1. This was the moment
that I learned two things.
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2. That you don't realize
what's important to you until it's gone.
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3. And that...
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4. it's only too easy to lose.
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5. And that made me scared.
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6. Even if I bonded
with something precious to me...
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7. wouldn't I just lose it again?
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8. Just thinking that...
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9. Don't worry.
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10. I'm not going anywhere.
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11. PLAN 1
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12. All right! Lunchtime!
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13. Let's go to the cafeteria!
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14. Asano!
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15. Listen, we've got
a practice soccer match coming up.
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16. Help us out!
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17. Hey, how about a study group at my house?
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18. Let's go to karaoke after school!
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19. Asano!
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20. S-Sorry. Can't do it.
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21. Oh, crap, he turned us down again!
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22. What's this, our tenth straight fail?
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23. You play harder to get
than any girl, Asano.
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24. Asano! We've been in the same class
for a month now.
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25. Let's hang out!
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26. It makes us sad, you know!
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27. Hey, better back off now.
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28. - Huh? Why is that?
- Look at him.
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29. He's so nervous, he's blacked out.
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30. Answering us that first time
must have wiped him out.
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31. I thought that he would
have come around a little after a month.
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32. You have to feel sorry
for anyone who's that shy, huh?
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33. Yup.
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34. The thing is,
it's not like I'm shy or anything.
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35. I'm happy that they asked me to hang out,
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36. and it would be great
to talk about stuff with them.
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37. But...
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38. Forget it.
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39. Let's try again tomorrow, okay?
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40. You turned them down again?
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41. Mutsumi.
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42. But they were nice enough to ask you!
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43. Who cares? Just leave me alone!
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44. - I made us lunch, so let's eat!
- No, I'm—
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45. I know you haven't been eating right
because you're always working!
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46. I've got some of that salty tamagoyaki
that you like, Taiyo.
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47. And, hey, if you leave your carrots
again, you'll live to regret it!
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48. Yes, ma'am.
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49. That's my boy!
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50. Wow, can you believe Yozakura?
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51. Still, why would the idol of this school,
Yozakura, do that?
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52. I hear that those two
are childhood friends.
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53. I-I'm so jealous.
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54. Look at you, always alone.
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55. It worries me, thinking that you could
spend the rest of your life like this!
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56. Who are you, my mom?
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57. Who are you to talk? Didn't you
turn down that third-year, Tanaka?
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58. Huh? Oh, yeah.
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59. He's smart, he's good-looking, and he's
the captain of the soccer team, right?
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60. I mean, what's not to like?
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61. Oh?
And who are you, Taiyo, my father?
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62. Hey, wipe that smug look
off your face!
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63. Never mind about me, okay?
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64. What you need to do is to finally
move on, or your parents will be sad.
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65. So that's why you need
to rehab your communication skills.
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66. Here! Say "ahh."
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67. How is this rehab?
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68. Never mind! Just eat!
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69. Ahh...
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70. Ahh!
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71. So tasty!
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72. M-Mr. Hirukawa?
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73. Come on! You promised
to stop snacking, remember?
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74. Hey, my bad.
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75. My body reacted
to the scent of your tamagoyaki.
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76. Hmm? What's wrong, Asano?
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77. Uh... Nothing.
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78. Where did he come from? Out of nowhere?
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79. Mr. Hirukawa, aren't you supposed to be
on a business trip overseas for a lecture?
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80. Well, I missed
your lunches so much, Mutsumi,
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81. that I changed my schedule
to come home earlier.
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82. Oh.
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83. Still, I have to say that white streak
is as gorgeous as ever!
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84. I wanna rub my cheek against it!
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85. Do that, and I'll report you!
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86. If you're done here, please go back
to the vice principal's office.
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87. Huh? Oh, but I'm not.
I'm so not done here yet!
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88. Hey, Asano,
come to my office when school's out.
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89. Huh? Y-You mean me?
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90. That's right.
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91. Uh... Did I do something?
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92. Right, see you later!
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93. Hey, wait—
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94. What's the deal with that guy?
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95. See ya, Asano!
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96. Uh... S-See you.
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97. - Hey, let's hit the karaoke booth!
- Hey, sounds good!
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98. What should we sing?
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99. A medley of this season's
opening themes, what else?
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100. Ever since that day, I've been
afraid to connect with other people.
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101. VICE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE
HIRUKAWA'S ROOM
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102. E-Excuse me!
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103. Hey, you're here?
I've been waiting for you!
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104. T-Too close.
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105. Um, what exactly am I here for?
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106. Oh, well... I really wanted
to show you my collection, see.
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107. Collection?
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108. Ta-da!
My "secret shots of Mutsumi" collection!
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109. Huh? What a pervert!
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110. I want your evaluation
as her childhood friend.
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111. I mean, I knew Mutsumi
was a favorite of Mr. Hirukawa's, but...
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112. See, look! This is my personal favorite!
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113. He's a lost cause.
This is pathetic.
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114. I guess I'd better report him.
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115. Y-Yes, it's nice.
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116. Hey, how about this one?
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117. Mutsumi playing Sevens at home!
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118. Isn't she cute?
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119. What?
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120. Hey, here she is at five.
I took this at the park.
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121. Brings back memories.
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122. Ugh!
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123. Aww... This is the one I took
when she was three,
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124. at her Shichigosan celebration.
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125. What an angel!
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126. Huh? Why would a teacher
like him have pictures like these?
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127. You see...
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128. I've been watching over Mutsumi
from the shadows all this time.
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129. Since Mutsumi is so gorgeous,
to shield her from all the undesirables,
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130. I've been keeping
an eye on her constantly,
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131. nonstop, without a break.
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132. That third-year kid, Tanaka,
was pretty pesky yesterday,
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133. but when I graciously asked him
to stay away from Mutsumi,
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134. he gladly agreed to comply in the end.
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135. Go on.
Once more, in a great big voice.
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136. I-I'll never go near Yozakura again!
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137. This dude... He's totally insane!
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138. I've got to do something,
or Mutsumi will—
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139. I envy you, Asano.
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140. Getting those homemade lunches
from Mutsumi...
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141. I've been looking the other way
since you're Mutsumi's childhood friend,
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142. but things have changed,
and that just won't be possible now.
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143. Damn it!
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144. I can't make a sound.
My legs are frozen, too.
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145. Mutsumi's in danger, but I...
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146. Don't take it personally.
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147. This is all for the sake
of my beloved kid sister.
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148. Huh?
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149. Stop it right there.
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150. Huh?
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151. VICE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE
HIRUKAWA'S ROOM
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152. Hey, you're awake!
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153. Morning, Taiyo!
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154. Mutsumi?
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155. Glad to see you're all right.
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156. Wh-Who are you?
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157. Taiyo, it's all right! Look, it's me!
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158. Nanao, there's no way
you're hiding all that behind Mutsumi.
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159. M-Mutsumi! Who are these people?
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160. Well, it's kind of a long story.
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161. But for now, let me introduce them to you.
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162. These are my siblings.
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163. S-Siblings?
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164. This is my big sister, Futaba.
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165. Nice to meet you.
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166. And this my big brother, Shinzo.
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167. N-Nice to meet you.
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168. This is Big Sis Shion.
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169. Yo.
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170. - And Kengo.
- Hey there.
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171. And Nanao!
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172. H-Hello!
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173. And this is our guard dog, Goliath!
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174. As you can see, we're a family of spies!
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175. It was really tough, keeping my mouth shut
about that for ten-plus years.
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176. What a relief!
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177. Hold up! Hold up! Hold up!
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178. Spies? What are you talking about?
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179. I can't process that like you'd said,
"We're a family of greengrocers!"
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180. It's just that
instead of eggplants and radishes,
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181. we deal in guns and intel.
Isn't it kinda the same?
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182. Not at all! It's totally different!
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183. I know! I'm getting pranked.
You're pranking me, right, Mutsumi?
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184. Like, this gun is just a toy, right?
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185. Hey, watch out!
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186. Well, hey.
Unlike in books and movies,
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187. being a spy is just
a common, ordinary job.
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188. Lately, there's been a surge
in cheap public-servant spies,
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189. so as freelancers,
we can't compete, can we?
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190. Oh, we'll be fine.
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191. I mean, we do lead the rankings
on the review sites, with 4.8 stars.
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192. Reviews for spies?
Isn't that a huge info leak?
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193. True that. And we've got Big Bro Kyoichiro
to boost our popularity.
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194. The undisputed number one "Male Spy That
Female Spies Want to Be Targeted By"!
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195. Well, he's also number one
in hate-thread size by a mile.
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196. What? Mr. Hirukawa?
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197. You know him, right?
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198. The eldest son
of the Yozakura family, Kyoichiro.
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199. As a person, he's flawed,
but in every other aspect,
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200. combat power, intelligence,
he's the best spy in our family.
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201. B-But why would your brother target me?
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202. Because we got a tip...
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203. that someone was plotting to kill Mutsumi.
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204. Hold on a second! I would never...
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205. Well, we did get the intel
from that moronic social media post.
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206. Huh? Social... media?
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207. Spies on social media?
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208. Not only that, they've got
a ton of followers too!
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209. Years ago, during a certain incident...
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210. Mutsumi suffered a near-fatal injury
because of Kyoichiro.
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211. That white hair is a remnant
of the stress from that accident.
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212. Ever since then, his sense of guilt
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213. has made him obsess over Mutsumi
to an abnormal degree.
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214. He's changed his name and job
so he can surveil her,
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215. and he'll interfere with everything,
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216. from her daily life
to her personal connections.
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217. He's turned into
a Mutsumi-protecting monster.
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218. Despite his hatred for you,
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219. he's always given you a pass
as Mutsumi's childhood friend.
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220. But now he has a reason
to justify getting rid of you.
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221. I really am sorry
that my brother is such an idiot.
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222. Oh... no... uh...
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223. Whoops. Speak of the devil.
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224. Wh-What's going on?
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225. Kyoichiro has
just returned to this house.
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226. He probably means to finish you off.
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227. Now, now, calm down.
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228. After all,
you're safest with us, you know.
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229. Shion, Shinzo...
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230. Every door leading
to this room has been locked.
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231. And I've set every trap
we have on hand.
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232. There's no getting through to that guy,
so what can we do?
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233. All right, you guys, we're going to
give that moron a beatdown!
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234. B-Beatdown?
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235. Well, not that
the odds are on our side.
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236. Even at five to one, our win rate
for past head-on clashes was a mere 30%.
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237. There's also a 42% chance of one of us
needing six months of recovery
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238. and a 25% chance
of the house burning down.
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239. Well, then, we should just
look at it as an early renovation!
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240. B-But... it would be
because of me. That's too...
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241. It's always been a family issue.
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242. Don't give it a second thought.
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243. There's just one way
for you to survive this.
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244. What?
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245. Hey... Big Sis!
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246. You two need to get married.
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247. M-Married?
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248. Look at that steam.
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249. Well, who can blame him?
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250. If you marry into our family,
in accordance with our one rule...
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251. "No killing among family members,"
your life, at least, can be preserved.
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252. You only have to exchange rings
to marry a Yozakura.
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253. This Cherry Blossom Ring is double-banded.
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254. The moment you give half to your spouse,
your marriage becomes official.
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255. Even that idiot isn't stupid enough
to break such an ironclad rule.
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256. And I think it'll be a good chance for him
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257. to finally get over his sister fetish.
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258. Well, that's just what I personally hope.
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259. To protect you and to protect Mutsumi.
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260. Not a bad idea, wouldn't you agree?
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261. Me and Mutsumi, get married?
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262. Marriage...
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263. family.
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264. No.
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265. I'm not marrying Taiyo.
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266. Mutsumi...
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267. I'm sorry, Big Sis Futaba.
I know you're looking out for us.
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268. But you know, right?
That Taiyo's lost his family.
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269. Even now, he can't talk to people
or even sleep.
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270. He's still coming to terms
with the loss of his family.
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271. No one knows better than Taiyo
what that pain is like,
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272. so casually telling him,
"Join our family..."
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273. that would be too cruel.
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274. Mutsumi...
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275. Gotcha.
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276. Sorry to be so insensitive.
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277. No, no, it's all right.
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278. What's going on?
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279. Why am I feeling so conflicted?
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280. Okay! Now that that's settled,
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281. let's do our best
to clobber that stupid eldest son!
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282. Yeah!
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283. What about strategy?
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284. Huh? Can't we just wing it?
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285. Sorry to drag you
into our family problems, Taiyo.
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286. I-I'm getting nervous.
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287. Hey, it's gonna be okay, Big Bro Shinzo.
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288. Leaving me out, so cruel of you.
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289. Let me join in on the fun!
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290. So? Who are we clobbering?
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291. Wh-When did he get here?
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292. Oh, hey, Shinzo.
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293. You renovated the traps
around the mansion, right?
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294. Well, evading them was a pain,
so I destroyed them all.
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295. My bad.
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296. S-Seriously?
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297. I'm only going to warn you once.
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298. Back off from these two, Kyoichiro.
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299. No can do.
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300. There's no guarantee that he's harmless,
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301. and for Mutsumi's sake, "guilty until
proven innocent" is how I roll!
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302. If you have a problem with that,
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303. as Yozakura, you can use force to...
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304. That's what
we're going to do, all right.
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305. All right. Time for a sibling fight!
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306. Sorry, Big Bro!
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307. Whoa.
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308. Sorry, Nanao.
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309. Big Bro is busy, so let's play later.
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310. Shinzo! Nanao! Get out of the way!
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311. That was pretty good teamwork, you know.
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312. But you left yourselves
way too open after that one strike.
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313. Now, enough with the training.
Just hand over that guy.
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314. Otherwise... I'm going to
rip this house to shreds.
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315. Wh-What's that?
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316. His special weapon, Steel Spider.
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317. Mutsumi, we're going to buy you some time,
so you take that kid and run!
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318. What?
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319. Let me go, damn it,
you jerk-ass eldest son!
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320. Don't rage like that, Futaba,
or your body will get julienned!
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321. Damn it!
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322. Hey, Kengo, what are you waiting for?
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323. Okay.
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324. Both of you, this way.
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325. This game is impossible
at your skill level, Shion.
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326. Shut up, perv.
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327. I don't care if it's
an impossible game or a crap one!
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328. For a real gamer,
fun means pulling out all the stops!
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329. That's so cool!
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330. A-Are they okay? The others?
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331. Yes. Remember what Big Sis Futaba said?
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332. We're not allowed to kill
any family members, so it's all good.
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333. B-But...
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334. Don't worry about it. Come on.
You need to hide now, Taiyo.
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335. Don't worry. I'm not going anywhere.
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336. How pesky were those drones?
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337. All right, come over here, Mutsumi.
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338. I wouldn't want to soil you
with his blood splatter.
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339. There you go. That's a good girl.
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340. Now, then,
dive into your big brother's arms!
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341. Awesome disguise there, Kengo.
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342. Right down to the same number
of eyelashes. I'm impressed!
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343. Whoops. You got me.
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344. But you still haven't mastered
the art of disguising others.
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345. Come on, Mutsumi.
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346. Be a good girl,
and tell me where you hid him.
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347. Damn it. What should I do?
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348. Listen up, Taiyo.
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349. Whatever happens,
don't ever come out of there, all right?
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350. Big Bro!
Stop this nonsense already!
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351. I'm telling you,
Taiyo's not trying to kill me!
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352. You know all about it, too, don't you?
About Taiyo's family?
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353. So please don't hurt Taiyo anymore.
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354. All right, fine, Mutsumi.
I won't lay a hand on him anymore.
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355. Big Bro...
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356. And I'm also not going
to let you out of the house anymore.
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357. What?
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358. Out there,
you'll attract the unsavory,
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359. and I'll have failed you
as your big brother.
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360. From now on, I'm going to do much,
much more to keep you safe, all right?
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361. Big Bro.
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362. It's dangerous,
so you don't need to go outside.
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363. The Internet is dangerous too,
so no smartphone for you.
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364. I'm going to rid the world of everything
that could put you in danger.
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365. School, your friends, fun, romance,
I'll get rid of them all.
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366. I'll eliminate all that's unnecessary
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367. so you can have
a safe, peaceful household.
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368. Ah, just imagining it
makes my heart flutter!
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369. The day that I nearly lost you,
I vowed to accept any kind of pain
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370. if only I could keep this child safe.
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371. I would give up my own life
in order to protect you, my beloved.
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372. Now then, Mutsumi...
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373. forget about that guy,
and let's live in peace.
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374. Okay.
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375. Sorry... Taiyo.
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376. Taiyo.
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377. Let Mutsumi go.
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378. I have no use for you anymore.
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379. Kindly refrain from sticking your nose
in my family's business.
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380. This guy is probably just like me.
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381. He's afraid to lose
what's precious to him.
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382. But making the precious person
he wants to protect look like that...
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383. I just know that's wrong!
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384. Mutsumi...
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385. Let's do it.
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386. That method that your sister said
would keep both of us safe.
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387. But...
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388. I'll be fine.
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389. Because you promised me
that you weren't going anywhere.
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390. Okay.
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391. Well, that was close.
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392. Damn that Futaba,
putting ideas in your heads.
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393. But there's no chance in hell
that I'd ever let you do that.
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394. Hey, Mutsumi...
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395. thanks for always protecting
the hopeless wreck that I am.
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396. That's why...
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397. from now on...
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398. I'm going to be the one to protect you!
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399. Are you both okay?
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400. I promise you,
I'm going to protect Mutsumi.
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401. Nice to meet you...
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402. Big Bro Kyoichiro!
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403. I-Impossible!
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404. Taiyo!
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405. All right!
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406. Hey, pretty good!
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407. Yeah, he sure is... awesome.
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408. You're so cool, Taiyo!
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409. Too bad for you, Kyoichiro.
But there's no time to be melancholy.
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410. - You did it! Good for you! Congrats!
- Wow! Amazing!
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411. You've got to teach that kid.
Protecting Mutsumi...
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