# E20 - Poltergeist
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G69P02E8Y/poltergeist)
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Another earthquake?
There sure have been a lot of them lately--
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Who's there?!
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Would you assail me, knowing
that I am Kongo Mitsuko of Tokiwadai...
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I heard there was another
earthquake yesterday.
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How was it at your dorm?
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It was fine. My place didn't really shake.
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Hmm, that's strange, with you
being in School District 7, too.
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Mr. Daigo,
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you called me by today...
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Ah, right, right.
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Come on in.
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We have a transfer student for second term.
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She is also going to be
your roommate from now on.
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Sorry for the short notice,
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but as the Judgment officer for our school,
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we want you to help her out.
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Y-Yes, I'll take care of her!
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I'm Haru'ue Erii.
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*Hibikiau negai ga ima mezamete'ku*
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*yuzurenai mirai no tame ni*
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*Meguriau unmei wo koeta sono saki ni*
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*kono omoi kagayaku kara*
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*Koko ja nai mirai ni omoi takushite mite wa*
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*tsuyosa no hontou no imi
wo sagashitsuzukete'ta*
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*Ari no mama no itami wo ukeireru sono imi wo*
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*ashita e hashiritsuzukeru kimi ni shitta*
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*Meguri yuku keshiki ga ima nagarete'ku*
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*taguriyoseta sekai no saki*
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*furisosogu shigunaru wo karada de kanjite*
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*tokihanatsu ima subete wo*
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*Just truth in my heart*
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*Itsu datte mayowanai yo*
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*kesenai omoi ga aru kara*
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*Tokiakasu shinjitsu kara me wo sorasazu ni*
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*I'll reach the next stage to realize all*
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*Tashika na kizuna shinjite*
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A transfer student from School District 19?
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But isn't that unusual for this time of year?
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It is something that they usually
do at the start of a new term, huh?
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And Saten, you sure do seem happy about it.
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Well of course I am.
If she's Uiharu's roommate,
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it means she's up to be my new good friend.
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Miss Saten!
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Um, this is Miss Haru'ue Erii.
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And this is Miss Shirai Kuroko,
from Tokiwadai Middle School,
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and her senior, Miss Misaka Mikoto.
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And this is Miss Saten Ruiko,
who is in the same class that we are.
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It's a pleasure. And not
that it's an issue...
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...but how did your stuff end up like this?
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Um, well, when I went to the
train station to pick up Miss Haru'ue,
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I received word that the movers had arrived.
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For that matter, the movers could
have been more considerate, huh?
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In any case, we have to
do something about this.
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I guess there is little choice, huh?
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Oh, I didn't think of that!
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That's amazing.
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I've never seen teleporting before.
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I would think not. There are
not too many teleporters
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who have my level of power,
even within Academy City.
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Okay, okay, come on,
let's get all of this put away now.
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Right!
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That should about do it.
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All of you, thank you very much.
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No problem, no problem.
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Never mind that, we're
done sooner than we expected,
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so how about we go have some fun?
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Seconded!
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You cannot second that.
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Have you forgotten? Uiharu,
you and I have a joint conference.
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Joint...?
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Between Judgment and Antiskill.
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It supposedly has to do with
the earthquakes we have had recently.
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A conference about earthquakes?
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That's right...
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Well, how about if she,
Misaka, and I go together?
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That's no fair!
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They can meet up with us
after they finish, can't they? Right?
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Oh, it's all right.
Miss Saten notwithstanding,
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Miss Misaka is a very nice person.
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I'll be right over, too, once we finish.
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Listen to you.
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Miss Saten, please don't
flip up Miss Haru'ue's skirt,
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not even as a joke, okay?
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Huh? Why would I do something like that?
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Huh? Well, I mean...
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Now then, where should we go?
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Miss Haru'ue, is there
anywhere you'd like to go?
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I still don't know this
school district too well.
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Oh, right.
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Then, I know!
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This spot is becoming
a marker of new friendships.
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Now that you mention it,
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Saten, when I first met
you guys, we came here, huh?
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Is it good?
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Mm-hmm.
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--You've got an awful mess around your mouth.
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--Too bad about Kuroko and Uiharu.
--You've got an awful mess around your mouth.
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Why would Judgment and Antiskill be holding
a joint conference about earthquakes?
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If it were a case, that would be one thing...
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Heh heh, I didn't say
anything about it before,
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but the fact is, there's a hot
rumor going around about this.
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"Antiskill School District 7 Office"
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There is one thing that is clear about
this recent rash of earthquakes.
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Getting right to the point,
these are not earthquakes.
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To be precise...
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Poltergeists?
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Yes! Poltergeists!
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But that's, you know, furniture and
stuff moving around by itself.
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It says that P-waves and
S-waves weren't observed.
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It's a paranormal phenomenon!
A paranormal phenomenon!
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...as some students will
undoubtedly start carrying on about,
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so let me drive this home ahead of time--
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this is not a paranormal phenomenon.
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The cause of poltergeisting
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is simultaneous, multiple
incidents of RSPK Syndrome.
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RSPK Syndrome?
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Multiple, simultaneous incidents?
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At this point,
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I will ask Miss Therestina, of the Multi
Active Rescue team, to explain further.
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As you heard from that introduction,
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I am Therestina,
from the Multi Active Rescue team.
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RSPK Syndrome refers
to the state or phenomenon
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that occurs when an esper
temporarily loses their autonomy,
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which causes their abilities
to unconsciously run out of control.
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The phenomenon varies according to the esper,
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but when these phenomena
occur simultaneously,
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the runaway abilities can
merge with each other,
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and manifest as a
uniform poltergeist phenomenon.
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Further, these poltergeist phenomena,
when exhibited over a wide scale,
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produce situations to the observer that
are indistinguishable from earthquakes.
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This is what these earthquakes
have actually been.
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The cause of the multiple,
simultaneous RSPK Syndrome incidents
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is still under investigation,
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but among a certain number of students,
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this phenomenon will
be linked to occult nonsense...
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The source is a pulse
from an alternate dimension!
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A special kind of plasma!
Oh, and you know,
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the governing board has been conducting secret classified
underground experiments, too.
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In any case...
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As a result, it is conceivable
that mass hysteria breaks out,
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thereby increasing the number of casualties.
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The reason why we have
asked Judgment to meet with us
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is to urge you to take measures
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so that students do not
spread these rumors for the fun of it.
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They say that there's
gonna be a big one coming soon.
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See?
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"The Destruction of Academy City!!"
"X-Day is Near!"
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Come to think of it, Miss Haru'ue,
when you were in District 19,
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there were several outbreaks
of poltergeisting, right?
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What was that like?
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Hey,
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you can't just go making jokes
about something like that, you know.
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If it really happens, it will be a big deal.
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That ended a lot sooner than I expected.
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It says that Antiskill has
another meeting afterward.
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Miss Konori, is something the matter?
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I've never heard of multiple,
simultaneous incidents of RSPK Syndrome.
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What's more, something
just isn't sitting right
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about how this is being handled.
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That is what the specialists
are going to be looking into, right?
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Right now, nothing is going
to come of us thinking about it.
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Well, maybe that's true, but...
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Ah! Miss Saten! Where are you right now?
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Okay, Miss Haru'ue, what should we do next?
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Ah, how about that?
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Uiharu is in rare form.
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So are you, Sissy.
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Oh, no, these are...
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There's something familiar about those coins.
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Oh, Whack-a-mole?
**[10:31] ---**
Y-Yes, but...
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I remember playing this.
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I've never seen this before.
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It's so cute how they pop up like that.
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Y-You don't say.
Still, instead of just watching them,
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what if you hit them?
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Hit them?
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That's cruel.
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I-I guess so.
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R-Right! It's up to the person
how they want to enjoy the game.
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One more time...
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M-Miss Haru'ue, four times
in a row is a bit...
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H-Hey, why don't we all do *that*?
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That?
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Okay, here goes!
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Right!
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"Welcome: Erii"
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Let's see...
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Send...
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That does it.
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Here.
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How shall I put this?
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The girl is a curiosity.
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She is? She's cute, isn't she?
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She kind of reminds me
of how Uiharu was a while ago.
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A while ago?
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Oh, when she first transferred in... Hmm?
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Miss Haru'ue?
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W-Watch out!
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A-Are you all right, Miss Haru'ue?!
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What happened?
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That's...
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You mean...
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The fireworks show poster?
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Oh, now that you
mention it, isn't that tonight?
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Hey, why don't we all go?
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That is a great idea!
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--We can all wear *yukatas*!
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--How about we go?
--We can all wear *yukatas*!
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#20 Poltergeist
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Mm-hmm!
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"Academy City Fireworks Show"
"Students are allowed out until 21:00"
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This is my first time wearing a *yukata*.
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The same is true for me, too.
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Isn't it too long?
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I'll check right now.
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I get it, Miss Haru'ue.
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You use the sash to adjust the length.
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That sounds hard.
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L-Let's give it a try!
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Mm-hmm.
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Let's see...
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first, we pair up the front...
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Ah, what an adorable pendant.
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It's kind of... like a good luck charm.
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A good luck charm? How nice.
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Okay, let's hurry and get you dressed up.
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Mm-hmm.
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Let's see, "After you pair up the front,
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raise the *yukata*'s collar
up about 20 cm..." Like this?
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Thank you.
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Huh?
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For all the help you've given me.
Miss Uiharu, you're a good person.
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Oh, well, I am a minor Judgment officer...
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Then again, lately,
I've been sweeping up around town,
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looking for lost articles,
and that sort of thing.
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Looking...?
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In any event,
I plan to do whatever I can do,
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so you can count on me!
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So, you call me over out
of the blue, and what do I find?
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M-Miss Saten, please help us!
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There!
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All done.
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Thank you.
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That's amazing, Miss Saten!
You made it so neat, in no time flat!
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Yeah, yeah, we have to
hurry, or we'll be late.
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If I'd known this,
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I would have asked
you to begin with, Miss Saten.
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Still, Uiharu, you're doing great.
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It's my turn to help out this time.
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This time?
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You know how I had the hardest
time passing the Judgment tests?
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And as such, I didn't have
much confidence in other things, too?
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Yeah, looking at you back then, Uiharu,
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it seemed like you couldn't be left alone.
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And Miss Saten, you and the
others always kept encouraging me,
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and were there for me when
I needed help, weren't you?
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Oh, we were?
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Yes.
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And thanks to you,
I was finally able to pass the tests.
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Which is why...
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I think it would be nice if
I could help Miss Haru'ue now.
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I mean, you may want to
turn to more than just myself.
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Mm-mm...
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I really am glad to have
you for a roommate, Miss Uiharu.
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I do count on you.
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O-Okay...
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My goodness, all of a sudden,
*you're* the standout girl.
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You've made Big Sister happy!
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Geez, *my* birthday comes before yours!
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Nevertheless...
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What do you mean? Geez...
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Come on, now, stop fidgeting.
I'm not done dressing you yet.
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Is she gone?
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Let us go--
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That was close!
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We are safe for sure this time, right?
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--Escape successful!
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--Yes, it is!
--Escape successful!
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For heaven's sake, our dorm is a drag.
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They don't even change
the curfew for a fireworks show.
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Sissy, if you keep moving like that,
your *yukata* will come undone.
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Okay, okay.
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I cannot believe, even under a *yukata*,
you still wear those shorts.
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Who cares, really? No one is gonna see.
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Paying attention to the
unseen is essential for a young lady.
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Come to think of it,
isn't Miss Konori coming tonight?
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She said she was investigating
these poltergeisting incidents.
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Something has been nagging at
her ever since the conference ended.
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Hmm... Still, you have to
admit, it's really weird.
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RSPK Syndrome kicking in,
in coordinated order...
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This really does go on forever.
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And this is the kind of
information scattered around the net...
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Wow! Misaka, you look fantastic!
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Miss Shirai, you look cute, too!
**[16:38] ---**
Of course we do.
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Uiharu, you guys look cute, too.
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Th-Thank you.
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Ah! Night stands!
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You're right! There are a lot of them, huh?
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Mm, it smells good! I can't wait!
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--Me, either!
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--Sissy! You shouldn't run like that! Sheesh!
--Me, either!
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Miss Haru'ue, let's go, too!
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Mm-hmm!
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For goodness' sake, Sissy...
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W-Where's the harm?
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It's a festival, after all.
I'm just getting in the swing of it.
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Ugh, good grief...
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Huh? What are those trucks?
**[17:41] ---**
MAR--the Multi
Active Rescue team's trailers.
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They must be here as a
countermeasure for all the poltergeisting.
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Poltergeist?! Then, the rumors are for real!
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It would be a real mess
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if there was a poltergeist incident here,
with so many people around.
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I have to say, though,
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having to watch the fireworks
under that kind of security
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is going to put a
damper on the entertainment.
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Oh, in that case,
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I know just the place!
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This spot is a well-kept secret.
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Ah! Look, they are going up again!
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You can feel the "boom"
echoing in your tummy, huh?
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Mm-hmm, it goes "boom," all right.
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They're so pretty.
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Maybe I should have gone, too.
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Something isn't sitting right,
but looking any more isn't going to...
**[18:50] ---**
AIM diffusion fields?
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Tamaya!
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Kagiya!
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Here come some more!
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Tamaya!!
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What's the matter?
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I was just remembering...
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Remembering what?
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You know what? Long ago, I had a friend,
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like you two are,
Miss Uiharu and Miss Saten...
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Miss Haru'ue...?
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What's wrong?
**[19:32] ---**
--What's the matter?
**[19:33] ---**
--Miss Haru'ue!
--What's the matter?
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Hold up!
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Huh? I wonder where they're going.
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I am sure they have taken the hint,
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and are allowing the two of us to be alone.
**[19:44] ---**
Now, let us also take passionate flight,
like those fireworks!
**[19:47] ---**
Hey! It's too hot and muggy for this!
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Tonight, let our...
**[19:51] ---**
Come on! Your cell phone is ringing!
**[19:53] ---**
Huh? Who is it?
**[19:57] ---**
What is it, Miss Konori, at this hour?
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Listen! Listen!
It's about the poltergeist incidents!
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Doing research is fine and all,
but how about taking a breather?
**[20:07] ---**
These fireworks are so pretty.
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Just listen to me, will you?
**[20:10] ---**
It's possible that the cause of the
multiple, simultaneous RSPK Syndrome cases
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is due to artificially-induced
AIM diffusion field tampering!
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AIM diffusion fields?
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In other words,
this string of poltergeisting is not some kind of random accident!
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Where... Where are you...?
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Miss Haru'ue...?
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Where are you?
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Are you saying that someone
is intentionally causing it?!
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Miss Shirai? Miss Shirai, are you there?!
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Is this...!?
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Can it be...
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...poltergeisting?!
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Sissy!
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What about Saten and the others?!
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Uiharu!
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Uiharu!
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Saten, are you all right?!
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That was a close call, huh?
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Are you hurt?
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You're safe now.
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That lady is...!
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Miss Haru'ue... Miss Haru'ue!
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Miss Haru'ue, are you all right?
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Don't overexert yourself.
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Where...?
**[21:58] ---**
Where... are you?
**[22:02] ---**
Miss Haru'ue...?
**[22:10] ---**
--How pretty!
**[22:11] ---**
--Wow, awesome!
--How pretty!
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It's collapsed over there!
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Some kind of accident?
**[22:45] ---**
*Neraisadameta yubisaki ga sasu*
**[22:51] ---**
*unmei wa zetsubou? Soretomo kibou?*
**[22:56] ---**
*Yuragi no naka de jushin shite yuku*
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*kanashimi nimo makenai*
**[23:05] ---**
*yuuki dake wo kudasai*
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*Taisetsu na mono mamoru tame*
**[23:14] ---**
*tsuyosa wa aru to shinjite'ru*
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*Saving our future issho ni*
**[23:25] ---**
*ashita e no doa hiraite sora e tobitatou*
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*Toaru sekai no hate de*
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*kakenukete'ku Real Force*
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*Hikari wo hanatte!*
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Where... Where are you?
**[24:01] ---**
#21 Voices
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Right, Miss Haru'ue.
**[24:04] ---**
Too far! Left! Left!
**[24:06] ---**
Are you playing split-the-watermelon?
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