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Mashu: This is...horrible...
The party walked around the castle, it was completely in ruins.
Dr. Roman: Everything inside has been destroyed, huh...the outer walls may look relatively unharmed, but we can't really call this much of a fortress anymore.
Is this because of the war? It's full of injured soldiersMashu: ...no, that is unlikely.
Mashu: Indeed. And yet, it shouldn't be because of the war.
Mashu: In the year 1431, the France side's Charles VII and the English side's Philip III signed an armistice treaty.
Note: This is historically incorrect. For more info
Mashu: Of course, though, some skirmishes might still be going on.
Mashu walked towards a group of soldiers
Soldier: Ahh....!? M, more are coming!
Mashu: Bonjour. We're just travelers.
Mashu: Good sirs, we mean you no harm. Please lay down your arms, monsieur.
Soldier: You're not...the enemy...?
Dr. Roman: Hrm. That went surprisingly well. I wonder if he's just regained his senses, or--
Dr. Roman: Perhaps, he's lost his will to fight...?
Mashu: Has Charles VII not yet signed an armistice treaty?
Soldier: King Charles? Haven't you heard?
Soldier: The king is dead. Burnt to death in the witch's flames.
Mashu: ...Dead...? In the witch's...flames....?
Soldier: It was "Jeanne D'arc". That woman is the "dragon witch" who rose from the dead.
Soldier: England has long since retreated. But for us, though, where can we escape to?
Soldier: This was my hometown, damn it, and yet I wasn't able to do anything.
Mashu: Jeanne D'arc, a witch...?
Jeanne D'arc? ...Mashu: The patriot and saint Jeanne D'arc. She's a world famous hero.
Mashu: Near the end of the Hundred Years' War, she was a woman who rose up to save France from being conquered.
Mashu: At the age of 17, she first stood up for France's sake, and in a single year she successfully recaptured Orleans...
Mashu: England's army eventually captured her, put her on trial for heresy, and burned her at the stake.
Mashu: ...I hear that from the time she was imprisoned until her execution, she underwent horrible tortures and humiliations day after day.
Mashu: The English claimed that she was not a saint, but a heretic.
Mashu: Because of that, she was put through all manners of tortures, to make her say "I do not hear the voice of God."
Mashu: However, even until her last moments, the girl's heart remained unbroken. Even as she burned, she would not surrender her prayers.
Mashu: After that, attempts to restore her honor were made, and four hundred years later she was officially canonized as a saint.
Mashu: A powerless girl whose thoughts managed to change the world --- because of this, Jeanne D'arc would be a top-tier Heroic Spirit.
Suddenly there were growling from afar.
Soldier: ...ah! They're coming! They're coming again!
Dr. Roman: Be careful! I'm picking up a magical response!
Dr. Roman: It's a small power, so they might just be using a human body as a familiar...probably skeleton soldiers.
Dr. Roman: This is different from the last fight. Go wild and crush them, you two!
Mashu: Understood. Your orders, Master! I'll smash them to splinters!
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