1. He eats so much. It's great.
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2. Grow up strong, Rokurota.
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3. Oh, my. Is it playtime
now that he's had a snack?
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4. Stand back, Sagiri!
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5. Genji-dono!
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6. You need immediate medical attention.
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7. Run, Sagiri.
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8. It's too late for me.
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9. Hurry... run...
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10. Gabimaru...
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11. Is he a condemned criminal or a monster?
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12. He's practically unharmed.
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13. That's Rokurota, the Giant of Bizen.
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14. He's assigned to...
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15. Eizen-dono.
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16. Those are the eyes
of a predator who's located his prey.
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17. It'll be tough for us to escape together.
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18. Then I have no choice.
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19. I'll kill him.
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20. That said, how?
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21. If that kick was ineffective,
then he's as tough as an Iwagakure.
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22. Shinobi Rule Number Nine.
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23. Accurately analyze the enemy's abilities.
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24. I'll decide once I see how strong he is.
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25. What?
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26. Stay back. You'll die.
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27. But...
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28. Physically, he's stronger than me.
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29. How long are you going to
sit there and watch, Yuzuriha?
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30. Help me.
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31. You've got your own ninjutsu, don't you?
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32. Fight with me, like you promised you would.
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33. Okay, okay.
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34. Of course I'll keep my promises.
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35. You're responsible for the fighting,
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36. and I'm responsible
for gathering information.
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37. You've got this, Gabimaru.
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38. Don't let him beat you, Gabimaru.
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39. Go, go. Get him.
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40. You're so strong, Gabimaru.
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41. Get out there.
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42. There's nothing special about his swings.
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43. If I just focus on the
destruction wrought by his fists...
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44. His swings and reactions are fast.
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45. I can feel it instinctively.
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46. It's impossible to defend
against those fists.
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47. Touching them would mean instant death.
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48. In that case...
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49. Stone Storm.
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50. Projectiles are ineffective.
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51. Unformed Blade.
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52. Not even my Unformed Blade, which is
comparable to steel, works against him.
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53. What else do I have?
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54. What long-range ninjutsu
would be effective against him?
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55. Enough.
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56. This is pointless.
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57. Run, Sagiri.
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58. Don't give up.
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59. You'll survive if we can stop the bleeding.
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60. You're a strange person.
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61. Moments ago, you were blustering like a man.
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62. But now, I feel a woman's affection in you.
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63. Right now, there are no men or women.
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64. I simply don't want my senior, who
studied under the same master to die.
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65. So that's how you've chosen to live.
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66. Rather than dividing everything in two,
such as man or woman, strength or weakness,
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67. you accept opposing
concepts as part of yourself.
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68. You embody the middle way.
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69. That is your conviction.
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70. I finally understand.
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71. A warrior's sword is his soul.
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72. I give this to you.
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73. Rokurota probably killed Eizen-dono.
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74. If you're a samurai, then I won't
tell you to run anymore.
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75. Kill Rokurota,
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76. Yamada Asaemon Sagiri.
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77. Close-quarters combat is too dangerous.
Projectiles are ineffective.
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78. If I could just get the chance
to use Ascetic Blaze...
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79. If it were two against one,
I could find a blind spot.
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80. If you insert your blade at the junction
of extended muscles, tendons, and bone,
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81. even the strongest body can be cut.
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82. No matter how outlandish your opponent,
the principles of execution apply.
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83. Understand the structure of their body
and strike at the gaps.
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84. That is the Yamada Asaemon style.
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85. Gabimaru.
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86. Good timing. I was just looking for help.
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87. Assist me.
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88. Um, I'd like to go tend
my fellow student's wounds.
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89. What? But it's too late for him.
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90. Besides, you're not
that kind of guy, are you?
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91. More importantly, no monsters have
approached despite the noise we're making.
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92. Wouldn't it be more beneficial
to observe them?
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93. We can flee once they're dead.
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94. His bleeding has stopped already.
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95. So that wasn't a serious injury for him.
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96. We need a single killing blow.
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97. We'll have to aim for the gaps
between his bones and decapitate him.
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98. But his neck is too high up.
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99. So we'll split up.
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100. Cut his legs from his blind spot
and make him kneel.
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101. You say that so casually.
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102. Huh?
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103. You can do it, can't you?
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104. I'll handle his attacks.
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105. What?
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106. Are you all right?
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107. Yes.
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108. He's condemned to death
and killed my senior.
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109. But if I attack too aggressively,
my swordsmanship will suffer.
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110. I must remain calm.
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111. I must push aside my emotions
and rely on reason.
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112. He's coming. Again.
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113. My leg...
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114. I must've strained it
while evading his blows.
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115. Dodging all his attacks takes
a high degree of skill.
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116. A simple open-palm strike
from him hits like a cannon.
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117. I must remain calm.
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118. If I'm struck by a single blow, it's over.
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119. Cutting through his bones
while he's rampaging about will be difficult.
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120. His movements close the gaps between his
bones, leaving no space for my blade.
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121. Normally, beheadings are performed
on people bowing their heads.
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122. Killing him with a single blow
requires him to hunch over.
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123. But since our blades
can't penetrate his limbs,
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124. it'll be difficult to make him do that.
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125. This is a tough problem.
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126. Is his stomach growling?
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127. What is this?
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128. He's so loud.
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129. Gabimaru!
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130. His extraordinary strength made me
cautious, but I can withstand this.
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131. I can handle this.
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132. No!
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133. Crap. I need to get back up.
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134. That wasn't a fatal blow.
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135. Stand up.
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136. Death.
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137. Calm down. I must remain calm.
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138. Suppress your emotions. Think logically.
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139. Calm down.
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140. Abandon your passion and remain calm.
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141. The middle way. That is your conviction.
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142. Rather than dividing everything in two,
accept the opposing concepts as they are.
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143. Both emotion and reason.
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144. Turn your emotions into strength.
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145. Use logic to keep sight of the objective.
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146. Choose neither calmness nor passion,
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147. but the middle.
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148. Wow.
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149. Her Tameshi-itto-ryu rank is 12th,
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150. but Yamada clan ranks
aren't determined by pure skill alone.
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151. They're assigned according
to their suitability to lead the clan,
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152. so she loses standing simply
for being a woman.
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153. In terms of pure skill, she's...
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154. Sagiri lacks experience
as a warrior on the battlefield.
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155. But when her duty and goals
are aligned with her heart,
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156. when her hesitation vanishes,
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157. her skill with a sword
is better than first-rate.
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158. She may fear the monsters of the island,
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159. but as an Asaemon, in the face
of a criminal, she shows no fear.
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160. She's one stubborn person.
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161. I was right about her.
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162. That feeling I got when I first met her...
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163. She's strong.
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164. A low-hanging head...
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165. I guess it's not that simple.
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166. Is there any way to keep his head bowed?
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167. I've got an idea.
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168. What?
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169. It might be a bit extreme.
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170. The Giant of Bizen.
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171. Close-quarters combat is too dangerous.
Projectiles are ineffective.
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172. Our only option is to get a blade through
a gap in his body and decapitate him.
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173. Doing that requires more than
exceptional physical abilities.
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174. We need the skills of the Yamada
Asaemon clan, specialized in beheading.
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175. But given his massive bulk
and reaction speed,
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176. a half-hearted effort won't be enough
to reach him with a blade.
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177. In that case...
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178. Crap.
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179. What?
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180. We're getting out of here, Senta.
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181. Stone Storm, Ascetic Blaze Mode.
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182. Zephyr Weave, Ascetic Blaze Mode.
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183. Grand Crag, Ascetic Blaze Mode.
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184. Quilt of Thorns, Ascetic Blaze Mode.
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185. Any more would be reckless.
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186. Besides, this should be enough.
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187. How far do we need to run?
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188. As far as we can, you four-eyed raccoon dog.
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189. They're not just trying to kill Rokurota.
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190. They're planning to set
the whole area on fire.
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191. Could it be?
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192. It's the smoke.
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193. The massive amount of smoke
produced by the oils in raw wood.
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194. By setting fire to branches and leaves,
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195. they can instantly fill the area above
with smoke, given smoke's properties.
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196. And if he rampages about while crying,
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197. he'll run short of breath
and inhale a large amount of smoke.
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198. Like execution by fire,
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199. the poison in the smoke
that causes loss of consciousness
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200. when inhaled is more harmful
than the flames or heat.
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201. Poison?
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202. In other words, carbon monoxide.
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203. It binds to the hemoglobin in the blood,
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204. causing the entire body to rapidly reach
an oxygen deficient state.
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205. It is known as carbon monoxide poisoning.
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206. That was tough for me too,
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207. but as long as you stay crouched,
you won't inhale any smoke.
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208. It's safe.
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209. I could burn to death.
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210. Will he reach his limit first?
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211. Or will his head come down first?
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212. Cut him now while we have the chance!
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213. I won't last long in a contest of strength!
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214. Calmly.
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215. Fiercely.
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216. Hungry.
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217. Wanna play.
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218. Wanna play. Wanna play.
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219. Hungry. Hungry.
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220. Why don't I ever feel full?
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221. Why won't anyone play with me?
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222. We allowed you to go on quite a rampage.
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223. We must've frightened you. I'm sorry.
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224. It's my fault for lacking experience.
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225. But it's all right now.
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226. Nobody hates you.
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227. Those who might hate you now are dead.
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228. Like them, I hope you rest in peace.
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229. The flames are getting stronger.
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230. Monsters might approach.
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231. We should get away from here.
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232. Genji-dono...
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233. If we don't hurry, we'll burn to death.
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234. On this island where I can't mourn my
fellow students, much less criminals,
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235. I must be strong.
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236. Strong...
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237. Rather than dividing everything in two,
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238. such as strength or weakness,
you accept them.
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239. That is your conviction.
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240. They're coming.
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241. They're heading toward the flames.
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242. But normally, animals instinctively avoid fire.
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243. They're looking less and less natural.
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244. We don't have a choice.
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245. Let's head in the direction
where the monsters came from.
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246. Wouldn't that be dangerous?
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247. Well, yeah, but we have no other choice.
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248. The monsters' ecology
is our only lead on the Elixir.
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249. I'm still feeling the damage I took earlier.
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250. I need a break. This is such a pain.
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251. Would you rather give up, then?
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252. No.
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253. No matter how small or dangerous,
if it's a lead, I'll follow it.
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254. I'll find the Elixir of Life as quickly as
possible and see my wife as soon as I can.
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255. Are you sure you're not worried about
the safety of your fellow students?
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256. No.
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257. They all took this job
knowing it could kill them.
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258. It would be disrespectful
to be too concerned about them.
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259. If I'm worried about my fellows,
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260. then I should find
the Elixir as quickly as possible
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261. and release us from this responsibility.
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262. Our interests are finally aligned.
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263. I'm still your monitor.
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264. What is that?
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265. The vixen and raccoon
dog fled all the way here?
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266. Hey, what about our promise
to fight together?
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267. Is this a village?
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268. Doesn't look like it could be anything else.
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269. If this place really is Shinsenkyo,
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270. does that mean hermits live in this village?
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271. Man, that's gross.
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272. Doesn't even fill you up.
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273. Is that safe to eat?
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274. I'm not eating it, I'm drinking it.
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275. The bodily fluids of animals are the
water you drink in the mountains.
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276. Anyway, what are those
hermits you mentioned earlier?
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277. Well... they're imaginary.
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278. They're a type of superhuman being
according to Shenxian philosophy.
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279. Most resemble old men
and cast mysterious spells.
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280. Allegedly, they're immortal.
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281. They may exist on this island.
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282. It's supposed to be hermits,
not monsters, that live in Shinsenkyo.
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283. Sounds dumb.
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284. Just kill the old farts and be done with it.
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285. They might actually satisfy my hunger.
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286. You're joking, right?
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287. Brother?
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288. Something's out there.
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289. These better be good.
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