# 7 - The Wounded Cat
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GYWEQW20Y/black-cat)
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Here...
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Get on my shoulders.
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Oof.
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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 Wounded Cat"
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You bastard, I'll make
you pay for this!!
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Train... you still don't get it?
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That woman was a witch
who was leading you astray.
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You bastard...
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I swear I'll make you pay for this!!
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That look!
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That look in your eyes!
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So what do you think?
Aren't they pretty?
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It looks as if flowers
are blossoming in the sky.
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*Tamaya*!!
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What's that?
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That's what you say
when fireworks are going off.
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*Tagaya*!!
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That's a *Rakugo* comedy!
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*Tamaya*!!
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No!
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Hey, it's not "no,"
it's "*Tamaya,*" right?
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What's the matter?
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The smell... of blood...
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Huh?
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I'm going...
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Where to?
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The sea...
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Th-The sea?!
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That way...
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That way? Umm...
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Hurry up!
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Uhh... Okay, okay!
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The fireworks are
pretty, aren't they?!
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Oh? What's the matter?
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You're crying...
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You really are funny, Train-*kun*!
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Oh? Me, too...
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It can't be helped, right?
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'Cause fireworks are so pretty!
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See? Isn't this pretty?
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Don't worry...
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Your eyes are...
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as pretty as fireworks...
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You're... Torneo's...
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It's not "he came to life,"
it's "he came to," right, Eve?
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Hey! How're you feeling?
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You're that sweeper...
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What are you doing here?
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This is my house...
or rather, it's my hideout.
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Hideout?
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What a shock that was!
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When we went to the pier like Eve suggested,
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we saw a tanker in flames...
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Hey! Don't get close!
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Eve! It's dangerous!
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*I smell blood...*
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Ow, ow! Eve! If we go any
further, we could really get hurt!
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That way...
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How far are you gonna go, Eve?!
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There he is!
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So, after this and that,
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we rescued you from the flames of the exploding tanker.
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Be thankful.
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Exploding...
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Where's Saya?!
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Saya?
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She was wearing a *yukata*!
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*Yukata*?
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We didn't see her.
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Was she with you?
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I'm sorry, but either way, I don't
think she'd survive in that explosion.
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How long... was I asleep?
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A week.
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A week...
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But I changed my mind about you.
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After all, in the middle of all that,
you protected those kids to the end.
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That's not something
just anyone could do.
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Kids?
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Don't worry. I heard that
all three of them are just fine.
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I don't remember.
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You're hungry, aren't you?
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Now, don't hold back!
Eat to your heart's content!
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What's the matter? If you
don't eat, you won't get better.
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Where's my gun?
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Eve, give it to him.
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He still smells of blood...
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Please give this to the man in
black and say, "thanks for saving us!"
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So, I'll give this to you.
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But I won't give
you the gun back.
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Well, we all ended up living under
the same roof. This must be fate.
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In any case,
why don't we be friends?
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Don't be so edgy.
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He's an injured man.
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Be nice to him, at
least until he gets better.
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But he's...
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An assassin, you mean?
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But he didn't shoot you.
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So, his gun...
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give it back to him, will you?
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Anyway, these days you've
always got your nose in a book...
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I want to know...
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You want to know...
about what?
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A lot of things...
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A lot of things?
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Because I had been
taught only one thing...
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I see...
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So, what have you learned?
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Let's see, "A Guide to Martial Arts"
and "Three Minute Cooking"...
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"Cherry Blossom Viewing from
A Row House" and "Camels' Humps"...
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"*Tagaya*"!
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And, what you're
perusing right now is...
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Aesop...
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Aesop?
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It's a fable.
Annette gave it to me.
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That's a mean-looking cat.
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It's a story about putting
a bell on a bad cat's neck.
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A bell... on a cat's neck?
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Right. They put a bell
on a bad cat's neck.
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Well, then, I'm going
grocery shopping for dinner,
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so, stay home with him.
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Hey, don't give me that look.
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We can't go leaving
an injured man alone, right?
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I'll get you something.
What do you want?
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A book!
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It's from the guest over there.
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Oh?
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The name of this cocktail is "Fate."
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It's a suitable name
for our meeting...
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Don't you think?
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Yeah...
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You have beautiful eyes...
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To your beautiful eyes!
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Jenos-*sama*...
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Belze is...?
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I'm sorry, but I have to go.
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My name?
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Ask the god of "Fate"
who brought you and I together...
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Who's going to
pay for this "Fate"?
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Welcome!
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Coffee... Make it hot and strong,
like you'd get at a mountain cottage...
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Okay, and put it on
your tab as usual, right?
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That's right...
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Wha...?! How?!
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So, what's Rins up to?
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She left town.
She said that she got a job.
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She told me she'd make
a lot of money this time.
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Good to hear that she's all right.
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Yeah...
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Anyway, about that
explosion at the pier the other day...
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Oh, the one on the
night of the festival...
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Have you heard
anything about it?
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According to the
official announcement,
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fireworks supposedly caused
the tanker to catch fire, but...
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But the truth is?
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I don't know.
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I heard that three kids were caught
in the explosion and got light burns,
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but they seem
to remember nothing...
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Nothing?
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Listen, I don't want you to
mention the man in black to anyone.
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Got it!
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I won't tell anyone!
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Me neither!
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I see... That's good...
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You look like
you know something.
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Not really...
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Oh well...
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Anyway, where's Eve?
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Yeah, she's reading
picture books at my hideout.
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Sounds like she's doing fine.
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Yeah, thanks.
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But don't let your guard down.
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I heard that Chronos guys
are snooping around everywhere.
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Man, those guys
sure are persistent...
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Ouch!
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Ow, ow, ouch!!
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Torneo's bio-weapon?
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It was No. XIII's mission,
but I want you to take it over.
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Don't tell me Black Cat failed...
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He left Chronos and disappeared.
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There was a report that he
died in that explosion at the pier,
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but I wouldn't count on it.
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I see...
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Will you take this job?
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Thanks.
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So, why did Black Cat
leave Chronos?
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You don't have to know.
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If you find him, I'll leave
the matter up to you.
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What a bad road!
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Please be patient.
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I've got information
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that the bio-weapon was definitely
brought to somewhere around here.
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Why do you keep fighting?!
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I myself don't know why,
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but once we get in a robot,
we have no choice but to fight, right?!
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Yeah, it's true that when
we, children, get in a robot,
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we all become war
victims for some reason!!
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Move.
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I can't see the TV!
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I'm going to...
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put a bell...
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Huh?
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I'm going to put a
bell on a bad cat's neck
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so that he won't
be dangerous anymore...
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This is why I say
the federation military is...!
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I don't understand
what you're saying at all!
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Why are things
turning out like this?!
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This is what war is!!
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Giga-ton Punch!
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How can you say
"put a bell on a bad cat"?
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You tried to kill me, too.
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You're an assassin, too.
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I don't wanna wage
war in a robot any more!!
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I'm home!
**[15:14] ---**
Eve, I bought a book for you.
"Art of Calligraphy is the Stray"...
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Hey, where did Eve go?
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What?!
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Idiot!
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That's her...
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What?
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Are you saying that little lady is the
bio-weapon that Torneo developed?
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Yes. It's no mistake.
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I don't know
what happened to you.
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If you don't open up
to us, that's okay, too.
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But, it was Eve who found
you at that explosion site,
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and who looked after you all that
time you were in bed for a week.
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Listen up. If you say
something to hurt her again,
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I'll make you pay for it,
even if you're injured.
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You're an assassin, too.
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Good evening...
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mademoiselle.
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Hey! Where are you?! Eve!!
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What's your name, mademoiselle?
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Now, now, what are
you backing away for?
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Did you come to capture me?
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No. I came to escort you.
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Jenos-*sama*,
please be careful.
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She's a monster.
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Watch what you say.
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It's rude to the lady.
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Now...
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Let's go...
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mademoiselle.
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I'm not... going...
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What a dilemma. I promised
that I'd bring you with me...
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No...
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Please...
Come with me...
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You're it.
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You're an assassin, too.
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No!!!
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Whoa!
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So, that's the power
of nanomachines!
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You damn monster!
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Game over, mademoiselle!
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I'm sorry for
getting rough with you.
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If you come with
me without a fight,
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I'll make it so that
the pain won't be any worse.
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No!!
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This thread is made of orichalcum.
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Now, please...
Say you'll come with me...
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Or else...
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N-No!
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Ouch!!
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A bell?
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Ow, ow, ow...
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What a surprise!
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I never thought I'd be able to
see Black Cat in a place like this.
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You must be one
of the Numbers...
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That's right! I'm No. VII,
Jenos Hazard.
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Never heard of you...
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Just as expected of No. XIII,
the bringer of bad luck,
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You keep your cool!
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I'm no longer
one of the Numbers!
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I'm a stray cat
who does as he pleases!
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A stray cat, huh?
**[19:12] ---**
Belze'll probably be happy
if I bring you to Chronos,
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along with the
bio-weapon mademoiselle.
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Let's get something straight.
She isn't a weapon.
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She's a human!
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This is also part of my mission!
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Black Cat!!
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That's wishful thinking, Black Cat!
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Even if you fire three bullets,
it's not gonna beat my Excellion.
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Damn!
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Sorry, but my Hades
is also made of orichalcum.
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Eve, I'll leave the rest to you!
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What?! Chronos came?!
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But I beat them up.
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Dummy! He purposely
pretended that he was knocked out.
**[20:13] ---**
What?
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There's no way one of the
Numbers would be knocked unconscious
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just by being hit with a hammer.
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So, why are you guys
having dinner together,
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while I was out looking all over
for Eve for three-and-a-half long hours?
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Because I was starving...
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Because I was hungry...
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Jenos-*sama*...
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Forget about
what happened tonight.
**[20:32] ---**
But...
Forget it!
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U-Understood.
**[20:36] ---**
How many miles do we
have left to reach the town?
**[20:39] ---**
20 miles...
**[20:42] ---**
Thanks to Black Cat,
our car was trashed!
**[20:45] ---**
That was because you...
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Shut up!
**[20:48] ---**
What shall we
report to Belze-*sama*?
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This matter was left to me.
**[20:54] ---**
So, I'll decide
what we're gonna do.
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Yes...
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A stray cat who does
as he pleases, huh?
**[21:03] ---**
We're already leaving?
**[21:04] ---**
If we stay here, Chronos
could come back any time, right?!
**[21:08] ---**
You don't need
to worry about that...
**[21:12] ---**
By the way, what's up
with that bell on your neck?
**[21:15] ---**
Oh, yeah, it's slick, isn't it?
**[21:17] ---**
Hmm...
**[21:19] ---**
But I feel like
I've seen that bell somewhere...
**[21:29] ---**
Then, you're saying that Creed
used some uncanny power?
**[21:34] ---**
Yes. According to Nizer...
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Could it be Tao?
**[21:42] ---**
Very possibly.
**[21:43] ---**
I also crossed swords with a
man who called himself a Taoist.
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However, those with
the power of the Tao
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were supposed to be
eradicated in the war 20 years ago.
**[21:54] ---**
Are the survivors of the "Itairiku War"
trying to cause an uproar?
**[21:59] ---**
But, why can Creed
use the power of the Tao?
**[22:02] ---**
It seems that an ill wind
is blowing, doesn't it?
**[22:07] ---**
The Council of Elders
is also concerned.
**[22:09] ---**
They ordered us to focus on investigating
Creed and the Taoists for now.
**[22:15] ---**
In the meantime, you should
forget about other matters.
**[22:25] ---**
*The stars in the night sky are my tears*
**[22:31] ---**
*Goddess of the moon, angel of the stars!*
**[22:35] ---**
*Please stop time tonight!*
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*Please show yourself*
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*even if just a little*
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*Around the time the first evening star appears,*
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*I hear footsteps approaching*
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*The only time I can see you**
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s when the moon is shining*
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*Please let me dream a little*
**[23:10] ---**
*'Cause it'll become an illusion by morning*
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*Even though I know it, I still feel lonely*
**[23:17] ---**
*The stars in the night sky are my tears*
**[23:22] ---**
*You held me in your arms*
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*and your passionate lips met mine*
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*Please don't let go of me*
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*I'm about to melt in your arms*
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*But morning is almost here*
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*Goddess of the moon, angel of the stars!*
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*I pray to you,*
**[23:43] ---**
*please stop time*
**[23:55] ---**
"Next Episode"
**[23:55] ---**
*I'm Sven Vollfied.*
**[23:57] ---**
*I'm a cool, lone-wolf sweeper.*
**[24:00] ---**
*But, why am I, the cool, lone-wolf sweeper,
traveling with two dependents?!*
**[24:05] ---**
*Damn! A cold wind blows
through my empty wallet...*
**[24:10] ---**
*Oh well, I guess I'll work hard.*
**[24:13] ---**
*Hey, Train! Quit napping
all day and give me a hand!*
**[24:17] ---**
*Oh, no need to get up, Eve.*
**[24:17] ---**
"The Sweeping Cat"