# 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.
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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!
**[14:15] ---**
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!
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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?
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Wh-What's with you guys?!
You can act a little more excited than that!
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C'mon, Lien! Shulan!
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That was really good, but...
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Yeah. But...
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But it was kind of bland, Taito...
**[16:56] ---**
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,
**[17:05] ---**
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?!
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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...!
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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!
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You're so funny, Taito!
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Why is he so stupid?
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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.
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Are you kidding me? I'm a member
of the Qing Long Platoon too!
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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.
**[18:17] ---**
Oh, yeah! Don't be surprised
when you hear this, Dad!
**[18:20] ---**
I met the emperor of the Xian Empire!
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Emperor Taiga?
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Yeah.
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I figured the head of this rotten
empire must be one rotten bastard,
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but the emperor turned out
to be a pretty good guy!
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It made me think, "Oh, he's trying
really hard in his own way too."
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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.
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However, having twins always leads
to succession conflicts down the line.
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One needed to be swept under the rug.
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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.
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Everything after that is as you remember it.
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I'm sorry for not saying anything until now.
**[19:51] ---**
There's nothing to be sorry about.
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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.
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I really appreciate it, Dad!
**[20:12] ---**
Taito...
**[20:19] ---**
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.
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I wanted you to someday be the
leader of the Qing Long Platoon,
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without ever knowing about any of this.
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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.
**[21:10] ---**
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!
**[21:27] ---**
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.
**[21:34] ---**
Father! Taito!
**[21:37] ---**
Lien?
**[21:38] ---**
What's wrong?!
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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*
**[22:33] ---**
*saa*
**[22:38] ---**
*te o narashimashou
anata e todoku you ni*
**[22:44] ---**
*te o narashimashou
mada sukoshi tarinai*
**[22:49] ---**
*te o narashimashou
itoshisa komiagete*
**[22:55] ---**
*te o narashimashou
kono mama toki ga owatte mo*
**[23:00] ---**
*mada todokezu jimai ni shiteita
anata e no omoi o koko de speak out!*
**[23:05] ---**
*Every go every where
kono uta ni nosetodoke feel now!*
**[23:13] ---**
*te o narashimashou*
**[23:18] ---**
*Every go every where
kono uta ni nosetodoke feel now!*
**[23:33] ---**
*An ominous light dwells within
the evil eye of Wan Xiang Shi Ming.*
**[23:37] ---**
*What are the duties of the Qing Long Platoon?*
**[23:39] ---**
*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."*
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*You were the closest one to him!
Why couldn't you save him?!*
**[24:12] ---**
"See you next time!"