1. We live in a world
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2. so saturated with games,
that it's hard to keep up.
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3. In fact, most are released
with little fanfare
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4. and fade into obscurity.
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5. But there's one that's captured
the imagination of the masses.
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6. A fully immersive VRMMO
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7. that boasts over 30 million
players world-wide.
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8. The definitive triple-A
Experience,
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9. Shangri-La Frontier!
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10. One such player,
Rakuro Hizutome,
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11. has set aside
his trash-game obsession
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12. to try his hand
at a God-tier title!
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13. With a bug-free gam
on his horizon,
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14. who knows what exciting
new adventures await!
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15. I'm impressed, you already
beat the ninth one, boy!
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16. That's what I call
"perfect timing."
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17. Vash?
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18. Dad, what are you...
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19. Uh, 'sup boss!
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20. The tenth and final round
is special,
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21. so I thought I'd challenge you
to fight this guy
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22. I caught myself.
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23. It took a lotta searchin'
to find him!
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24. Is it human?
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25. Yeah, I don't think so.
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26. Is it a sorcerer type?
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27. This is one
of those dumb bastards
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28. who wanted to live forever,
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29. so a long time ago,
he tried mergin'
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30. with a tree to gain
everlasting life.
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31. The state you're in,
I don't expect you
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32. to come close to
beating the poor sap.
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33. So I'll bend the rules a little
for my consigliere.
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34. Oh, really?
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35. Survive for five minutes.
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36. Unique Scenario.
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37. "Invitation From Rabituza."
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38. Practical training,
opponent ten,
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39. Aberrant Woodmage.
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40. Clear condition update,
survive for five minutes.
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41. A good ol' endurance battle.
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42. Stay alive for five minutes,
that's it?
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43. I'll just run a few laps,
and—
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44. Oh?
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45. Did he telegraph
a warning sign or anything?
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46. Nothin' wrong
with a little bravado, kid.
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47. But now I'd like to see you
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48. back up your words
with actions.
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49. Now we're cookin'!
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50. This'll be a long five minutes!
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51. What the hell
is this thing made of?
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52. Of course, he's impervious
to physical attacks.
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53. Guess I've just gotta dodge
my ass off!
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54. One minute has passed!
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55. Which leaves four more!
Way to go!
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56. Come on. Now's the time
to show me what you're made of.
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57. I wanna see that
Vorpal Soul, kid.
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58. Just an "Aberrant Woodmage."
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59. Sounds so refined,
but honestly.
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60. This guy's a chaotic nightmare!
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61. Slingin' a barrage
of root-spear attacks
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62. with almost no warning.
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63. Flailing chains
that I'm pretty sure
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65. Not to mention,
he's so relentless,
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66. it's like I owe him money.
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67. Which is draining my will
to dodge by the second.
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68. But, ya know.
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69. The worst part
of this whole encounter.
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70. Are these cheap
magical attacks
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71. he slips in between
everything else!
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72. Come on.
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73. The longer we keep up
this tango,
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74. the more magical moves
he pulls out of his sleeve!
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75. And is it just me, or does it
feel like the attacks
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76. keep ratcheting up?
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77. There're more chains,
more roots,
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78. and his magic attacks
are getting bigger!
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79. If the attack frequency
keeps going up at this rate.
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80. I'm definitely gonna be dead
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81. before I reach
the five-minute mark!
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82. Another new spell,
are you kidding me?
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83. What the hell is this thing?
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84. He cancels my attacks,
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85. and takes more
pot-shots himself?
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86. Honestly, at this point,
I think I'd rather
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87. take my chances
against Lycagon!
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88. Talk about a helluva
first encounter.
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89. This is totally hopeless.
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90. I'm so freakin' exhausted.
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91. I can barely think.
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92. I gotta get some carbs in me,
retool my strat, and try again.
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93. Not like there's a real penalty
for dying or anything.
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94. Who gives a crap?
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95. This is it?
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96. You're just gonna
write yourself off like that?
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97. Chin up, bro.
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98. Since when do you have
no faith in yourself?
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99. I'm not expecting
to breeze through
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100. ten in a row on my first try.
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101. Nope. Game over, man.
Game over.
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102. Same thing happened
with the Mud Digger.
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103. You relied on Emul so much
that you practically gave up!
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104. Without even realizing it,
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105. you're gonna start cutting
corners all over the place!
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106. What a disaster.
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107. I've been playing
trash games for so long,
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108. they almost turned my brain
to trash.
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109. Aww.
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110. Sunraku, no!
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111. Probably not good
to OD on trashgamium.
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112. Guess I gotta even it out
with some Godgamium!
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113. Yeah, it's hard,
but no one said
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114. I was guaranteed to lose.
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115. Am I gonna give up
just because something
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116. hasn't been done yet?
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117. I call total BS!
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118. He's managed
to push through the onslaught
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119. and get into melee range
on his first attempt.
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120. Seems trivial.
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121. What's the point if all
he's gonna do is hit him
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122. with some basic attacks?
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123. All right, woody,
I'm gettin' tired!
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124. Change of plans.
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125. I'm gonna finish this thing
and go the frick to bed!
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126. You might be able to cancel
the damage
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127. from my physical attacks,
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128. but I bet they still have
an effect!
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129. Pretty fancy staff
for a wooden puppet
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130. like you to be wavin' around!
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131. It'd be a shame if someone
were to take it away from ya!
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132. Based on the look in your eyes,
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133. I'd say you're not casting
another spell anytime soon,
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134. are ya?
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135. In some games,
you gotta steal to survive!
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136. Unfortunately, you're dealing
with a Unite Rounds vet.
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137. You're in my world, now!
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138. You got
some sticky fingers, kid!
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139. And you're cocky.
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140. But you still got two minutes.
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141. Save the celebrations for when
you cross the finish line.
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142. Now.
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143. You're gonna show me
what'cha got, or what?
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144. It's just a staff,
bro, over-react much?
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145. Maybe take a chill-pill
and ease up a little!
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146. You're kidding me!
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147. I didn't know
he'd throw a tantrum.
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148. How about a heads-up next time
you decide
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149. to fly off the handle?
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150. You're so close,
I know you can do it!
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151. There's only one minute to go!
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152. Don't give up! Dodge, duck,
dip, dive and dodge!
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153. Mm.
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154. You underestimate
the power of agility builds!
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155. I didn't come
all this way just to die!
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156. It walled me out?
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157. Ah! Not good!
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158. Hate to say it, but I was
right about those chains.
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159. The debuff negates
the stat boost
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160. I get
from Lycagon's Mark.
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161. I'm a sitting duck.
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162. I won't be able
to dodge anything like this!
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163. You fool! It's mine!
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164. If you want it back so bad.
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165. Then go get it, asshole!
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166. You actually
went and fetched it!
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167. Who's a good boy?
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168. You're such a dumb-ass.
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169. You didn't even
need the staff.
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170. You coulda kept pummeling me
with the roots and chains,
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171. and I woulda been donezo.
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172. Should have known
you were a blockhead,
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173. you're made out of wood,
after all.
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174. You're done!
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175. Huh?
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176. Dude, what gives?
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177. I survived
for five minutes, right?
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178. Isn't it over, yet?
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179. Five minutes was my idea,
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180. he's gonna fight
'til one of you dies.
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181. You cut it pretty close,
but I'll honor my word!
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182. I asked you for something,
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183. and you delivered.
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184. No doubt about it, you've got
Vorpal Soul in spades.
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185. Really? He hits it
with a stick, and it dies?
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186. You've done it, Sunraku!
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187. I simply knew you would take it
all the way, yes, siree!
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188. - Let's go...
- That's his thing.
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189. When he's holding the staff,
he's impervious to damage,
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190. but without it,
he's just a tree
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191. with legs and a grudge.
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192. Of course, he is!
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193. That explains
his separation anxiety.
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194. And, you know what,
who cares?
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195. Does this mean
I beat the quest?
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196. Yep.
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197. You got a reward comin'.
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198. That's what I'm talkin' about!
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199. As this realm's leader,
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200. I hereby declare you
an Honorary Rabituzan!
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201. Simply spectacular,
my feathery friend!
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202. Oh, yeah! Yeah!
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203. Gee.
A title. That's nice.
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204. But don't I get a rare piece
of loot or something?
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205. Oh, that's right, thanks for
reminding me, kid!
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206. Don't need that anymore,
do ya?
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207. I'm sure we'll see you
again soon.
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208. Unique scenario.
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209. Invitation From Rabituza, cleared.
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210. Wait, really?
I don't get to keep it?
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211. Bonus unique scenario.
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212. Vorpal Epic. Begin now?
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213. Not one single piece
of real loot?
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214. Sheesh. I'm beat.
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215. Like, it's the middle
of the night, or somethin'.
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216. "When the souls
of the Divinity are shaken,
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217. a rabbit shall tell
an epic tale."
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218. Okay? Yeah, that doesn't make
a lick of sense to me.
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219. After beating
"Invitation from Rabituza,"
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220. I got a new unique scenario
called "Vorpal Epic."
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221. I hit "yes" to accept,
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222. but I dunno how to trigger
the quest.
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223. Plus, the recommended level
is 80,
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224. so I may be a tad premature.
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225. "Divinity."
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226. I swear I saw that on the Wiki.
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227. Pretty sure
it's the civilization
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228. that died a long time ago, right?
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229. There's an insane amount
of lore and speculation,
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230. so I got overwhelmed
pretty quick and gave up.
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231. If I want to find any info
that'll help me,
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232. it's gonna take
a lot of digging.
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233. There are clans devoted
to unearthing
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234. and cataloguing
the game's lore,
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235. so it's no wonder
the Wiki is so dense.
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236. Why don't we save
the "epic" quest for later.
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237. I wanna explore Thirdrema
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238. and then move on
to the next zone.
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239. We're on to our next adventure?
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240. Yep. Wait.
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241. Actually, hold that thought.
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242. Huh?
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243. If I go out looking like this,
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244. there's no way
I'm not getting mobbed
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245. by those PKers
and info-hunting clans.
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246. Even if I change my headgear,
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247. Lycagon's Mark'll have me
sticking out like a sore thumb.
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248. Not being able to equip leg
or body armor sucks
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249. worse than losing
that damn collar!
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250. Lycagon, bad dog!
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251. Perhaps there are other ways
we can hide your exposed body?
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252. Yeah, that's kinda why
I'm bringing it up.
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253. Well, I know just the place
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254. to find whatever you need!
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255. Hey! Emul, how's my big sis
doing today?
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256. There's an exclusive shop
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257. in the Palace of Rabituza?
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258. You bet your buns!
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259. Please allow me to introduce
my younger brother, Peatz!
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260. He finds stuff all over
and sells it in Rabituza!
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261. Huh! It's a pleasure!
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262. I don't just sell goods here.
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263. I post up elsewhere, too!
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264. Oh, not that often
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265. since I gotta turn into
a human and all,
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266. but don't be afraid to say hi!
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267. Hey! You're the Bird-man
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268. who got friendly
with the Night Emperor, right?
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269. "Birdman?"
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270. I'll have you know
this is just a mask,
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271. and there's a real human face
underneath it!
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272. - See?
- Well...
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273. Why are you acting so shocked?
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274. You, you can take it off!
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275. I was under the impression
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276. there was a deeply unsettling
reason you couldn't remove it!
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277. Nope, it's just a mask.
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278. In that case, we may have
a solution to your problem!
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279. Peatz! Do you still have
that intriguing textile
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280. you told me about?
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281. Yeah!
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282. I figured this thing'd
be flyin' out the bag!
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283. But for the price, I guess
it does look relatively normal.
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284. I tell ya, findin'
a buyer hasn't been easy!
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285. Textile?
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286. Uh. Yeah, sure.
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287. Just an ordinary map
of Thirdrema?
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288. Is that all you need?
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289. Yes. That would be great.
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290. Thank you!
We'll see you next time!
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291. Actually,
that isn't all I need!
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292. I need you to tell me
what the hell I'm wearing!
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293. I don't care
if it covers the mark!
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294. I feel like a walking meme
over here!
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295. Calm down, please!
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296. If you keep shouting like that,
people will notice
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297. Notice? I'm a freakin' ghost!
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298. Just keep it together
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299. until we're out of town!
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300. I'm sure it'll work out great!
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301. Whatever.
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302. At least I got the map
I needed
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303. and stocked up
on healing items.
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304. Man alive, you burn through
MP like nobody's business
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305. when you're in human form.
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306. Better get outta here.
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307. We don't wanna use up
all the potions we bought.
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308. Looks like the world opens up.
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309. We have three choices
for our next zone.
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310. Right-o!
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311. There's the
Prismatic Forest Grotto,
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312. which is on the way
to Fourfolkshire.
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313. A labyrinthine
cave system,
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314. teeming with scores
of evergreen plant life,
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315. most notably,
you'll find an array
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316. of dazzling
flowers in bloom!
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317. Then there's
the Fellfate Caldera,
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318. en route to Fivelle.
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319. A massive,
long-extinct volcano,
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320. which has been
collecting water
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321. over the years
to become a lake
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322. Lastly, there's the
Iron Ruins of Divinity,
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324. Remnants from
the age of Divinity,
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325. whose name stems
from the numerous floating
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326. iron panels hovering
around the inside.
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327. Oh, I get it.
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328. There's a lot of
calculus involved
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329. with a choice like this.
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330. It's like those
strategy wargames,
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331. where you have to decide
which faction to join,
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332. which one to exploit,
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333. and which one you'll partner up
with for resources.
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334. These decisions require
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and focus.
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336. If I may, I recommend
the Fellfate Caldera, sir!
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337. What part of "focus"
don't you get?
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338. Alrighty!
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339. To start, we'll head for
the Prismatic Forest Grotto!
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340. Care to hear my sound
reasoning?
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341. If you were to ask me
which area
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342. we should avoid at all costs,
that's a no-brainer,
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343. the Iron Ruins of Divinity,
plain and simple.
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344. One might hear the name,
and think
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345. "Science, ancient wisdom,
and loot, oh, my!"
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346. But it's a trap.
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347. Huh?
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348. Is it just me,
or does that person
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349. look familiar to you, too?
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350. But if there's advanced tech
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351. like guns and stuff,
it's gonna be a pain in the ass
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352. to deal with at my level,
so hard-pass.
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353. Huh? What now?
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354. SLF Theater!
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355. Mini!
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356. Now that is one fancy box.
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357. Is that his secret stash
or somethin'?
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358. Oh, man. What untold treasures
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359. could the boss of Rabituza
be hiding in there?
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360. Whoa, can't look away now!
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361. [, RAKURO]
Is that a carrot?
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362. Underneath his gruff façade,
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363. Don Vysache is still
just a rabbit.
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364. SLF Theater!
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365. Mini!
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366. They're here.
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367. The newly released
Great Max Tan-Tan Noodles.
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368. I'm definitely gonna want
something to wash 'em down.
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