2 - The Cardinal's Celebration

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    I've returned.
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    Were you successful?
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    The clown has determined the
    identity of the bishop.
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    The bishop intends on allying with
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    the Seven Stars in the
    City of the Singing Princess.
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    Then, Shadow, you know what needs to be done.
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    Death to the traitor!
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    Praise the glory of God!
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    Show them our justice!
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    People, we now begin our celebration.
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    The apostates will be punished by God.
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    For the Holy Land of Alsok!
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    For the Holy Land of Alsok!
SIGN    The Cardinal's Celebration
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    On a scale of zero to a hundred,
    how much do you love me?
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    That's an embarrassing question to answer.
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    Just tell me.
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    Oh, all right.
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    Gotcha.
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    What?
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    It's a little game to show me
     how great your love is.
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    If your hand were closer to zero...
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    Say what? That's stupid.
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    And your laugh is creepy.
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    Hey!
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    What?
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    Jiv...
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    I love you, too, Jiv.
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    Hey!
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    Aren't we going to the festival today?
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    I can't hold in my passion.
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    Let's go somewhere else before the festival.
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    We can't...
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    Jeez.
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    Hello?
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    What? Who is it?
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    Why don't you find
    out for yourself, Mr. Soleil?
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    You're late.
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    Shut up.
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    Just how many women do
    you have in town, Gigina?
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    I don't know.
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    They just flock to me.
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    You womanizer!
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    You're going to get stabbed one day.
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    In fact, you deserve to be.
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    No, wait...
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    How do you even have Jiv's phone number?
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    We happened to meet at the library,
    and she gave me her name.
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    Since I knew her name, I looked
    her up in the phone book.
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    Are you sure?
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    That woman is terrifying.
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    She had the nerve to lecture
    me, a Draken warrior.
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    "Please don't give Gayus any trouble.
    I won't ever forgive you if you do."
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    She was unusually intense.
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    Is she a master of some form of martial arts?
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    No, she's an ordinary
    half-Alurian office worker.
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    How suspicious.
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    So, your brain's so light it could fly into
    the air, and you were at the library?
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    What for?
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    I borrowed a book.
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    Huh?
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    A book called One Hundred
    Ways to Train an Animal.
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    Dunno.
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    The PR people must have
    put it up on their own.
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    How unfortunate.
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    That aside, you two have a guest.
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    A top-ranking Jushiki officer
     from headquarters.
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    Be sure not to offend him.
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    Long time no see, Gayus.
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    Come on, now. It's me.
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    Have you forgotten the face of your
    toxic friend from your school days?
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    Helodel!
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    You've changed so much.
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    To think the Helodel I knew would be
    a top-ranking officer at headquarters.
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    I assumed you'd be in the military.
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    Ah, sorry.
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    I was in the military for a while,
    but I did some thinking, and...
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    So, what does a bureaucrat
    from headquarters want from us,
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    all the way out here in Eridana?
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    Ah, sorry about that.
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    I can't reveal their name here,
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    but a prominent figure is
    visiting Eridana at the moment.
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    I'd like to ask you two to serve as
    guides and bodyguards today and tomorrow,
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    while said person is here.
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    Hello, thank you for coming.
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    By prominent figure, you meant
    His Eminence Cardinal Mouldeen?
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    There's no need for the
    stuffy greeting, Gayus.
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    I have no fondness for the meaningless.
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    Let's just be rational
    and get down to business.
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    I understand using locals as guides.
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    But why did you need to request Offensive
    Jushikiists from the outside?
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    I thought you have the unrivaled
    Offensive Jushikiists,
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    the Twelve Winged Generals,
    under your command.
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    You should have no use for us.
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    I can't have them come with me.
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    They would ruin my fun.
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    I order you two to be my tour guides.
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    Now, let's head to the festival.
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    Tour? Festival?
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    That means...
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    I'm sorry, Jiv.
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    The Eridana Festival celebrates the
    victories of the singing princess Eridana,
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    who brought the people of this town
    together and guided them to victory
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    back when it was occupied by foreigners.
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    Since then, this town has
    been known as Eridana,
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    City of the Singing Princess,
    and that brings us to the present.
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    Was my request on too short a notice?
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    No, not at all.
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    You really seem to be enjoying the tour.
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    Have you forgotten that you're a person
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    of great importance to the
    Dragon Empire, Your Eminence?
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    That may not be the case.
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    There's nothing to be gained,
    either for us or for Lapetodes,
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    in fighting against them for
    control over the Holy Land of Alsok.
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    That's Genon, one of the
    Twelve Winged Generals.
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    He's a master of disguise,
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    able to take on the appearance
    and mannerisms of anyone.
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    So he's a double?
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    Yes. All told, there are seven
    Mouldeens throughout the empire,
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    including Genon and myself.
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    Their sacrifices have saved
    my life quite a few times.
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    The more insurance the better, after all.
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    It's a bit of a game.
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    A game?
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    Is that Jushiki, too?
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    Yes.
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    A first-order chemical manipulation
    Jushiki called Lorei.
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    It's practically magic.
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    It's just technology,
    bound by the laws of physics.
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    You're quite the pessimist, aren't you?
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    I'm just pessimistically optimistic.
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    I see.
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    So long as there are children
    who can smile innocently
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    as they happily eat sweets,
    I have a positive opinion of this world.
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    To that end, I have deceived,
    betrayed, and spilled blood.
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    And I'll likely continue to do so.
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    If that isn't enough,
    I'll resort to higher reason.
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    And if that isn't enough,
    higher reason still.
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    Why don't we have lunch?
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    Now...
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    I know, let's have Urk cuisine.
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    It's my favorite.
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    Your Eminence! We can't have you making
    sudden changes to your itinerary.
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    What are you waiting for? Let's go.
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    Say no to the Lapetodes City Alliance's
    ratification of the Tienlun Accord!
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    Say no!
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    It's quite unpopular, isn't it?
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    The Tienlun Accord is an agreement
    between dragonkind's moderates,
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    the Vaisen, and the human nations.
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    It exists to avoid unnecessary
    conflict between the two.
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    Yes. The accord, in fact, legally allows
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    hardline dragonkind to be eliminated
    should they encroach on our territory
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    past the buffer zone.
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    Speaking of which, it was you two
    who defeated the black dragon
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    that entered the buffer zone, was it not?
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    Yes.
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    It comes with some sacrifices,
    but it's certain that the accord
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    is what's staving off all-out war
    between humanity and dragons.
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    Do you think they're foolish?
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    Well...
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    If you're one of the people who's lost
    your family and loved ones to the dragons,
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    the accord must come across
    as an unforgivable compromise.
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    Even so, it's irrational to try to move
    society based on an individual perspective.
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    Your Eminence...
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    Let's walk.
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    It'll be faster.
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    Come on, you slaves of authority,
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    give me something that'll
    look better on the newspaper!
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    Helodel, is the security at the hotel ready?
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    It's all set.
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    Not to worry.
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    Then once we arrive there,
    I'll have you leave until the morning.
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    But Your Eminence...
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    I'm here as a tourist.
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    Let's enjoy ourselves tonight.
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    But...
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    This is an order.
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    I'm a great superior, am I not?
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    Say, where's Gigina?
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    Did I make him uncomfortable?
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    Don't talk to me about him.
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    You're going to ruin my drink.
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    He's probably at the furniture shop
    that he spotted earlier in the day.
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    Gigina is a 13th grade Offensive Jushikiist,
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    an Enlightened, is he not?
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    He must be a dependable partner.
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    He's a sword dancer who prefers power
    types even against biological types.
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    Even his brain is made of muscle.
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    I'm a chemical manipulation type.
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    We're oil and water.
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    Still, it's amazing that
    you're working together.
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    You're already a 12th grade at
    your young age, too, aren't you?
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    Yeah. I was fortunate enough
    to have a great master.
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    And I don't mean Gigina.
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    I know.
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    Oh, by the way, do you remember that Jushiki?
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    How could I forget?
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    It's one of the most infamous pranks
    we pulled when we were in school.
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    I bet you could pull it off now.
[13:32] ---
    Nope.
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    It's against the law, and it's dangerous.
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    So you've tried it, haven't you?
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    Enough about that.
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    You've really made it up the
    ladder, too, haven't you?
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    A headquarters bureaucrat.
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    His Eminence Mouldeen's secretary, no less.
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    I'm just a babysitter.
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    Honestly, I'm a little surprised.
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    About Shifaka?
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    Yeah.
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    Have you gotten over it yet?
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    I used to think that being in the military
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    and avenging her was the right thing to do.
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    But I'm different now.
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    Revenge won't save anyone.
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    That man is truly great.
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    I believe in the path of coexistence
    that His Eminence strives for.
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    What about you? Have you gotten over
    what happened to your sister, Aleciel?
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    We shouldn't have asked
    each other about this.
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    You're finally here.
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    Well? Has the messenger arrived
    from the Seven Stars?
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    Everything is going according to plan.
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    Excellent.
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    What about the traitors who stole our things?
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    They seem to be wandering
    in search of a sacrifice.
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    They've caused some incidents because
    they aren't in their homeland,
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    but I've sent a signal.
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    They'll find a target soon enough.
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    The performance will be a success.
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    God and that man will guide us.
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    Then we must do our part.
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    Yes.
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    Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories
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    and acetaminophen are the two antipyretics.
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    The latter has fewer side effects.
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    Helodel?
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    Are you taking a piss?
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    You ought not be drunk on the job.
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    "One cannot swing their
    blade with a tipped glass."
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    Have you forgotten the Draken
    people's precious teachings?
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    Be gone, demon!
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    Pew, pew, pew!
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    Poisoning psychokinesis!
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    Don't you dare break without my permission.
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    We're leaving.
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    Long time long see no see, Gigina.
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    Thank you.
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    Sir, I can say as a connoisseur that
    the tables in this establishment are splendid.
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    The chairs also have a gentle character,
    as well as bewitching legs.
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    Take good care of them.
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    Yeah, sure.
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    But overworking them isn't good.
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    Each one must have her time off from
    her services and given an opportunity
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    to see the mountains and beaches.
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    Right...
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    Gigina, you dummy!
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    You military freak!
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    You always spend more money than we earn!
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    We're barely getting by, you know that?
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    What am I, a housewife?
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    I could have been living a simpler
    life if you hadn't picked me up.
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    I'd be an assistant or researcher
    or something at the academy,
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    with a cute wife and kids.
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    The academic path was already closed
    to you when you met me, was it not?
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    You also aren't much of a family man.
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    Was it?
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    Let's continue.
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    You and I are partners. We inherited
    Diorg's will and office together.
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    This is a good time to come clean.
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    If you have a problem with me, say it.
[17:45] ---
    Gigina, you bought more ridiculously
    expensive furniture again, didn't you?
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    The book that I got from the library,
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    One Hundred Ways to Train an Animal,
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    said that it's good to talk to
    an animal once in a while.
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    Believe it or not, I'm doing this
    for the sake for your mental health.
[18:05] ---
    I hate you.
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    We'll get along swimmingly, then.
[18:11] ---
    I absolutely loathe you as well.
[18:19] ---
    Have I made another mistake?
[18:23] ---
    You humans are hard to tell apart.
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    Are you the ones who killed my beloved?
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    You can't be...!
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    I've finally found you!
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    Gigina, she's the rumored...
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    Jushikiist killer.
[18:48] ---
    And to think that it was us she was after...
[18:50] ---
    I like it!
[19:05] ---
    She's a gravity Jushikiist.
[19:09] ---
    This blade, the wavelength of this curse...
[19:14] ---
    There's no doubt that
    you're my beloved's killers.
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    I am Nidvork of Urz.
[19:25] ---
    I came here to avenge
    my beloved, Eningiluud.
[19:36] ---
    I don't know who the hell
    you're talking about!
[19:39] ---
    "Who the hell"? You killed him
    without even knowing who he was?!
[20:12] ---
    Fifth-order gravity Jushiki,
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    Behemo.
[20:17] ---
    Gravity passes through all kinds of barriers.
[20:20] ---
    There are no effective
    ways to defend against it.
[20:23] ---
    Then...
[20:40] ---
    Third-order chemical manipulation
    Jushiki, Forkalor.
[20:44] ---
    I may not be able
     to cut your skin with a blade,
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    but you won't withstand strong acid!
[20:48] ---
    How dare you...
[20:50] ---
    How dare you use such a curse?!
[20:53] ---
    How much...
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    must you insult me?!
[21:21] ---
    That woman... She called
    herself Nidvork or something.
[21:24] ---
    Who the hell is she?
[21:26] ---
    And who is she avenging?
[21:27] ---
    I don't know.
[21:29] ---
    We have plenty of reasons to be despised.
[21:31] ---
    I know, but...
[21:37] ---
    What's that?
[21:42] ---
    Please stay back.
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    I'll have their heads someday.
[22:06] ---
    For now, I'll at least come to you.
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    There are two truths that are absolute.
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    One is that all people someday die.
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    The other is that all
    truths have exceptions.
SIGN    Weaver of Light