1. Our game...
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3. Everyone from Alcohol Soft,
let us join hands...
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4. And start a worldwide revolution!
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5. This is a cosplay club run by Ichigaya.
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6. Maybe it's time I looked
into this Ichigaya...
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7. Alcohol Soft is real busy working on
the console port with Diamond Studio!
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8. I'm so jealous!
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9. I want to make a game with my art,
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10. and port it over to console, too!
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11. But look at me...
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12. Why am I out here on a stakeout?
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13. Just to double-check, but
I'm a time traveler!
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14. I am, right?
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15. Starting tomorrow, you'll
be staking out this club.
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16. Huh? Why me?
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17. Isn't it obvious?
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18. No one will miss you if
you're not at the office.
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19. I'll lend you one of my cell phones,
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20. so let me know immediately
if anything happens.
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21. Listen to me.
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22. Make sure you keep a good lookout.
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23. Don't do anything unnecessary.
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24. Grr...
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25. I know I said I was okay
with doing chores...
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26. I did, but still!
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27. What's the point of staking this place out?
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28. 16bit Sensation:
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29. 16bit Sensation:
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30. On the Year 2000 problem,
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31. the Prime Minister has issued
instructions to take full measures,
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32. and prepare for any
unforeseen circumstances.
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33. Now for our next story.
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34. First Nostradamus, now the Year 2000 problem!
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35. Tokyo police have denied alien involvement
in the uncovered case from 14 years ago...
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36. One apocalypse after another!
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37. Whoa!
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38. That's super cute!
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39. I made so many revisions after
getting feedback from everyone!
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40. The CG repaints are proceeding
on schedule, too.
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41. Now we just need to swap out the
hentai scenes for cute ones!
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42. Like adding steam to hide the naughty bits,
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43. or putting clothes on naked shots.
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44. It may be a port, but it's best
that we handle the CGs ourselves!
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45. Kao-san, you're really pulling
out all the stops here!
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46. That goes without saying!
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47. A bishojo game lives and dies by its art!
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48. An eroge with no ero, huh?
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49. Call it a bishojo game!
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50. Oh, look at the time!
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51. Okay, Mei-chan and I have
a meeting to attend!
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52. Take care now!
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53. When did this place turn
into such a chick fest?
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54. The cosplay club that Dad's
been hanging out at...
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55. There was more stuff from
there in the trash.
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56. He has been reckless with his money lately.
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57. But I have a nagging feeling
that it's more than that.
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58. He's hiding something.
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59. If I asked him directly, I'm sure
he'd just dodge the question.
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60. I need some evidence here!
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61. Boy, searching this Internet
sure is a pain, though!
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62. Maybe I should whip something up!
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63. I see, I see...
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64. This character is excellent!
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65. Another winner from Meiko-san!
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66. You're too kind!
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67. I'm about to head over to
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68. Care to join me?
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69. A-A TV network, Kao-san!
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72. We came here for work, so we need to go in!
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73. Hey, Gaya-san!
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75. How've you been, man?
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76. Hey! Y'know, I'm so sorry!
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78. He's a producer at this network.
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79. He and I go way back.
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80. I mainly work on TV anime productions.
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81. If Gaya-san's scouted you out,
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82. T-TV anime!
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84. Is this the world of console ports?
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85. Anime is great!
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86. But in the future, eroge could very
well get turned into TV anime!
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87. And that could be us!
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88. We're back...
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89. That sure was mentally draining.
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90. Ah. Kaori-san, Meiko-san.
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91. Welcome back.
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92. Sounds like you girls
are having a good time.
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93. What were you talking about?
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94. About Kanon, the game that just came out.
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95. It's really something else!
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97. Her trademark phrase is "uguu"! "Uguu"!
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102. and she's got such a unique way of talking.
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103. It's still cold out when
it gets this late...
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104. Is the manager really going to show up?
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105. Dad should show up at the club.
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106. Let me know as soon as you see him.
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107. Is the manager really showing up?
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108. I want to go back to the office.
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109. Stay on the lookout for him.
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110. What's up with that kid?
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111. He looks like he needs help.
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112. But right now, I'm in the
middle of a stakeout!
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113. Mamoru even told me, "Don't
do anything unnecessary!"
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114. What's wrong?
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115. My coin rolled under the vending
machine, and now I can't reach it...
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116. Dang...
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117. Do you mind if I borrow that?
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118. Use this like that and...
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119. There, got it!
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120. Thanks, lady!
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121. Bye-bye!
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122. Yeah!
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123. Ah!
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124. My mission!
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125. Onee-sama?
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126. It's you!
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127. Onee-sama!
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128. O-O-Onee-sama?
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129. Do you remember me?
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130. You helped me buy Pia Carrot and Kizuato!
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131. Huh?
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132. Toya-chan?
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133. That's right!
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134. You look way different from back then!
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135. A total redesign!
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136. I actually work for a game studio now!
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137. We're making an eroge!
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138. What?
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139. I was tabling for a circle at Comiket,
and they invited me to do lineart work.
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140. Now I'm a lead illustrator!
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141. What? That's amazing!
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142. I'm on my way to an event for our new title,
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143. which is why I'm dressed in this cosplay.
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144. The artist herself, promoting the game!
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145. The game I made is really popular!
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146. What?
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147. That's great, Toya-chan!
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148. It's all thanks to you, Onee-sama.
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149. Huh? Did I do anything?
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150. Yes!
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151. You did so much for me!
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152. When we met, you talked about
the future of bishojo games.
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153. Hearing that gave me the
confidence I needed!
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154. That maybe I could do it, too!
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155. You were also the one who encouraged
me to participate in Comiket.
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156. I really can't thank you enough!
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157. I used to just be a plain-looking otaku,
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158. but now I get treated like a princess.
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159. I didn't think it'd be so easy.
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160. Huh?
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161. Men are such simple creatures.
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162. Oh yeah, Onee-sama.
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163. Are you free after this?
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164. Would you care to join me
for dinner after the event?
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165. There's this one café that I really like,
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166. It's the manager!
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167. and I'd love to catch up—
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168. I-I'm a little busy right now!
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169. See you around, Toya-chan!
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170. What?
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171. Onee-sama...
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172. Mamoru-kun!
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173. The manager's here!
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174. Go after him!
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175. What?
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176. You want me to go in?
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177. That's right!
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178. I don't wanna go in a place like that...
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179. Shut up and get going!
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180. That's an order!
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181. R-Roger...
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182. No one plays with Tamagotchi anymore.
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183. Don't be like that!
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184. You were so happy when
I gave you one the other day!
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185. It's totally out of fashion now.
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186. Is it any fun for a girl,
coming to a club like this?
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187. Whoa, check it out!
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188. What's up with this hair?
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189. You dyed it blue on the inside?
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190. Shh!
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191. Please be quiet!
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192. Buy me an Aibo instead!
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193. That thing's so cute!
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194. Hey now, girls!
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195. I'm the owner of this joint, you know!
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196. You've got some nerve talking
to the owner like that!
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197. The owner?
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198. You should be a little nicer to me!
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199. I'm about to become a big shot real soon!
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200. For real?
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201. Well, I bet you wouldn't get it, anyway!
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202. Kaori and Meiko should
be thanking me, dammit!
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203. They're always looking down on me for
not knowing jack about video games!
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204. Talking real big for a bunch of artists!
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205. I don't get it, but that's wack.
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206. Just you wait!
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207. Ichigaya and I are gonna take the
video game industry by storm!
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208. I'm the one who managed
to land the console deal!
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209. They don't know...
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210. how much money I've invested
to make that happen!
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211. Invested?
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213. The president deserves the most credit!
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214. Good job, prez!
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217. Good job, me!
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218. Just you wait!
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219. Ichigaya and I are gonna take the
video game industry by storm!
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220. I'm the one who managed
to land the console deal!
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221. They don't know...
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222. how much money I've invested
to make that happen!
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223. Screw the artists!
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224. The president deserves the most credit!
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230. W-Well, that's not important here...
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231. It damn well is important!
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233. Y-You've got the wrong idea.
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234. Ichigaya liked the game you guys made...
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237. So, how much are we talking?
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238. Huh?
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239. How much money did you
fork over to Ichigaya?
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243. Dad.
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cosplay club, am I right?
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245. I looked it up.
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for a number of his businesses.
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247. You used company money for that, didn't you?
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248. You didn't raise the pay for any of us...
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249. How dare you spend it on that?
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250. Shut up! Shut up!
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252. Are you the ones making the deals?
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254. Why do you get to have all
the fun making games?
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255. You guys get all the damn credit!
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256. I'm the president of this company!
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258. When do I get to do something great?
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259. Have any of you heard
about dot-com companies?
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for American IT companies!
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261. Which is why it's the perfect
time for me and Ichigaya
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combines the Internet and video games!
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263. This is gonna be real big!
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265. Huh?
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266. Please excuse my interruption.
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267. If I could ask you all to
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270. This is an urgent matter.
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271. Ichigaya-san has been arrested.
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those in the television industry.
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individuals with false startup business offers,
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investments from them.
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to exceed three billion yen.
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for the hit 1987 series, Fire Dragon,
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financial trouble in recent years...
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280. They arrested Ichigaya-san...
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281. What?
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282. What's going on here?
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283. Manager.
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284. He suckered you out of your money.
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285. Th-This is some sort of prank.
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286. It must be a misunderstanding.
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289. Dad.
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291. Oh, brother.
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293. Give it back...
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294. My one billion...
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295. What?
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296. O-One billion?
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297. With the manager a scam victim
in an investment fraud scheme,
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298. Alcohol Soft suddenly found themselves
one billion yen in debt.
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299. Kao-san!
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300. I just came back from Ichigaya's
Diamond Studio office.
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301. It was swarming with debt
collectors and policemen,
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303. Maybe it's time we closed up shop.
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304. In the end, Ichigaya was no better than
a scummy eroge company president.
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305. Nothing but big talk, while
never showing up for work.
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306. If only the manager had been
content with humbly making games.
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307. Having a hit title on his hands
completely messed up his life.
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308. If we had taken a step back, we could
have realized something was wrong.
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310. Well, come on!
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311. Who wouldn't want to see
their game on console?
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312. I'm sorry.
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319. Does this mean you're not
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is where I've been sleeping.
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326. Dad was hospitalized from
the shock of it all.
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328. He's never had an ounce of business sense.
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329. One billion yen...
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330. Opening a computer shop after mass
retailers started carrying them.
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really having played a video game.
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332. I knew all of this, but I let
him be, so maybe I'm no better.
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333. Was there really nothing
more I could have done?
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334. You did plenty.
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335. You even tracked him down.
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336. Still!
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337. I came back in time again, but
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338. It's just too awful!
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339. I had a hunch that something was wrong.
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340. When someone from the future like
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341. Mamoru-kun, who's that?
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342. I didn't take things seriously.
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343. I had second thoughts about
believing what you said.
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344. However...
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345. I might have been able
to prevent all of this.
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347. I could have at least paid
attention to what Dad was up to.
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348. If I had done that, maybe I could
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349. Everyone's dream?
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352. But I can't deny I was a
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359. I'll do the art, so let's make a game!
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361. Ugh...
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363. This is the part where you go
all whammo, then "yeahhhh"!
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364. What's with the "ugh"?
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with everyone at Alcohol Soft!
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369. But still!
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371. The game I've always wanted to make!
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373. Ugh...
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374. What?
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376. I can't deny that your drawing was amazing.
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380. You can't possibly make one
billion yen off an eroge...
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381. Mamoru-kun, you still don't
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383. As someone from the future, I guarantee it!
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385. Everyone at Alcohol Soft believes
in the power of bishojo!
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nothing's impossible!
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389. It doesn't matter whether
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391. Mamoru-kun, are you fine
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400. I can!
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401. I'm going to make the
ultimate game, right here!
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403. Whatever you want to make,
I'll bring it to life.
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407. Yeah.
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410. What the heck is beast mode?
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411. Um, beast mode is when,
well, you go all out!
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412. Sure, whatever.
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414. Go beast mode!
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