13 - Curtana Original

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    Looks like we managed to
    successfully get away from them.
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    Huh? Successfully?
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    Despite plunging into the water and
    bouncing around at least seven times,
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    while spinning around?!
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    Yeah, but see?
    We're both still alive. Safe, safe!
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    Huh? Safe?!
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    That isn't at all the issue, here!
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    Huh? Hoofbeats?
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    Someone's after us!
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    Oh, aren't you...?
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    Third Princess?
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    I've located the Third Princess.
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    Outstanding.
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    Hurry and escort her here.
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    The thing is...
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    Imagine Breaker is with her?!
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    What on earth is going on?
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    "A Certain Magical Index III"
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    "#13 Curtana Original"
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    Have you ever heard of the
    Norse warrior named Thororm?
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    This warrior used magic
    and allegedly had the power
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    to cancel out the sharpness
    of his enemy's swords.
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    You... can't mean...
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    Taking a page from the legend,
    I have formulated a spell
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    that zeroes out the attack force
    of anything I recognize as a weapon.
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    After I took a brutal sneak attack
    at Dover long ago, that is.
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    Zero out!
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    Zero out!
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    Zero out!
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    Zero out!
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    Zero out!
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    Zero out!
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    That again?!
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    I zeroed that out earlier!
    Are you out of tricks?!
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    History is already on the move.
    Unless you can turn back time,
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    it is clear who will do the most
    good for the country as its head!
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    So why do you cling so tenaciously
    to that powerless Third Princess?!
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    Do you still not get it?
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    It can't be...
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    It can't be! The three animals
    on the coat of arms--
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    the royalty, the knights, and the puritans...
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    The fields of blue symbolizing England,
    Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland--
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    the entirety of Great Britain...
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    Are you serious?!
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    Are you seriously thinking that?!
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    Of striving for a perfect harmony within
    the body of the United Kingdom itself,
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    with the three sisters and the queen,
    and no one else's support?!
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    As I said before, there is
    no point in speaking it aloud.
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    There is only carrying out the
    unspoken actions of one's beliefs!
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    Zero out--
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    He launched that?
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    But once I've noticed it,
    and recognize it as a weapon, it's over!
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    Zero out--
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    Is there enough time? Zero out!
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    Yet another, hidden blade?
    Imagine, meeting the same fate as Thororm...
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    This has turned out the
    same as ten years ago--
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    bested by a sneak attack...
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    I am, after all, a shameless,
    has-been mercenary scoundrel.
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    One who can fight with wild abandon,
    compared to you stiff knights.
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    But as fate would have it, I don't have
    a blade with which to kill an old friend.
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    Th-The captain! Fall back!
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    I've got a nasty feeling that won't quit,
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    but I won't get anywhere
    unless I keep moving.
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    Luckily though, the Amakusa
    are now guarding the Third Princess.
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    A devil of a face to come across once again.
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    Acqua of the Rear...?
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    He's alive?
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    Index!
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    If recovering her is your goal,
    get it done quickly.
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    In a certain sense, the danger here
    is higher than it is in conquered London.
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    Hmph, Knight Leader has
    been vanquished, has he?
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    You're causing me so much grief,
    and without my vanguard,
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    it means that I'll have to deal
    with you bottom feeders myself.
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    Your grief will soon be over,
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    because your coup d'état is
    about to come to an end, right here.
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    Don't take me so lightly.
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    I'm standing here with
    Curtana Original in my hand.
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    Don't forget that!
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    Ordinarily, this is something
    that separates the territory
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    of the United Kingdom from
    the rest of the planet Earth,
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    manages it, and governs it,
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    but by applying its special attributes,
    it can do this, as well.
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    Huh?!
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    When you cut through
    three-dimensional matter,
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    its cross-section becomes two-dimensional.
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    And if two-dimensional,
    the cross-section becomes one-dimensional.
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    In the same way, if you cut
    through a dimension of space
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    higher than three dimensions,
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    its cross-section is put out into
    the world in three-dimensional form.
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    In other words, I can produce
    this sort of cross-sectional wreckage.
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    A pandimensional fragmentation spell.
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    If it has one drawback, it makes it
    too easy to put an end to things,
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    so it isn't as fun as it could be.
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    Damn.
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    I just need a moment.
    Can you keep her occupied?
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    I'll smash that magical item
    with my right hand while you do.
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    Oh, how frightful. Your patented move
    was called Imagine Breaker, wasn't it?
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    In that case, allow me to show you
    an applied technique just right for it!
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    Damn it! What do I do?!
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    Index!
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    Unless you'd rather die, grab on.
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    Ow-w-w...
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    Here, catch.
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    Why did you save us?
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    The one who has brought
    together the current union
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    between Roman Orthodoxy
    and the Russian Church
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    is a man named Fiamma of the Right.
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    Fiamma of the Right?
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    It is your right arm, and the wisdom
    from the List of Prohibited Books
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    needed to fully exploit it,
    that Fiamma is after.
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    As such, if I had let
    the both of you fall just now,
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    Fiamma would have lost the
    keys to his plan, and panicked.
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    Which would carry the risk of even
    more senseless destruction spreading.
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    Consequently, there is no other choice
    but to destroy the scourge within the scourge.
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    However, the need arose
    to put a stop to this petty quarrel
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    which spun off from the actual
    scourge before I could, you see.
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    Petty? You mean the coup d'état?
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    Is there a way... to stop it?
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    Carissa and the knights' new order
    is centered around Curtana Original,
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    incorporating its own vulnerability.
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    But it is not my way to strike at that.
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    I do not use tricks. I only challenge
    others upfront, out in the open.
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    Acqua of the Rear...
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    Index! Are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere?
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    Toma, did you save me from the knights?
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    You'd probably think so, right?
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    And yet, things did not
    work out as handily as that.
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    Hmm! Then I bet you came here
    with yet another girl you don't know!
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    You'd probably think so, right?
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    But it didn't go as easily as that!
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    Still, I'm glad to see
    you're still your usual self.
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    Toma, I could use some supper.
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    That's a little too much your usual self.
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    Prevent Curtana Original from functioning?
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    We received a report that the Second Princess
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    has returned to Buckingham Palace.
    It can be assumed the reason for this
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    is because Curtana Original's
    power is unstable,
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    as a result of being too great,
    and needs fine tuning.
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    The Second Princess and
    the knights were always united
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    by nothing but a mutual interest.
    If Knight Leader has been defeated,
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    then now is our chance.
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    If we can eliminate Curtana,
    this coup d'état will fall apart.
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    Come to think of it,
    Acqua also said that the framework
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    of Carissa and the knights was
    centered around Curtana, and fragile.
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    Is it really possible to shut Curtana down?
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    There's a subway under Buckingham Palace.
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    There is a system using an
    underground branch line not usually in use,
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    with a special car with
    magic cast on it standing by
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    which will activate should
    Curtana ever get out of control.
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    It's something of a safety
    device put in place.
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    Which is why we believe Carissa
    has returned to Buckingham Palace.
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    We're going to use that against her,
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    by expending a tremendous amount
    of magic power from Coven Compass,
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    the English Puritans' aerial fortress,
    to cast a large-scale flash spell,
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    which, if we can forcibly disrupt
    Curtana Original via the subway,
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    should stimulate it to run away with itself.
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    I see. I mean, I don't really
    get the exact theory behind it,
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    but if it works, let's do it right away.
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    It's a little bit of a relief
    to hear you say that.
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    The truth is, there are very few people
    who can carry out this mission.
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    I have to wonder...
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    what is the deal with this restaurant?
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    I just happened to come here
    for the first time today, and...
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    What is this, big-boob country?!
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    Hold on! If everyone in
    here is like this, then maybe,
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    there's something in their
    cooking that makes you...!
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    "Kamijo Toma"
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    Wh-Why?! What does he want?!
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    Why would that idiot be calling me?
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    Hello?
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    Sorry to ask, Misaka,
    but I need to sneak into a subway.
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    Do you know how to open
    an electronic shutter door lock?
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    Ugh...
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    Sorry to ask, Misaka,
    but I need to sneak into a subway!
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    I heard you, and I was ignoring you!
    Get a clue, you idiot!
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    Besides, why do you need
    to sneak into a train station?
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    Where are you, anyway?
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    London.
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    Huh?! Do you know the kind
    of hoops you have to go through
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    to get out of Academy City...?
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    Then again, didn't he say
    he went to France earlier?
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    I really am in London, though.
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    And I'm serious about this shutter door
    in front of me that I need to get through.
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    Tell me what kind of lock it is.
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    You know, the fact that
    we made it this far so smoothly
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    confirms that the strength
    of London's security network
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    is stacked toward the magic end of things.
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    So it would seem.
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    But, while Index and I are disconnected
    from magic, and won't set off anything,
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    you're a British princess, right?
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    I have acquired a certain level
    of education, as a member of royalty,
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    but in matters of magic, I objected
    to learning any knowledge or skills
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    that could be applied toward
    violence, so I'm afraid... I'm sorry.
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    Oh, no, all you have to do
    is open the subway partition,
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    which has to be done by
    a member of the royal family.
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    I'll do my best! With Index's assistance,
    even a beginner like me can help!
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    I-I appreciate it.
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    Hey, Toma,
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    there's some marking using
    magic put in place in this area.
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    It's probably so sorcerers
    who have to maintain a magical item
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    won't lose track of where this location is.
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    Huh?
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    What are those?!
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    Toma!
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    Toma, stay back! That's a magical item
    based on Mökkurkálfi construction.
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    It's a fabricated giant from Norse mythology!
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    Damn it, did I get him?
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    You're kidding, right?!
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    This is bad! I can't move or get away!
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    Toma!
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    This trap is probably child's
    play that Sister could set
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    with even less than
    the magic in her pinky finger.
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    But still, even with that tiny bit of force,
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    if it is going to hurt those
    who are trying to support me...
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    I will resist it! I will resist it to
    the bitter end, whatever it takes!
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    CAO! MARATTR!
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    "Change angle of orientation!
    Move your right arm to the right!"
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    Obey the one bearing the
    proper blood, and open up at once!
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    Thanks.
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    You saved me, Vilian.
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    Let me take it from here.
    I'll stop him for good this time!
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    We did it.
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    Ah, thank goodness I got through!
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    Is that you, Itsuwa?
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    The mission was a success!
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    Thanks to Princess Vilian releasing
    the lock on the magic partition,
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    we were able to access the special car's
    power source! I should therefore say...
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    ...please get out of there right away!
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    I somehow managed to contain it...
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    P-Princess Carissa!
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    No problem. It was an
    attack from Coven Compass.
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    Recover the special railway
    car and reseal it.
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    Yes, Highness!
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    It looks like things went well.
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    Curtana's power has now been dampened.
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    Now we just wait for the countercoup
    forces we called in to assemble,
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    and charge Buckingham Palace.
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    Once we have Carissa under control,
    the coup d'état will fall apart.
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    This is the homestretch. Which means...
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    What?
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    Y-You just ate mine! You ate my meatball!
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    No I didn't.
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    A light salad is out of
    the question at this point!
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    E-Everyone, we do have
    a fight coming up, so--
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    More, please! I demand more food,
    no questions asked!
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    One thing that has to
    be done before a big battle...
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    is to fortify our bellies, of course.
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    Aren't you going to eat?
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    Oh, I was caught in the wake of the
    others' intensity, and got a late start.
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    Oh, come on!
    I'll take over for you, so off you go!
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    No, I, er, th-that's okay.
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    We just got done fighting,
    and I'm smelly, and in this outfit...
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    I have just the Cinderella
    mission for you, Itsuwa!
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    Huh?
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    Ta-da!
[20:13] ---
    It's pre-sale opening night for
    the Great Fairy Revealing Maid outfit!
[20:17] ---
    M-Mr. Tatemiya, why did you
    bring that doomsday weapon?!
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    Incidentally, Priestess, I also carefully
    saved your precious bridal outfit.
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    Wh-Who asked you to?! I
    don't need that thing!
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    Don't need it? Don't tell me you have
    a hyper-fallen-angel sexy maid outfit
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    that goes beyond even this.
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    Y-You really spare no effort, do you?
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    That's not true!
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    Sister Agnese, it looks like
    the far east denomination
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    is saying something interesting
    about letting ample breasts go to waste.
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    Hmm, so who among our camp
    would be most effective
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    to serve as a counterargument?
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    Count me out, okay?
    There's no way I'm doing that.
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    Huh?
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    I thought this would look good on you,
    so I brought it, along with that pedestal.
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    I never asked for either one of them!
    Don't look down on goth outfits!
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    Then that leaves me little choice.
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    --I will wear it, so that it does not go to waste.
    --Whoa, you idiot, stop!
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    It appears that Curtana Original
    was overloaded. Was that your doing?
[21:13] ---
    No, it was probably the work of
    magical specialists within the country.
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    I see. As a result, the knights
    are on the verge of collapsing.
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    Even if that's true, it can be set
    aside with your return, can it not?
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    Are you having second thoughts?
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    A word of warning before
    you go into the jaws of death.
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    In our earlier fight, I could only
    control one fighting pattern at a time,
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    and as a result, I was defeated by you.
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    Second Princess Carissa and Curtana Original
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    are equipped with each one of them.
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    She can produce an attack that cannot
    be avoided, blocked, or countered.
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    If you really mean to
    bring her down, be prepared.
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    Deputy Pope!
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    Coven Compass has arrived
    at the designated coordinates!
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    The time has come at last.
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    Let's go.
[22:10] ---
    Yeah!
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    Oh dear, it appears we
    didn't make it in time.
[22:18] ---
    They left us behind? Damn it.
[22:20] ---
    And here I bump into
    my calculating oldest daughter,
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    whom I didn't want to see anyway, too.
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    How mean to call me calculating.
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    I'd prefer that you call it an
    intelligent, level-headed decision
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    in the event that Carissa completely
    released Curtana Original's power.
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    That's what "calculating" means.
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    Can you keep going, horsie?
    I have to get back to London in a big hurry.
[22:47] ---
    Hey, are things with that flag
    in the British Museum ready to go?
[22:52] ---
    I would say we're about halfway there.
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    Not many would realize it is a magical item,
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    having been mixed in
    with the other general artifacts.
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    If Charles Conder with the museum
    does as I expect him to,
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    then it should prove to be useful to us.
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    My word, with the fate of
    the United Kingdom on the line,
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    they're charging into the final showdown
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    without so much as a decent trump card,
    just their pluck and their guts.
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    Bloody fools.
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    You seem pretty pleased,
    considering your tone,
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    Mother.
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    "Preview"
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    Are men powerless in the
    face of overwhelming military might?
[23:29] ---
    No, they're not. Everyone fights
    for the United Kingdom tonight.
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    Next time, "Heroes."
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    When science and magic cross paths,
    the story begins.
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