E11 - Survivors VS Stepping Man

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[00:13] Nick
    What's got you in such a hurry you can't
    even look at that beautiful moon?
[00:19] Nalgava
    Your Light Body is still undeveloped,
    but your martial arts are good.
[00:24] Nick
    Does that make me a Stepping Man, then?
[00:29] Nick
    There was one thing I was
    never able to figure out.
[00:33] Nick
    Why keep doing this, when it was obvious
    your modus operandi was known?
[00:37] Nick
    Your way of challenging the authorities?
[00:39] Nick
    Or...
[00:42] Nick
    Or did you just want to be caught?
[00:46] Nalgava
    You're a very curious young man.
[00:49] Nick
    I've figured out almost everything
    else about what's driving you!
[00:57] Nick
    The reason you kidnap kids!
[00:58] Nick
    The reason you're based out
    of the Garbage Collection.
[01:03] Nalgava
    But you're missing one critical piece.
[01:05] Nick
    I ain't, actually.
[01:12] Nick
    I was surprised when I heard somebody
[01:16] Nick
    was writing academic papers from the
    dump that is the Garbage Collection.
[01:20] Nick
    Nalgava.
[01:31] Nalgava
    First, let me congratulate
    you on your deduction.
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    Believe in Humanity Will Save the World
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    Believe in Humanity Will Save the World
[03:05] Nick
    The kid found in the common
    grave at the Garbage Collection
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[03:09] Nick
    showed signs of treatment
    for Yellow Demon Sickness.
[03:12] Nick
    How come an infectious disease like that
[03:14] Nick
    isn't spreading from the Garbage Collection
    to the rest of Labyrinth City?
[03:18] Nick
    Sure, that place isn't exactly clean,
[03:21] Nick
    but there shouldn't be that much
    of a gap in infection rates.
[03:25] Nick
    It feels like there's a human cause.
[03:30] Nick
    At least, that's our doctor's opinion.
[03:34] Nalgava
    That young man?
[03:36] Nick
    The Garbage Collection is your lab,
[03:38] Nick
    for you to devise a way to cure the illness.
[03:42] Nick
    You kidnap kids to give yourself
    more research samples.
[03:47] Nalgava
    Then there's nothing more to say.
[03:49] Nick
    You still want to fight?
[03:51] Nick
    Then, here I go!
[03:55] Nalgava
    You haven't figured it out?
[03:57] Nalgava
    I know your every move!
[04:01] Nick
    And I know yours, too!
[04:07] Nalgava
    Fool! If you put your full weight
    behind a strike up here...
[04:11] Nick
    That's why I did it!
[04:23] Nick
    We got lucky that your movement
    route is so precise.
[04:31] Nalgava
    So I'm trapped, then?
[04:36] Zem
    Nalgava.
[04:40] Zem
    Why did you spread a plague?
[04:45] Nalgava
    My daughter died of Yellow Demon Sickness.
[04:48] Zem
    I learned that when I did my research.
[04:51] Zem
    It was very sad.
[04:55] Zem
    Yellow Demon Sickness is primarily
    sexually transmitted.
[04:59] Zem
    Right now, most people think it's an STD.
[05:05] Zem
    One day, your daughter tried to help care
[05:07] Zem
    for an infected patient,
    and touched their blood.
[05:11] Zem
    She was probably trying to copy what
    she saw you do every day, as a doctor.
[05:15] Zem
    But the people around her
    didn't believe that.
[05:20] Nalgava
    They started spreading all kinds
    of rumors about how she got it...
[05:25] Nalgava
    Even after she was dead, they enjoyed it!
[05:29] Nalgava
    Why did my daughter have to die?!
[05:33] Nalgava
    Why did God take my daughter from me?!
[05:35] Nalgava
    Why?!
[05:38] Nalgava
    Why was it so sudden...?
[05:43] Nalgava
    I hoped if I could find a way
    to cure the disease that slew her,
[05:49] Nalgava
    at least her death wouldn't be in vain.
[05:51] Nalgava
    It would have meaning!
[05:53] Tiana
    And that's why...?
[05:55] Nick
    That doesn't make what you did right!
[05:59] Nalgava
    No matter how many random little
    kids die, I don't care.
[06:03] Zem
    Nalgava, as a fellow former priest,
[06:07] Zem
    I was so impressed by the
    way you lived your life.
[06:10] Zem
    I respected you.
[06:13] Zem
    So why...?
[06:15] Nalgava
    Is there anybody in the world who's
    exactly what they appear to be?
[06:21] Nalgava
    Everybody's got two sides,
    like a playing card.
[06:25] Nalgava
    They show whichever is more
    convenient for them at the time.
[06:29] Nalgava
    There is no fake side or true side.
[06:32] Nalgava
    Both of them are real.
    Both have responsibilities.
[06:37] Nalgava
    And I'm not going to run from
    either side's responsibilities.
[06:45] Zem
    Perhaps, if that's how you feel,
    there's nothing left for us to say.
[06:52] Zem
    But... but still I have
    to condemn what you did!
[07:03] Zem
    I saw the body of a young girl in
    the common grave the other day.
[07:08] Zem
    The one you tried to disguise
    with the Illusion King's Jewel.
[07:13] Zem
    Don't you remember?
[07:15] Zem
    The pretty girl with long
    blond hair, in her dress?
[07:21] Zem
    Or have you forgotten already?
[07:23] Zem
    Martha Canning! Age 10!
[07:25] Zem
    Before I came here, I gave her
    body back to her parents!
[07:28] Zem
    They were in tears at losing
    their daughter out of nowhere!
[07:32] Zem
    They asked why their daughter had to die!
[07:36] Zem
    And when they learned she was dead,
[07:40] Zem
    the other shopkeepers in the neighborhood,
    and the customers, were all crying!
[07:46] Zem
    There is no such thing as
    a "random little kid."
[07:49] Zem
    Even if you don't know who they are,
    someone out there cares for them!
[07:55] Zem
    It was the same for your
    daughter, wasn't it?
[08:01] Zem
    Maybe this is just a platitude that sounds
    good and doesn't mean a damn thing.
[08:07] Zem
    But even so... even if we're
    just "former" priests...
[08:14] Zem
    isn't that something that
    should matter to us?
[08:19] Nalgava
    I was...
[08:22] Nalgava
    I was a terrible priest.
[08:25] Nalgava
    I'm sorry, but I've never wanted to
    save someone, like you evidently did.
[08:30] Nalgava
    I met a high-ranking priest
    in my travels, by chance,
[08:35] Nalgava
    and I sucked up to him every way I
    could until he made me a priest.
[08:39] Nalgava
    I'm just a petty little man.
[08:43] Zem
    You're saving the people in the Bedrooms
    because you feel that way, though.
[08:48] Zem
    I'm sure they're all thankful to you for the
    extra time in their lives you gave them.
[08:56] Nalgava
    If they'd died, others might've lived.
[09:01] Zem
    Neither of us can know that.
[09:05] Zem
    That's what makes life interesting.
[09:08] Nalgava
    You switch what side you show
    every second, don't you?
[09:15] Zem
    Nalgava?
[09:17] Nalgava
    "All you have to do is stop me
    and it'll all be over"?
[09:21] Nalgava
    It's not that simple, and you know it.
[09:25] Zem
    You're absolutely right.
[09:27] Zem
    But still, we can only deal with things
    one at a time, as we encounter them.
[09:33] Nalgava
    You're so naive.
[09:35] Zem
    I know.
[09:37] Nalgava
    But there are some things
    that only the naive can see.
[09:46] Kizuna
    Oh, no!
[09:47] Kizuna
    Someone's inside!
[09:48] Kizuna
    Someone's coming!
[09:57] Zem
    Nalgava!
[10:01] White Mask
    The time for talking is over, Priest.
[10:09] Kizuna
    Conceptual Armor?
[10:12] Nalgava
    What are you doing here?
[10:15] White Mask
    Helping you...
[10:16] White Mask
    would've been my first preference,
[10:19] White Mask
    but I'm afraid I'm here to
    kill you before you can talk.
[10:23] Nalgava
    You didn't like that I smashed
    up an Illusion King's Jewel
[10:26] Nalgava
    that would've gotten 10 million
    dinah in an underworld auction?
[10:30] White Mask
    The idea of using it like that
    had never occurred to me,
[10:33] White Mask
    but I'll give it to you
    as a gift before you die.
[10:35] Nalgava
    Then, why?
[10:37] White Mask
    Why did you get careless
    with disguising yourself?
[10:39] White Mask
    So that you could entrust
    your hopes to them?
[10:42] Nalgava
    You think I'm a better
    person than I really am.
[10:44] Nalgava
    The horrible, awful things I've done...
[10:48] Zem
    Quick Heal.
[10:49] Nalgava
    I'm just paying the price for them.
[10:51] White Mask
    Stay out of this!
[10:53] White Mask
    He's going to die soon, anyway.
[10:55] White Mask
    Don't you think you're wasting your magic?
[10:58] White Mask
    And he's your enemy, right?
[11:00] White Mask
    Why not save your magic for yourself,
    since I'm about to kill you?
[11:06] White Mask
    Don't get me wrong.
[11:09] White Mask
    I'm here to kill you all
    before you talk, as well.
[11:12] Curran
    Fire Dragon's Fan!
[11:13] Tiana
    Icicle Dance!
[11:25] Zem
    Quick Heal.
[11:28] Nalgava
    You're the one holding your party back.
[11:31] Zem
    But your wounds...
[11:34] Nalgava
    No, you've noticed, haven't you?
[11:37] Nalgava
    You've made this same choice
    in other places before.
[11:42] Nalgava
    Look.
[11:43] Nalgava
    You made the wrong choice about
    who, about what to prioritize,
[11:48] Nalgava
    and your comrades are taking
    damage they don't need to.
[11:51] Zem
    But...
[11:52] Nalgava
    Your kindness isn't kindness.
[11:56] Nalgava
    It's self-centeredness.
[11:59] Nalgava
    In just a few minutes, we'll all be dead.
[12:01] Nalgava
    Me, and all of you.
[12:04] Nalgava
    Because of your selfishness.
[12:08] Nick
    Zem! Union!
[12:09] Nick
    Can you do it?
[12:10] Zem
    M-Me?
[12:12] Nick
    That's right! You're the only
    one who can move right now!
[12:15] Zem
    B-But...
[12:17] Nick
    What's wrong?
[12:20] Zem
    Nick!
[12:22] Zem
    Again...
[12:23] Zem
    We lost another chance because of me...
[12:26] Zem
    What do I do?
[12:28] Zem
    What am I supposed to do now?
[12:31] Tiana
    Zem...
[12:32] Curran
    It's up to you now, Zem.
[12:35] Olivia
    Zem! Hello?
[12:37] Zem
    H-Hello?!
[12:39] Olivia
    Olivia's about to buy time with
    some very interesting chatter.
[12:43] Olivia
    While that happens... I hope
    you'll make the right decision.
[12:47] Zem
    Please... Help us, Olivia!
[12:50] Olivia
    I copy!
[12:56] Olivia
    Thief of magic items,
    performer of weird rituals,
[13:00] Olivia
    provider of weapons to
    worshipers of the Demon God.
[13:03] Olivia
    "White Mask", was it?
[13:06] White Mask
    Who are you?
[13:09] Olivia
    Newspaper reporter, adventurer,
[13:11] Olivia
    and other things, as well.
[13:13] Olivia
    Olivia, a very pretty girl who
    just happened to be passing by.
[13:17] White Mask
    You know, they say knowledge kills.
[13:21] Olivia
    Who says that?
[13:24] White Mask
    I do!
[13:27] Olivia
    That's clever!
[13:30] Olivia
    You ever heard this phrase, then?
[13:34] Olivia
    "Fast as a speeding Olivia."
[13:39] Olivia
    And...
[13:46] White Mask
    Damn it!
[13:48] Olivia
    "Olivia is very cute!"
[13:51] White Mask
    You...
[13:53] Olivia
    Those are my sayings.
[13:55] Olivia
    Spread them to at least ten people in
    three days, or you'll have bad luck.
[14:00] Olivia
    That's an ancient civilization relic...
[14:03] Olivia
    My attacks aren't going to touch it.
[14:07] Nick
    Now, Zem!
[14:08] Zem
    Right!
[14:09] Nick/Zem
    Union!
[14:12] White Mask
    Union?
[14:14] White Mask
    Why would they have a lost magic?
[14:18] White Mask
    Is that the sacred blade that
    was never used in the last war?
[14:23] Nick/Zem
    You're something similar, aren't you?
[14:26] Sword of Bonds
    What? I'm a thousand times cooler than him!
[14:30] White Mask
    Fascinating.
[14:32] White Mask
    Dungeon Create! Great Red Spot!
[14:36] Nick/Zem
    Olivia!
[14:39] Olivia
    If I die, I'm coming back to haunt you!
[14:43] White Mask
    That area has increased temperature,
    gravity, and air pressure.
[14:49] White Mask
    How long can a normal human
    last in there, I wonder?
[14:54] Olivia
    How dare you do this to
    a normal pretty girl?
[14:57] Olivia
    I'll curse you! I'll curse you!
    I'll curse you! I'll curse you!
[15:01] Nick/Zem
    Olivia!
[15:02] Sword of Bonds
    Wait!
[15:03] Sword of Bonds
    If you rush in there, you'll get
    crushed the second you step inside!
[15:09] Sword of Bonds
    He's coming!
[15:13] Nick/Zem
    It's heavy!
[15:14] Sword of Bonds
    The sword's true weight is probably
    hidden in another dimension!
[15:18] Sword of Bonds
    It's a lot heavier than it looks!
[15:21] Nick/Zem
    I see.
[15:23] Nick/Zem
    Then, we'll...
[15:25] Nick/Zem
    beat him with speed!
[15:29] White Mask
    You can use Stepping, huh?
[15:33] White Mask
    No. Stepping can't do that...
[15:37] White Mask
    He's turning in mid-air?
[15:41] Olivia
    When I die, put a single flower and a
    single piece of candy on my grave...
[15:50] Olivia
    Farewell, everyone, farewell...
[15:53] Olivia
    Farewell.
[15:56] Olivia
    It got weaker?
[15:58] Olivia
    So he's the type who can only really
    concentrate on one thing at a time, huh?
[16:04] Olivia
    Turning Bad News!
[16:10] Olivia
    I was about to spend the rest of
    eternity haunting this place.
[16:16] White Mask
    It's like he's creating
    invisible steps in the air...
[16:19] White Mask
    I get it! He's deploying the
    Conceptual Armor in mid-air...
[16:22] Olivia
    Watch out! UFO Attack!
[16:27] Nick/Zem
    Olivia!
[16:29] White Mask
    Clever.
[16:31] White Mask
    But if you've only got
    a few movement patterns,
[16:34] White Mask
    I can aim for where you land!
[16:40] White Mask
    I've got you now.
[16:41] Nick/Zem
    That's my line!
[16:43] White Mask
    What?
[16:44] Kizuna
    This is the end for you!
[16:50] Olivia
    Bulls-eye.
[16:55] White Mask
    It's been a while since I've
    been in this much danger.
[16:59] White Mask
    I'll admit defeat.
[17:01] White Mask
    Farewell!
[17:17] Nick
    Ow...
[17:19] Nick
    Is everyone safe?
[17:22] Tiana
    I guess.
[17:24] Curran
    I'm alive.
[17:26] Kizuna
    That guy's crazy...
[17:32] Zem
    Nalgava!
[17:35] Nick
    Are you okay?!
[17:36] Curran
    Just wait! We'll get you free!
[17:38] Olivia
    No!
[17:40] Curran
    But he's not our enemy anymore, right?
[17:43] Zem
    That's not it, Curran.
[17:46] Zem
    I don't know how long we
    were unconscious, but...
[17:51] Zem
    "Crush syndrome."
[17:53] Nalgava
    If a human being is suddenly freed
    after being trapped for a long time,
[17:59] Nalgava
    their body goes into shock.
[18:01] Nalgava
    But either way, I won't last long.
[18:05] Curran
    No...
[18:08] Zem
    You...
[18:11] Nalgava
    They always did say
    "Physician, heal thyself."
[18:14] Nick
    Don't tell me...
[18:16] Zem
    Yellow Demon Sickness.
[18:19] Nalgava
    Leave me here.
[18:21] Nalgava
    There's no telling when
    this place will collapse.
[18:27] Kizuna
    Yeah. This place was old to begin with,
    and then there was that explosion.
[18:32] Kizuna
    It could collapse at any second.
[18:34] Curran
    W-We're going to leave him?
[18:38] Zem
    At least, let me ease your pain.
[18:44] Nalgava
    I feel so much better...
[18:46] Nalgava
    Like I'm in heaven.
[18:49] Zem
    You're worse at telling jokes than I am.
[18:56] Nick
    Let's hurry.
[19:01] Zem
    Nalgava...
[19:04] Zem
    You've given me courage.
[19:08] Zem
    I'm sad to lose you.
[19:15] Nalgava
    I know.
[19:16] Nalgava
    I'll tell my daughter about you...
[19:21] Nalgava
    She loved hearing stories about adventurers.
[19:27] Nick
    Zem.
[19:28] Curran
    Hurry, Zem!
[19:49] Zem
    Huh...? I thought I was used
    to people dying, but...
[19:56] Nick
    Don't say something so sad.
[19:59] Nick
    Don't say you're used to people dying.
[20:02] Curran
    That's right. You did great.
[20:06] Zem
    I did...?
[20:08] Curran
    I think, in the end... you saved him.
[20:15] Zem
    You really think?
[20:17] Zem
    When are people's sins
    forgiven, and by whom?
[20:23] Tiana
    Zem?
[20:24] Zem
    But...
[20:26] Zem
    Even if I know it's arrogant,
    I still can't help but hope
[20:30] Zem
    I did something for him in his last moments.
[20:34] Zem
    Huh?
[20:36] Zem
    I'm doing it again...
[20:39] Nick
    Anyway, the Stepping Man case is over.
[20:44] Tiana
    Yes.
[20:45] Curran
    Let's go tell Ada and her daughter.
[20:48] Zem
    Yeah.
[20:51] Kizuna
    That's one case down, at least.
[20:53] Kizuna
    The whole thing turned out to be no fun.
[20:56] Olivia
    One case down.
[20:59] Olivia
    But you can't relax yet.
[21:04] Olivia
    White Mask is still out there.
[21:06] Olivia
    And, of course, there are
    the ones controlling him.
[21:10] Olivia
    If he's been given permission
    to use Forbidden Weapons,
[21:13] Olivia
    there's no telling what they're plotting.
[21:17] Nick
    Forbidden Weapons?
[21:19] Nick
    Who are you, anyway?
[21:22] Nick
    The way you fought, the way you talked
    like you knew something we didn't...
[21:26] Nick
    Don't tell me you're "just a girl."
[21:29] Olivia
    Oh, you're going to ask about that?
[21:32] Tiana
    We've went through a life-and-death
    situation together.
[21:34] Tiana
    I think you can tell us who you are.
[21:37] Curran
    That's right.
[21:38] Curran
    If you're going to join the party, then I
    want you to tell us, even little by little.
[21:42] Zem
    True.
[21:44] Olivia
    Hm...
[21:47] Olivia
    Given that you can use Union, Kizuna,
    you must be the Sword of Bonds.
[21:52] Kizuna
    Indeed.
[21:56] Olivia
    I am...
[22:00] Olivia
    actually a newspaper reporter,
    an adventurer, Stepping Man, and...
[22:06] Olivia
    the Elemental-Class Anti-Demon God
    Combat Technician Training Program,
[22:10] Olivia
    the "Sword of War."
[22:11] Olivia
    That is my product name and my project name.
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