E96 - LIKE A BRIGHT FLASH

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    With your bonds with your friends
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    nakama tono kizuna wo
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    Embraced in your heart
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    sono mune ni idaite
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    Like a flash, in an instant
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    hikari no you ni isshun ni
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    You risk it all
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    subete wo kaketeku
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    Time and time again
    Against your burning destiny
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    nanndo mo moeagaru sadame ni
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    tachimukatte ikunnda to
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    You will face it again
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    kakugo wo kimetanara
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    If that's what you choose
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    Oh kizutsuite mo
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    Oh even when hurt
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    Oh tsumazuite mo
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    Oh even if you stumble
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    susume kono tabi no hate
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    Continue on
    To your journey's end
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    kimi no egaku mirai e nando mo
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    Again and again
    To the future you make
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    Oh Oh
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    Oh Oh
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    tachiagareru
    You're The Bravest
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    You can stand up
    You're The Bravest
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    Oh Oh
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    Oh Oh
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    tachiagareru
    You're The Bravest
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    You can stand up
    You're The Bravest
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    Fly up to the world
    Never let it go
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    Fly up to the world
    Never let it go
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    motto Make you strong
    You're The Bravest
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    Make you more strong
    You're The Bravest
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    Fly up to the world
    Never let it go
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    Fly up to the world
    Never let it go
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    motto Make you strong
    You're The Bravest
[01:30] ---
    Make you more strong
    You're The Bravest
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    You're The Bravest
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    You're The Bravest
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    LIKE A BRIGHT FLASH
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    I can't help but feel great satisfaction.
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    Of course you do, Dark King Vearn.
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    You've been at this massive undertaking
    for thousands of years.
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    And now things have finally
    come to fruition.
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    It pains me to admit it,
    but you've impressed me.
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    Ah, that's the voice of the one
    I once split the Underworld with.
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    Velzar, King of the Abyss.
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    Velzar?! Isn't Velzar that...
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    How kind of you, Velzar.
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    I didn't expect to be
    congratulated by you.
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    It appears the rumors that
    you can't leave the Underworld were true.
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    That battle...
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    If it wasn't for that battle
    with the Dragon Knight...
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    With my immortal soul,
    I could have eventually returned!
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    But...
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    the Spirits of Celesta
    took my defeated soul
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    and immediately bound it,
    leaving me like this.
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    While they possess no offensive skills,
    they wield mysterious power.
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    Curse them all! The Dragon Knight!
    The Spirits!
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    That they are all Legacies of the Gods
    is all the more frustrating!
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    You got hasty.
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    Of course, thanks to that,
    I was able to make my move in silence.
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    It's because I knew you intended
    to destroy the Surface World.
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    I wanted the Surface World, too.
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    I wanted to act
    before you were ready to strike.
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    And now, immobile as you may be,
    you still retain that ambition.
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    Unfortunately, Kill,
    that Reaper you sent, is already dead.
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    What?!
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    He was slain by
    the Heroes of the Surface World.
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    I'm sure you meant for him to take my head
    if necessary, but he failed you.
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    This bet...
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    It appears I've won.
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    A... A bet?
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    This was a bet?!
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    That's right. We were originally
    enemies in the Underworld.
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    But we share the same hatred.
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    We despise the gods!
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    They tossed us aside and gave only
    the humans of the Surface World peace.
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    Their injustice is unforgivable!
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    The only choice was
    for one of us to become a god!
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    So we ended our opposition.
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    That was some centuries ago.
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    That's when I suggested a little bet.
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    We would each go ahead with
    our own schemes,
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    and whoever lost would serve the winner.
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    Of course, as you can see from
    how Velzar sent Kill to me,
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    neither of us
    ever fully trusted the other.
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    Even after Velzar fell and was bound,
    Kill continued watching me.
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    Even in that state,
    Velzar never gave up on the Surface World.
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    Actually, I'm afraid I have no choice
    but to admit defeat.
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    You defeated the current Dragon Knight,
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    and seek to acquire
    even the sun as your own.
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    You truly are a terrifying man,
    Dark King Vearn.
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    Thank you.
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    While the Surface World will vanish,
    it won't be all bad for you.
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    Without the Surface World, the balance
    of the Trio of Worlds will crumble.
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    Afterwards, if you like,
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    I can invade Celesta
    and break the seal that binds you.
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    Oh? Have I hurt your pride?
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    This is truly a conversation
    beyond us mortals!
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    Immortal souls and becoming gods...
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    They're talking on
    a whole different level!
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    This is way beyond us!
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    So that's Dai, son of the one
    who vanquished me, Baran.
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    He's like a corpse. His eyes have no life.
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    Even considering his defeat at your hands,
    he looks so very pathetic.
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    He's not even half the man Baran was.
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    Dad?
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    Velzar is such a sore loser.
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    As it stands,
    Dai is superior to Baran in every way.
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    All he lacks is that bloodlust.
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    There were no bounds to Baran's bloodlust.
    It was something no one could match.
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    It's hit me! At last, it's hit me!
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    It feels real now!
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    My ancient nemesis...
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    The obstacle created by the gods...
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    All grovel before me!
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    This is absolute victory!
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    It's... over.
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    Don't give up!
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    That voice! It can't be!
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    Merle!
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    Don't give up!
    You can't lose hope, Popp!
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    You're alive, Merle?!
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    Then the others?!
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    Queen Flora and the others are okay?!
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    Yes.
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    We're all safe.
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    We managed to escape before the explosion.
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    It was truly a shock.
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    She suddenly woke up
    and warned us of the danger.
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    How did you know
    the Pillar was coming down?
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    And how can I even hear your voice?!
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    When I was unconscious,
    somehow I knew.
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    I knew everything that you knew.
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    That's why, when your fear
    reached its peak, I woke up.
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    So when Dai was holding Vearn off
    with his Zapple, they all got away!
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    But how did you get
    such an incredible ability?
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    It must be because
    I never stopped thinking of you.
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    It seems Popp wasn't the only one
    who was reborn in that moment.
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    Merle, too, awakened to
    her untapped potential.
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    We know that you're all in
    a dire situation.
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    But you can't give up!
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    Don't lose hope until the very, very end!
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    Merle...
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    Oh? It seems they got away indeed.
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    But they've only delayed
    their deaths by a moment.
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    That's right, Merle.
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    If you know what I've seen,
    then you must know this, too.
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    It's over.
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    It's really all over.
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    The world we live in...
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    It's about to vanish forever!
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    I'm sorry.
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    We weren't strong enough!
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    But... there's really...
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    There's really nothing we can do!
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    No! There's still a way!
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    MEDROA
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    THE DEMONIC GUARD OF HEAVEN AND EARTH
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    There's still a way?
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    Right now, Lon Beruk and Nova
    are headed to the Pillar!
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    That's why you can't give up yet!
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    Lon Beruk's headed to the Pillar?!
[11:15] ---
    Good. A Crack spell completely froze it.
[11:18] ---
    I was right.
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    While it may build up Magic Power,
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    a Black Core is basically
    a mechanical bomb.
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    It won't explode if it doesn't activate.
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    While other spells might set it off,
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    a Crack spell freezes
    the surface of the bomb.
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    That's it! If we can freeze
    all of the Black Cores...!
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    It's Vearn.
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    How foolish, Lon Beruk.
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    To see you help the humans
    in their futile resistance.
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    You soil the name of
    the Craftsman of the Underworld.
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    How do you know it's futile?
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    It's very simple.
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    The Pillars have already activated.
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    It occurred simultaneously.
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    If even one detonates,
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    the extreme heat will sweep through
    the Surface World.
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    It will most certainly detonate
    the remaining Cores.
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    In other words,
    unless you freeze all six Cores...
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    you can't stop their detonation.
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    Can you do that
    in what little time remains?
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    Lon Beruk.
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    Don't get involved in
    this foolish struggle.
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    If you like, I can summon you
    here to Vearn Palace.
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    This place will be safe
    from the explosions.
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    Surely you're joking.
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    I refuse.
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    Of the several centuries I've lived,
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    I was the most blessed
    during my time under you.
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    That goes for wealth, too.
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    But...
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    It was the most bored I've been.
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    And the strongest feeling of
    going to waste I've ever experienced.
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    I never want to live that way again.
[13:09] ---
    Compared to that, the few weeks
    since I've met Dai and his friends,
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    while short, have been
    a truly fulfilling time.
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    They've been as bright as all the other
    times of my life combined.
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    Given the choice
    to make the same mistake again,
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    I instead choose to share
    the fate of these humans,
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    who I've grown somewhat fond of.
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    Master!
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    The insolence.
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    To call service to me a mistake...
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    I shall put an end to
    that foolish notion right now!
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    You. What are you doing?
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    Did you hear that, Dai?
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    Sounds like we don't have time
    to lie around and cry.
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    If our chances aren't zero,
    then I have to help!
[14:29] ---
    I can cast Zoom and Crack!
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    Popp!
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    Fool. By dropping the Pillar of Vearn,
    the Magic Circle of Light was vaporized.
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    And to protect
    Vearn Palace from the explosion,
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    I've shielded it with
    my Magic Power again.
[14:53] ---
    You have no way of returning
    to the Surface World.
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    You still have zero chance.
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    I was right!
    Crack spells can stop the Black Cores!
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    I'll cast Zoom
    and head to the Ringaia Pillar!
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    Leave Northwest Romos to me!
[15:11] ---
    Wait! Take us with you!
[15:14] ---
    First drop us off at Romos Castle.
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    We'll see if anyone from
    the other countries can use Zoom.
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    We need someone
    who can get to Western Papnica,
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    someone for Valge Island,
    and someone for Southern Orzam.
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    Search as hard as you can!
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    Right!
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    We lack the time and manpower.
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    Someone who can instantly get
    to the Pillars and cast Crack...
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    Dammit! If only I could cast Zoom!
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    Then I could go to Papnica!
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    Merle, with your power,
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    are you able to warn
    people around the world of the danger?
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    That's beyond my abilities.
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    I see.
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    Of course.
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    Just being able to communicate
    with Popp is miraculous.
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    Popp!
[16:04] ---
    Popp, what's wrong?!
[16:08] ---
    What should I do?!
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    What can those little insects
    left down there hope to do?
[16:15] ---
    They have minutes left.
[16:18] ---
    It's already too late.
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    Are you sure?
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    Popp...
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    So at last, the mighty Dark King
    remembers my name.
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    How do you like that?
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    Why don't you ever give up?!
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    Come on! Isn't there anybody?!
[16:45] ---
    Someone who can get to
    Papnica or Orzam right now!
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    Someone, step forward!
    It doesn't matter who!
[16:53] ---
    It's no good.
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    I managed to freeze another one,
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    but I've never been to Orzam.
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    I have to fly there, but...
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    No! What am I...
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    Have I learned nothing from meeting Dai?!
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    There's still three Pillars left!
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    How can I give up here?!
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    I'll crawl there if I have to!
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    To Orzam!
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    You can't defeat the undefeatable.
[17:29] ---
    The sooner you accept it,
    the easier it will be.
[17:34] ---
    Take a look at Dai.
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    Dai?
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    Dai, huh?
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    How long do you think his lifespan is?
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    He's the child of
    a Dragon Knight and a human,
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    so I guess it's the same as us humans.
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    Or maybe he can live much longer.
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    What are you talking about?
[18:02] ---
    Hey, Dark King.
[18:04] ---
    How long can you live?
[18:07] ---
    Thousands of years?
[18:09] ---
    Tens of thousands?
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    Or do you not die?
[18:14] ---
    You and that monster Velzar...
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    I bet you two live a really long time.
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    Compared to that,
    the lives of us humans
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    must be like the flashes of fireworks.
[18:31] ---
    As I was listening to Lon Beruk just now,
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    I remembered.
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    Back when I was a kid...
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    I think I was five or six at the time.
[18:45] ---
    One night, I thought about death.
[18:48] ---
    What happens to us when we die?
    Where do we go?
[18:53] ---
    The more I thought about it,
    the more scared I got.
[18:56] ---
    In the middle of the night,
    I started bawling.
[19:00] ---
    My parents rushed to see what was wrong.
[19:03] ---
    "Why do people die?!"
[19:06] ---
    "Why can't they live forever?!"
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    I was so confused. I couldn't stop crying.
[19:14] ---
    That's when my mom...
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    My mom held me close.
[19:20] ---
    And then she said to me...
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    Everybody dies someday.
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    That's why... That's why...
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    everyone puts all
    of their might into living.
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    So she said.
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    Compared to guys like you
    living up in the clouds,
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    the lives of us humans
    last no more than an instant, right?
[20:04] ---
    But that's why, even if it won't
    change anything, we'll keep struggling!
[20:13] ---
    We'll put all of our might into
    living to the very end!
[20:17] ---
    It doesn't matter whether we've got
    50 years left or 5 minutes!
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    It's only for an instant,
[20:27] ---
    but like a bright flash...
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    we'll burn bright
    and live to the very end!
[20:34] ---
    That's how we humans live!
[20:38] ---
    So take a good, hard look, you bastard!
[20:51] ---
    Popp...
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    That's it, Popp.
[20:55] ---
    That's the Popp I love.
[20:58] ---
    Keep trying until the end!
[21:11] ---
    Whenever I truly felt hopeless...
[21:16] ---
    Whenever I truly felt like giving up...
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    You always helped give me that last push.
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    You always helped me stand up.
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    You're my greatest friend...
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    Popp!
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    I'm so glad that...
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    I met you!
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    Dai!
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    nee hitoridake de doko e yukuno
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    Tell me, where are you going all alone?
[22:20] ---
    arukidasu kimi no ushirosugata wo nagameru
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    I gaze at you from behind
    as you begin to walk away
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    nee hitoridake de doko e yukuno
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    Tell me, where are you going all alone?
[22:39] ---
    massugu de tsuyogari na sonna bokura ga
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    We act tough and follow our hearts
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    hajimeta monogatari
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    And we began this tale together
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    chiheisen no mukou de kirameiteiru
[22:50] ---
    Beyond the horizon something glimmers
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    tashika na mono sagashitsuzukete iruno
[22:56] ---
    We've been seeking something certain
[23:04] ---
    haruka sora ni kaze ni nori matte
[23:04] ---
    In the distant sky, dancing in the wind
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    tobu tori wa naiteita mirai wo terasuyouni
[23:09] ---
    The birds sing as though
    illuminating the future
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    bokura wo tsunagu yakusoku to
    bokura de tsumugu bouken wo
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    The promise that connects us
    The adventure we share
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    mata kono sekai de
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    Again in this world
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    The cry of Popp's soul
    brought Dai back to his feet.
[23:38] ---
    While the situation remains hopeless,
[23:40] ---
    Dai and Popp continue to charge at Vearn,
    perplexing the Dark King.
[23:46] ---
    Slowly Vearn begins to waver.
[23:48] ---
    Just then, one of the Eye Jewels
    begins to glow.
[23:53] ---
    DRAGON QUEST The Adventure of Dai*,
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    "Tears of the Gods"*
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    The adventure continues!
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