# 271 - Blue Skull
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There it is. Magnolia.
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This story is set during a time
before Fairy Tail was born.
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We made it.
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Blue Skull, the guild that stole
the Tenrou Jade is here, right?
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It's a tale about a girl who pursued
her dream, overcame hardships,
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Let's gather information first.
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and formed a guild with her friends.
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I want to see Kardia Cathedral.
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I hear that's a huge church, right?
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Kardia Cathedral is one of the
three great churches of Fiore,
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and a long time ago,
the angel Saint Mikardia...
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Hey! Over there...
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What...?
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What is that?!
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Kardia Cathedral is...
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...a dragon with a blue skull!
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What... What the hell is that?!
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The blue skeleton of a dragon
on top of the church...
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And this town...
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It's wasting away...
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Do people even live here?
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Blue bones...
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Blue Skull!
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Zera...
***SIGN*** Blue Skull
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Why do we have to sneak around like this?
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Our purpose is to steal the Tenrou Jade
back from Blue Skull.
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If they see us,
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it'll be harder to move around later.
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We don't want to stand out
until we've pinpointed their base.
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I get it already.
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But isn't Blue Skull's base
Kardia Cathedral back there?
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Even if that's true, we don't
have enough information.
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They may have other hideouts too,
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and we don't know where they're
keeping the Tenrou Jade.
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Getting info is our first order of business.
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You heard the man, Mavis.
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Where's Mavis?
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She's way ahead of us.
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What the heck?
It's just a regular little bird.
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This place has an abundance
of nature, doesn't it?
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Yep.
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But the town was decrepit,
and we don't know what all could be here.
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W-What's wrong?!
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Did she find a Blue Skull den?!
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Come on, you guys!
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Keep your voice down!
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Look at that!
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What, it's just a big-ass puddle!
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It's a wonderful spot.
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It is a nice place.
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The trees are picturesque,
and the lake has an air of mystery.
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Just looking at it makes me feel peaceful.
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I sense something special here.
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Well, now that you mention it,
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I do feel kind of refreshed.
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Right!
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Why don't we make a vacation home here?
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That's a great idea!
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I agree!
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Hey, hey! Run, run!
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Mavis!
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Should we leave her?
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Guess not...
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All right!
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Who are they?
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That emblem...
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Blue Skull!
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What?!
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A stationary target is boring.
Get your asses up!
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Please, stop this!
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If you want to someone as target practice
for your magic, let it be me!
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But please, leave my child alone!
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Mama!
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All right, we'll start by snuffing you.
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And then we'll snuff your daughter, too!
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C-Crap!
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Run!
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We have to get out of here, too!
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That isn't necessary.
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Mama...
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W-Who are you people?
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What do you mean, we don't have to run away?
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That was my guardian animal eagle.
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But actually, it was only an illusion.
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It's gone...
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Looks like that worked well.
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Impressive.
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Magic that produces illusions...
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Here.
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I'm Mavis.
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Are you okay?
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Yeah.
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You saved us.
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Thank you!
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Hey, I've got a question.
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What is it?
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About Blue Skull...
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Let's get away from here
before those men come back.
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Then we can talk.
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A kitchen?
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It was a bakery before?
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Yes. You wouldn't be able to tell now,
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but this used to be a thriving shop.
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There were once a lot of
travelers coming and going,
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and many shops all in a row.
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Plenty of people from other towns
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would gather here for the
annual harvest festival.
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Why has this happened to Magnolia,
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a town once overflowing with vitality?
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Did Blue Skull do it?
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Yes.
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One day they just suddenly appeared.
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Against a gang of wizards
who attacked with magic,
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ordinary people like us
had no way to defend ourselves.
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The town was overtaken in no time.
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Before long, they seized distribution
of food and medicine,
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imposed heavy tax liabilities,
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and every time people got behind
with those impossible payments...
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...they punished us with violence.
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And if someone showed them even
a glimmer of a rebellious attitude,
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they'd make an example of them.
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That's why they murdered Miko-chan's father?
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Yes...
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That's vile...
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The bastards...
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Papa made me that bread for my birthday.
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Th-That's bread?
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Hush.
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It's very cute.
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It's not only cute, but also really yummy!
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He always made all kinds of bread
as presents for my birthday.
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In the shape of forest animals
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and tree leaves...
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Now I feel like having some of that.
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I was going to make bread
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as a present for Papa's next birthday...
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The membership of Blue Skull
increases day by day.
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They have several hundred members now,
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and have become a huge guild that
has an iron grip on everything.
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Several hundred members...
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If you're on a journey,
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I suggest you leave this town
as soon as possible.
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Wait!
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What's wrong?
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Um...
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Thank you for saving us.
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I baked this myself.
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Thank you for the lovely present.
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Miko-chan...
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What do we do?
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What do you mean?
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If you know what I mean,
don't ask me what I mean!
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I'm talking about Blue Skull!
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She said they already have
hundreds of members...
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Mavis...
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This doesn't change our objective.
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Yeah, right?
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Well, I feel sorry for Miko-chan.
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Our goal is stealin' the Tenrou Jade back,
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not destroying Blue Skull.
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I agree with you there.
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Wait.
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People are suffering in this town.
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What are we supposed to do about it?!
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Are you saying we should just
ignore Blue Skull's tyranny?
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That's right! That would be irresponsible!
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They're a wizard guild!
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We're totally outnumbered.
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And we've got no way to defend
ourselves if they use magic!
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B-But...
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Are you travelers?
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There's nothing for you in this town.
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Get out while you can.
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I hear you, but this town does
have somethin' that we want.
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Old man, I'd like to ask you
a few questions...
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I have nothing to say.
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After all, this town is dying.
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Dying?
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No.
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It's already dead.
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Ever since Blue Skull arrived,
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this town has...
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Dying?
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No.
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It's already dead.
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Ever since Blue Skull arrived,
this town has...
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Old man!
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Hey!
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W-What happened?!
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A magic bullet!
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Who did it?!
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By calculating the trajectory...
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...it came from the top of that building!
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Yeah! Direct hit!
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I loved the way he fell!
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All right! I'm aimin' for that brat next!
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What?!
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Them...
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You got no right to come into our town!
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Die!
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The bread...
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That was precious to me!
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What the hell do I care?!
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The next shot is gonna hit you, brat.
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Scumbags...
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Speaking of bread, we executed the guy
who had the bakery, remember?
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Yeah. That taught 'em a good lesson.
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They're the ones who murdered
Miko-chan's father!
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I'll make you pay for that!
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As will I.
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Let's get 'em, Yuri and Warrod!
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Yeah!
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I'm in!
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They killed a person
without a second thought.
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My papa and everyone on the island, too...
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Everyone... everyone...
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Zera...
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Hey, by "let's get 'em"...
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...you mean us?
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We'll teach you what happens when
people try to stand up to us!
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Crystal bomb!
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Let's pay 'em back for all the misery
they caused Miko-chan!
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Now it's your turn to feel the fear
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of being shot by a magic bullet!
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All bark and no bite.
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These punks are wizards?
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What's the ruckus?!
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Seems some travelers are causin' havoc!
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What?! On our turf?!
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Reinforcements...
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Please leave this to me.
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Mavis!
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Come forth!
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Tenrou soldiers!
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W-What is this?!
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How many soldiers are there?!
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Where the hell did they come from?!
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Whoa...
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W-We're in trouble!
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Are they an army from somewhere?
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Summoning Magic?!
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I want to speak to your master.
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What should we do?
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Would you call him here?
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That isn't necessary.
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Master!
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What is all the commotion?
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All right! He came out on his own.
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Quiet.
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He's the master...
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We've come to take back the
treasure you people stole
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from Tenroujima seven years
ago... the Tenrou Jade.
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If you refuse to return it...
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If I refuse, what?
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These soldiers will...
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Those soldiers...
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Kill them.
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Wait, but...
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The soldiers outnumber us...
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They're illusions.
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Oh, no...
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You tricked us!
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Take 'em down!
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This is bad!
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Retreat!
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Right!
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We're surrounded!
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Break through!
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Mavis!
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Zera...
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Don't stand around in a daze!
We have to get away!
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Right!
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My reserve crystal bomb!
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Don't underestimate wizards.
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Yuri!
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Yuri!
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Magic bullets, fire!
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Precht!
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Precht!
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Yuri!
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You...
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Fire!
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I'm not lettin' anyone die!
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Mavis!
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Right!
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They got through!
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Don't just stand there!
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Get after them!
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Enough.
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I'm sure they'll never
come near Magnolia again.
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We ran away in defeat.
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But that was the true beginning.
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We escaped into the forest...
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...and had a fateful encounter.
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After Mavis and the others lost
a battle against Blue Skull,
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they hide in a forest west of town.
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Mavis blames herself for
committing an error in judgment.
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At the shore of a lake,
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she meets a solitary wizard.
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It's a fateful encounter
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that ties into Mavis's life
and the founding of Fairy Tail.
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Next time: The One Who Teaches Magic.
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A kind intersection of light and darkness.