10 - Chapter Ten: The Lonely Emperor
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The Xian Jia Lan Wu...
Commonly known as the Emperor's Sword.
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Only the one fit to be
the emperor can draw it.
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Is it possible you want to do something
about this utterly rotten empire?
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If so, then why not become
the emperor and rule the land?
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What?!
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You drew the Xian Jia Lan Wu.
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The heavens have approved!
They say you are the man to rule all!
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Become the emperor!
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I'll never say good-bye
to our prime forever
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And I feel like dumb,
I don't know why
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I'll never say good-bye
'cos I can't forget her°
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But I feel like dumb,
I don't know why
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Try to scream
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Shattered dreams are
made of stone and desperation
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Broken hearts blown in a
freezing wind during winterlong
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Unspoken words floating on
freezing wind during winterlong
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During winterlong
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As Taiga, emperor of the Xian Empire,
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I order that the rebellion
in Qiao Yao be crushed!
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For the peace of the empire,
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make great efforts as a unified force!
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As you wish.
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I pray for your luck in battle, Keiro.
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I have no need for luck.
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Set out!
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What... am I?
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"Chapter Ten: The Lonely Emperor"
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Oh! Here they come!
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Mustached bastard...!
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Stop, Taito. You promised only to watch.
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Yeah, I know!
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It really is aggravating, seeing your
sworn enemy so close up like this.
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But he has a whole army with him...
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He has it tough.
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Surely there's no need
for the general himself to fight.
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He has no choice. The emperor
ordered it. He can't refuse.
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The emperor must be really powerful
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to push around the fearsome General Keiro!
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The emperor, pushing Keiro around?
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That's odd. I can't tell where the boy is.
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Has he resorted to a cheap little trick?
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"Tong You Temple"
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This charm you drew is really
amazing, Master Ryusho!
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Just carrying it keeps
people from detecting us!
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Now we can walk around town freely!
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Its effectiveness is proven!
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I used them all the time to ditch
training when I was young!
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Father...
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Oh, come, now!
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What's the matter, Taito?
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You appear to be bothered about something.
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Say, Ryusho. Is the...
Is the emperor a monster?!
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Huh?
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What are you saying, Taito?
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Don't just skip to the end of your thought!
Explain from the beginning!
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The people say the emperor
is useless and good for nothing,
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but he is ordering that mustached
bastard to fight, right?!
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Taito?
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Is the emperor really big and strong
enough to push that freak around?!
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As far as I can tell, His Majesty
is bright and pure of heart,
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and has the potential to be a superb ruler.
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I suppose his only flaw
is that he appears a bit fragile.
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Bright and pure of heart,
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but fragile and bigger than Keiro?
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So he is a monster!
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What are you thinking, dumb brother?!
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Describing someone with words is difficult.
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Meeting them for yourself is really
the only way to understand.
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Oh! Right! I can just see him for myself!
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His status is so high that we commoners
will never see him once in our lives, though.
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Seeing him is even more difficult
than seeing your own butt hole.
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Yuck, Master Ryusho!
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That idiot's actually gonna go...
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Huh? What?
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Is that all of today's goods?
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Yes, it is.
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Okay! Close the gate!
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Piece of cake!
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I know he's in the castle.
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The mustached bastard's gone,
and this charm will keep me hidden!
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Upsy-daisy!
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Now, then! Where the hell is he?
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Wh-whoa! All of this belongs to the emperor?!
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I'm gonna see for myself
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if the emperor is a real man or not!
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If he turns out to be an
asshole, then I'll...!
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Yikes. I forgot that just having
this charm doesn't make me invisible...
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Okay, Taki. I will see you again
after my midday meal.
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Yes, Your Majesty.
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I'm starving.
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I planned to be back by lunchtime, but...
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He set out yet again,
seeking battle for himself.
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That damn Keiro is like
a wolf starved for blood!
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Is he the emperor?
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But there are also those
who would say that his resolve
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to sacrifice himself for the empire
makes him the model of a loyal subject.
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It's an obvious attempt at winning points!
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Who says such a thing?!
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Lady Choka, naturally.
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Both she and Keiro are common upstarts.
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Why does His Majesty give
such people such important posts?!
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Where is His Majesty?
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He is at Daming Palace today.
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Again?
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Admiring flowers with a girl
does nothing for the empire!
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Wouldn't you agree, Shokaku?
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I wouldn't know. As a doctor,
I have no experience with politics.
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That will be all!
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Just my imagination?
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It isn't him? Where the hell is the emperor?!
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I'm starving! I can't stand it anymore!
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I smell it! I smell it! They're making
lunch throughout the castle!
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Wh-what is this incredible smell?!
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That's super-top quality meat!
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The emperor!
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Only the emperor would eat such great meat!
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Okay! I'll go see the guy
and grab a bite to eat!
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What's the matter, Lady Taki?
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It's close! It's close! My nose knows!
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Hot! Hot!
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Impossible!
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The Alkaid is in Cai Fei Castle?!
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Whoops! There we go!
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Wh-who are you?!
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Who's there?!
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N-no, who are you?
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What are you doing here?
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You...!
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Your face...!
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Is something the matter?!
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Is everything all right?!
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Make something up! Try anything
funny and I'll knock you senseless!
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Pretty please?!
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May we come in?!
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Yes.
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What was that just now?
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I'm sorry. I inadvertently shouted
while practicing my poetry.
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You may go.
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Yes.
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Is that good?
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I owe you one! Sorry about
getting you involved.
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Forgive me.
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I will take my midday meal out in the arbor.
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Prepare enough for two.
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For two?
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Oh, will Lady Taki be dining with you?
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I'd also like to be alone for a while.
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Understood.
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What?!
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He went to see His Majesty?!
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Huh? You didn't realize it, Laila?
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He was raring to go!
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Wh-wh-why didn't you stop him, Hosei?!
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Y-y-you're blaming me?!
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I'm blaming you and my dumb brother!
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Say, Ryuko. Is that
the type of person Taito is?
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He is.
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I felt oddly uneasy when
he wasn't at lunch, but...
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How can he be so foolish?!
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Urgh! Men are so hopeless!
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This is good! Damn! I can't get enough of it!
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So this is your lunch?!
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I figured it was the emperor's or something!
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You can have these too, if you'd like.
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A-are you sure?! You're a great guy!
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You don't appear to be a bad fellow, either.
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Of course I don't!
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I swear by these muscles, the
great Taito is an ally of justice!
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So your name is Taito? I am...
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Hold on! There's no point
in knowing your name!
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I'm sure you're just some rich kid anyway.
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We'll never see each other again after today.
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Only a rich guy would be taking
a nice bath in the middle of the day.
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I generally bathe three times a day.
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Three times a day?!
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You gotta be kidding me!
You gotta be kidding me!
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Wh-why did you say that twice?
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Shut up! Shut up! It's a habit of mine!
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Taito.
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You said you came to Cai Fei
Castle to see the emperor...
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That's right.
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What for?
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I'm gonna take a good look at him,
and if he's a jerk, I'll beat him up!
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And then I'll make myself emperor!
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Why would you beat up the emperor?
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Why? Because the empire is in shambles.
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Only bad guys eat food this good outside!
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Bandits and corrupt officials
are running wild.
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The whole empire is overflowing with
poor people and the fighting never ends!
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It's all because the emperor doesn't
give a damn! Don't you agree?!
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Though, to be honest,
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I don't know what exactly the emperor does.
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Do you know?
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Y-yes, a little...
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Tell me about the emperor!
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What?! The Alkaid is inside the castle?!
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No doubt about it. His energy
disappeared right away, though.
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I'll let you guys search for him now.
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Send the Imperial Guards!
Don't let him leave alive!
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Right!
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Damn you, Alkaid!
Just what is your motive?!
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Come to think of it, you've
never met the Alkaid, have you?
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What of it?!
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Oh, it's just that he looks a lot like...
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No way. Are you serious?
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Being emperor sounds rough.
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Dealing with all those
ceremonies and formalities,
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not being able to make
any of your own decisions,
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and having to sit on
the throne and do nothing...
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Yes. You're treated as a mere decoration.
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I don't wanna be emperor! I can't do that!
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He's powerless.
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His power can't change anything at all.
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Then what is the emperor's job?
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To pray. For the peace of the empire
and the prosperity of the people.
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That is the divine duty of the emperor,
as ordained by the heavens.
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Praying is his divine duty?
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Taito. What do you consider
to be a good country?
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I dunno, a country where
everyone can live with a smile.
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Where everyone can live with a smile?
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Yeah.
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If you can live with a smile on your face
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even if you're poor or starving,
then that's happiness.
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Wait. Then I guess the emperor is to blame.
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The heavens don't hear his prayers
because he's at the top looking depressed,
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and the people below can't smile either.
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I don't like how he gives up and accepts
that he can't change anything.
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I bet it's because the emperor
doesn't even try to change himself
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that the empire won't change.
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I guess I'll have to beat some
new sense into him after all!
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I will do my very best.
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Powerless as I am, for the
Xian Empire and its people,
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I will give my all.
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Come on! Don't be such a dreamer!
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That's nothin' for you to worry about!
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Just leave all that to the emperor!
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O-oh, that person...!
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Th-there are two emperors...?
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Oh, n-no, I'm not a suspicious person!
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I'm a friend of this guy! The emperor!
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The emperor?!
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Wha....?!
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Yeah, I guess we do look kind of alike...
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You mean you didn't notice it?
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I don't really know what I look like.
I hardly ever look in the mirror.
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Oh, my.
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What a shock, though.
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I never imagined you were the emperor.
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Will you beat me up?
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We've bathed and eaten together.
I'll let you off for today.
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Taito...
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I've learned that you have
your own tough problems.
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But you better shape up
by the next time we meet...!
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I will face the country now
as a real emperor should.
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You change things from the inside.
I'll help from the outside.
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That was great food. Bye!
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Taito... What a strange man.
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What's taking Taito so long?
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Don't falter! He looks like His Majesty,
but he's actually a bandit!
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So that's the Alkaid...
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Shimei was right. They do look alike.
Is it just coincidence, or...?
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You're annoying me, dammit!
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I have nothing to gain
by kicking your asses!
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What?!
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After him! Don't let him escape!
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Oww...
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Who the hell are you?!
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Please escape through there.
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Dunno who you are, but I owe you one!
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The bandit is lurking in this area!
Find him! Find him!
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We can't allow the Alkaid
to be done in just yet, you see...
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Damn you, Alkaid!
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Taito...
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Taito...
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You're the emperor. Do your best!
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chiisana te no hira ni
norikiranai hodo no
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yume o shinjiteta ano koro
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sonna kao shinaide makenaide
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ima boku no naka demo
kimi wa kagayaiteiru yo
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nee kizuite yo
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motto sunao na kimi no mama de ii
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boku ga soba de
michishirube ni naru kara
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kono hiroi sora no shita
issho ni arukeba ii
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hitori ja nai kara
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In the heavens are seven stars.
They are the stars of the Big Dipper.
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They're the greatest
friends anyone could have!
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We can win for sure
if we all work together!
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The heavens gave us the
power of the Dipper Bearers
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to keep the Xian Empire at peace.
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Why I was born as the Alkaid...
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Don't disappoint me, Alkaid.
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What do the heavens want
from the destined battle?
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On Hero Tales, "Chapter Eleven:
The Tale of the Big Dipper."
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Would you condemn me, Taito?
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"See you next time!"
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