2 - Chapter Two: The Karma of Mizar

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    Taito...
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    See, you do have it in ya.
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    What is this menacing energy?
[00:27] ---
    That's it. That's the hate you were lacking!
[00:35] ---
    How many centuries has it been
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    since the stars of Alkaid
    and Dubhe have appeared?
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    This is exciting!
[00:48] ---
    Ryuko!
[00:49] ---
    Senior Soei! Let's go!
[00:56] ---
    So the star has become active...
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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°
[01:39] ---
    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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    Scary!
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    Not bad.
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    Even after just awakening the Alkaid
    has tremendous destructive power.
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    However...
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    You've still got a long way to go
    to stand up to my boss Keiro,
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    who bears the karma of Dubhe--!
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    He's fast! Has he improved
    in this short of a time?
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    "Chapter Two: The Karma of Mizar"
[03:46] ---
    Wh-what?!
[03:49] ---
    T- Taito! Laila!
[03:56] ---
    My star is resonating!
[03:59] ---
    Don't tell me that pattern is...!
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    Yes, the pattern of Alkaid.
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    Taito bears the karma of the star Alkaid.
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    Oh, wonderful! Is the party finally starting?
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    Senior Soei, get Lady Laila!
[04:20] ---
    Sir Taito appears to be reacting to my star!
[04:23] ---
    Understood!
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    Laila! Laila!
[04:31] ---
    What on earth?!
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    He's avoiding her...
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    Despite losing himself to his anger,
    he seeks to prevent injury to Laila.
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    N-now you've done it...!
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    Laila! Say something, Laila!
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    Father...
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    Laila...
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    Wh-where am I? Wh-where is Taito?
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    Taito!
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    T- Taito...
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    Consumed by the star's power,
    he has lost all control.
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    What I feared has finally come to pass...
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    Don't tell me that power is...
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    If so, you'll destroy yourself, Sir Taito!
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    You leave me no choice.
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    Don't die, now!
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    What?!
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    M-monster...
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    What are you doing, Taito?!
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    Laila!
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    You're in danger, Lady Laila! Get away!
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    You're always causing everyone trouble...
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    Please...
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    ...go back to normal, you stupid brother!
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    Oww!
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    What's the big idea, Laila?!
    What's the big idea, Laila?!
[06:40] ---
    Why did you say that twice?!
[06:42] ---
    What is this?!
[06:44] ---
    Why am I covered in blood?!
    Why am I covered in blood?! Why?!
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    Quit repeating yourself!
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    That... can't be...
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    So she stopped the Alkaid...
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    Why do I have to do this by myself?
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    Did I really do this?!
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    Thank you for trying to stop Taito, umm...
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    I am Ryuko, an ascetic monk
    from the Tong You Temple.
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    I was sent here by Head Priest Ryusho.
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    Then you came all the way from the capital?!
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    Never did I expect something
    like this awaited me.
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    Perhaps this is also the karma of the stars.
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    Karma of the stars?
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    In this world there are people who are born
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    bearing the karma of the stars
    as ordained by the heavens.
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    I, as well as Sir Taito,
    bear the karma of the stars.
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    My father always said
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    he didn't want Taito to awaken.
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    He wanted him to live
    peacefully as a normal person.
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    So this is what he meant...
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    In the heavens are seven stars.
    They are the stars of the Big Dipper.
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    The seven stars:
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    In other words, the heroes
    who are the Dipper Bearers;
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    the karma in place since Creation;
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    the transmigration of the wild gods;
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    the tales of warriors.
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    And, just as in this world
    there are yin and yang,
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    so too are there the opposite poles
    of Dubhe and Alkaid in the Big Dipper.
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    These two are "wild stars" that
    hold complete sway over the land.
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    That's from the Tale of the Big Dipper.
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    Indeed.
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    The Dipper Bearers are seven heroes
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    born in turbulent times
    who will lead the people.
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    It is said that each possesses the pattern
    of a star in the Big Dipper upon their bodies.
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    Five of the Dipper Bearers; Megrez,
    Merak, Alioth, Phecda, and Mizar,
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    are known as the Five Divine Warriors.
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    And the stars of Alkaid and Dubhe
    are known as the Two Celestial Deities.
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    Two Celestial Deities...
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    And I'm this Alkaid of yours?
[09:06] ---
    What a joke!
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    Taito!
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    Sheesh. Even after everything you did...
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    I don't know if I should
    call you carefree or stupid...
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    What did you say?!
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    Ryuko, was it?! Are you
    trying to pick a fight?!
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    Knock it off, Taito.
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    The Two Celestial Deities are sinful
    stars that bring turmoil to the land.
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    And it is the karma of the Five Divine Warriors
    to act as breakwaters for that turmoil.
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    So what?!
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    I also bear a star.
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    The star of Mizar. I am one
    of the Five Divine Warriors.
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    So?!
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    I don't care about any of this
    stupid "karma" stuff! I'm me!
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    I don't take orders or
    directions from anyone!
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    No one can defy karma bestowed by the stars
    in the heavens; it is a heavenly mandate.
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    You are no exception, Taito.
[10:00] ---
    Grandpa Son...
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    Lord Keiro of the Xian Empire,
[10:23] ---
    staying here on his way home
    from crushing a rebellion...
[10:26] ---
    Frightening.
[10:31] ---
    I see. So he survived.
[10:34] ---
    Even the Mizar of the Five
    Divine Warriors showed up.
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    My best clothes went to waste as a result.
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    So, what now? Devouring each other
    is what the Alkaid and Dubhe do.
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    For you--
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    Forget about him.
[10:50] ---
    The heavens have ordered that he should live.
[10:52] ---
    You're going to forget about him?
[10:54] ---
    But, Shimei. What *you
    *do is your own business.
[10:58] ---
    I see. I get your drift.
[11:02] ---
    Alkaid... Just how much of an
    obstacle will you be in my path?
[11:19] ---
    It's cheap! Come and get some!
[11:23] ---
    Plucked this very morning!
[11:27] ---
    It's Taito!
[11:28] ---
    Good morning, Taito!
[11:30] ---
    Let's play!
[11:31] ---
    Morning! Let's go fishing
    some other time, okay?
[11:35] ---
    Yeah!
[11:35] ---
    We'll hold you to that!
[11:37] ---
    Wait for me!
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    The people of Tai Shan certainly are strong.
[11:42] ---
    The town is already so lively
    after being burned down...
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    Did you think it would be gloomier
    and wearier because it's a town for refugees?
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    No, that isn't what I...
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    You're a straightforward person, Ryuko.
[11:54] ---
    Dad and Grandpa Son built
    this town for refugees.
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    Don't nitpick about it.
[11:59] ---
    That wasn't my intent.
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    I respect them both from
    the bottom of my heart.
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    Good, then.
[12:05] ---
    These people are my friends. My family.
[12:31] ---
    We'll be back again, Kanyo... Everyone...
[12:40] ---
    This many Qing Long Platoon members
    and ascetic monks in one night...
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    Because they're friends...
    Because they're family...
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    That mustached bastard will pay!
[12:53] ---
    As leader of the Qing Long
    Platoon, I order you...
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    Father!
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    Don't even think about getting revenge.
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    The Qing Long Platoon is the self-defense
    force that protects Tai Shan.
[13:04] ---
    I will not allow it to launch
    an attack of its own!
[13:07] ---
    You can't be serious!
    You want us to just accept it?!
[13:10] ---
    You want us to accept defeat
    with our tail between our legs?!
[13:12] ---
    Be quiet!
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    Nothing comes from anger and hatred.
[13:17] ---
    Do you understand, Taito?
[13:27] ---
    What do you say we train?
    We haven't in a while.
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    He's fast! Is it because he's awoken?!
[14:00] ---
    I'm leaving your change of clothes here!
[14:05] ---
    This feels great!
[14:14] ---
    Taito.
[14:15] ---
    Huh?
[14:16] ---
    I'm hoping that you will someday take over
    as leader of the Qing Long Platoon.
[14:21] ---
    Yep, I plan to!
[14:23] ---
    What brought that on all of a sudden?
    You're acting weird, Dad.
[14:28] ---
    I see.
[14:41] ---
    Hey, Dad.
[14:42] ---
    Yes?
[14:43] ---
    Do you know a man named Keiro?
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    Keiro?
[14:47] ---
    Do you mean General Keiro of the Xian Empire?
[14:51] ---
    An imperial general?!
[14:56] ---
    --What about him--?
[14:57] ---
    --Gimme money, Dad! Money!
[14:59] ---
    Money?
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    I'm going to the capital!
[15:01] ---
    I'm going to kick the crap
    out of Keiro, that mustached freak!
[15:11] ---
    That's crazy!
[15:12] ---
    It's sheer stupidity!
[15:13] ---
    Well, he is stupid!
[15:15] ---
    It is quite like Taito.
[15:17] ---
    Actually, I want to visit the capital too!
[15:21] ---
    How can you be so carefree?
[15:23] ---
    To think that an imperial
    general set Tai Shan ablaze
[15:25] ---
    and attacked Lian Tong Temple...
[15:28] ---
    Could the emperor have sent him?
[15:29] ---
    No, Keiro was likely acting on his own.
[15:33] ---
    The Xian Jia Lan Wu
    is the proof of imperial status;
[15:35] ---
    he probably stole it in order
    to take the throne for himself.
[15:38] ---
    You can't be serious. A general
    wanting to become emperor?
[15:42] ---
    What if he was the Dubhe,
    one of the Two Celestial Deities?
[15:47] ---
    What?!
[15:48] ---
    Impossible! I heard that the Alkaid
    and Dubhe never appear at the same time!
[15:53] ---
    There is no doubt about it.
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    Because of their tremendous power,
    the Alkaid and the Dubhe
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    can prove to be either very
    fortunate or very unfortunate.
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    And fighting each other
    is the karma of the two stars.
[16:11] ---
    You're saying I should let Taito go?
[16:14] ---
    If the stars destine it so.
[16:16] ---
    Personally, I don't want to let him.
[16:26] ---
    Ryuko. I actually asked you
    to the Lian Tong Temple
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    so that I could ask you
    to be Taito's watchdog.
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    Watchdog?
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    Although the Alkaid, he is still a child.
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    As one of the Five Divine Warriors,
    would you be willing
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    to show him the way and keep him
    from straying from his path?
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    If such is my karma. However...
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    The Five Divine Warriors are breakwaters.
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    My karma is to prevent the two stars from
    colliding and bringing disturbance to the land.
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    Even if it means defeating Sir Taito!
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    If I lose, I have to forget
    about the mustached bastard
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    and live here in Tai Shan
    for the rest of my life?
[17:23] ---
    Sounds good to me!
[17:26] ---
    My thanks.
[17:29] ---
    Here I come! Ryuko,
    an ascetic monk
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    of the Liu Jia sect's Tong You Temple
    who uses the Eight Great Styles!
[17:35] ---
    That's not fair! Weapons are allowed?!
[17:38] ---
    There are no fights in
    this world on fair terms.
[17:42] ---
    The Dipper Bearers all carry
    weapons that match their attributes.
[17:47] ---
    As the Mizar, this Luo Chuan Staff
    acts as arm and leg to me!
[17:50] ---
    Oh, that so?
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    I am Taito, a freeloader of the
    Liu Jia sect's Lian Tong Temple
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    and also a user of the Eight Great Styles!
[18:02] ---
    My fists are my weapon!
[18:15] ---
    Th-that shock wave...
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    Energy Manipulation.
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    A secret Eight Great Styles technique
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    in which you control the energy flowing
    in your body and place it into your weapon.
[18:28] ---
    Last time it was a tree branch,
    but today it is the Luo Chuan Staff.
[18:32] ---
    I'll knock you out in one blow!
[18:46] ---
    So he can use Energy Manipulation?!
[18:50] ---
    Wh-who are you knocking out now?!
[18:53] ---
    He's channeling his energy not through
    a weapon, but his own body...
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    Foolishness!
[18:58] ---
    Don't underestimate me!
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    Father.
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    Laila?
[19:29] ---
    Listen, Father. I have a favor to ask.
[19:32] ---
    I have a favor to ask of you as well.
[19:46] ---
    Never did I expect you
    to stop it with your bare hands...
[19:49] ---
    I want to have another fight with you...
[19:52] ---
    Yes...
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    A draw doesn't count as a loss, right?
[19:58] ---
    I'm going to the capital.
[20:18] ---
    Do you still have business with me?
[20:20] ---
    I will accompany you to the capital.
[20:25] ---
    I'm your watchdog.
[20:26] ---
    After all, if I let you go now,
    there's no telling what trouble you'll cause.
[20:31] ---
    Do whatever you want.
[20:34] ---
    What are you doing, Laila?!
[20:35] ---
    Ha! You couldn't steal a march
    on me in a hundred years!
[20:39] ---
    I'm coming too!
[20:41] ---
    Huh?!
[20:42] ---
    I can't just let you go!
[20:44] ---
    You're stupid and slow and
    reckless and voracious!
[20:47] ---
    Men are so hopeless!
[20:50] ---
    U-umm, I'm a man too...
[20:54] ---
    You think you can say whatever you want...!
[20:57] ---
    This has nothing to do with
    you, Laila! Get out of here!
[21:02] ---
    Money. Were you planning
    on traveling flat-broke?
[21:05] ---
    Who's going to sew your ripped clothes?
[21:09] ---
    And this is from Father.
[21:12] ---
    He says he'll let you borrow it,
    so make sure you bring it back.
[21:16] ---
    Now that it's decided, let's go!
[21:20] ---
    Hey! Don't act bossy! Don't act bossy!
[21:25] ---
    I guess the karma of the
    stars cannot be bent...
[21:28] ---
    Even though we're not connected
    by blood, Taito is still my son.
[21:32] ---
    I wanted to stop him.
[21:33] ---
    I've put you through a lot
    with Taito and now Laila...
[21:38] ---
    There was no choice.
[21:40] ---
    Laila has the ability to quiet
    the Alkaid inside Taito.
[21:44] ---
    No one can defy heavenly mandate or karma.
[21:48] ---
    But, Taito.
[21:50] ---
    It is your will and strength that
    determine your own destiny...
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    chiisana te no hira ni
    norikiranai hodo no
[22:23] ---
    yume o shinjiteta ano koro
[22:31] ---
    sonna kao shinaide makenaide
[22:42] ---
    ima boku no naka demo
    kimi wa kagayaiteiru yo
[22:52] ---
    nee kizuite yo
[22:56] ---
    motto sunao na kimi no mama de ii
[23:02] ---
    boku ga soba de
    michishirube ni naru kara
[23:12] ---
    kono hiroi sora no shita
    issho ni arukeba ii
[23:22] ---
    hitori ja nai kara
[23:33] ---
    The journey brings us face-to-face
    with a heartless reality.
[23:36] ---
    Only the rotten bastards get to survive
    while the innocent people die?!
[23:41] ---
    That's a load of crap!
[23:42] ---
    If you cannot at least control
    the flow of your own energy,
[23:45] ---
    you do not stand a chance.
[23:47] ---
    Taito, huh? I'll be sure to remember you!
[23:49] ---
    I absolutely refuse to abandon
    you now! I refuse to!
[23:53] ---
    As the people face a crisis,
    the friendship between the two blazes up!
[23:57] ---
    On Hero Tales, "Chapter Three:
    The Pledge of Energy Manipulation."
[24:12] ---
    "See you next time!"
[24:13] ---
    There's no time to explain
    the situation to small fries!