’d decided to not get involved, he’d gone and ended up doing e
 
 <em>Crap.</em>
 
-“Huh?” She blinked again, now wearing a truly innocent and almost childlike expression.
-
-“Oh… I think I’m okay? I mean, I’m not so clumsy that I’m going to slip and fall. There’s a container of water down below, anyways, so either way it’s safe.” As she spoke, the girl glanced down from the edge she was sitting on.
+“Huh?” She blinked again, now wearing a truly innocent and almost childlike expression. “Oh… I think I’m okay? I mean, I’m not so clumsy that I’m going to slip and fall. There’s a container of water down below, anyways, so either way it’s safe.” As she spoke, the girl glanced down from the edge she was sitting on.
 
 <em>Well, that’s probably right.</em> There <em>was</em> a storage tank there, filled with a decent level of water.
 
@@ -262,7 +260,7 @@ Virtually the same day as that, Croyance, the Eleventh Beast Who Remains Rooted,
 
 These Beasts were incapable of flight. For those which could not take off from the surface, it should have been totally impossible for them to attack Regule Aire. Yet, the truth remained: those three Beasts suddenly appeared in the sky in front of unprepared people and massacred them.
 
-The tragedy’s cause eventually came to light. The Elpis Trading Federation city-state, who existed on Island No. 13 at the time, had conducted research on Beasts and, for the purposes of political maneuvering, brought them up from the surface.
+The tragedy’s cause eventually came to light. The Elpis Collective city-state, which existed on Island No. 13 at the time, had conducted research on Beasts and, for the purposes of political maneuvering, brought them up from the surface.
 
 <em>Who on earth would try to do that?</em> everyone thought. Rather, before that, they hadn’t even imagined that a method of technology might make it possible to capture and contain Beasts.
 

Volumes/Volume_01/Text/2.2.md

@@ -50,9 +50,7 @@ Feodor shook his empty hands. Of course, he wasn’t holding any real dagger. He
 
 One by one, the questions rose among the people surrounding them: <em>What happens now? Why is this giant semifer so happily declaring his defeat?</em> Only the two involved could understand the situation.
 
-Feodor fixed his misaligned glasses back into position. “Your assessment boosts my confidence, Portrick.” He went over to the toppled semifer, took his extended arm with his own hand, and pulled him up with all his strength. “Though, you don’t need to praise me.
-
-After all, I cheated rather than used my own power. It’s something that could only work against an overly strong person like you.”
+Feodor fixed his misaligned glasses back into position. “Your assessment boosts my confidence, Portrick.” He went over to the toppled semifer, took his extended arm with his own hand, and pulled him up with all his strength. “Though, you don’t need to praise me. After all, I cheated rather than used my own power. It’s something that could only work against an overly strong person like you.”
 
 Imps were a deceitful race. The affinity for deceiving others was rooted within his species. It was only natural that the methods of his fighting style would reflect that wicked nature.
 
@@ -128,9 +126,7 @@ The Winged Guard was founded under that principle, and uphold it to this day.
 
 Feodor winced. <em>That’s one crime exposed.</em>
 
-“If you do sneak out and buy something, you should get something forbidden like alcohol.
-
-That way you’d gain prestige even if it was found out, right?”
+“If you do sneak out and buy something, you should get something forbidden like alcohol. That way you’d gain prestige even if it was found out, right?”
 
 <em>No, wait a minute, what’s he going on about now?</em>
 
@@ -254,7 +250,7 @@ Just then, Private First Class Talmareet’s angry shouts could be heard from th
 
 “…What?”
 
-“These first-class equivalent soldiers will be stationed here. As far as peacetime training and duties are concerned, treat them the same as any other soldier. They’ve passed the basic training curriculum on the Island No. 11, so you won’t need to worry about their ability at that level.”
+“These first-class equivalent soldiers will be stationed here. As far as peacetime training and duties are concerned, treat them the same as any other soldier. They’ve passed the basic training curriculum on Island No. 11, so you won’t need to worry about their ability at that level.”
 
 The cherry blossom-haired girl added a cheerful “Yep, yep!” in agreement.