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Episode 21
Kazuki the Black Tone

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Talk about weird timing. Jeez.

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With them here,
it'll be hard to get into Arimo Village.

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Something about this smells fishy.

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That could just be the scent of the dead.

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I don't mean a literal smell.

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I just don't think we know
what's actually going on.

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For example...

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The tracks suggest
that over the last few days,

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a bunch of carriages
have made their way into Arimo Village.

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And yet, the footprints are all
from people leaving.

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- If you say so.
- Huh?

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I can't see from inside this box.

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Yeah, I forgot. Sorry about that.

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If the villagers left on foot
and returned in carriages,

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it's pretty obvious
what probably happened.

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They were killed somewhere else.

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And after that,
their bodies were carted back home.

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Nofelt the Somber Wind
was sent to deal with the massacre, yes?

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Maybe he's also behind it.

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Moving the bodies
is a good way of hiding the truth.

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But he didn't do this.

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A squad arrived at Arimo Village

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the day after Nofelt received
a radzio communiqué

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alerting him to the incident.

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If he wanted to carry out a massacre,

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there are far more efficient ways
he could have done so.

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Which means...?

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Nofelt doesn't have
a direct connection to the culprit.

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But... he has discovered who's at fault
and is covering up for them.

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In the town we passed through before,

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they said something
about a strange ogre in the village.

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He lived with an elderly woman
from the church.

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Yes. This could be tied to the Games.

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If Nofelt is backing a Hero,
then we've got ourselves a hot story.

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One that'll sell.

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An underhanded general?

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How shocking.

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- Hmm?
- Huh?

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Soldiers are coming.

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They don't march like Aureatians.

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Nice to see fellow travelers!

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- Wow.

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Looks like you're having a rough go of it.

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Me too.

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Greetings.

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You must be out here
because of the incident.

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You got it. I'm a reporter.

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Yukiharu the Twilight Diver.

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Then you're investigating the massacre.

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Correct again.

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Haven't seen guns like those before.

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Bet they're mercenaries from Okahu.

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Careful.

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I wouldn't go much farther
if I were you.

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You're walking
straight into the Final Land.

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Yikes!

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Thanks for the warning.

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I guess I got a little lost.

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I'm a bit turned around as well.

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We usually take a different route,
but the Aureatians blocked it off.

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So, they're just as surprised
to run into someone on this path as I am.

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I'm sure
you've already heard this on your travels,

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but rumor has it,
someone from the Final Land

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- is behind the massacre.
- You don't say...

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If you want,
you can hitch a ride back into town.

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I'm sure you've got
interesting stories to share.

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- They're going to kill me.

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I appreciate the offer.

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But I've got an interview
with an Aureatian squad.

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Well, isn't that unfortunate?

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Hi, yes, this is the Twilight Diver!
Come in!

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Hmm?

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I just wanted to let you and your men know
that I'm running a little late.

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This is Asnes the Veering.
What's the issue?

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We're waiting for you in Arimo Village.

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I know. I got kinda lost.

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It's actually really embarrassing.

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Can you not read a map?

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Don't move. A squad will be there soon.

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I won't mention you to them.

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I'm sure you don't wanna have to deal
with the soldiers.

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Right... Thanks for being discreet.

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Don't make me improvise again.

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Fine.

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You were a total natural though.

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"Asnes the Veering"? Nice.

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That was a close call.

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But we did learn something important.

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Okahu is also investigating
the Final Land.

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They might have found some clues
about the True Demon King.

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Okahu...

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Morio, a self-proclaimed Demon King,

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is gathering mercenaries
in that city, right?

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Yep. Morio.

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That guy's so scary.

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And the men back there
were nothing to laugh about either.

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If the Final Land is a dead end,

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will we be heading to Okahu next?

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Who knows? We'll have to wait and see.

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Besides, it really depends
on what our client ends up deciding.

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Okahu.

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The free city created by a self-proclaimed
Demon King, Morio the Sentinel.

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A haven for mercenaries.

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Now that the New Principality of Lithia
has fallen,

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Okahu's military might

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surpasses all other nations,
except for Aureatia.

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However, at this time,
the city finds itself in peril.

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Under attack... by a fearsome visitor.

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Hey, what do you think you're doing?

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What does it look like?

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Shut your trap
and mind your own business. Idiot.

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You're a cheat!
We had a deal!

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Not anymore. I'm out.

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No, you're dead.

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- You jerk!

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- You coulda killed somebody!
- It's your own fault

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- for making me shoot at you.
- You don't need to bring me water.

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Especially when arrows are flying around.

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- Oh... okay.
- Least I'm not like you!

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- You're a bad shot when you're sober.

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If you don't leave now,
you won't leave at all.

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So, you a mercenary too?

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Milieu the Hemp Drop at your service.

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If water's not your poison,
maybe I can interest you in a cigar?

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No, thanks.

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Alcohol and tobacco
can be murder on your organs.

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I've been trying to cut back.

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A little gallows humor.

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I assume you're here on business?

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I got to town this morning.

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Someone is trying to tear your city apart.

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And I think they might know who I am.

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Hmm... How mysterious.

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I have no idea who you are,
if that's at all helpful.

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- Name's Shalk.
- Hmm?

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The Sound Slicer,

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though that isn't my real name.

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Makes sense.

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I heard skeletons can't remember
the humans they once were.

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How long have you been bones?

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That's a funny way to phrase it.

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- I've been dead two years.

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It's not just my past.

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Seems like I don't know much
about the world anymore.

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Don't fret.
All you need is a talented guide.

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I think I could fill the role nicely.

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If you wanna die so bad,
consider this a gift.

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Let's go.

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A pity.

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Okahu can't afford
to lose many more people.

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The enemies opposing you...

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who are they?

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Not "they."

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A single person.

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Kazuki the Black Tone is coming.

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We've lost scores of good fighters
in the last month.

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All killed by just one woman.

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Then it's simple.

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It'll just be a matter
of who's the strongest between us.

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- Me or her.
- Hey, now.

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I think it'd be a little more fitting
if I'm the person

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who gets to show her
she's fired her last round.

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You don't want a newcomer
to take your glory?

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Could you even beat her?

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Besides, if you throw a wrench
in our battle plan,

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things could get messy.

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In that case, I'll take a defensive role.

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You know, you could always
switch over to her side.

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Why fight
for a self-proclaimed Demon King?

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Listen up, scumbags!

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I want good fighters
stationed at the Great Bridge Gate!

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Hold her off until the morning.

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Protect our city.

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Or are you a bunch of ungrateful cowards?

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I'll accept the job.

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I'm still trying to earn enough
for my sister's treatment.

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I'll fight.

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But that bag of coins looks lighter
than the one from yesterday.

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Sounds fun. Count me in.

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What are the conditions
of the arrangement?

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I think I should get a bonus
if I kill her.

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Hey, I'll join the team too.

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Shalk the Sound Slicer.

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At your service.

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Skull man, how is it
that you can move around

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when you do not eat anything?

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Sorry, pal, I'm keeping that one to myself

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until one of you explains
what good a stomach is in a fight.

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You're a funny bag of bones.

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Wouldn't mess with him,
if I were you.

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Then I welcome my new buddy to the crew.

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Speaking like this... feels familiar.

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People pestered me in Lithia as well.

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Is this the entire roster,

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or are there mercenaries at the stronghold
we can count on also?

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They might provide some covering fire,

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but I wouldn't expect much
in the way of assistance.

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Three of our best fighters
should be returning to the city soon.

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If they manage
to make it back to town alive,

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I have some questions for them.

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I suppose I should ask you all as well.

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And please, be honest.

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Sure, what is it?

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Tell me, has anyone seen
the bones of the Hero?

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ISHURA

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Those who commit violence
for money without ties to any faction.

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There are plenty of spots
where she could ambush us

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along the road to Okahu.

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Do you really think
Kazuki the Black Tone will show up?

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How would you fair as a swordsman?

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I've dodged four bullets in life so far.

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I'll be fine.

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Was only too slow on one occasion.

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Well, damn.

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You ogres have
some absolutely insane reflexes.

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- Hey.
- Huh?

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Do you two... hear singing?

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She took two of us out
with a single shot.

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- Singing...

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This visitor must have
something wrong in the head.

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I think I can end her.

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How nice, Kazuki Mizumura.

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Do you always sing like this?

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I do.

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Is that going to be a problem?

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No.

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You just haven't changed much
in the past 13 years.

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I could say the same for you.

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Though I guess we don't age,
visitors and all.

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I thought you were busy running guns
around the Old Kingdom.

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I am. But I figured I'd drop in
and see how things were shaping up here.

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They're basically the same.

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These three were weak.
Like all the others.

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Only one person of note left.

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You ever heard of Milieu the Hemp Drop?

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Okahu will run out of strength
by month's end.

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Won't be any blood left worth spilling.

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It must be difficult
to fight alone like this.

240
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Doesn't it wear on you?

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Should it?

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What does your patron think?

243
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Surely, Aureatia knows
that your power could be a threat to them.

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Regnejee the Wings of Sunset died

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during the battle with Lithia.

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Dakai the Magpie too.

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A visitor, like us.

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Even Vikeon the Smoldering,
who lived nearly 1,000 years,

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was slain.

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Watch your back.

251
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Someone is eliminating champions.

252
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The Lithia operation was intended

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to double as a test run
for the Royal Games.

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I assume you have plans
to participate in them.

255
00:13:33,438 --> 00:13:35,107
And if I do?

256
00:13:35,148 --> 00:13:37,818
Then your life is in danger as well.

257
00:13:37,860 --> 00:13:39,486
Why are you alone?

258
00:13:40,112 --> 00:13:42,447
Are you after something
Aureatia doesn't know about?

259
00:13:43,365 --> 00:13:45,325
Dunno. Am I?

260
00:13:45,909 --> 00:13:47,536
Morio Ariyama.

261
00:13:48,495 --> 00:13:51,331
My guess is you've got
some kind of business with him.

262
00:13:51,999 --> 00:13:53,709
He's a fellow visitor.

263
00:13:53,709 --> 00:13:56,837
Aha. You already know the truth.

264
00:13:56,879 --> 00:13:59,214
In fact, you know too much.

265
00:13:59,256 --> 00:14:01,592
You're after information, yes?

266
00:14:01,592 --> 00:14:04,887
And Morio has quite an extensive network.

267
00:14:04,928 --> 00:14:06,430
Basically correct.

268
00:14:06,930 --> 00:14:10,142
You see...
there's a question I want answered.

269
00:14:12,311 --> 00:14:14,271
Yukiharu the Twilight Diver.

270
00:14:16,064 --> 00:14:18,609
Yugo the Moving Decapitation Blade.

271
00:14:18,650 --> 00:14:20,360
Morio the Sentinel.

272
00:14:20,402 --> 00:14:22,446
Kazuki the Black Tone.

273
00:14:22,488 --> 00:14:24,239
Hiroto the Paradox.

274
00:14:24,281 --> 00:14:25,491
Hmm?

275
00:14:26,200 --> 00:14:28,952
All visitors
who've appeared here recently.

276
00:14:29,620 --> 00:14:33,207
And each of them came
from the same country we did.

277
00:14:33,248 --> 00:14:36,627
Yes, there is
a disproportionate number of us.

278
00:14:36,627 --> 00:14:40,631
Visitors used to represent
various cultures across the Distant World.

279
00:14:41,215 --> 00:14:43,759
Which means
something important must have changed.

280
00:14:43,759 --> 00:14:45,802
There's so much we don't know for sure.

281
00:14:45,844 --> 00:14:48,388
This world is full of mystery.

282
00:14:52,100 --> 00:14:55,187
I take it you don't intend
to accept anybody's help then?

283
00:14:56,355 --> 00:14:59,441
The only thing I want from you
is merchandise.

284
00:15:00,025 --> 00:15:02,277
I told you, I work by myself.

285
00:15:02,319 --> 00:15:03,695
I'm a champion.

286
00:15:03,737 --> 00:15:05,697
So shouldn't I act like one?

287
00:15:11,578 --> 00:15:16,208
There is a legend
that was first spoken of nine years ago,

288
00:15:16,250 --> 00:15:19,920
in a time
when the True Demon King still reigned.

289
00:15:19,962 --> 00:15:23,173
A warrior from a faraway land appeared,

290
00:15:23,215 --> 00:15:26,593
wielding a weapon
no one in this world had ever seen.

291
00:15:26,635 --> 00:15:29,138
She called it... a gun.

292
00:15:29,179 --> 00:15:33,058
With it, she single-handedly freed
the Northern City

293
00:15:33,100 --> 00:15:35,811
from the self-proclaimed Demon King.

294
00:15:36,520 --> 00:15:39,690
Using momentum and inertia
within a gun's barrel,

295
00:15:39,690 --> 00:15:43,068
she can curve a bullet's trajectory
to her whim.

296
00:15:44,069 --> 00:15:45,696
She is a visitor.

297
00:15:45,737 --> 00:15:48,449
Her name is Kazuki the Black Tone.

298
00:16:03,839 --> 00:16:04,923
She's here!

299
00:16:04,965 --> 00:16:07,468
- Quick, raise the bridge!

300
00:16:08,135 --> 00:16:09,219
Stop her!

301
00:16:15,768 --> 00:16:18,187
A car's mass doesn't fluctuate.

302
00:16:18,228 --> 00:16:21,690
Unlike with horses,
the wheels rotate at a constant speed.

303
00:16:24,693 --> 00:16:29,198
That means it's possible
to predict exactly how it will ricochet.

304
00:16:29,239 --> 00:16:31,075
Just like a bullet.

305
00:16:32,659 --> 00:16:34,286
- Like a glove.

306
00:16:41,919 --> 00:16:43,170
Hmm?

307
00:16:48,509 --> 00:16:50,094
What? Hold on.

308
00:16:50,677 --> 00:16:52,137
Nice voice.

309
00:16:52,179 --> 00:16:54,098
You should've been a singer.

310
00:16:54,681 --> 00:16:57,142
Aren't you a fast one? Hmph.

311
00:16:57,935 --> 00:17:00,396
So you just planning
to hide behind the gate?

312
00:17:00,979 --> 00:17:03,107
Only playing defense today.

313
00:17:03,148 --> 00:17:04,691
I have questions though.

314
00:17:04,733 --> 00:17:06,985
I'll keep you company
till you've run out of ammo.

315
00:17:07,027 --> 00:17:08,112
By all means.

316
00:17:11,407 --> 00:17:14,243
Bold of you to stand so still.

317
00:17:14,284 --> 00:17:16,453
You must've grown tired of hunting.

318
00:17:16,495 --> 00:17:19,373
Good news is, today, you're the prey.

319
00:17:19,415 --> 00:17:21,834
From Hilka
to the soil of Okahu. Power of frost.

320
00:17:21,875 --> 00:17:25,546
- Face of the cliff. Stop the pulse. Arise!

321
00:17:42,354 --> 00:17:44,148
- From Hilka

322
00:17:44,189 --> 00:17:45,649
- to the soil of--

323
00:17:45,649 --> 00:17:46,942
- Hilka!

324
00:18:20,059 --> 00:18:22,102
- Disappointing.

325
00:18:23,062 --> 00:18:25,230
You were the most promising one.

326
00:18:27,691 --> 00:18:28,817
Mm?

327
00:18:28,859 --> 00:18:30,736
- That's a shame.

328
00:18:30,778 --> 00:18:33,489
He assured me
he'd act as my guide earlier.

329
00:18:33,530 --> 00:18:35,783
This is why one shouldn't make promises.

330
00:18:35,824 --> 00:18:37,076
Did he now?

331
00:18:37,117 --> 00:18:40,454
Don't worry. I'm sure
he'll be happy to guide you through hell.

332
00:18:40,496 --> 00:18:42,873
Hey, Shalk. Retreat.

333
00:18:42,915 --> 00:18:44,249
She will kill you.

334
00:18:44,875 --> 00:18:46,710
Why should that bother me?

335
00:18:46,710 --> 00:18:48,504
I'm already dead.

336
00:18:51,423 --> 00:18:55,135
Kazuki the Black Tone,
are you the Hero?

337
00:18:55,177 --> 00:18:56,428
I'm not.

338
00:18:56,970 --> 00:18:59,640
Though you're not the first
to make that mistake.

339
00:18:59,682 --> 00:19:02,393
I see. Then how about this?

340
00:19:02,976 --> 00:19:07,356
If I defeat you, I inherit
your entry rights to the Royal Games.

341
00:19:07,398 --> 00:19:08,857
Huh?

342
00:19:08,899 --> 00:19:10,609
Sure, fine by me.

343
00:19:10,609 --> 00:19:11,860
If that's what you want.

344
00:19:11,902 --> 00:19:13,612
There's one more thing.

345
00:19:13,612 --> 00:19:15,823
I need you to answer truthfully.

346
00:19:15,864 --> 00:19:19,868
If you insist. Gotta say,
you're asking for a lot of favors.

347
00:19:19,910 --> 00:19:23,747
I believe you've been to the Final Land,
have you not?

348
00:19:23,747 --> 00:19:25,749
You were
a part of the initial search party

349
00:19:25,749 --> 00:19:28,043
that confirmed
the Demon King was missing.

350
00:19:28,877 --> 00:19:30,254
And what of it?

351
00:19:30,295 --> 00:19:35,217
If the Demon King was actually defeated,
you must've seen the Hero.

352
00:19:35,759 --> 00:19:37,594
Unless they were killed too.

353
00:19:37,636 --> 00:19:39,263
Then you saw their corpse.

354
00:19:40,764 --> 00:19:43,309
- Did the Hero's bones look like mine?

355
00:19:43,892 --> 00:19:45,060
Sorry, nope.

356
00:19:46,061 --> 00:19:48,314
I've never seen you before in my life.

357
00:19:49,606 --> 00:19:51,066
Understood.

358
00:19:55,654 --> 00:19:56,655
Kazuki the Black Tone

359
00:20:05,456 --> 00:20:06,749
Shalk the Sound Slicer

360
00:20:06,790 --> 00:20:08,250
No way.

361
00:20:08,751 --> 00:20:09,918
How could...

362
00:20:16,884 --> 00:20:20,387
Whether he walks
in the New Principality of Lithia

363
00:20:20,387 --> 00:20:22,640
or the Free City of Okahu,

364
00:20:22,681 --> 00:20:24,850
he seeks the same answers.

365
00:20:24,892 --> 00:20:27,811
The truth about the Hero
and the Demon King.

366
00:20:28,395 --> 00:20:31,440
Or perhaps...
the truth of his own existence.

367
00:20:31,482 --> 00:20:34,276
She wasn't the one either.

368
00:20:34,276 --> 00:20:37,404
Where did this skeleton come from?

369
00:20:37,404 --> 00:20:40,491
Why is he so absurdly strong?

370
00:20:40,532 --> 00:20:43,827
He himself has no idea.

371
00:20:44,495 --> 00:20:48,290
He is the one
faster than any speeding sword or bullet

372
00:20:48,290 --> 00:20:51,126
despite being made of only bones.

373
00:20:51,126 --> 00:20:54,004
Who can best champions with his spear,

374
00:20:54,004 --> 00:20:57,132
but doesn't know the truth of his past.

375
00:20:57,841 --> 00:21:02,221
The one whose instantaneous separation
and reconstitution

376
00:21:02,263 --> 00:21:05,140
renders the traditional rules
of fighting obsolete.

377
00:21:06,100 --> 00:21:10,562
An aberration that appeared in this world
as if from thin air.

378
00:21:10,562 --> 00:21:13,148
The quickest corpse in existence.

379
00:21:13,148 --> 00:21:14,692
I must know...

380
00:21:14,733 --> 00:21:15,985
Who am I?

381
00:21:16,860 --> 00:21:22,408
Spearhead. Skeleton.
He is Shalk the Sound Slicer.

382
00:22:55,417 --> 00:22:57,419
Episode 22
Tu the Magic