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Waking up from another dream, I open my wet eyelids

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I curse my helplessness from those far days which dreadfully remain

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Will this despair that burns my body feed me someday?

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I keep burning myself from it as I crave adoration

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Your eyes with glittering stars in them

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All dried up, poor thing, a lack of love?

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A dazzling light that saves all from loneliness

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Is this shadow that falls only on me because of you?

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You have given me a fatal flaw

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Selfish giant star, ruined lives

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Please, let me hear your voice

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Even these tangled and twisted wounds

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You're the only one who gave them to me

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Please, keep your eyes on me

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I'll weaponize even the pain carved by fate

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So that it can light the regrets from sometime

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Without you, I cannot live anymore

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I would sacrifice anything for you

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I can't get enough of your love

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What should I use to fill in what's missing?

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Fatal, fatal, fatal love

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Fatal, fatal, fatal I

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Fatal, fatal, fatal sorrow

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Keep your eyes on me, my dearest fatale!

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My dearest fatale

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There was once a great war.

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Renowned warriors, with their own convictions

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and ambitions in their hearts, continued to fight,

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but the conflict saw no victor.

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The 21 swords that would decide the fate of

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the world were scattered across the Far East.

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This story begins with a certain man

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obtaining a single sword.

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Blade

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Tsurugi

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Kizami

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Monme

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Touki

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Princess Saya

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Tokyo Blade

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{\an8}Stage Play

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I'm a traveler!

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Please spare me some water!

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Hey!

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Huh? There's no one around?

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Hm? A sword?

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What in the world?

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It's glowing...

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Hey! Who the hell are you?!

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Identify yourself first.

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I'm Tsurugi-sama, one of the swordmasters!

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Abandon that oath sword and scram

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or do battle with me - the choice is yers!

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This here...

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is my sword.

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Ya damn fool!

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You'll regret this down in hell!

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What's an oath sword anyway?!

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You don't know a damn thing, do ya?!

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I'll fill ya in before I send ya to the afterlife.

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Oath swords are no ordinary blades.

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Those who wield 'em are granted a range of powers.

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The one acknowledged as strongest by all of

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the oath swords will take possession of the country.

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{\an8}Nation

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{\an8}Seizing

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They'll gain the power of "nation-seizing"!

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Enough power to snatch Japan, eh?

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I like the sound of that.

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I've always wanted to be a king, you know!

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I'll become the strongest of all...

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and the ruler of this country!

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Get real!

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O-ouch...

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No, don't!

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I ain't ready to die yet!

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Then, will you admit I'm stronger?

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I admit it! Yer stronger than me!

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So, Shinjuku is up ahead?

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Yep, the underground dungeon's

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a battlefield of rival warlords.

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One of 'em, Kizami, is a cut above the rest -

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beat 'im, and Shinjuku's all yers.

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Hmm...

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You didn't wanna become the ruler yourself?

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Well, that's life.

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When you get defeated in a battle of swordmasters,

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you either offer up yer life or serve under the victor.

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Besides, once ya become king,

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go on and make me a minister!

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If you do, I, Tsurugi, will carve a path to the throne for ya!

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{\an8}Shinjuku

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Hyaa!

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Say your prayers!

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You first!

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Way to go!

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Blade, ya did it!

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Kizami!

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Dammit, you guys are tough.

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If I falter here, I'll never get close to being king, right?

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Hey, would you let us join you?

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When you're king, grant me

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the position of general, okay?!

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We weren't down underground by choice.

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Those damn Shibuya oni drove us there.

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They're in a different league than your usual oni.

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Looks like we've got our next objective.

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We'll now vanquish those Shibuya oni.

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Blade...

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End

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of

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Act 1

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Act 2

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to

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Follow

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Stage Play

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That was Act 1.

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Act 2 depicts the confrontation between the Shinjuku

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Faction, which has been unified under Blade,

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and the Shibuya Faction, a band of oni that joined forces.

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And it...

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begins with a fight between these two.

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You've turned traitor?!

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I've... been an oni of Princess Saya-led

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Shibuya from the start.

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Is there really no other way? Must we fight?

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I had this sword forced on me by my parents...

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and found myself caught up in this war.

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Sakuya Kamoshida.

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He's a popular performer who's

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heavily utilized in 2.5D plays.

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Sakuya

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Kamoshida

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Monme in

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Tokyo Blade

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Usually, he's a frivolous womanizer.

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But, he's an excellent actor.

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I... don't wish to do battle.

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Please flee. That way, we can

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get out of this without fighting.

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I beg you. Please just run away. Get out of here.

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Please... Hurry... Quickly now...

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Though his personality is the polar opposite of his

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character, he's reenacting the manga to perfection.

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Get lost!

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And his acting ability's more than adequate.

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Damn it all...

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Shinjuku

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Increase the effects volume a bit more.

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On it!

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How is that?

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Okay!

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Let's check your stage positions.

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Yes, sir!

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Introducing Kamoshida-kun to us was a big help.

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He's a good actor.

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I'm glad he's been to your liking.

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Though, since you engaged the services of Lala Lai,

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I thought you were shooting for

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a play not bound by 2.5D rules.

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That's a goal of mine, of course.

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I want new spectators to become fans of theater

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in general rather than just 2.5D plays.

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So, you see...

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If we aim to preserve the existing rules while also

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judiciously breaking them, wouldn't that be perfect?

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That's why we went with Lala Lai. But, sure enough,

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Kamoshida-kun's nothing short of remarkable.

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Even within the field of 2.5D, he has

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a high level of respect for the source material.

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He also has loads of know-how for

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bringing 2.5D characters to life.

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No one could serve as a better model than him.

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Even all the Lala Lai members were quick

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to realize they had lots to learn from him,

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and they sucked up the ins and outs

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of 2.5D plays like sponges.

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Glad to hear it. Acting as

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a go-between was worth my while.

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Arima-kun and Aqua-kun are top-notch, too.

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So, while I trust your casting choices, Kaburagi-san...

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that guy was the only one I didn't really get.

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Kizami

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It's not like he's that well-known, and his acting skills

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aren't up to snuff when he's alongside veterans.

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It's questionable whether he even

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scrapes by with a passing grade...

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I saw him act in Sweet Today, and to be honest,

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I thought he was unfit for the play.

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But he got the part because

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you pushed hard for him, right?

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Why'd you do it?

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Do you sense some talent in him?

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Not really. It's just a personal thing.

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A personal thing...?

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That's the way of the world, isn't it?

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If there's an empty seat, you thrust

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the kid you favor into it.

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He's got good looks and a good voice.

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As far as acting, it's fine if he gets better over time.

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Please don't use other people's plays

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as a training ground, okay?

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No, no, I only pushed for him since

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I thought he'd grow on you, too.

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I mean, don't you also like his type?

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Kids who work their tails off, that is.

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I won't be defeated, you swine!

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See? He's not the same guy he was during Sweet Today.

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You won't be defeated?

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He's approaching acting for all he's worth.

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To think I'd be underestimated by

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the likes of someone from Shinjuku...

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{\an8}Deadly Destiny

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Kids like him, you see, are the ones who leave their mark.

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{\an8}Torrent

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My body...!

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Besides, whether or not his casting was a mistake

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is something she'll surely be the judge of.

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What'd you do, you bastard?!

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This is my oath sword.

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This's the power of Deadly Destiny Torrent.

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The person watching him with the most critical eyes

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in the world is here with us today.

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After starting middle school,

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a 3rd-year senpai had her way with me.

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{\an8}Senpai

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{\an8}I'm almost there.

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Ring the doorbell.

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Got it.

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I had a great time today.

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Come over again sometime.

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That's when I realized I was a popular guy.

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Even if I didn't say a word, people were drawn to me.

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If I fell for a girl, she'd be the one to say she liked me.

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If I teased some odd kid, I'd get lots of laughs.

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And I thought I was funny when I was doing the teasing.

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Even if I winged it, things still generally went well for me.

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{\an8}Management Department

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Sonic Stage

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Sonic Stage?

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People had high expectations for me,

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I had no money, and part-time jobs were a drag.

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Wow, they're a major player!

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You're going into showbiz, Melt?!

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You might end up dating Frill Shiranui before long!

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"Well, I'll just wing it." That was my thinking...

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Oh my god!

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In the showdown between these two in the manga,

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Kizami exuded an aura of strength.

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But, there's no sense of strength in his acting.

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Against me, you won't walk away unscathed!

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Why...

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would they use a poor actor for a work

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someone poured their soul into creating?

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For real, his acting's little better than an amateur's.

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Do I need to bring my level down to his?

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It's the small fries that roar the loudest!

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What a pain. Seriously, buzz off.

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You damn trash actor, never working for it

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and just getting jobs with your looks!

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I get it.

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I know I'm an awful actor.

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I've known ever since I saw that performance.

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And that those around me were bringing

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their acting down to my level.

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And that it ruined the show.

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Hey, so...

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do you get enjoyment out of making that face?

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My acting... was that crappy?

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Wouldn't it have been different?

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If I'd approached it seriously from the start...

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the show would've been...

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much better.

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You know, you've got some surprising stamina.

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The teacher I'm doing lessons with...

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said actors first of all need good stamina.

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So, I've been going running every day.

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I've been at it since Sweet Today ended.

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Hmm?

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In the name of Princess Saya, I'll slay oni like you.

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Considering how physical this is,

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he's not very out of breath.

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Slay me? Don't make me laugh!

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You're a sham swordmaster who

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can't draw out the true power of that oath sword!

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Apparently, he rehearsed more than I thought...

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But, take a look... See the audience's reaction?

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You have no right to wield that blade!

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That guy playing Kizami is a bit...

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"The true power"... you say?

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Yeah.

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He's not that good.

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I'll kill you, and we'll claim the Heavenly Maiden

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of Paradise for our Shibuya Faction!

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See?

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The audience thinks...

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you suck big time.

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Isn't it fine, though? So what if they think you're lousy?

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Huh?

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What kinda advice is that?!

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I had to swallow my pride to ask!

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Couldn't you answer more seriously?!

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If another production ends up

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being bad because of me...

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I wasn't trying to brush you off.

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I'm telling you to make good use of being lousy.

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What...?

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As if I could actually-

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You can.

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Your biggest highlight is your showdown with Monme.

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You can use the month we have

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for rehearsals however you like,

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but trying to improve all around

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would be a pointless exercise.

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In which case, wouldn't your chances of success

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be better if you poured your all into one thing?

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If the audience is underestimating you,

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that also means their guard is down.

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This is one of the basics

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of entertainment, so remember it.

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Take, for example, a kid in class who gets bullied...

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Or a plain girl with glasses who never stood out...

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Or an otaku thought to have no redeeming qualities...

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Or an actor who was looked down on as being awful...

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If they start doing something

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totally awesome out of the blue...

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it'd be crazy exciting.

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That just now...!

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Right?!

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It's just like the manga!

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A-amazing! Simply amazing!

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I never drew it with the belief it could actually be done!

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So to think he did it just like the manga...!

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He really brought the manga to life!

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Did you give him that idea?

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Not really.

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I just told him that even if his acting's poor,

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he should make good use of that fact.

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It's thanks to his effort he was able to pull if off.

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When people are surprised, they're easily moved.

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It's human instinct for one's ability to gather information

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to kick into gear when something unexpected happens.

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The audience will try to read far

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more meaning into his acting going forward.

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If he's gonna strike, now's the time.

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You've picked up strange street performance-like tricks...

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You're off-point!

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Acting is what the audience is after!

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If you can't do that, there's no point!

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In this scene, having been defeated when I encountered

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my first strong enemy, I now face him with sheer guts!

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This right here is my...

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biggest show-off scene!

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Kizami.

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Watch and learn a bit longer.

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Yes, sir.

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The road's closed, Blade!

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If you want past, your head stays here!

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This's getting exciting!

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Go on ahead, Blade!

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We'll handle things here!

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Despite taking lessons for the past six months,

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Kizami! Go and settle things with Monme!

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I'm on it!

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these actors are still way out of my league.

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I'll protect Princess Saya!

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This lineup brings back memories, eh?

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They have a good grasp of their characters' feelings.

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Monme!

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I never thought you'd make it this far, Kizami-san.

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And they project strong emotions like it's no big deal.

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After all, you're weaker than me.

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It's true that I'm weak. But I've come

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this far because I don't stand alone!

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It's time to settle this, Monme!

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Just reading the script, trying to sound believable...

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Try all you want, but it'll end the same way.

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won't cut it.

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We weren't down underground by choice.

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I wonder how Touki feels about Princess Saya...

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Adoration? Affection? Something more complicated...?

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You're examining characters besides your own now?

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Doing that's important!

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Besides, the feelings directed at someone

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play a role in shaping their personality!

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The issue is I'm dumb. I can't examine

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things the way Kurokawa does.

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The character of Kizami... What kind of person is he?

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{\an8}What is

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{\an8}he feeling?

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I don't have more than a vague idea.

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What kind of person are you?

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You got thrashed by an opponent you underestimated.

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And you struggled shamefully

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as you were met with defeat.

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Talk about lame.

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Why do you have such...

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a miserable look on your face, like I do?

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Like I do...

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Oh, I see.

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You thought you were all tough...

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but realized you're actually super weak.

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You're pathetic...

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disgraceful...

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and frustrated, huh?

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In that case, I totally get it.

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This guy...!

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From his eyes to his fingertips he's projecting a sense

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of frustration so powerfully it'll reach the audience!

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I used the bulk of our rehearsal time

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to dig deeply into this feeling!

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I devoted the past month to

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the sake of this single minute.

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I don't care if you've been acting for 10 years!

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For this one minute, I won't lose to anybody!

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{\an8}It's like a kindergarten play. #SweetToday

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{\an8}Kurumi

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Melt is hot, after all~ #SweetToday

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In the end, they're trading on their looks.

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Wink

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I... won't lose to anybody!

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You see? I wasn't mistaken in my judgment of him.

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You did great. We'll take it from here!

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Uh... Kamoshida-san.

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Sorry for adlibbing like th-

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Man, you're pretty good!

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That was nothin' like the dress rehearsals!

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Nice job puttin' emotion into it!

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Keep it up next time, okay?

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Sure enough, acting's all about

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leaning into your emotions.

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I finally... get the meaning of what you told me back then.

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Now, this's fun.

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Is that so?

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{\an8}Episode 17

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Growth

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Always been trapped into my life

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No matter how I try, I cannot get it right

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Back in my mind again and now it feels like

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Nobody sees me like I do

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Trying to find a way to get a hold on

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To everything that's dear to me but then I don't know

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Why I leave every time

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But I'm crying

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In the light of the stage I see, I realize

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Whatever comes my way

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Be it pain, be it rain, let me be

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Lying

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In the moment behind a veil I hide away

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All of my words unsaid

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They are scars in their own way

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(And all this time

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It never leaves my mind)