43 - Stride Force

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    What does this mean?
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    The pride of our United Sanctuary Branch,
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    the members of Team Demise,
    both of them losing like that...
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    It's impossible!
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    What's happening before our very eyes today?
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    Yay! TRY3 is awesome!
[00:29] ---
    Awesome! Yay!
[00:32] ---
    Go, go, TRY3!
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    Demise is a walk in the park!
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    Now just make the last guy's head spin!
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    Yeah!
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    Let's leave it at that, you guys.
[00:49] ---
    Kamui, leaving your cell phone on while
    watching a fight is a big no-no! Bad boy!
[00:54] ---
    Sheesh. These guys are wound up.
[00:57] ---
    I'm going out for a few.
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    Hello?
[01:00] ---
    I'm in the middle of something
    right now. I'll call you back.
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    Katsuragi, I have a favor to ask.
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    Sorry, but there's no time.
    It's like I explained to you before.
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    The time has come to act
    for the sake of the future.
[02:53] ---
    It's almost time.
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    Get the message across to Taiyou...
    about the Vanguard we believe in.
[03:07] ---
    Yeah.
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    Then I'll drag Kanzaki out in front of us.
[03:14] ---
    May I have your attention?
[03:17] ---
    It's time to begin the third fight
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    of the United Sanctuary Branch special match,
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    but due to preparations still being made,
    there will be an intermission.
SIGN    Turn 43 Stride Force
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    The fight will resume
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    as soon as management is ready. I repeat...
[03:42] ---
    Why are they suddenly having an intermission?
[03:45] ---
    Well, they lost two fights in a row.
[03:48] ---
    They're probably panicking and
    called a strategy meeting.
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    I just hope nothing's happened to Taiyou.
[04:00] ---
    Kamui!
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    What's going on?
[04:02] ---
    Do you guys have the courage to learn
    the truth about United Sanctuary Branch?
[04:12] ---
    Of course.
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    Have you learned anything?
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    Follow me.
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    Hey! Is he here?
[04:22] ---
    No, I looked already. Let's try upstairs.
[04:25] ---
    Yeah! We better not let him get away!
[04:35] ---
    He can't have gotten far.
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    He may be closer than we think,
    even among us.
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    You haven't searched the data floor yet?!
[04:43] ---
    Roger! I'll search it myself!
[04:47] ---
    They don't know we're snooping
    around yet, do they?
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    No, something else has happened.
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    So this is why the third fight's on hold...
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    Let's go!
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    Kamui, what's the truth about United Sanctuary Branch?
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    Don't talk to me right now!
    I'll make a navigational mistake!
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    This way!
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    It looks like only employees
    can get in there.
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    That elevator.
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    Somebody's coming!
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    Hey, is this an order from
    Branch Chief Kanzaki?
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    Don't ask me.
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    Upstairs doesn't tell us anything.
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    What the heck did Coach Ibuki do?
[05:53] ---
    Apparently took something out of
    Branch Chief Kanzaki's office.
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    I guess he waited for the special match,
    when security was lighter there.
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    Seriously? You mean he planned it?
[06:04] ---
    Well, that's the natural conclusion...
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    That was close.
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    Kamui, did that Coach Ibuki do something?
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    Yeah!
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    And he wants us to to take advantage of
    the resulting chaos to go and see it!
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    Then Coach Ibuki gave you the access card?!
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    Wait, what does that mean?!
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    I'll explain as soon as we get outta here.
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    First, let's see it for ourselves.
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    United Sanctuary Branch Chief Kanzaki's secret...
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    This one, too! All the data's gone!
[06:54] ---
    Same here!
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    The Stride Force conversion program
    and Depend Card reaction data, too...
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    It's all been deleted!
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    The results of all our research
    are up in smoke?!
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    After Ibuki copied the data,
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    he must've deleted all the original data!
[07:12] ---
    What are the Dog Trainers doing?!
    Haven't they caught Ibuki yet?!
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    Calm down!
[07:26] ---
    Um...
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    This was on one of the terminals.
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    By the sweat of your face will you eat bread
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    until you return to the ground.
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    For you are dust, and to dust
    you shall return.
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    I'm dust, am I? Good one.
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    I knew he wouldn't disappoint me.
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    But I swear I'll pay you
    back for this, Ibuki!
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    What are you doing?! Get over here!
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    Hey, don't touch me!
[08:14] ---
    Let me go! Hey!
[08:16] ---
    Shut up! Quit dragging your feet!
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    Kanzaki!
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    You people again...
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    I'm surprised you made it this far.
[08:27] ---
    It seems you have a deep
    interest in my branch.
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    What is all this?
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    This place is to awaken the "miracle card."
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    Miracle card?
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    It's officially called the Depend Card.
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    In the hands of someone who is powerless,
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    it's no more than a blank piece of cardboard.
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    But if one obtains power,
    a miracle happens there!
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    The power of imagination that is spun out
    during the battles of Vanguard fighters...
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    A force that summons miracles
    is extracted from that,
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    Stride Force!
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    By gathering the Stride Force
    and instilling it in there,
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    the Depend Card will awaken...
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    ...as a miraculous unit
    that possesses the power
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    to shape reality!
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    So that's what this is about...
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    Awaken a miracle...
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    That's why they're gathering
    the power of imagination?
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    What does it mean?
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    You can't understand it, can you?
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    But I saw it with my own eyes once.
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    Recreating that miracle
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    is the raison d'etre for all of this!
[10:04] ---
    Don't tell me you're imposing that cruel
    training on the United Sanctuary Branch fighters for...
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    Gathered up, their individually
    weak powers of imagination
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    becomes a mighty energy.
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    The bracelets that they proudly wear
    as proof of United Sanctuary Branch membership...
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    ...are terminals that gather power
    for the miracle card.
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    It's meant to bring about the miracle.
    Though the power is faint,
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    it is a mark of honor.
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    That being said, the card is no longer here.
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    My dream has crumbled.
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    Go stuff yourself!
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    You used Taiyou and the other United Sanctuary members
    for the sake of this nonsense?!
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    You never cared about the United Sanctuary fighters!
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    All you needed was that Stride Force thing!
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    Not giving one whit about their feelings...
    You're not fit to be a branch chief!
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    "Weakness is a sin."
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    No matter how the strong treat the weak,
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    the weak have no right to rebel.
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    I'll get all the researchers
    to do everything we can
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    to restore the deleted data.
[11:24] ---
    The Dog Trainers are
    searching for Ibuki, but...
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    Never mind.
[11:30] ---
    It's him. He won't let himself be caught.
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    He stole from me,
     and I'll have to steal it back.
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    Until then, the miracle card
    is yours for safekeeping,
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    Kouji Ibuki.
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    I don't believe this!
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    Even Shinonome lost.
    What's going on here?
[12:05] ---
    I-It's not over yet!
    Demise is still the strongest!
[12:09] ---
    United Sanctuary won't lose! Not as long as
    we've got Branch Chief Kanzaki!
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    Miracle card, huh?
[12:19] ---
    So it's a, you know, a totally strong card?
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    I don't know.
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    To be honest, I don't understand it, but it
    looks like Kanzaki seriously believes in it.
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    I seem to recall him saying something
    about it before when we fought him.
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    Although I didn't know what he meant then...
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    So Kanzaki's been using the United Sanctuary fighters, huh?
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    "Weakness is a sin,"
     the strengthening program, everything...
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    That's terrible...
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    He's not fit to be a fighter!
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    Let's bust up that jerk!
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    Of course!
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    Coach Ibuki was in charge of the
    strengthening program.
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    Did he betray Kanzaki at the last moment?
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    What does it mean?
[13:14] ---
    Give this to Chrono Shindou.
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    Kouji Ibuki was more of a loose cannon
    than anyone gave him credit for.
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    Taiyou was serious about getting strong.
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    He trusted United Sanctuary from the bottom of his heart.
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    And even though he was a beginner, he
    became strong enough to join Team Demise.
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    I think he worked incredibly hard at it.
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    And yet, Kanzaki was just using him...
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    I'm not gonna let this go!
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    And not just for Taiyou!
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    Kanzaki trampled on the feelings
    of all the United Sanctuary fighters!
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    Chrono, here.
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    Ibuki told me to give it to you.
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    In the hands of someone who is powerless,
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    it's no more than a blank piece of cardboard.
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    You mean, this is...?!
[14:22] ---
    Keep your voice down!
[14:24] ---
    He just gave it to me.
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    The location is on the map.
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    As to the rest, verify it with your own eyes.
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    This is really for Vanguard...?
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    For Chrono's sake, right?
[14:42] ---
    Yeah. And this is something that
    only Chrono Shindou can do.
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    What is it I'm supposed to do?
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    After this is over,
    he'll explain it to you himself.
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    Until then, you're supposed to hold on to it.
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    And there's one more thing.
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    He said, "Take care of Taiyou."
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    If Kanzaki instilled that card with
    the power of everyone's imagination,
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    maybe it's got
    Taiyou's feelings in there, too.
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    Taiyou's...
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    Chrono!
[15:33] ---
    So here you are.
[15:36] ---
    Taiyou!
[15:37] ---
    Look.
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    I made friends. It's because I got strong.
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    I'm sure you'll win, Taiyou!
[15:45] ---
    After all, you're on Team Demise!
[15:48] ---
    Good luck, Taiyou!
[15:50] ---
    We've got faith in you, so we'll
    follow you wherever you go!
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    No matter how you fight,
    I'll win, Chrono.
[16:00] ---
    I'll show you the strength and pride
     of the United Sanctuary I believe in!
[16:06] ---
    Taiyou! Do you know what Kanzaki's
    doing to you and the rest?!
[16:14] ---
    What about Branch Chief Kanzaki?
[16:19] ---
    Never mind. I'm looking forward to our fight.
[16:23] ---
    Yeah. So am I.
[16:26] ---
    I want you to see me
    now that I've been reborn.
[16:36] ---
    Thank you for your patience.
[16:39] ---
    The third fight of the special match
     will commence in 15 minutes.
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    Fighters, please get ready.
[16:50] ---
    It's been a long time since
    I last chased something.
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    That person's unit went beyond imagination.
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    It definitely existed in this world,
     with the power of reality.
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    The moment of a miracle...
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    An existence that transcended everything...
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    I swear I'll grasp it with my own hand
    and win this time.
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    I'll go beyond my nemesis.
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    That is the true strength I'm seeking!
[18:04] ---
    And I'll sacrifice anything for it!
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    Where are you going, Ibuki?
[18:39] ---
    Abandoning United Sanctuary. That's cruel.
[18:43] ---
    I lost, too, so I was hoping
    you'd retrain me from scratch.
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    You have no intention of staying with United Sanctuary.
[18:52] ---
    Am I that transparent?
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    But that's why I'm here.
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    What made you that desperate?
    Atonement for your past?
[19:20] ---
    What are you attached to? Gear Chronicle?
[19:24] ---
    Or its user, Chrono Shindou?
[19:29] ---
    What is it with him?
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    I thought I was the only one who
    enjoyed coming to a place like this.
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    I committed a sin.
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    I have to find something.
[19:57] ---
    What I can do from here on out...
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    Th-That's impossible!
[20:13] ---
    That, in reality...
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    It is reality.
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    That's why I've escaped here.
    To protect this final hope...
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    Final hope...
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    The Depend Card.
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    The power to transcend the world.
[20:34] ---
    Only the one who wields it
    can stop his ambition.
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    But if you do nothing more than use it,
    nothing will happen.
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    If you can't imagine properly,
    you'll only become like him.
[20:52] ---
    If that happens, of course that side,
     but also this world will...
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    There is no value in dealing with a fighter
[21:21] ---
    who doesn't intend to draw triggers.
[21:42] ---
    Triggers...
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    I can always draw them, Ibuki.
[21:49] ---
    See you again. That's a promise.
[23:41] ---
    I don't need to be told to do it.
[23:45] ---
    I will deliver...
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    ...the Vanguard we believe in!
[23:56] ---
    Who would've guessed that
    United Sanctuary Branch held this secret?
[24:00] ---
    Yeah, to be honest, I'm shocked.
[24:02] ---
    First thing we know, we're
    wrapped up in this weird situation.
[24:06] ---
    And we only saw one part of it.
[24:10] ---
    I have a feeling something bigger
    is hiding in the background.
[24:13] ---
    Yeah, me too.
[24:14] ---
    But right now, Taiyou is most important.
[24:18] ---
    You get it, Chrono! You're a dependable guy.
SIGN    Chrono Versus Taiyou
[24:21] ---
    This time for sure,
    I'm gonna take Taiyou back!