E9 - The Organization Known as Border
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One day, a Gate from another dimension
opened in Mikado City and
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invaders called Neighbors appeared.
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Neighbor
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When people thought
their lives were at stake,
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Border
Border Defense Agency
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Border showed up and
drove off the Neighbors.
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Four years later,
a Border agent, Osamu Mikumo,
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meets a mysterious boy, Yuma Kuga,
who claims himself to be a Neighbor.
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Then, Miwa Squad appears in front of
Yuma and Osamu and assaults Yuma.
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It's no surprise you lost,
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because his Trigger is a Black Trigger.
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Jin attempts to report to
Border executives
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about the collision between
Yuma and Miwa Squad.
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But instead Jin is ordered to seize
the Black Trigger Yuma has.
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The Organization Known as Border
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Jin-san has the same
Black Trigger as Kuga's!
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Well, more than that...
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Jin-san will capture Kuga?
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Wow, this place is nice.
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You think so?
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Yeah.
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People rarely come here
and the location is just right.
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I borrow this place as my hiding place
every now and then.
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I see. You have refined taste.
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Here.
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Well, let's wait for Osamu.
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Hamburgers sure taste good.
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Yuma-kun...
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Are you really a Neighbor?
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Yep.
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But, I have nothing to do with
those Neighbors attacking the city.
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Right, that's what
I've heard from Osamu-kun.
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Do you believe that, Chika?
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Sure.
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Osamu-kun is a person who
can be trusted and...
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I'm not scared of you, Yuma-kun.
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I see.
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Um...
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There is something I want to ask you.
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You've said that people who are abducted
by Neighbors are used in their war.
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They use the soldiers and Trion they've
gathered to fight battles in their world.
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So how are they used?
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Hmm, that... depends on the country
that abducted them.
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Country?
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Yep. There's lots of countries
in the other world too and...
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each country is unique.
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Really?
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The Neighbors you see here
may look the same,
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but they could be from
different countries.
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I didn't know.
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The situation of the country
they were taken to,
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whether it's winning a war,
whether it's able to train its soldiers,
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or whether its commander is capable.
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It depends on all those factors
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but people with high Trion ability
are valuable there too,
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so in most cases, I think they're treated
well as an important asset in battle.
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Chika, you might get treated like a VIP!
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Well then, is it possible that those
abducted are alive there?
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I think that's very possible.
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I see.
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That's good to know.
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What? Has someone you know
been snatched?
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No, it's not that.
I was just wondering.
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It's nothing.
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You make up the stupidest lies.
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What?
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You just made me talk but you keep secrets.
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Oh well. I'll ask Osamu later.
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No, sorry! Please don't!
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Well, that's exactly what happened.
Neighbors took them.
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My close friend
from elementary school and
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my older brother.
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They were abducted because of me.
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They got involved because I
consulted with them.
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I see.
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That's why you said you didn't want to
ask for help, not even from Border.
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Yes... because it'll only cause trouble.
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I kinda understand how you feel.
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I got you and Osamu involved today too.
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Osamu's promotion might be in jeopardy
because he was with me.
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If so, I feel really bad.
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You shouldn't worry about that.
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Osamu-kun probably doesn't care
about things like that.
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What?
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"I acted on my own will."
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"It's nothing for you to worry about."
That's probably what he'll say.
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Yeah, it sounds like him.
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Osamu-kun was more worried about
you than himself then, too.
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He doesn't know how to balance
worrying for himself and others evenly.
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Right.
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Remember when Neighbors attacked
the school,
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he tried to save everyone else first.
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I feel like Osamu-kun is always worried
about someone other than himself.
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That's true.
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There's no reason to worry about me
in the first place.
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But, aren't Border agents
coming after you, Yuma-kun?
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No matter how many Border agents come,
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if Replica and I fight with our all,
there's no one we will lose to.
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Wait. I can think of one.
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Jin-san.
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As the future comes
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bokura ni sono mirai ga
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Drawing ever nearer
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tatoeba chikazuita nara
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We gather light and let it shine
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hikari wo atsumete terashi
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And the Gate of our heart opens
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kokoro no Gate wo hiraiteku
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Always ready to fight
for the sake of another
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kitto dareka no tame datte
kanji nagara itsudatte tatakatteru
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Our scars will make us stronger
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kizu no kazu dake tsuyoku nareru yo
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Live and give each day
a different color
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yatto ikite imi wo motte
sono hibi ni sorezore no iro motte
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And let's paint a rainbow
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mata niji wo egakou
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Stay on the brink and scream
Let's hope for the next future
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girigiri ni Stay shite sakebe
tsugi no mirai kitai shitai
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Stay on the brink and fly again
Let's go grab that smile
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girigiri ni Fly again
ikuzo tsukame Smile Smile Smile
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To protect that special something,
I am willing to abandon everything
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bokura niwa mamorumono ga aru kara
sono tame niwa nani wo sutetemo iisa
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The sun sails from east to west
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higashi kara nishi e noboru taiyo ga
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Just to shine on you today
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kyou mo kimi wo terasu kara
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That man with sunglasses
on his forehead?
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Yep. Jin-san is probably
really strong.
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I don't know if I can win unless I try.
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What if he becomes your pursuer?
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The meeting is over.
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Carry out the mission immediately.
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No, that'll never happen.
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I can't do that.
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What?
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What do you mean, Jin-kun?
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You can't follow the order from
the Chief Commander?
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I'm an agent from the Tamakoma Branch.
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Commander Kido has no authority
to give direct orders.
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If you want to use me,
please go through Branch Director Rindo.
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I see. It's the Border's
chain of command.
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In other words...
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HQ Commander
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In order to avoid
a duplication of orders,
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Branch Directors,
HQ Directors, Dept. Directors
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only the direct boss can
give his subordinates orders.
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Agents Directly Reporting to HQ,
Branch Agents, HQ Agents, Dept. Personnel
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He used the system to his advantage.
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Stop talking gibberish.
In the end, it's all the same thing.
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Director Rindo.
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Order him.
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Good grief.
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This is an order from your Branch Director.
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Jin, go get the Black Trigger.
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Yes, sir.
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He accepted so easily.
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Why?
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But...
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I'll leave it up to you on how to do it.
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Roger, Boss!
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Power elite Jin will carry out the mission
under the Branch Director's order.
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Commander Kido told him to capture Kuga
even if he has to kill him.
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But under Branch Director Rindo' order,
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he doesn't have to kill him.
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Rindo...
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Please don't worry, Kido-san.
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As you know,
my agents are competent.
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Shall we go now, Four-Eyes?
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Yes, sir!
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I knew he was different from the others!
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There is no way we can leave it
to those Tamakoma's.
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Shinoda-kun,
dispatch squads from HQ too!
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It was Commander Kido's decision.
Let's leave it to Jin.
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Yes, but...
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Mikumo-kun, can I have a word?
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Y... yes.
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Did your Neighbor friend ever tell you
his purpose as to why
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he came over here?
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His purpose...?
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Correct.
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If you know what the other person desires,
you can negotiate with them,
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even if they're an inhabitant
of another world.
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Negotiate? No time to drag
our feet against Neighbors.
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I tend to think how to use them
rather than get rid of them.
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I'm greedy by nature.
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His purpose...
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That reminds me,
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he said his father's acquaintance
is in Border.
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He came to see that person.
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I think that's what he said.
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An acquaintance in Border?
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Do you know who?
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No. I didn't get a name.
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His story is
too vague to call it useful.
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Perhaps you made up the story?
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What's his father's name?
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Or, even your friend's name
itself is fine.
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I don't know his father's name.
But his name is...
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Yuma Kuga.
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Kuga!
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Kuga?
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Kuga...
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Did he say Kuga?
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What is this? As soon as
they heard "Kuga"...
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What if... Are they the friends
of Kuga's father?
SIGN Yuichi Jin
Age: 19
Birthday: April 9
Height: 179 cm
Blood type: O
Zodiac sign: Falco
Likes: Fried rice crackers,
girls' butts, pulling strings
SIGN Yuma Kuga
Age: 15 (junior high)
Birthday: Unknown
Height: 141cm
Blood type: Unknown
Zodiac sign: Unknown
Likes: Japanese food
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By the way, why did you come
to this world, Yuma-kun?
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Because my father died.
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S... sorry...!
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It's okay, it's no big deal.
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Since I was little, my father and I
traveled to different countries.
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When I was 11 or so, he died.
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"If I die, go to Japan."
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"Someone I know should be working
for an organization called Border."
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He often said this and so
that's why I came to Japan.
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He said Border could be the bridge
that connects this world and Neighbors.
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But now that I'm here, I see Neighbors
attacking people in this world big-time.
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and Border hates
the very sight of Neighbors.
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It's so different from
what my father told me.
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Really...
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What was your father like?
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He was unique.
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Unique?
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For example,
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there are three lessons
he taught me when I was six.
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Three lessons?
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Yep.
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Lesson one:
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"Protect yourself by yourself."
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"Parents can't protect you forever."
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"Work out or think hard and figure out
a way to take care of things by yourself."
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"Don't get close to things
you can't take care of."
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"Use your imagination to avoid danger."
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Lesson two:
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"There's more than one answer."
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"Things can be resolved in many ways."
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"On the contrary
there's no answer in some cases."
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"Don't get hung up with one way."
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And finally, lesson three:
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"Don't think your parents
are always right."
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Your father sure was unique.
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Right?
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Well, since that's what he was like,
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when this world was different from
what he said, I wasn't so surprised.
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The question is...
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whether the person he knew is
still in Border or not.
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Is his father's name...
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Kuga? Yugo Kuga?
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Commander Kido, Director Shinoda,
and Branch Director Rindo...
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These three are
Kuga's father's acquaintances.
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On the other hand, Kinuta-san and
Netsuki-san don't seem to know him.
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Kuga? Who is this Kuga?
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Please give an explanation to us, too.
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Yugo Kuga...
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Yugo-san worked for Border even before
we went public four and a half years ago.
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In other words, he was one of
the founders of the original Border.
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He's one of the earliest
Border members.
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He was a senpai to Rindo and I,
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and a colleague to Kido-san.
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Kuga's father was one of
the founders of Border?
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But...
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No, my father's acquaintance
was a Border agent.
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He had nothing to do with them.
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He was just saying gibberish!
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Or maybe he just didn't know.
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Mikumo-kun.
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Where is Yugo-san,
your friend's father, now?
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Did he tell you?
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Kuga's father...
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I was told that he passed away.
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I see...
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If that's the case, there's no need
to send out any more squads.
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There's no reason to fight
with Yugo-san's son.
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We haven't confirmed
if he's really Kuga's son.
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He could be just using Kuga's name.
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We can investigate and
confirm that later.
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Jin and Mikumo-kun,
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You're our go-between.
I'm counting on you.
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Yes sir!
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That's what we plan to do, Shinoda-san.
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Well then, you're dismissed.
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Report back if there's any development.
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Is it going to be okay as it is,
Commander Kido?
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I don't really know about Kuga, but...
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Yes. If Tamakoma Branch joins hands
with the Black Trigger,
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the balance in Border will be...
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I know.
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Whether he's Kuga's son
or not is a separate issue.
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We must seize the Black Trigger.
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If Kuga's father is acquainted with the
higher-ups, Kuga will be fine, right?
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Hmm... I'm not so sure.
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What? But HQ Director Shinoda said...
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Yeah, I know...
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You may have noticed,
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but Border is now largely
split into three factions.
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Factions?
[17:49] ---
Yep.
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Many who hold grudges against Neighbors
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and committed to never forgiving Neighbors
are in Kido-san's party.
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Those who don't hate Neighbors,
but want to fight to protect the city,
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and believes the city's safety is top
priority joined Shinoda-san's party.
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And...
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people like us who believe, "there are
good Neighbors, so let's be friends!"
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are in the Tamakoma Branch.
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So, what Kido-san's party think and
what we think are completely opposite.
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That's why we don't get along so well.
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Jin...?
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I knew he was in on this.
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Those Tamakoma Branch traitors!
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I see.
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Well, Kido-san's party
is the biggest in Border.
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So whenever we did something, they'd let
it go with ease as if they were the kings.
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If Yuma joins us, the balance
of power will be thrown off.
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All that with just Kuga?!
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That's what Black Triggers are.
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Well, Kido-san's party will
want to avoid it at all costs,
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so they'll probably do everything
to steal the Black Trigger from us.
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The question is how to capture it.
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We got to seize it
before Tamakoma does.
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We have to mobilize
all the official agents.
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Um... I'm not sure about that.
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He was strong enough to
defeat the Miwa Squad.
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Even with a large group,
will B-Ranks stand a chance?
[19:27] ---
Well...
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But we've got to do something!
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If we mobilize large groups,
it'll be too obvious.
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I think the risk will be high.
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Then what else can we do?
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Well, if you say it like that...
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Karasawa-kun.
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What's your opinion?
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Managing the squads is not my field, so...
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That's fine. Let me hear it.
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Well...
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Maybe we don't have to do anything now.
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What?
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It'll be fine to let Tamakoma Branch
take care of the Black Trigger for now.
[20:06] ---
It's rather convenient that
we'll be able to locate it.
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I would come up with a deal
with Tamakoma first.
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But if you're aiming to steal it,
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you should just wait now
for better conditions.
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My theory is to avoid fighting when
there's only a slim chance at winning.
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"Wait for better conditions?"
[20:26] ---
How could it get better
when we do nothing?
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I see.
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In a couple of days, our top teams
will come home from their expedition.
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That's good.
[20:46] ---
Let's wait for the teams
and let them join the Miwa Squad.
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The four teams will seize
the Black Trigger together.
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Oh, there they are.
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Osamu and Jin-san.
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Did the higher-ups scold you, Osamu?
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No. Well, yeah, but
punishment is on hold for now.
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Oh that's good. What a relief.
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It's not really a relief.
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There's a chance Border will come
after you for your Trigger.
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What should we do now, Jin-san?
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Well, let's see...
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I thought about it in many ways.
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But in a case like this,
a simple plan is the best.
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A simple...
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Plan?
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Right.
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Yuma, why don't you...
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join Border?
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What?
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Me...?
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After this, we'll explain about Border!
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WORLD TRIGGER Fun Facts
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A-hem!
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Four-Eyes!
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So did you understand that Border
is largely split into three factions?
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Yes.
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Kido-san's party won't forgive Neighbors.
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Shinoda-san's party has no hatred
toward Neighbors,
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but they fight to protect the city and their
principle is prioritizing the city's peace.
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Tamakoma Branch believes
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there are good Neighbors too,
so we should be friends.
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That's correct!
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And, the people around me are
also largely split into three factions.
[22:27] ---
Really?
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People who I think is nice,
but will never get close to me.
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People who have nothing against men,
but not interested in me either.
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And people who are nice to me because
I'm nice to them, but nothing more...
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Um, those are your own words,
so will you stop getting depressed?
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Also that's not three factions,
but just one, isn't it?
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Four-Eyes...
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You don't have to get depressed, either.
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See you!
[22:55] ---
Branch Director Rindo starts
to talk about Yugo Kuga.
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The secret of Black Triggers
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and the reason Yuma came
to Mikado City is finally revealed.
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Next time on WORLD TRIGGER:
Tamakoma Branch
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Trigger on!
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