1. I'm impressed.
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2. I think you're the first humans
to reach this place.
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3. The first in a thousand years.
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4. What? Who—
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5. A human?
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6. Definitely not. This is bad.
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7. Whoops.
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8. You don't have to run.
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9. I don't intend to kill you... yet.
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10. He's so strong.
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11. When did he get there?
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12. I understand why she fled.
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13. He's clearly stronger than any
of the monsters we've faced so far.
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14. L-Let go of her.
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15. Sagirin...
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16. Don't glare at me. I just want to talk.
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17. Who are you?
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18. A Tensen.
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19. This is the peony spirit,
Jiujun Amoghavajra.
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20. He's one of those...?
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21. Hoko-san, you're alive?
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22. That's not enough to kill him.
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23. It'll simply accelerate his transformation,
turning him completely into a tree.
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24. But...
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25. It is a shame, but this is my fate.
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26. I pray my soul is
at least invited into Horai.
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27. Yeah, all that stuff about souls
and Jiujun Whatever is a lie.
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28. What?
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29. It's a convenient lie invented by our master
to maintain order on the island.
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30. This island is a place
for conducting experiments on life.
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31. You and all the others are simply
prototypes produced as part of experiments.
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32. But...
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33. And the humans who come
to this island are research materials.
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34. These are Kyoshi. I made them using humans.
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35. Made them... using humans?
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36. Yes.
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37. They were originally humans
who came to the island.
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38. I love toying with humans,
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39. so I always end up playing
with them like this.
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40. Funny, right?
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41. But this isn't how we typically use humans.
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42. High-quality humans are turned into tan.
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43. Tan... You mean the Elixir of Life?
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44. Elixir of Life?
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45. All the humans who come here
always say the same thing.
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46. The Elixir of Eternal Life and Youth,
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47. Ochimizu, Tokijiku-no-kagu-no-mi...
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48. Sorry, but there's nothing like that here.
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49. Tan is essential to us,
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50. but if an ordinary human consumes it,
they turn into a tree.
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51. Hoko and the flower people have sort of
achieved eternal life, but not eternal youth.
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52. My associates are researching that,
but they're not done yet.
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53. Either way, the item you're looking
for isn't on this island.
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54. There's no Elixir?
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55. Then what's going to happen to him?
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56. He won't receive a pardon
without the Elixir.
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57. Anyway, your journey has come to an end.
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58. Now be good and come with me.
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59. There are a bunch of things
I'd like to do with you.
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60. Substitution.
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61. That should be enough to kill any monster.
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62. That just leaves his underlings?
But they seem out of it.
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63. Let's get out of here while we can.
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64. Sagirin.
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65. What? Oh, right.
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66. Thanks for helping me earlier,
even though I ran.
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67. Are you shocked to learn about the Elixir?
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68. I get it.
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69. But our top priority is our survival.
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70. As long as we're alive,
we'll manage somehow.
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71. First, we need to make sure we stay alive.
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72. Switch gears. It's time to run.
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73. Right.
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74. You too, Senta. Hurry.
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75. Right.
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76. Such a nice woman. You've got potential.
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77. You were wrong about one thing, though.
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78. The Kyoshi aren't my underlings.
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79. They're my toys. Funny, right?
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80. You dodged it. You've got a good eye.
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81. Rather, you can see tao, can't you?
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82. That's the first time
I've heard the word tao.
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83. In my village, we called it qi.
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84. But you haven't mastered its use.
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85. Allow me to teach—
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86. Wait.
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87. If this will decide her life or death,
then you'll have to go through me first.
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88. It's my job.
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89. The other two seem
to have some aptitude for it,
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90. but if that's all they're
capable of, then forget it.
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91. Shinobi, I'll teach you to use tao.
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92. If you've got the talent for it,
then I could show you bochu jutsu,
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93. or turn you into high-quality tan.
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94. You're already his favorite.
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95. Shut up.
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96. I can't believe Senta-dono drew his sword.
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97. For a criminal, no less.
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98. Does he perhaps have
special feelings for her?
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99. I'm not interested in anyone
except the shinobi girl.
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100. Get out of the way.
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101. Sagirin!
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102. Forget about her.
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103. That was Distant Strike.
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104. It's performed by gathering
and launching one's tao.
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105. Since ordinary humans can't learn to use it,
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106. you can forget that one.
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107. You need to start with the basic—
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108. Huh?
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109. Stay out of my way, fat boy.
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110. I told you, you have to go through me.
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111. Besides—
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112. He's right. You're in the way.
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113. If nothing can kill him,
then I'm willing to try anything.
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114. Slime String.
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115. My ninjutsu allows me to metabolize
the medicines I swallow and secrete them.
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116. And this is soluble snake poison.
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117. Nectar Prison.
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118. And then...
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119. Grim Garrote.
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120. Your abilities are an
application of tao, aren't they?
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121. Metabolizing poisons
alone makes you superhuman.
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122. But you're not using it very specifically.
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123. You should learn to manipulate it better.
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124. If we can create the right opportunity,
we can look for a way to beat him.
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125. I see.
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126. Sure.
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127. Shall we try it right now?
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128. Senta, you're in the way.
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129. So are you, Yuzuriha-san.
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130. Tao is a feeling.
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131. By wearing it like clothing,
you can sense it coming from any direction.
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132. Unless you master it, you're merely human.
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133. You're no match for us.
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134. Welcome to Horai.
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135. How can we beat this monster?
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136. Hoko-san, do the Tensen have any weaknesses?
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137. He's a god.
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138. If this is divine punishment,
then I will accept it.
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139. I understand how you feel,
but at this rate, we'll all be killed.
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140. You won't get to see Mei-san again.
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141. It can be anything. Any hint will do.
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142. That substitution you used earlier
was an application of tao as well.
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143. Not only that, but the same type I use.
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144. Interesting.
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145. You can learn something resembling
our Hojutsu through your own training.
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146. Well, it's time to kill the fat boy.
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147. Whoops.
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148. You recovered quickly.
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149. But you can't do anything.
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150. You have an ordinary amount of tao.
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151. Our opponent can read our
movements and intentions.
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152. Yes, but not an intentionless path.
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153. Now cut open his tanden.
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154. The legends say tao comes from our tanden,
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155. travels through the body,
and returns to the tanden once more.
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156. If you sever his tanden...
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157. Sorry, but there's nothing you can do.
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158. First of all, you don't have enough tao.
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159. No matter where you cut me,
I'll just regenerate.
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160. In fact, including the shinobi girl,
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161. there isn't a human here who's
mastered tao enough to kill me.
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162. I realized something
after getting close to you.
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163. You're the same, after all.
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164. What?
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165. He can read my movements.
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166. What was that?
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167. The size of one's tao
is controlled by one's mind.
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168. Is she the type that
instantaneously manifests hers?
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169. But that's not what's important.
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170. This woman... Could it be...?
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171. Yuzuriha-san.
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172. I know. That wound...
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173. It's not regenerating.
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174. I detected a unique aura
when I approached him.
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175. If that's tao, then I know how to cut it.
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176. Sometimes Gabimaru produces the same aura.
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177. So did Rokurota, the Giant of Bizen.
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178. Did those two use tao?
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179. It's just a guess.
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180. Greater than a certain amount of tao
is required to injure our enemy.
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181. Sagirin can temporarily increase
her tao using breathing techniques.
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182. But that's not all.
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183. Why can't the Tensen regenerate?
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184. I'll handle this.
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185. Such an unusual type of tao.
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186. Not only that, but it's poison to me.
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187. Marvelous.
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188. I wonder what kind of tan you'll produce.
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189. Or will you kill me?
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190. Wait, Sagiri-san.
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191. Our enemy is powerful.
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192. The three of us should work together.
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193. Earth Yin Night Pilgrim.
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194. He vanished.
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195. He didn't vanish.
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196. He diminished his tao as much
as possible so we couldn't detect him.
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197. It works the same way as my substitution.
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198. Cut him now.
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199. My mind must be both still and active.
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200. Kyoshi, kill the shinobi woman.
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201. Thanks, Senta.
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202. We're working together, remember?
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203. Nice teamwork. Thanks, Senta.
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204. You're welcome.
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205. I can read your swordsmanship,
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206. and the moment's delay makes
your attacks easy to dodge.
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207. The way I'm breathing is exhausting.
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208. I can't do it for long.
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209. Your teamwork isn't bad.
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210. Now's my chance.
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211. You underestimate me.
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212. He flew.
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213. Earth Yang Sky Pilgrim.
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214. By manipulating the tao in the atmosphere,
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215. one can even stand in the air.
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216. Though to those who don't
understand how it works...
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217. I must seem like a god.
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218. This is another application of tao.
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219. Tin Splinter.
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220. This is beyond our abilities.
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221. Senta-dono!
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222. My vision is becoming blurry.
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223. That breathing technique consumes
something other than my stamina.
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224. I can't keep going.
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225. Don't give up yet, Sagirin.
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226. I think this is a sign our
enemy's getting anxious.
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227. She's been making sure
to dodge all your attacks specifically.
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228. Tao probably has matchups,
and yours is her weakness.
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229. But that monster...
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230. That's right. It's a monster, not a god.
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231. Which means it can be killed.
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232. I'll stop her from moving, so you kill her.
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233. You're rather optimistic.
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234. This is normal.
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235. I don't intend to die here.
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236. Seriously, no way.
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237. This is pointless.
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238. Yuzuriha!
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239. You're not dodging it? You'll die.
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240. Get down here, you wannabe god.
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241. I'll kill everyone
who interferes with my life.
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242. I'd even kill a real god.
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243. Sagirin, now.
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244. Got it.
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245. Such an obnoxious woman.
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246. Impressive work, Yuzuriha-san.
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247. Now you can't move,
regardless of your regeneration.
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248. Do you intend to be cut down with me?
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249. Aim for a hair's breadth, Sagiri-san!
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250. You can count on me.
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251. He's not moving.
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252. Like we thought,
that must've been his weakness.
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253. It was a gamble.
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254. But the two of us won.
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255. What about me?
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256. Hoko-san, your transformation...
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257. I still seem to be all right.
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258. Good.
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259. I can't believe there are
six more of these monsters.
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260. Tao, the mysterious power.
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261. It's even farther beyond human
understanding than Hoko-san described.
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262. What is this strange exhaustion?
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263. Did we really defeat a Tensen so easily?
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264. The biggest problem is
that the Elixir doesn't exist.
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265. What should we do now?
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266. We'll just have to figure something out.
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267. If it doesn't exist, then it doesn't exist.
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268. We'll have to come up with another way.
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269. Aw, man. My skin is so dry.
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270. Hey, this is all gold.
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271. This much should make up
for the lack of Elixir, right?
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272. Shall we rest a little?
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273. What a weird face. Is this a nose?
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274. Yes.
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275. Yuzuriha-san is so tenacious.
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276. Senta-dono, you seem
to have special feelings for her.
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277. What? Oh, no, I... um...
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278. I suppose I envy how free she is.
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279. It's a foreign concept to me.
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280. What do you mean?
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281. When I was young,
I wanted to become an artist.
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282. But in my family, boys study
under the Yamada family.
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283. I wasn't allowed to defy that tradition.
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284. I actually didn't like the Yamada
family or being a sword tester.
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285. I hated killing people.
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286. I spent a lot of time trying
to rationalize killing people.
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287. It's the reason I became so
knowledgeable about religions.
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288. Ironically, I was praised for being
a diligent student, and my rank kept rising.
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289. Eventually, I gave up
and closed off my heart.
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290. I began simply fulfilling my duties.
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291. You don't actually care about
this job or your clan, do you?
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292. Actually, I—
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293. You can try to hide it,
but I can tell, you raccoon dog.
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294. Since meeting her,
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295. I've been confounded numerous times by her cold,
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296. cruel behavior, and the way she seems
to see right through everything.
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297. But for some reason,
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298. as someone who's been lying to himself,
the way she only lies to others...
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299. She seems so amazingly free.
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300. I'm so jealous, it hurts.
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301. I must've fallen for her ninjutsu.
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302. I can hardly call myself an
Asaemon when I admire a criminal.
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303. Not at all.
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304. I kind of...
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305. It's really only a little,
but I kind of understand how you feel.
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306. Why don't we look for a way to
save everyone who came to the island?
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307. Sagiri-san...
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308. Yes.
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309. I can sense tao now, but I don't
feel like I've mastered its use.
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310. We can't ask them about
the Elixir if you kill them.
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311. Though, judging by that conversation,
she probably knows something.
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312. It would be cruel
to make her show us the way,
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313. considering what those
monsters wanted to do to her.
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314. But you followed me, didn't you?
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315. If you have some purpose or request,
then tell me what it is.
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316. I'd like to thank you
for saving me twice now.
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317. Sagi's records said...
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318. This man is not heartless after all.
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319. But his humanity only becomes apparent
when it comes to a particular person.
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320. In all other scenarios, he is heartless.
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321. But this is rather different
from her records.
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322. How will this soft side affect his job?
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323. Hey.
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324. What is...
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325. Hey.
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326. Have there always been this many flowers?
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327. Yuzuriha!
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328. The fate of an imprudent,
cruel, and sinful killer.
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329. What I thought was common sense
was blown away by a powerful wind.
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330. I can't get any closer.
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331. I don't need to be any closer
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332. as long as I can keep watching by her side.
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333. Huh? Am I allowed to draw right now?
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334. I feel like I was in the
middle of doing something else.
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335. Well, whatever. I'll draw another one.
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336. Whatever... One... more...
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337. Kill me? Kill me.
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338. Yuzuriha, what should we do?
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339. We have to fight this
monster again right now?
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340. There's no way.
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