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A man clad in purest black...
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I see.
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You're the stray dog that's been
snapping at the Cult lately.
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My name is Shadow.
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He who lurks in the shadows
in order to hunt the shadows.
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Shadow?
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You seem to have gotten a swelled head
after crushing a few of our smaller facilities.
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But not one of the Cult's core members was
anywhere near any of those bases.
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You're just a bunch of cowards
going after our weakest minions.
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Whomever or wherever we hunt, the result is the same.
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Unfortunately for you, it is not the same.
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A core member of the Cult is right here.
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Today, you will be hunted by me:
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the future Twelfth Seat of Rounds, Zenon Griffey.
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I will take your life in the service
of the Knights of Rounds!
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So?
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Where is this core member of the Cult?
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{\an7}#5: I Am…
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We've finished evacuating citizens
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from Commercial Districts 3 through 8!
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Close the station!
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Have the trains take shelter three stations down!
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All of them!
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Fire! Fire!
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Dark Knights!
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Attack!
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What?!
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It healed itself?!
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Dammit!
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Rally all nearby units!
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Aye!
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We'll try to keep it here!
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Don't worry about damaging buildings!
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Permission granted to go all out!
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Do whatever it takes to stop that thing!
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You monster!
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Princess Iris!
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The injured will retreat!
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This district will soon be deserted!
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Then we can-
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It's healing itself.
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You're kidding.
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That was an attack from Princess Iris!
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You can heal that, too, can you?
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In that case,
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I'll just have to cut you into pieces so small
that you can't regenerate from them!
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I'll just keep...
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You're only making her suffer.
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Can't you see that?
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Who are you?!
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Alpha.
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The monster...
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You poor thing, I know it hurts.
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You don't have to suffer any more.
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You don't have to feel any more pain,
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any more sadness.
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You...
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Wait, come back!
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Be a good audience member and content yourself
with sitting back and enjoying the show.
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We are Shadow Garden,
and you will stay out of our way.
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Shadow Garden?
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It's happening everywhere!
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Alexia, where in the world are you?!
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I see, apparently I've underestimated you a little.
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I can see how you've managed to
destroy so many of our bases,
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even if they were small ones.
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Now let me show you!
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Behold the power of a future Knight of Rounds!
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So much magical energy...
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He's strong.
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Dammit!
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You're not attacking?
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"Future Rounds"?
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His technique has gone beyond excellent
and into the realms of transcendent.
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But at its core...
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his fencing is so ordinary.
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Like I dreamed of when I was a little girl...
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My ridiculous idea of ideal swordplay.
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Even without the innate talent for the sword
that my sister had,
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I believed that, if I worked long and hard enough,
I could be as strong as she is.
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But no matter how hard I tried,
I could never catch up to the prodigy.
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The best I could ever do was to get people to
compare me to her, and laugh at me.
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The fencing style of the have-nots,
with no strength and no skill:
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the style of a Fencer Ordinaire.
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But I couldn't give it up.
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This style, that's nothing but a plain,
boring accumulation of basic skills...
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To me...
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this style...
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I like your fencing style.
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You, who are you?!
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If you have so much power,
why do you hide your identity?!
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We are Shadow Garden.
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They who lurk in the shadows,
who hunt the shadows.
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That is the sole purpose of our existence.
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Are you insane?
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Shadow Garden?
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And there's a cult?
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What's going on?
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All right...
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If you really want to fight,
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then I'll give you a fight!
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With these pills,
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a man can awaken to a new nature
beyond human limitations!
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If an ordinary person took them, he would be
overwhelmed by their tremendous power and die...
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I am the Third Awakened.
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Those who can control this power
are the real chosen ones.
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The ones worthy to join the Rounds.
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Let me show you...
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almighty power!
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How unsightly.
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If that's the best you can do,
don't claim to be almighty.
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That's blasphemy against the almighty.
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Dammit...
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There is no road to almightiness
for those using borrowed strength.
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None!
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Playtime is over.
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What is all this?
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Is this magic?
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But it's so...
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A single person could never-
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Once upon a time,
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there was a man who wished to
withstand a nuclear bomb.
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The man developed his muscles,
honed his mind, perfected his skills.
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However, there were yet heights he could not attain.
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But I couldn't allow myself to give up.
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So after years upon years of training,
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I arrived at a single solution.
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If I don't want to be vaporized in a nuclear explosion...
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I simply have to become nuclear myself.
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You're out of your mind!
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Let the true meaning of "almighty"
be carved into your soul.
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This is my almighty power.
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I...
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am...
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atomic.
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Alexia!
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Alexia!
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Alexia!
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I'm so glad you're all right!
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So glad!
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I-I'm sorry! Are my arms cold?
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Thank you...
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Iris.
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It seems like there's more to the plot
than meets the eye,
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but as far as the public is concerned,
the case has been solved.
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Wow, cool.
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Guess I'm done here, then.
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No, wait!
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Um...
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There's something I wanted to talk about.
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You told me you liked my fencing style, remember?
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Maybe it's a little late to say this, but...
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Thank you.
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You're welcome, I guess.
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I've finally learned to like my sword style.
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Not because of you, though.
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I think you could have left that last part out, don't you?
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Well, it's true.
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Anyway, I'm out.
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Wait!
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I mean...
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We've been pretending to be a couple for a while now.
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And during the incident...
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Zenon kindly got himself killed.
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So if you're interested...
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I was thinking maybe we could try to keep
this relationship going a little longer.
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I'm gonna have to say no.
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Later, massive amounts of blood
were discovered behind the school building,
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but no body was found in the vicinity,
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and no students or faculty were reported
to be injured or missing.
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This incident would eventually go on to become
one of the school's seven mysteries:
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The Bodiless Murder.
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The Cult facility where they were
holding Princess Alexia captive
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was destroyed by Lord Shadow.
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Zenon Griffey evaporated without a trace.
That is my report.
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The Boss is almighty...
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Truly, it was a beautiful light.
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The entire Royal Capital bathed in the
glow of Lord Shadow's magic...
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It was like looking at a heavenly paradise.
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I hope they've learned their lesson.
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They should know that they are
merely prey to be hunted.
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One day, all of our enemies will vanish in that light.
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And on that day...
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Shall we continue?
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Yes.
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Zeta has reported in.
She has found the target.
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She says she's going to get closer and investigate.
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I'll be expecting good news.
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And here is a research report from Eta.
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It seems to be going smoothly.
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And finally, we have a pressing issue.
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This.
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{\an7}Shadow Garden will deliver death's judgment!
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They're fools to call themselves by our name.
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Although they do seem to be
covering their tracks rather well.
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They cannot escape our all-searching eye.
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It's not possible.
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The Cult of Diablos, and Shadow Garden...
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There may be something at work somewhere,
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somewhere beyond our grasp.
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However...
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Do you suspect the Knight Order?
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Our kingdom's most renowned sword instructor
was an adherent of the Cult of Diablos.
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Considering that fact...
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Then we follow the plan?
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I will put together a new investigation team.
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Glen...
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Marco...
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I trust both of you with all my heart.
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I would like you to be a part of it.
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If that is your command.
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I-I would be honored!
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Thank you.
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Right now, this is our only clue.
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First, we'll need to find someone
who can decipher its functions.
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This, "was"... "ed",
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And... "if"?
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"If you wish"?
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"Do"... "to"...
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Together, "grate"?
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"Val"... "you"...
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That girl is definitely not a princess.
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She's a natural born killing machine.
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Ow....
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Are you okay?