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Mercedes! Got a sec?
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Hello, Caspar. What do you need?
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I wanted to ask you something about Professor Jeritza.
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He's your little brother, yeah?
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Yes, that's right. What of it?
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Nothing! Except that I've challenged him a bunch of times and he keeps wiping the floor with me.
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So I thought maybe you might know some special way I could train to beat him, seeing as you're his sister and all.
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Hmm. A way to beat Jeritza... Oh, I have it!
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All right! Lay it on me!
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Here, follow me.
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I don't think this is going very well.
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Please allow me... There, see? If you do it like so, it's actually quite simple.
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Yeah, that's actually—wait, no!
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How is baking supposed to help me beat Professor Jeritza?!
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Because we're making treats.
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Oh, I see—again, no! How does that help?!
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Unless... Hang on. Are these actually magic treats that fill me with unimaginable strength?!
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I don't wanna win like that. It's cheating.
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Hehe! You're so amusing, Caspar. But no, there are no magical treats that do such a thing.
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Look here. They're almost done, so watch what I do very carefully...
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Whoa! These look amazing!
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But again—and I hate to keep repeating myself here—how does this help me beat Professor Jeritza?
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Is there some kinda terrible secret in the method? Black magic in the brown sugar, maybe?
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Oh, Caspar. There's no secret.
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Jeritza has loved sweets for the longest time, but he's terrible when it comes to making them.
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So if you can make a better sweet treat than he...
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I'm sure he'll be vexed and acknowledge his defeat.
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I'm trying to beat him in combat, not baking!