17 - Chapter Seventeen: The Father-Son...

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    You're all right...!
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    Father!
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    I take it you're okay?
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    Yeah!
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    So that's you guys' dad?
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    The head of the Qing Long Platoon.
    He's a man of great caliber.
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    Yes.
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    Everyone...
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    Young master!
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    Taito.
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    I'm back!
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    Yeah.
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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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    It's good to have you back.
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    It seems you've been through a lot,
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    but it's very reassuring seeing
    you with so many new friends, Taito.
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    Y-Yeah. But... we weren't
    able to save Ryuko...
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    So I must avenge him!
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    Ryuko's doing just fine!
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    See for yourself!
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    Each of the stars is shining
    brightly and vivaciously!
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    Including Mizar, Ryuko's star!
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    G-Grandpa Son! Does that mean he's--?!
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    Yes. He's alive.
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    It would take a lot to
    extinguish his brightly shining star.
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    All right!
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    "Chapter Seventeen: The Father-Son Bond"
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    Yeah, I thought it was weird
    that our straight-laced Ryuko
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    would kick the bucket without
    even saying anything to me first!
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    Sounds like that dolt got lost
    on his way to the next life too!
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    Isn't that great, Rinmei?!
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    Yes.
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    By the way, Taito. Won't you
    introduce me to this nice girl?
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    Oh, right!
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    This is Rinmei. We met her with
    Ryusho at the Tong You Temple.
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    She's the Merak, one of the Divine Warriors--
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    Actually, I don't need
    to explain to you, do I?
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    My name is Rinmei.
    Master Ryusho has told me much about you.
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    My, you're a pretty one!
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    What do you say? Won't you go out with me?
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    Huh?
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    N-No, Master Sonnei!
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    Rinmei is Ryuko's...
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    What?!
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    Maybe I should've said
    Ryuko was dead after all...
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    Stop kidding around!
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    Okay! My turn!
    I'm a Divine Warrior too! I'm Hos--
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    Hey, where did Koyo go?
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    I wanted to introduce him to you and Dad.
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    Did you say Koyo?
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    Yeah. He's one of our Divine Warrior friends.
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    He brought us here on his boat.
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    Maybe he had to take a leak or something?
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    Well, no matter. If he's come all this way,
    I'll see him soon enough.
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    Okay! My turn! I wield the
    Shuang Chan Bow! My name is Hos--
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    Say, Father. Did some kids named
    Lien and Shulan ever come by here?
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    Oh, yeah!
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    We met 'em on our journey and I
    told them to come to Lian Tong Temple.
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    Don't tell me they didn't come?!
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    Taito!
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    Lien! Everyone!
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    You were here the whole time?!
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    We wanted to surprise you!
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    It was a surprise when they suddenly
    showed up and said you sent them.
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    Being growing children,
    they do certainly eat a lot.
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    Though since you were gone,
    the food bill stayed the same...
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    Lien has been doing
    a lot of hard work for the temple.
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    I've gained even more sons
    and daughters I'm proud of!
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    Oh! So Lien and the others are
    brothers and sisters to me and Laila now?
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    Do you really think so?
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    Anyway, I'm Hos--
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    Well, you must be tired after your long trip.
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    You should get some rest first.
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    And, Taito. Use this time to think about
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    what you'll do next
    and what it is you want to do.
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    Yeah.
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    Fine. I can take a hint.
    No one cares who I am...
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    Hosei!
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    What are you doing? Let's go.
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    Okey-dokey! I'm coming!
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    I never thought I'd ever come back here.
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    So, how am I going to
    lie my way through this...?
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    Sorry to impose like this, Laila.
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    Not at all! You did so much
    for us at Tong You Temple!
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    Here at Lian Tong Temple you're our guest!
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    Say, what have you been sewing?
    Did something come undone?
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    No. It's just this.
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    Ryuko's--!
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    I don't want to leave it bare
    when I return it to him, so...
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    Men don't pay much attention
    to this sort of thing.
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    They're really hopeless.
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    It's such great news, though!
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    Yes. As long as he's alive,
    we'll get to meet him again someday.
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    You can have this back.
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    I was really happy that you let me take it.
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    But swinging a weapon around
    in battle just isn't my style.
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    Fighting barehanded and relying
    on your body alone, huh...
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    That's you, all right.
    I knew it at the time, too.
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    Still, Taito. You should have it after all.
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    Don't make me spell it all out.
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    You don't have to use it. Just... let
    it accompany you on your journey.
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    Dad...
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    Just as I'd expect of a user of
    inner-channel Energy Manipulation.
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    As always, you control your energy very well.
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    What do you want?
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    The Alkaid and his rabble have
    fled back to Lian Tong Temple.
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    Let's pay 'em a visit. This is a good
    chance to dispose of them easily.
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    Are you sure about this?
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    You've always crushed every
    obstacle in your path as soon as you could,
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    but whenever it comes to
    the Alkaid you act really carefree.
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    Let's just hope it doesn't
    come back to bite you later.
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    You know?
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    Shimei.
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    Yes?
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    Surely you understand why I
    leave the Alkaid to do as he pleases.
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    Oh? I'm not sure I do...
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    For the karma of my star of Dubhe,
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    the Alkaid is more than just an obstacle.
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    His star is vital for my true
    plan that will be set in motion
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    once I've gained control of
    Luo Chang and the Xian Empire.
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    If you want tasty meat,
    you gotta fatten up the animal first, huh?
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    Run!
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    Gwarr! Get back here! Get back here!
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    I'm gonna eatcha!
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    --You're too slow!
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    --Catch us if you can, Taito!
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    Get back here! Get back here!
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    He's as lively as always.
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    He's seriously just like a kid.
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    Why does he always have
    to be such a dumb brother?
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    Don't say that, Laila. That also
    happens to be one of his good qualities.
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    Maybe so, but...
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    Wow!
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    What Laila says is right, but what
    you say is even more right, Father!
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    H-Hosei?
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    "Father"?
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    I brought you something to drink, Father!
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    Oh, that happened during your journey?
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    That's right, Father!
    I was surprised beyond belief!
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    Hosei! Why are you acting so friendly-like?!
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    Don't be silly, Laila!
    This is how I always am!
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    I'm Hosei, a man who does his
    utmost for the world and for others!
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    Does that feel good, Father?
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    Yes, it's nice.
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    My plan is flawless!
    If I can just get Soei to like me...
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    Hosei! You are a truly promising youngster!
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    I absolutely must let you marry Laila!
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    R-Really, Father?!
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    Oh, Father, I can't believe you said that!
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    But if it's with you, Hosei, I...
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    I will give you happiness!
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    Father...
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    Laila. Is this guy okay?
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    I don't think so.
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    I know you're there.
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    So, it was you.
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    It's been a long time.
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    It is good to see you again.
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    It's been a while since I left the
    mountain without saying anything.
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    Out of all my pupils, you were the
    first to run away after only one night.
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    That's some sort of record.
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    Not only that, the way you absorbed
    all the key points of my knowledge
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    led me to believe you were
    a very shrewd person.
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    Thank you.
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    I wasn't praising you!
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    You coming back with Taito now...
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    My, how riveting the karma
    of the stars can be.
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    I never dreamt this would happen either.
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    Now, then. Perhaps it's time to return
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    the souvenir you so rudely
    ran off with that night.
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    You have a commendable spirit.
    You kept it instead of selling it.
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    There are plenty of people who'd
    buy a gold cup from Lian Tong Temple.
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    I kept it as a last resort
    for the Wo Jin Squad,
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    but given the circumstances,
    I'd like to end this right.
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    Okay. No problem.
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    A bandit who steals a cat's food dish
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    and comes all the way back
    to return it isn't so bad at all.
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    You mean it wasn't valuable?!
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    Not in the least.
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    I've been had... by this lousy old man...
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    Here I come, Lien!
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    You can do better than that!
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    Oww!
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    C'mon, Taito. Get serious.
[13:25] ---
    D-Don't be stupid! I am being
    serious! I am being serious!
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    Besides, it's because you guys
    attacked all at once!
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    But...
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    You're the one who said
    we could attack all at once.
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    Shut up! There's such a thing
    as going too far!
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    Hey, Lien. Is Taito actually weak?
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    I-I am not weak!
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    You saw it yourself back then!
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    And this is for what you did to Lien!
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    I was plenty strong then, right?!
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    But you might've just been lucky that day.
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    That's not true!
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    I know! Let's have Taito and the
    others do some more cool stuff for us!
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    A martial arts exhibition
    was an interesting idea.
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    Let's watch Taito and the Divine
    Warriors demonstrate their techniques.
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    Welcome, everyone!
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    Taito and his friends will now
    show off their martial arts prowess!
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    First up is Rinmei!
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    Next is Hosei!
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    I can't goof around all the time!
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    Sometimes I need to show
    my skills as an archer too!
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    Oh...!
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    Now that's the Shuang Chan Bow in full bloom!
[15:09] ---
    Next is Koyo!
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    Pardon me, Miss.
    I'll need your help for a bit.
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    M-Me?
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    I-I dunno about this.
    He can't see anything...
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    If he messes up, Miss Laila will be...
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    Laila...
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    Listen up, Koyo!
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    One scratch on Laila's beautiful
    face and I'll make you pay!
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    I'm fully aware of the risk!
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    But... don't blame me if I do hit you.
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    Tasty!
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    And lastly is Taito!
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    You can do it, Taito!
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    You can do it!
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    Young master! Show everyone
    the spirit of the Qing Long Platoon!
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    I know, I know! You can count on me!
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    Okay!
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    He's...
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    ...Going to use inner-channel energy.
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    Incredible...
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    Inner-channel Energy Manipulation...
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    Ol' Taito's already mastered it that well?
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    Whadya think?
[16:42] ---
    Wh-What's with you guys?!
    You can act a little more excited than that!
[16:47] ---
    C'mon, Lien! Shulan!
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    That was really good, but...
[16:51] ---
    Yeah. But...
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    But it was kind of bland, Taito...
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    B-Bland?!
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    To be honest, all you did
    was make a pillar break.
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    Rinmei and the others really gave us a show,
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    but yours had no flair at all.
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    You always have been
    kind of on the inept side...
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    What?! What are you guys talking about?!
[17:15] ---
    That's a bunch of crap!
    That's a bunch of crap!
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    Want flair, do you?! Want exciting, do you?!
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    In that case...!
[17:25] ---
    In that case... In that case...!
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    My impression of a monkey!
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    Now that's good!
[17:35] ---
    That's a good impression!
[17:36] ---
    You're so funny, Taito!
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    Why is he so stupid?
[17:41] ---
    I guess I didn't raise him right.
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    That's a good impression!
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    It's been so long since we've
    gone on patrol together like this!
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    You could've stayed home, you know.
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    You must still be tired from your journey.
[18:01] ---
    Are you kidding me? I'm a member
    of the Qing Long Platoon too!
[18:05] ---
    At least let me help with the patrolling!
[18:07] ---
    Alright, then.
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    But it almost doesn't seem real,
    being here like this.
[18:13] ---
    It's hard to believe
    I was just in the capital.
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    Oh, yeah! Don't be surprised
    when you hear this, Dad!
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    I met the emperor of the Xian Empire!
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    Emperor Taiga?
[18:24] ---
    Yeah.
[18:26] ---
    I figured the head of this rotten
    empire must be one rotten bastard,
[18:31] ---
    but the emperor turned out
    to be a pretty good guy!
[18:34] ---
    It made me think, "Oh, he's trying
    really hard in his own way too."
[18:38] ---
    What's the matter, Dad?
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    So your blood brought you together...
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    Taito. It should be okay to tell you now.
[18:48] ---
    You're the older twin brother of
    Emperor Taiga, ruler of the Xian Empire.
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    Sixteen years ago, you and Taiga were born
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    as successors to the previous emperor.
[19:05] ---
    However, having twins always leads
    to succession conflicts down the line.
[19:10] ---
    One needed to be swept under the rug.
[19:14] ---
    The answer was simple,
    because you bore the Alkaid pattern.
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    I was a guardsman at the capital at the time,
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    and the night before you two
    turned four, I was summoned
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    to Tong You Temple by Sir Ryusho,
    who was a senior pupil there
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    and like an older brother to me.
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    I left the capital and took you
    into hiding at Lian Tong Temple.
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    We lied to the bigshots at the time
    and said you had died of an illness.
[19:43] ---
    Everything after that is as you remember it.
[19:48] ---
    I'm sorry for not saying anything until now.
[19:51] ---
    There's nothing to be sorry about.
[19:54] ---
    So the emperor is my little brother...
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    That explains why we look
    the same and get along so well.
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    And I was only able to find out for myself
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    because you, Ryusho, and all the
    others risked your lives to save me.
[20:10] ---
    I really appreciate it, Dad!
[20:12] ---
    Taito...
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    What's the matter, Laila?
[20:21] ---
    I-I don't know...
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    The Xuan Lang Platoon!
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    Actually, I had hoped
    to keep it all a secret.
[20:37] ---
    I wanted you to someday be the
    leader of the Qing Long Platoon,
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    without ever knowing about any of this.
[20:45] ---
    Come to think of it, you *were
    *against me going to the capital...
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    Yes. I suppose I was afraid.
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    Afraid that you'd learn the truth
    and never come back to see me again.
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    Dad...
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    Gimme a break! You know I'll
    always be your kid, no matter what!
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    But it's ironic.
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    It turns out that out of you two,
    the one who was taken out of the picture
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    is the one who can draw the Xian Jia Lan Wu,
    the symbol of the emperor.
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    Emperor, huh...
[21:23] ---
    That's hilarious!
[21:24] ---
    I could've almost been emperor!
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    I gotta brag about this to
    Laila and Hosei and the others!
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    I wouldn't if I were you.
    You'll get treated like a fool again.
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    Father! Taito!
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    Lien?
[21:38] ---
    What's wrong?!
[21:43] ---
    What the hell are you guys doing here?!
[21:46] ---
    Why?! Why, you mustached bastard?!
[21:50] ---
    Why do you have to set
    Lian Tong Temple on fire now?!
[21:53] ---
    You'll pay for this!
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    saezuri o wasureta toritachi ga
    tobu koto sae nakushita toki
[22:17] ---
    komorebi wa hikari o nugisutete
    ookina koe de nakimashita
[22:27] ---
    bokura ni nani o takushite
    asahi wa mata terasun darou
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    saa
[22:38] ---
    te o narashimashou
    anata e todoku you ni
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    te o narashimashou
    mada sukoshi tarinai
[22:49] ---
    te o narashimashou
    itoshisa komiagete
[22:55] ---
    te o narashimashou
    kono mama toki ga owatte mo
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    mada todokezu jimai ni shiteita
    anata e no omoi o koko de speak out!
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    Every go every where
    kono uta ni nosetodoke feel now!
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    te o narashimashou
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    Every go every where
    kono uta ni nosetodoke feel now!
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    An ominous light dwells within
    the evil eye of Wan Xiang Shi Ming.
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    What are the duties of the Qing Long Platoon?
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    To help, protect, and love others.
[23:42] ---
    It's time to give you some
    delightful, delightful entertainment!
[23:46] ---
    There's a crack in Dad's sword!
[23:48] ---
    That's it! Get angry!
    You are the Alkaid, after all!
[23:54] ---
    Will the Alkaid's anger mark
    the beginning of a new era?
[23:58] ---
    On Hero Tales, "Chapter Eighteen:
    Lian Tong Temple Ablaze."
[24:12] ---
    You were the closest one to him!
    Why couldn't you save him?!
[24:12] ---
    "See you next time!"