# 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!
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Awesome! Yay!
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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.
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Kamui, leaving your cell phone on while
watching a fight is a big no-no! Bad boy!
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Sheesh. These guys are wound up.
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I'm going out for a few.
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Hello?
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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.
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It's almost time.
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Get the message across to Taiyou...
about the Vanguard we believe in.
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Yeah.
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Then I'll drag Kanzaki out in front of us.
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May I have your attention?
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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...
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Why are they suddenly having an intermission?
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Well, they lost two fights in a row.
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They're probably panicking and
called a strategy meeting.
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I just hope nothing's happened to Taiyou.
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Kamui!
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What's going on?
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Do you guys have the courage to learn
the truth about United Sanctuary Branch?
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Of course.
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Have you learned anything?
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Follow me.
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Hey! Is he here?
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No, I looked already. Let's try upstairs.
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Yeah! We better not let him get away!
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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?!
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Roger! I'll search it myself!
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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?
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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?
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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!
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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!
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What are the Dog Trainers doing?!
Haven't they caught Ibuki yet?!
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Calm down!
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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!
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Let me go! Hey!
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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.
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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!
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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.
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The Dog Trainers are
searching for Ibuki, but...
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Never mind.
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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?
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I-It's not over yet!
Demise is still the strongest!
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United Sanctuary won't lose! Not as long as
we've got Branch Chief Kanzaki!
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Miracle card, huh?
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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?
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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...?!
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Keep your voice down!
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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?
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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!
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So here you are.
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Taiyou!
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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!
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After all, you're on Team Demise!
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Good luck, Taiyou!
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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.
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I'll show you the strength and pride
of the United Sanctuary I believe in!
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Taiyou! Do you know what Kanzaki's
doing to you and the rest?!
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What about Branch Chief Kanzaki?
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Never mind. I'm looking forward to our fight.
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Yeah. So am I.
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I want you to see me
now that I've been reborn.
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Thank you for your patience.
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The third fight of the special match
will commence in 15 minutes.
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Fighters, please get ready.
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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!
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And I'll sacrifice anything for it!
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Where are you going, Ibuki?
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Abandoning United Sanctuary. That's cruel.
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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.
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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?
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What are you attached to? Gear Chronicle?
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Or its user, Chrono Shindou?
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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.
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What I can do from here on out...
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Th-That's impossible!
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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.
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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.
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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
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who doesn't intend to draw triggers.
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Triggers...
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I can always draw them, Ibuki.
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See you again. That's a promise.
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I don't need to be told to do it.
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I will deliver...
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...the Vanguard we believe in!
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Who would've guessed that
United Sanctuary Branch held this secret?
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Yeah, to be honest, I'm shocked.
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First thing we know, we're
wrapped up in this weird situation.
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And we only saw one part of it.
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I have a feeling something bigger
is hiding in the background.
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Yeah, me too.
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But right now, Taiyou is most important.
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You get it, Chrono! You're a dependable guy.
***SIGN*** Chrono Versus Taiyou
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This time for sure,
I'm gonna take Taiyou back!