# 15 - The Distant Cat
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GYWEQW20Y/black-cat)
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Wow, now this is a surprise...
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to be visited by No. I herself.
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If there is a mission
which only I can fulfill,
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I would go anywhere.
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Are you gonna ask me
to return to Chronos again?
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No...
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Draw your Hades, Heartnet.
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*That's how it always starts...*
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*under the azure sky*
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*After making a vow,*
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*I now set off*
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*Yeah, the desert glitters with a golden hue*
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*(The wind is scorching)*
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*I'm searching for a diamond flower*
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*(I keep on wandering)*
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*Now, for the first time in my life,*
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*I live for someone else*
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*There's something I wanna protect*
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*I'll never, ever lose it again*
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*Resound, my heartbeat!*
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*A heartbeat smaller and fragile,
but tougher than anyone's.*
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"The Distant Cat"
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We'll form a half-circle and launch
a concentrated attack. Let's go!
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Humph... They mock us
Chrono Numbers,
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don't they, Nizer?
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You bastard! Let Creed go!
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It's too late.
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This is the way... the Chrono Numbers live!
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Creed!
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N-Nizer!
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Witness how the Chrono Numbers live!
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Beluga!
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Beluga!
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The destructive acts,
**[05:05] ---**
by those calling themselves the
Apostles of the Stars, continue worldwide.
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This video was sent
by the Apostles of the Stars
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to news organizations around the world.
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It also contains a statement
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by the person considered to be
the leader of this terrorist group.
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Please take a look.
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My name is Creed Diskenth.
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I am the leader of
the Apostles of the Stars.
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To all of you who are watching this video,
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I shall reveal the truth.
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The truth about Chronos,
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the secret organization
which controls the world...
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and how it will meet its end...
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Chronos?
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What does he mean by control?
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Never mind that.
Let's go to the beach.
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Those who wish to be free of them...
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Come join me!
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We, the Apostles of the Stars,
will free the world!
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Let me ask you just one more time.
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Where is No. I?
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I have no obligation to answer that.
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Do you belong to
the Apostles of the Stars?!
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No, I am simply...
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one who harbors a grudge against Chronos.
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The stability of the world is maintained
solely by the iron grip of Chronos.
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However, in this past month alone,
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over ten nations have announced their
intentions of cutting ties with Chronos.
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Furthermore,
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our existence is on the verge of being made public!
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This all started when we allowed
Creed Diskenth and No. XIII's defection
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from the organization!
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And we are starting
to lose some of the Numbers.
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We cannot let this
situation continue any further!
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It's likely that the elders are considerably
toughening their stance towards Sephiria.
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Dammit! If only we had
been able to defeat Creed.
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Not only that,
we even lost Nizer and Beluga...
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If you're thinking about them, then
wait until the right opportunity comes.
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You can fight for them,
and bring Creed down.
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I know that!
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Until the last head falls,
Cerberus is not dead!
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During a long battle,
sometimes you need to bide your time.
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We will regroup our forces.
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You focus on healing your wound.
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Well, I doubt we have time for that.
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Mason-*dono*!
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Sephiria Arks...
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Yes, Willzark-*sama*.
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Can I expect that Chronos
will recover from this?
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The replacements for Nos. X, V, and XI
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are now being evaluated.
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I should be able to report
on the results shortly.
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And as for the former No. XIII...
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The Apostles of the Stars
are still like newborn babes...
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But given time, who knows
what monsters they will turn into.
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You're absolutely right.
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We must not let it get away...
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a golden opportunity, that is...
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Belze... as of this moment,
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I am temporarily turning over
the command of Chrono Numbers to you.
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VII and XII, please assist him.
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--Understood!
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--Understood!
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And what will you do in the meantime?
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Sephiria...
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There's no reason for you
to go see him, is there?
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There is something I want to verify.
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Are you going to verify it
by talking to him? Or by fighting him?
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Please hold the fort for 24 hours.
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Got it. In your absence,
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I will not allow the Apostles of
the Stars to step one foot in here!
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I let him slip away...
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Poke!
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What's the big idea, princess?!
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You're too slow, Train.
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What'd you say?!
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Don't get so worked up.
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Since you said you wanted to do some
rehab now that your body is back to normal,
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we're taking a vacation
and not looking for any new work.
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--Yeah, yeah...
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--He's right!
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Before our measly savings run out,
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get better so that you
can earn money again!
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Yeah, yeah...
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You're more worried about
money than your friend's health?!
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Well, there's such a thing
as priorities after all, and...
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What's the matter?
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Err... nothing.
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Draw your Hades, Heartnet.
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Sorry, I don't feel like it.
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I've left Chronos, but I have
no intention of fighting you.
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Heartnet, this freedom you gained...
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Is it the freedom to leave Chronos and die?
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It's the freedom to continue living
the way I want outside Chronos.
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Then, I want you to return Hades.
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That's right... you're
the one who gave it to me.
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Let us fight together...
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for Chronos and
the stability of the world...
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A gun is merely a tool to kill people.
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Since you've sworn never
to kill anyone anymore,
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you should not need Hades.
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No can do.
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For the lives that I've taken with this...
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there're things that I have to do...
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How unfortunate.
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Then, it seems I have no choice
but to take it away from your dead body!
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The rain was also icy cold that night...
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Your mission...
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So you've completed your mission?
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Heartnet...
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As you continue to fulfill your missions,
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the day will come when you stop trembling.
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However, you took a life...
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you must never forget that feeling.
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It is indeed the case that
we only fulfilled the mission
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for the noble cause of Chronos.
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However, we drew our weapons and struck.
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That feeling, that moment belongs to you;
you must always remember.
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While I was in the Numbers,
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I had forgotten your words from that night.
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But now...
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I feel that I finally understand
the sentiment behind your words.
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The irony in killing for a noble cause...
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Chrono Numbers are the ones
who should understand it the most.
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It's impossible, Sephiria.
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When you're in a high place,
you can't see your feet.
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Are you saying that's why you left Chronos?
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You're giving me too much credit.
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The life of a stray cat
just suited me better. That's all.
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It's unfortunate, Heartnet.
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It's true that there're
those in the Numbers
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who feel no pain in
staining their hands in blood.
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That's why I...
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I intended to kill you
with my first strike...
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I'd expect no less from No. I.
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That was close!
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However, you are already...
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inside my barrier.
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You will not get away!
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Charden Flamberg!
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A deserter of the Apostles of the Stars!
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Deserter?!
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You are truly the captain
of Chrono Numbers.
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You know about me, too...
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I'd suggest that you do not move.
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I see... So this is
what you mean by barrier.
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Black Cat...
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I no longer have to fight you.
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Please leave this place.
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Why are you trying to kill Sephiria
when you've left the Apostles of the Stars?
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Why? You ask me why?
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What do you mean?
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Chronos is a great evil
which threatens the entire world.
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Didn't you leave the organization
because you could not accept that?
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Well, the Apostles of the Stars are
just as bad as Chronos, aren't they?
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You are absolutely right.
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That is why I chose
the same path you took.
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You, of all people, should be able
to understand my way of living.
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Sorry, I can't.
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That is unfortunate...
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Black Cat!!
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Now's my chance!
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She found an opening!
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Better forget it.
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You can't beat Sephiria.
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Chronos is a giant.
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You've left the Apostles.
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Do you think you can
defeat Chronos all by yourself?
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That is why I became an assassin.
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Even a lowly worm can bring down a giant
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by directly attacking its central nerve!
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How pitiful...
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Then, you shall have your wish.
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Don't, Sephiria!
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This battle does not concern you, Heartnet.
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She is absolutely right!
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I will fight to bring down the great evil,
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even if it kills me!
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It's useless.
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Stop!
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Apostles of the Stars or
members of Chronos, I don't care...
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I won't allow anyone to be killed!!
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So this is your battle, Heartnet?
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There are other uses
for a gun besides killing.
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I learned that from my best friend.
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Your best friend, you say?
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Someone who taught me about freedom.
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This is?
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A bullet made of orichalcum.
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I entrust this to you.
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Heartnet, I will be looking forward to
seeing how you use that orichalcum bullet.
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Sephiria...
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I was unable to side
with the Apostles of the Stars...
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nor was I able to bring down Chronos...
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I am so powerless.
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However...
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Oh geez! Where the heck is
our breakfast cook wandering about?!
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No breakfast today? Well?
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I'm starving...
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When'd he...?
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Hey, it's been a while since so many
of us were summoned together, hasn't it?
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Yeah, looks like things
are kinda serious this time...
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Kinda?
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So what is No. VI doing
at a serious time like this?
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Both the captain and I are
keeping tabs on his movements.
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So there's no problem.
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I see. Acting alone, huh?
That's just like him.
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Lin Shaolee, our newly appointed No. X.
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As proof of your entrance
into Chrono Numbers,
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I'm granting you this...
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A veil made of orichalcum, Seiren...
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Let us fight together...
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for Chronos and the
stability of the world...
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Yes, I would like to be of help.
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Continue to carry your Hades, Heartnet.
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But in doing so,
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you must continue to prove
your sentiments and beliefs.
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Yeah, I know.
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Sephiria-*san*.
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I have an idea...
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*Since your new black
boots caused a blister,*
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*you rest your right foot*
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*We'll keep walking along
with our own rhythm, without rushing*
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*Don't say anything*
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*because we'll soon understand each other*
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*I'm just holding you now to keep you warm*
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*I'm completely wrapped around you, so...*
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*Quietly the powder-like
snow is building up...*
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"Next Episode"
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*What?!*
**[23:57] ---**
*Creed and the others
are on the wanted list?*
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*And the reward is... 3 billion?!*
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*Even if you're not a sweeper,
you just have to go for it!*
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*Not! Who'd want to take a risk like that?!*
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*I mean, they're a formidable bunch!*
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*There's no way there's someone
dumb enough to risk his life*
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*over a job like that!*
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"The Cat and the Lizard"
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*Oh, there is.*