1. I thought I'd found a moving rag,
but you're that shinobi.
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2. You're looking ragged.
Is it time for you to die?
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3. Oh?
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4. Didn't think you could trade blows
with me in your current state.
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5. You truly are exceptional.
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6. It'll be difficult to defeat him
without suffering any injuries.
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7. You're more exhausted than you realize.
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8. Your movements are slow.
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9. Your center of gravity on your left side...
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10. I can tell by your posture
that you're not used to protecting it.
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11. Your left arm's too badly
injured to use, isn't it?
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12. Okay, okay. No more.
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13. Let's not waste time
on pointless shows of force.
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14. It's not pointless.
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15. All fights begin with an assessment
of each other's preliminary movements.
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16. It's pointless.
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17. First of all, it's unscientific.
Second of all, this isn't the time for that.
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18. It's meaningless.
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19. What we should be doing right now
is gathering information.
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20. What has he experienced so far?
Where is the Asaemon assigned to him?
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21. Who is that girl over there?
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22. If you kill each other, we won't be
able to acquire any useful information.
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23. So...
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24. We'll take the information without killing.
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25. I know how to do
that without killing anyone.
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26. Oh?
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27. You intend to fight against the both of us?
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28. Is now the time to move? But...
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29. These two are undoubtedly strong.
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30. I'll have to change my tactics.
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31. After all, I'm not Gabimaru
the Hollow anymore.
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32. What do you think you're doing?
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33. Given your strength, I have a suggestion.
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34. Why don't we work together?
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35. You didn't move.
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36. So you're not trying to fool us.
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37. But I'm disappointed.
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38. I seek strong warriors,
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39. not cowards who easily bow
their heads to their enemies.
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40. Your thinking is simplistic.
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41. I'd like to know why
you're willing to do this.
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42. What?
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43. What are those Tensen monsters?
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44. I didn't run into anything
so powerful! Why not?
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45. I don't know.
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46. They can regenerate?
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47. Breaking their necks
and burning them doesn't kill them?
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48. What about their organs?
What were they like?
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49. I don't know.
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50. I don't know any specifics.
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51. I just want to earn
a pardon so I can see someone.
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52. I'll do anything to achieve that.
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53. Please help me.
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54. But what proof do you have
that any of that is true?
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55. All right, I'm in!
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56. If we can get to Horai and meet these Tensen,
then it's two birds with one stone.
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57. We just happened to be lost, too.
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58. You're not wrong,
but isn't he our competition?
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59. It's fine.
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60. After all, I'm not really
interested in the pardon.
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61. I thought you wanted to
improve your sword skills.
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62. That's just my method.
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63. I want to become immortal.
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64. Don't tell me you intend to consume
the Elixir of Life yourself.
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65. No.
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66. Being literally immortal would be boring.
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67. I'll achieve something grand that
will be talked about throughout the land.
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68. My name will be spoken endlessly across
generations, and I'll become a legend.
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69. The name Tamiya Gantetsusai will
never grow old and never die.
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70. This appearance and these words will survive
as pictures and words in the distant future.
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71. That's what it means to be truly immortal.
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72. What a truly preposterous goal.
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73. Whatever you say. I'm serious about it.
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74. So, what will you do, Whatever-emon?
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75. I've made my decision.
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76. It's "Asaemon."
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77. I'm not interested in your bombastic goals,
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78. but I am very interested in immortal beings.
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79. Allow me to defeat the Tensen.
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80. Allow me to dissect them
once you've killed them.
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81. Then we have a deal.
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82. If you could provide us
with additional information...
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83. First, concerning this girl...
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84. What's so surprising?
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85. She was a young girl until a moment ago,
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86. but she's grown.
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87. Don't worry about that.
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88. It's one of the mysteries
of female development.
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89. That's not the issue here.
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90. Ga... Gabimaru.
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91. You can talk now?
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92. Who are you?
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93. No, more importantly,
tell me what you know about the Elixir.
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94. Sorry.
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95. Thank you for saving me.
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96. If you can speak, I'd like you to tell me.
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97. That mysterious power...
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98. Are you like the Tensen?
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99. No matter how you look at it, it's strange.
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100. Senta-dono?
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101. You said the Tensen are gods
who screen people's souls in Horai, correct?
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102. Yes.
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103. After listening to you, I'm certain of it.
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104. It's simply not possible
for this place to be the real Shinsenkyo.
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105. It's clearly a man-made religious system.
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106. What do you mean?
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107. The terms "Horai,"Eishu,"
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108. and the Tensen's names are all originally
terms used by different religions.
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109. It's a mysterious island.
Who cares if they're all mixed up?
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110. That's the problem.
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111. All the mixed-up elements come
from culturally specific interpretations.
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112. Okay?
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113. He's in the zone now.
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114. Which means they were preceded
by human religious views.
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115. The elements are combined crudely, too.
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116. Specific eras and cultures
are combined in a superficial way.
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117. I recognize this type of distortion.
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118. Uh, wh-what?
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119. It's Moro Makiya.
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120. He was the founder of a new religion
plotting to overthrow the shogunate.
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121. The religion he founded was like this place.
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122. There was a certain distortion created
by his patchwork of various religions.
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123. That's why I previously felt
this place was defective.
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124. It's not just the faith, but the monsters
and configuration of the island as well.
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125. This island most likely has a creator.
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126. This is just a theory, but it's not
that no one returns from this place.
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127. From the start, the intention was that only
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128. humans who'd transformed
into flowers would return.
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129. However—no, precisely because of that—
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130. if someone's deliberate
intention is behind this,
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131. then it could also be our clue
to understanding this place.
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132. We should be able to find both
the Elixir and a way to escape.
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133. I-I'm s-s-sorry. I rambled on.
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134. Don't worry about it.
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135. You're truly knowledgeable, Senta-dono.
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136. You enjoy this kind of thing, don't you?
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137. I w-wouldn't say I enjoy it, exactly...
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138. You've very dependable as long
as you're not keeping watch.
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139. If your theory's correct,
then we have a problem.
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140. That intention has continued on
for over a thousand years.
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141. Are we capable of beating it?
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142. It's possible Gabimaru
and the girl are already dead.
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143. No, I'm sure he's alive.
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144. And he hasn't given up.
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145. He's somewhere on this island formulating
a plan and carrying it out
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146. in order to see his beloved.
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147. That's the kind of man Gabimaru is.
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148. If you know the Tensen's secrets
and how to defeat them,
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149. please tell me.
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150. If there's some power
that can be used to fight the Tensen,
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151. then I'd like you to tell me what it is.
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152. Tao.
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153. Tao?
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154. Is that what the power is called?
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155. Tao. Strong, weak.
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156. Mind, body. Strong, weak.
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157. Tanden, turn.
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158. Strong, weak.
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159. Scary?
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160. Tao. Strong, weak.
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161. I don't understand.
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162. Maybe by "tanden," she means what
the navel is called in martial arts.
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163. To be precise, it's just below the navel.
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164. It's what they call
the meridian in Chinese medicine.
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165. So, what exactly is tao?
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166. No idea.
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167. Tao is the power
that flows through all things.
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168. "The power that flows through all things?"
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169. And the Tensen control that?
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170. Yes.
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171. Everything in this world
is created by the flow of tao.
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172. To touch tao is to touch
the origin of the universe.
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173. I don't get it.
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174. After all, it's rooted in a specific belief.
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175. It seems difficult to describe in
a way that we'd understand.
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176. Aw, man.
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177. Isn't there a hot teacher who's good
at explaining things around here?
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178. Do that all you want.
I still won't train you to use a sword.
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179. Please, Master. Teach me to use a sword.
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180. Didn't you swear that we'd avenge Tenza?
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181. You can't.
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182. I don't want to see any more
young lives end before my eyes.
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183. I'm the only one who needs to fight.
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184. I'll avenge him, but I won't wait
for your skills to improve.
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185. I want to fight too, Master.
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186. As I told you before, I am not your master.
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187. I haven't taught you anything.
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188. Well, I'm gonna call you that.
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189. You're no ordinary man.
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190. I attacked you from behind just now.
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191. Instincts alone don't explain that.
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192. Please.
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193. Please teach me.
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194. I don't want to see any more
people I love die before my eyes.
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195. I can't take it.
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196. Please be my master.
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197. This feeling can't be taught overnight.
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198. It's too difficult.
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199. Everything in this world
produces a unique wave.
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200. A wave?
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201. Yes.
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202. They're waves flowing around our bodies.
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203. I can sense those.
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204. Because of that, I know your height,
weight, and that your hair is tied up.
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205. Are you for real?
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206. Of course.
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207. Using the waves improves
not only one's senses,
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208. but their physical capabilities as well.
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209. Mastering the use of tao grants
one godlike strength and body.
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210. You must order your thoughts
in order to sense them.
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211. Neither too fierce nor too quiet.
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212. Tao, mind. Strong, weak.
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213. Stillness and motion, yin and yang.
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214. That cycle, that flow, is the key
to drawing out the power of tao.
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215. Between rage and calmness,
or else both simultaneously.
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216. You must achieve that state of mind.
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217. That will make it easier
to detect the waves.
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218. In Buddhism, it's known as the middle way.
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219. That state of mind allows one
to exceed their normal capabilities.
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220. For example,
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221. it allows people to withstand
greater strength than their own
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222. or survive what should be fatal injuries.
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223. The skill cannot be acquired
immediately, however.
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224. In the first place,
there is much I don't know.
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225. Then at least teach me to use a sword—
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226. You have more fundamental
problems than that.
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227. The way you wield a blade is all wrong.
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228. What?
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229. Then how am I supposed to do it?
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230. First, keep your left
hand on your center line.
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231. Your right shoulder and left foot
should face the same direction.
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232. You should only grip it tightly
in the moment you attack.
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233. The rest of the time, grip it loosely.
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234. Don't swing your left arm wildly.
Be aware of its position.
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235. Huh? Is he teaching me everything?
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236. Is he an idiot, or is this on purpose?
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237. Killing is wrong.
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238. All life is precious.
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239. Master!
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240. The speed of your sword
is important as well.
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241. If you keep it free of oils,
the blade will last longer.
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242. Everything in this world
produces a unique wave.
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243. I can sense those.
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244. Don't rely on brute force.
Use the weight of the sword.
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245. You won't get tired as easily.
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246. Only turn your hips at the last moment.
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247. Keep your knees low and chest high.
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248. I cannot be your master. I have a job to do.
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249. But you're free to study
and learn on your own.
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250. Yes, Master.
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251. But it's a fact that we don't stand
a chance against those monsters.
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252. I'll need to hone my skills.
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253. But on this island,
I don't have that kind of time.
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254. Unbelievable.
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255. We can't even have a nice long chat.
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256. Supposing tao is the way to kill the Tensen,
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257. it's not like we can take
our time learning about it.
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258. The best way to learn to fight
is in the middle of a battle.
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259. And fortunately, we've got plenty
of monsters to practice with.
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260. Now teach me the power of tao, miss.
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261. What a fiery old man.
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262. Who... is that?
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263. If you throw humans into the pit,
they'll eventually merge with the flowers.
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264. You made something amazing, Mu Dan.
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265. Now we'll be able to
harvest tan more efficiently.
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266. Don't kill the humans
you throw into the pit.
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267. What happens if they try to get out?
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268. Once they're weakened,
it's too deep for humans to climb out.
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269. Besides, the walls will block their escape.
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270. They want everyone
to join them on their side.
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271. They grab on and don't let go.
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272. We won't be able to overwhelm them by force.
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273. We need to assess the situation.
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274. B-Brother?
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275. We're gonna kill those shitheads, Toma.
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276. No, we should leave the island
immediately and tend our—
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277. We're killing those shitheads, Toma.
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278. But—
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279. We're killing those shitheads, Toma.
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280. Okay.
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281. Then let's come up with a plan of attack.
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282. We don't need a plan.
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283. But how...
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284. Their weakness is their lower body.
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285. When I chopped its body in two,
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286. that monster started regenerating
from its lower body,
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287. not the half with its head and heart.
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288. Which means its weakness
is the groin or navel.
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289. It was kind of plant-like,
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290. so it makes sense that its weakness is the
bottom half with the roots and not its top.
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291. I'm impressed, Brother.
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292. That's what you call assessing a situation
and coming up with a plan.
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293. What?
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294. Nothing. I'm just taking that in.
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295. Taking in what? Oh, right...
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296. You finally feel like
eating monster flesh, too?
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297. No. Wait, that's not a monster—
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298. Just eat.
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299. You won't last long unless
you build up your strength.
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300. Brother!
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301. Ah, you're alive.
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302. Forgive me for not
announcing my presence first.
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303. Don't be afraid.
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304. Who are you?
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305. Doesn't matter.
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306. You're a monster. We'll kill it.
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307. Oh, no. I'm capable of reason.
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308. Let's talk.
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309. I simply came to investigate
on orders from the Tensen.
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310. The Tensen?
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311. You mean those things
that are neither man nor woman?
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312. Indeed. They are our masters.
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313. My colleagues have gone to scout out
the other humans who arrived on the island.
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314. The other doshi.
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315. Doshi? That monster mentioned Soshin...
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316. That's a misunderstanding.
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317. The Soshin lack intellect.
They are defective.
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318. They are scum not even
permitted to enter Horai.
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319. The doshi serve the Tensen directly.
We are their right hand.
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320. Within the palace we study under the Tensen
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321. while looking after them
and handling troublesome tasks.
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322. That is our responsibility.
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323. Horai... Palace...
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324. So, please.
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325. Go back into the hole
and allow yourselves to become tan.
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326. Barbarous.
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327. Brother.
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328. How is he so strong?
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329. You're superhuman. Did you consume the tao?
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330. Shut up.
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331. If you work for those Tensen,
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332. then beating you is
the shortest route to them.
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333. How convenient.
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334. I'll force answers out of you.
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335. Very well.
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336. If you don't seek a peaceful resolution,
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337. then I am prepared
to handle you accordingly.
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338. You deeply sinful and foolish human.
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339. You'll realize you would have been happier
if you'd just allowed yourself to become tan.
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340. Brother—
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341. Toma.
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342. Kill the nobodies.
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343. I'm counting on you.
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344. Got it.
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345. You focus on him.
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346. This man is strong.
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347. But he is exhausted.
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348. One look at the flow
of his tao, and it's obvious.
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349. He moves well despite
his injuries. It's astounding.
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350. But it's pointless.
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351. Attacks from one
who cannot use tao are trivial.
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352. He has predisposition
for it, but that's all.
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353. Attacks weak in tao
aren't merely ineffective.
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354. I can regenerate from them instantly.
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355. He is astounding, but...
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356. The disturbance in his tao reflects
a blind spot in his awareness.
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357. It is an opening.
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