1. No one man can defeat an army,
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2. but one creature can.
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3. How does such a creature come to be?
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4. Long before our great shogun
ordained the sun to rise...
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5. there lived a ronin.
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6. Seared into his soul was the day his lord...
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7. - ... was assassinated by a rival clan
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8. whose crest was the phoenix.
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9. On that day,
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10. he felt something rise within him.
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11. - A storm in his soul.
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12. Kill everyone, then burn it down.
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13. A hate that radiated
from deep in his heart
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14. to the tip of his sword.
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15. Master.
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16. Get everyone to the cellar.
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17. You have murdered us all.
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18. Ringo, stand guard over them.
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19. I don't have a weapon.
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20. Start with a kitchen knife.
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21. Come on! This way, this way.
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22. The ronin returned home to his village...
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23. where his parents implored him
to begin a new life.
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24. But hate is like a typhoon.
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25. It begins as a breeze at sea...
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26. Mama.
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27. No one can find us.
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28. that is swallowed by darkness.
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29. Bad men are looking for you, Mizu.
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30. For a girl.
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31. You must be a boy, always a boy.
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32. Then deepens. Energizes.
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33. I'll avenge us, Mama. I swear it.
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34. And grows ever stronger.
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35. Swirling and raging
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36. until it is ready to strike!
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37. The ronin set on his quest,
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38. vowing to cleanse the Earth
of all who wore the phoenix crest
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39. or shared their blood.
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40. But he would soon learn
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41. the demon's path
is paved with sharp stone.
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42. Do you have a death wish?
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43. Now they have to get through both of us.
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44. You're the bravest princess I've ever met.
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45. I'm not brave.
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46. I've been a captive my whole life.
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47. If I die today, I die free.
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48. Excuse me.
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49. I'm told opium from the West is sold here.
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50. I want to find
the white men who supply it.
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51. I seek no trouble, only information.
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52. It looks like you do want trouble.
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53. No, I only want to ask—
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54. - You half-breed piece of shit.
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55. The ronin's soul grew weary
and his body ill.
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56. He did not fear death,
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57. only that he might die
before fulfilling his vow.
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58. Help me.
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59. Please. I need a doctor.
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60. All seemed hopeless
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61. until...
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62. the ronin saw a vision
as if sent from the gods.
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63. Help me.
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64. Mister, come with me.
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65. A few coins, and I'll show you heaven.
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66. Can you help me?
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67. Mama, you... you're alive.
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68. Mizu.
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69. The beautiful woman
took the ronin home with her.
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70. And for the first time in many moons,
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71. the ronin rested.
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72. Mama, you're alive.
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73. How?
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74. Medicine for my headaches.
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75. Oh.
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76. Eat up, then I have to go back to work.
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77. You must never do that again.
I earned money, more than enough.
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78. Ah. How honorable you grew up to be.
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79. I knew it'd be hard on you,
thinking me dead,
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80. but I knew it was for the best.
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81. Being on your own,
you could be like water.
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82. Impossible to catch.
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83. Now the gods have brought you back to me.
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84. The ronin
regained his strength,
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85. ready to return to his journey of hate.
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86. The woman beseeched him to stay.
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87. The ronin told her of his vow,
a vow he could not break.
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88. Desperate, the woman recalled
something taught to her long ago.
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89. The money is gone.
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90. Don't worry about money.
Don't worry about anything.
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91. I have the answer to all our prayers.
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92. I found you a husband.
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93. He's an outcast,
so your looks are no matter.
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94. He's getting old and needs
a strong woman to help him with chores.
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95. Out of the question. I made my vow.
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96. What woman doesn't want
a man to take care of her?
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97. Of her mother?
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98. The men who hunted you as a child
think you died in that fire.
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99. If anyone found out you were alive,
they could turn you in for a great bounty.
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100. Let them. I am nobody's wife.
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101. I'm off to work now.
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102. We need the money.
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103. You see, I'd do anything for you.
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104. You're going to love the mountains!
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105. No other soul will ever see you.
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106. You'll have to work, of course.
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107. Cooking, cleaning,
helping out with the horses.
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108. Change your clothes.
He raises horses for the lord.
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109. Mikio was a great samurai
until he transgressed.
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110. Transgressed?
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111. Oh, lords execute their men
if they tie a belt wrong.
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112. The point is, you're both outcasts.
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113. He has money and is in no position
to complain about your face.
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114. Makeup.
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115. Hmm.
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116. You're not as hideous as I expected.
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117. You're much older than I expected.
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118. Might as well get this over with.
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119. His loyalty was no longer
to his slain lord nor to revenge...
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120. but... to his bride.
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121. Okay, back to work.
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122. Let's get you ready for tonight.
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123. Mizu can't possibly hold them all off.
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124. I'm not a brute.
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125. What do we have here?
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126. They cornered the samurai upstairs.
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127. Let's steal a little fun for us.
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128. You little son of a bitch!
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129. Stay here. Keep watch.
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130. - Whoa.
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131. - Easy. Easy.
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132. That's okay. That's okay.
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133. You can trust me.
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134. Shh.
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135. Stay away from the horses!
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136. Hmm.
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137. Well, back to work.
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138. Who is this one?
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139. - Name's Kai.
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140. Beautiful, but a beast.
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141. - Been trying to break her for months.
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142. - Hmm.
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143. This is what Kai thinks of me.
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144. Ever since I was banished by my lord,
I've held onto this... fantasy
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145. that if I bring him the perfect creature,
he will welcome me back.
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146. Hmm. It's silly.
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147. Yes, it is.
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148. Hmm.
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149. Can I feed Kai?
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150. Oh.
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151. Can you ride?
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152. Wake up! Wake up!
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153. Come on! Come on!
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154. Go... fast.
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155. Too fast! You're going too fast!
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156. I'll get you a ripe one.
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157. Impressive.
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158. You try.
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159. Come on, I'll show you.
Hold your hand back.
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160. Aim for that one right there.
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161. Not bad for a first try.
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162. As time passed...
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163. the ronin and the bride
enjoyed their simple life.
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164. The demon's path
seemed like a distant dream.
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165. Though sometimes, if he stopped to listen,
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166. the ronin could still hear it
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167. calling his... name.
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168. Mama, are you sure
you can go into town like that?
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169. Once I get my medicine, I'll be fine.
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170. Get some dried mackerel. Mizu likes it.
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171. There isn't enough for my medicine.
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172. We think you should try going without.
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173. Slow down!
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174. Keep up!
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175. The lord is going to be so pleased
with this team.
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176. With Kai, your wish may come true.
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177. Kai is too good for any lord.
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178. Kai is... yours.
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179. Wake up! Wake up! Wake up!
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180. Come on!
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181. Akemi, when I strike, run to the others.
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182. Strike who?
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183. You wanted to be a man?
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184. I had to live as one.
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185. All so the men
who were after you couldn't find you?
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186. And so I could have my revenge
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187. against the man who made me this way.
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188. A monster.
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189. I want to see all of you,
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190. not who your mother
wants you to pretend to be.
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191. All I did was train with a sword.
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192. Show me.
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193. - I've never faced a naginata.
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194. A bit old-fashioned,
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195. but no better weapon
when outnumbered in battle.
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196. Don't worry, we can start slow.
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197. Ready?
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198. Don't hold back.
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199. Not bad.
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200. Unsheathe it.
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201. Show me your blade.
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202. I don't want to hurt you.
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203. Oh.
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204. Okay, that's enough.
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205. Did you also lose your backbone
when you lost your title?
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206. You are a monster.
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207. After what seemed an eternity of sunshine,
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208. one day, the sky darkened.
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209. The rain washed away
the dye on her kimono,
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210. revealing the phoenix crest
of her former clan.
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211. The ronin now realized
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212. the bride shared
the blood of his sworn enemy.
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213. The bride exclaimed she had run away
from her father's evil clan.
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214. She swore her loyalty
was to the ronin alone.
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215. But for the first time in years...
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216. the ronin felt the storm rage inside him.
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217. He left early
to take the horses to the lord.
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218. All of the horses.
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219. Yours too.
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220. I made you tea of gold leaves,
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221. and you spat in it.
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222. Hoping to soften her husband's heart...
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223. the bride danced.
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224. Those eyes. That's her.
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225. Which white devil do you work for?
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226. The only white devil I see is you.
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227. Let's kill her quick.
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228. Who told you I was here? Was it her?
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229. The bounty is a sum few could resist.
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230. Mikio.
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231. - Hyah.
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232. And so the bride met her death,
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233. but she did not meet her end.
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234. Within her lifeless body
roiled a tempest of hate,
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235. betrayal, injustice, possessing her soul,
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236. transforming her into a nightmare,
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237. into an onryō!
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238. No, no, no, no!
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239. For Kinuyo.
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240. You are more man
than any come through my door.
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241. Oh no! No!
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242. I came to help.
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243. I was a coward before,
but I came back. Forgive me.
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244. You did this.
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245. I would never.
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246. It was her!
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247. I saw you smoking opium again.
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248. How did you buy it? You turned her in.
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249. - Admit it!
- Mizu, I didn't!
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250. I sold myself back on the bridge!
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251. I needed my medicine.
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252. He must have turned you in
to win back his title.
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253. I am your mother. Your mother.
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254. Mizu.
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255. He stood by to watch them kill you!
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256. He's dishonorable!
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257. Weak!
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258. Shut your mouth, you lying whore.
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259. - He's hurting me!
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260. - Mizu! Mizu!
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261. Stop it.
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262. Mizu. I love you, Mizu. Mizu.
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263. Master! Master!
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264. You beat them.
All of them. An entire army.
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265. Akemi and I helped.
She killed two men. I killed one.
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266. Something came over me from inside.
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267. It felt... dark.
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268. You want to be like me?
Don't hide from the dark.
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269. More of Hamata's men?
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270. That's her, Princess Akemi.
We found her.
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271. By order of Lord Daichi Tokunobu,
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272. his daughter must return with us.
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273. I'm not going anywhere.
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274. Right, Mizu?
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275. Do we have a problem here?
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276. Get him.
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277. Take her.
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278. Get off of me!
Mizu! Get off of me!
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279. - Let me go! Let me go!
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280. Mizu!
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281. Mizu!
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282. Master? You just stood there.
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283. She's better off.
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284. You are no samurai.
A samurai is honorable.
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285. I never said I was a samurai.
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286. You did. I am on the path of revenge.
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287. There's no place on it
for love or friendship or weakness.
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288. Now, I have a man to kill.
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289. How did this terrible creature come to be?
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290. Hate alone was not enough.
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291. It took one more ingredient.
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292. Love... poisoned by betrayal,
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293. to bring so much bloodshed and woe
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294. to create the onryō.
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295. Our humble thanks
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296. to our most benevolent shogun.
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297. A terrifying tale.
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298. We promised you
the finest entertainment here in Edo,
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299. did we not, Akemi?
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300. Yes, my lord.
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301. Only one thing was inaccurate.
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302. Huh. Was it now?
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303. Indeed.
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304. You see, I met an onryo once.
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305. A real one.
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306. But it was incapable of love.
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307. I searched its eyes for a sign of love
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308. or mercy or good.
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309. There was only darkness.
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