1. Now that college is starting,
there are two goals I want to accomplish:
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2. First, I want to learn how to better handle
my supernatural sensitivity.
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3. Second, I want to get my social skills
back to what they were before the curse.
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4. Welcome, freshmen! If you're looking
for Reio Club Shore, we're meeting here!
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5. I'm handling my sensitivity by training my body
to be tough enough to resist spirits.
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6. As for my social skills...
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7. What do you think?
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8. Hey, that looks good!
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9. Not too flashy, doesn't make you look like
you're trying too hard.
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10. You look super approachable!
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11. You can change that much with just an outfit?
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12. It's less the outfit and more the impression.
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13. Wear the right thing at the right time and place,
and people will warm right up to you.
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14. Thanks. I'm glad I had you to help, Eiko.
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15. No prob!
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16. Okay...
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17. Now for the finishing touch!
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18. Glasses?
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19. Just frames. They'll make you look really smart.
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20. Okay...
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21. Now you're looking fashionable!
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22. You're gonna crush it at the welcome event tomorrow!
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23. Today, I'm finally going to make some friends!
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24. Hey, you a new freshman?
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25. I'm the president of Shore. Name's Nagayama.
Glad you're here with us!
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26. You a travel fan?
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27. Oh, uh, I...
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28. I'm here to make friends I can travel places with!
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29. Sounds like a plan. Stick around and you just might!
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30. G-great!
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31. I can do this!
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32. Let's go catch some scary spirits
and get them to kill some really bad ones.
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33. Together.
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34. I want to kill the spirit that cursed us.
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35. And to do that, we need to catch powerful spirits.
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36. Then, Eiko and I will be free of its curse.
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37. But that means diving deep into the world
of the supernatural and putting myself in danger.
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38. And when I think of how Eiko will want to help me,
it's not easy to make that choice.
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39. So today, I'm gonna do everything I can
to get back to living a normal life!
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40. Once I've got myself a head start on that,
I'll figure out my plan and tell Yayoi-chan!
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41. Oh, uh, I...
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42. I'm here to make friends I can travel places with!
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43. Eiko, bathroom's open.
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44. COMING!
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45. What did you just hide?
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46. N-nothing!
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47. Are you crying?
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48. Yeah. It's something Kei-kun said...
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49. REIO UNIVERSITY
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50. Eiko...
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51. I know enough people at school now
to have acquaintances to wave to in the halls...
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52. But they're all your friends! Or friends of your friends!
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53. And it sucks! I can literally feel we're not actually friends!
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54. I need to make myself some friends of my own!
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55. That's how I become a functioning member of society!
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56. And now he's off on his own...
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57. That sounds like a good thing.
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58. It is, but I'm a little sad.
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59. But I helped him get some nicer clothes
and gave him a pair of glasses!
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60. Yayoi-chan?
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61. YAYOI-CHAN!
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62. Well, well, well, what do we have here? Hmm?
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63. I-I'm Keitaro Gentoga, first-year Humanities student!
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64. You're a tech whiz, Eiko.
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65. I-I wouldn't say I'm a whiz...
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66. I think I get the gist. This program I'm looking at tracks:
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67. audio and video feeds, a heart and breath rate
and temperature monitor,
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68. and a bunch of other information to keep watch on him.
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69. The glasses you said you gave him
must have a camera in them. Did I guess right?
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70. Do you like Keitaro, Eiko?
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71. I sure do!
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72. Yikes. I love you, but this is a big yikes.
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73. Where did you even get something like this?
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74. I-I made it.
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75. Wow!
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76. Still, yikes.
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77. Die.
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78. Die, die, die...
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79. Is that a spirit?
Die, die, die...
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80. Yeah, whenever I spy on-
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81. I mean check in on him,
I can always hear something like that.
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82. You're just gonna say "yikes" again...
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83. Eiko, love is a beautiful emotion.
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84. That's not the impression you were giving me.
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85. I wasn't in my right mind.
I'm here to help, however you need me.
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86. CHIPS
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87. Hello, everyone, and welcome to Spying on Kei-kun!
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88. I'm your host, Eiko Hozuki!
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89. Here with me is analyst and extreme
occult enjoyer Yayoi Hozuki-chan!
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90. Thanks for having me.
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91. Okay, Yayoi-chan, do you think Kei-kun
will be able to make friends today?
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92. I'm excited to see just how badly he's going to screw up.
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93. Wow! So you don't think he's going to succeed
in the slightest! Talk about harsh!
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94. Let's get back to the feed and see what's going on!
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95. The anticipation is killing me.
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96. I'm going to make some new friends!
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97. But who do I talk to?
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98. Whoa-ho! He's freaking out about who to start talking to!
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99. Let's see what Keitaro will do!
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100. H-hey, I'm Keitaro Gentoga, I'm a Humanities major.
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101. H-how about you guys?
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102. He chickened out! C'mon, Keitaro, don't chicken out!
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103. He couldn't pick one, so he went for both!
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104. I'm Akira Ike. I'm studying law.
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105. I'm Kotoko Taira, I'm majoring in econ.
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106. We're totally different majors!
What do we even talk about?
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107. Wh-why'd you check out this club?
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108. We both like traveling.
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109. Yeah, that tracks...
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110. I love travel. I-I wanna see Kyoto.
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111. Y-yeah, Kyoto is great.
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112. Uh-huh.
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113. Wh-where do I go from here?
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114. Oh, no! Poor Keitaro doesn't know
the "How About You?" technique!
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115. And what's that technique?
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116. It's an easy way to keep a conversation going
by responding with simple quips like:
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117. "How about you?"
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118. "Why's that?"
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119. "What do you think?"
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120. "How about you?", "Why's that?", or "What do you think?"
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121. It's an excellent strategy,
but it's too tough for our little Keitaro!
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122. Kei-kun really can't do anything without my help!
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123. Kind of sounds like you like that.
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124. Hey, sounds like you're havin' a rough time.
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125. Oh! N-no, I'm okay...
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126. A bunch of us are gonna go out afterwards. You want in?
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127. It'll be a good chance to get to know more people.
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128. Whoa, now that is a huge opportunity!
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129. And you can hear the crowd agrees!
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130. Y-yeah, that would be great!
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131. Sweet!
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132. Gentoga-kun! Over here!
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133. Hello!
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134. H-hey, thanks for inviting me along!
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135. Wait, are you okay to drive?
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136. Yeah, I don't drink.
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137. Okay, let's go!
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138. Here, this'll help you sober up.
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139. Though you freshmen aren't old enough
to need to sober up, huh?
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140. Th-thanks, I'll have some.
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141. Where's your apartment?
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142. Over in Complex T. You know the building?
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143. No.
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144. Here I thought everyone knew about it.
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145. Wh-whoa...
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146. You okay?
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147. Y-yeah, just...
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148. This is gonna sound weird, but I-I'm pretty sensitive
to the supernatural, and I just got a wicked chill...
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149. Oh...?
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150. Then I've got the perfect story to tell you, Gentoga-kun.
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151. Huh?
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152. You see, there's a Suicide Club here at Reio U...
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153. So these creeps at Reio pretend to be a normal club,
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154. but during their welcome party,
they all commit mass suicide.
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155. W-wait, but if that club was a real thing,
the University would shut it down...
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156. Well, yeah, but they always change their name
and pretend to be a totally different club.
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157. You never know who they're hiding as...
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158. Unless you spot the one thing they all have in common.
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159. What's that?
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160. There's one name that always appears in their roster.
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161. They're the guy behind the club,
so you just need to arrest him to stop them, right?
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162. But no one ever did,
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163. because he always dies in the mass suicide.
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164. Then, the next year, someone else with that name
shows up to continue their legacy.
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165. The name of this elusive ringleader is none other than...
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166. Nagayama.
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167. Wait...
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168. I'm the President of Shore. Name's Nagayama.
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169. You're kidding, right?
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170. He's possessed!
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171. Wh-what's happening?
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172. Why am I so sleepy...?
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173. Eiko.
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174. This guy wasn't kidding around,
and he's not some murderous predator.
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175. He's being possessed by a ghost.
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176. Keitaro's in trouble.
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177. We need to rescue him.
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178. Where am I...?
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179. What's that noise?
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180. Okay, it's your turn.
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181. Want me to help?
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182. I looked up Complex T.
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183. Back in the 1980s, there were 133 suicides there.
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184. 133 suicides occurred at...
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185. A-a hundred and thirty-three?
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186. This spirit behind those suicides convinces living humans
to take their own lives.
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187. But why did it decide to go after clubs at Reio U?
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188. Well, Complex T must be pretty close to T Station, right?
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189. Yeah.
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190. It's along the line that goes to campus,
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191. M Station
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192. Campus
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193. Complex T
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194. Student Residents
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195. T Station
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196. so I'd assume lots of Reio students live there.
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197. It could possess a student, then join a popular club
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198. M Station
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199. Campus
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200. and get them to commit mass suicide.
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201. And if the spirit's name is Nagayama,
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202. I'm Nagayama!
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203. then that would explain why Nagayama shows up
as a new person every time,
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204. because he's possessing someone new.
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205. That makes sense.
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206. Still, what does it accomplish
by leading a bunch of people to their deaths?
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207. I have an idea,
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208. but I'll know once we get there.
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209. C'mon, we're almost done. Don't fight it now.
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210. Eiko, hurry!
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211. I know!
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212. MACHIDA
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213. This is it!
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214. But the door's locked...
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215. Not anymore.
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216. Really? That was easy!
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217. Only 'cause it's an old door.
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218. You go get Keitaro! I'll deal with the ghost!
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219. Wait... Hey!
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220. Kei-kun!
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221. Wh-what are they doing here?
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222. You shouldn't be in here.
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223. How the heck did you get in here, sweetheart?
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224. GOLD FLAKE SAKE
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225. GOLD FLAKE SAKE
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226. I got the demon out of him.
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227. But...
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228. You little shit...
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229. Die! Die, you bastards!
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230. I'll die, you'll die, everyone is going to die!
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231. DIE!
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232. The spirit's not in him anymore,
but he's still acting like it...
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233. I'm betting there's something about him
that made the spirit want to possess him...
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234. But now that I'm here, I'm not about to let him get away!
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235. Sh-she took down a grown man...!
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236. His real name's Machida.
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237. Reio Student Arrested for Club-Related Violence
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238. He was arrested, but released on a suspended sentence.
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239. When he got back to the real world,
people started treating him as no more than a criminal,
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240. so he lost all faith in humanity.
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241. And it was that anger he had for them
that got him possessed...
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242. If you want to die,
don't drag other people along with you.
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243. The choice to ruin or end a life
belongs to the person living that life.
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244. The police can handle this from here.
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245. Book it!
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246. As fast as you can!
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247. Hey, wait for me!
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248. Keitaro, I'm glad you're okay.
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249. Yeah, same. Thanks.
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250. Glad to help!
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251. We lucked out. If he'd burned charcoal
in there, you'd be dead.
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252. You're right.
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253. Carbon monoxide poisoning is usually how
group suicides go, so why'd he chose hanging instead?
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254. Kei-kun? What's wrong?
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255. It's weird... I-I've never felt this before.
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256. I felt a ghost, or something, just appear,
then all of the sudden, it was gone.
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257. Keitaro, remember what I told you
about spirits killing other spirits?
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258. Yeah, why?
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259. Technically, spirits are already dead.
They can't die again.
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260. Okay, but what does that have to do with this?
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261. Well, spirits lose energy over time
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262. RIGHT AFTER DEATH
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263. and eventually pass on.
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264. PASS ON
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265. But some spirits don't want to pass on,
and try to linger in our world.
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266. To do that, they need more energy,
which they get from consuming other spirits.
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267. The consumed spirits don't die,
but provide their energy to the predator spirit,
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268. becoming all but "dead" once again.
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269. That's what happens when a spirit 'kills' another.
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270. As for what you just felt...
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271. MACHIDA
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272. The guy Nagayama was possessing, that Machida guy?
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273. Just killed himself.
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274. What?
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275. You asked why he chose hanging instead.
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276. Now I know why.
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277. It put their body at the right height to devour their guts.
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278. When you felt the spirit appear,
that was the moment Machida died.
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279. When he disappeared, he'd been devoured.
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280. Nagayama orchestrated the group suicides
to consume the souls of the dead
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281. so he could stay in the world of the living.
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282. We're leaving.
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283. Yayoi-chan?
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284. This one's devoured over a hundred souls.
She'd be the perfect snack.
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285. That day, an urban legend came to a quiet end...
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286. There shouldn't be any more suicides
at Complex T anymore.
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287. The students he'd tried to kill
were rescued from certain death.
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288. And we bolted out of there
before the first responders showed up.
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289. Talk about a welcome party...
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290. Instead of making friends,
I got sucked into another supernatural adventure...
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291. Not that I was doing a great job
making friends in the first place.
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292. Y-you gave it a shot, and that's what counts!
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293. Keitaro, making friends is S-rank tough.
You're gonna die a lot before you win.
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294. I'd rather not die, thanks!
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295. I feel like I've had way more ghost stuff
to worry about this year already...
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296. Spirits are naturally drawn to you.
It's gonna be tough avoiding the supernatural.
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297. You'd be better off learning how to deal with them
when you run into them.
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298. She's right.
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299. If I'm gonna be stuck with them,
I might as well learn how to handle incidents myself.
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300. I'll get rid of the curse and be able to live a normal life
without fearing any ghost attacks.
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301. And I'll be able to protect not only myself,
but the people I love, too.
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302. But... do I really have what it takes?
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303. Can I face my fears head-on...
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304. like she does?
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305. I'll teach you everything you need to know.
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306. Wow, Yayoi-chan, you're gonna be the sexy tutor now?
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307. You know it, babe.
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308. Wait a sec, how did you guys know I needed help?
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309. Gulp!
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310. I didn't tell you where I was gonna be.
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311. Call it... a woman's intuition.
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312. Wow, Yayoi-chan! I didn't know you could do that, too!
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313. I literally just made that up.
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314. But he ate it up!
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315. I'm lucky I have you girls to help, then!
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316. Keitaro, Eiko, and Yayoi decide to go camping.
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317. Amidst the swaying greenery,
the babbling river, and the crackling fire,
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318. their distance is closed,
and hidden emotions are quietly revealed.
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319. But danger lurks nearby...
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