# E18 - On the Starry Sky
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GK9U353PN/on-the-starry-sky)
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They're leaving.
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Who are you? Why did you attack them?
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I'm just a wanderer.
That wasn't an attack.
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Naomitsu!
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Are you all right?
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Is that you, little brat?
Sorry to cause you so much trouble.
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You're back to your usual self?
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Rinpu!
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Are you all right?
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Lady Kikka. It's been a long time.
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Yeah!
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So you're not brainwashed anymore?
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Brainwashed?
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This is the cause.
It controls people with magical power.
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With something like that?
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It’s exactly as she says.
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Damn it, my head's still in a haze.
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- Kikka, let's go back for now.
- Okay.
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Sorry I suspected you.
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I'd like to talk with you some more.
Will you come with us?
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That’s fine.
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Thank you.
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Still, who would've thought we'd end up
in the former king's company?
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Uh, um...
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Kikka's not the same person she was
when she was king.
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You've grown up a bit, haven't you?
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Master wasn't enough,
so you want to dominate me, too?
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Don't be ridiculous.
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Also, when did I ever
try to dominate Teruto?
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Sorry! Did that hurt?
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Let me take over.
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Uh, okay.
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Sorry to trouble you both.
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Is something wrong?
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No. Thank you very much.
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Incoming message from the enemy!
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We hereby demand delivery
of the card resources and goods in your possession.
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Refuse to comply,
and you will face the most merciless end!
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What shall we do?
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What action would make everyone happy?
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Your happiness is also our happiness!
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Is that right? Then why don't we
turn them all into mush together?
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Yes, my angel!
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Yes, my angel!
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Episode 18: On the Starry Sky
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KOMOKU ACADEMY
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Naomitsu, what happened, exactly?
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How did you get brainwashed?
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Let's see, where should I start?
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The day Teruto battled that young lady,
I went along with him to the Tower.
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I also wanted to take down
that man named Higuma.
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Higuma?
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But somewhere along the way,
he captured me and I got brainwashed.
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Along with Rinpu,
who also got her mind sealed away,
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he turned us into KUGE soldiers.
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Deep down in the haze of my mind, I remember
doing horrible things to everyone in the city.
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Why did you want to defeat Higuma?
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Remember when Teruto told us
about that time he beat the king,
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and went to the real world?
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This real world does exist.
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Real world?
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That's where I came from.
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No, I infiltrated from there...
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to this virtual city, Neo Kyoto.
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*Compression rate, 98%.*
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*The subject is now ready to be injected
with high-pressure magical power.*
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*Resuming injection.*
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*We have reached the subject's threshold,
so the experiment has been suspended.*
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*If the injections continue,
the subject's bodily functions will cease.*
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*So installing the ego was pointless?*
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*Change of plans.
Bring that boy I mentioned.*
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*Pathetic. Your reason for existence
is to become my vessels.*
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*And yet, I've had no success with any of you.*
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*You're a bunch of defects.*
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Where's my ration? What about the tests?
Why isn’t anyone coming?
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Are they just going to kill me?
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What the hell is this?
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I can't go on. Why is this happening, Dad?
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Where am I?
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Is this a dumping ground?
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Huh? Hey! Are you okay?
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Hey!
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Three.
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M-Me?
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Wh-Why are there so many of me?
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Six, seven...
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So that makes me eight, huh?
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*That's when I found out.*
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*I... no, we...*
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*were all nothing more than that man's tools.*
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RUPTURED FLAME
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How cool is this?
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It's just the one I need.
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Mario Higuma.
You're the one guy I'll never forgive!
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And so in order to get my revenge,
I infiltrated Neo Kyoto.
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That's when I gave myself
this name and backstory.
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The truth is, I'm nobody at all.
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Number 8. That's what I was called.
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Sorry to make you talk about
something so painful.
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Don't worry about it.
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But I am annoyed that
I got manipulated by that guy again.
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So, um, what you said
about this being a virtual world...
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It's true.
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This is a fake world that Higuma created
to fulfill his own dream.
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Your bodies have been put to sleep
in that other world.
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Is Teruto there, too?
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Sorry, but I never ran into Teruto over there.
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Lord Teruto was in the real world, as well.
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Rinpu, you know?
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I held a special post in the Tower, called Guardian,
so I also had contact with the real world.
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I never knew that.
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There were more than a few things
that were kept from you, Lady Kikka.
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In particular, anything regarding
the real world was top secret.
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Normally, I should’ve stayed in the Tower
for the rest of my life,
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so none of this could ever
get leaked outside the Tower.
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Those earrings I wore as proof of my Guardian status
must’ve been provided to me for an unforeseen event.
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But for me, they were proof
that we were siblings.
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Why was Master in that other world?
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By rights, Lord Teruto
should've become king.
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However, rather than install him as king,
Lord Higuma salvaged him in the real world.
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Teruto must've had a higher
magical power aptitude score than us, and so...
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Lord Higuma attempted to transfer
his own mind to Lord Teruto's body.
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NEO KYOTO
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However, it didn't go well, and three years ago,
Lord Teruto ended up returning to Neo Kyoto.
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To rescue me...
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Just before we parted,
Master told me to leave the rest to him.
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He might be trying to release us all.
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Just like he saved you, Kikka,
he wants to save everyone in the city, too.
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Teruto.
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But it looks like he hasn't done anything yet.
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Right. Probably because he's still being held captive.
**[09:11] ---**
If I may...
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What is it?
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There's something I'd like to show you.
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What's that?
**[09:19] ---**
It's a map of Neo Kyoto, post-collapse,
which I've been looking into for the past three years.
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That's amazing! Even the interior of the Tower...
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You're planning to head to the Tower, aren't you?
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This map should be useful to you.
**[09:32] ---**
Well, sure, but... Who are you?
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I'm another person who happens to hate Higuma.
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I want to eliminate his entire agenda.
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Is that why you saved Naomitsu and Rinpu?
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I'm going to destroy everything
that links back to Higuma.
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Just so you know, Kikka and I
want to save the current king.
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If you intend to harm Master as well,
we can't help you.
**[10:01] ---**
Don't worry. Even I can see that the king
is being used by Higuma.
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He's just a pitiful puppet.
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All right, let's work together.
**[10:13] ---**
You provide the intel,
and we'll provide the firepower.
**[10:17] ---**
Not a problem.
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By the way, what's your name?
**[10:23] ---**
You can just call me Éclair.
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Do you like éclairs?
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Oh, whatever. Nice to meet you, Éclair!
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Sure.
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Kikka!
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You'll catch a cold out here.
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Hey, Hiyoko.
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Wait, is this about that tag team battle?
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No, not that. That made me happy
because I got to get closer to you.
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Really? But you don't look that happy.
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What? Did I have that kind of expression?
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Yes. Your emotions
are written all over your face.
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No way.
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I really didn't think this through, did I?
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You mean what you started to say just now?
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Yeah.
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Since coming here,
good things have been happening to me.
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Chatting with everyone, eating together...
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I even had my first fight with a friend.
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I'm finally doing typical human things.
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But when I was king, I did all these terrible things
to so many people without knowing it.
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And I can't just brush them off
by saying I didn't know.
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That's why I want to face up to the things I did.
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But I don't know how
I can ever make amends.
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I know that there's no way
I can ever do that unless I really change.
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I wonder what kind of person I should become.
**[12:20] ---**
Hey, Kikka.
Could you take a look inside my hood?
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Huh?
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It's just so heavy.
The kids on the base might've messed with it.
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I don't see anything.
**[12:36] ---**
There!
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Hey! Hiyoko!
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Okay, stop!
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See? Your cold hands are warming up.
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Yeah.
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I think you're fine just the way you are, Kikka.
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Hiyoko.
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Thanks.
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I see. Number 8 and Rinpu, eh?
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No matter. I have no more use for them.
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The time for creation is upon us.
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My wish will not be stopped.
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Not for anything...
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Let's go over this one more time.
**[13:47] ---**
The surest route to the Tower
is to first go south, then head north.
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We can't evade the KUGE along other routes,
nor could we cross the river physically.
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And since the residents have checkpoints built,
there are no easy routes.
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Right, and we’ve come this far.
**[14:05] ---**
Yes. The residents of the region we're about to cross
are engaged in an intense power struggle.
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The KUGE rarely show up here.
**[14:13] ---**
True. It's where their hunters
have been under constant attack.
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It's dangerous, but if we can get through
while avoiding battle,
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we can get to the Tower quickly.
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Let's go.
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Kikka.
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Yeah.
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It's pretty quiet around here.
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However, there are clear signs of struggle.
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Thanks for helping us out, Rinpu.
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Oh, no, it's my way of thanking you
for saving me.
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Please allow me to accompany you.
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Why did you come, Ishinome?
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I don't know, I felt my heart stirring.
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This throbbing,
maybe I'll meet someone amazing!
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Is that right?
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Halt!
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Good reflexes.
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Likewise.
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Who are you?
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We are!
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The tough and resolute!
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Volunteer corps of righteous exterminators!
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The 47 Ronin!
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If you want to live,
leave your cards and supplies and scram!
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So you're just a bunch of muggers!
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We're on our way to the Tower!
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We can't hand over our supplies,
but neither do we intend to do you any harm!
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Tower? I don't know
if you're planning an uprising or a raid,
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but we could care less!
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Get rid of them already!
These people can't be reasoned with!
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But they're not even KUGE!
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Do you want to die here?
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Hey, hey, what's the deal?
Here's the knockout blow!
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This is bad!
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Starlight Shower!
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What the hell?
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Those bastards again?
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Whoa, what the hell is that?
**[16:39] ---**
Hi! I'm Pear Miharu, a.k.a. Pearmi!
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You can't make mischief in Pearmi's home!
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I hope you enjoy today's
Punishment Concert with all your heart!
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Okay, my followers, let’s go!
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Yes, my angel! Love me, Pearmi!
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Pearmi's Sparkling Onstage!
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Is this some kind of joke?
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Hey! Is this why my heart was throbbing?
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Three, two, one!
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POISON SUMMER!!
PEAR MIHARU
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That girl, I think she's...
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*Steaming hot sand dancing!*
**[17:24] ---**
*That glimpse of your tongue
is a crime in the making!*
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*Let me crawl closer to where you are!*
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*Pitter, patter, sometimes poison!*
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*No matter what,
I'm always smiling with my rainbow face!*
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*Even when I'm shedding tears,*
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*the dazzling sunshine
will make me all nice and dry again!*
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*All together! Even if it's all roly-poly rolled up,
I can’t lose! Love!*
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*Even if your eyes are spinning around,
it’s like a whirlpool! Heart!*
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*More! More! More! Listen to my voice more!*
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*It's going to make you tingle,
Poison Summer!*
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Yes, my angel! Yes, my angel!
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Hello there! Did you enjoy the show?
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Thanks. We owe you one.
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I'm so glad.
**[18:22] ---**
Hey, listen.
**[18:23] ---**
Didn't you do a concert
at the Kamitoba Beach Resort a while ago?
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What? You mean you saw me at that concert?
**[18:30] ---**
Uh, yeah.
**[18:31] ---**
You've just made Pearmi extremely happy!
**[18:34] ---**
Are you a fan? Want my autograph?
Maybe a hundred of them?
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Th-Thanks, but for now,
I just really appreciate the thought.
**[18:40] ---**
Are you sure? But I'm really thrilled!
**[18:43] ---**
The day I did that concert
became a special day for me.
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So, what the hell are those guys?
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Right! They are the enemy forces in our eyes,
committing robberies throughout this region!
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They're troublemakers who keep
disrupting my Sparkling Concerts.
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They're all so annoying!
Let's demolish every one of them right now!
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Yeah!
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Looks like they're getting serious.
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Morey, tell everyone to get into Serious Mode!
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Yes, my angel!
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Angel! Look out!
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Hiyoko!
**[19:21] ---**
Morey! Are you all right?
**[19:23] ---**
Yes, my angel!
Looks like we've been separated by the rubble.
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Kikka, are you on that side, too? Be careful, okay?
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Okay! You, too, Hiyoko!
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Hey!
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Are you done whispering now?
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Yours truly, Ohkura,
will be glad to take you on!
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No more regrets, got that?
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Pearmi will make mush out of all of you.
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That girl... She's smiling.
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Pearmi, on!
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Call! Alkerude!
**[19:57] ---**
Build-Divide!
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- Hey!
- What?
**[19:59] ---**
Wait, are you by chance the king?
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I want you to tell me!
**[20:03] ---**
How can you go into battle with a smile,
and looking like you're having so much fun?
**[20:08] ---**
When you're fighting,
you look like you're having lots of fun.
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Why?
**[20:12] ---**
- Do I have to answer that now?
- Yes.
**[20:15] ---**
Accept. Azardokht!
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All right. I'll tell you!
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It's because I can see my path.
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Path?
**[20:31] ---**
There was a time a while ago
when I'd lost sight of that path.
**[20:35] ---**
I lost sight of what I'd been looking for,
which were my fans' smiles. I was only looking at myself.
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But you know what?
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This girl helped me to remember.
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My path leads to all of my fans.
**[20:49] ---**
They're all seeking me.
That's why I can smile, and why I can fight!
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And that's why I protect the fun times
that Pearmi shares with her fans!
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Illuminate those wandering fools
with your purple-blue light!
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Accept!
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Alkerude, Fallen Aurora!
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Territory. Build-Arise!
**[21:22] ---**
Corridor of Despair!
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Alkerude?
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Go!
**[21:34] ---**
Yay! I win!
**[21:39] ---**
It's not that I enjoy battle so much,
but it's fun to work hard with all my fans!
**[21:45] ---**
One of these days, we'll all get to enjoy
my concerts instead of these battles.
**[21:51] ---**
Wouldn't that be wonderful?
**[21:54] ---**
The day we can all enjoy... I see.
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Thank you!
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I think I can see my own path now, too.
**[22:06] ---**
Who I want to change myself into... No.
**[22:10] ---**
What it is that I have to do!
**[22:14] ---**
What's that?
**[22:16] ---**
Kikka!
**[22:18] ---**
Everyone's smiles...
**[22:20] ---**
That's right, huh? Teruto, Sakura...
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Kikka!
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Hiyoko!
**[22:44] ---**
- Where are the others?
- All safe! They'll be here soon.
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That was awesome! You're too powerful!
**[22:50] ---**
Pearmi's so excited she just might transform!
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It's all thanks to you, Pearmi.
**[22:56] ---**
I want to see you in concert again,
so I'm going to do my best.
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I didn't think I'd have to depend on my mentor.
**[23:10] ---**
What's that?
**[23:15] ---**
To think that I'd get a turn.
**[23:21] ---**
You're...
**[23:25] ---**
Mikhail?
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TO BE CONTINUED
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Who would've thought. Is that you, Hiyori?
**[23:32] ---**
What were you fighting to protect back then?
**[23:36] ---**
It's been a long time, Kikka Kurabe.
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