# 2 - Antinomy
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Child of Contract...?
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A Child of Contract...
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A Child of Contract has finally appeared...
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We'll protect him until he rises to the throne.
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We are the members of the revolution
seeking independence for Nil Kamui.
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Please, use us to your will, Child of Contract.
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Fugaku...
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Why did you make me wear the Ryugatou?
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You knew Kouran would go through the market.
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Why...?
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I did not expect this result.
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But... I have heard your
will to rise as king, and--
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Why did Mashiro have to die?!
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You're the one who killed her!
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He's no Child of Contract!
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He's... He's just a murderer!
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He killed my sister, Mashiro!
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The name of our country is Nil Kamui.
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It's a small country.
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The covetous, great ancient country
of Kouran conducted a sudden invasion
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and plundered a third of the land.
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Our ally, the great country to the east, D'natia,
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defended settlements where they
had their bases, then kept silent.
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The two great countries quickly
carved away Nil Kamui's lands
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like meat from a sacrificial swine.
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Our guardian deity, Red Dragon,
didn't protect the land.
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Imperial Era 3015, September...
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Our country was no longer ours.
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Nil Kamui | Shuka revolution army quarter
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I-I'm not afraid of any Bounded One.
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Back in the old days, the likes of you
wouldn't even be able to speak with us!
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Are you acquainted with Mashiro?
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You know my sister, Mashiro...?
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No...
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She's not actually my real sister, but I really...
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...liked her?
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That's not it...
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How marvelous...
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My lord's authority makes even
the most mindless of beasts kneel.
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I thought this place to be
a petty island of little value,
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but this place is quite... interesting.
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Mashiro was a shrine maiden
of the Child of Contract?
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That's what I heard.
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That means Ibuki was at the castle, too.
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So why'd he kill Mashiro, then?!
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Don't the shrine maidens serve the
Imperials who came from the line of kings?
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Mashiro told me...
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Long, long ago, Red Dragon made a promise.
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If the Child of Contract, the king,
made a suitable offering,
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Red Dragon would lend its blade in return.
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Offering?
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A bonded soul.
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There are a number of interpretations of this,
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but I think it means to
offer everything to the king.
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An equivalent exchange of
the life of someone precious
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for the life of one who may get in the way...
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What an ingenious scheme.
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So, you're telling me that Mashiro offered
her soul to Ibuki by her own accord?
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Mashiro eagerly awaited
the arrival of such a day.
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But...!
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But that's wrong...
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Kai, you heard how Red Dragon went mad
and destroyed villages around the area, right?
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Are you saying that this is all
because Red Dragon went mad?
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Kai...
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What, so you weren't responsible for killing
Mashiro because Red Dragon is insane?!
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Lord Ibuki.
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There you are.
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While this country went
without a king, the council...
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Nil Kamui | Shuka revolution army quarter
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...or should I say, the provisional government,
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along with D'natia and Kouran, usurped us.
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Now is the time for us to regain this country.
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Did I really become a Child of Contract?
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The power you exhibited
to defeat Kouran's general
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is no doubt the power of Red Dragon.
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We will move ourselves
somewhere safe tonight.
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Kouran's reinforcements
should arrive by daybreak.
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We'll leave at once.
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Oh, c'mon. That's not going to help me.
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Who are you?
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Hey there! We pretty much came from D'natia.
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What do you mean "pretty much"?
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You're that...
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D'natia?!
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You've got some nerve coming here now!
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Sir Black Dragon Knight...
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Yup, I'm Sweallow Clazzvali
of the Black Dragon Knights.
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My name is Meryl Sherbet.
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I am an attendant to Sir Sweallow.
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Black Dragon Knight...
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A mighty soldier said to have received
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the power of D'natia's
guardian deity, Black Dragon...
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I heard there are only thirty like him
out of D'natia's force of 300,000.
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I can't believe one of them...
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Hm? "One of them" what?
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Has the look of an idiot.
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Whoa... That's gonna hurt me bad, Meryl.
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So... What is a great person
like you doing here?
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Come now, you're the great one, Ibuki.
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You're this country's runner-up for king.
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By request of Nil Kamui's council,
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we would like to bring you on as a member
of the expedition for Red Dragon...
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...or at least that's what I heard.
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I was selected to be a
member of the expedition, too.
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Red Dragon... expedition?
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Nil Kamui | Shuka prison
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I can't believe you called me at this hour...
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I am truly sorry for bringing you here.
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But there was no way we
could let him out of here...
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Welcome to this filthy prison.
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It looks like the current rulers
of Nil Kamui are here.
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I didn't notice you here...
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Agito... Kouran's forces were
attacked by the revolutionary army.
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Ah, in town, right?
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Are you the one who gave the order?
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Listen carefully...
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We need to confirm the rumor
of Red Dragon going mad.
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But moving a country's force will
bring about unwanted confusion.
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Hence, Kouran...
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...D'natia...
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...and the rebel army...
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Correction... "The revolutionary army."
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The three countries are to send their elite
to form the expedition for Red Dragon.
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That was our agreement.
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In order to bring Ibuki aboard the expedition,
he needed to have his eyes opened a bit.
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Are you telling me that Kouran and the
revolutionary army were sacrificed for that?
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That's fine... I'll treat this as if
it was an unfortunate accident.
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But I won't let you do such a thing again
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until after the combined
expedition finds Red Dragon...
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Shuka outskirts | Kouran force's camp site
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Unfortunate accident?!
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I could care less about
the combined expedition!
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Nil Kamui's rebels are the ones
who caused the commotion!
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When are the reinforcements going to arrive?!
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Return at once...
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There's no way I can heed such an order!
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I will get back the stolen Dragon Eye!
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Lady Kohkaku.
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Are you certain that this "Child of Contract"
was the one who killed Kohretsu?
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Yes, everyone is saying that it
was by the power of Red Dragon.
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Why would one from the king's
lineage reside at an orphanage?
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It is true. After all, he came to our stall
a number of times to make purchases.
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I thank you for your information.
**[09:42] ---**
Now, please return to us our child
whom you have summoned!
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Ah, I see.
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That handsome-looking boy
was your son, was he?
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But you're too late...
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What?
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A special spell of the Kouran
allows one to burn life onto a seal.
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Your son's life is now a part of me,
to protect me from harm...
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Mom...
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And so we really need your
power to find Red Dragon, Ibuki.
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D'natia and Kouran, who are in
conflict over dominion of this island,
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forming a combined expedition in goodwill?
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That's hard to believe.
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Besides us, I heard that there is a participant
from the revolutionary army as well.
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That is news to me.
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In the first place, where is
Kouran's representative?
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We're supposed to meet up somewhere in
this town, but I haven't met the person yet.
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They're supposed to have
something like this on them...
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Huh? Wait a minute.
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Unlike Kouran, D'natia and
Nil Kamui have always been allies.
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We're like friends... Right?
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It seems you've forgotten, so make sure
this gets through that thick skull of yours.
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D'natia was allied with this island's royal family,
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but when Kouran's forces invaded Nil Kamui,
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our country defended only the towns
where our military bases were stationed.
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Huh? Then what happened to the king?
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The king was assassinated during the turmoil
with Kouran during the Seven Year War,
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and as a result, Nil Kamui accepted a treaty
which signified complete surrender.
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Whoa... That was a terrible
move by our country.
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Excuse me...
**[11:21] ---**
...but I...
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The Kouran force...
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The Kouran force is laying siege to the town!
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So, their reinforcements arrived already.
**[11:31] ---**
No, it's actually the remnant
force from earlier today.
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If that's all there is,
we can fight them on our own!
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Please wait!
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There are children in the town!
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I'm assuming it's futile to try to stop you...
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You know, you really are the best
attendant I could have, Meryl.
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Mashiro...
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I said horrible things to Ibuki.
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But...
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Let the flames dance until they reach
the eyes of this "Child of Contract!"
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Cry until they reach that one's ears!
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Bound One | A slave whose body
has been linked to that of a monster.
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You're unfit for this.
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Let me go! Who are you?!
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Ibuki...
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Yes... I hear he's able to convert the souls
of those precious to him into power.
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There must be something you can do, too...
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My... soul?
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We'll go all out on them!
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Open the gates!
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Nah, if you open the gates, everyone will die.
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What's this about, Black Dragon Knight?
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Now, now. I think this is about
the only way to gain your trust.
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Besides, I don't want to see
any children get killed...
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Right, Meryl?
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Finally... but only one of them?
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Hm? He's not one of the rebels.
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Die!
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Oh, well...
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My debt to Meryl's going to increase again.
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What's with that move?!
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Who cares? Charge!
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Guess it can't be helped...
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What's with his battle style?
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Any instrument he wields falls apart.
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That's the curse he was born with.
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But the moment it falls apart...
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...that instrument is capable
of exerting all of its power.
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Now then...
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I wonder how much he's
planning to waste on this battle.
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That direction...
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Could it be...?!
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Where are you going?
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Fugaku asked for you to stay here.
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Eykha, was it?
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Please...
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Please?
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You're saying that to me, a Bounded One?
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Please...
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...let me ride on your friend's back.
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Sure.
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I knew it!
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Could everyone still be inside?
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I'll distract her, so you go on in.
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Is anyone around...?!
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Ibuki!
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Ibuki!
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Thank goodness! It'll be all right.
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You came back to save them?
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Yes... You protected them, didn't you, Kai?
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Thank you.
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Bite it to pieces, Val!
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I hold more than one life!
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Eykha!
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This isn't good...
At this rate, we'll all be killed!
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We need to defeat her.
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I'll use that power once more...
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Answer me...
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...Red Dragon!
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Imperial...
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So, you desire the flames I possess?
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The contract was enacted.
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You forced the offering from me.
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A person that was precious to me...!
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Indeed.
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If so, bring about that flame once
more and get rid of the enemy!
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If that is what you desire,
then offer me an equivalent.
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I already paid for that...!
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I...
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One life, one soul... Scales are impartial.
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One life, one soul?
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What's with that nonsense?!
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Ibuki...
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It's my turn now!
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What are you saying, Kai?!
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Red Dragon seeks the soul of
someone you're bonded to, right?
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Couldn't that also mean
someone who's your friend, Ibuki?
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What are you...?
**[17:30] ---**
Kill me, just like you did Mashiro!
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Then go and beat that monster!
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Stop it! Please... stop!
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I killed Mashiro with my own hands.
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I won't let another...
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You're a king, right?!
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You're going to become a king, right?!
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Are you going to let all of them
die in front of you?!
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No... I can't...
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I'm not good enough? Am I not
your friend anymore, Ibuki?!
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Kai.
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You're my...
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Ibuki!
**[18:05] ---**
I can't believe you can use such a terrifying
move with that cute face of yours.
**[18:09] ---**
Where is the Dragon Eye?
**[18:11] ---**
There it is!
**[18:17] ---**
Out of my way!
**[18:23] ---**
Kai...! Kai!
**[18:25] ---**
The equivalent has been received.
**[18:28] ---**
Red Dragon! What are you saying?!
**[18:30] ---**
I didn't kill Kai!
**[18:32] ---**
He has the birthright to be king, yet could
not stop what occurred in front of his eyes.
**[18:36] ---**
That is called abandonment,
and is akin to murder.
**[18:40] ---**
Ah... So that's how a dragon sees it.
**[18:43] ---**
Souls hold that much weight,
and thus are sweet.
**[18:47] ---**
Indeed, my lord...
**[18:50] ---**
Thank goodness...
**[18:52] ---**
Kai...
**[18:54] ---**
Red Dragon acknowledged...
**[18:56] ---**
...that I'm still your friend, Ibuki...
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I said a lot of horrible things to you... Sorry...
**[19:04] ---**
I was... jealous...
**[19:08] ---**
...of you and sis...
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...Mashiro...
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Do as you desire, Imperial.
**[19:21] ---**
I couldn't protect him...
**[19:23] ---**
That's the same as killing him...
**[19:26] ---**
That's what you want to say,
isn't it, Red Dragon...?
**[19:31] ---**
He's fused with the Dragon Eye?
**[19:33] ---**
Steel Form, release!
**[19:36] ---**
I'll gouge the Dragon Eye from you!
**[19:38] ---**
Young boy, if you're going to curse anything,
**[19:40] ---**
curse your misfortune in being
born on this island of savages!
**[20:10] ---**
In the name of the Child of
Contract and Red Dragon...
**[20:15] ---**
...perish!
**[20:42] ---**
Are you sure about this?
**[20:44] ---**
Yes... I'll join your combined expedition.
**[20:50] ---**
If I stay here, I'll lose more
of those precious to me...
**[20:54] ---**
What?
**[20:55] ---**
I want to meet Red Dragon.
**[20:58] ---**
And I want to return this power.
**[21:03] ---**
No... This curse!
**[21:07] ---**
Got it.
**[21:08] ---**
Let's go, then.
**[21:09] ---**
Fugaku, please take care of the children.
**[21:23] ---**
Ibuki!
**[21:34] ---**
You're...?
**[21:35] ---**
Kouran's representative.
**[21:37] ---**
She's...
**[21:43] ---**
So we finally meet, Ibuki.
**[21:45] ---**
Will you be my friend?
**[21:50] ---**
Act 2
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Act 2 | Antinomy
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Act 3
**[23:31] ---**
Act 3: "Three as One."
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The motive behind the three countries
seeking the dragon dyes Ibuki's life in black.
**[23:41] ---**
And now, the final player
takes a seat at the table.
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