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Okay, what now?
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He's involved with the d'Alemberts,
but he's running from them.
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I wouldn't be crossing them
even if I went ahead and offed this guy.
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And once this guy's out of the picture...
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He'll be mine.
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You have ten seconds to
get out of my sight. If you don't,
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you're dead.
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Ten. Nine. Eight. Seven.
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E-Eek!
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Six.
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Koga, get your ass up! We're outta here!
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What a fool.
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With your talents, you could easily
kill your oppressor and be free.
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It's not a half-dead cur I want...
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It's a fierce wolf.
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You disappoint me.
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Yoo-hoo!
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Over here!
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Lycia? What are you doing here?
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Thanks for lunch, Noel!
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Who said I was paying?
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What? Don't be a cheapskate.
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You run off in the middle of
your date and you don't even apologize?
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You took way too long, Noel.
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If Lycia hadn't showed up,
I would've had to eat all by my lonesome.
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Fine. Lunch is on me.
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But it's not happening again.
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Yay!
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By the way, Noel...
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Find any promising new recruits?
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Huh?
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You were taking so long,
we thought you were out headhunting.
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Well?
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Nope. Not at all.
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I can't seem to find anyone
I'd want on our team.
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Besides, I stepped away for something else.
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And what was that?
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Do you know about the nasty drug
doing the rounds lately?
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Yeah, I think I've heard rumors.
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What about it?
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Apparently it gives a great high
but also makes you go berserk.
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What? That sounds pretty bad...
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Yeah, and the people pushing it
are going unchecked.
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Be careful out there,
and tell Wolf to do the same.
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What?
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It's just... kinda unusual
for you to be worrying about us.
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I'm not.
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I'm only sharing intel as a colleague.
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Okay, if you say so.
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I should get going.
It's almost time for work.
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Thanks for the meal, Noel.
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Sure.
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Let's grab tea again, Alma!
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I know a cafe that has the tastiest desserts!
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I'll take you there sometime.
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You sure?
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Yeah, let's hang!
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Not as colleagues, but as friends.
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Friends...
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Er, is that too much?
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Not at all! We're BFFs now!
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Whoa, BFFs! I like that!
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How about you, Noel?
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Go on already. You'll be late.
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If Lycia's heard of it,
even only in passing,
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maybe they've started distributing
outside of Gambino territory too.
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I hope this doesn't spell trouble.
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Oh boy, this is bad.
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Not a smart move, Miguel.
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Why'd you think you could
make off with family money?
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Should've known that wouldn't fly.
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Did you honestly believe
you could escape if you fled to Etrai?
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The d'Alemberts put out this wanted poster.
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They asked Don Luciano to turn you in
the instant someone found you.
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Of all the people to get caught by...
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It just had to be Albert Gambino,
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the guy they call the ultimate wacko,
a real scumbag, and a walking disaster.
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Now, we Gambinos have successfully
apprehended you, you little traitor...
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But, frankly, I don't see the fun
in just handing you over.
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How do you mean?
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I mean, why should I do a puny peasant
gang like the d'Alemberts any favors?
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Y-You're absolutely right!
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People call you the rising star
of the illustrious Luciano family!
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You should never have to take orders
from the d'Alemberts! Ever!
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You know what's up, halfling!
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You were wasted on the d'Alemberts.
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Y-You mean it?
In that case, I'd be honored to—
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So how about this?
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We'll return you and your slave
as stuffed toys!
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Huh? Stuffed... toys?
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Yep, stuffed toys.
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We'll skin you alive,
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process your innards into ham and sausages,
and send the lot to the d'Alemberts.
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They'll be so surprised! What fun!
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Isn't that a wonderful idea, Miguel?
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Hang on, hang on, hang on!
Where'd that come from?!
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Talk about a brutal joke—
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Oh, I'm not joking.
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I'm dead serious!
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Okay, Laios, make the preparations.
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Understood.
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N-No way!
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Skinned alive and stuffed, eh?
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Came all this way from home
just to die like that.
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But, ah well, at least now...
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it'll all be over.
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Boss, I've brought an overdue debtor.
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The mayor of Mintz Village.
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I see.
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So you had the money ready,
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but then this Seeker name Noel Stollen
took everything you had?
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That's right! I resisted with all my might!
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But he had my wife and daughter hostage,
then gouged out my right eye!
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I had no choice but to fork over the money!
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Oh?
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And that's not all! Noel Stollen also said...
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"You're better off throwing this money away
than giving it to the weak-ass Gambino family,
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so I'll take it off your hands!"
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A weak-ass family, are we?
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Wow, that's harsh.
We're doing our best over here.
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He mocked and disparaged
the great Gambino family!
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You must visit justice upon that corrupt
Seeker and defend your family's honor!
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Okay, okay.
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I'll "visit justice" upon
this Seeker, Noel Stollen.
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And I'll wait for your payment.
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Th-Thank you! Thank you so much!
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Okay, now that that's settled,
it's time for you to make things right.
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Huh?
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Whatever your reasons,
you went back on your word to us.
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So you gotta make things right.
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M-M-Maybe so, but how? I don't...
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You don't have any money? Then let's see...
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I'll have your right arm.
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The Seeker took your right eye,
and I'll take your right arm!
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Hey, you there.
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You're a Longswordsman, aren't you?
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A combat class that can cut cleaner
than even a Swordsman, yeah?
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In that case, lop off his right arm
with that stick he's got.
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What're you sittin' around for, Koga?!
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Don Albert gave you an order! Get to it!
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Oh, give me a sec.
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Yeah, that's great! That's the stuff!
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I've gotta get some in me
before I enjoy some violence!
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Man, it's incredible!
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Okay, I'm ready. Cut his arm off!
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N-No way you can do it with that stick.
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Gah! M-My arm...
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My arm!
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Whoa, way to go! I like you!
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You've got a keen eye, Don Albert!
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From the Far Eastern island nation
of the Land of Vajra,
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he's a swordfighter I lovingly
developed with all my expertise!
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He was the undefeated champion
of my fighting ring, even!
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If you like, I could offer him to you...
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Okay, it's decided!
Starting today, you're my slave!
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From the moment I was born,
I've been unwanted by all.
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My father was a successful merchant,
and my mother a beautiful woman.
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Living a life of luxury,
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the happy couple only wanted for one thing...
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Please bless us with a child.
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An heir to the Tsukishima name.
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No!
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Honey!
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Honey! Are you hurt?!
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I'm so sorry, dear...
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I'm sorry... I'm sorry...
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After that, my mother's mental
state deteriorated, and...
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Congratulations, sir!
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The Tsukishima family has its heir,
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a healthy young boy.
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There, there.
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Dear.
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Look, Koga, it's your father.
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Am I really?
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Is that thing really my son?
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That night, my mother took her own life.
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And ever after...
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Father!
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I've brought your sake!
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Don't call me that! You...
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You filthy plague!
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The lady of the house left
such a loathsome parting gift...
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The least she could've done
was take the lad with her.
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A cursed child nobody wanted.
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That's what I was.
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The Price of Honor
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I woke up one morning
on a boat for some reason.
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It didn't take me long to realize
that I'd been sold into slavery.
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Chin up, boy!
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I'm Miguel.
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As of today, I'm your master.
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Koga!
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Well done! You did great, my boy!
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A-Are you praising me?
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Duh, of course! After all, you won!
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That was the first time
I'd ever been praised in all my life...
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The first time anyone acknowledged me.
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"All I need to do is win."
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A winning streak! Talk about
a stroke of good fortune!
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Koga, you may well be my golden goose!
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A slave can never be more than that, huh?
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Are you ready?
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Aye.
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Why'd you call me here out of the blue, Loki?
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You always pay well, boss,
so I figured I'd do you a favor.
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The Gambino family is after your life.
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So they believed the mayor of Mintz Village
and now they're coming for me?
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Ridiculous. First the drug stuff, now this.
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They must be insane.
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Right? Listen, their boss,
Albert Gambino, is a genuine lunatic.
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Don't bother trying to figure him out.
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I hear the last boss was a fine man.
Why pick this guy as his successor?
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Probably because he only had the one son.
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What's more, Albert was a bastard.
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The boss took him in as an adult.
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Makes sense.
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Wait, does that mean...
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That aura...
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Someone armed is approaching.
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Loki... did you sell me out?
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Sorry, boss.
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It's not very professional
for a broker to entrap a customer.
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I get that, but I value my life.
Plus, I got paid handsomely.
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I'll use the money to start over
in another country.
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I see. But your plan fails
to account for one thing.
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There's no reason for me not to kill you.
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It's too bad.
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I didn't dislike you.
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Fancy that.
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The feeling's mutual.
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What happened to valuing your life?
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I do, but it hit me just now.
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I didn't just sell you out...
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I sold my pride and honor
as an information broker.
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Get lost. I'll overlook what happened here.
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Oh, and you don't have to leave the capital.
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Because I'm going to crush the Gambino family.
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You can reclaim your pride here at home.
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Boss, you're crazy, man.
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Beat it already.
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You're in the way of the fight.
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I owe you one.
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This battle stimulant potion...
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It'll last for ten minutes.
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The aftereffects suck,
but it boosts my prowess big-time.
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They're here.
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You're Noel Stollen?
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Yeah, I'm the Seeker you're after.
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Didn't expect you to be the Gambinos' hitman.
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Congrats. You've moved up in life.
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You've jumped ship to a better owner.
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None of yer business!
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Whatever.
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There'll be no interruptions this time.
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Let's pick up where we left off.
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Why won't you draw your sword?
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To tell the truth, I don't wanna fight ya.
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I owe you for that silver coin.
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So you'll let me go?
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Big talk for a mafia lapdog.
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True, I can't defy the don's orders...
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But I still have my pride and honor.
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The name's Koga Tsukishima!
I'm a C-rank Longswordsman!
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I specialize in slash attacks!
Remember that!
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Did he just reveal his hand?
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All to make this a fair fight?
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Is this guy stupid?
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Still...
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When someone introduces themselves,
it's only polite to return the favor.
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I'm Noel Stollen, Talker!
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I can use skills without
expending my mana reserves!
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Also, I've inherited the will
and techniques of the great Overdeath!
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Now!
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It's on!
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His speed and skill have
improved by leaps and bounds.
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So this is what he can do at full strength...
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Flame Bullet!
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Wh-What the?!
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I don't know what Longswordsmen
are resistant to,
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but any armed frontline class
should be vulnerable to fire.
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This might not kill him,
but it'll still hurt him bad.
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Victory is mine.
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The fire from magic bullets
can't be put out with a slash!
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Did he cut the air itself to create a vacuum?!
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H-Hey! No aiming for the family jewels!
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Stop fightin' like a cheat!
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A cheat? Are you daft?
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We're dueling for our lives here.
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Eye rakes, low blows, biting...
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Anything goes!
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A flash?!
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Gotcha!
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Dance...
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Secret Blade: Tsubame Gaeshi!
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He can freeze his slashes in the air
and release them when he wants?
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Is that what he meant
about specializing in slash attacks?!
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There!
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Crap!
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I ain't done!
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Halt!
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STUN HOWL
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This guy...
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Stun Howl doesn't work on him!
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World Without Honor or Humanity