1. Known as the Blade Dragon
and Unparalleled in Eight Provinces,
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2. when I stopped finding men stronger than me,
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3. a lord named Something-or-Other Tatsumi
asked me to become his officer.
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4. He was a great man who took
pride in his great mansion.
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5. His name's characters made him a "dragon" too,
so I agreed, in exchange for room and board.
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6. You sure can put them back.
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7. Splendid.
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8. Anyway, Tamiya Gantetsusai-dono,
you may be the Blade Dragon,
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9. but surely you can't kill a real dragon.
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10. What?
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11. So I cut down both the dragon on his gate
and that cowardly dragon's nerve.
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12. Your temper is too violent.
I don't understand you.
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13. I agree.
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14. Because of that, his whole clan came
after me, and I was sentenced to death.
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15. Not that I regret it.
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16. Once I acquire the pardon,
I'll be cleared of all charges.
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17. Then I can openly hone my skill again.
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18. This time, I'll split his
whole mansion in half.
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19. I don't understand you.
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20. If you ask me, you people
make even less sense.
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21. Those tools you're wearing are
for dissections, aren't they?
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22. What a gloomy little man.
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23. Does the food you earn beheading
criminals taste good, Whatever-emon?
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24. It's Asaemon. Yamada Asaemon Fuchi.
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25. Beheadings aren't
the Yamada clan's only trade.
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26. We also test swords and produce medicines.
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27. We're far more useful to society than you.
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28. The same goes for the dissections.
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29. Discoveries about the human
body help advance medicine.
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30. It's a noble purpose.
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31. I won't allow you to insult us.
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32. Whatever.
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33. Try not to get in my way.
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34. H-Hey, wait.
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35. Do you know what you're doing?
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36. There's only one thing to do.
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37. I'm going to eliminate the competition.
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38. It's more efficient to take my time
searching for the Elixir after that,
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39. and most importantly, I can use
my sword to my heart's content.
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40. I thought I'd never get the chance to
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41. engage in thrilling duels
in this peaceful world again.
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42. It makes sense.
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43. This job is like crafting insect poison.
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44. The longer you wait, the stronger
the surviving venomous insects.
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45. But will this really end well?
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46. Not all of the venomous insects are here.
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47. If the shogunate runs out of patience,
they'll send the next batch of insects.
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48. Stronger, more venomous insects.
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49. Interesting...
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50. Stay back.
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51. What is this thing, a fish?
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52. It's wearing prayer beads.
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53. Is it a monster or a living creature?
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54. Its appearance is ridiculously fantastical.
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55. I have so many questions,
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56. but my instincts are telling me
that this island itself is dangerous.
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57. What a pain in the butt.
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58. Gabima—
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59. I told you to stay back.
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60. Right.
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61. It seems to be alive.
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62. Shinobi Rule Number Five.
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63. Do not fight an unknown enemy.
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64. Should we run?
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65. The two of us, or just me?
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66. Gabimaru! Are you all right?
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67. This place is dangerous.
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68. So it's possible for you to be injured...
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69. No, wait. I mean—
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70. Let's run for now.
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71. What are they?
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72. They're smiling?
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73. Are they real?
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74. Calm down. Don't lose your head.
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75. We've been surrounded.
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76. Enough. Stop thinking.
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77. Gabimaru!
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78. Ascetic Blaze.
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79. For now, don't think.
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80. Just kill.
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81. So you can survive.
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82. So you can acquire the pardon
and escape this bloody world.
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83. Just kill.
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84. I knew this was a dangerous job,
but it's different now.
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85. Everything has changed since mere hours ago.
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86. What an otherworldly sight.
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87. Am I in Paradise, or...?
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88. Don't worry about anything else.
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89. That's not weakness.
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90. Just focus on the enemies in front of you.
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91. True courage is being true to your emotions.
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92. Eliminate them.
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93. Um, Gabimaru...
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94. I'm so—
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95. Wow, you killed all of these by yourself?
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96. Impressive, Hollow!
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97. Wow, that was something else.
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98. Wow.
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99. I'm Yuzuriha.
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100. Like you, I'm a ninja.
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101. We're, like, totally the same.
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102. Two executioners?
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103. What do you think you're...
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104. You're supposed to say "thank you"
when someone helps you.
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105. Thank you for saving me.
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106. So, what do you want? We're rivals.
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107. You didn't have to help me.
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108. Don't be so on edge.
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109. The monsters are gone now.
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110. You seem super dependable, Gabi-kun.
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111. You're still standing, despite
how much you're bleeding.
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112. Didn't you save her just now, too?
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113. Hey, why don't we work together?
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114. I'm so scared of this dangerous place.
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115. I'll do whatever you say. Please protect—
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116. Huh? What?
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117. Ow... Ow...
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118. Ow, that hurts! What are you doing?
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119. You can't seduce me.
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120. I'm familiar with kunoichi methods.
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121. Yeah, yeah. I'm sure you are.
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122. I just wanted to try it.
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123. It's better to regret what you've done
than regret what you haven't, right?
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124. But I'm serious about working together.
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125. Five is safer than three.
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126. Wait a minute.
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127. Why do you have two Asaemon with you?
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128. This guy is, uh...
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129. Yamada Asaemon Genji.
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130. I was originally assigned
to Moro Makiya the Apostate.
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131. Makiya died when he was
fooled by this woman.
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132. Her foul tricks run contrary to bushido.
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133. I deemed a single executioner
insufficient to control her,
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134. so I decided to accompany them.
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135. Huh.
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136. So she seduced him.
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137. I see.
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138. Women have always been
Genji-dono's weakness.
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139. He fell for her tricks.
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140. Uh, um...
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141. I'm Yamada Asaemon Senta,
the executioner assigned to her.
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142. Well, you know.
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143. We ran into crazy bugs, monsters,
statues on our way here.
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144. We know just how dangerous this place is.
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145. Finding the Elixir as quickly
as possible is important,
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146. but there's no point in blindly
charging in and dying without a plan.
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147. You're the one who called me disappointing.
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148. Did I? I don't remember that.
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149. As long as you both agree to it,
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150. then there's no problem
with you working together.
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151. All right! I love you, Gabimaru.
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152. Ow, ow, ow! What are you doing?
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153. I never said I'd work with you.
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154. I can't trust a kunoichi.
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155. Trust? Come on.
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156. We're not kids.
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157. We can betray each other at any time.
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158. Even if we find the Elixir,
only one of us will be pardoned.
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159. I'm suggesting we use each other
for as long as possible.
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160. Or are you scared of me?
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161. You're surprisingly naïve.
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162. Please, Gabi.
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163. Won't you help a weak little girl?
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164. You're wasting your time with that.
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165. Oh?
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166. How would working with you benefit me?
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167. You'll offer your strength
in exchange for my information.
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168. For example,
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169. you seem to think the monsters are a threat,
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170. but the real danger here is the bugs.
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171. Human-faced butterflies.
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172. They fly around monsters,
but their nests and behavior are unknown.
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173. Their scales seem to contain
hallucinogens and poison.
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174. How do you know that?
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175. Moro Makiya.
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176. I got close to him and talked him into it.
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177. I tested them on him.
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178. The centipedes are gross,
but you can safely ignore them.
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179. They only eat dead flesh.
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180. How do you know that?
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181. I tested it on Makiya.
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182. There are other bugs too,
but they didn't attack unless approached.
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183. I tested it on Makiya.
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184. What happened to him?
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185. I got him to let his guard down
by playing dead and killed him.
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186. Many of the items worn by the
monsters feature Buddhist or Taoist designs.
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187. Buddhism and Taoism are
different religious traditions...
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188. It's strange to see them mixed together.
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189. The Buddhist statues are strange, too.
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190. I have trouble believing
this island is truly Paradise.
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191. I agree.
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192. We can explain it away
by calling them fantastical,
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193. but to my blade, their anatomy and musculature
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194. feels like those of living creatures.
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195. See? There's so much we don't know.
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196. We should work together
and gather information.
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197. I'll tell you everything I know.
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198. Why are you willing to reveal so much?
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199. Are you that desperate to survive?
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200. I have one younger sister.
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201. She's got an incurable disease,
but can't afford any medicine.
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202. I became a shinobi in order to make money.
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203. I endured hellish training
with the Kai of Kasumidani.
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204. The Kai shinobi are from Mizoredani.
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205. Uh, right. That place.
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206. Anyway, uh... the village chief, uh...
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207. He said something about
how I couldn't do that.
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208. And then they betrayed me.
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209. If you're lying, then keep it short.
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210. Oh, you figured it out?
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211. Do I need a reason to want to survive?
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212. Some deep personal motivation?
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213. I've got nothing like that.
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214. Do I need a reason to want to
make it back home alive?
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215. I don't want to die
while I'm still so young.
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216. That's all.
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217. Maybe you samurai wouldn't understand.
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218. After all, you risk your lives
just because the shogun wills it,
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219. and never even question it.
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220. I have another question.
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221. Hmm?
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222. What did you actually do to Moro Makiya?
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223. Nothing.
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224. You care about the lives of others?
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225. It'll get you killed.
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226. Fine.
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227. I want information.
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228. As long as we're simply fighting together
and not fully cooperating...
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229. All right! You're the best, Gabi-chan.
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230. Ow, ow, ow! I just got a little excited.
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231. What is this for?
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232. I have a wife.
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233. Then let's share what we know.
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234. No, wait. We're working together now.
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235. We don't have to tell them anything else.
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236. The words were barely out of your mouth
before you went back on them.
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237. I'm kidding, I'm kidding.
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238. What have I done
since arriving on this island?
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239. I lost my bearings against those monsters
and let the situation overwhelm me.
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240. What purpose have
the sword skills I honed served?
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241. I'm so powerless.
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242. Change is strength.
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243. He became an agent of the clan
within a month of joining it.
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244. Impressive, Toma.
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245. The final step is for you to execute a
criminal so we can add your name to the list.
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246. Which execution would be suitable?
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247. I have a request.
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248. Thank you for waiting.
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249. I've come to save you, brother.
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250. Took you long enough.
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251. Not even a word of thanks
for your younger brother who infiltrated
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252. the Yamada clan and achieved
this status within a month?
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253. I endured a month of torture at their hands.
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254. And now you're more handsome than ever.
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255. So, how are we getting out?
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256. The magistrate's men don't give up easily.
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257. There's apparently a way
to make them stop pursing us.
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258. I'm in.
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259. Change means changing yourself
according to the situation.
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260. Brother...
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261. Quickly appraising a situation
and understanding it.
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262. Are these things alive?
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263. Some situations can be
difficult to understand.
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264. Then they can be killed!
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265. My brother's strength is
how quickly he understands situations.
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266. He always has.
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267. Even when the lord our father
served committed an outrage
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268. A lord's crimes are his vassals' crimes!
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269. at Edo Castle and our clan was disbanded.
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270. Even when our mother died
while we were living in poverty.
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271. For avenging their master,
all 47 ronin shall be beheaded.
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272. Even when our father was executed
for avenging his lord.
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273. Even when we were attacked by bandits.
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274. He immediately understood the situation
and ultimately ended up controlling it.
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275. Give yourself up, Bandit King Chobe!
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276. Come quietly!
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277. Toma, I want you to run.
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278. Brother.
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279. Come rescue me later.
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280. I believe in you.
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281. We don't live in a world
where the strong prey on the weak.
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282. It's survival of the fittest.
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283. It's those who can adapt that are strong.
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284. Brother...
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285. Toma,
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286. we're slipping through the monsters.
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287. Got it.
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288. Fleeing a situation you can't
understand can also be the right choice.
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289. My brother is a genius when it comes to change.
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290. The one thing that hasn't changed is...
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291. Brother...
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292. Change is strength.
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293. Those who cannot change are unnecessary.
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294. That's why my brother is strong.
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295. Damn monsters!
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296. You won't get past me!
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297. What's more effective against a monster
than its own weapons?
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298. Brother...
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299. You bought me time to pick up a weapon.
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300. Brother!
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301. Brother! Brother! Brother! Brother!
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302. Murder is a sin.
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303. Even insects are alive.
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304. So are fish.
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305. You mustn't harm them.
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306. These things can talk?
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307. Murder is a sin.
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308. Brother, are these real deities?
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309. Are we in not in Heaven,
but in Hell instead?
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310. Where sinners receive divine punishment?
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311. A lord's crimes are his vassals' crimes!
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312. They shall be executed!
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313. Arrest that criminal Chobe!
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314. I'm sick of hearing about crimes and sins.
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315. Evil? Sin?
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316. I don't give a shit.
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317. You're the ones who decided that.
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318. You're slaves to righteousness.
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319. You're puppets without your own desires.
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320. I'm not letting anyone
else tell me what to do.
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321. I'll do what I wanna do.
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322. I'm my own lord.
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323. I'm my own god.
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324. My brother's strength is change.
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325. And because he changes,
it always comes to the fore...
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326. His unyielding sense of self.
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327. Father, Mother...
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328. I wanna go back to the mansion.
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329. We were the sons of samurai,
but now we're bandits.
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330. I don't know what's right anymore.
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331. Don't cry, Toma.
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332. Show any weakness, and you'll die.
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333. If you don't know what's right, then trust me.
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334. I'm your older brother.
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335. An older brother shows his
younger brother the way.
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336. I'm always right.
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337. If these monsters exist,
then the Elixir must be real as well.
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338. All right.
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339. I've made up my mind.
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340. We'll kill every last monster and criminal.
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341. Then no one can stop us
from finding the Elixir.
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342. We'll drink the Elixir ourselves.
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343. Not even death will be
able to tell us how to live.
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344. Will it really go so well?
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345. What?
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346. This island is a dangerous place.
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347. Anyone else we meet will be another survivor.
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348. The threats here are that great.
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349. The weak will be weeded out.
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