# 23 - Breaking Away
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I know this cold voice
**[00:17] ---**
Taking my friend
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Maybe a little afraid you'll run away
**[00:26] ---**
But right now...
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For this moment in time, I want to hold you tight
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By your side, I'm dreaming of the days
**[00:39] ---**
When I finally look up at the promised sky
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I'll take off and break all the way
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For this moment in time, I just wanna be with you
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By your side, I'm dreaming of the days
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When I finally look up at the promised sky
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I know I can change all the way
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For the moment...
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I just wanna hold you...
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Your hair's gotten so long...
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Want to cut it?
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You wouldn't mind?
**[01:47] ---**
Not if it's what you want.
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Please, stop!
**[01:51] ---**
What, Toranosuke? Why are you screaming bloody murder?
**[01:55] ---**
Miss Kajika, do you have any idea what you're saying?
**[02:00] ---**
Someone with your congenital incompetence...
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cutting this beautiful, silken hair?!
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Don't you remember what happened with the soup?
**[02:11] ---**
The soup? Mustafa enjoyed it, didn't he?
**[02:15] ---**
He compared it to three-star French cuisine.
**[02:19] ---**
You can't just alter your memories as you see fit. Anyway, you can't do this!
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Why do you get so worked up about things when it comes to Mustafa, Toranosuke?
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I don't know what you're...
**[02:31] ---**
Maybe someone has a little crush...
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That's not true!
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You should just come out and say it like a man!
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Right, Mustafa?
**[02:39] ---**
Please, stop!
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I think I'll send for a barber...
**[02:47] ---**
An uprising?
**[02:48] ---**
Yes, some time ago Master Lee-Leng mentioned it...
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Although the government of Raginei is not acknowledging the existence of the uprising here in the north...
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there are reports that a faction of the army participated in it.
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--Brother...
--A year after King Somand's accession...
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the political situation has undeniably remained unstable.
**[03:10] ---**
This is Janet Smith, reporting from Raginei.
**[03:15] ---**
"Breaking Away"
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Well, please give my regards to His Majesty the King.
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Much obliged, as always, for your kind wishes.
**[03:49] ---**
Things have really changed in the last year.
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This is all it takes to get a contract for an oil pipeline now...
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Sareha!
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Master Kanan...
**[04:04] ---**
Those men were from Courage Oil, weren't they.
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Ah--yes.
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Improving the decor in your room again, I see.
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It's like the fable of the ass in the lion's skin...
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I resent that...
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I'm not like you.
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Is that how you speak to the Grand Chamberlain?!
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What's going on here?
**[04:26] ---**
Master Quinza...
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Quarreling in the Royal Palace is hardly appropriate.
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I apologize.
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Master Quinza...
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What became of the northern uprising?
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Commander Namka of the Imperial Guard is investigating it now.
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Ah, here he is.
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Forgive me for interrupting you and Master Quinza.
**[04:56] ---**
We were just discussing the recent uprising.
**[05:01] ---**
Yes, sir. I've just finished investigating...
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and it wasn't a full-scale uprising...
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but some disruptive elements may have been involved.
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We're planning on making sweeping arrests.
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Is that right? Thank you very much for all your efforts.
**[05:18] ---**
Not at all. With the cooperation of the Special Police led by Master Sareha...
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the burden has actually decreased.
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At any rate, His Majesty prays above all for the safety of his people.
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If that can be achieved, it may be worth the position of Grand Chamberlain...
**[05:39] ---**
Y--yes, sir!
**[05:44] ---**
*To satisfy his immediate hunger, he'll keep dancing attendance...*
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*What else can a performing monkey do?*
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*In the end, a dictatorship maintained by force cannot last long.*
**[06:05] ---**
*What's more, I am writing the story of its collapse.*
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*Until the right moment comes...*
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*it's enough to keep dreaming.*
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*Beautiful...*
**[06:24] ---**
*The Temple of the Rock, with a thousand years of history behind it.*
**[06:28] ---**
*Truly, the Lord Ragi is in this place.*
**[06:37] ---**
*It's this powerful Temple of the Rock that is the very soul of our Raginei.*
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Is that you, Ioe?
**[06:52] ---**
I'm sorry to keep you waiting.
**[06:54] ---**
Does this place still frighten you?
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I just can't get used to it.
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I was taught growing up that, outside of the King...
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only an elite few--the priests, the Grand Chamberlain, Guests of State--were permitted to enter here.
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It's overwhelming...
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I was told the same thing; it's all for the sake of the King.
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Well, and have you discovered who is leading the rebels?
**[07:17] ---**
Yes. It's an army officer, Captain Sabaji.
**[07:20] ---**
What's his connection to Noei?
**[07:22] ---**
There's no evidence of a connection.
**[07:24] ---**
There has been no news of 2nd Lt. Noei in a year.
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Some say he's dead...
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He is not.
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He's single-minded, but he's not stupid.
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He must be in hiding, waiting for his chance.
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Master Quinza...
**[07:42] ---**
*His goal is most likely the voluntary abdication of King Somand.*
**[07:46] ---**
*But taking half-measures like that...*
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*cannot possibly drain all the rot and infection out of the Royal Palace.*
**[07:53] ---**
*It seems we are bound to conflict.*
**[07:55] ---**
Um, also...
**[07:57] ---**
What?
**[07:58] ---**
This is only a rumor, but...
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some people are saying the House of Chadli has something do with it.
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Chadli...
**[08:06] ---**
Najayra?
**[08:36] ---**
These are pictures of the uprising going on in the north.
**[08:39] ---**
They were taken by members of the foreign media.
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Captain Sabaji? He's never shown this kind of radical behavior.
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What now? Do we offer support?
**[08:50] ---**
No--Captain Sabaji's goal...
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is to abolish the monarchy and establish a republic.
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Even if it worked temporarily...
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I doubt an unstable administration based on military authority...
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could rebuild Raginei.
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Especially when the country lasted a thousand years based on the royal family...
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What we need to rebuild is a powerful symbol...
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and, there is no option there except His Highness Rumaty.
**[09:15] ---**
You're absolutely right, but...
**[09:17] ---**
Even though he would be facing danger...
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we have no choice but for him to leave America and come to a neighboring country.
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If he does, the will of the people will shift towards him...
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and King Somand will begin exploring voluntary abdication.
**[09:32] ---**
But how can we get to His Highness Rumaty?
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I will go see him.
**[09:45] ---**
Lieutenant, it's too dangerous!
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I'm the only one of us who can get close to His Highness.
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Goslen, I'm leaving you in charge.
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Lieutenant Noei...
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The Special Police!
**[10:17] ---**
*In any event, we have to hurry.*
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*Unless something changes, there is going to be bloodshed.*
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*If he were to abdicate voluntarily...*
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*confinement or exile would be waiting for him.*
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*Whichever he chose, his life would be saved.*
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*Your Majesty...*
**[10:40] ---**
*This is the only way I have left to prove my loyalty.*
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Huh? When did you come to America, Eddie?
**[11:03] ---**
This morning. From Raginei.
**[11:06] ---**
Phew... flying coach really sucks.
**[11:08] ---**
Well, first of all, would you like some tea?
**[11:10] ---**
Yeah! You sure got a lot more womanly in just a year.
**[11:15] ---**
Just missing a teensy bit of sex appeal.
**[11:18] ---**
Sex appeal? What does that mean?
**[11:21] ---**
Get yourself a boyfriend and you'll figure it out naturally.
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Keep your crap to yourself.
**[11:26] ---**
That hurt, friend o' mine, especially when this is our long-awaited reunion.
**[11:30] ---**
I saw you a month ago in Paris.
**[11:35] ---**
Well? Where might young Mister Raginei be?
**[11:37] ---**
Are you going to request an interview with Rumaty again?
**[11:41] ---**
Uh-huh.
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About the uprising?
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Lee-Leng!
**[11:47] ---**
Young Master Huang is just as well-informed as you'd expect.
**[11:50] ---**
I've heard that a military contingent rebelled.
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It's already in today's news.
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The American media is excellent...
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but this hasn't made it to the public eye yet.
**[12:09] ---**
What is it?
**[12:10] ---**
The Special Police... aka "The Execution Squad."
**[12:14] ---**
By the way, in the back of that picture, you can see a housing facility exclusively for political prisoners.
**[12:19] ---**
Word is they're torturing and executing people in there without a trial.
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That's awful...
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That's supposed to be barred under international law.
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Right. That's why they're hiding it.
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And then America is turning a blind eye.
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Why?
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In exchange for the protection of America's military...
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Raginei provides America with massive financial support.
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The US doesn't want to clumsily antagonize them.
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Your Highness!
**[12:54] ---**
Is it true? What you said?
**[13:00] ---**
Is it true?!
**[13:03] ---**
I'm afraid so.
**[13:04] ---**
That's impossible! My brother would never...
**[13:09] ---**
It's a slum. In Raginei.
**[13:13] ---**
It can't be... we don't have slums in Raginei!
**[13:17] ---**
The arms buildup has put pressure on the national treasury...
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They've brought back taxation, but at a crushing tax rate.
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And the welfare programs were and are shut down.
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No way! There must be leeway in the treasury.
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To empty it in one year!?
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It's not just the armaments!
**[13:35] ---**
There is rampant embezzlement...
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by the chamberlains.
**[13:39] ---**
Don't be ridiculous! The chamberlains of Raginei are members of the clergy!
**[13:44] ---**
To even suggest...
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Hah! You don't know anything, do you? Let me spell it out for you.
**[13:50] ---**
Embezzlement by the chamberlains is nothing new.
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The support of Raginei has been deteriorating from the beginning.
**[14:00] ---**
And now it's infested with termites. That's all there is to it.
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Rumaty!
**[14:21] ---**
It's too much, too fast. The boy's only 16.
**[14:25] ---**
I'm sorry, but if this frightens him, he won't be able to handle what's coming.
**[14:29] ---**
This is just the beginning. If things continue this way, there will be a coup.
**[14:40] ---**
Rumaty!
**[14:46] ---**
I always wanted my brother's trust.
**[14:52] ---**
So I would act the fool...
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I wanted to make him see that I had no interest at all in the crown.
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Even that no longer got his attention, and I was shunned completely, but I still couldn't resent him.
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Rumaty...
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All I felt was sad.
**[15:30] ---**
Are you going to sit?
**[15:33] ---**
It is not permitted for me to speak as an equal with one who receives the oracles of God.
**[15:39] ---**
Hmph! I can see right through you. The gossip about you in the Royal Palace has made it this far.
**[15:45] ---**
You can pretend to be a dog and wag your tail for me, but it won't do any good.
**[15:50] ---**
Impressive as always, Your Highness Najayra.
**[15:53] ---**
What do you want?
**[15:54] ---**
Let's get right to the point, then.
**[15:57] ---**
I want you to stop financially backing Captain Sabaji, immediately.
**[16:04] ---**
I--I'll call the mistress.
**[16:06] ---**
That won't be necessary.
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Where is your proof?
**[16:11] ---**
I have none.
**[16:13] ---**
However, if any were found...
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I'm afraid your right of succession would be forfeit.
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And that would be a problem.
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Because you are needed, Miss Najayra...
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to replace King Somand and take hold of the whole of this country.
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Raisa.
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Bow your head.
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Miss Najayra!
**[16:51] ---**
Your "bait" is contemptibly dull.
**[16:53] ---**
I follow no instructions, and I do as no one says.
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"The whole of it?" How very stupid. I got that long ago.
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I *have* "the whole of it!" Do not confuse me with Izmal.
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The crown means exactly nothing to me. All I want...
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is someone to relieve this boredom, someone to entertain me!
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That's all.
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Miss Najayra...
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Insolent wretch!
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Quinza!
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Quinza... where are you...
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Quinza!
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Quinza...
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Miss Najayra, perhaps calling for someone would be...
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Bring me my sword.
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Wait, please!
**[18:01] ---**
Quickly!
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Quinza!
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He's just a chamberlain... Answer me!
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Quinza... that insult... what were you playing at?
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Milady's endless boredom...
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I wanted to crack it a little.
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If you grant...
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to your humble servant the honor of death...
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*I feel like I've been hearing that distant ocean rumbling my whole life.*
**[19:14] ---**
*At times, it would whisper in my ear, along with the sound of the rustling palm trees.*
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*The rumbling sounded like distant thunder...*
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I'm too far away, now. I can no longer hear it.
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Now it's just like my mother, whose face I'm not sure I can even remember...
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What's wrong, Kajika?
**[19:45] ---**
It's nothing.
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I'm just a little tired of it. You can call yourself a friend...
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but it's frustrating that you can't do anything to help at a time like this.
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I suppose nothing is permanent...
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The world, people's hearts... they're too frantic.
**[20:09] ---**
Think so?
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That's pretty sentimental, huh. When I get in this mood, I feel so weak, I hate it.
**[20:15] ---**
Humans are weak creatures.
**[20:18] ---**
That's how we came to have higher thoughts.
**[20:21] ---**
Any time now you're going to start preaching.
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Sorry.
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But I can feel safe, knowing Lee-Leng, at least, will never change.
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Whatever happens, he'll always be by my side.
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However far apart we are, he'll be thinking of me.
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And I'll be thinking of him...
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so very dearly.
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This feeling, and only this, is the real thing.
**[21:03] ---**
I thought, at the very least, my brother wasn't the kind of person who would let the country slide into chaos.
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I knew he was tender and timid, unable to express his own opinion without relying on someone else...
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I thought he'd quietly follow the track laid down by our father...
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but--
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I never saw that he was driving my country into ruin!
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Even though the fate of millions rests in his hands!
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To be timid and tender is unpardonable...
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it's already a crime against the state.
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*"Things have an ending, so we can start."*
**[21:52] ---**
*"There is no such thing as eternity."*
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*"That is why, the end is beautiful."*
**[21:59] ---**
*"There is still time. You will do it."*
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A beautiful end...
**[22:07] ---**
I don't want to see that!
**[22:12] ---**
Don't open it! It looks like a wave.
**[22:26] ---**
You're right...
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Farewell, big brother.
**[22:31] ---**
This is the last time I will shed tears over you.
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From now on...
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that which you've always feared, I will become!
**[23:01] ---**
I can't stand feeling this distance,
**[23:09] ---**
So I'm starting to search for your heart.
**[23:16] ---**
Because you were always at my side, protecting me.
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And I'm afraid of being alone.
**[23:30] ---**
Though it's been a long time, everyone's just the same.
**[23:37] ---**
Whether sleeping now, or crying, I want to see your smiling face.
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Because I will love you, with heart overflowing.
**[23:52] ---**
Don't turn away, look at me. I believe in you.
**[23:59] ---**
So, no one else knows our secret thoughts
**[24:07] ---**
The blue sea of a strong and beautiful time.
**[24:14] ---**
In those arms, in that embrace, I'm alive.