1. Kill me? Kill me.
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2. Sh-Sh-Shion-dono—
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3. Nurugai.
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4. Cut their flowers and roots with your sword.
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5. That may slow their transformation.
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6. Then take the others and get away from here.
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7. Got it.
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8. Shion-dono.
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9. We'll talk later. This will be over soon.
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10. The movement, smell,
and sound of these waves.
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11. No doubt about it.
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12. It's the same as the creature
that killed Tenza.
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13. On the way here, I took
the lives of various creatures
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14. to test the usage and nature of the waves.
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15. Now I will use you to demonstrate
how the immortal can be killed.
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16. Cutting the waves directly will kill a
creature, even if the vitals aren't struck,
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17. as it is akin to cutting the soul itself.
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18. I will release, circulate,
and envelop myself in my own waves.
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19. The flowers have stopped growing,
but at this rate...
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20. Hoko-san, what should we do?
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21. There is nothing I can do for him.
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22. I did not even know what
the Tensen actually were.
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23. Move, both of you.
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24. It may be too late for him,
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25. but I have a salve
that will stop the bleeding.
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26. Yuzuriha-san...
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27. It's too late for me...
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28. Shion-dono!
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29. Don't worry about him.
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30. He's really strong. Besides,
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31. we followed a certain creature here.
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32. He won't die here.
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33. Tameshi Itto-ryu: Fiend's Flurry.
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34. Tameshi Itto-ryu: Autumn Rains.
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35. What's his deal? He's incredible.
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36. He's my master.
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37. It's not regenerating.
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38. Shion's tao is compatible with the enemy's.
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39. Perhaps...
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40. It's mostly consistent with my tests.
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41. Incredible. Yours
is opposed to mine as well.
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42. But...
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43. Even scratches will produce flowers.
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44. You'll make good tan.
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45. Master!
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46. Do you want to die, too?
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47. I don't intend to die here.
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48. But if I can't progress without dying,
then I accept death.
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49. What's up with him? He's horrifying.
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50. He's losing too much blood.
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51. Master...
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52. Kill! Kill me.
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53. I'm using my waves as I tested,
but it's still no simple task.
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54. Can my body withstand what it takes
to kill an immortal creature?
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55. I need to help him.
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56. Don't. You can barely stand.
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57. But at this rate...
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58. No, Shion-dono is already prepared to die.
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59. Fighting alone is too great a disadvantage.
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60. We should at least attack
from two sides to create an opening.
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61. Fine. In that case, let's all—
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62. What?
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63. No, thanks. I'm all out of steam.
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64. I see.
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65. Better now?
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66. What do you mean?
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67. That's odd.
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68. Better now?
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69. I feel... slightly more energized?
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70. Better now?
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71. Huh? Uh, I suppose.
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72. But how...?
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73. I used to do it to Grandpa all the time.
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74. When I did it to my master,
he said it energized him, too.
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75. I've clearly recovered some stamina.
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76. All creatures produce waves,
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77. but there must be various interactions,
like the elements of Wuxing philosophy.
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78. But I'd prefer you not
suddenly latch onto me.
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79. Simply touching me seems
to have some effect.
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80. Okay.
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81. Which means sometimes there are
positive interactions,
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82. such as increasing someone's tao.
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83. No, there's no time to think right now.
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84. As long as I can move, that's good enough.
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85. Let's go.
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86. Good luck.
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87. Sagiri, Nurugai. I told you to stay away.
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88. Wait, what are you wearing?
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89. We'll help you, Shion-dono.
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90. I know the creature's weakness.
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91. Its weakness?
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92. The source of its power. The tanden.
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93. If we can strike at its core,
we should be able to defeat it.
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94. But that monster has two tanden.
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95. Simply being scratched by it is fatal.
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96. That's what this is for.
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97. We've wrapped ourselves in bandages
and Yuzuriha's mucus.
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98. It should be able to prevent scratches
and keep flowers from growing.
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99. Is it really necessary to lick it?
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100. No.
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101. This child and I will act as decoys
and attack from the front.
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102. Use that opportunity to get behind it.
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103. With your speed, you should be
able to strike two places at once.
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104. Watch out!
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105. Such an athletic child...
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106. Wow.
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107. Incredible. Sagiri's sensing its waves, too.
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108. Like me, she's predicting its movements
from the flow of its waves,
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109. and doing it even faster
and more accurately than I can.
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110. You've become so strong.
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111. I'm sorry.
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112. We'll go with your plan, Sagiri.
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113. Let's play it by ear.
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114. Got it.
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115. Tameshi Itto-ryu: Harvest Shower.
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116. Wow, they're actually overpowering it.
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117. It's taking longer and longer to regenerate.
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118. I've never seen Shion-dono
fight so fiercely before.
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119. We could actually beat it.
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120. I'll keep this up...
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121. even if I die here.
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122. I'm sorry, Sagiri, Nurugai.
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123. I knew it would be dangerous.
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124. But I can't stop.
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125. My mind and body are being
swallowed by a pitch-black emotion.
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126. It's not resolve. It's hatred.
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127. My hatred and frustration will never forgive
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128. how all I could do
in that moment was run away.
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129. Never forgive. Never, never, never!
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130. Yamada Asaemon Shion,
you will never be forgiven.
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131. Not until the life of the enemy has ended.
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132. Not until your own life has ended.
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133. Shion-dono!
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134. I'll gather all the waves flowing
through my body in a single point.
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135. I'll temper them and
wrap them around my blade.
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136. Focusing one's waves is
the same as focusing one's soul.
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137. If you're not careful, you risk dying.
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138. But if you're immortal,
then allow me to teach you
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139. how fleeting and heavy life is.
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140. How terrifying it is!
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141. Wait. Is this truly its weakness?
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142. According to Sagiri,
it's the source of its power.
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143. But I don't sense strong
waves coming from here.
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144. There's no time to hesitate—
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145. Shion-san!
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146. The ovule!
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147. Senta!
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148. If it's a plant monster,
then its ovule is its tanden.
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149. Where the nutrients
for its flowers are concentrated.
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150. At the center of its petals.
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151. That's its weakness!
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152. Beautiful.
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153. A man prepared to die.
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154. The space between life and death.
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155. I could never attain such perfect yin-yang.
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156. I wish I could've shown Rien.
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157. I waited a thousand years. Thank you.
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158. Senta-dono!
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159. He'll live another half-hour at most.
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160. That took everything he had left.
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161. No...
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162. Senta!
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163. Don't move, Master.
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164. What about the salve?
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165. I still have one dose left.
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166. Th-Then...
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167. I think it'd be better used on him.
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168. If you split the dose, then...
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169. I need to keep some for myself.
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170. I'm not such a good person
that I'd give all of it away.
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171. Besides, the road ahead is too difficult
to bring an injured man with us.
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172. Give up.
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173. No... but...
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174. Didn't you say we'd manage
somehow as long as we were alive?
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175. Shinobi are realists.
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176. We can tell the difference between suffering
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177. that should be overcome
and suffering that's pointless to endure.
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178. I'm sure you know this,
but you're not going to make it.
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179. So you can let go.
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180. You don't need to hold onto
your job or pride anymore.
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181. You can relax now.
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182. You've always lied to yourself, right?
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183. At the very end, think about
whatever you want to think about.
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184. Your family? A pet cat?
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185. A sweetheart you left back home?
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186. Picture them in your heart as you
die beholding a beautiful sight.
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187. I can at least let you lean on me.
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188. The things I loved...
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189. My family back home. Konpeito.
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190. Kitao Shigemasa's illustrated books.
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191. Being in the arms of the one I admired.
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192. The situation has progressed too quickly.
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193. I'd like to take stock of things.
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194. I agree.
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195. Let's start with who the heck you two are.
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196. Let's get away from here first, Sagiri.
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197. Thank you for what you
said earlier, Yuzuriha-san.
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198. Your cool head saved me again.
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199. It no longer matters if we're criminals
or executioners anymore.
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200. We won't survive otherwise.
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201. Let's focus all our efforts
on making it back alive.
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202. I won't let anyone else die.
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203. I swear we'll all leave this island alive.
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204. I swear it.
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205. That's the first thing
you do upon waking up?
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206. Relax a little. What are you, a cat?
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207. Where are we?
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208. A cave halfway up the valley wall.
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209. I carried you here.
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210. I can't remember...
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211. This place should allow us
to hide for a while.
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212. Of course, we'll need to be careful.
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213. What are you doing?
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214. Changing.
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215. I bet this would look good on you, Sagirin.
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216. Me, too.
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217. Why would a guy wear this?
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218. Why, you...
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219. Keep your wits about you.
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220. What's your problem?
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221. Sagiri, I understand your eagerness,
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222. I wanna wear it, too.
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223. You do?
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224. Yeah.
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225. but you must be exhausted as well.
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226. Really? Which one?
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227. This one.
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228. That one?
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229. Yeah.
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230. Relaxing a little won't hurt you.
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231. Wouldn't this look better?
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232. No, I want this one.
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233. This one?
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234. Shion-dono.
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235. Yeah, this one.
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236. Well, try it on, then.
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237. Okay, everyone.
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238. Don't stop what you're doing,
but listen while you do that.
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239. Okay.
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240. Let's focus on reviewing what information
we have that will help us return alive.
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241. First, let's discuss the waves needed
to defeat the Tensen.
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242. What you call tao.
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243. It's a power everyone possesses innately,
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244. but mastering it allows one
to achieve superhuman abilities.
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245. Isn't that what you do, Sagiri?
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246. Your experiences on the island
have strengthened your tao.
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247. It must've been hard.
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248. No worse than it was for you.
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249. But you must be careful how you use it.
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250. Tao is life itself.
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251. Use too much, and you'll exhaust
more than just your stamina.
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252. It's unclear exactly what the effects are,
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253. but it might cause mental
or physical changes.
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254. It might even affect one's
consciousness or memories.
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255. In the worst case,
overuse likely leads to death.
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256. If we're talking about life or death,
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257. then we've got a more serious problem.
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258. The Elixir of Life.
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259. Though there's something similar,
there's no Elixir of Life.
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260. The Shogunate won't accept
"we couldn't find it."
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261. Gabimaru said it exists.
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262. His village chief was immortal.
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263. It must exist somewhere.
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264. About that...
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265. Maybe that was an illusion.
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266. An... illusion?
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267. Yeah, the type shinobi use.
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268. Show someone a supernatural phenomenon
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269. when they're little to
achieve total control over them.
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270. You imprint on people
that they can never defy the chief.
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271. Only a few leaders know the truth.
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272. The same thing happened in my village.
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273. What?
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274. I've got other questions, too.
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275. Sagirin, you said Gabimaru's here
for the person he loves.
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276. Yes, his wife.
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277. Yeah, that. It doesn't make sense.
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278. Shinobi are merely pawns.
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279. It's different for women, but would they
really have such a young man get married?
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280. You can't control people using only fear.
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281. They need something stronger to motivate
them to complete suicidal missions.
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282. I'm just speculating, though.
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283. Wait a minute.
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284. His village could be different from mine.
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285. But...
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286. I can't remember. Is it some
type of memory impairment?
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287. But Gabimaru's... wife, was it?
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288. Does she actually exist?
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289. Wait.
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290. What's her name?
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291. Have you actually seen her?
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292. Please...
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293. Maybe that's the chief's special illusion.
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294. Do you even remember what she looks like?
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295. It's no use.
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296. I can't even remember where I am.
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297. Why am I here?
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298. Who are these guys?
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299. Enemies? Doesn't seem like it.
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300. I know who I am.
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301. I am...
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302. Iwagakure's current greatest ninja,
Gabimaru the Hollow.
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303. In any case, I'll have to gather
information while playing along.
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304. Even if they figure me out...
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305. Gabimaru, okay?
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306. Yeah, I'm fine.
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307. You're not going to sleep, Sagiri?
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308. Shion-dono.
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309. Why are you dressed like that?
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310. My clothes were bloody, so I changed.
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311. I looked an awful mess.
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312. What's this?
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313. Normally you appreciate my jokes.
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314. Was it not good?
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315. No, your wit is as sharp as ever.
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316. But right now, I simply can't...
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317. Eizen-dono, Genji-dono, Senta-dono,
Kisho-dono, and Tenza-dono...
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318. So much has happened, but it's
still only our third night here.
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319. Then there's Gabimaru.
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320. What is he doing now?
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321. Sagiri...
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322. Don't tell me you love—
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323. Not at all.
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324. The way you always assume things
are romantic is a bad habit of yours.
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325. Sorry.
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326. But it's clear that you
feel strongly about him.
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327. Beyond what's appropriate for your status.
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328. What are you to Gabimaru?
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329. Honestly, I don't know, but...
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330. Born in a village of killers,
he killed as he was told.
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331. He's experienced love,
but it makes his past self suffer.
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332. On top of that, like Yuzuriha-san said,
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333. if what motivates him is
a deception as well...
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334. That's simply too sad.
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335. He's a heinous killer.
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336. He's a killer, but I don't
believe he's a bad person.
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337. Which is why...
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338. I believe they'll be reunited.
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339. He'll never give up.
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340. He'll make it back alive.
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341. I'll now read the message
the Shogun sent to us.
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342. Listen carefully.
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343. The Yamada clan shall head once more to
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344. Shinsenkyo to monitor
the expedition members.
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345. You are to select new monitors for this job,
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346. Yamada Asaemon Shugen.
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