4 - Amid Enemies
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Good morning, strangers.
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I am Ka Grava-Rai Fuu-Durham Stahl.
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You're...
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The Undead Merchant?
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Hm, indeed.
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Now then, why don't you
both join me for breakfast...?
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Sounds good, yes?!
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Can you please be a bit quieter?
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Even with your Wu Xing Ti, my fists are
capable of destroying you from the inside.
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P-Please wait!
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We came here to speak
with you about Red Dragon!
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The name of our country is Nil Kamui.
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It's a small island 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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And you folks are?
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Huh? Can't you make an educated guess?
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Ah, nice to meet you! My name
is Shaddy, and this here is Sol.
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We came here to greet you
by order of Lord Ka Grava.
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Are you both Bounded Ones?
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Shaddy is.
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Sol is a human-monster half-breed.
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He's a Mixed One.
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A Bounded One and a Mixed One are acting
as messengers for the Undead Merchant?
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Yes! Lord Ka Grava treats
everyone without discrimination!
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Oh...?
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Stop with this prattle.
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We need to hurry so that we're not found
by the Kouran forces surrounding the city.
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Ah! I'm so sorry! Sol is always like this.
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Um, let's go to the city for now, shall we?
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Okay.
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I'm sorry to disturb you.
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This better be worth waking me up...
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Yes!
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Well, Ka Grava...
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He was asleep?!
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Yes! Over there...
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During the one month we surrounded him,
that tin can was sleeping all along?!
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Lord Ka Grava!
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Lord Ka Grava!
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Ta-daaaa!
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Lord Ka Grava!
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They're here!
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Oh? So you're members of
the combined expedition, yes?
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Now, come on board!
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Let's have a nice chat at my manor!
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Finally shows up, eh?
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Today's the day I'm gonna get back
at you for making a fool out of me!
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Gotcha!
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I killed Ka Grava!
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We're gonna crush Haiga by force
before D'natia intervenes!
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Yes!
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Haiga | Ka Grava's manor
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The overhaul took one
whole month, and now look!
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Shaddy!
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Alley-oop!
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Well, now, I kept you waiting!
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I must say, Gakusho shows great taste
in aiming for my costliest part!
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Gakusho, as in the Kouran general?
[06:17] ---
Why, yes! She was hailed as a master
sniper during the Seven Year War.
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She seems to have a grudge against me,
even after I sold her guns and gunpowder.
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There's no sense having all these guns
if we don't have the gunpowder for them!
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The price for gunpowder has been inflating
in Nil Kamui and even in our country!
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There's no doubt that Ka Grava
is cornering the market!
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That bastard!
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He inflated the price of gunpowder
after he sold the guns for cheap!
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Retreat!
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Y-Yes!
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He's gonna pay for this...!
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Kouran's forces will lay siege to this city,
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believing that you're helping
to fund the revolutionary army.
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Hm... It seems it will be difficult
to maintain Haiga's neutral position.
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This is the current image of Haiga's main gate.
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Looks like Kouran's pride,
the steam tank brigade, is in position...
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I doubt even Haiga's walls
would hold more than a day.
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It seems Kouran is going on the offensive,
knowing that D'natia is closing in.
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I know!
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After battle commences in the city,
we can draw D'natia's forces in,
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and once confusion arises among the forces,
we can just assassinate both of their leaders!
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Nah, that's, you know...?
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I do think it's the simplest approach.
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No! We need to find a way to
prevent this without hurting anyone!
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For example?
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Why not speak with them once more?
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Ibuki, it's a bit too late for that,
don't you think?
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Certainly! I think that idea's fine, too.
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If we speak with them, I'm sure they'll listen...
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Hm... Well, how about this, then, Ibuki?
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If you're able to avoid this
battle through negotiation,
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then I'll acknowledge you as being
worthy to hear Red Dragon's message.
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Lord Ka Grava?
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You're there, aren't you?
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Oh? What is it, Lou?
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I wanted to give you some
information regarding Ibuki.
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Oh?
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He holds mysterious powers
as a Child of Contract.
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Yes... He has the power to kill anyone in front
of him in exchange for the life of another.
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Hm... And that's why you
agreed with Ibuki's idea?
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That's a harsh way to "negotiate," though.
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It's all for him to decide...
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I'll go, even if I have to go by myself.
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Oh, no! One person alone
isn't enough to carry the burden.
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Then, I'll go with him.
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Take this with you.
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This is...?
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It's my letter of apology to Gakusho.
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Apology?
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Yes, an apology for the
one month I've been asleep.
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In any case, if an Imperial takes this letter of
apology to her, I'm sure she'll at least listen.
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I'd like to avoid war, too.
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I hope that you will be able to
find a way to get through to her.
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Yes!
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That's the spirit, Ibuki! Spirit! Spirit!
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I see... So this is what you
were preparing for, Lou...
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Yes...
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If he uses that power again,
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we may be able to determine the
true nature of Red Dragon's power.
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We must investigate them thoroughly.
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Wu Xing Ti | The Wu Xing Ti, a technique
allowing the replacement of human parts.
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Lou Chun Wah, this is as far as you will go.
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And to think I guided him here...
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Scary, scary...
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I'll save you no matter what happens.
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I won't abandon my friend.
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I'll be going.
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I heard Ka Grava's messenger was a descendant
of the Imperials, but all we got was a kid.
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That sword...
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Now, no one can bother us.
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Come in.
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We'll have to ask you to enter alone.
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I'll be waiting.
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Remember that.
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I'm not big on formalities with my superiors.
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They scare me!
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Oh, hush...
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Besides, we need to buy as much time
as possible while Ibuki is in negotiation.
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I'm the one who wants to sigh...
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Haiga outskirts | D'natia force's camp site
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Hello?
[11:33] ---
Um, I'm looking for a certain person...
[11:36] ---
Where is Lady Ulrika?
[11:41] ---
So we finally meet...
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...Sir Sweallow Clazzvali.
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I'm the acting subleader for the third corps
of the Black Dragon Knights, Ulrika Ledezma.
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I'm the Leader of One-Thousand,
General Seisha of Kouran, Gakusho.
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My name is Ibuki.
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I bring to you a letter from
Ka Grava Rai Fuu Gramstahl.
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What...?
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It's a letter of apology from Ka Grava.
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Ka Grava?!
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Wh-What are you doing?!
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Stop this farce at once.
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I'm only meeting you
because you're an Imperial.
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Are you really going to attack Haiga?
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Can't you tell?
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I need to crush the source of
the revolutionary army's funds.
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Even so, you're going to kill
innocent people just for that?!
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I lost a lot of comrades myself.
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Even General Kohkaku,
who took good care of me.
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This will even everything out, kiddo.
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I wonder if Ibuki has noticed by now...
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Gakusho has no intention
of reading my letter...
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...and is in no way willing to talk.
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In other words, he...
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...only has one choice...
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He needs to kill Gakusho to stop the war.
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With her gone, the remaining soldiers and
D'natia's forces won't be fighting in Haiga.
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So what? Don't you have anything
else up your sleeve, Imperial kiddo?
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Ka Grava and the others knew this was
going to happen from the beginning...
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Is killing her my only choice...?
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But in order to do that, I need to
offer a friend to the dragon again...
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But that's...!
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What's with that look of yours?!
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Wha--?!
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Eykha!
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Ibuki!
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That other brat?!
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You savages are out of your minds!
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Shoot me.
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Shoot me with that.
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Eykha...?
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Just like Kohkaku, you will be scorched
by the dragon's flame, Gakusho.
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What is she saying...?
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Hurry!
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If you kill me, Gakusho will die too.
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But... But you're...
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...not my friend!
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Killing me will determine that.
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Wait!
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If she dies, I'll die?
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Is that how they were able
to defeat the general?
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Gakusho is aware of General Kohkaku's demise.
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That will lead her to believe
in the power that Ibuki holds.
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So, doubt begets doubt.
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What should I do?
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Do you seek power, Imperial?
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No!
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If my flames are what you desire,
then offer me an equivalent.
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Ibuki?
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No...!
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I don't want to kill anyone!
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Killing others won't solve anything!
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He's serious...
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He seriously thinks he can kill me.
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Ibuki!
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There... There has to be a way!
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Ka Grava?!
[15:18] ---
The overhaul took one
whole month, and now look!
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He inflated the price of gunpowder...
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It's my letter of apology to Gakusho.
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Stop this farce at once.
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I see!
[15:34] ---
She thinks Ka Grava died...
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In that case, notifying her that he's alive
may lead me to a different choice!
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General Gakusho, I beseech you!
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Please read that letter!
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That was written by
Ka Grava himself! He's alive!
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What...?
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Even if he's some machine,
I shot him in the head...
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Wait... Could he truly be,
as his name suggests, undead?
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You know what to do!
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Please, if you want to
save yourself, listen to me!
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What now...?
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If Ka Grava is alive,
there's room to negotiate, but...
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After she reads the letter, then what...?
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What's to negotiate...?
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But if this isn't done, I'm going to
end up killing Eykha and Gakusho...
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Bring it, now!
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Y-Yes!
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The stamp looks authentic...
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But...
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I see now... That shrewd bastard!
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It's no use conducting a war after seeing this!
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Um, excuse me?
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Isn't it a letter of apology...?
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Apology?
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It's a peace treaty!
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I've got no complaints with
the conditions written here.
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Then...!
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Send word to our forces!
[17:06] ---
Haiga has accepted our demands!
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Moving forward, we will enter
Haiga as an occupying force!
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Be forewarned that if there are any rioters,
I'm gonna drill them full of holes!
[17:21] ---
Ka Grava must have set something up...
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During my sleep...
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No, during my overhaul, an unfortunate
misunderstanding has occurred,
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and for that, I would like to apologize.
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It was definitely not my intention
to dismiss your advancement.
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The government of Haiga
will stop any further resistance
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and will regrettably accept abidance
under the rules of Kouran's security.
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In addition to the costs of being stationed here,
I will provide the expected concessions.
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I look forward to your
sound and right decision...
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Stationed...?
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That's right...
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I don't mind fighting, but killing
and plundering isn't my thing.
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I have a personal grudge
against Ka Grava, but...
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...for now, I'll forget about that.
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Thank goodness...
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Well, if you'll excuse us.
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Just a sec, Ibuki.
[18:13] ---
Huh?
[18:14] ---
At least you're different from
the other spineless savages.
[18:18] ---
Wha--?!
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Ibuki is going to become king of this island.
[18:22] ---
Looks like you're going to be
one tough king to deal with!
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Thank you very much.
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Speaking strictly of results, killing Gakusho
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or sealing the negotiation by
having her read the letter...
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Those were the only two choices
you had from the very beginning.
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The latter choice was very difficult
to achieve based on the situation,
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but even when you were at a loss,
you held to your ideal to the very end.
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Ibuki...
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I will acknowledge you as a person
worthy of imparting my knowledge to.
[18:56] ---
But the result was Haiga
being occupied by Kouran...
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I'm merely having them stationed
here for security purposes.
[19:05] ---
Besides, Kouran isn't the only one
who will be stationed here.
[19:07] ---
Huh?
[19:09] ---
D'natia's ambassador should arrive shortly.
[19:13] ---
Who is this ambassador?
[19:15] ---
Oh, someone you know very well.
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Sweallow...?
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Kouran and D'natia...
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By bringing them in at the same time,
the balance of powers can be kept...
[19:26] ---
I guess we were all
manipulated by you all along...
[19:31] ---
But this is just a temporary fix.
[19:34] ---
Their forces led me to
surrender Haiga's independence.
[19:38] ---
This is fact.
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That's about all a petty merchant can do.
[19:43] ---
Now then, can you gather everyone?
[19:45] ---
As promised, I'll talk about Red Dragon.
[19:48] ---
Yes!
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And I did have a promise with Red Dragon...
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To help the Imperial that would,
one day, come in search of me.
[20:07] ---
Why didn't you kill me?
[20:10] ---
Is it because I'm not your friend?
[20:12] ---
Or is it because I am your friend?
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You're... my friend, Ibuki.
[20:20] ---
Th...
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Thank you...
[20:26] ---
Now then, Red Dragon, was it?
[20:29] ---
I have a message from him.
[20:32] ---
A message from Red Dragon?
[20:34] ---
But before that, we need
to listen to Eykha's story.
[20:38] ---
Me?
[20:39] ---
Yes, about the revolutionary
army's first expedition...
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...that was destroyed while attempting
to hunt Red Dragon, who went mad.
[20:49] ---
Eykha...
[20:50] ---
That's right... I didn't talk about that.
[20:54] ---
Maybe I wanted to forget about it...
[21:12] ---
Izun was the leader of the first expedition,
and a Bounded One bonded with a Stone Giant.
[21:19] ---
He initially thought he
could persuade Red Dragon.
[21:45] ---
That's Red Dragon...?
[21:51] ---
Act 4
[21:52] ---
Act 4 | Amid Enemies
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Act 5
[23:32] ---
Act 5: "In a Fog."
[23:35] ---
The undead revived from the abyss stand
in the way of those seeking Red Dragon.
[23:42] ---
Is there no place where
one can gain happiness?!
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