1. They're beautiful...
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2. But how can they be so
carefree in a place like this?
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3. What are humans doing here?
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4. What are the Soshin doing?
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5. You make it sound like you're not humans.
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6. Are you some kind of monsters, too?
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7. How cute.
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8. Why don't you come over here
and fool around with us?
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9. Fool—
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10. Don't be gross.
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11. Sorry.
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12. It's just so rare to see
humans make it this far.
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13. Unbelievable.
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14. Things were just getting good, too.
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15. Now they've spoiled the mood.
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16. I'll kill them.
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17. You know how this island is.
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18. I wouldn't be surprised
to find anything here.
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19. Whether or not there are hermits
living here isn't the real question.
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20. What matters is if the residents
of this island are friends or foes.
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21. That's all.
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22. Wait!
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23. Huh? What is it?
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24. A child?
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25. Is she a human from the mainland, or...?
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26. Gabimaru-san...
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27. Who is that child?
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28. What is this... bonsai creature?
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29. A type of monster?
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30. What?
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31. Gabimaru.
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32. That girl might know
something about this island.
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33. She could be our only lead.
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34. We have to catch her.
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35. But there's a monster right there.
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36. Huh?
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37. You guys handle it.
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38. You're kidding, right?
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39. Sagiri-san?
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40. I can't allow Gabimaru out of my sight.
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41. Senta-dono, good luck.
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42. Wh-What are you doing?
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43. I don't want to tip my hand to you.
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44. I want to test myself against
a low-level enemy while I have the chance.
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45. I need to know if my ninjutsu
works against monsters.
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46. You seem accustomed to the woods.
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47. It's vital that we speak—
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48. What?
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49. Gabimaru!
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50. What was that?
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51. She shouldn't have been able to pull that
off with the slender arms of a child.
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52. Please wait.
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53. We have no intention of harming you.
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54. We just want to ask you some questions.
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55. Good.
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56. You understand us.
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57. This power...
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58. It's something other than
simple brute strength.
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59. A different type of strength...
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60. We've found too many incomprehensible
things since arriving on the island.
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61. This girl, the monsters
and stone statues, the village.
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62. This was supposed to be a simple job.
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63. "Find the Elixir of Life."
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64. "Receive a pardon and return to my wife."
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65. I don't know if you're human or not,
but you look like a young girl.
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66. If possible, I'd like to go easy on you.
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67. But I'm desperate, too.
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68. I might forget to do that.
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69. Gabimaru!
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70. I'm sick of everything being so difficult.
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71. I'm just looking for the Elixir of Life.
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72. Don't force me to do anything else.
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73. She's crying.
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74. Of course she's crying.
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75. What should I do?
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76. Start by letting her down.
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77. Well, we caught her. Good enough.
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78. Now that I get a better look...
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79. She's an ordinary child.
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80. Hey, what's going on here?
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81. You guys seem to be having a good time.
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82. I worked my butt off back there.
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83. What should we do now?
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84. I'd like to ask you
about the Elixir of Life.
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85. We won't be able to talk to her
until she stops crying.
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86. Who's good at calming kids down?
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87. Please...
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88. Did it just...
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89. Speak?
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90. Please return her to me.
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91. I'll take you to the village.
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92. I'll tell you about the Elixir.
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93. No, thanks.
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94. I'm surprised you can speak,
but you could be trying to trick us.
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95. Asking her seems safer.
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96. You're right.
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97. I have food at the village.
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98. We've got plenty.
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99. There's a bath as well.
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100. Bath, bath, bath.
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101. Is it safe to trust someone
we know nothing about?
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102. It doesn't matter who someone is
as long as they know about the Elixir.
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103. If it tries anything funny,
we'll just take it down.
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104. We're here.
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105. It's like a ghost town.
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106. The mist is so dense.
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107. There's nobody else here.
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108. Until a thousand years ago,
it wasn't like this.
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109. A th-thousand years?
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110. I'll show you to my home.
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111. Look at all these decorations.
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112. They're all old, though.
Do you really live here?
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113. I don't lie.
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114. I have some questions.
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115. What? We can chat later.
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116. First, I want a bath.
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117. We don't have time for that.
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118. It's a real bath.
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119. This is awesome.
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120. Do something about her.
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121. Th-There's nothing I can do.
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122. They're so meek, too.
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123. Now, now.
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124. It's smart to take breaks when you can.
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125. Why don't you join—
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126. No.
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127. You're so rigid. Even Sagirin's getting in.
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128. Rin?
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129. I'm only here to monitor you.
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130. I doubt Senta-dono would be
comfortable doing it.
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131. We've simply swapped places for now.
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132. I haven't forgotten my...
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133. responsibilities.
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134. Uh-huh.
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135. It's no use.
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136. I'm so exhausted. I can't resist the water.
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137. We shouldn't be making ourselves at
home like this after forcing our way in here.
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138. Huh? Oh, washcloths?
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139. Thank you.
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140. She seems to like you.
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141. Maybe she can't speak.
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142. They have wells and pottery...
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143. Don't.
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144. Not until we know exactly
what those monsters are up to.
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145. You're right.
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146. There's food, too.
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147. I-In any case, we should ask them about
the island as soon as possible, and then...
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148. If you're that desperate to eat, then eat.
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149. Not my problem.
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150. They're not poisoned. She eats these, too.
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151. What's your relationship with the girl?
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152. That I won't tell you.
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153. I see.
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154. I'm actually not interested
in anything other than the Elixir either.
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155. Why don't you start telling us about the
island and location of the Elixir?
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156. Wow, they've got food.
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157. Hey, you started without me.
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158. S-Sorry.
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159. I'm gonna have some, too. Like, right now.
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160. This is...
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161. Throwing us off.
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162. You're not going to eat?
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163. I didn't come here to eat.
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164. I don't know what humans call
this place, but we call it Kotaku.
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165. It is Shinsenkyo, where the gods live.
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166. It's quite different from the gods
and Shinsenkyo I've heard about.
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167. Aren't gods supposed to be spiritual beings?
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168. I've never left the island.
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169. I don't know anything about that.
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170. Does the Elixir of Life really exist?
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171. Of course it does.
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172. The legend has been passed down
since ancient times.
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173. In the legend, we call it Tan.
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174. The source of eternal life. The Elixir.
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175. Tan?
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176. It's not a mandarin?
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177. Where is it?
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178. The island is divided into three regions.
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179. The shore and woods are Eishu.
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180. This village is located
in a region called Hojo.
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181. Tan is located in Horai, within the mists
at the center of the island.
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182. This is very useful information.
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183. So there was no point
in searching the woods?
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184. And it's not even a mandarin, anyway.
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185. The Elixir of Life exists.
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186. I can return to my wife.
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187. Have you ever seen the actual Elixir?
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188. No, first, do you have any proof
that isn't made up?
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189. You'll meet them eventually.
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190. Once you do, you won't be
able to doubt what I told you.
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191. Not once you meet the Tensen.
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192. Never dying, never aging...
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193. Eternally beautiful, perfect beings.
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194. You probably fought off
Soshin on your way here,
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195. but the Tensen are on another level.
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196. Nothing stands a chance against them.
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197. I know you found it strange that I so meekly
welcomed you and told you what I knew.
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198. It's the least I can do for you.
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199. After all, it will likely
be your last request.
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200. All humans who arrive
on the island die eventually.
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201. The Tensen don't allow anyone to leave.
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202. They all die? What do you mean by that?
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203. Are you fooling us after all?
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204. I feel neither affection
nor animosity toward you.
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205. I simply told you the truth.
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206. The Tensen kill everyone
who trespass upon the island.
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207. Who are the Tensen, exactly?
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208. The most important beings on the island.
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209. They command the Soshin
and punish the guilty.
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210. Especially those who come to the island.
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211. But don't worry.
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212. Those who are punished don't simply die.
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213. They are reborn as beautiful flowers.
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214. They are released from their sin
and worldliness to achieve eternal bliss.
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215. Lives that have been transformed
into flowers become the source of Tan.
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216. It's just a legend, right?
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217. Surely it's not meant
to be taken at face value.
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218. The Elixir of Life exists.
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219. I have received one of its blessings.
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220. It regenerated.
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221. You mentioned earlier
that you've lived for a thousand years.
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222. Is the girl the same as you?
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223. Hey, don't point blades at people.
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224. Huh?
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225. Yikes. Seriously, guy.
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226. Really? Sorry.
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227. Whether you believe it or not,
this place is Shinsenkyo.
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228. The fate of humans
who enter here is up to the gods.
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229. Leaving the island won't be easy.
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230. You're following me to the bath, too?
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231. Senta-dono wouldn't fill in for me.
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232. I'm just going to rinse off
my wounds, so I don't mind.
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233. Besides, it beats you becoming too relaxed.
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234. I'm not relaxed.
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235. You were earlier.
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236. You seemed sleepy
when you got out of the bath.
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237. No, I didn't.
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238. You sure did.
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239. He's so stubborn.
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240. The island has three layers.
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241. The Elixir is in Horai, the central layer.
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242. The Elixir is guarded by the Tensen.
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243. We gained new information,
but it all feels fragmentary.
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244. Do you think we can trust them?
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245. My name is Hoko. This girl is Mei.
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246. We were born and raised
on this island for centuries.
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247. All we want is to continue living quietly.
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248. Don't interfere with our lives.
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249. I doubt they were lying,
but I can't accept everything they told us.
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250. Especially not...
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251. The stuff about the Tensen, huh?
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252. In mainland Shenxian philosophy,
Tensen are high-ranking hermits.
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253. I believe Soshin and Horai
are originally foreign Taoist terms as well.
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254. We can solve those riddles later.
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255. What matters now is if they'll prevent us
from acquiring the Elixir.
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256. I would really, really...
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257. prefer not to waste
time on anything else.
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258. Um...
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259. Hey, what are you doing?
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260. I said I'd rinse off my wounds, remember?
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261. But she's already in the bath.
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262. It's not like it matters.
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263. Back in the village, everyone shared
the same bath regardless of age and gender.
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264. Except for the chief,
who had a bath in his home.
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265. Is this really any time to concern
ourselves with bathing etiquette?
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266. Now that I get a closer look,
her hair and skin are in rough shape.
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267. Despite having bathing products,
they haven't been used.
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268. Perhaps she doesn't have anyone like
a parent to teach her how to use them.
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269. I shall use existing supplies to recreate
the Edo-style bathhouse experience.
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270. I'll take charge so you
can focus on bathing.
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271. What's the point of this?
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272. I'm returning the favor.
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273. We owe this girl for shelter and a meal.
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274. Okay...
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275. You're stretching yourself too thin, too.
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276. You should rest while you can.
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277. Use that to scrub your body.
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278. My parents made me assist others
with their baths, so I'm good at it.
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279. I have ash and a camellia oil cake.
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280. I don't have much, but I brought it
with me from the mainland.
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281. I'll use this to wash your hair.
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282. See? All clean now.
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283. I can't remove your scars,
but don't you at least feel refreshed?
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284. What are you two doing?
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285. Unbelievable.
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286. There are so many other things
we should be thinking about.
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287. Besides, that girl...
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288. You're stretching yourself too thin.
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289. It's important to get proper
rest during strenuous times.
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290. Is that right?
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291. That's right.
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292. Besides, we're married.
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293. Don't get embarrassed
about me washing your back.
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294. Is that right?
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295. That's right.
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296. I'm not embarrassed.
I just don't like baths.
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297. I feel like my tension and battle instincts
are washed away by the water.
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298. Whoa!
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299. Are you saying I'm robbing
you of your luck in battle?
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300. Th-That's not what I meant.
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301. You're stretching yourself too thin.
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302. If you don't rest while you can,
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303. you'll collapse before the real battle.
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304. The real battle?
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305. Is there some kind of major job coming up?
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306. No. I'm talking about life.
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307. Live peacefully and honestly.
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308. Do your best to adhere to your convictions,
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309. while sometimes going
with the flow or concealing them.
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310. But no matter what, never let go.
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311. Not even the Battle of Kawanakajima...
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312. compares to the long, long battle of life.
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313. You are the general,
but I am the strategist.
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314. It's my strategic advice
that you rest as well.
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315. All right.
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316. Finally, get in the water.
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317. Not that!
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318. I don't like the water.
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319. I'm clean enough, aren't I?
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320. He's like a cat.
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321. Starting tomorrow, we'll be living together.
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322. We won't be able to use the bath
at my father's house anymore.
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323. I don't care.
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324. As the general, can I issue
some strategic orders, too?
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325. Go right ahead.
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326. Don't hide your scar with your hair.
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327. I know you must have your reasons,
but I don't mind it.
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328. You don't have to do that.
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329. I simply like styling my hair this way.
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330. What? Really?
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331. But if that's what you wish, my general...
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332. then that's what I'll do. Thank you.
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333. You, girl.
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334. If you're embarrassed
about your scars, then... don't be.
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335. Sometimes women don't have that option.
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336. I disagree.
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337. I know a woman with a large scar,
but there's no one more beautiful than her.
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338. Appearances don't matter.
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339. Why are you looking at me like that?
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340. It was just such a respectable thing
to say. I'm dumbfounded.
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341. Perhaps he's not truly a bad person.
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342. There's a part of me that thinks that.
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343. Perhaps he's beginning
to change, little by little.
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344. Maybe it's because I was able to relax,
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345. but I remembered how I felt at first.
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346. What I should be prioritizing.
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347. That I don't have time
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348. I remember now.
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