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E4 - This Isn't the Past

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    DELICIOUS!
    CHEAP!
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    KAMIHAMA'S MIGHTIEST CHINESE FOOD!
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    CHINESE RESTAURANT BANBANZAI
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    CHINESE RESTAURANT BANBANZAI
    OPEN
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    Go! Go! Go! Go! Go!
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    Nice work, Tsuruno!
    Your punches are really coming along.
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    A customer?
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    Welcome to Chinese Restaurant Banbanzai!
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    U-Um, your fli...
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    That flier!
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    A friend who's your equal.
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    A friend you're with, for some reason.
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    A friend you look up to.
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    SHORT FUSE
    SELFISH
    STUBBORN
    STUCK UP
    TWISTED
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    CRYBABY
    USELESS
    GOODY TWO-SHOES
    NEVER LISTENS
    ALWAYS SAYING
    USELESS THINGS
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    A friend you always argue with.
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    A friend who's not really a friend.
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    THIS POST DOES NOT EXIST.
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    I don't have any of them.
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    THIS ACCOUNT HAS BEEN DELETED.
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    My memory is full of blank spots.
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    THE PAGE YOU ARE LOOKING FOR COULD NOT BE FOUND.
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    Who did I always used to talk to?
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    KAMIHAMA MIRENA-ZA
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    So all of the students
    who disappeared are back, huh?
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    Yeah. All of the kids whose names
    were written down are back safely.
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    Is it even possible that there's not a scratch
    on them, when they were captives of a Witch?
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    That may not have been a Witch.
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    Then what was it?
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    Something lurking behind the rumor.
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    What is that?
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    I don't know either.
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    But there do seem to be
    many strange rumors recently.
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    What kind of rumors?
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    They're just rumors.
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    CANNOT BROADCAST
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    I heard the one about a glimpse of your future
    being on TV at 4:44 and 44 seconds a.m.
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    Is that...
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    I haven't tried it. I can't stay up that late.
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    There's another one about an expanding
    underground empire under a certain manhole.
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    Nonsense.
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    Is there one where people are disappearing?
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    The only rumor related to that
    was the Friendship Ending Staircase.
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    Are you thinking that Ui may have gotten
    caught up in one of these rumor cases?
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    Yes. Kyubey said it wasn't the work of a Witch,
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    so maybe there's some connection
    between Ui and one of those rumors.
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    Rumors, huh?
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    There is someone we know who probably
    knows more about them than we do, but...
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    Hey, it wouldn't do any good to go
    to the police about your little sister, would it?
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    I figured they would label me as delusional.
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    How about putting up posters, like people do
    when they're searching for a lost cat?
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    Maybe question more people...
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    You don't have any photos of her, do you?
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    If I at least had that,
    it would be proof she existed, but...
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    Then how about a sketch of her face?
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    With your lousy drawing skills,
    nobody can tell it's her.
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    I'm surprised you would be the one
    to say that, Rena.
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    What do you mean by that?
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    U-Um... It's okay.
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    I intended to do it by myself, so...
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    We'll help you.
    We've gone too far now to turn back.
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    Well, there's not much chance of anything
    coming from questioning people,
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    and I have a feeling it'll take a long, long time.
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    But...
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    Say, Iroha.
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    If you mean to go around Kamihama City, here.
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    When you get hungry,
    it might be a good idea to drop by.
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    MITAMA
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    I see! So you're a Magical Girl too, huh?
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    I'm thrilled that you came by
    after seeing the flier.
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    Oh, I'm the mightiest Magical Girl
    from the Chinese Restaurant Banbanzai,
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    Tsuruno Yui.
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    Nice to meet you!
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    I'm Iroha Tamaki.
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    Um, just ramen...
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    These are Magical Girl freebies!
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    WE NOW HAVE
    FREEBIES FOR MAGICAL GIRLS
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    And they're all large servings.
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    Uh-uh. This is normal-sized.
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    Normal...
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    Go on, eat!
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    Thank you.
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    Now then...
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    It looks del—
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    No need to hold back.
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    Well? How is it?
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    It's good.
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    What score would you give it?
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    It tastes good.
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    What score? What score?
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    What score...
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    Transform that honest feeling
    into a numerical value! Go ahead!
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    Well, putting a number on it wouldn't...
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    What score would you give this cooking?
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    Thirty... No, 50 percent?
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    Only 50 percent?
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    N-Not like that! I meant, it tasted normal!
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    Look, 50 percent, that's half.
    Like a half-full glass!
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    OPEN
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    Thank you for everything.
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    Um, I apologize for my rude comment,
    especially when everything was on the house.
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    No, don't worry about it.
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    Banbanzai flavors are strong,
    with the same seasoning across the menu.
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    We're famous around here
    for being a great restaurant
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    with balanced dishes
    that end up scoring around 50 percent!
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    Oh, then 50 was correct.
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    But I'm sorry I couldn't be of any help
    in the search for your little sister.
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    You must be worried about her.
    I hope you find her soon.
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    Thank you, Ms. Yui.
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    Tsuruno!
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    Tsuruno?
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    Yes! I'm Tsuruno!
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    I prefer being called Tsuruno over Ms. Yui!
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    You said you wanted to investigate
    weird rumors
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    like the one you told me about
    regarding the staircase thing, right?
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    Then there's someone
    I want to introduce you to.
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    I'll ask, but don't get your hopes up.
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    Don't get my hopes up?
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    CALL
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    Um, long time no talk.
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    I have a little favor to ask.
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    There's a girl here
    who wants to investigate rumors.
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    What? Really?
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    It's really, truly okay?
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    Iroha!
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    She wants to meet now!
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    Master Yachiyo!
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    It was you?
    Is this about your younger sister again?
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    Sorry, but...
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    D-Don't leave!
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    MIZUNA SHRINE
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    Oh! You two already knew each other, huh?
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    She helped us solve the rumor
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    of the Friendship Ending Staircase
    that I talked about at your restaurant.
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    I came because I thought there might be
    new information, but this was a let-down.
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    So she told you
    about the Friendship Ending Staircase?
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    Yeah! Momoko and the others
    were there too, right?
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    I wish I'd been there.
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    Just like with the Friendship Ending Staircase,
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    it's possible that there's something
    behind the other rumors, too.
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    An evil that lurks in the shadows of rumors!
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    Yes, I'm fired up now.
    Go on, go on!
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    Right now I'm looking into...
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    Seance Shrine.
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    It's a rumor that suddenly
    seems to be spreading these days.
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    Seance Shrine?
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    Do you want to get back a past that you've lost?
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    Memories you've forgotten?
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    A person you've abandoned?
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    If you want to get it back from the bottom
    of your heart, leave it to our God.

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    Write the name of the person you want to see
    on a votive plaque,

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    pay a proper visit to the shrine,
    and you can meet that long-lost person.

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    However, and it's a big one, beware!
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    Rumor in the Mizuna area has it
    that those people

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    are so happy that they never want to go home!
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    Stay here forever!
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    CAN YOU MEET THE PERSON YOU HAVE IN MIND?
    RESEARCH ON THE RUMORED SHRINE VISIT PROCESS
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    A rumor about meeting
    the person you want to meet?
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    When I researched a bit, I found posts where
    people claimed they actually met their person.
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    #SEANCE SHRINE
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    IS THERE ANYONE HERE
    WHO TESTED MIZUNA WARD'S SEANCE SHRINE?
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    Really?
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    EVEN IF I WENT TO SEANCE SHRINE,
    THERE'S NO ONE I WANT TO SEE, SO SAD
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    If it's true, that's incredible!
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    I MET MY PAST BOYFRIEND AT SEANCE SHRINE!
    IT WAS DESTINY!
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    COULD THIS BE THE RUMORED SEANCE SHRINE?
    LET ME GO TEST IT OUT!
    I'LL POST THE RESULTS LATER!
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    Yes. But accounts in which
    people posted that never posted again.
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    IT'S AMAZING THEY ACTUALLY MET!
    WHAT HAPPENED? THEY STOPPED POSTING.
    SPIRITED AWAY? VANISHED?
    IT'S BEEN A FEW MONTHS SINCE MY MASTER DISAPPEARED.
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    MIZUNA SHRINE
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    Then...
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    Maybe they couldn't leave Seance Shrine?
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    If that's the case, then it's similar
    to the Friendship Ending Staircase rumor.
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    That's right.
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    I wonder if they've been reported as crimes.
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    It's possible, but I don't know
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    if anyone would think to tie missing people
    in with the Seance Shrine rumor.
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    I see. They haven't realized it yet.
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    It's suspicious! Totally fishy!
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    Master! Iroha!
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    W-Wait a second!
[10:38] ---
    Seance Shrine is actually
    Mizuna Shrine right here, isn't it?
[10:46] ---
    Huh?
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    If it were that simple, this would be easy.
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    It's not?
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    I didn't have much confidence,
    but I already tried it here.
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    I figured that if people went missing
    after writing down
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    the name of the person they want to meet
    at a major shrine like this,
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    it would be all over the news by now.
[11:06] ---
    That makes sense.
[11:08] ---
    Seance Shrine is probably a place
    that's been forgotten by most people.
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    Probably the only thing we can do
    is go around looking for shrines like that.
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    INARI DAIMYOUJIN
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    PLEASE LET ME SEE UI.
    IROHA TAMAKI
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    Iroha!
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    Look at this!
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    If you follow in the footsteps
    of the tragic lovers and collect the stamps,
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    you'll find the greatest marriage power spot
    in Mizuna Ward.
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    Sponsored by the Mizuna Ward
    Town Revitalization Council.
[11:44] ---
    This could be a clue to Seance Shrine, right?
[11:49] ---
    This is kind of...
[11:51] ---
    Isn't it more of a normal
    town revitalization thing than rumor?
[11:58] ---
    Why not? This way
    we'll get to go all around Mizuna Ward.
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    You're interested?
[12:04] ---
    Well, it's better
    than randomly wandering around.
[12:07] ---
    It may also be a good idea
    to look for this marriage power spot, too.
[12:13] ---
    All right! Let's move out!
[12:16] ---
    What does "follow in the footsteps
    of the tragic lovers" refer to?
[12:19] ---
    (MI) FORMER MIZUNA
    RED LIGHT DISTRICT
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    It's an old Mizuna Ward legend.
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    It's cited in the Rumor Files.
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    Long ago, in the days when
    a daimyo ruled this area,
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    a man from the town and a lady who lived
    in Mizuna Castle fell in love, despite unequal status.
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    The two shared a strong bond, but the woman's
    jealous fiance murdered the man.
[12:43] ---
    (ZU) GIFT SHOP
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    The woman cried every day after that, and every night
    she would go to a shrine and pray to God.
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    Please let me meet him, she pleaded.
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    After 1,500 nights of praying,
    the woman's wish came true.
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    She was reunited with a man
    who was supposed to have been dead.
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    That's a lovely story.
[13:13] ---
    You really think so?
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    The dead can't be resurrected so easily.
[13:21] ---
    Then was the man a ghost?
[13:24] ---
    Even if that's the case, I think it's a nice story.
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    As long as they were reunited.
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    Days that are lost can never return.
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    Besides, the legend has a true ending
    that's been kept hidden.
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    True ending?
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    In order to meet her beloved once more,
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    the lady sacrificed the lives of everyone
    who lived in the castle town to God.
[13:50] ---
    There is always a price to pay for a miracle.
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    Hey, Yachiyo.
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    Isn't this fun? Like old times.
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    Hurry up! Or we won't be able
    to go up the castle tower!
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    I wouldn't get too close to her if I were you.
    She's always been like that.
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    Have you been friends
    with Tsuruno for a long time?
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    Not really.
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    We were friends once,
    but that was a long time ago.
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    Even if it was a long time ago, I'm envious.
[14:30] ---
    Other than Ui, I had no good friends.
[14:34] ---
    My whole life revolved around
    doing everything for her.
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    Without Ui, it feels like my life is empty.
[14:42] ---
    You're a prisoner of your past, aren't you?
[14:45] ---
    This isn't the past.
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    Even now, Ui may be searching for me,
    so I want to find her as soon as possible.
[14:55] ---
    Then the first thing you need to do is acquire
    the skills to deal with the Witches of Kamihama.
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    If what's inside is buried by the past,
    you'll never get stronger.
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    Become stronger
    for the sake of your younger sister.
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    (MI) FORMER MIZUNA
    RED LIGHT DISTRICT
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    This is Seance Shrine!
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    (NA) MIZUNA FAMILY GARDEN
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    (SH) KAMIHAMA ART MUSEUM
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    (R) CULTURAL THEATER
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    (NE) MIZUNA SHRINE
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    (I) MIZUNA CASTLE
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    Wait, Mizuna Shrine?
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    CLOSED
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    So it seems.
[15:22] ---
    How? What about the marriage power spot?
[15:26] ---
    It was always Mizuna Shrine?
[15:31] ---
    I see!
[15:32] ---
    If you collect all the stamps
    and then visit here once more, maybe...
[15:36] ---
    No. With that alone, there would still
    be too many people involved.
[15:40] ---
    I hope I can give birth to a healthy child
    I hope my mother's illness will be cured
    I hope I can become a proper adult
[15:41] ---
    And also, it's a marriage power spot,
[15:43] ---
    so there would probably be names of people
    they want to meet written on the votive plaques.
[15:44] ---
    I hope I can win the lottery!!
    I hope my driving skills will get better
    I hope I can win that concert ticket lottery
    I hope for world peace
    I hope for household safety
[15:47] ---
    You should've said that if you were thinking it.
[15:50] ---
    I thought there was a connection
[15:52] ---
    between the Seance Shrine rumor
    and Mizuna's legend of tragic love, but...
[15:57] ---
    Maybe there's a hint
    somewhere in the places we've been to.
[16:01] ---
    For pete's sake, where is Seance Shrine?
[16:18] ---
    BIG SALE
[16:18] ---
    TEN TIMES THE POINTS FOR TODAY
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    CHALLENGE THE AMAZING VALUE
    TIME SALE STARTING AT NIGHT
[16:21] ---
    Yes. That's right.
[16:24] ---
    It was something so important,
    but I didn't realize it until now...
[16:27] ---
    Yachiyo?
[16:28] ---
    Tsuruno! Tamaki!
[16:30] ---
    Y-Yes?
[16:32] ---
    Will you help me?
[16:33] ---
    Yes!
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    OPEN
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    Each person can get up to two each.
[16:41] ---
    You've got them, right?
[16:43] ---
    So while Tsuruno gets the canned food...
[16:45] ---
    Um, this is what you meant by helping you?
[16:48] ---
    Pasta keeps a long time.
[16:50] ---
    And today is when all points
    are worth ten times the usual.
[16:53] ---
    On top of that,
    there's a limited time sale right now.
[16:54] ---
    FROM 6:00 PM, SPECIAL SALE ON MACARONI
[16:56] ---
    I can't believe
    I forgot about something this important.
[16:59] ---
    Points are worth ten times...
[17:01] ---
    You don't get it?
[17:03] ---
    That shows you're still a little kid.
[17:06] ---
    O-Okay.
[17:13] ---
    Is something wrong?
[17:15] ---
    A Witch's Labyrinth.
[17:17] ---
    Where?
[17:24] ---
    I guess I have to give up on the sale.
[17:41] ---
    Tamaki! Stay behind me.
[17:43] ---
    It's okay! I can fight, too!
[18:04] ---
    Y-Yachiyo! I'll, um...
[18:07] ---
    Never mind that! Get back!
[18:18] ---
    I'm the mightiest Magical Girl, Tsuruno Yui!
[18:21] ---
    I'm strong, so I'm going to win!
[18:26] ---
    Tsuruno!
[18:28] ---
    All right!
[18:29] ---
    I'm fired up—
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    I-I'm sorry!
    It's my fault for being so bad at this!
[18:39] ---
    No problem!
[18:41] ---
    Here I come!
[18:43] ---
    The final stroke!
[19:01] ---
    Today was a wash,
    but hopefully on another day...
[19:04] ---
    THE SALE IS OVER FOR TODAY
[19:06] ---
    LIMITED TIME SALE TODAY
[19:07] ---
    A limited time sale...
[19:12] ---
    Yachiyo?
[19:13] ---
    Would you come with me?
    There's something I want to check.
[19:20] ---
    U-Um, where are we going?
[19:23] ---
    Seance Shrine.
[19:25] ---
    You know where it is?
[19:26] ---
    Amazing! But that's my Master Yachiyo!
[19:29] ---
    Seance Shrine is Mizuna Shrine after all.
[19:33] ---
    But this afternoon, you said it wasn't.
[19:35] ---
    There was something that I missed.
[19:37] ---
    The important thing is the time the lady
    from the tragic love legend visited the shrine.
[19:44] ---
    I suspect the path
    to Seance Shrine only appears at night.
[19:48] ---
    CLOSED
[19:51] ---
    W-Wait!
[19:58] ---
    This is the first time
    I've been to a shrine at night.
[20:05] ---
    Is that the little Kyubey
    you were talking about?
[20:08] ---
    Yes. He was there during
    the Friendship Ending Staircase incident, too.
[20:23] ---
    Don't write anything, Tsuruno.
[20:25] ---
    Why not?
[20:26] ---
    Because we don't know what's going to happen.
[20:28] ---
    Besides, the name you're thinking of writing
    is bound to be the same name I'm going to write.
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    Yachiyo.
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    UI TAMAKI
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    Now we pray.
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    You're not going to write anything?
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    You're not going to meet them?
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    Iroha! Go on ahead!
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    But...
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    I'm the mightiest, so I'll be fine!
[21:05] ---
    Take care of Master!
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    Please, God.
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    Please let me meet Ui.
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    Yachiyo, is this...
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    Mifuyu.
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    Ui, is that you?
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    Episode 4:
    This Isn't the Past
[23:34] ---
    PLEASE WATCH AGAIN!
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    MASUGITSUNE