Canto IX: The Unsevering/Story Episodes/Part II
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9-19: Children
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??? |
That's not it. |
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??? |
That's not how you shorten it! |
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??? |
Nooo... |
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??? |
You're doing it wrong, Mommy! |
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??? |
Just follow after me. |
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??? |
You get it now? Don't forget! |
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??? |
Such a shame. |
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??? |
That a blade tempered to such ruthless sharpness was used... |
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??? |
... to cut away her own mind. |
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Lei Heng |
Your baby's still at that house, ain't that right? |
So the lines I learned to draw were connections, not boundaries.
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Now, I watch from outside the clew the moments that have slipped past you.
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When the End brushes past the Beginning, I will take you in my arms and bear you home.
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DANTE |
<... shū.> |
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DANTE |
<Ryōshū, are you all right?> |
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RYŌSHŪ |
....... |
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RYŌSHŪ |
... Ah. |
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RYŌSHŪ |
Am fine. |
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RYŌSHŪ |
Why did the Nursefathers create things like you? |
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RYŌSHŪ |
The same people who used to complain day and night about what a pain it was to look after me... are keeping underlings now? |
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??? |
"Children." |
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??? |
We are their children. |
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RYŌSHŪ |
... Hah. |
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RYŌSHŪ |
So, what role are you "children" playing? |
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??? |
Yoshihide, the day you return to the House of Spiders... |
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??? |
We, the five children, shall bind together the thread you have slashed to pieces... |
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??? |
... and complete the clew. |
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RYŌSHŪ |
....... |
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??? |
The Nursefathers of the House were beside themselves with concern, Yoshihide. |
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??? |
Were you to return home having forgotten even the time you had spent at their side... |
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??? |
... it would feel as though all the years poured into nurturing and honing you had gone to waste, they said. |
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RYŌSHŪ |
Hah. Didn't know they called their errand boys "children." |
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??? |
What they call us is immaterial to the relationship we share with them. |
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RYŌSHŪ |
No. It's got a different echo. |
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RYŌSHŪ |
The bond between a child and the parent is thicker, firmer. So much so that, even after I have mutilated my own mind with this sword... a thread of something remains still. |
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??? |
Yet my master tells me... |
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??? |
... that she has tended to you enough through all the time that has passed. |
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RYŌSHŪ |
... Tended to me? |
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Dihui Star |
Yoshihide. |
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Dihui Star |
How does it feel to be a living fetter? |
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Yoshihide |
... Fet... ter? |
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Dihui Star |
I am... barred from enjoying the fresh air of the world outside, |
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Dihui Star |
no longer free to travel the mountains and cliffs as my feet would carry me... as the other members of the Pinky are. |
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Dihui Star |
I wish to no avail that I should be allowed to weave the delineations of Wings and Backstreets. |
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Yoshihide |
I don't understand... what you mean. |
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Dihui Star |
You don't? I'm saying I did not endure my grueling life only to be trapped here as your Nursefather. |
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Dihui Star |
Well? What do you make of it, Yoshihide? |
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Yoshihide |
*sniffle* |
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Dihui Star |
Stifle your crying. What makes you think you have the right to shed tears? |
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Dihui Star |
If anyone has a reason to cry, it is me. |
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Dihui Star |
Ever since you were pushed into my care, not a day has passed without me wanting to cry. |
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Yoshihide |
My knees... |
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Yoshihide |
Momm—Mother, I scraped... my knees... |
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Dihui Star |
Keep your bawling out of my sight. |
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Dihui Star |
Snotty, sniveling little brat... Disgusting. You wouldn't have gotten hurt if you weren't such a slow dullard. |
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Dihui Star |
Next time, keep your eyes open and dodge before it hits. |
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Dihui Star |
Maybe... maybe if you had a leg ripped from you... |
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Yoshihide |
....... |
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Dihui Star |
Then you'd also taste a drop of this crippling agony of imprisonment. |
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RYŌSHŪ |
That woman... was the one who hated me the most. |
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RYŌSHŪ |
She blamed me for her fate. |
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??? |
Yet in the end, Yoshihide... It is thanks to her... |
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??? |
That your mastery of the blade has been cultivated to such a degree—enough to parry both this humble blade of mine and that brute's sword. |
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RYŌSHŪ |
...! |
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GREGOR |
Uh, Ryōshū? I know there's some bad blood involved here... but this is our chance. |
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GREGOR |
Let's pull out while they're busy fighting each other. We need to go after the one who swiped the Golden Bough, yeah? |
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YI SANG |
Her whereabouts are unknown. However... this is indeed our chance to hie away from here. |
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RYŌSHŪ |
*sigh* |
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GREGOR |
That technique he used... was that hers? The Pinky Nursefather? |
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RYŌSHŪ |
... Yeah. |
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RYŌSHŪ |
It was one of my gouged-out memories, but clashing blades with him reawakened it. |
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RYŌSHŪ |
The "Nursefathers" wanted me to learn every single one of their techniques. |
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RYŌSHŪ |
That Pinky woman, too... she sure hated me all right, but that didn't stop her from teaching me what she knew. |
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RYŌSHŪ |
... Probably to make me a more prolific, more efficient killer. |
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RYŌSHŪ |
And that's why losing me was such a harrowing failure for them. All the work they poured into me slipped right through their fingers when I left the spiderweb. |
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GREGOR |
Hm... Well, love-hate can play out in all sorts of ways, I guess. |
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YI SANG |
Your memories... did you hew them away yourself? |
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RYŌSHŪ |
Yeah. With my own hands. |
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RYŌSHŪ |
Every time I draw this blade and cut something... |
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RYŌSHŪ |
I'm also slicing away a piece of my mind. |
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RYŌSHŪ |
That's the reason I didn't want to use this blade. |
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RYŌSHŪ |
But had I not done so, they'd have taken her away from me for good. |
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DANTE |
<Your baby...> |
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RYŌSHŪ |
... My blood, my ward... my daughter. |
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DANTE |
<Lei Heng said she's still there... in the House of Spiders.> |
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RYŌSHŪ |
Yeah. In a place I only know. In a safe... that nobody else can find. |
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DANTE |
<What was your daughter to you?> |
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RYŌSHŪ |
... Don't see why I should play coy at this point. |
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RYŌSHŪ |
The one and only... precious thing. |
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RYŌSHŪ |
She's all I have. |
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DANTE |
<... I see. As long as we can stick to this path, we'll all eventually find the things we lost.> |
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RYŌSHŪ |
Right. I know that. |
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DANTE |
<C'mon, let's go after them. With the elevator still busted, they can't have escaped to a different floor just yet.> |
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DANTE |
<The Golden Bough... It's faint, but I can still sense its presence.> |
9-21: New Hires
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GREGOR |
Here's hoping we come across someone else still conscious, like Miss Alyssa… |
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??? |
Oww! Y-you just stepped on my hand, Mister! |
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GREGOR |
Oops, my bad… |
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GREGOR |
… Wait, was that… a survivor speaking just now? |
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YI SANG |
Are you… all right? |
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??? |
I… I'm not. It hurts so much. I've been waiting here so long, but nobody showed up… |
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??? |
I was chatting with this person next to me just to stay conscious… B-but then he suddenly stopped speaking— it's been 10 minutes already. We'd even exchanged names! |
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MEURSAULT |
You must be referring to this man. He's pretending to be dead, but his pulse hasn't stopped. |
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??? |
W— whaaat? |
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??? |
Ah, you got me. |
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??? |
Chitchatting about the food we'll eat once we get out while slowly being crushed by the debris on top of us…. |
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??? |
I mean, you know what happens to characters who say "once we survive this"… |
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??? |
I… I want me some vanilla ice-cream with almond sprinkles once we survive this… And a sandwich too, with lots and lots of cheese! What about you, Ravi? |
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Ravi |
……. |
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GREGOR |
… Need a hand? |
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Ravi |
Yes, please. |
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DANTE |
<… Let's just get them out.> |
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Ravi |
Hn. Just my left leg. I'm good besides that. |
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??? |
Ouchie! I… I think I b-broke my right arm, um, but give it a few days with lots of almond and fish, a-and it should be good as new. |
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Sora |
Oh. Th-thank you for getting us out of there. I'm Sora. |
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Ravi |
We got to live another day thanks to you. You can call me Ravi. |
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Ravi |
By the way… May I ask which department you're from? |
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GREGOR |
Uh… haven't you seen us before? We were here for a check-up last time. |
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Ravi |
Oh. We're new hires. This is our first day of work. |
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GREGOR |
N-new hires…? |
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Ravi |
Yes. There were new job postings for LCE's Enkephalin Refining Department. Today's Day 1 for us new hires. |
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Ravi |
We were on our way to see the researcher who was supposed to handle our onboarding… and then this happened. |
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Sora |
Th-this gear… It's my first time wearing it. The more I look at it, the more it intrigues me. |
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DANTE |
<… How did you get trapped under the debris?> |
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YI SANG |
Pray tell, how did you get trapped under the debris? |
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Sora |
W-well… I was just walking through the corridor and stopped for a bit… |
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Sora |
I… I'm always a total klutz. Once I have s-something on my mind, I can't multitask… at all. |
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YI SANG |
I can relate. Researchers oft sink into the fathoms of their mind when the spark of inspiration strikes. |
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Sora |
I had this idea f-for an E.G.O gear experiment… a-and I couldn't move on without first getting it sorted out in my head. |
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YI SANG |
E.G.O gear, you say… Might you be referring to that shackle around your wrists? |
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Sora |
Th-that's right. It's not the wieldiest… but it's my one and only E.G.O. |
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GREGOR |
……. |
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RYŌSHŪ |
Cut the fluff and get to what happened next. |
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Sora |
S-sorry. It happened… o-out of nowhere… We heard a loud noise coming from the other end of the corridor and people started running… That's when… th-the ceilings collapsed. |
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Sora |
*sigh* I-if only I hadn't zoned out… I wouldn't have gotten caught under the rubble. |
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GREGOR |
… I wouldn't go so far as to call you lucky, but getting trapped under the rubble might've been exactly what saved you from the intruders who are attacking the facility. They've already killed a lot of people. |
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Sora |
What? Wh-while we were trapped…? |
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YI SANG |
… My condolences. I regret I have no further words to give. |
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Ravi |
Were you able to find… any other survivors? |
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YI SANG |
An approximation of 20 remains. As fortune should have it, the team leader and the rest managed to regroup. |
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Ravi |
That's a relief… |
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YI SANG |
And you… Are you certain you are well? It is quite remarkable that a newcomer to a corporation remains so composed in the face of such crises. |
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Ravi |
We get trained for situations like this, so I wasn't entirely unprepared… Just never thought something like this would happen on Day 1… |
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GREGOR |
… Still, that's pretty impressive for a new guy. |
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Ravi |
In any case, where were you headed? |
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GREGOR |
Oh, right. We're looking for the elevator. I think it's somewhere in this direction… but I'm not sure. |
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Sora |
Oh, th-the elevator…! I… I know where it is. Could I come with you? |
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RYŌSHŪ |
… Lead the way. |
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Radio |
*bzzt* … these components… *bzzt*… |
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Sora |
I… I hear voices from the other end of the radio… Is it your team? |
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DANTE |
<The call's breaking up…> |
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GREGOR |
Hmm, it seems we've gone past the transmission radius… I wonder how the others are faring. |
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Sora |
I… I hope I can get an update about my colleagues as well… |
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Ravi |
I'm with you on that… |
9-23: Audience
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GREGOR |
*tzzt*...how... *bzzt* the others... |
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Hohenheim |
... These components should cover what we need for the repair. |
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DON QUIXOTE |
... The transmissions are getting harder to make out... |
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Hohenheim |
Not surprising, considering how far the distance between the teams have grown. |
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DON QUIXOTE |
And the survivors... I see nary a one in this sector, regrettably. |
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Hohenheim |
Again... Hardly a surprise. The state of the bodies is there for all to see. |
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FAUST |
... Faust believes there is no feasible way to aid them under the present conditions. |
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Hohenheim |
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HEATHCLIFF |
Tsk... |
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DON QUIXOTE |
So it... doth appear. Verily, 'tis thee who must be most saddened by this tragedy. I beg thy pardon for raising this matter. |
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SINCLAIR |
...There! N-now we just have to get back to the Facility Management Room. |
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Hohenheim |
Right... It should be right past this corridor. |
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Hohenheim |
Assistant, pacing about distractedly and scratching one's head out of cluelessness are all behaviors prohibited in our Research Facility. |
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Marton |
Oh, also—frowning and cocking your head like that, and blurting a "huh?" at the screen are all likewise forbidden. |
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HEATHCLIFF |
...No, I've got a bad feeling about this. Something's off... |
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HEATHCLIFF |
...! |
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HEATHCLIFF |
Oi, stop! Don't go out yet. |
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HEATHCLIFF |
There's somethin' outside. |
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??? |
Hn~ Hnhnhn~ Hn~ |
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??? |
Or... perhaps I can let the blood vessels relax and expand... Yes, that's much better. |
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SINCLAIR |
Y-you're right... We'd have run straight into him had we left the room. |
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FAUST |
Based on the circumstances we have faced thus far, it's reasonable to conclude that this individual's affiliation lies with the Ring. |
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HEATHCLIFF |
... A "Nursefather." Has to be dead strong like that lass who nicked off with Charon. |
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Hohenheim |
... You people, where's all that confidence you had when you beat the daylights out of me during the Monolith experiments? |
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HEATHCLIFF |
Oi, mind not puttin' it like that? You'll give people the wrong idea... 'Sides, we were beatin' the daylights out of your Distortion. Well, not exactly beating the—Bloody hell, you get what I mean, yeah? |
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FAUST |
The extent of the physical trauma sustained by the corpses on display indicates... that the odds of prevailing in combat against him are minimal. |
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FAUST |
Faust does not advise initiating a battle that cannot be won when we are completely cut off from Dante. |
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FAUST |
As usage of Identities is not among our options, engaging the enemy now will only serve to deplete our numbers... |
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FAUST |
... and with so little information on the enemy, sustaining a lethal injury we have no means to treat will... |
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DON QUIXOTE |
Will maketh the Manager Esquire behold the cold, lifeless form of Young Sinclair upon their return?! |
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SINCLAIR |
And the cold, lifeless form of Don Quixote too..! |
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Marton |
...Boss, if he keeps lingering out in the corridor... |
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Hohenheim |
That's quite a problem. We'll probably run into him on our way to the Facility Management Room... |
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HEATHCLIFF |
... Oi. How long d'you reckon you're gonna take to fix that knackered device or whatever it is? |
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Hohenheim |
Given that the attack resembles a facility sabotage... I'll need to inspect each component separately instead of treating this like a regular malfunction. |
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Hohenheim |
I cannont be sure of anything before I see the extent of the damage... Yet even in the best case scenario, I don't expect the repairs to be done in short order. |
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Hohenheim |
... Dammit, Marton. Didn't I tell you plenty of times that non-standard energy redistributors are a nightmare for maintenance? |
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Marton |
Oh, you're the one who designed this sector of the Research Facility, Boss. |
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Hohenheim |
...That must've been during the week leading up to my report deadline. I'm confident I made the most of the limited time I had back then. |
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SINCLAIR |
Any chance we can buy ourselves a bit of time.. or lure him away? |
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Hohenheim |
I'm considering five or six possible options. Though if I were to recommend one... |
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Hohenheim |
We have her to take off those shoes. |
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DON QUIXOTE |
....... |
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HEATHCLIFF |
Wh-wha?! After all that mess you went through?! |
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Hohenheim |
Without your access to the Identities, the only viable combat option is my E.G.O gear. And its chance of defeating or killing that man—who is most likely a Maestro of the Ring—is hardly promising. |
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DON QUIXOTE |
If need be... I shall step fo—I'll do it. |
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SINCLAIR |
D-Don Quixote...! |
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HEATHCLIFF |
I... I ain't havin' it. |
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HEATHCLIFF |
We've been in worse trouble than this, haven't we? And sure, I've thought about yanking off those stinkin' shoes a fair few times... but we can't do that to her, can we...? |
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DON QUIXOTE |
I have said this time and again—Rocinante's self-cleaning function is always active... But let us put such matters aside. |
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DON QUIXOTE |
I would rather eschew... relying on my Bloodfiend powers, yet we are left with no recourse. |
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DON QUIXOTE |
And I have faith in you. Faith that in my companions shall bring me back again. |
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HEATHCLIFF |
Tch... |
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FAUST |
Faust seconds Heathcliff's opinion. The plan to have Don Quixote remove her shoes is rejected. |
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FAUST |
While there are several reasons to discourge that idea, the chief among them is that... Don Quixote must not dismount from Rocinante. |
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Hohenheim |
Do you believe her unbound power to be insufficient to overcome this obstacle? According to the test results... she demonstrated combat abilities that were— |
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FAUST |
No, having Don Quixote remove her shoes to resolve this predicament is not an unrealistic scenario. However... |
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FAUST |
That flow... would be a choice that distances Dante from their journey to retrieve the Golden Boughs, and even if we are to entertain Hohenheim's suggestion, the removal of Don Quixote's shoes must take place as a result of the manager's decision. |
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SINCLAIR |
H-hold on, please. This is all happening too fast... You've really got to start elaborating on stuff... |
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FAUST |
An illustrative example: in the event Don Quixote fails to control her impulses and proceeds to create Kindreds and Bloodbags with abandon... |
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FAUST |
There is a possibility that she will be unable to return to her current self no matter how many times Dante's clock is rewound. |
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FAUST |
If a Sinner cannot be restored by the manager's power, it is effectively tantamount to failing to retrieve the Golden Boughs in this world. Such an outcome would prove a decisive failure on my part in proving that— |
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Hohenheim |
I understand. Rejected it is. Let us move on to the next agenda. |
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DON QUIXOTE |
... Art thou sure of this? We possess no fitting means to strike that villain down. |
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Hohenheim |
It was simply a proposed Plan A to tackle the situation. Frankly, I wasn't too eager myself to risk gambling on odds in an environment with so many variables beyond our control. |
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HEATHCLIFF |
Whatever plan you've got in mind, do it quick. I don't see that pointy-shoes wanker right now, but... |
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Hohenheim |
... As for Plan B—I buy us some time while you people help Marton with reparing the device. |
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Hohenheim |
If I raise the Attunement level of this Shock Centipede E.G.O gear, I should be able to move for a while even after my heart has ceased to function. |
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Hohenheim |
I'm not exactly in top shape after all these fights... But with luck on our side, I might even be able to knock him unconscious with high enough voltage. |
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HEATHCLIFF |
Hah! Says the bloke who probably hasn't even been in a proper brawl ever... |
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Hohenheim |
You've fought adversaries wearing E.G.O gears before, haven't you? These gears can make up for a lack of combat experience... |
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HEATHCLIFF |
Hah... This ain't an argument. We stall 'im, you work on repairs. |
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HEATHCLIFF |
Even if we pop our clogs... Clockhead'll come back here sooner or later. They can bring us back. |
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SINCLAIR |
Uh... Even if we end up becoming one of those horrific exhibits...Right...? |
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FAUST |
Correct. The degree of pain accompanying that process, however, will far exceed the usual range for both the individual concerned and Dante. It is preferable we avoid such a development. |
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Hohenheim |
Clearly, you are all underestimating the amount of firepower I can unleash were I to be fully equipped— |
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Hohenheim |
Still, perhaps it's for the best that you remain uninformed. |
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HEATHCLIFF |
... You're comin' along too? Not stayin' back to fix that thing? |
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FAUST |
Whoever designed this did a remarkably subpar job. Having a genius like myself repair such a second-rate piece of equipment would be a waste of talent. |
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Hohenheim |
So she says. But to clarify—this isn't "second rate." It was the best design attainable given the time constraints. In other worlds, it was the optimal design we could manage at that moment. |
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Hohenheim |
....... |
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Hohenheim |
I leave this matter to you, then. Let us all meet again in sound form, as we did in our last misadventure. |
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SINCLAIR |
....... |
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DON QUIXOTE |
Young Sinclair, art thou well? |
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HEATHCLIFF |
We'll go hold him off first, so if you need a moment to get your head sorted... |
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SINCLAIR |
... No. |
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SINCLAIR |
I can't just... keep wandering around aimlessly... |
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SINCLAIR |
Wandering...aimlessly— |
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Hohenheim |
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??? |
Ah, of course...! |
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SINCLAIR |
...! |
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HEATHCLIFF |
Bloody hell... |
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??? |
A gallery that has achieved the magna opera of aesthetics need not bother sending out invitations. Visitors will naturally come pouring in on their own. |
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HEATHCLIFF |
... Oi, you reckon... you reckon we came all this way just t'look at this lot of useless rubbish? |
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HEATHCLIFF |
Dunno much 'bout this whole "art" thing... But even I can tell this is the worst bloody exhibition I've ever clapped my eyes on. |
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??? |
In that case, it seems I must play the curator myself for our young and foolish guests. |
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??? |
Just as I taught Yoshihide.. From kitsch to avant-garde, |
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??? |
with each trend of art movement engraved into every chunk of meat. |
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??? |
A gallery tour narrated by a Maestro himself... You ought to feel honored, really. |
9-24: Hide-and-Seek
| Speaker | Dialogue | |
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Kira |
……. |
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Kira |
……. |
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Kira |
Ugh, seriously! Ya really gonna play dirty like this?! |
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Kira |
I was trying to wrap this up so I'd be done right when papa finished his executions! |
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Kira |
And y'know, it was a lot of fun playing hide-and-seek for the first time in ages... but I'm getting bored now. |
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ISHMAEL |
We somehow managed to shake off that "Nursefather" too... |
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ISHMAEL |
But this one chased us here all on her own. |
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ISHMAEL |
... That smoking pipe you mentioned during the briefing... Your E.G.O, right? Is it not ready yet? |
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Moses |
It needs some time. |
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Ezra |
Which is why we gotta buy that time she needs. What'd you think of my Workshop weapon collection earlier? I'll be generous this time and let you put 'em to use, how about that? |
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OUTIS |
You mean that collection of too-tricky-to-be-useful weapons? You've certainly a talent for impracticality. |
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OUTIS |
Perhaps it's an impressive assortment from a collector's point of view... But in terms of efficiency and effectiveness, you'd be better off fighting with bare hands. |
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Ezra |
Tch... Look, I had zero idea things would blow up into this bad of a mess, alright? Just wanted to show off a bit since we were finally meeting the LCA team... That's why I only brought the unique, hard-to-get babies... |
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Aeng-du |
Hmm... |
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Aeng-du |
That one there—what sort of sword is it? |
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Ezra |
Hnnn... Hmm? That? That's a Meztil Workshop broadsword... ever used one before? |
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Aeng-du |
Nay. I was not in a position to obtain and use Workshop-made gears... I am merely asking, for I am in need of aught to replace my broken hwando. |
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Ezra |
Uh... I mean, I don't mind lending you one, but that stuff's not easy to handle. See, compared to Allas Workshop, Meztil is... |
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Aeng-du |
I am aware. Oft did you speak of how their weapons dart around as though they have grown wings, dragging the wielder about. |
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Ezra |
Yeah... |
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Aeng-du |
Worry not—I am quite confident in the art of swiftblade. |
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Aeng-du |
A Salsu must never loosen her grip on the blade, though her very arms be torn away. |
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Ezra |
O-okay, okay, jeez... |
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ISHMAEL |
Reinforcement... might be a bit of an overstatement, at this rate... |
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HONG LU |
Hmm... I know Dante isn't here with us, but how about we step up ourselves? |
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OUTIS |
My physical strength has gradually recovered throughout our journey with the Executive Manager... but my skills and prowess have yet to reach their original potential. |
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Ezra |
By the way, any word from the Golden Bough team yet? |
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OUTIS |
... No response to the transmission, damn it. Even with the Executive Manager leading them, those unreliable troops have finally proved my fears right... |
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Rodion |
Hey, might just be a bad radio signal. Take it easy. |
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Kira |
Ugh~ I'm gettin' sick of playing along with this kiddie nonsense. Dragging me into this hide-and-seek crap... You guys are the real bullies here, you know that? |
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Kira |
*sigh* I'll count to 10 and not a second more. Got it? |
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Kira |
... Eightnineten! Here I go! |
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Rodion |
Wh-what do we do now?! |
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ISHMAEL |
Luring her to another Distortion or Abnormality would be the best bet. It was effective enough to stall the Nursefather, too... |
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| [Purple crackling electricity surrounds an LCA agent.] | ||
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LCA Reconnaissance Team? |
……. |
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Matthias |
Huh. Would you look at that... |
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Kira |
Oh! Papa, Papa! I thought you'd finished 'em all off! Or did you leave these for me? |
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Kira |
Huh... Aren't these the guys you wrecked earlier? Oh! Is this, like, some kinda 11th-hour superpower awakening? I saw this on TV—"Impossible Comeback 3: Epic Return from Death"! |
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Kira |
So what? It'll only take a single blow to... |
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Kira |
Whoa... Eeeep!! |
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Moses |
Neurosis, hysteria. Distorted pain tends to manifest in the form of electricity. |
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Moses |
The Human Thunderbolt. I thought it'd be sufficient to buy us some time... |
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Matthias |
Oh...? These corpses, they're not moving on their own. Yo, Kiddo! You see that? |
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Kira |
Huh? S-see what? I don't see anything! |
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Matthias |
Bwahaha! You don't? You really don't see it? Shucks, Kiddo~ Ya gotta work harder if you wanna be as sharp as Yoshihide! |
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Matthias |
Now open your eyes and take a closer look. See that purple flash? It's that thing there... bouncing around and pouring electric currents into the bodies. |
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Moses |
... His instincts are just as animalistic as his appearance. |
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ISHMAEL |
Moses! We've secured the escape route! |
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Moses |
... Yes, in that case... |
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Ezra |
Whoa...?! Team Leader!! |
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Aeng-du |
Ngh!! |
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Matthias |
Heh. Got good reflexes, for someone who dresses that shabby. She actually blocked that. |
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Aeng-du |
It was wise... of me to take the time to observe his form. That aftershock had quite the force. Lady Team Leader... are you unharmed? |
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Moses |
... Thanks to you, yes. Let me help you walk. Keep the pressure on the wound to staunch the bleeding. |
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Aeng-du |
Mm...! Let us fall back posthaste. |
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Kira |
Hey!! Where d'you think you're going?!!! |
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The Human Thunderbolt |
……. |
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Matthias |
Ugh... clingy bastards... Looks like they'll keep comin' till I kill that sparkly bastard. |
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Matthias |
Tch... Princess! Go on ahead and chase 'em down! |
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Kira |
Rad! For real? Can I really finish them off? |
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Matthias |
You bet! Papa's got some tidying up to do here. |
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Matthias |
Let's see... my little girl's hands are hurt. Rules of the Book... Special Clause on the House of Spiders, Article 1, Paragraph 12 applied in entirety... |
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Matthias |
... Wait a minute... Are these clowns with that jackass who snagged Ricardo's hair coupon? Man, just thinking about my bro running around rockin' some bristly-ass hairstyle cracked my heart in half... |
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Matthias |
Between what they did to my bro Ricardo, and the wound they inflicted upon my daughter's hand... |
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Matthias |
That's complete and total extermination! |
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Moses |
Judging from the ones freed from containment and the traces of escaped entities I saw on my way here... We're in no position to be picky about our options. |
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OUTIS |
What other options do we have? |
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Moses |
……. |
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Moses |
I would much rather have formulated a plan around the Distortions delivered to the LCE with our own hands than use these Abnormalities, but that is not an option for us at this moment. |
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Moses |
With that in mind, we are essentially down to one option: the current plan. |
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Moses |
A hollow beckoning, nostalgia and constriction... and then, absorption. |
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Ezra |
Wait... you don't mean... |
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Moses |
Yes. The Abnormality whose vines never release their hold until its pure-white body of cotton is stained blood-red. |
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Moses |
We'll make them face the Drenched Gossypium. |
9-25: Shock Centipede
Pre-Battle
| Speaker | Dialogue | |
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Sora |
Huh? That’s…! |
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DANTE |
<An Abnormality, “Shock Centipede,” was it?> |
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MEURSAULT |
It is the same entity we repeatedly encountered during our passages through Dungeons and Refraction Railways, Manager. |
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DANTE |
<Which means we already know how to defeat it.> |
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YI SANG |
Though our means of dealing with it may mirror what has come prior, Dante, complacency would ill serve us. |
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YI SANG |
With the current disorder permeating this place, Qliphoth Deterrance may fail to function reliably… |
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GREGOR |
So we gotta stay sharp during the fight… I get it. Sora, Ravi—get behind me, okay? |
9-27: The Contract
| Speaker | Dialogue | |
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DANTE |
<Still no signal?> |
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GREGOR |
... None. We've got no way to tell how everyone else is faring... |
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GREGOR |
Well, I won't assume the worst... No news is good news, right? |
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YI SANG |
Miss Alyssa... weighs on my mind. Would that we could find a solution before that spiral burrows deeper... |
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Sora |
Spiral...? |
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Sora |
Oh, that Workshop-made weapon, right? The one that needs a password to unlock! |
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YI SANG |
Indeed... A troublesome thing. |
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Sora |
Uhm... I... I know the basic principles behind it, but the only person who would know the password is the one who used it to stab the victim in the first place... B-but I'll do my best to look into it! |
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YI SANG |
....... |
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RYŌSHŪ |
....... |
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GREGOR |
Oh, that'd be a big help. So, Sora... you're into Workshop gears, huh? |
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Sora |
Yes! It's been my thing for ages. Probably the only reason I was hired. |
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Ravi |
Hmm...? Then what are you doing in the LCE? Shouldn't you be in L— |
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RYŌSHŪ |
Hey. Rookie. |
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Ravi |
Yes? |
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RYŌSHŪ |
You're blocking my view. Back of the line, scoot. |
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Ravi |
Ah—sorry about that. |
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DANTE |
<...?> |
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GREGOR |
Alright, Sora, why don't you come walk with me and talk shop? We're not nearly as well-versed in Workshop gear as you'd think. |
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Sora |
R-really? Sure, I like talking to people. |
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Ravi |
I do as well... |
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YI SANG |
Ravi, was it? You, too, seem most eager to acquaint yourself with novel technologies, as befits a researcher of scholarly disposition. |
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YI SANG |
You and I, together with Dante, ought to exchange views regarding this. |
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DANTE |
<But why...?> |
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Ravi |
But why...? |
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YI SANG |
Ahh, I am pleased that you share our enthusiasm, Dante! Come—between the three of us, I am quite hopeful that we should be able to engage in an academic discussion of unfathomable depths. |
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Sora |
You're all so kind... Th-thank you for being so nice to me. |
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Sora |
I like n-nice people. My coworkers, aren't like that, s-so I tend to feel left out a lot, I'm p-pretty sure they'll chew me out again for spacing out and falling behind. |
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GREGOR |
C'mon. There's no way they'd treat a surviving researcher that badly after what you went through. It's not like you botched an important mission or anything, right? I'd say you're in the clear. |
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DANTE |
<That's true enough...> |
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Sora |
Ah, th-they must be your leader. |
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RYŌSHŪ |
You're bad at reading people. |
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DANTE |
<...Are you saying I'm not leader material?> |
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RYŌSHŪ |
Heh. I'm just saying you're more than just a "leader". |
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YI SANG |
Mm, I concur. |
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Sora |
I thought so. Th-they really are your leader. |
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Sora |
A-a leader... should be someone you can't quite read, yes... |
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Sora |
It's cooler when a leader's got that m-mysterious aura. |
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DANTE |
<I-is it?> |
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GREGOR |
What are you getting all shy for? |
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Sora |
Th-that's actually why I decided to join up here. I was previously in a F-Fixer Office, but I guess you could say I got scouted. |
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YI SANG |
Scouted? Come to think of it, the 12 of us were also "scouted" by Miss Faust. |
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YI SANG |
Miss Ryōshū, did you also receive... a promise from Miss Faust? |
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RYŌSHŪ |
Yeah. |
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YI SANG |
I am rather ashamed to admit... but I will say it nonetheless, as the scabs of time have grown over it. |
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YI SANG |
I don't think I truly believed what Miss Faust had promised me would come to pass... at least not wholeheartedly. |
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YI SANG |
At the time, I thought it nothing but a far-fetched dream. |
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YI SANG |
Had I possessed a little more conviction... perhaps I would not have spent so long having surrendered myself to the sinking descent. |
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YI SANG |
You, on the other hand... never seemed to doubt Miss Faust's words since the very first moment you boarded the bus. |
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RYŌSHŪ |
... Hmph. |
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GREGOR |
Yeah... Ryōshū came off as the team's loose cannon at first, but turns out she's the one person who really had her act together... |
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RYŌSHŪ |
It's not like I believed it from the start. |
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RYŌSHŪ |
It was simply that I couldn't not believe it. |
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RYŌSHŪ |
White Hair... |
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RYŌSHŪ |
This is how she started off: |
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RYŌSHŪ |
"It's remarkable..." |
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FAUST |
It's remarkable... |
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FAUST |
... that the thread didn't snap. That you're still holding onto that single strand. |
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Yoshihide |
... What did you see that makes you say that? |
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FAUST |
The blood from the wounds you have made, and the wounds that were inflicted upon you... form a clear, crimson line. |
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FAUST |
That place... is a space only you can open. It may stand at the very heart of the spiderweb, but they will have no way to unlock it. |
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FAUST |
Allow me to tell you that you have made the most prudent choice given your circumstances. |
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Yoshihide |
....... |
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Yoshihide |
Who sent you? |
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Yoshihide |
I slashed my way out past the bastards who called themselves "Nursefathers". You think I can't slice off that tongue of yours after all that? |
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FAUST |
I am well aware—you even carved into your own mind to get here. You would not hesitate to kill me were you to decide that I posted even the slightest hindrance to your goal. |
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FAUST |
But now that you've hidden the child in a place no one can open, all that's left for you is to wait for the day you can take her back out. |
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FAUST |
The wait will cover a span of time that isn't too short, nor too long. I imagine you leaned on the safer side when you set the dial—within 5 years. |
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Yoshihide |
....... |
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FAUST |
Come with me, and I will help you obliterate that House... and be reunited with your daughter within 2 years. |
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Yoshihide |
A contract, then? Who do you want me to kill in return. |
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FAUST |
....... |
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FAUST |
Not kill. Save. |
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Yoshihide |
Save. |
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FAUST |
Face the sin... |
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FAUST |
Save the E.G.O. |
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FAUST |
That is the first line you must remember here in Limbus Company. |
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Yoshihide |
...Dizzying. |
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FAUST |
Was that too difficult for you? |
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Yoshihide |
It's just that this is my first cig in a long while. |
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DANTE |
<.......> |
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DANTE |
<Is the place where you hid your daughter... really safe?> |
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RYŌSHŪ |
Yeah. |
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RYŌSHŪ |
That place... is almost completely cut off from the flow of time outside. |
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DANTE |
<Cut off from the flow of time? Is it made from T Corp.'s Singularity?> |
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RYŌSHŪ |
Yeah. I tested it myself many times. |
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RYŌSHŪ |
The countless experiments I've done and the vows I've made should still be up here, somewhere between my shattered memories. |
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RYŌSHŪ |
That's why I was sure that when the time came, either the House of Spiders would follow the thread wrapped sround my body to get to me, or that if follow it back to them. As long as this one strand of memory isn't lost... as long as the contract holds... |
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DANTE |
<Yeah. The contract... will be fulfilled.> |
9-30: Will of the Prescript
Pre-battle
| Speaker | Dialogue | |
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Sora |
Oh! Th-the elevator's just around that corner. |
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DANTE |
<Right, I can feel the Golden Bough's presence getting closer...> |
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DANTE |
<Huh...?> |
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RYŌSHŪ |
....... |
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RYŌSHŪ |
You... |
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Dihui Star |
....... |
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Radio |
*tzzt* Ah—can you hear me? I would rather this not serve as my eleventh monologue broadcast. I've even activated the signal amplifier for this. |
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GREGOR |
... Yeah, we read you. |
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Radio |
... Good. Power will be fully restored on our side soon. |
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Radio |
The Golden Boughs... have you found them? |
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GREGOR |
... Yeah. They're right in front of us. |
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GREGOR |
Problem is, they're not in our hands... We just found the woman who swiped the container, waiting in front of the elevator. |
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Radio |
... I see. |
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Radio |
Can you keep her from taking the elevator? Once the power's back on... she might escape to another floor. |
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YI SANG |
Hohenheim. |
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YI SANG |
Your voice... Are you all right? |
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Radio |
I doubt things are any more pleasant on your side than they are here. |
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GREGOR |
Sure, but still... How's the situation there? |
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Radio |
... Best focus on your own situation than mine. |
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GREGOR |
Right... At least it's just a single enemy here—we'll manage. |
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RYŌSHŪ |
Don't drop your guard. She's a Nursefather... |
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RYŌSHŪ |
Which means she's on a whole different level from her lackey. |
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DANTE |
<.......> |
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DANTE |
<Be ready... to die more than a few times.> |
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Ravi |
This... doesn't look good. Are you going to fight her? |
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YI SANG |
... It seems unavoidable. |
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Ravi |
I could've assisted you had I been supplied with a suitable E.G.O gear... |
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Ravi |
... but it doesn't look like there's anything I can do here. I'm sorry. |
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GREGOR |
Right. Smart call. |
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Ravi |
Sora...? You have that shackle-shaped E.G.O. You'll be helping them, I assume? |
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Sora |
H-huh...? I... I thought we were all going to take the elevator and escape together... |
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GREGOR |
Well, as you can see, one of the assailants got the Golden Boughs. |
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Sora |
B-but she's got to be really, really strong... A-all my colleagues together wouldn't stand a chance against her. She'd snuff us out like candles in the wind. |
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Ravi |
How do you know that...? |
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GREGOR |
We get it. You and Ravi just stay as far back as you can. You'll want to stay behind cover unless you wanna get caught in the middle of it. |
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Sora |
N-no, I'll probably get scolded if I did that... |
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Sora |
I don't want that. I've been doing a g-good job so far... I just want to be told I did okay... |
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Ravi |
Sora...? |
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Ravi |
Kergh... |
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Sora |
I'm-I'm so sorry. Mister Rien said... if I ever met the f-family... I should help them. |
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GREGOR |
Yeah, figured that's how this'd go down. |
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YI SANG |
Dante! |
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DANTE |
<...!> |
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DANTE |
<Gah...!> |
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RYŌSHŪ |
That movement... You must be the Index Nursefather's N.C.[1] |
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Sora |
I-I didn't want to hurt any of you, really. I just wanted to take the elevator and leave with all of you... |
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Sora |
B-but the Prescript told me otherwise. B-besides, I do prefer to d-do what Mister Rien wants... |
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YI SANG |
... As expected. You are of the House of Spiders. |
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Sora |
I-I wish Ravi and I could've had that vanilla ice cream together... |
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Sora |
Th-the other children... they were never that nice to me. |
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GREGOR |
... Ravi was nice to you because he believed you were a colleague. |
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Sora |
Oh, r-right. That gear I had on, I'd borrowed it from a corpse... Then I guess Ravi... wouldn't have wanted to share vanilla ice cream with me after all... |
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YI SANG |
And Ravi... |
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RYŌSHŪ |
O.O.F. He's gone. |
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MEURSAULT |
Our mutual, tacit recognition of the threat allowed us to quickly distance the manager and the new hire away from the assailant. However, the circumstances of the attack forced us to choose one over the other. |
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RYŌSHŪ |
Clock. Can you stand? |
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DANTE |
<Hrrk... Don't think so.> |
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Sora |
Y-you're the leader, so I thought I should take you out first... S-sorry. |
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Sora |
I-I really liked listening... to the tick-tock. What a shame... It sounded a bit like Mister Rien's p-pager. |
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Sora |
T-too bad, no one here can fix your wounds... |
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RYŌSHŪ |
You can still keep ticking, can't you? |
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DANTE |
<... Yeah.> |
Mid-battle 1
Played when Sora enters Effloresced E.G.O::Procuration state.
| Speaker | Dialogue | |
|---|---|---|
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DANTE |
<That's... E.G.O!> |
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YI SANG |
Are you certain? |
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DANTE |
<Yeah... I can feel it.> |
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YI SANG |
She has Effloresced an E.G.O of her own afore our paths crossed... |
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Sora |
M-Mister Rien said manifesting E.G.O isn't something just anyone can do. |
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Sora |
He said h-he's jealous of me. H-having such an unshakable conviction about what's good and evil is nothing short of amazing, he said... |
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Sora |
H-hearing that, I couldn't help thinking—e-even if the day the whole family's been waiting for comes, even when my big sis Y-Yoshihide finally comes home... |
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Sora |
M-maybe, just maybe... they'll make an exception and let me stay. |
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Sora |
So p-put in a good word for me with Mister Rien, please? T-tell him I've always done my best. |
Mid-battle 2
Played when reaching Turn 8 or when Sora reaches 60% (900) HP.
| Speaker | Dialogue | |
|---|---|---|
 |
??? |
I'd hoped to offer you a more proper greeting, should we ever meet. |
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??? |
First impressions matter a great deal, after all. |
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Sora |
Nngh...! Aah... |
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??? |
The situation, however, doesn't seem inclined to give me any room for proper courtesy. Allow me to keep this brief. |
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Vespa |
Vespa Crabro. LCD. |
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DANTE |
<Ah, this is the guy Ezra mentioned...> |
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Vespa |
I was originally headed for the Team Leader's location... |
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Vespa |
But things looked bad enough here that I judged it best to provide a little backup. |
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GREGOR |
The comms are down... The LCD probably isn't in a good spot either. You sure you're fine staying here? |
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Vespa |
The Team Leader always tells me it's high time I started thinking and deciding for myself. |
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Vespa |
It'll be fine. She's not the sort to go down easily against someone on the level of an officer of the Fingers. |
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Vespa |
There are two of them... Which one should I take on? |
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RYŌSHŪ |
Go for Glasses. Her E.G.O's a nuisance. |
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Sora |
Uh... C-could you please call me by my name, not "Glasses?" |
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Vespa |
... Are most of the assailants at about their level? |
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RYŌSHŪ |
Yeah. That, or stronger. |
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Vespa |
In that case, I must regrettably go back on what I said earlier. I'm starting to suspect our Team Leader might not be able to last as long as I thought. |
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Vespa |
This is clearly an extraordinary circumstance, though that isn't anything new. I will wrap things up here ASAP... and return to the LCD team. |
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GREGOR |
Heh. We'll owe you big time if you can do that. |
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Dihui Star |
……. |
Post-battle
| Speaker | Dialogue | |
|---|---|---|
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Rien |
Darling. |
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Rien |
You just put them together. Like this... |
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Yoshihide |
Fpoon? How many times are you gonna use that lame simile? |
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Rien |
Spork. Just like spork. |
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Yoshihide |
Fpoon. |
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Rien |
Correct. Spork. The world isn't just divided into forks and spoons... |
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Rien |
Putting the two together can be an answer, too. |
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Rien |
Remember that whatever situation you're in. Even two techniques that look like total opposites... |
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Rien |
... can coexist just fine. |
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RYŌSHŪ |
....... |
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RYŌSHŪ |
The quickest, deadliest form of attack may come in the form of a straight line... |
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RYŌSHŪ |
But it can be redirected by a curve. |
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Sora |
Whoa... Did Mister Rien... tell you that...? |
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Sora |
That's so cool... |
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Sora |
Um... C-could you... tell me some more? Anything that he used... to say... |
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RYŌSHŪ |
....... |
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RYŌSHŪ |
You'd rather waste the last moments of your life... on his ramblings? |
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GREGOR |
Hey, the fight's not over yet. We can't waste time chatting with an enemy we already put down. |
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GREGOR |
Just look at the other one... she seems way stronger. |
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DANTE |
<Meursault, tell Vespa...> |
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DANTE |
<We'll be handling things from here on out.> |
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MEURSAULT |
Understood, Manager. |
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MEURSAULT |
Your colleagues are located to the southeast of this corridor. |
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MEURSAULT |
Considering the time of their departure, they should be approximately 2 kilometers away. |
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Vespa |
... You. Have we met somewhere before? |
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MEURSAULT |
We have. |
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Vespa |
... I see. |
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Vespa |
Thank you for letting me know. I will take my leave. |
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Vespa |
I hope we'll meet again soon for proper introductions. |
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DANTE |
<... Well, there he goes.> |
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DANTE |
<In hindsight, maybe letting Vespa go was a bad idea considering what we're up against...> |
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MEURSAULT |
He would not have cooperated further, Manager. |
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MEURSAULT |
That man has an uncompromising sense of punctuality. |
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DANTE |
<Eh? You know that guy, Meursault?> |
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MEURSAULT |
It is true that I am acquainted with him, but not in the scope of familiarity that society typically attributes to the word. |
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DANTE |
<Where'd you even meet someone that strong... w-wait, you weren't enemies, were you?> |
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MEURSAULT |
No. He used to be a Taboo Hunter at N Corp. |
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YI SANG |
N Corp.... Indeed, you once mentioned being an employee there. |
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MEURSAULT |
I did. |
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GREGOR |
So... were you a Taboo Hunter too? |
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MEURSAULT |
I was not. |
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MEURSAULT |
I had merely come upon an opportunity to examine his file, |
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MEURSAULT |
and frequented the places the examination suggested a high chance of encountering him until our paths crossed. |
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DANTE |
<So you ran into him on purpose? Why?> |
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MEURSAULT |
... Mm. There was no reason not to, Manager. |
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GREGOR |
What does that even... |
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RYŌSHŪ |
....... |
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Dihui Star |
....... |
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RYŌSHŪ |
... How nauseatingly self-assured. |
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DANTE |
<Here with me, huh...> |
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DANTE |
<Return to me, stand with me here...> |
| [The screen glitches and shakes. When Dante looks at the Sinners again, the scene is blurry.] | ||
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DANTE |
<Agh?!> |
 | ||
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GREGOR |
... Manager Bud? |
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DANTE |
<Earth be my head, the sky be at my feet.> |
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DANTE |
<The ladder is laid skyward, and the final Kingdom's heart lies penetrated.> |
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RYŌSHŪ |
C.H. is on fire again. |
|
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YI SANG |
This is much akin to the incident at the Yong-jin building...! The flame atop their head burns hot like true fire, as though a detonation is nigh! |
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DANTE |
<32 paths are revealed. The rises and falls of breaths are exiled and returned at the hour of inequivalence.> |
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GREGOR |
They did eventually snap out of it last time... |
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DANTE |
<I am the key and the lock of the steadfast gate. The bell that once rang at the end rings the beginning.> |
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DANTE |
<In the new Millennial Kingdom shall the thirteen stand by my side.> |
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RYŌSHŪ |
... Oho. |
|
|
RYŌSHŪ |
Not 12? |
 | ||
| [Golden Bough Resonance - M@!L%#TH.] | ||
|
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YI SANG |
Miss Rodya? Sinclair...? |
|
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GREGOR |
... Huh? W-what the heck? When'd you fellas get here? What happened to the LCE and the LCD? |
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MEURSAULT |
No response. This is... |
9-31: Drenched Gossypium
| Speaker | Dialogue | |
|---|---|---|
 | ||
|
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Kira |
Uh, hi, my playmates! Looks like I'm one room away from finding you guys! |
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Kira |
Kinda like that hide-and-seek song papa used to sing me when we'd play! |
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Rodion |
... Okay! Donezo. She should be coming into this containment unit any minute. |
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Ezra |
*huff* *huff* Detective! We drew the escaped Peccatula this way! Apparently they've got Stage 3 Peccas, too! |
|
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OUTIS |
Do we have everything we need for our stratagem? |
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Rodion |
Sooo~ Are ya sure about this? I mean, we did explain everything we know to you, but... the whole plan came from your head. |
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Moses |
If you're talking about cross-validation, you'll be pleased to hear that our review of the Observation Logs has already verified the efficacy of this plan. I see no reason to make any last-minute changes. |
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Rodion |
Okay, but what if it doesn't go according to plan? What if something goes wrong, or... Y'know, didya prepare a Plan B in case that happens? |
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Moses |
I did not. |
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Rodion |
... Eh? |
|
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OUTIS |
That's some impressive confidence. Don't most people prepare a Plan B when they have even the slightest misgivings about their Plan A? |
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Moses |
Why would there be a Plan B when this isn't even my Plan A? There is no Plan B. |
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|
Moses |
We are outnumbered and outgunned; this just happened to be the only way we could buy time. |
|
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Moses |
Was the War any different? You should know perfect planning seldom leads to perfect execution. |
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OUTIS |
... Hm. |
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Rodion |
Well~ I guess Moses doesn't have lives to burn through like we do. She wouldn't dare wing it in this life-and-death situation. |
|
|
Moses |
... Voila. |
|
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Kira |
What's this thing supposed to be? Ooh, it looks super weird... |
|
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Kira |
Is this a flower...? I don't remember chopping up anything that looked like this earlier... |
|
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Kira |
Doesn't look like it can talk either, so... Oh, are ya like, waving at me to come over? |
|
|
Kira |
Ooh~ I know what's going on here! You're trying to buy time— |
|
|
Kira |
Huh? |
|
|
Drenched Gossypium |
…! |
|
|
Kira |
Nngh... What the hell are you doing? Tryna jab me and suck my blood dry, huh?! |
|
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Kira |
In your dreams, dumbass! Hah, piece of cake! |
|
|
ISHMAEL |
She just... cut it off? |
|
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Rodion |
Wait, you can just cut it off? |
|
|
OUTIS |
We must quickly make adjustments to this plan to— |
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Moses |
No, that development is a part of the plan. |
|
|
Moses |
Every time the crushing loneliness set in, she must've endured it by burying herself in comic books and videogames. |
|
|
Moses |
And that is her only connection to her so-called "father"... She obsessed over games not as mere "entertainment"—for her, it was survival, it was what kept her going. Then... |
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|
ISHMAEL |
Hmm... if that's true, then she'll fight the Abnormality like she's playing a videogame. |
|
|
ISHMAEL |
As a rule of thumb, when running blind into a "boss fight," the go-to strat is usually... |
|
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Moses |
... Dealing with the mooks that get in the way. |
|
|
Moses |
But that rule doesn't apply to this "boss." She can cut down the mooks all she wants, but that'll only get her covered in more gossypium. |
|
|
Moses |
You've fought it before, haven't you? Once you're covered in its gossypium... |
|
|
ISHMAEL |
... It becomes nearly impossible even to parry the Drenched Gossypium's attacks. |
|
|
ISHMAEL |
It'll have built up too much power. |
|
|
Drenched Gossypium |
…! |
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Kira |
Is this like an invincibility phase? You're jabbing stalks into the adds to give yourself some kinda HoT buff, aren'tcha? |
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|
Kira |
Then I gotta take out the adds first—! |
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|
Kira |
Agh, dangit...! |
|
|
Drenched Gossypium |
…! |
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|
Kira |
W-what's going on?! My sword's not— When'd that monster turn red...!? |
|
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Moses |
This plan would not have worked had her Nursefather joined her earlier than expected. We got lucky. |
|
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OUTIS |
... This Abnormality presents the kind of challenge that is difficult to overcome alone. We could deploy the same strategy against the Middle Nursefather later. |
|
|
OUTIS |
We're not out of the woods yet, but this was quite the clever— |
|
|
Matthias |
There you are! Been cooped up in here all along like a bunch of scared chickens, eh? |
|
|
OUTIS |
…? |
|
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Matthias |
Aw, didn't ya watch papa put together his plamo kits? When the model kit's got way too many pointy sprues like these... |
|
|
ISHMAEL |
... Get down! |
|
|
Matthias |
……. |
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Matthias |
... you gotta chop 'em off before you get building. |
|
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OUTIS |
... He destroyed every Peccatulum and vine in the vicinity with a single swing...! |
|
|
Rodion |
And totally wrecked the ceiling, too... |
|
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Matthias |
Yo~! Papa's back~ |
|
|
Matthias |
Gonna sit on your butt all day, princess? |
|
|
Aeng-du |
... To cleave through the Gossypium before any of its blossoms could even land... |
|
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Matthias |
Why work with your brains when you've got the brawn? |
|
|
Matthias |
Thanks for letting my kid play with you folks. It's hide-'n-seek, right? Mind if I take over for her for a sec? |
|
|
Moses |
*exhale* |
|
|
Moses |
Looks like... we've managed to buy ourselves some time. |
|
|
Ezra |
Nngh... This is it! We're gonna have to fight this guy! |
|
|
Ezra |
Bus team, you guys ready? |
|
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ISHMAEL |
Of c— |
|
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Rodion |
Huh...? Ishy— |
|
|
OUTIS |
They both fell unconscious. What— |
|
|
OUTIS |
……. |
|
|
Ezra |
Huh...? |
|
|
Ezra |
Huuuuh? |
|
|
Ezra |
Hey... hey! What's wrong? Guys? |
|
|
Moses |
……. |
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|
Ezra |
You asshole, what the hell did you do to them? Why'd they all suddenly— |
|
|
Matthias |
What? I didn't even lift a finger. Alright, you're getting written up in the book for trying to frame me for this. |
|
|
Aeng-du |
... This has naught to do with that man, nor with the Distortion... |
|
|
Ezra |
Well, what else can we— What— I'm frickin' losing my mind here, guys! Get up! C'mon! |
|
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Moses |
Ezra, shaking them hardly seems to be the solution to bring them back to consciousness. |
|
|
Ezra |
... Got it. Then I'll try to draw that bastard's attention, while— |
|
|
Moses |
Calm down. I think we can... I think we can all survive this. |
|
|
Moses |
*exhale* |
|
|
Moses |
The standard method of defeating this Abnormality... is to chip away at the pearl gradually. But if one destroys the "pearl," and only the pearl, in a single strike... |
|
|
Moses |
Aeng-du. How are your arms? |
|
|
Aeng-du |
I shan't rest until they are physically torn from my body. |
|
|
Moses |
Ezra. Remember that room packed full of Peccatula? |
|
|
Ezra |
Yep! |
|
|
Moses |
Very well. Then... |
|
|
Matthias |
Phew! Wasn't that fun? Looks like my little girl's learned a lot, too. |
|
|
Matthias |
Glad to see you nerds are not all talk. That first stunt you pulled on me sure had some bite—those galvanized corpses were, well... electrifying. |
|
|
Matthias |
Got any more toys to throw at me, or are ya all outta stock? |
|
|
Moses |
Gonna have to close up shop soon, but... let me get you an extra something on the house. |
|
|
Matthias |
Oh? |
|
|
Moses |
We'll be back with the stock, so... enjoy this in the meantime. |
|
|
Moses |
Ezra, open it! |
|
|
Ezra |
Got it...! |
| [Ambling Pearl splits out its slime at Matthias. Before it can drench him, he leaps into the air, landing a heavy dropkick on the Abnormality.] [Once it reveals its pearl, he strikes it with his sword, turning it back into the form of an egg.] | ||
|
|
Ezra |
What an absolute monster... Just how many augmentations has he gotten? This is overkill, especially for the Middle... |
|
|
Moses |
The Abnormality covered him in paralytic, corrosive venom... and dumped a bucketful of crawling larvae to eat into his skin... |
|
|
Moses |
... and yet, none of them managed to hurt him. |
|
|
Matthias |
Venom? Was that really supposed to be your cherry on top? You're terrible at choosing toys. |
|
|
Moses |
*sigh* |
|
|
Moses |
What a troublesome brat you are. Were you this much of a menace with your toys as a kid, too? |
|
|
Matthias |
Sorry, I get tired of things rather easily. |
|
|
Matthias |
And when I get tired of something, I smash it. And now that I'm tired of everything... I've no reason to hesitate. |
|
|
Moses |
……. |
|
|
Moses |
What about... Model Kit Iron Host Mk4? |
|
|
Aeng-du |
... Lady Team Leader? This is hardly the time to be going off on a tangent... |
|
|
Ezra |
Shh, just let the magic happen...! |
|
|
Matthias |
... How do you know that legendary series? |
|
|
Moses |
The Mk4 series was the last product ever released before that toy factory closed shop. Naturally, its stock was extremely limited. |
|
|
Moses |
And the only person who understood the true significance of that was... tragically, none other than a certain little boy. |
|
|
Matthias |
……. |
|
|
Moses |
No one, no one cared how much this mattered to you, did they? The world would never see such a toy again—it was a singular release, leagues apart from what you already had at home, and yet... |
|
|
Aeng-du |
... He has assumed an odd expression. Perhaps a certain recollection consumes him. |
|
|
Ezra |
The Detective saw right through him... and found the Distortion lurking in his heart. |
|
|
Moses |
... Ezra, now! |
|
|
Ezra |
Gotcha! Another round with the powered gauntlets, right? |
|
|
Moses |
Charge at him, frontal assault! I'll chain him up with my pipe! |
|
|
Moses |
*exhale* |
|
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Matthias |
What in the... What's this purple thing? |
|
|
Matthias |
You did all that brain screw just to put me in these... toy cuffs? |
|
|
Moses |
Nothing so fancy—I simply verbalized what I saw within you... in a convincing manner. |
|
|
Matthias |
Hah! |
|
|
Matthias |
Tsk... trying to break free only tightens it, eh? |
|
|
Ezra |
We gotta capitalize on this chance as much as we can... Aeng-du! |
|
|
Aeng-du |
Sword of the Homeland... Valorbound Acupunture Dive (勇躍一刺). |
|
|
Aeng-du |
If this blade be so swift that it overwhelms any effort to steer its path... |
|
|
Aeng-du |
... then an unbending trajectory like that of a loosened arrow shall strike true—! |
|
|
Matthias |
……. |
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Ezra |
Graah...! |
|
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Aeng-du |
Miss Ezra! |
|
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Matthias |
The gauntlet distracts... while the swift sword goes for my head. That your game? |
|
|
Aeng-du |
... How... did he unbind himself...? |
|
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Moses |
Ngh... That leg of his... |
|
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Matthias |
Weren't expecting to see Moonlight Stones, were ya? |
|
|
Matthias |
I just needed to free this one leg. It's too bad my hand isn't free to open the book, though... |
|
|
Moses |
Agh... dammit... |
|
|
Matthias |
But forcing me to live through that day again is a crime that... doesn't even need to be written down in the book. |
|
|
Matthias |
Your death ain't gonna be pretty, lady! |
|
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Moses |
Even deep purple didn't work... Dammit, that Moonlight...! |
|
|
Matthias |
Was that trick... supposed to mess with my head, too? |
|
|
Matthias |
Impressive, really. You turned one of the finest Moonlight Stones M Corp. had to offer... totally opaque. |
|
|
Aeng-du |
Agh... *cough* |
|
|
Aeng-du |
... The blade snapped... I failed to even make a scratch. |
|
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Matthias |
As for you... You lunged at me knowing that both of your arms would be ripped off at that speed? |
|
|
Aeng-du |
As that is... how a Salsu must carry herself... |
|
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Matthias |
... Y'see, while I'm easily distracted, I often find myself earnestly captivated by shiny new releases. |
|
|
Matthias |
So, I think some commendations are due. |
|
|
Matthias |
You are, truly... the image of valor. Look at how your torn arms are still clutching the hilt of that sword! |
|
|
Matthias |
Man, you guys actually got me kinda winded... I'm a big fan of these gimmicky fights. |
|
|
Moses |
And thanks to that, we managed to buy ourselves enough time... |
|
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Matthias |
Hah, that so? I can hear something coming this way. Got me some more monsters, eh...? |
|
|
Aeng-du |
Were... were there more... Abnormalities or Distortions... *cough* remaining? |
|
|
Ezra |
... Heh. We've got something even worse. |
|
|
Matthias |
…! |
| [Just as Matthias moves to strike Moses, Vespa blasts in, parrying his attack. The two back up from another and wield their weapons.] | ||
|
|
Vespa |
Apologies for the delay, Team Leader. |
|
|
Vespa |
They took their sweet time with the paperwork. |
|
|
Moses |
……. |
|
|
Moses |
Of course they did. Business as usual for the Hana Association, especially for something like this. |
|
|
Moses |
I assume you passed the evaluation? |
|
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Vespa |
I have. And was designated a Color. |
|
|
Ezra |
Baby bee! ... Don't—*cough*—tell me.... You weren't stalling behind that wall for a dramatic entrance, were ya? |
|
|
Vespa |
*sigh* Why would I do that? I beelined here as fast as I could, cutting through every wall between me and your position. |
|
|
Matthias |
... No one's ever bested my strength, even when I was active in the biz. |
|
|
Matthias |
This is fun. What's your name, my man? I don't think I've heard of anyone like you in my prime. |
|
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Vespa |
Aren't you a talkative piece of Finger trash? A rancid one, at that... |
|
|
Matthias |
Hngh...! |
|
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Vespa |
I won't give you the honor of learning my name, Middle scum. |
|
|
Ezra |
Hey, Junior~ *cough* Didya... did my uber-recommended name get pushed through...? |
|
|
Vespa |
... It did. There were... other options, but... *sigh* Yes, that's the name. |
|
|
Ezra |
Heh heh... That's rad~ Then—*cough*—monster dude, prepare to go on the record as the Yellow Harpoon's first kill! |
|
|
Ezra |
I'm sure you can tell from the way it sounds, but I'm the one who came up with that name! |
9-32: A Beautiful Hue of Teal
| Speaker | Dialogue | |
|---|---|---|
| ||
|
|
??? |
Oh, please don't use your right arm to parry my strikes. It hurts me to see a good ingredient marred. |
|
|
Don Quixote |
Nngh... Silence! |
|
|
Don Quixote |
I would much rather remove my own arm than have it be a part of thine iniquitous art. |
|
|
??? |
In the absence of aesthetics, self-harm for the sole purpose of survival is a rather hideous thing, but... |
|
|
??? |
... perhaps your arm, removed in a moment of great passion... has the potential to be a decent piece of art. |
|
|
Heathcliff |
Oi... don't you bother answerin' his drivel, lass. Let 'im tire himself out talking. |
|
|
Sinclair |
... We're gonna have to attack him all at once. All four of us. |
|
|
Heathcliff |
You're gettin' it, lad! You're a right proper brawler now! |
|
|
Faust |
...! |
|
|
Faust |
No, you must wait. This is— |
|
|
Heathcliff |
Whassit? If we don't deal with that git right this instant, he'll— |
|
|
Radio |
Assistant...? |
|
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Faust |
This is... |
|
|
Faust |
Hohenheim...! |
 | ||
|
|
Marton |
W-what is going on?! |
|
|
Hohenheim |
... I think she was about to ask for forgiveness. |
|
|
Hohenheim |
This situation is certainly... an outlier, isn't it? |
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??? |
Could the threads have unraveled...? Oh, or perhaps they have been dragged away by their threads. |
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??? |
The City boasts many a work of art, yet Yoshihide found the marionette dolls particularly distasteful. |
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??? |
That child believed those puppets to be... how should I put this? Mere simulacra. Simulacra may be infinitely similar to what is "real," but to her, no matter how meticulously their details were recreated... they were worthless next to the living, breathing "reality." |
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??? |
But please, one should not be in such haste to dismiss their qualities as mere simulacra. Do try to assume a flexible perspective; from a certain point of view, they may be what constitute a utopia. |
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??? |
Perhaps, despite our disparities... if we were to together ascend the strings that bind us, inch by inch... |
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??? |
... we may find, at their end, a single hand that puppeteers us all. |
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Hohenheim |
It is indeed fascinating that a card-carrying member of the Ring would spout a baseless Backstreets rumor that the Five Fingers are, in truth, one hand. However, such unverified conspiracy theories are useless to researchers like ourselves. |
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Hohenheim |
Regardless, it seems that the assistant's bold plan has fallen through already. |
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Marton |
....... |
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Hohenheim |
This is yet another demonstration of why we can never have too many backup plans. Hm. When was our last battle test? 3 days ago? |
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Marton |
... 4 days ago. |
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Marton |
You grumbled about how disappointing the results were, given the budget that went into the project... and bought us coffee. From a vending machine. |
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Hohenheim |
You've got... quite a sharp memory, too. But going by the exact number of hours that have passed since then, it is closer to 3 days. |
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Hohenheim |
Anyway, you have nothing to worry about. While I cannot deny that I still have some misgivings about your expertise in electrical engineering, I am not exactly at liberty to choose. Let us elect Plan B as our— |
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Marton |
Boss. |
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Hohenheim |
....... |
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Marton |
I've just come up with a more surefire plan. |
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Marton |
Your Plan B's full of holes, and I don't like its odds. I know you agree. |
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Hohenheim |
... Do not entertain that foolish thought. |
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Hohenheim |
I know what you're thinking. I suppose... that could be the most one can expect from an ordinary mind such as yours. But— |
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Marton |
Hohenheim. Boss. |
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Hohenheim |
Stop—not another word. You... you have to give me some time to think of another plan. |
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Marton |
Remember our last test with my Lantern E.G.O Gear? It had a pretty respectable energy output at 70% Attunement. Not to mention how it activates its "charm" effect at that rate. |
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Marton |
If I were to raise that output to 120%... I should be able to draw his attention for a maximum of 5 minutes. For you, Boss, that's more than enough time to conduct the remaining repairs. |
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Hohenheim |
The E.G.O gear cannot handle the energy output at 120% Attunement. It will explode, and you will end up taking the full brunt of— |
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Hohenheim |
... Will my words... my objection... do anything to change your mind? |
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Marton |
... No, it won't. I'm sorry. |
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Hohenheim |
....... |
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Marton |
As for Alyssa... Well, I'm sure they'll keep their word, no matter what. If they manage to rescue her, then... please look after her, okay? |
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Hohenheim |
Marton... |
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??? |
Such composure. You don't seem to care much that your pupil has abandoned you. |
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Hohenheim |
If only that were true. |
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Hohenheim |
... If only that were true... I wouldn't be in this pit of devastation. |
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??? |
Have you any last words to impart to the world? Most ingredients I use for my work like to let out a dying cry as though its volume is the determinant of life and death... Usually, around this point in my creative process. |
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Hohenheim |
... No, I do not. |
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Hohenheim |
The accomplishments I have achieved in this life are far too extensive and significant to be condensed into a mere few words. |
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??? |
... A rather grandiose statement to be carved into such a frail, unremarkable body. |
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??? |
But I like it. Rest assured, I will carve them with utmost care. |
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Hohenheim |
....... |
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??? |
This may not be the end you had in mind, but please don't let yourself be so crestfallen. |
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??? |
You... and your fleeing friend... were no more than spalls to be chipped away to sculpt the core into a most beauteous form. |
| [Something teal glows at the edge of the screen.] | ||
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Hohenheim |
Every being exists in mutual similitude, yet each of them leads a life of their own. |
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??? |
... What is that light? |
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Hohenheim |
"Spalls to be chipped away"... I might be compelled to agree, had you referred to only me. But your assessment failed when you thought of me as highly as you did him. |
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Hohenheim |
For who in the world would be so blind as to see such brilliance as a mere spall? |
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??? |
Ohh... |
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??? |
Indeed... what a beautiful, incandescent hue of teal... |
9-33: That Single Thread
Pre-battle
| Speaker | Dialogue | |
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DANTE |
<Faust... Know anything about what just happened...?> |
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FAUST |
....... |
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DANTE |
<Faust?> |
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DANTE |
<Uh... did you guys finish restoring the facility...? Why's... Why's everyone here?> |
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MEURSAULT |
I will explain the sequence of events, as it is clear that the manager once again remembers none of it. |
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MEURSAULT |
Approximately 7 minutes prior, the flame on your head began to conflagrate as it did in the previously observed instance, before the absent Sinners were, for lack of a better descriptor, "summoned" or "materialized" here. |
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DANTE |
<I... did that?> |
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DANTE |
<But this feels... different. Maybe it's a power to summon the Sinners to me when things get dicey?> |
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YI SANG |
... Nay, that does not seem to be the case, Dante. |
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YI SANG |
What you have summoned are not the Sinners... |
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YI SANG |
... but Identities, their forms mirror-reflected and opaquely shaped, yet inarguably overwritten. |
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DANTE |
<Their Identities... Then what about the actual Sinners who are still separated from us?> |
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GREGOR |
No way for us to know at this point. |
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GREGOR |
... Let's just appreciate this opportunity while we have it. What matters is that we do not lose the Golden Boughs, right? |
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DANTE |
<I don't like this, but... we're not exactly in a position to pick and choose.> |
Post-battle
Played when Shiomi Yoru has no remaining shield.
| Speaker | Dialogue | |
|---|---|---|
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DANTE |
<... Am I not even a threat to her?> |
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RYŌSHŪ |
*sigh* Let's go again, C.H.... |
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Dihui Star |
... |
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Announcer |
Facility power restoration complete. |
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Dihui Star |
....... |
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RYŌSHŪ |
... Crawling back to the House of Spiders... with that, huh? |
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Dihui Star |
....... |
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RYŌSHŪ |
*sigh*... You're much more tolerable mute. Glad I S.Y.T.C.[2] |
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Dihui Star |
... What an unbearable sight it is... |
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Dihui Star |
... to see you still holding on... |
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Dihui Star |
Holding onto that single, frayed thread of memory. |
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RYŌSHŪ |
...! |
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RYŌSHŪ |
... How... how are you speaking...? |
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RYŌSHŪ |
I remember chopping off your foul tongue... with this sword. |
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Dihui Star |
There should be nothing left of your mind but shattered bits of memory... |
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Dihui Star |
Why even go through all this trouble to save that thing? |
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RYŌSHŪ |
... I'm still holding on to that single thread. |
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RYŌSHŪ |
And it led me here. I'm going through all this trouble because I can still see that single thread, still connected through where everything has been severed and sheared. |
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Dihui Star |
Wrong. You've got it backwards. |
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Dihui Star |
It is precisely because everything else has been severed and sheared that your feelings are mere illusions. |
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Dihui Star |
Do you even remember her face? Her voice? Her height? Do you even remember how you used to spend time with her? |
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RYŌSHŪ |
....... |
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??? |
Mommy. |
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??? |
... Can I call you mommy? |
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Yoshihide |
You can call me whatever. It doesn't matter. |
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??? |
But it does. |
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??? |
There's a biiiiig difference, mommy. |
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??? |
It's got a different echo, don'tcha think? |
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Dihui Star |
Admit it already. |
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Dihui Star |
You're holding onto that thread because without it, you'd have nothing left. |
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Dihui Star |
That's why you're hugging so tightly onto that illusion... like it's your everything. |
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RYŌSHŪ |
....... |
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RYŌSHŪ |
... Hilarious. |
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RYŌSHŪ |
Had it been all those years ago... Your words would've cut through my heart like a knife. |
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Yoshihide |
Why do you... why do you always talk to me like that, Mother? |
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Yoshihide |
Whenever you do that, it hurts... it hurts right here even though I don't bleed. Like you're stabbing me. |
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Dihui Star |
So... |
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Dihui Star |
... does that make you feel miserable? |
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Yoshihide |
... Huh? |
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Dihui Star |
My life has been nothing but an unending stream of misery ever since you happened. Did you know that? |
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Yoshihide |
....... |
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Dihui Star |
Go ahead, answer me. |
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Yoshihide |
I kno— I know. |
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Dihui Star |
Good. Don't you ever forget that. |
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Dihui Star |
Don't forget that you're the weight tied to my ankle. You dragged me down here. |
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Dihui Star |
And you have the nerve to whine about some... mean words? |
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Yoshihide |
Ah... |
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Dihui Star |
... When did I permit you to look at my face? Look away! |
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Yoshihide |
Sorry. |
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Yoshihide |
I won't look at your face without your permission, Mother. I won't complain about hurting, either. I'm sorry... |
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Yoshihide |
I'm sorry... |
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RYŌSHŪ |
None of you has changed one bit since the last time I saw you. And that is so... satisfying to watch. |
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RYŌSHŪ |
All you ever know to do is blame everyone else for your miseries while never trying to change yourselves. |
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RYŌSHŪ |
No wonder none of you ever managed to leave the House of Spiders, that quagmire of a place. |
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Dihui Star |
Quagmire... |
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Dihui Star |
I don't disagree. |
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Dihui Star |
The only way to be free... is never to have been caught in it to begin with. |
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Dihui Star |
For you and me both. |
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Dihui Star |
Besides, we are no strangers, you and I. We've lived under the same roof for years, haven't we? |
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Dihui Star |
I don't know about the other Nursefathers, but... I can see right through your mind. |
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Dihui Star |
Perhaps... for you, hiding that child inside that safe may have seemed like the best plan at the time. |
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RYŌSHŪ |
...! |
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Dihui Star |
What a tight space you've squeezed her into. A hole so small that only a child could have ever hoped to fit inside. |
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RYŌSHŪ |
....... |
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RYŌSHŪ |
What... did you say? |
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Dihui Star |
You dare swing that thing at me, presumptuous fool? |
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Dihui Star |
If you're serious about this, do unsheathe the sword as you did then. |
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Dihui Star |
You're nothing if you've no heart to do even that. |
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RYŌSHŪ |
Aagh... |
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Dihui Star |
You always make that same face whenever I hurt you. |
|
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RYŌSHŪ |
Why do you... Why do you always... |
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RYŌSHŪ |
... lk to... me like... |
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Dihui Star |
On the day you swung that sword with such abandon... |
|
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Dihui Star |
... you left a rather nasty wound on me. |
|
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RYŌSHŪ |
"Whatever this blade cut once... will become cut again in its presence." |
|
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RYŌSHŪ |
"A wound that once healed shall reopen... and the prosthetics that replaced the limbs shall fall away and reveal the old amputations as their mechanical joints come apart." |
|
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Dihui Star |
...... |
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RYŌSHŪ |
That was supposed to be the absolute rule of this blade. A rule without exceptions. You told me that this power demands the sacrifice of memories—the truest proof that it is real. |
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Dihui Star |
Well... when has the discussion of truths and lies ever meant anything? |
9-34: Homeward Bound
| Speaker | Dialogue | |
|---|---|---|
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Valencina |
……. |
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Valencina |
Once I'm reinstated... I'm gonna get that central Consigliere bitch to give me something for the trouble. |
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Valencina |
Hah... that fucker has no idea what kind of shit I'm going through out here. |
 |
Vergilius |
The House of Spiders. |
|
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Vergilius |
... How is it that it's still operational? |
|
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Valencina |
Hah, you really know how to fuck with my ego. |
|
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Valencina |
A bit rude, don't you think? I'm standing right here... you could at least do me the courtesy of pretending to be winded. This isn't a goddamn Q&A session. |
|
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Vergilius |
I know you and the rest have infiltrated the HQ Research Facility because you couldn't let Sinner #4 go. |
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Valencina |
"Sinner"...? You've got some awful manners, calling my kid something like that. Gave her a number like she's some prisoner, too. |
|
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Valencina |
You overestimate your connection to my Ticket, Red Gaze. Your journey has lasted barely more than a year, and you're lording over her like you're in charge, calling her Sinner this, Sinner that? |
|
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Valencina |
I've been teaching Ticket ever since her tiny little baby hands held a knife for the first time. |
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Vergilius |
There's got to be more than your twisted, possessive sense of attachment that kept the House of Spiders alive for all those years. |
|
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Vergilius |
It seems that all of you are bound there by something that only Sinner #4 can provide... Something you're all still holding onto. |
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Valencina |
You have no idea what I had to endure to get my Ticket... I'm not letting her go to waste like some shitty scrap paper. |
|
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Valencina |
Oh yes, over a decade's worth of preparation went into it—she's the culmination of our collective wish. |
|
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Valencina |
Thanks for looking after our runaway pup, but she's got some pedigree, you know? It's about time you sent her back to her loving parents. |
| [The buzz of a phone is heard.] | ||
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Vergilius |
... This is what you've been stalling for, I see. |
|
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Valencina |
*sigh* Yeah. This shit gig's coming to an end, too. |
|
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Valencina |
And don't you even think about activating that E.G.O of yours. |
|
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Valencina |
My neighbor's good-for-nothing burden uses that too... And it's always so obvious when she's about to use it. |
|
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Vergilius |
... You think you can get away from me if I don't activate my E.G.O? |
|
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Valencina |
Ooh, sooo scary. |
|
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Valencina |
... I know what you're good at, and I know what got you that "Red" color. |
|
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Valencina |
The Smoke War, Syndicate Strifes, Finger Bow-bell... I've already seen and done too much. Once I'd tumbled through all those big events... I'd made so many connections, that things that I shouldn't know... shouldn't be able to know... follow the thread right back to my eyes and ears. |
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Vergilius |
Intriguing. To think that there are idlers who've got enough time on their hands to... feed a stray dog forsaken by her Famiglia. Wouldn't you agree, Valencina? |
|
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Valencina |
Shut. Up. Stop trying to get a rise outta me. |
|
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Valencina |
If it weren't for Rien's "plan," I would've long made mincemeat out of your cake... before killing you too, Red Gaze. |
|
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Vergilius |
... Huh. |
|
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Valencina |
It's about time I headed home, but you're not about to let me leave without a fight, huh? |
|
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Valencina |
Tsk... I can't have the Textbook bleed out while I fight. Looks like I'll need some insurance. |
|
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Vergilius |
...! |
| [Valencina holds an unconscious Charon.] | ||
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Valencina |
Glad I kept my rapier nice and sharp. See, the slightest brush with its edge can cleave right through flesh. |
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Valencina |
Unless you wanna see me draw a thin red line along your precious kid's throat, put that weapon down on the ground. |
|
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Valencina |
Then kick it away, out of your reach. |
|
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Vergilius |
……. |
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Valencina |
Very good. Now... |
|
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Valencina |
I'll put the kid down... |
|
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Vergilius |
...... |
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Valencina |
... and count to 3. Slowly, mind you. We've come this far—you don't wanna watch my hand slip and drop this kid on the ground all wrong, do you? |
|
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Valencina |
3… |
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Vergilius |
……. |
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Valencina |
C'mon. Don't give me that look. 2... |
|
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Valencina |
……. |
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Vergilius |
…! |
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Valencina |
Nice catch. |
|
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Valencina |
Looks like you've made a mess of my Textbook, but eh. It's nothing I can't piece back together. |
|
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Valencina |
Gonna take this one home now, ciao. |
| [The buzz of a phone is heard.] | ||
|
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Matthias |
... Oh boy, would you look at the time. |
|
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Matthias |
... Yo, bowl cut. |
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Vespa |
Bowl cut...? Are you talking to me? |
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Matthias |
I get it, you've got 'nuff strength to back up all that swagger. But... Don't get too cocky. |
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Matthias |
I'm running a bit busy, so I'll just write you up in the book for now. Next time, it's brawn versus brawn. |
|
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Kira |
... Nngh... Papa... |
|
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Matthias |
Looks to me you've got your own people to take care of, and I've got mine. Why don't we go our separate ways for now? |
|
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Vespa |
……. |
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Matthias |
Smart choice. |
|
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Matthias |
Now go ahead and fix up my toys in the meantime! You're gonna priority ship 'em to my front door soon anyway, aren't ya? Hahahaha! |
|
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Matthias |
Oh, by the way—I appreciate a good bowl cut. |
|
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??? |
Ah, I must've lost track of time, lured by that light. |
|
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??? |
What a pity. It's already closing time for this gallery—one must wonder, why does every instance of immersion carry the promise of its breaking? |
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Hohenheim |
Such was the steadfastness of Marton's will. On the other hand, it seems you were far too ignorant to have understood the concept of self-sacrifice. |
|
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??? |
I see. It is often said that to pursue art is to embark on an endless journey of learning. And I certainly enjoyed this learning opportunity... down to how he burst... and the following firework of flesh and bone from that explosive performance. |
|
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??? |
I hope our reunion will come sooner than later. |
|
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??? |
Come visit my gallery, won't you? I must say, I'm starting to look forward to hearing your critique of it. |
|
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Hohenheim |
……. |
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Rien |
What a heartless person she is. |
|
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Rien |
To leave you behind in such a state... Even if you aren't her child, this is rather uncharitable behavior. |
|
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Rien |
Let's head home, Sora. |
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RYŌSHŪ |
... Stop. Stop... Don't go. |
|
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Rien |
I saw your report card on my way here, sweetie. |
|
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Rien |
I understand why they might have placed you in third place, but I hope you won't lose heart over it. |
|
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Rien |
Because when it comes to killing, Yoshihide... you're in a class beyond the first and second ranks. |
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RYŌSHŪ |
I don't... give a shit... |
|
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Sora |
Mister... Rien... |
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Sora |
Can you share the code... to Zenon's Tortoise Spiral with them...? They're... they're good, kind people. They saved me... when the ceiling caved in on... me... |
|
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Rien |
Is that so? All right. |
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Rien |
The Spirals all share the same password. Which is... |
|
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Rien |
... obviously, your birthday, sweetheart. Even on that day, I'd bought a cake as the Prescript ordered me to, because I couldn't think of any gift that'd make you happy... |
|
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Rien |
... and it always weighed heavily on my heart that you never even got to have a single bite of it. |
|
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RYŌSHŪ |
……. |
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Rien |
Be sure to dress your wounds so they won't scar, okay? |
|
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RYŌSHŪ |
Tell... me. |
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RYŌSHŪ |
Have you... all of you... always known where I'd... hidden her? |
|
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Rien |
Well, here's a very simple answer to your very simple question. Why don't you come home and find out? |
|
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RYŌSHŪ |
……. |
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RYŌSHŪ |
Don't go... |
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Rien |
……. |
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RYŌSHŪ |
Don't go... Not... like this. |
|
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Rien |
Honey. |
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Rien |
What you just said was... pretty effective. |
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Rien |
It hit me right in my heart—and for a moment, it stung. |
9-35: The Safe
| Speaker | Dialogue | |
|---|---|---|
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DANTE |
<... What is that?> |
|
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YI SANG |
He has left something behind. |
|
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YI SANG |
It appears to be a... safe. |
|
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RYŌSHŪ |
...! |
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RYŌSHŪ |
Araya. |
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DANTE |
<...Ryōshū!> |
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Araya |
Is this my name? |
|
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Yoshihide |
Yeah. A-ra-ya. That's how you read it. |
|
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Araya |
It's too hard to read... |
|
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Araya |
Hope it's not something as random as Saru! |
|
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Araya |
How do you write your name, Mommy? |
|
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Yoshihide |
....... |
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Yoshihide |
Go on, read it. |
|
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Araya |
Uh... Ryō... shū...? |
|
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Yoshihide |
No... That's not how you read those letters... |
|
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Yoshihide |
"Yoshihide". That's how you say it. |
|
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Araya |
"Ryō-shū!" |
|
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Araya |
It's prettier and easier! |
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|
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Hohenheim |
The facility has been restored. Of course, ... would take time, but the LCC... |
|
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Vergilius |
... and Pilot have... |
|
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Vergilius |
... immediately been put under recovery procedures... Ampules... not enough. |
|
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GREGOR |
... Year, month, and date... 9570404. Yeah, 7 digits. It worked. |
|
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GREGOR |
... aust told us, so we managed to disable those stakes. Is Ryōshū still...? |
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Vergilius |
It's only been 4 days since the meeting where they laid down all those warnings to keep me from intervening... |
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Vergilius |
... and now, it may as well never have happened. |
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Vergilius |
The preparations are complete. |
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Vergilius |
Manager, how is Sinner #4? |
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DANTE |
<... Still a bit dazed, but she's recovered.> |
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FAUST |
... Dante says it shouldn't be a problem. |
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Vergilius |
The clock is not a cure-all, Dante. |
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DANTE |
<I think she's in shock. And that's... not the kind of wound I can rewind.> |
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FAUST |
The LCB is prepared to take part in this mission. |
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Aeng-du |
Lady team leader has expressed that the LCD sees no reason not to participate. |
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Jamila |
All ready for deployment... on our end, too. |
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Jamila |
LCA Vanguard Team 1, Udjat. Radio check. |
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Jamila |
... Reading you loud and clear. LCA Team 1 ready for assault. |
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Jamila |
Our objective remains the same. The LCA's primary purpose will be to remove any and all post-infiltration obstacles. |
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Jamila |
... One question remains, however... are we absolutely certain about this formation? |
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OUTIS |
Is there a problem? Direct any of your misgivings regarding the plan to me, and I, Outis, shall answer them. |
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DANTE |
<... We landed on this after much discussion with everyone. But the problem—> |
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FAUST |
—is nonexistent. In consideration of Limbus Company's current roster, this is as optimal as our current division of power can be. |
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OUTIS |
Recalling your pathetic performance back at the HQ, you really are— |
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Jamila |
The special operations unit wasn't built for that kind of mission. Don't blame them. |
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Jamila |
Besides, that incident's left a nasty bruise on our pride—and we're not letting it slide. |
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Moses |
....... |
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Vergilius |
Are we going to sip tea and chat all day, or are we going to get a move on? |
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Saude |
We're just about ready. Backdoor connection... established. |
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GREGOR |
Are you sure you should be out and about so soon...? You best sit back and focus on recovery until they get a prosthetic arm attached... |
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Saude |
... I'm okay. Bleeding's stopped. |
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Saude |
I'll open the door after counting down from five. |
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Announcement |
5... |
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Alyssa |
Boss. Are you... sure about taking that gear? |
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Hohenheim |
No need to worry on my account. The tests, limited as they were, have proven that I am more than capable of using it. |
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Hohenheim |
... Are you certain about taking that gear to battle? |
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Alyssa |
There's no other—agh. No other E.G.O gear I'm more familiar with than this one. |
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Hohenheim |
Keep an eye on your Attunement levels. And do watch out for the Abnormality's voices. |
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Hohenheim |
This is my request to you. Don't take it lightly. |
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Announcement |
4... |
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Moses |
*sigh* I still don't like this. Even with the backup plans upon backup plans prepared, walking straight into the enemy's stronghold is... |
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Ezra |
At least we won't be the ones getting taken unawares this time, Team Leader! |
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Ezra |
This is our chance to get back at 'em for what they've done. Right, Junior? |
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Aeng-du |
... Ah, t-truly so. Though I cannot be a part of this endeavor... |
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Ezra |
Eh? Not you, Miss Aeng-du. I'm talking about the team junior right there, our very own baby bee. You just sit tight and think about what style ya want for your new arms~ |
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Vespa |
I... don't see any reason why I should be called the "junior" around here... |
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Vespa |
... when Miss Aeng-du and Bamboo Hatted Kim have joined us. |
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Ezra |
Didn't ya know the unspoken rule? Once a junior, always a junior! |
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Vespa |
....... |
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Moses |
... Ezra, Vespa. Save your strength for our actual enemies. |
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Announcement |
3... |
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OUTIS |
I hope you've all drilled the plan into your heads, men. |
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DON QUIXOTE |
Verily, I have taken the plan to heart! We shall strike down the wicked with furious justice! |
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SINCLAIR |
....... |
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ISHMAEL |
Guys, check your pockets again for ampules. Make sure you have all of them, okay? |
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ISHMAEL |
Most people can't even dream of getting their hands on these top-of-the-line ampules. Keep them close and tight 'cause we're gonna need them if we're separated from the manager. |
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Announcement |
2... |
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Jamila |
Reporting. LCA, LCB, LCD, LCE assault team mission preparations complete. |
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Jamila |
... Final authorization from the HQ received and confirmed. |
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DANTE |
<Let's finish this.> |
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DANTE |
<And it goes without saying, but... we'll make sure they get theirs.> |
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HEATHCLIFF |
You can say that again. |
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Announcement |
1... |
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DANTE |
<We'll be there soon, Ryōshū.> |
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DANTE |
<The place where those people raised you...> |
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DANTE |
<The House of Spiders.> |
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Araya |
Mhm! I'll be fine. I'll be waiting for you here, Mommy! |
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Announcement |
Operation Spider Pyre. Commence Mission. |
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RYŌSHŪ |
...! |
