# E23 - Smile
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As the world was being covered in ash,
one man appeared.
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He would be later be called Raffles I.
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Raffles took his disciples and
left on a journey in search of light.
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At the end of his journey,
he found an "unsullied flame,"
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and brought forth the light that
would be mankind's salvation.
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Here I come, Sho!
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Stop playing at being my brother!
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This is unpleasant. Why do you persist?
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You have no memories of me, either, do you?
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Yes, your face! When you were
a baby, Sho, you'd laugh, and cry,
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and act a lot more human!
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Was that too dark? It's all right now.
Your big brother helped you out.
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That was your memory.
What an unpleasant vision.
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Stop coming in uninvited!
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We used to be brothers!
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Stop!
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No way!
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Not until I get the real you back!
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Accelerate...
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...back to the time when we were brothers...
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...and take hold of it!
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You're the devil. Devil!
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You disgust me.
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Just look at his face. When his family died,
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word is that's the way he smiled.
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These are Shinra Kusakabe's memories?
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Just hold on.
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Shinra Kusakabe's memories
are flowing into my head.
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Frankly,
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I don't know what kind of feelings
I'll have when I see you, Sho.
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Even so, the promise I made Mom
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is the bond that keeps our family together!
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Promises... Bonds...
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What do those things even mean?
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You're right. The promise I made
to Mom is important to me,
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but now that I'm seeing you like this...
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...the promise doesn't have
anything to do with it.
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Whatever the case, it doesn't matter to me.
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Are you sure?
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Look, Kusakabe is here.
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Mother-killer.
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I heard he killed his baby brother, too.
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Huh? How?
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He burned him up. What is he, a devil?
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It wasn't me. Someone was there...
during the fire...
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Someone besides Mom and Sho.
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I'm going to find him... and I swear,
no matter what, I'll tear him a new one!
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Did you see his face just now?
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He's the devil.
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Leave me alone. Ever since the fire,
I get that nervous smile.
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I killed Sho?
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I'm not the devil!
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I'd sure like to see you again...
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Mom... Sho...
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What is the point of
showing me these memories?
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I am not your brother!
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You and I are the same.
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How is it that when we were little,
we were able to smile,
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but now, neither of can openly do so anymore?
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I don't have a past. I don't *need* a past.
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Is this memory... one which I've lost?
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Twelve years ago, we were a family.
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Mom, and you, and me.
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Up until that fire broke out,
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you and I both could smile
without having to think about it.
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We just merrily smiled, every day, with Mom...
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...and we were happy.
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We were brothers, and we were a family.
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Sho...
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Shinra...
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I love you.
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This woman... is our mother...?
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Mom, what are you making?
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Hamburger.
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Hooray!
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I'm washing my hands now, just hold on, okay?
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Let me handle it, Mom. I'll go help him.
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I'm coming, Sho!
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Are you okay? Your big brother
is here, so don't you worry.
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The wind must have blown that on you.
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Sorry, sorry. I'll get that for you right now.
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Dark... Scary... Help...
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The light...
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Was that too dark? It's all right now.
Your big brother helped you out.
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Stop crying, now. Your big brother is a hero.
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See? Don't worry. Your big brother
will always be in your corner.
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You were in the dark a long time, huh?
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I'm sorry for leaving you
by yourself for so long.
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Let's get out of this place,
and go someplace more bright.
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I'll take you there.
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This man is... my brother...
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Let's go home.
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"Episode 23:
Smiles"
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Ah! Shinra-*kun*!
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Sho, this isn't your fault...
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Haumea!
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Hi-dee 'lo.
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Oh, my. It looks like he
couldn't control his speed,
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and ended up stabbing himself.
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Shinra Kusakabe bears an Adolla Burst.
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We can't have him dying on us.
I will withdraw with him.
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This is bad! Another enemy has shown up!
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Who the hell are you? You're the ones
who abducted Sho, aren't you?
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What do you plan to do after
you collect your Adolla Bursts?
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The Great Cataclysm, 250 years ago,
seems to have been a misfire.
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By gathering Adolla Bursts, we're going to
kick-start the Great Cataclysm again!
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That's why we're using bugs
to create pyrokinetics,
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and searching for Adolla Bursts!
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Also, we need you and Sho to do that!
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Hey! Why are you telling him?!
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Whoops...
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Who cares? Even if they know,
there's no way they can stop us.
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Now then, let's claim Shinra Kusakabe.
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Oh? Sho, is something wrong?
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First, tell me what happened 12 years ago.
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Who can say? I'm a sucker for forceful men,
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so why don't you beat it out of me?
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Stop screwing around.
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Come on, out of the way.
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Severed Universe.
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Oh? Is something the matter?
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Time isn't stopping. My Link has been cut.
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Sho!
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Sho!
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What have you done?!
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What do you know? You're still pretty lively,
aren't you? Amazing, amazing!
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Okay, why don't we get going, too?
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Sh-Shinra-*kun*!
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What the hey?
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I was trying for her head, but got deflected.
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Arthur... Lieutenant...
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*I'm* going to be the one to put you down, Devil!
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No dying on me in here!
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Some uninvited intruders have turned up. Man...
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Arthur, she uses some kind of strange technique.
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You keep quiet. Don't talk. Hush up.
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Now, you're in my way. Move. Move it.
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Hmm?
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Huh? It didn't work.
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What a load. A scare technique? Come at me.
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Plasma... Must be interfering
with my electric signal.
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Ah! You're a pain-in-the-ass opponent!
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Haumea! We're out of time! We have to go!
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Yeah! I know! It'll only take
a moment to crush these guys!
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Now what is it?
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My Tekkyo...
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Did the electrical system short out?
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Help Shinra while I keep her at bay!
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--Yes, sir!
--Yes, sir!
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Lieutenant!
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Bah! Plasma!
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That plasma is getting my wires crossed,
and I can't reach their nerves!
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Damn that plasma-user!
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He's a real pain in the ass.
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Shinra, you're going to be okay now.
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Oh! The earthquake is starting.
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This tremor...
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It's shaking in the creepiest way...
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It is the doing of the Evangelist!
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We're out of time, Haumea!
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See you later, if you survive.
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Sho...
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--Wait! Give Sho back!
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--No! Don't move!
--Wait! Give Sho back!
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We're getting out of here, too!
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It's still shaking.
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This is going on much too long.
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She said it was the Evangelist's doing.
What are they up to?
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Sh-Sho is...
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Shinra, right now, you just hold on tight!
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If you survive, you can see your brother again!
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To the emergency room?
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Good idea. Let's call on our colleague.
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When it comes to treating pyrokinetics,
no one can beat her.
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"Special Fire Hospital 6"
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Director Huang!
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Director Kayoko Huang!
***SIGN*** "Lieutenant" "Second-generation pyrokinetic" "Asako Hague"
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Emergency!
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What is it, Lieutenant Hague?
***SIGN*** "Captain" "Third-generation pyrokinetic" "Kayoko Huang"
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Captain Huang, my gratitude.
I have a gravely injured crewman.
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We were informed by the empire.
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Was he injured during that
underground operation?
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Yes.
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How did the Nether investigation go?
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Any guesses what's causing
that incessant quaking?
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Are you sure the great Sol isn't mad at the 8th
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for violating the forbidden Nether?
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That isn't it. It turns out
this "Evangelist" and the White-Clad
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have been creating man-made Infernals.
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They're looking for those
who possess Adolla Bursts,
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flames that come from the underworld Adolla,
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in order to destroy the world.
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I'll ask you all about it later.
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Captain Huang...
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...can you fix up Shinra?
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Honestly, it will be tough. Maybe if
the patient has enough strength left...
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And even if we do save his life,
the worst-case scenario
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is that he'll suffer lasting effects,
such as being paralyzed.
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Patient is a third generation,
and possesses an Adolla Burst, you say?
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Yes.
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I have never come into contact with
the sacred flame known as an Adolla Burst.
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There is no telling what may happen.
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He's my valued crewman. Captain Huang...
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...please do your best.
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I'll try. I'll do everything I can.
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"Operating"
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O Sol, please grant Shinra-*san*
the light of life.
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Extraction of the sword successful.
His vitals have stabilized, too.
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Now I have to treat him with my ability.
Then again, with a wound like this...
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I'm not sure my ability alone can heal it.
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It rests with the strength
of his flame, as well.
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Here goes.
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Now beginning the final operation
on patient Shinra Kusakabe.
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Rod of Asclepius!
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Serpent, revitalize him!
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It's been an hour since the operation started.
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Where are the others?
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The sister went to pray for Kusakabe.
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Lieutenant Hinawa is also being treated,
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and Investigator Licht is investigating.
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What about Vulcan?
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He's with Lisa-*san*.
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Apparently, Lisa-*san* is an emotional wreck.
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So is the 6th a hospital?
What kind of company is this?
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You really don't know anything, huh?
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You're aware that all medical
treatment in the empire
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are rites that can only be performed
by the Holy Sol Temple, right?
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You see, like the 1st, the 6th is
an entity of the Holy Sol Temple,
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and is the company that
specializes in medical treatment.
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Uh-huh. So that means this is
a Holy Sol Temple. One that's a hospital.
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It's a Special Fire Force Company!
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I hear that no one is better than
the 6th's Captain Huang
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when it comes to treating pyrokinetics.
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Word is that she uses
a unique ability to heal them.
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Is there something special about
Captain Huang's treatment?
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Apparently, her ability
controls a flaming serpent
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that treats injuries, illnesses,
and all sorts of symptoms.
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When the patient is a pyrokinetic,
it also makes use of their flame
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to instantly relieve them of their suffering.
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It's a pretty flame.
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At this rate, there should be no problem at all.
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This Adolla Burst is incredible.
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He's used up all of his flame regenerating,
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so it may be a few days before he wakes up.
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"Operating"
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It's been three days.
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It's clear out.
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I'm awake.
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I'm sure hungry. I want some rice.
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What happened to Sho?
I managed to save him, but...
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Has he gone back to the Evangelist again?
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I should be looking at
this sky with my brother...
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Damn it!
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Impressive. You're awake,
just like Captain Huang predicted.
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Must be the light from the sun,
but you don't even look that pale.
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That being said, you're still
on the mend. At ease.
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I'm just glad you're all right.
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Captain Burns? What are you doing here, sir?
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I came to check up on you.
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Check up? You came here for
a second class Fire Soldier from the 8th?
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Am I putting you out?
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No, sir.
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If you're up to it, how about
a little check-up visit chat?
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About that fire that happened 12 years ago.
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Get dressed. How about we
take in some of the air outside
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while you have some rice?
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Are you a big eater?
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Yes, sir, more than usual.
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You sure have grown up.
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You've known who I was for
the last 12 years, haven't you?
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You really were the Fire Soldier
who was there at the time.
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You knew everything, sir?
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Yeah. If I had been the one who
reported the truth of that fire,
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you wouldn't have had to bear the stigma
of killing your mom and brother.
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I don't care what happened to me!
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Captain Burns, did you know
that Sho was still alive, too?
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Yeah... I knew.
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Then, did you know he had been
taken away to the Evangelist, too, sir?
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Yeah... I knew.
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Why didn't you help him?!
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Why didn't you say anything to me?
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If I'd known, I wouldn't have left Sho
in that darkness for 12 years!
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After 12 years, you're all grown up,
and you still nearly died, so if I *had* told you,
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what do you think you could have done?
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This was a fluke. I'm not the same
as I was when we first sparred.
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I'm not so sure. The fluke is that you survived.
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If you're really not the same, then show me.
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Come at me.
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"To be continued"
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*Look at the imaginations in my head*
*and I'll go back to myself*
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*Forcing right decisions on me*
*is like a devil that eats me up*
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*He that used his claws on me*
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*Uses the same claws to defend someone else*
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*Weapons turn into both wounds and shields*
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*Isn't that what life's about?*
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*A secret known to none*
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*For so long almost seems to disappear*
*but never does*
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*Been holding on to it*
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*While spending a night in the fire*
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*The more they're attracted,*
*the more the ignorant laugh*
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*What used to make up the universe*
*until yesterday takes the helm*
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*The entire range of emotions that breathes*
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*Don't want to take away*
*what I haven't even experienced*
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*Look at the imaginations in my head*
*and I'll go back to myself*
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*Forcing right decisions on me*
*is like a devil that eats me up*
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*Don't get in my way anymore*
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*I won't be killed by your ideals*
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"Next time"
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"Episode 24:
The Burning Past"