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[playful music]

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[gasps softly]

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Miss Miyo, isn't it?

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How do you do, my dear?

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[gasps]

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I-I'm sorry for inconveniencing you!

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Come now.
It's what any proper person would do.

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[Miyo] That was…
I didn't mean to trouble you.

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I'm so terribly sorry, sir.

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There's no need to apologize.

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Main thing is that
I'm glad to see you're not hurt.

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Thank you.
But it was all due to my carelessness.

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Thank you so very much, sir.
I'm glad you were kind enough to step in.

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Hey, Miyo,
let's get out of the sun for a while.

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Right.

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Please take good care of yourself.

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Now, I'll leave you to your day.

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[Yurie] Miss Miyo, are you sure
that you're feeling alright?

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Yes. I'm sorry if I worried you.

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[Hazuki] You have to take
better care of yourself, Miyo.

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[Miyo] Right.

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Yes, Miyo, you need to be careful.

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You have…

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no idea just how special you are.

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[theme music]

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MY HAPPY MARRIAGE

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EPISODE 9
DROWNING IN DREAMS

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-[Kiyoka] Miyo!
-[door slides]

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[panting]

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Shh!

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[Kiyoka] Why would she
push herself that hard?

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So there were remnants of a gift-user

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and they were only there
during her nightmares?

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How feasible does it sound
to use a supernatural ability

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from a remote location?

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Only an Usuba could do
something like that.

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But there should've been a crack
in the barrier if that had happened.

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It's unlikely to have been
outside interference.

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[Kiyoka] This is speculation

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but the mounting evidence supports
my theory.

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I think it's connected
to her Usuba heritage.

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Miyo is an Usuba? Is that true?

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There's a strong case for it,
with a handful of clues to go off of.

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A wedding for a Sumi Usuba
marrying into the Saimori house.

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I suppose it just feels strange.

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I never would've thought
she could be one of the Usuba.

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[Kiyoka]
Although Miyo wasn't born with the gift,

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hypothetically,
if the Usuba family blood is in her veins,

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there's a chance her body could be having
some kind of adverse reaction to it.

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That doesn't make sense.

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Why would it be a problem now?

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I wish I knew.

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By the way, it was the only
other possibility I could think of.

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Does she know anything
about the Usuba family gifts?

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[Kiyoka sighs]

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Miyo lost her mother.
She was too young to ask questions.

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I doubt she's even aware
of her Usuba family.

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Even so…

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Even so?

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[Kiyoka] Even if I asked directly,

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she may not want to talk about it.

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She's been guarding her emotions.

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Trying to hide her feelings
more than normal.

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[Hazuki] I'm sure she just doesn't
want us to worry about her.

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But I still wish
she'd give us the option to.

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[humming]

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-[cart rattling]
-[humming continues]

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-[suspenseful music]
-[growling]

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[man] Huh?

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-What? Hey, what's wrong?
-[barking]

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You catch sight of a bear in there?

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-[barking]
-Hm?

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[gasps]

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[suspenseful music continues]

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[rustling]

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[snarling]

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Uh… Argh!

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[man screaming]

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[Yoshito] A civilian attack.

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We think it was a Grave Grotesquerie.

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Go on, Godo.

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It was in the woods
near the Forbidden Land.

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They found a man in a rough way.

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Currently, he's unconscious
in a comatose state.

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Based on symptoms he's showing,

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and the Grave's condition,
it looks like Grotesqueries.

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They've already reached
the populated area this early?

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[Yoshito] Our predictions
for their movement were way off.

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The Ministry of the Imperial House
can't manage this.

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[Kiyoka] It's only a matter of time
before they infiltrate the capital.

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[Miyo gasps]

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[heavy breaths]

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[Miyo] I hate this…

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Why won't these nightmares ever stop?

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They keep playing over and over.

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I'm far from refined like Miss Hazuki.

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I feel like I'm sliding backward.

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She significantly decreased
my study hours since I collapsed.

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I'm wasting the perfect opportunity
to learn from her.

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[insects chirping]

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[Kiyoka] I'm sorry,
I'll be working tonight too.

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[Miyo] Alright, I'll prepare you a lunch,

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then I can deliver it to you.

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[Kiyoka] No, it's all right.
You should take it easy and rest.

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Miyo.

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Uh, yes.

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[Kiyoka] How are you feeling?
Are you sure you're doing okay?

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[Miyo] I'm perfectly fine.

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Please don't feel the need
to worry about me. It's all right.

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[Kiyoka] All right then.

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Uh, sorry, Godo just called for me.
I have to go.

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Okay. I hope everything at work goes well.

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[sighs]

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Based on what we've seen, it looks like
they're heading straight for the capital,

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and they'll descend like a plague.

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Have we heard anything
from the Ministry yet?

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[Okaito grunts]

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We're still trying to get them to act.

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But they're slow to decide
and aren't measuring up to the task.

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Then we'll establish
a perimeter around the capital.

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Request urgent permission to take action.

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You're gonna sweep it
in one fell swoop, aren't ya?

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I'll go reach out to the Ministry
as soon as we're done here.

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For now,
prepare for deployment, Commander.

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Yes, sir.

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The imperial capital will be
under our unit's protection.

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[Hazuki] Wow!
[giggles]

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Looks delicious!

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[Yurie] I had every intention of coming in
and making the food for us today,

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but I went to the kitchen,

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and everything was already prepared,
ready and hot.

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[Hazuki] That's a lot of work
when you aren't fully recovered.

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It's fine. I'm feeling
much better now, so…

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please don't worry about that and enjoy.

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[all] Thank you for the food.

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[slurping]

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Mm! It's so good!

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Cooking is one of Miss Miyo's many skills!

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She's so very talented
with all that she does.

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[Hazuki] You really are, Miyo.

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I couldn't make a tasty dish like this
to save my life.

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What? I'm sure that's not true.

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[Hazuki] I mean it.
I'm actually a terrible cook.

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What?

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[insects chirping]

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[Hazuki] Even at girls' school,
my grades in cooking class were awful.

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I would burn whatever I grilled,

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and things were too salty, too spicy…

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Even holding a knife.

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My only skill was cutting my finger
and not noticing what I'd done.

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Oh, well…

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And that made for such a challenge
whenever you got married.

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Hey, I told you not to drag up the past.

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I honestly regret
how all of that turned out.

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You do?

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[Hazuki] That's right.

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It is by far the biggest regret
that I have in life.

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I regret the way my marriage ended.

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[Hazuki] I got married
pretty quickly, at only 17.

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Since I was born
as the daughter of the Kudos,

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I was prepared for a political marriage.

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But my husband was a kind and good man.

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I was truly happy.

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-[shattering]
-However,

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I didn't get along
with his family very well.

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Basic chores were not my strong suit,
and I was immature at the time.

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I was pretty far off
from their version of an ideal wife.

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My husband would normally comfort me.

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But there was one time

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where we both got emotional
while talking things out.

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After a big fight, we decided to divorce.

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But after that, I went to
my parents' house and cooled down,

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and I got hit with a wave of regret.

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I couldn't just go back.

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There were a lot of things to consider.

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In the end,
I felt as though I had lost so much.

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And maybe… I haven't tried
as hard as I should have.

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So that's what you regret
the most in your life?

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[Hazuki] Hey, Miyo.

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Uh, yes.

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I admire you.

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You see the things
that you're not good at,

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and you don't run away
or make excuses for them.

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You stand up and face them.

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Huh?

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Thank… thank you.

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[Hazuki] So I hope from now on
that you can prioritize how you feel.

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If you take that time,
then you can avoid having regrets

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-like mine.
-Huh.

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Think about what it is
you want for yourself.

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What's your version of an ideal life?

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Oh, I'm not really sure
how to answer that.

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[Miyo] I think I want…

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to become a wife
that would be a good fit for Lord Kudo,

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to be like Miss Hazuki
by becoming a refined lady.

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I wish I was someone like that.

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-[Hazuki] Miyo?
-[gasps]

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Are you all right?

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Yes, I'm fine. I was just thinking…

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It had never crossed my mind.

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I've never tried to picture
what an ideal life could be.

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However, there is one thing
that I'm certain of.

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[Hazuki] And what is that?

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This is the place I want to be.

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Right by Lord Kudo's side.

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[chuckles]

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I love the way you talk about him
when he's not here.

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That is one lucky man!

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It was rough.
[Iwashimizu sighs]

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Took more leg work than you could imagine.

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Found every Sumi in the capital.

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Well, if Sumi Usuba is one of them,
then it's well worth it.

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Listen, it's great that we got it
narrowed down to women named Sumi,

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but there's no way of telling
which one is the right one.

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She's our only lead.

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The only hope we have
of reaching out to the Usuba family.

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Any information is better than none.

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Please continue investigating.

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[wind bell chimes]

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[Miyo] Would it be all right
if I join you?

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Yes.

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[gentle music]

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-Miyo.
-Huh?

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It's been…

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I wanted to say I'm sorry

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that work's been so busy
that we haven't had time to talk.

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Oh, no. Your work is very important.
I don't mind at all.

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Miyo,

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are you sure
that there's nothing bothering you?

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No. I'm fine.

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Is that so…

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[sighs]

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Uh, what is… What's Miss Hazuki like?

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Do her mannerisms change
when she talks to you?

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Oh, I suppose you and I haven't
really talked about many personal things.

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Would it be all right
if I asked you about it?

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[Kiyoka] My sister and I,
our relationship has never been bad.

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Well, you're already aware
of how loud she is,

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which gets on my nerves
every now and then.

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It's less about "like" or "dislike".

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Those kind of feelings don't really apply
to our relationship.

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Huh.

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[Kiyoka] We grew up
in the same environment together,

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so we always know
what the other is thinking.

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We don't speak with restraint.

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Our personalities may not align,

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but I think as she is,
she's a good person.

248
00:13:02,823 --> 00:13:04,408
Does any of that answer your question?

249
00:13:05,075 --> 00:13:05,993
It does.

250
00:13:07,536 --> 00:13:10,289
[Miyo] What a wonderful person
to have grown up with!

251
00:13:11,081 --> 00:13:13,584
I haven't had
someone like that in my life.

252
00:13:14,126 --> 00:13:15,419
-[Kiyoka] Miyo…
-[soft gasp]

253
00:13:15,503 --> 00:13:17,171
…why don't you sit a little closer?

254
00:13:18,088 --> 00:13:19,423
What? Sit? Okay.

255
00:13:26,138 --> 00:13:27,181
[shaky gasp]

256
00:13:27,264 --> 00:13:29,433
If you're feeling lonely, then tell me.

257
00:13:29,517 --> 00:13:31,185
If you're in pain, then say that it hurts.

258
00:13:31,268 --> 00:13:32,144
[Miyo] Huh…

259
00:13:32,228 --> 00:13:34,188
I can't know what you're feeling
if you don't say.

260
00:13:34,271 --> 00:13:35,481
I…

261
00:13:35,564 --> 00:13:37,191
I'm not feeling lonely though.

262
00:13:37,775 --> 00:13:39,693
You aren't? Because I feel lonely.

263
00:13:39,777 --> 00:13:41,237
[Miyo breathes shakily]

264
00:13:45,157 --> 00:13:46,992
You're saying that you aren't lonely?

265
00:13:47,076 --> 00:13:47,910
I…

266
00:13:50,079 --> 00:13:51,205
really am.

267
00:13:53,082 --> 00:13:54,833
Why didn't you say that from the start?

268
00:13:55,543 --> 00:13:56,502
I…

269
00:13:58,420 --> 00:14:00,839
[Kiyoka] It's okay to tell me
how you really feel,

270
00:14:00,923 --> 00:14:02,591
know that I'm going to be there for you.

271
00:14:02,675 --> 00:14:04,134
Don't think that it's selfish.

272
00:14:04,218 --> 00:14:06,554
You can tell me anything.
I'll listen to all of it.

273
00:14:07,179 --> 00:14:08,097
Thank you.

274
00:14:08,180 --> 00:14:10,474
Don't feel guilty for seeking comfort.

275
00:14:10,558 --> 00:14:12,226
We're family now, are we not?

276
00:14:12,309 --> 00:14:15,104
Part of that is supporting each other
through thick and thin.

277
00:14:18,649 --> 00:14:20,609
[Miyo] Lord Kudo is very kind.

278
00:14:20,693 --> 00:14:21,652
But still…

279
00:14:22,444 --> 00:14:25,072
If I really want to become Mrs. Kudo,

280
00:14:25,155 --> 00:14:28,284
I can't use him as a crutch.
I must be strong.

281
00:14:29,076 --> 00:14:30,619
These are my problems.

282
00:14:30,703 --> 00:14:32,454
If I can't handle them on my own,

283
00:14:32,538 --> 00:14:34,915
how could I ever support a whole family?

284
00:14:34,999 --> 00:14:36,625
-[Arata] Is anyone home?
-[gasps]

285
00:14:36,709 --> 00:14:37,877
Yes.

286
00:14:40,504 --> 00:14:42,006
Sorry for making you wait.

287
00:14:42,089 --> 00:14:43,507
How can I help you…

288
00:14:44,133 --> 00:14:45,009
Ah!

289
00:14:45,634 --> 00:14:46,760
You were the man who…

290
00:14:46,844 --> 00:14:48,846
Hello. It's lovely to see you.

291
00:14:48,929 --> 00:14:50,764
I wasn't sure how things had gone.

292
00:14:50,848 --> 00:14:53,017
Hopefully, you've recovered
since that day.

293
00:14:53,100 --> 00:14:55,060
Oh, yes. I feel much better now.

294
00:14:55,603 --> 00:14:58,272
That must've been a shock.
Thank you so much for being there for me.

295
00:14:58,355 --> 00:15:01,400
Oh, come now.
No need to thank me for any of that.

296
00:15:01,483 --> 00:15:04,028
Regardless, I was here to see a Mr. Kudo.

297
00:15:04,111 --> 00:15:06,614
Oh, no. He's actually at the office.

298
00:15:07,197 --> 00:15:09,116
[Arata] Huh? That's strange.

299
00:15:09,199 --> 00:15:11,118
I was told that he was off duty today.

300
00:15:11,201 --> 00:15:12,995
He's very busy at work.

301
00:15:13,078 --> 00:15:16,040
He told me that he was called in
at the last minute and had to go.

302
00:15:16,665 --> 00:15:18,375
Is that so? That's unfortunate.

303
00:15:18,459 --> 00:15:20,544
I apologize I didn't call in advance.

304
00:15:21,128 --> 00:15:23,672
Arata Tsuruki is my name. Pleasure!

305
00:15:24,256 --> 00:15:26,300
Oh, right. I'm Miyo Saimori.

306
00:15:26,383 --> 00:15:29,053
Yes, I know.
I'm quite well aware of who you are.

307
00:15:29,136 --> 00:15:30,054
Me?

308
00:15:30,137 --> 00:15:32,014
[Arata] It was the talk
of the social scene.

309
00:15:32,097 --> 00:15:34,308
A rumor that had everyone's ear.

310
00:15:34,391 --> 00:15:38,395
The infamous Mr. Kudo has finally
found himself a suitable fiancée.

311
00:15:38,479 --> 00:15:39,313
Oh…

312
00:15:40,648 --> 00:15:42,608
Although, I suppose the rumors

313
00:15:42,691 --> 00:15:45,319
of his "frozen tundra" personality
were right.

314
00:15:46,070 --> 00:15:47,821
Why would you say that?

315
00:15:47,905 --> 00:15:48,906
[Arata] Miss Miyo,

316
00:15:48,989 --> 00:15:52,409
I'm afraid that you appear
to be absolutely exhausted.

317
00:15:52,493 --> 00:15:53,327
[Miyo] Hm?

318
00:15:53,410 --> 00:15:57,748
Yes, I noticed it in town.
This is the result of neglect, isn't it?

319
00:15:57,831 --> 00:15:58,832
Now,

320
00:15:58,916 --> 00:16:02,419
it is unacceptable to force you
to work to the point of fatigue.

321
00:16:02,503 --> 00:16:03,337
[shaky inhale]

322
00:16:03,420 --> 00:16:06,340
I… None of what happened is
Lord Kudo's fault!

323
00:16:06,423 --> 00:16:09,009
[Arata] Having you push yourself
until you collapse.

324
00:16:09,093 --> 00:16:10,844
There's something wrong with that man!

325
00:16:11,762 --> 00:16:14,848
If he understood your true worth,
he wouldn't do this to you.

326
00:16:14,932 --> 00:16:18,227
Absurd! As if you aren't a lady already,

327
00:16:18,310 --> 00:16:20,312
expecting you to learn
the proper ways to behave,

328
00:16:20,396 --> 00:16:21,730
yet offering nothing!

329
00:16:21,814 --> 00:16:23,232
[Miyo] How do you know about that?

330
00:16:23,315 --> 00:16:24,817
[Arata] Why would this be so important

331
00:16:24,900 --> 00:16:27,069
that he'd force a person
into this educational gauntlet?

332
00:16:27,152 --> 00:16:28,487
Please don't say such things!

333
00:16:28,570 --> 00:16:31,448
I was the one
who wanted to learn all of these at once.

334
00:16:31,532 --> 00:16:34,410
Lord Kudo is only cooperating
after I begged him to.

335
00:16:34,493 --> 00:16:37,121
Please don't say such awful things!
[groans softly]

336
00:16:37,705 --> 00:16:38,706
Are you all right?

337
00:16:39,498 --> 00:16:41,875
Yes. Yes, it was nothing.

338
00:16:41,959 --> 00:16:44,795
I apologize.
What I've said to you is out of line.

339
00:16:44,878 --> 00:16:46,338
I shall take my leave now.

340
00:16:46,964 --> 00:16:49,842
I should as well. I'm terribly sorry.

341
00:16:49,925 --> 00:16:52,386
My attitude has been extremely rude today.

342
00:16:52,469 --> 00:16:54,888
I should have been forthright
from the start. Well…

343
00:16:55,973 --> 00:16:57,307
I have an offer for you.

344
00:16:57,391 --> 00:16:59,977
A unique role
that only you could ever fill.

345
00:17:00,060 --> 00:17:01,020
[Miyo gasps softly]

346
00:17:02,146 --> 00:17:04,398
Please feel free to reach out at any time

347
00:17:05,733 --> 00:17:06,984
if the interest strikes you.

348
00:17:07,067 --> 00:17:07,901
SPECIAL ADVISOR
ARATA TSURUKI

349
00:17:11,989 --> 00:17:13,490
Have a good day!

350
00:17:16,076 --> 00:17:19,329
[Miyo] A role that only I could ever fill?

351
00:17:20,789 --> 00:17:22,499
[Yoshito] He's late, isn't he?

352
00:17:22,583 --> 00:17:24,126
Whether he's Ministry staff or not,

353
00:17:24,209 --> 00:17:26,670
it's disrespectful to have you
waiting on him like this.

354
00:17:26,754 --> 00:17:28,130
It's not a problem.

355
00:17:28,213 --> 00:17:31,550
We can proceed with our preparations
for the operation regardless.

356
00:17:32,426 --> 00:17:34,011
You're looking pretty tired there.

357
00:17:34,094 --> 00:17:35,637
Don't concern yourself.

358
00:17:35,721 --> 00:17:37,806
After things are handled here,
I plan to go home.

359
00:17:37,890 --> 00:17:39,266
[Yoshito] Glad to hear it!

360
00:17:39,349 --> 00:17:42,186
Poor Miss Miyo.
You should go home for her sake.

361
00:17:42,770 --> 00:17:43,812
Right.

362
00:17:46,273 --> 00:17:47,816
[Arata] Permission was granted.

363
00:17:47,900 --> 00:17:50,486
Authority will now be transferred
to Commander Kudo,

364
00:17:50,569 --> 00:17:52,446
and you are free to act as you see fit.

365
00:17:52,529 --> 00:17:55,824
Thank you. We will start
the large-scale sweep operation.

366
00:17:55,908 --> 00:17:57,701
We need to get this under control quickly

367
00:17:57,785 --> 00:17:59,828
or further damage could strike
the capital.

368
00:18:00,412 --> 00:18:02,081
[Kiyoka] Thank you again for your help.

369
00:18:02,164 --> 00:18:03,082
[door opens]

370
00:18:05,417 --> 00:18:06,293
[door closes]

371
00:18:07,419 --> 00:18:11,215
Goodness! I can't say
how sorry I am for being late today.

372
00:18:11,298 --> 00:18:13,092
The impression was that you were off duty.

373
00:18:13,175 --> 00:18:16,345
I mistakenly ended up
at your home while trying to find you.

374
00:18:18,639 --> 00:18:22,101
I even had the pleasure of getting
to meet your fiancée, Miss Miyo.

375
00:18:22,184 --> 00:18:23,102
[soft grunt]

376
00:18:23,685 --> 00:18:26,480
What a thoughtful
and well-mannered greeting I received.

377
00:18:26,563 --> 00:18:29,358
She seems to be brimming
with affection for you.

378
00:18:29,441 --> 00:18:33,695
Though, I find myself with less admiration
for how you treat her.

379
00:18:33,779 --> 00:18:35,322
She's a wonderful woman.

380
00:18:35,405 --> 00:18:36,240
What?

381
00:18:36,323 --> 00:18:39,159
I notice that
she's starting to look frail.

382
00:18:39,243 --> 00:18:41,745
Her health wastes away
a little more each day, doesn't it?

383
00:18:43,330 --> 00:18:45,958
She and I have crossed paths
on a previous occasion.

384
00:18:46,041 --> 00:18:48,377
She nearly collapsed on the street
when she was in town,

385
00:18:48,460 --> 00:18:49,878
and thankfully, I was nearby.

386
00:18:49,962 --> 00:18:51,004
What did you say?

387
00:18:51,088 --> 00:18:53,382
You don't know
a single thing about her, do you?

388
00:18:53,465 --> 00:18:56,677
Is Miss Miyo so inconsequential
that she's invisible?

389
00:18:56,760 --> 00:18:58,846
Actually, you don't even care, do you?

390
00:18:58,929 --> 00:19:01,306
The fact that you weren't there for her
when she needed you

391
00:19:01,390 --> 00:19:03,642
-is more than enough proof of that.
-[Kiyoka grunts]

392
00:19:04,226 --> 00:19:06,770
Right. You don't like small talk, do you?

393
00:19:07,354 --> 00:19:08,814
If you face any difficulties,

394
00:19:08,897 --> 00:19:11,525
please feel free to contact me
at a moment's notice.

395
00:19:13,694 --> 00:19:15,154
I would be happy to help you

396
00:19:15,237 --> 00:19:17,364
if there's anything
that I could assist you with.

397
00:19:19,366 --> 00:19:20,784
[Iwashimizu] This is strange, boss.

398
00:19:20,868 --> 00:19:23,662
Out of all the Sumis
I've come across thus far,

399
00:19:23,745 --> 00:19:25,956
there's only one
who doesn't have a birth certificate,

400
00:19:26,039 --> 00:19:27,958
and they're not registered to a household.

401
00:19:28,458 --> 00:19:29,293
[Kiyoka gasps]

402
00:19:29,376 --> 00:19:31,545
The name is "Sumi Tsuruki."

403
00:19:31,628 --> 00:19:32,546
[gasps]

404
00:19:36,383 --> 00:19:37,217
SPECIAL ADVISOR
ARATA TSURUKI

405
00:19:37,301 --> 00:19:38,135
[Kiyoka] Tsuruki…

406
00:19:40,137 --> 00:19:42,389
[car approaching]

407
00:19:42,472 --> 00:19:43,557
[brake squeaking]

408
00:19:44,600 --> 00:19:45,851
[car door opens, closes]

409
00:19:49,271 --> 00:19:50,105
Miyo!

410
00:19:54,735 --> 00:19:55,569
Miyo!

411
00:19:59,531 --> 00:20:00,365
Ugh…

412
00:20:01,867 --> 00:20:02,701
Miyo?

413
00:20:10,667 --> 00:20:13,337
[Kiyoka] I told her to rest, but she's…

414
00:20:14,755 --> 00:20:15,589
Miyo.

415
00:20:17,174 --> 00:20:19,343
Uh… Oh, you're home already.

416
00:20:20,677 --> 00:20:21,511
[gasps]

417
00:20:22,012 --> 00:20:23,764
[Miyo] Uh, welcome back home.

418
00:20:23,847 --> 00:20:25,599
Sorry that I wasn't at the door.

419
00:20:25,682 --> 00:20:27,559
I-I should have greeted you.

420
00:20:29,645 --> 00:20:30,729
Lord Kudo?

421
00:20:30,812 --> 00:20:32,272
Miyo! Miyo, why?

422
00:20:32,356 --> 00:20:33,357
Why what?

423
00:20:33,440 --> 00:20:34,900
Why did you get so thin?

424
00:20:35,442 --> 00:20:37,110
Why did you not tell me
that you collapsed?

425
00:20:37,903 --> 00:20:39,363
But, but I was okay.

426
00:20:39,446 --> 00:20:41,573
[Kiyoka] Do you think
I don't know about the nightmares?

427
00:20:41,657 --> 00:20:44,117
Hearing you suffer
through them every night?

428
00:20:44,201 --> 00:20:45,035
[shaky inhale]

429
00:20:45,118 --> 00:20:46,787
How many times have I told you?

430
00:20:46,870 --> 00:20:48,914
Just talk to me, you can lean on me.

431
00:20:49,539 --> 00:20:52,376
-Even after all this time, you won't.
-[trembling breaths]

432
00:20:53,460 --> 00:20:55,379
Am I really so untrustworthy
that you can't?

433
00:20:55,462 --> 00:20:57,130
No! That's not it!

434
00:20:57,214 --> 00:21:00,676
I didn't want to bother you
if it was something I could handle alone.

435
00:21:00,759 --> 00:21:02,719
You've spent all this extra time working.

436
00:21:02,803 --> 00:21:04,304
I didn't want to trouble you.

437
00:21:04,388 --> 00:21:07,891
It seemed like you were already
so busy and tired, I just couldn't do it.

438
00:21:07,975 --> 00:21:10,143
How am I the one who seems too tired

439
00:21:10,227 --> 00:21:11,895
when you can't even tell when I get home?

440
00:21:11,979 --> 00:21:12,896
[gasps]

441
00:21:12,980 --> 00:21:16,233
If this is how it was going to end up,
I never should've even given you

442
00:21:16,316 --> 00:21:18,277
the opportunity to study
in the first place.

443
00:21:19,027 --> 00:21:20,946
[gasps, breathes shakily]

444
00:21:21,029 --> 00:21:24,283
-Lord Kudo, that was cruel!
-[Kiyoka gasps]

445
00:21:25,325 --> 00:21:26,868
[sobbing]

446
00:21:26,952 --> 00:21:28,912
[Kiyoka] That wasn't… I didn't mean…

447
00:21:29,705 --> 00:21:31,707
I never meant to talk to her like this.

448
00:21:32,332 --> 00:21:33,166
I just…

449
00:21:33,250 --> 00:21:35,419
I just wanted to be here with…

450
00:21:36,128 --> 00:21:37,796
-[weak breathes]
-Miyo!

451
00:21:41,842 --> 00:21:44,303
[Kiyoka] I did the worst thing
I ever could've done to her.

452
00:21:45,387 --> 00:21:46,221
With this,

453
00:21:46,722 --> 00:21:49,558
that was the same kind of treatment
as the Saimoris.

454
00:21:50,517 --> 00:21:54,187
I'm awful! That man was completely right.

455
00:21:55,772 --> 00:21:56,690
Ugh.

456
00:21:59,318 --> 00:22:00,944
SPECIAL ADVISOR
ARATA TSURUKI

457
00:22:01,945 --> 00:22:03,030
[shaky breath]

458
00:22:03,989 --> 00:22:06,658
[car engine rumbling]

459
00:22:10,287 --> 00:22:12,164
[Kiyoka] Tsuruki is going
to tell me everything.

460
00:22:13,040 --> 00:22:15,584
That's it. I have to end this.

461
00:22:15,667 --> 00:22:17,919
I'll do whatever it takes
to end her suffering!

462
00:22:20,505 --> 00:22:22,507
[closing theme music]