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9 - The Divine Play

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    Tonight is the opening curtain,
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    premiering the holy story written
    by a girl with the divine pen.
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    The brief heat haze shows humans
    on the verge of life and death.
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    Is it an unfading hope, or an unescapable
    despair that meets their eyes?
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    What story are you writing, Shakespeare?
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    Um, a king of a kingdom is loved
    so much, that it turns into hate.
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    It's the truth in reality.
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    I get it. Humans continue to live,
    asking themselves what love is;
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    There's nothing more pathetic
    and beautiful than that.
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    Oh! The king is consumed by love,
    but he gets something great in return.
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    Oh? What would that be?
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    Eternity.
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    Hey, let me borrow that heart.
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    I'm going to open the gate.
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    Living up to the forgotten ideals,
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    you put on a grin.
    That's what I want to see.

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    Lately, my vision is pretty blurry,
    and I'm repeating my same old routine.

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    I learned a line that's out of my character,
    but I can't say it out loud.

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    Being asked "How are ya doing?"
    makes me feel weird.

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    But I've been acting tough for a
    while, so I guess it's OK.

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    The real me behind my masks
    says with a tearful face:

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    "I want you to thrill
    my untainted self some more."

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    Hey, let me borrow that heart.
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    I'm going to open the gate.
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    Basically, I am that forgotten ideal.
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    Hey, move those eyes!
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    If the gate is opened,
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    someone will laugh at that
    which they've never seen before.

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    Even the cliché dreams,
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    and myself crying beyond them...
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    I want to sing about them!
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    What's going on?!
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    I don't know! Better yet, where are we?!
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    Aw, I feel sorry that you're in a panic.
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    Who is it?! Show yourself!
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    I'm looking forward to this even more.
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    Loki!
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    The whole cast is here.
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    All that's missing is to
    show them a sweet dream
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    with the story you'll write,
    and it'll be perfect.
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    Okay!
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    After that, despair is the
    only thing that waits.
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    "The Divine Play"
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    Oww...
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    What is this? Midori? Aoto?
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    W-What?
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    The greatest test stands
    in way of the children:
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    A drama playing their sweet pipe dream.
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    A labyrinth, where returning to reality
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    or losing themselves
    in a dream, is up to them.
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    It's show time.
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    Loki! This is enough!
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    I don't know what kind of
    a charade this is, but I'm out.
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    Huh?
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    I half want to leave them be and enjoy this,
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    but you have a wonderful line
    ready for them, right?
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    Of course! But, before that--
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    To be, or not to be, that is the question.
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    "Hamlet"
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    I shall merely play my part.
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    "Macbeth"
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    My task is your destruction.
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    "Othello"
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    Who is this guy?
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    Hamlet, Macbeth, and Othello.
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    They're the star actors
    in our theatrical group.
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    It'll be a masterpiece for sure!
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    Listen, your masterpiece is great and all,
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    but I'd like a story that everybody
    knows and yet has a surprising twist.
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    Ugh, you sure have lots of requests.
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    But, okay! I am a professional, after all.
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    What?!
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    Huh? What's going on?
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    Once upon a time, there was
    a girl with a blazing heart.
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    Her name was Akane.
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    Huh...? What?!
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    Then there's Midori, who attempted
    to assassinate a tyrant, but failed,
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    resulting in her imprisonment.
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    What is this?!
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    Okay, I'll make it easy to follow,
    like you've requested.
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    The ill-fated handsome boy, Aoto,
    identifies his doom with the last leaf.
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    His ever-so-empty eyes
    overflow with tears of sadness.
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    On the other hand, Akane lived a
    peaceful life with a father she loved.
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    However, one day...
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    Father will be back soon!
    Oh, I cannot wait!
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    My mouth moves on its own.
    And what is up with this dress?!
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    Stop laughing, dammit! This is ridiculous!
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    Father?
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    Who the hell?
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    I'm sorry for always making you feel lonely.
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    But that ends today. Let me
    introduce you to your new family.
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    Seriously?
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    Oh, my.
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    That other dress was bad enough,
    but what is up with this?
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    A-A-Achoo!
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    Huh?
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    D-Damn these guys!
    I'm gonna make them pay!
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    Good, it's getting interesting.
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    Right? I can't stop writing!
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    Back to Midori. She's still imprisoned
    as her execution day draws near.
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    Hello?
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    And Aoto still suffers from his sickness.
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    Then one day, a letter of
    invitation changes Akane's fate.
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    The prince is giving a ball
    to find his bride?
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    Akane gets excited,
    but suddenly hangs her head.
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    And then she yells!
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    A ragged girl like me
    can't go to a fancy ball!
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    A dusty attic is fitting for
    an ugly girl such as me.
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    What's with these lines?!
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    But then, in front of poor Akane appears...
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    Let me grant you your wish.
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    Who are you?
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    I am a wizard!
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    This part is boring.
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    Oh, you don't like wizards?
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    I know one, but he's as dull as they come.
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    Then what should I do?
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    Oh... What?
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    We need to get out of here.
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    Huh?
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    It's been a while, Akane.
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    D-Dad?!
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    Now what?!
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    Anyway, the ball at the castle begins.
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    Princess, please waltz with me.
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    Huh?
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    Hey...
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    It's me.
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    Now, the imprisoned Midori
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    promises her best friend that she'd
    return by sundown of the third day
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    and she heads to her hometown.
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    Midori runs, over the hills
    and across the valley.
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    Is it the unwavering faith that
    motivates Midori? Or is it...
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    This is boring, too. It's unbearable.
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    What?!
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    She's just running.
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    Well, what do you want me to do?
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    Ah!
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    Hey.
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    The play stopped. Now's our chance.
    Let's go, Akane!
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    Huh? They're escaping!
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    That's great. Plays are interesting
    because they sometimes go off script.
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    Improv is the theatrical spice.
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    But what will you do from here on?
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    It'll be the highlight of the show.
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    A special play that only
    our actors can do!
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    Akane in Othello's arms,
    Midori in Macbeth's,
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    and Aoto holding Hamlet's hand, they all die.
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    Great! I was counting on a crazy story
    like that. I'm completely on board.
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    When the last leaf falls, I must go, too.
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    Please don't say something so sad.
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    Sad or not, fate is fate.
    You cannot change it.
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    Wow, he's good. Especially his facial expression.
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    Right? He's a pretty boy
    no matter what he's doing.
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    Big brother, what's wrong? Brother!
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    Loki can't reach us here. We're good now.
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    You throw a mean punch.
    You've grown so much.
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    Why?! Why did you fake your death?!
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    When mom and I heard you died, we...
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    Damn you!
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    Akane...
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    Midori.
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    Ah... This is...
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    Huh?! Are you Elena?!
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    Brother, you should go back to bed.
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    Yeah...
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    Long time no see, big brother.
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    That day, I had to disappear
    for the greater good.
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    But I still regret leaving you behind.
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    Ready?
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    Yeah!
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    Whoa!
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    --Ready?
    --All right!
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    You wanna?
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    Play catch?
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    Please wait, Elena!
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    Ah!
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    Jeez. See? You need me, Midori.
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    Where have you been?
    I've been looking for you.
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    I'm sorry, you must have
    felt lonely. I'm sorry.
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    Elena...
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    I'm sorry, Midori. I am.
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    I wanted you all to myself.
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    I wanted to keep you in
    our world, just the two of us.
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    That's why, that day...
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    You're not to blame, Elena. I'm also--
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    We're finally back together,
    so please. Let me see you smile.
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    I can't really smile.
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    That tickles.
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    I love you, Midori. You're my only friend.
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    If I have you, I don't need anything else.
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    Brother, you won't even say my name?
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    Or are you so surprised you can't speak?
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    I'll go first, then. I'll tell you what
    I've done since the day we parted.
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    After that day, I went to many places.
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    I met many people.
    At times, it was relatively fun,
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    and at other times, I saw a cruel world
    that makes you want to squint.
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    But my heart remains unmoved.
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    I was always curious about you, brother.
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    You never said a word when our
    parents abused you so much.
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    But at the same time, I knew that I was
    the only one that could understand you.
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    And you're the only one
    that can understand me.
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    If only I reached out to you at the time...
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    A sweet temptation tugs the boy's heart.
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    Wishfully starting to grab that hand,
    he sees himself in the past.
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    But the boy could not ignore
    the strange feeling.
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    Who are you?
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    We have to go to this year's
    summer festival together.
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    We'll wear the same kimono, like old times.
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    Yeah.
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    Hey, Elena. I need to properly...
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    Don't apologize. I don't want
    to hear it right now.
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    Okay.
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    To tell you the truth, I've been
    wishing you'd apologize.
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    "Sorry I looked aside.
    Sorry I left you alone."
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    But...
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    I realized after I couldn't see you anymore,
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    that I wish for your happiness
    from the bottom of my heart.
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    Because I love your smile.
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    Elena...
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    So I'm the one that has to apologize,
    for making you feel bad.
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    You're still my number one, Midori!
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    I still kept this.
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    What's that?
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    Huh? You don't remember these?
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    You know, my dream was to
    play catch with you like this.
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    Even though I was actually
    obsessed over another dream.
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    Can we start fresh? Let's live together,
    the three of us, like before.
[18:13] ---
    Don't kid yourself!
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    What about your research?
    It's your dream, right?
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    A dream is a dream because
    it won't come true.
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    To think that I left you guys to
    find out about such a simple fact...
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    It's not even funny.
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    Dad...
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    Please, Akane. I'll do anything
    if I can live with you guys again.
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    Even if I lose everything.
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    Shut up, I also...
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    No...
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    The boy is tormented by the
    odd feeling instilled in him.
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    He tried to ignore it once.
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    But the cry of his soul stops him.
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    Who the hell are you? A dream's
    a dream because it won't come true?
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    Bullshit. My dad would fulfill his dreams
    even if it meant abandoning his kid.
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    Even if he lost everything,
    he couldn't throw away his dream.
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    That's who my dad is!
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    I failed.
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    Tsk. She caught on.
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    Dammit!
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    What? What's going on?!
[19:52] ---
    It's fine.
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    Their lives are interesting because
    they don't follow the script.
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    See. Look, Shake.
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    Not the actors, but the actual
    characters are making an appearance.
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    Indeed, reality is stranger than play.
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    It seems we'll get a
    unique ending-- my favorite.
[20:17] ---
    Our play ends here.
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    Ugh, I don't care anymore!
[20:23] ---
    You should rest a little.
[20:26] ---
    Your job isn't done yet.
[20:29] ---
    What?!
[20:37] ---
    The ultimate drama called
    reality is about to start.
[20:48] ---
    I'm not to blame, Arthur.
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    It's just that the humans are selfish.
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    Just like how you were
    abandoned by your parents,
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    humans selfishly try to twist
    their destiny and fate.
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    I don't know about that.
[21:05] ---
    Does the silent Fallen King wish for a
    comedy laughing at the world's despair,
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    or a tragedy clinging onto the hopeful future?
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    Only the gods know.
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    I reject you with all my strength and heart!
[22:57] ---
    Is that all you got?!
[22:59] ---
    If you don't cut it out,
    you're really gonna make me mad!
[23:02] ---
    I guess you won't get it
    until we have a real fight.
[23:05] ---
    Things are getting pretty interesting.
[23:07] ---
    "The Key to the Gate"
    Things are getting pretty interesting.