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Hm, maybe I'll make curry today.

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I'll display a recipe for curry using
the ingredients you have on hand.

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That's lacking in flavor like last time.

4
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Can we tweak it any?

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I can't find anything fitting
that criteria at present.

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Of course...

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There are articles stating that the most
important ingredient when cooking is love.

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Love, huh?

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Well, hello...

10
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Machina.

11
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Attacking me without even a hello?

12
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You've become awfully violent, haven't you?

13
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You used to be a bit more modest and demure.

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Be quiet.

15
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You came here to destroy me anyway, right?

16
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You deserve death for betraying the
immortals and rebelling against our king!

17
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Dragon Slasher!

18
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Blood Sword!

19
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Moonlit Blade of Fire!

20
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Well done, Duchess of the Dazzling Blaze!

21
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It seems we're evenly matched
in magical warfare.

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Burst, Safflower!

23
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That was a close call.

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Blood Rain!

25
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Flame Shield Blossom!

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Blood to Bomb!

27
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I should have signed up for fire insurance.

28
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I'll be sending the bill to IHMI!

29
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Please file your claim
in the director's name.

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Flying Haze!

31
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I never expected the Duke of
the Bloody Arts to come alone.

32
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Turn to ash!

33
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Code Breaker!

34
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What?!

35
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Good work.

36
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Director, please quit playing around.

37
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If you had shut down
her Familia from the outset,

38
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we could have ensured a more efficient
outcome with reduced collateral damage.

39
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I nearly died, you know.

40
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I'm sorry. I wanted to have a little fun.

41
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Marcus!

42
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Machina!

43
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You were never my type,

44
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but seeing you laid out so pathetically

45
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is truly...

46
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great!

47
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What did you do?

48
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I merely shut down your Familia.

49
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Impossible.

50
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My Familia was in stand-alone mode.

51
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Aether hacking should be impossible
since it was offline...

52
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Is that what you're suggesting?

53
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Though unfortunately for you,

54
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my Familia is special.

55
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It's an advanced prototype being developed
by our company, known as the Familia Advance.

56
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I used this to strike the backdoor in yours.

57
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All Familia are created with a backdoor
in their base programming, you see.

58
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As director, they respond
to my vocal commands,

59
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allowing me to force them to deactivate.

60
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So no one using a modern
Familia can ever defeat me.

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Though without a Familia, no one
stands a chance against me in the first place.

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Which all means that I—

63
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I am the most powerful
man in the modern world!

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What do you to hope to achieve from this?

65
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It's all so that I can become
the true Demon Lord.

66
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Huh?

67
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Trying to rule the world through
force is behind the times.

68
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In this era of information and technology,

69
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whoever controls both can rule the world.

70
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Though that would be boring.

71
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I need to become an absolute ruler—

72
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the Demon Lord!

73
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Not Veltol! Me!

74
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Director, it's time.

75
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Now then, Duchess of the Dazzling Blaze.

76
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It's time you became a
cornerstone of this city.

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Machina...

78
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Machina!

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Velly.

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Velly, Velly!

81
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Velly!

82
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Are you okay?

83
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I'm fine.

84
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But what exactly happened here?

85
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Judging from the rumors on social media,

86
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there was a gigantic explosion.

87
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The information's all jumbled, so I can't
tell if it was an accident or an incident.

88
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I wish we at least had a clue
to Machina's whereabouts.

89
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Don't worry.

90
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Leave that to me.

91
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A drone, huh?

92
00:09:04,878 --> 00:09:08,840
There are very few security
drones here in Outer Shinjuku,

93
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but there are plenty of
delivery drones flying around,

94
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Now, time to get a bit serious.

95
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Activate Laughing Man.

96
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Access the system through the
holes in their firewall,

97
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spread an infectious virus program into a drone

98
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and use it to access the company's server
and harvest the visual data.

99
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Exclude any feeds outside the
area around Machina's apartment.

100
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Then narrow the time frame down
to within the last three hours.

101
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It was an explosion
from magical warfare.

102
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Yeah, I'll check the feeds
from before and after.

103
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Marcus.

104
00:10:02,644 --> 00:10:04,688
So he's the one behind it?

105
00:10:04,688 --> 00:10:07,649
I can't believe the director came
all the way out here personally.

106
00:10:08,608 --> 00:10:13,613
It means facing one of the Six Dark Peers
required his personal involvement.

107
00:10:14,614 --> 00:10:16,616
The other one is that woman from before.

108
00:10:17,576 --> 00:10:18,702
Can you see the footage from after this?

109
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Hold on a sec.

110
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They took her into the restricted area
of the aether reactor after that.

111
00:10:33,383 --> 00:10:36,386
They really are planning
to use her as firewood.

112
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Thanks.

113
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You have my gratitude.

114
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Wait.

115
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I know you're in a rush,
but you can't handle it alone.

116
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The reactor is in the most
heavily guarded area in Shinjuku City.

117
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There are several
Magino Gears stationed there.

118
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I can only help you navigate,

119
00:10:53,445 --> 00:10:55,447
since I'm useless in combat.

120
00:10:55,447 --> 00:10:58,450
I don't know anyone whose strength
could measure up to yours either,

121
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and you haven't been here
that long either, Velly.

122
00:11:01,453 --> 00:11:04,456
Someone acquainted with me

123
00:11:04,456 --> 00:11:07,376
who's a skilled combatant
even in this age...

124
00:11:07,417 --> 00:11:09,419
Wh-What do we do?

125
00:11:09,461 --> 00:11:11,463
At this rate, Machina's going to...

126
00:11:11,463 --> 00:11:12,422
No.

127
00:11:14,466 --> 00:11:15,425
There is someone.

128
00:11:22,432 --> 00:11:24,434
What do you want?

129
00:11:25,394 --> 00:11:27,479
I don't intend to answer any
more of your questions.

130
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Gram, I'm swallowing my
pride to ask you this.

131
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Please... help me.

132
00:11:54,464 --> 00:11:56,425
That explains it.

133
00:11:57,384 --> 00:12:00,387
I always felt unpleasant around that thing.

134
00:12:00,429 --> 00:12:02,431
Now the dots have been connected.

135
00:12:02,472 --> 00:12:04,391
Please, Gram.

136
00:12:05,392 --> 00:12:10,439
Right now, I lack the power
to save Machina by myself.

137
00:12:11,398 --> 00:12:12,399
So please,

138
00:12:12,482 --> 00:12:14,484
lend me your aid.

139
00:12:17,446 --> 00:12:19,406
Veltol.

140
00:12:19,489 --> 00:12:22,367
Darklings murdered my family,

141
00:12:22,367 --> 00:12:23,452
killed my friends,

142
00:12:23,452 --> 00:12:26,413
and slaughtered countless others.

143
00:12:26,455 --> 00:12:29,416
You were once their king,

144
00:12:29,416 --> 00:12:33,462
and now you want my help to
save a single immortal woman?

145
00:12:34,421 --> 00:12:35,464
That's what you're asking of me?

146
00:12:36,465 --> 00:12:40,469
You plunged the whole
world into an absurd war,

147
00:12:40,469 --> 00:12:46,391
and now you expect me to help you
just because you're groveling?

148
00:12:47,392 --> 00:12:48,435
You're the worst.

149
00:12:49,394 --> 00:12:56,360
I refuse to tolerate a society built on
sacrificing others, immortal or not.

150
00:12:56,401 --> 00:13:00,405
However, the aether reactor
is the heart of this city.

151
00:13:00,447 --> 00:13:03,450
If you stop the Immortal Furnace
for your own personal agenda,

152
00:13:03,450 --> 00:13:06,370
then Shinjuku's survival will be in peril.

153
00:13:07,412 --> 00:13:10,457
Are you planning to
wipe out the entire city?

154
00:13:11,416 --> 00:13:15,420
Are you planning to rob everyone
living here of their happiness?

155
00:13:15,420 --> 00:13:19,466
Are you planning to kill everyone
else just to save one person?

156
00:13:23,387 --> 00:13:24,429
Answer me.

157
00:13:25,430 --> 00:13:28,433
Answer me, Veltol.

158
00:13:29,434 --> 00:13:33,438
Kill everyone else just
to save one person?

159
00:13:35,399 --> 00:13:39,403
How can a man like yourself
say such a foolish thing?

160
00:13:40,404 --> 00:13:42,406
Don't misjudge me.

161
00:13:42,447 --> 00:13:43,490
The answer is obvious.

162
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I will save Machina

163
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and resolve this city's problem.

164
00:13:49,454 --> 00:13:53,417
I will have it all, not just one.

165
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Because!

166
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I am the Demon Lord, Veltol Velvet Velsvalt!

167
00:14:01,425 --> 00:14:05,429
And this entire world is mine to rule!

168
00:14:07,472 --> 00:14:09,391
The Demon Lord...

169
00:14:09,433 --> 00:14:15,439
But right now, I have no kingdom,
no vassals, no power, nothing.

170
00:14:16,440 --> 00:14:18,400
Which is why

171
00:14:18,442 --> 00:14:22,446
I am weak, and all I can do is beg
for aid from you, my former enemy.

172
00:14:24,448 --> 00:14:26,366
So I'll say it once more!

173
00:14:26,450 --> 00:14:27,493
Hero Gram!

174
00:14:28,452 --> 00:14:31,413
Lend me your power!

175
00:14:35,459 --> 00:14:40,464
You would still call me the Hero?

176
00:14:43,383 --> 00:14:44,468
It would seem...

177
00:14:45,427 --> 00:14:48,388
that no matter where I go,
I still long to be the Hero.

178
00:14:50,432 --> 00:14:53,393
Do not get the wrong idea, Demon Lord.

179
00:14:53,477 --> 00:14:57,397
I have no intention of joining you,

180
00:14:57,397 --> 00:14:58,440
and I haven't forgiven you, either.

181
00:14:59,441 --> 00:15:01,401
All I'm doing

182
00:15:01,401 --> 00:15:04,446
is helping you rescue a woman
who's been kidnapped.

183
00:15:06,406 --> 00:15:09,451
When the weak cry out for
salvation, I answer.

184
00:15:10,369 --> 00:15:11,453
No matter how terrifying

185
00:15:11,453 --> 00:15:13,413
or difficult it may be,

186
00:15:13,413 --> 00:15:15,415
I will bravely face that challenge.

187
00:15:18,460 --> 00:15:21,463
Because I am the Hero.

188
00:15:22,422 --> 00:15:28,387
I never imagined there would come a day when
the Hero and the Demon Lord would join forces.

189
00:15:28,470 --> 00:15:30,389
Nor did I.

190
00:15:33,392 --> 00:15:34,393
Velly,

191
00:15:34,434 --> 00:15:37,396
I found a route that'll take
us into the reactor's depths

192
00:15:37,396 --> 00:15:40,399
without going through the restricted area.

193
00:15:41,400 --> 00:15:44,445
Can we really reach it
by going through here?

194
00:15:45,404 --> 00:15:49,408
Looking over the old IHMI
data Ejyu left behind,

195
00:15:49,408 --> 00:15:54,455
I found evidence of them moving large quantities
of essential reactor materials through there.

196
00:15:56,415 --> 00:15:58,459
Assuming we trust that information,

197
00:15:58,459 --> 00:16:01,420
how are we supposed to reach
our destination from here?

198
00:16:01,420 --> 00:16:05,424
I don't believe we have the time
to conquer a whole dungeon.

199
00:16:05,466 --> 00:16:07,468
I tried searching,

200
00:16:07,468 --> 00:16:10,429
but there weren't any accurate maps.

201
00:16:10,471 --> 00:16:13,474
Conquering a dungeon won't take long at all.

202
00:16:13,474 --> 00:16:14,433
What?

203
00:16:16,435 --> 00:16:18,395
Auto-Mapping.

204
00:16:20,397 --> 00:16:23,400
What was that spell?

205
00:16:23,442 --> 00:16:24,401
This.

206
00:16:25,402 --> 00:16:29,406
I scan the dungeon by running mana
through its walls and floors

207
00:16:29,406 --> 00:16:30,449
to generate a map.

208
00:16:31,408 --> 00:16:35,412
It's an original spell
I created while adventuring.

209
00:16:35,454 --> 00:16:38,415
Just a moment, and I'll have
a full overview of the dungeon.

210
00:16:40,375 --> 00:16:43,378
Before becoming the hero, you were
an adventurer at heart, weren't you?

211
00:16:43,378 --> 00:16:45,422
Huh? What's this all about?

212
00:16:45,422 --> 00:16:47,466
Have you no pride as an adventurer?

213
00:16:48,467 --> 00:16:50,469
Who needs pride?

214
00:16:51,386 --> 00:16:54,431
It's best to conquer dungeons
as quickly as possible.

215
00:16:55,390 --> 00:16:56,475
How dare you!

216
00:16:57,393 --> 00:17:02,398
Have you never stopped to think about
the feelings of the dungeon's creator?!

217
00:17:02,398 --> 00:17:04,441
Countless details require
our focused attention,

218
00:17:04,441 --> 00:17:07,403
from the placement of treasure chests
to the location of passages.

219
00:17:07,403 --> 00:17:09,405
Who cares about that?

220
00:17:09,446 --> 00:17:14,451
You've never thought about the feelings of
the adventurers conquering them, either.

221
00:17:14,451 --> 00:17:17,454
We need to constantly keep
a close eye on our food supply,

222
00:17:17,454 --> 00:17:20,457
friction between party members,
and other concerns as we delve deeper.

223
00:17:20,457 --> 00:17:24,420
Yeah, yeah, I get that
you two are great pals,

224
00:17:24,420 --> 00:17:27,381
so stop playing around and—
I won't let this stand, Takahashi.

225
00:17:27,381 --> 00:17:29,466
There will never come a day

226
00:17:29,466 --> 00:17:31,427
that he and I are "pals."

227
00:17:31,427 --> 00:17:34,430
That's right. Miss Takahashi.
You have the completely wrong idea.

228
00:17:34,430 --> 00:17:36,390
I may be cooperating with him for now,

229
00:17:36,390 --> 00:17:38,434
but we could start trying to
kill each other at any moment.

230
00:17:38,434 --> 00:17:39,476
Shut up!

231
00:17:40,477 --> 00:17:45,399
I thought we were in a race
against time to save Machina!

232
00:17:45,399 --> 00:17:46,400
Am I wrong?!

233
00:17:49,445 --> 00:17:50,446
You're not wrong.

234
00:17:50,446 --> 00:17:52,406
That's correct.

235
00:17:52,406 --> 00:17:54,450
Tsk, are those two going to be okay?

236
00:17:57,453 --> 00:17:59,371
All done.

237
00:17:59,413 --> 00:18:01,415
We can move forward
without getting lost.

238
00:18:01,457 --> 00:18:03,459
Is that map accurate?

239
00:18:04,376 --> 00:18:05,377
Of course.

240
00:18:06,378 --> 00:18:08,464
From what I can see, I'm not
picking up any enemies or traps.

241
00:18:08,464 --> 00:18:11,467
We should be able to take the
shortest route to our destination.

242
00:18:12,426 --> 00:18:15,471
I suppose I must set aside
my beliefs for now.

243
00:18:17,431 --> 00:18:19,391
For Machina's sake.

244
00:18:19,433 --> 00:18:21,393
As long as you understand.

245
00:18:21,393 --> 00:18:22,394
Let's go.

246
00:18:25,397 --> 00:18:26,398
Takahashi.

247
00:18:26,398 --> 00:18:27,399
What?

248
00:18:28,400 --> 00:18:29,443
Apologies for earlier.

249
00:18:30,402 --> 00:18:33,447
Screw around again and
I'll never forgive you.

250
00:18:33,447 --> 00:18:35,407
I'll keep that in mind.

251
00:18:35,407 --> 00:18:36,408
Good.

252
00:18:36,450 --> 00:18:40,371
Now, have yo made progress on
the strategy we discussed?

253
00:18:40,454 --> 00:18:42,456
It's coming along.

254
00:18:42,456 --> 00:18:46,418
There's a lot to get ready,
so it's taking time.

255
00:18:46,418 --> 00:18:51,423
To be honest, I’m not sure I can get it done
fast enough, even if you two are ready.

256
00:18:51,423 --> 00:18:54,385
If it comes down to it, I might
have to ask you to buy me more time.

257
00:18:54,426 --> 00:18:55,427
All right.

258
00:18:55,427 --> 00:18:58,430
This is the biggest job
I’ve ever taken on,

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so even I'm feeling a little tense.

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What happened to the spirit you
had in your earlier scolding?

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This is something different.

262
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Takahashi, you are talented.

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Where's this coming from?

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I'm entrusting this to you.

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Yeah!

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Once we exit this lift, we'll be directly
above the core of the Immortal Furnace.

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You guys are getting close
to the aether lines,

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so the aether density... ing interference...
cutting out... keep preparing...

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Takahashi?

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You've become stronger.

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I see you've gotten better with sarcasm.

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You know full well that I'm weakened.

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I wasn't being sarcastic.

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I didn't get to face you
directly very often,

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so I won't say I know everything about you,

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but in the past you never would
have bowed your head to me

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in order to save one of your vassals.

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That I'm sure of.

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Back then, you were crueler,

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more ruthless, and unprincipled.

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If my past self were to fight you now,

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we might have seen a different outcome.

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Oh my, you really did come.

284
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Looks like we'll have to
put in a little more work.

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Are you awake?

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Good morning.

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Marcus!

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"The Hero’s Battle."