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So many sweet buns...
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I hope you die buried in them!
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Ow!
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Well, hello there, Blue Beyond!
I'm so glad to see... you?
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It's been a year, Mr. Mayor.
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Um, if you don't mind me asking,
where are the others?
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The other three quit.
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Alma here and I are the only members now.
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Huh?
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Relax. We'll get rid
of those thieves for you today.
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Here you are.
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Some tea for you.
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Been a while, huh?
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Sorry. She's at a difficult age.
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She was really looking forward
to seeing you all again.
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Too bad our handsome leader isn't here.
She must be disappointed.
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Oh, I wouldn't say that, actually.
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The one she's always talking about is...
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Noel...
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Let's go over the job.
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Your letter said this band of thieves
numbers about twenty.
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And they've already hit a neighboring town,
with quite a few casualties?
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Not only did they rob the town,
they also took their women. Awful stuff.
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You said they were roving.
Have you been able to locate their hideout?
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Yes. It's a rocky clearing
in the forest to the east.
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That's plenty of information.
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Let's talk compensation next.
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As I mentioned, we need 200,000 up front
and 300,000 upon completion,
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for a total of 500,000 fil.
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Here's the initial 200,000.
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You're welcome to take a look.
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He paid up awfully fast.
I was expecting him to haggle some more.
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Looks like he barely managed to scrape this
together. Must be really struggling.
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Yep, that looks right.
We'll be back when the job's done.
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W-We'll have the rest waiting, of course.
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We're setting out at once.
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Just sit tight and relax.
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That balding pervert kept staring at my chest.
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Huh? Really?
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Right in front of his wife and daughter!
What a creep.
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Noel!
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U-Um, you're headed off
to defeat them, right?
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Yeah. We'll make quick work of this,
so don't you worry.
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W-Well... G-Good luck!
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I'm rooting for you!
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Huh? Oh, thanks.
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Um, remember this?
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A bamboo dragonfly?
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Say, that's right. I taught you how to make
those when I was here last, didn't I?
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Yeah! The ones I make now fly higher
than all of the other kids'!
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Like zoom!
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But this...
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This is the one you gave me.
I've held on to it ever since.
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It's, um, my most prized possession!
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That's real sweet.
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So, um...
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I'll be waiting! My mom and I will
make something good to eat
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while we wait for you to come back!
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What's with that look?
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Noel, you're one nasty dude
for how cute you are.
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You've got that innocent little girl
wrapped around your finger.
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Your big sis is shocked.
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Shut up, you big-boobed bimbo.
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"Big-boobed bimbo"? Are you talking about me?!
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Let's go find those thieves.
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Hey, wait!
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I'm not gonna let that slide!
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What made that balding pervert
think there were only twenty?
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There's at least twice that.
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A group this big isn't just
a band of roving nobodies.
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That must be their boss.
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Hmm? He looks familiar...
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Right. That's Gordo the Razor Blade.
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Who?
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A wanted man with a bounty of 2 mill.
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I didn't realize he was still alive.
What a cockroach.
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Gordo is a B-ranked Bandit, of the Scout line.
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Can you beat him?
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One-on-one, easily. But not if I also
have to take all his henchmen.
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I know. I'll handle those guys.
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You're gonna fight with me?
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But if you get any closer,
the Bandit will detect you.
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I have a skill to hide my presence, but you...
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Less talking, more listening.
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I have a plan.
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Stealth!
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Are you ready?
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I'm getting into position.
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Anyway, this sure is handy.
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LINK
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The Talker skill Link allows allies
to share their thoughts at range.
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I'm here.
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Distance is ten meters.
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Ready to attack on your orders.
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Roger.
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I'm using Stun Howl.
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STUN HOWL
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Don't move!
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Hey! What's gotten into you guys?
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This is an order! Kill Gordo!
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Accel: Quintuple.
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Quick Attack!
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Kill confirmed. Here's your next order.
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Keep the enemy busy until I arrive.
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Roger that.
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Three.
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Four.
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Five.
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That idiot's enjoying the slaughter.
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She's going to be trouble.
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Ten! Eleven!
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Alma!
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I'm joining the fray
and using a flash grenade!
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Got it!
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Flame Bullet!
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Boy, am I glad to see you two safe!
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Well? What of the thieves?
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We killed them all.
This is their boss's head.
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Want to see for yourself?
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Er, n-no, that's okay...
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Then pay us the rest of our money.
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Y-Yes, of course.
But first things first, let's have dinner.
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My wife and daughter
cooked up a real feast for you two!
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That's right!
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She was assessed as a Swordsman!
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N-Noel, I wanna be an awesome Seeker like you.
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Do you think I can do it?
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Any adult can become a Seeker. All you have
to do is register with the government.
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Typically, you sign up for
training school in Etrai after that.
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It's run by the empire, so it's free.
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The course is two years for frontline
fighters and one year for backline.
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That'd be two years for me, then.
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Listen, they don't cover your living expenses.
You'll have to manage that yourself.
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Save up enough money before you join.
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Oh, I see...
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While it's not common,
you could build experience as a supporter.
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Really?!
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Yeah. Supporters are basically
gofers for Seekers.
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Register with the supporters guild
and you'll get paid,
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plus, most importantly, you'll get
to see how the pros fight firsthand.
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Hey, if I become a strong Seeker,
will you let me join Blue Beyond?
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If you really do become a strong Seeker
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and if I'm still the kind of Seeker
you admire by then,
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let's fight side by side.
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You mean it?!
That's a promise for sure, okay?!
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Hey, good for you, Chelsea!
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A toast to my daughter!
I've brought some wine for you.
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This vintage here set me back 100,000 fil.
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I've been saving it for a special occasion.
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Please, drink up!
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Think of it as celebrating
my daughter's new path.
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Indeed, this is some fine wine.
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I can tell it's top-shelf
from the color and aroma.
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Right?! It's hard to get
your hands on, even in Etrai!
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We may be guests, but we couldn't possibly
steal the first sip of such a fancy wine.
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As our host, won't you
do the honors, Mr. Mayor?
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What? M-M-Me?
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Is something the matter?
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Oh, no, no, no! I... I just don't drink.
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That's funny. You spent 100,000
on this bottle when you don't drink?
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W-W-Well...
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Don't be shy now.
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Take a nice sip...
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of the wine you poisoned.
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An Apology Won't Cut It
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Y-Y-You think I poisoned it?
Why would I do that?!
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You don't have to pay us if we're dead.
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You could take our money and gear, too.
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Make a killing by killing, as it were.
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Preposterous! Such an outrageous
accusation! And based on what?!
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Three things. First...
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a man who lied about the number
of thieves to cheap out on the reward
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would never generously
pop open a bottle worth 100,000.
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Second, this is cheap wine.
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And I can tell by the smell
that it's starting to spoil.
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Which means it's already been opened
and it's been some time since,
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contrary to your story
about saving it for a special occasion.
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W-Well...
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Third, your lust for blood has been palpable
since you brought up the wine.
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Exactly. Did you really think you could
fool us with your terrible acting?
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You must have shit for brains.
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Besides, Scouts build up a tolerance
to poison. It wouldn't have worked anyway.
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Enough! You don't have any evidence!
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Then...
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Go ahead and drink this wine.
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Shut up, shut up, shut up!
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Why should I have to listen to you?!
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Get out! Leave this village at once!
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Confess.
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CONFESS
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You poisoned this wine, didn't you? Spill it.
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Yes, I poisoned it.
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I wanted you dumb Seekers to kill the thieves,
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and then kill you and steal
your money and valuables.
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D-Dad?
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You really meant to kill Noel and his friend?
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I-It hurts! My eye!
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My eye!
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Don't think I'm stopping
with just your right eye.
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I'm taking the left next.
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Then I'll cut off your nose and ears,
then pull out all your teeth and tongue.
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P-Please forgive me...
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Forgive you?
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You really think an apology's
gonna cut it after you tried to kill us?
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I-I'll p-pay you right now!
You'll have your 300,000 fil!
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Don't make me laugh. Just 300,000?
You really think that's enough?
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If you want to live,
bring me every last coin in this house.
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Wh-What? I can't! I have debts to repay!
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No deal, then.
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This is the last sight you'll ever see.
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Burn it into your brain—
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It's the Gambino family!
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I-I borrowed money from the Gambino family!
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They're mafia! They'll kill me
if I miss my payment!
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What makes you think I care?
Don't look down on Seekers.
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Please wait!
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This is all we have! It's 820,000 fil in total!
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We don't have a copper more!
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You can have it, so please spare my father!
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You idiot! If you give him that,
who knows what the Gambinos will do to us?!
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But if I don't, you'll be...
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I-I know, but...
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I'm telling the truth.
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Please let us off with this.
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Alma, we're leaving.
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Roger.
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It's all over!
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We're done for!
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Damn you Seekers...
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Damn you!
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I hate all of you Seekers!
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Life is tough for Seekers.
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What, sick of it already?
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Of course not.
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Glad to hear it.
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But are you okay, Noel?
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I'm fine.
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Yeah? But...
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You dashed a girl who looked up to you.
Whatever the reasons, that's gotta hurt...
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Or so I figure.
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If I was scared of disappointing folks,
I'd hole up on a deserted island.
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When you're having a hard time,
you can come to your big sis!
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I'll give you a big ol' hug!
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Go hug a cactus, you big-boobed bimbo.
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Hey, not again! Stop it!
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When you stop treating me like a child.
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Not happening.
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It's your fault for having
such a cute little face!
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I fail to see your logic.
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Wow, an airship! It's huge!
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Looks like it belongs to the
Goat Dinner clan, three-star regalia.
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Regalia? What's that mean?
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It means the clan's been
recognized by the empire.
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Seven Stars
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There are seven regalia clans.
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And they aren't all equal.
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The pecking order is determined
by their strength and achievements.
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From the bottom up,
there are four three-star regalia,
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a pair of two-star regalia,
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and a single one-star regalia.
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The right to own an airship is one of
the privileges afforded to the regalia.
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Sounds impressive! So that airship's
got lots of powerful Seekers aboard?
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Not just powerful.
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They're also top-class in terms of
intellect, experience, wealth, and courage.
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I've made up my mind...
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Huh?
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In a year's time,
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we're going to be part of the regalia.
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Well? Do I pass?
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You pass... in terms of combat prowess.
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What else is there?
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Let me ask you a simple question.
All you need to do is answer it.
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Were you the one who killed Alcor Judikhali,
the previous head of the Society?
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That's right. Even the god of assassins
was a sitting duck when senile.
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Why did you do it?
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Is there a point to that question?
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No. Just an idle curiosity.
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Alcor was a truly terrifying man.
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He sought power and power alone
to be a giver of death and naught else.
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A reaper in the form of a human...
That's what Alcor was.
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And yet he lost to Overdeath.
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Indeed, he did.
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For all his power,
there was a wall he could not overcome.
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That fact began to wear away at his mind.
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Alma, you're not his grandkid, but rather...
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his daughter, aren't you?
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Correct.
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I'm but one child born of the women
he kidnapped from some village.
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But that man didn't want children.
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He wanted an equal...
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No, he wanted to be reborn.
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He couldn't escape his fear of defeat
until he breathed his last.
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So he decided to create
an invincible version of himself.
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He truly believed he could erase the blemish
of losing to Overdeath that way.
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My siblings were all sacrificed
to his delusion.
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Only I, his greatest success, survived.
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Alma, I'll be honest.
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There's no place for you
in the Society's future.
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Why not? I proved my strength!
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I'll admit you're certainly strong.
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But that doesn't mean
you're cut out for the Society.
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That makes no sense!
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Explain yourself!
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What I'm about to say stays between us.
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Of course we'll still need to kill,
even as a government agency.
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But in the past, killing was our end goal.
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From now on, it's a means to an end.
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It's a nuanced difference but a big one.
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At the very least,
the latter will ensure our future.
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A future?
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I was forced to train as a killer
for 21 years, and this is what I get?
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There is carnage slumbering in your heart.
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You're too dangerous for the Society.
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I never ever got to do anything fun.
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No friends, no love.
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I had to spend every single moment
focusing on survival.
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And now you don't need me?
I'm not cut out for this?
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Then what did I endure it all for?
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What were the past 21 years even for?
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Give it back...
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Give it back!
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Give me back my life!
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Wait! What am I supposed to do now?!
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Your life is your own.
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By the way, I heard something interesting.
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Apparently, Overdeath's grandkid
is a Seeker in Etrai.
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Overdeath's grandkid? Are they strong?
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Yes, considerably so.
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But his class is Talker.
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Talker?
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The class everyone considers
the weakest of them all.
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Go see him if that intrigues you.
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His name is...
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Noel Stollen.
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Alma?
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Always... I'll always fight by your side!
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The Swordsman
from the Far East