1. My views are down.
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2. FIRE VS ICE
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3. I guess my, City gas vs Ice magic,
video wasn't as cool as I thought.
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4. Yeah, they didn't like
that you were wasting natural resources.
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5. Less views means I need to save money.
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6. This is my last auction purchase.
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7. - What is it?
- A piece of history.
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8. It's an issue of SEGA SATURN magazine,
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9. with the final results of a reader poll.
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10. I never saw the results,
and now I have it.
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11. COLLECTOR'S EDITION
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12. The hope of one day reading the results
of this poll
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13. is what kept me going during
my worst days in the other world.
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14. Something that trivial?
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15. - Takafumi!
- What?
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16. The time is right.
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17. The final page of SEGA SATURN's history...
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18. SATURN GAMES
ARE THE WORLD'S #1
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19. is here for my reading pleasure.
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20. I literally could not care less.
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21. Mmm. Let's see, first place…
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22. Huh? Tell me, what is it?
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23. Aah. It's the port of that girlie game
for the PC.
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24. Uh, that's kind of anticlimatic, isn't it?
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25. Nah, I can't really complain.
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26. Judging by the reviews,
it seems like the ranking was good.
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27. However—
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28. It's kinda sad,
like seeing a tough street fighter
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29. getting distracted by love and romance,
you know?
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30. Sure?
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31. No way.
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32. Eh?
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33. It's just,
Guardian Hero should've been number one!
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34. It was the first video game
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35. to ever seamlessly integrate
an in-depth combo fighting system.
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36. And there was side-scrolling out the game.
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37. 197th place?
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38. What the hell were they thinking?
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39. Who are these dumbasses?
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40. YOU'RE FINE THE WAY YOU ARE
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41. GET HOME
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42. SOLD CHEAPER THAN A SCOURING PAD
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43. At least second place
was a SEGA SATURN exclusive, an RPG.
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44. Oof! I've never really
liked playing RPG's.
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45. - What?
- I liked them at first.
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46. YOU NEED SALT TO KILL SLUGS
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47. But I always forget what I did,
then when I boot it up the next day…
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48. WHY DO I NEED SALT?
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49. I never have any idea where to go.
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50. Is that so?
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51. One time,
a thing happened in the other world
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52. that was sorta like an RPG.
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53. Huh?
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54. Icuras elran.
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55. You stupid orc.
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56. I won't let you destroy our village!
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57. What is this?
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58. This was when I first arrived
at the village.
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59. Fast-forward, fast-forward.
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60. I guess getting attacked on arrival
was a common thing for my uncle.
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61. The legendary blaze dragon
was recently resurrected.
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62. It was seen at the fire shrine,
but it's moving closer.
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63. And the people are afraid
that it will burn our village down.
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64. Only the god freezing sword,
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65. which is passed down
by our village's Ice clan,
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66. can defeat it.
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67. Problem is, the very last
and only descendant of the Ice clan,
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68. is a bit of a troublemaker.
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69. This is Mabel.
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70. Unless you can melt the ice in her heart,
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71. the sword's seal can't be broken.
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72. Mount Marchid.
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73. I once saw powa-powa blossoms
on the top of the mountain
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74. when I went there with my mother.
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75. They were so beautiful.
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76. Then I went straight to the fire shrine
and defeated the blaze dragon.
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77. But why?
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78. It was a tough fight,
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79. but once I figure out
its attack patterns, I managed to—
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80. Not that! Why did you
not go get the powa-powa blossoms?
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81. I can't remember that stuff.
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82. Come on. It's not that hard to do!
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83. What? You defeated the blaze dragon?
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84. Thank you so much.
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85. They were happy about it.
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86. Sure.
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87. Huh?
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88. Eh? I'll get it.
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89. Hmm.
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90. A SEGA SATURN System
bundled with 20 games.
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91. - Takafumi, was is it?
- Oh.
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92. Well, it's a— It's just…
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93. I bought it as a surprise, but we're
supposed to be spending less money.
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94. Hmm?
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95. Here…
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96. What?
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97. Is he happy or angry?
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98. It's a little early,
but happy birthday, Uncle.
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99. Oh, also…
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100. Check this out. Guardian Heroes.
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101. Love it.
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102. Why was I worried?
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103. No SEGA gaming system
could be considered a waste to Uncle.
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104. This must be what it felt like
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105. when the aliens took over the city
in Alien Storm.
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106. It is eery when it's cold like this,
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107. and no one else is outside.
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108. In other world,
the end of the year was way different.
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109. Uncle!
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110. - Curious?
- Yeah.
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111. Hmm.
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112. The tagline for Alien Storm was,
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113. "If aliens attacked, would you run away
in fear or…"
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114. You played as an Alien Buster,
trained by the government.
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115. I wasn't asking about the game!
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116. What's that, a manga?
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117. Oh, yeah.
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118. I had a hankering to ring in the new year
while reading.
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119. Would you be able to follow it
after 17 years?
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120. KochiKame never changes.
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121. KochiKame ended.
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122. What? It has an ending?
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123. It doesn't end in that one.
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124. So, tell me.
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125. What was the New Year's like
in the other world?
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126. It's not in the index either.
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127. For real?
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128. Icuras elran.
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129. It's not a big deal,
it's just a little stupid tradition.
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130. They throw a thanksgiving festival
to celebrate their deities.
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131. So, they will help them
through the winter.
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132. Whoa. What a spread.
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133. Everyone there
gets so excited for this festival.
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134. That would've been nice if I…
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135. All right, everyone.
Let's have a great night. Cheers!
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136. Yeah!
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137. If I could've gotten into
the spirit of it all.
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138. But it's not like
my personality changed over there.
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139. I ate by myself and went to the inn.
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140. And that's it.
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141. What?
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142. Oh, the food was amazing.
And the chicken—
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143. I don't care! There was a festival,
and that's all you did?
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144. - That's it.
- What about the awful woman?
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145. Oh, oh. She wasn't there.
By this point, she was gone.
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146. Wanna play the SATURN?
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147. Hell yeah! Let's play.
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148. Guardian Heroes.
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149. Guardian Heroes.
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150. You're gonna break the buttons.
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151. I just remembered.
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152. That icy girl, Mabel,
came up to my room that night.
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153. Oh,
with the god freezing sword.
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154. Now, we've got a battle!
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155. - What?
- Tell me about that now!
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156. - But we finally got to the next stage.
- Now!
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157. Honestly,
nothing really happened that night.
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158. Look.
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159. MEMORY -
SHOW A PIECE OF YOURSELF
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160. Why are you here?
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161. I wanted you to teach me.
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162. I want to be strong like you,
but I'm so weak.
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163. Oh.
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164. Please teach me how to not to be so weak.
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165. - You're weak?
- Hmm?
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166. Who decided that you were weak?
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167. - What?
- Who told you?
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168. It was the mayor.
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169. Don't live the way they tell you to.
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170. You have to live the way
that you want to live.
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171. Being brave enough to be our truest self,
is real strength.
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172. Whoa. Now that was smooth!
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173. He inspired her.
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174. This must be how you slowly forged a bond
with your friends in the other world.
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175. Mabel, what's your life been like?
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176. I've just stayed in my room.
Closed myself off from rest of the world.
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177. That sounds great.
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178. - But I, uh…
- There's nothing wrong with that.
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179. I didn't care what other people said,
I was a SEGA fan.
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180. And I'll stay one.
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181. I used to lock myself away in my room
for days, playing my SEGA SATURN.
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182. Forget the others.
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183. It's okay?
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184. Oh, yeah.
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185. Yes!
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186. - I can be in my room forever.
- After I helped her choose her own path,
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187. she returned to her room.
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188. Ah, and she offered me the sword.
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189. - You can have my god freezing sword.
- No thanks. Looks cold.
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190. Okay.
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191. I didn't wanna carry it.
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192. Anyway… That's how that went.
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193. All right. You want some soba?
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194. Ooh! Hell yeah! Put that hot water on.
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195. Mmm.
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196. What did you do for New Year's
when you were a student? Did you game?
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197. No.
I'd watch the It's Okay to Laugh! special.
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198. We didn't normally get to watch it,
so it felt cool.
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199. It's Okay to Laugh! ended.
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200. What the hell? Why is everything ending?
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201. Sorry.
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202. Argh. I guess it's been 17 years, right?
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203. Uh,
it only ended three years ago.
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204. Now it feels personal. Those jerks!
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205. - KochiKame ended just last year.
- What?
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206. What do you like to watch, Takafumi?
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207. Uh, you may not know it,
but it's called No Laugh.
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208. Oho! Cool!
What happened to Tamori?
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209. It's not related to It's Okay to Laugh!
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210. Seems like Uncle watched a lot of TV.
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211. The New Year passed as we gamed,
talked, and ate soba with each other.
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212. JANUARY, 2018
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213. That was a really impressive breeze there.
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214. I'd appreciate it if you could keep
that sorta thing up today, huh?
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215. Oho, you!
You're such a kidder, I love it.
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216. I'm not walking this way again.
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217. - Fujimiya?
- Eh?
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218. Hmm?
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219. Takafumi?
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220. It is you!
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221. That's crazy!
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222. I, uh, may have frown a little.
I haven't seen you in forever.
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223. Yeah.
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224. It's been a while. How have you been?
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225. I'm okay, I work part-time.
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226. Yeah? I'm in college.
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227. That's cold.
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228. - Oh, how about you come over?
- Oh.
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229. Your place?
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230. Yeah.
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231. I have to drop off my groceries first.
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232. Oh, sure. I'll send you the address.
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233. 30 MINUTES LATER
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234. Takafumi?
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235. Hmm.
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236. I'M GRABBING SOME SNACKS.
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237. GO INSIDE WITHOUT ME.
THE DOOR'S UNLOCKED.
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238. Are you home?
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239. Hmm.
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240. Stonagas resto rarbarum.
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241. Icuras cuora.
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242. Icuras cuora. Icuras cuora.
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243. Oh, Japanese.
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244. Spirits of memory, deliver unto oblivion.
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245. Takafumi, the enemy… She saw me.
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246. Erase— The sooner I erase,
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247. - the less it alters their brain.
- She's my friend! She's my friend, Uncle.
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248. A… friend?
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249. Well, any friend of Takafumi's
is a friend of mine.
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250. Phew!
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251. - When you said, "hard time"…
- I thought she was an assassin.
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252. For who?
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253. You're actually just taking care
of your uncle
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254. who hasn't worked for 17 years?
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255. Mmm.
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256. I'm a YouTuber.
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257. I saw him mumbling to himself
like a crazy person.
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258. Sometimes, I talk to the elemental spirits
to help improve my magic.
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259. He is insane.
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260. - Yeah, I know that.
- Huh?
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261. But he can actually use real magic!
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262. I can. That's what my channel is about.
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263. Show me some magic, right now!
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264. I have over two million views.
I can't start doing it for free.
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265. - Right?
- Mm-hmm.
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266. He's acting like this is a business.
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267. Just try not to mess up Takafumi's life
more than you already have, all right?
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268. Oh.
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269. You have feelings for Takafumi.
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270. What? No, no, no, no, no.
We're just friends.
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271. She doesn't. We're friends.
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272. Well, that can't be.
I know how relationships work.
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273. Because I watched all of Evangelion
in middle school.
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274. We've all seen Eva?
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275. Okay, I watched it first.
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276. Back then, Eva was sponsored by SEGA.
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277. It's always SEGA.
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278. Oh, so you know Asuka?
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279. The girl in the red suit, right?
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280. No! Uncle will remember
her tsundere behavior!
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281. I did you a favor. You're in my debt.
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282. I didn't mean it like that.
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283. It's not like we're going to be
"together forever".
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284. He'll realize
the elf had feelings for him.
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285. Did you know?
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286. Asuka actually had deep feelings for Kaji.
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287. Oh, I see. Not everyone is emotionally
intelligent enough to pick up on it.
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288. Yeah. Sure, man.
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289. SO SHALLOW…!
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290. I've had enough of this.
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291. You need to stop treating real life
like it's an anime.
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292. You're right. Here's something real.
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293. There was a girl named Kaede Nanase.
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294. After an enemy removed a part of her soul,
she became a different person.
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295. Her affection for me was replaced
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296. with a love for murderous rage
in the heat of battle.
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297. In the middle of a long fight,
she would become joyous.
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298. Amidst the explosions,
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299. there was a glimmer
of her old self for a moment.
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300. Who she killed and what she lost…
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301. It all taught me one thing.
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302. "It's never too early to tell someone
how you feel about them."
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303. That's so sad.
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304. I can't believe
how detailed he got with that lame story.
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305. Fujimiya.
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306. What?
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307. He's just talking
about a video game.
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308. What?
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309. - You're kidding.
- No!
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310. It's my real experience with a video game.
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311. That's enough.
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312. Spirits of memory,
swiftly delve deep.
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313. "I can't believe he had a roommate.
I feel stupid for changing outfits."
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314. - What?
- That's true. You did change.
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315. I didn't change.
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316. And you took a shower.
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317. I did not.
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318. Ooh. Who is that?
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319. Is he a mind reader, a scammer?
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320. What the hell are you?
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321. Hmm.
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322. A middle-aged man,
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323. who came back from the another world—
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324. Mr. Shibazaki,
a delivery for you.
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325. - Yeah, okay.
- Mr. Shibazaki?
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326. - Mr. Shibazaki?
- Okay.
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327. - He needs to leave.
- Mmm.
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328. You should kick him out.
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329. If you're having trouble paying rent,
I can help you.
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330. - Wait, you would move in?
- What?
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331. - I guess, I never thought to ask.
- What? That's not— No, I…
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332. Ah, no, but Uncle's here already.
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333. How heavy is this? 15 kilograms?
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334. - It's just rice.
- Just rice?
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335. How accurate does my signature have to be?
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336. So, I was no longer the only
person who knew my uncle's secret.
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337. He seemed excited
to let Fujimiya in on it.
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338. Also we should probably
stop buying rice online.
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339. There was some sort of
murderous vibe in the air, or something.
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