# 1 - Calamitous Song of Jushiki and Swords
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*Tsevellen Year 223.*
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* Using the Event Induction Computer,*
* humanity, for the first time,*
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*succeeds in creating a space-time bubble.*
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*The law of conservation of energy is broken*
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* within the space-time bubble by changing*
* the fundamental laws of physics,*
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* including the Planck constant,*
* resulting in the emergence of matter*
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*derived from quantum field instructions.*
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* The hyper-physical phenomenon*
* that allows matter*
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* to extract matter from*
* vacuum fluctuations at will*
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* forms the basis of*
* the system of technology*
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*that would soon come to be known as Jushiki.*
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*And now, it's Imperial Year 497.*
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* What was once called "magic" and*
* believed to be the domain of dragons*
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*and by the abhorrent is now*
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* the same power that humanity*
* obtained through Jushiki.*
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*And so,*
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* the dragons and the abhorrent were*
* no longer the subject of awe or fear,*
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*but enemies to be hunted down.*
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* Those who specialize in*
* weaving attack Jushiki*
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* and fighting against them are*
* known as Offensive Jushikiists.*
***SIGN*** Calamitous Song of Jushiki and Swords
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Don't take it so personally.
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This may be the buffer zone
between us and the dragons,
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but if you eat humans, we have
no choice but to defeat you.
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It's a little late for that, isn't it?
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We're Offensive Jushikiists. That's our job.
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It's a shitty job.
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Battling the dragons is
of the highest honor.
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I'm content with this.
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Sure, maybe to the noble Gigina
Jardi Doruk Meleios Ashley-Bufh,
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a descendant of the noble race of warriors.
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Then would you care to tell me
what that Aini from earlier was?
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What do you mean?
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You didn't generate enough for that distance.
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If I'd been 0.1 seconds later in my
pursuit, you would have been dead.
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I...
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I just decided that buying
time would be effective
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because I knew I could rely on your pursuit.
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Come on, would a dragon killer
give his beloved Draken...
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You're not worthy of speaking
of the Draken people.
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Don't you dare.
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All right, fine.
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What a pain in the ass your people are.
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What a pain in the ass you are.
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I knew it was too easy.
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The reports said there would
be a pair of dragons...
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Formidable enemies in the 500-year class.
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Then we know who we need to destroy.
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A black dragon.
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It's in the 800... no, 900-year class.
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An Altar!
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Brilliant.
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Terrible.
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Arsh Modai... A defensive barrier.
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Proke?!
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It's not going to be as easy as we thought.
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Healing Jushiki...
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Gigina, do you think we can take it?
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I don't know.
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I've never fought an Altar before, either.
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Excellent.
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You people are freaks.
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We don't stand a chance fighting
against that barrier head-on.
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We need a plan.
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All right, let's go.
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Of course we're going!
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It's over.
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Gigina, you were waiting for me
to fall to my knees, weren't you?
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Who could possibly fall to
their knees before you did?
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Are you listening,
you delinquent Jushikiists?!
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Gayus Levina Soleil, is your title
of Viscount just for show?
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I'm a third son, so technically, I'm treated
as a Vice Viscount, Chief Sutherland.
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You're obviously not getting the workers'
compensation that you requested.
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But it was an 800-year-old class!
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It was a black dragon that
could have become an Altar!
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Public funds don't come for free!
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But...
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It looks like you two need to be taught
what it means to be upright human beings.
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I'm going to see if there are any
Jushiki that'll thin his hair out.
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Lowly officials only ever care about adhering
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to precedent and covering their own asses.
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But even knowing that it was a semi-Altar,
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I'm content that I got to defeat it.
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It made me feel confident that
I could defeat a real Altar next time
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Are you getting enough oxygen to your brain?
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You're seriously going to die next time.
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Do you honestly think the two of us
could lose when we're together?
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Well, you know, I don't think
we'd lose to most enemies...
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May you be blessed by
the sword and the moon.
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As I said, the Alsok territory
issue is insignificant.
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We need to be thinking about maintaining our
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coexistence with the
Lapetodes Seven-City Alliance.
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Are you insisting that we give up our
territory to that pathetic, little nation?
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Lapetodes would say the same of us.
We need to avoid unnecessary conflict.
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Give up one thing, and they'll
ask for more and more.
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Compromise is out of the question!
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This discussion will never end.
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How impudent of you, Cardinal Mouldeen.
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Remember that you're the
proxy of the Oujes Emperor.
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What would you suggest, then,
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Queen Xenobia of Ilm?
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The fight over the Alsok territories
with the Seven-City Alliance,
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and the mainstream dragon
kind Vaisen and the Kenryu.
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Both are a headache.
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I'm aware that you're taking action.
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But how do we connect these
two and end them both?
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Not all will appreciate it.
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Assistant Administrator Guzreg of
the Joint Staff Headquarters?
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Be careful, my cousin.
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There are rumors that a faction
of the military is in contact
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with the hardliners within the church.
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They really hate us, don't they?
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The feeling isn't necessarily mutual.
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Your Eminence, we have a report.
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The Great Wise One would like
to see you immediately.
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Pardon me.
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Hey, there, Jokanne.
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That's an adorable outfit.
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*I'm always adorable.*
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*Anyway, hear me out.*
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*Something fun just happened.*
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To think there would be someone who
would bring *that* up at such a time...
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Let them know that our meeting
location will be changed.
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Changed? Where to?
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Let's go somewhere appropriate.
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To the far city of Eridana, where Jushiki and
the conspiracies of countless nations run wild.
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The wrong person again.
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*The matter of the Ninth Holy Land War over
the Holy Land Alsok territorial dispute,*
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*with which talks are ongoing between
the Lapetodes Seven-City Alliance,*
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*appears to be further deteriorating,
with the hardliners and moderates*
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*of the assembly unable to find common ground.*
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*Elder Orkentius, hardliner from the Church,*
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*is expected to demand the deployment
of the imperial military soon.*
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*Meanwhile, Cardinal Mouldeen,*
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*representing the moderates,
maintains his silence.*
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Time to get to work.
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Hey, Horton.
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How's it going?
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Hey, Gayus. Long time no see.
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Business is slow, as usual.
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How about you?
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I'd be having something better than
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deep-fried pollock for breakfast
if I were doing better.
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Ouch.
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Our deep-fried pollock
is the best in Eridana.
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Also...
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You're a regular here.
You get the special service.
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You get to hear this week's
Spicy Horton Fortune Telling.
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No, thanks.
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Your fortune this week...
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Your most fortunate death
will be by hanging.
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You will have little luck in money.
And trouble with women.
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Also, be cosmically aware of reptiles
and clergy being mean to you.
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None of that is believable.
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Arzel?
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Why are you taking pictures of me?
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I heard you took down an Altar.
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Wow, that's amazing.
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A semi-Altar, to be clear.
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Are you interviewing me?
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You should get a better photo of me, then.
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Of course not.
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I just took pictures of you by reflex.
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Besides, if I was going to write an article,
I'd use a picture of your hot partner.
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The newspaper would sell
better that way, too.
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Actually, there's an incident
that I'm pursuing.
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I just came back from investigating.
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What incident?
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I call it the Serial Jushikiist Murders.
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It hasn't gained much traction
in the media yet,
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but three offensive Jushikiists
have been killed so far.
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All three were pretty strong, but they've
all been taken out with a single blow.
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They must be pretty good.
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I suspect that all three murders were
committed by the same person.
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What's creepy is that
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the incidents are getting closer
and closer to the center of town.
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There might be a murderer
hunting offensive Jushikiists,
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coming closer and closer by the minute.
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We hunt down other Jushikiists
who've committed crimes.
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We make a lot of enemies.
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That's for the information.
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All right, you should be careful.
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Want another fortune?
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Morning.
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Want one?
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Sheesh, the princess is so finicky.
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Who do you take after?
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Gigina...
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The usual, again?
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* It's pretty beautiful,*
* when you're just watching.*
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This unsavory aura of poverty... Gayus?
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That's not something I wanted
to hear this early in the morning
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from a god worshiper like you, Gigina.
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The Kudu is a sacred ritual in
which one expresses their wish
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for good fortune in battle
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and their veneration for the
dragon to ancestors and family.
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It's nothing like your petty god.
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Throw out the chairs, dressers, and cabinets
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that you've left neglected
in the office, Gigina.
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Or at least fill them with something
or put something on top.
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They're just taking up space.
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What are you talking about?
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Putting things on top of a chair
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or inside a dresser or cabinet would
rid it of its grace and functional beauty.
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Come down. I need to talk to you.
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What is that?
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315,000 yen owed to Rolca's shop.
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850,000 yen owed to that quack
doctor's Czahn Clinic.
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What the hell do we do with all this?
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Ignore them.
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We Draken people have a saying:
"No hard-working person is ever poor."
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Just so you know, I teach at a
cram school in my spare time.
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I try to make ends meet,
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but how I'm going to make it through the
month is as uncertain as quantum mechanics.
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Say, Gigina,
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what are those ridiculously
unfamiliar gems I see in there?
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Do you like them?
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They're gems made specifically
for offensive Jushikiists.
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ZAM-496 Mk. IV.
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They're spectacular, even compared
to the previous model.
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Oh, the receipt's right here.
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Where are you going?
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I don't care.
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Wait, Gayus.
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Go pick up the Jushiki bombs
I ordered at Rolca's shop.
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The payment's been made to the office.
You just need to pick it up.
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What, does he have an upset
stomach or something?
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Here you go, the item you ordered.
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What's up, Rolca?
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You seem overly friendly today.
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Don't play dumb.
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You took down that semi-Altar
black dragon, didn't you?
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I'm sure you've made a killing.
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Sorry, things came up.
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Could you wait until the end
of the month for me to pay?
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It's starting to add up.
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Sorry.
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By the way, how do you know
about the black dragon?
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Why wouldn't I?
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You're advertising yourselves.
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I don't know about this.
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They were handing them out
in front of the city hall,
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and putting them up everywhere.
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Is Chief Sutherland trying to
mess with us or something?
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You're getting advertised.
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You should be thankful.
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Say, why's the town so lively today?
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Are you serious?
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Tomorrow's the annual Eridana Festival.
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Is it that time of the year already?
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Oh, right.
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Did you really remember?
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O-Of course I did.
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I stood you up last year with work,
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so I made plans a whole month in advance.
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I swear.
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All right, then.
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Now, eat up.
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It's a traditional Alurian dish.
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Pigeon falusi with cranberry sauce.
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Er, Jiv... is Alurian food always like this?
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Yum.
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Come on, Gayus, eat it while it's hot.
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Th-Thank you.
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Pardon me.
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It's you, huh?
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So have we found guards?
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Yes. They should do well.
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Lyunerg Imperial University
Graduate School...
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Too bad he dropped out.
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Did he go to school with you, by any chance?
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Yes, we were friends who studied together.
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He was a top student in
the research facility.
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He could have gone into research, then.
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Were they the ones who took
down the black dragon?
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Yes.
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I see. That's excellent.
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What the hell do you want?!
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What's wrong?
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Oh, nothing. I was just thinking.
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You're always thinking, aren't you?
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Am I?
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Science-oriented offensive Jushikiists
tend to be argumentative.
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That's not what I mean.
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You're always thinking about
something that isn't here or now.
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So you want to know what I was thinking
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while I was looking at my girlfriend's
beautiful ass as she was making coffee.
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Is that right, Jivenya?
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You idiot.
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But do you think there could
be anything better than that?
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How unfortunate.
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Why did this man try to harm me?
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Alas, this is not the right man.
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I will not forgive
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my enemy.