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<i>So that's Gram.</i>

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Princess Amelia, there's something 
I wish to discuss with you.

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Would you mind joining me at my mansion?

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What are you playing at?

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Don't interrupt us, you nobody.

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Hey, guild master or not, you don't
 get to insult the Silent Assassin!

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I know perfectly well who he is.

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The hero and his party are meant to devote 
themselves to slaying the demon lord.

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That is one of the core rules of our society,

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and yet here this fool is, goofing off.

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Why, you!

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My time, my choice.

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Nobody tells me what to do.

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Goodness, how heartless.

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That man who gave his life to get you out 
of the palace must be rolling in his grave!

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Who exactly are you talking about?

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Saran Mithray!

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What a pathetic way to go out, 
but it was quite the show.

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I'm so glad I put cameras 
on the Night Ravens.

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Happy to hear it.

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What? Oh, you wish to see 
the footage for yourself?

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I still have it, of course.

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Admitting that to my face
will be your biggest mistake.

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I find it so hard to understand 
the way peasants speak.

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Not that I need to.

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Guild Master!

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What are you thinking?

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You want to hurt these adventurers 
for no reason at all?!

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Kerria!

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Capture Princess Amelia! 
Kill anyone who gets in the way!

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Raul! Take Kerria and get out of here!

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Gotcha!

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<i>Conceal Presence.</i>

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They can still see you, Akira!

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Hmph! I knew you had 
an advanced Conceal Presence skill.

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The Night Ravens' cameras revealed as much.

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Once I learned you were 
hanging around the princess,

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I had Mystic Eyes much like 
Saran's developed for them.

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<i>But if it goes out of control 
with Amelia nearby...</i>

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Gravity!

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No way!

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I'll hold them off!

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Give them hell and then run!

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Understood!

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This way, Amelia!

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After them! Don't let them escape!

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You're running, right? I've got you.

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I can fly! What do you think? 
Amazing, isn't it?

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Thank you, Latticenail.

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You're a lifesaver.

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This is nothing. I like you guys, after all.

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How beautiful.

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Yeah, it really is.

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MY STATUS AS AN ASSASSIN 
OBVIOUSLY EXCEEDS THE HERO'S

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Welcome back, Night.

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I couldn't hold them off very long.

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No, you did plenty.

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Okay, I'll be heading out now.

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Are you sure?

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If you're going to spill blood, 
I don't want to be around to see it.

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Okay.

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Welp, see you someday soon!

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Did you go see Gram?

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Yeah.

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He had his boosted troops with him.

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And they injured you? 
They must truly be formidable.

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I can take them one-on-one, 
but the numbers game is hard to overcome.

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They have countermeasures
for my Conceal Presence,

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and none of my attacks did any damage.

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It felt like the impact 
of my blows was being dispersed.

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They must be buffing their gear 
with the mana generated from the boosters.

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Fighting them head-on will get me nowhere.

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But you're an assassin. 
You must have your ways.

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Hold on. Why are you assuming 
Akira's going to accept the job?

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Now that Gram has you in his sights
 and has failed to capture you,

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he'll throw caution to the wind
and pursue you even harder.

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That's the kind of man Gram is.

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Amelia.

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It's late, so go to bed. You too, Night.

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Huh? But...

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Master...

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I want to be alone for a bit. Please.

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Per your orders, we have eyes
 on every route out of the capital.

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And how's the search going?

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We're gathering information as we speak.

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We'll know where the princess 
is staying within a day's time.

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Find out before noon tomorrow.

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Y-Yes, my lord.

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Er...

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If I may ask, why are you doing this?

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For entertainment.

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These losers will use up their lifetime 
supply of mana in a year and die.

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So why bother to treat them with care?

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As long as I have the boosters, 
I can replace as many as I need.

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And once I sell Princess Amelia to the demons,
I'll get my hands on the rare materials

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it will take to produce boosted soldiers 
of a much higher caliber.

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Now...

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I'm turning in for the evening.

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Have additional boosted troops out 
on guard tonight, just in case.

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As you wish.

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<i>If I don't kill him, 
he'll keep coming after Amelia.</i>

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<i>Moreover, he mocked 
Commander Saran's final moments.</i>

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<i>That man cannot be allowed to live.</i>

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<i>My mind is made up.</i>

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<i>I should get my assassin tools ready
in case I run into any boosted soldiers.</i>

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Oh...

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Wait, I remember this.

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The commander meant it for you. 
I'm sure it'll come in handy.

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<i>Huh? I hope it's recording.</i>

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<i>Hey, Akira.</i>

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Commander Saran?

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<i>Surprised?</i>

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<i>I'm recording this in case 
anything bad happens to me.</i>

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<i>There's no telling what the future 
holds for the two of us, after all.</i>

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<i>Although it's not like I have a big secret
 to let you in on or anything.</i>

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<i>Sorry, are you disappointed?</i>

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No, I'm not.

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<i>I just wanted to revisit something
 I've said to you before.</i>

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<i>Be an assassin who respects life 
so that you may return to your family alive.</i>

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<i>You're fine that way.</i>

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<i>One day, Akira, you'll go home to your world.</i>

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<i>To a land that's peaceful, where you 
won't be faced with constant bloodshed.</i>

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What the hell?

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<i>So don't you go thinking about 
avenging me or anything, okay?</i>

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Why...?

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<i>You don't need to feel responsible 
for any of this world's goings-on.</i>

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<i>In fact, you mustn't.</i>

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<i>And that naturally includes my death.</i>

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<i>At the risk of repeating myself,
revenge is a fool's errand.</i>

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<i>But given how intelligent you are, 
I'm sure you know that already.</i>

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Why now?

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I... I'd finally made up my mind!

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Why'd I have to hear this now?

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<i>So much in life is out of our hands.</i>

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<i>But I trust you not 
to get swept away by emotion.</i>

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<i>Now, in case you're wondering
 why I'm so invested in you...</i>

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<i>I think it's because I'm so enamored 
with you and the man you are, Akira.</i>

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<i>My, how embarrassing to say.</i>

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<i>I'll leave it at that.</i>

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Commander Saran, I hope you'll 
give me a good scolding someday...

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for being an utter fool 
and not listening to you.

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So you're going?

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You're still up?

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If you're headed out to do my dirty work,

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it is my duty as your client to see you off.

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I'm going to kill him now.

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How will you deal with the boosted soldiers?

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I'll do what needs to be done, 
but I won't spill any blood I don't have to.

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Is that acceptable?

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So assassins aren't 
indiscriminate killers, huh?

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Very well.

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Wait.

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You didn't go to bed either?

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How could I?

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Akira, don't go.

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I can tell.

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Deep down, you don't want to kill anyone.

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Am I wrong?

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You're right.

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Then don't!

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Forgive me,

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Amelia.

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You came to see me off, Night?

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Just give the word, and I will help you.

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Sorry. Let me do this on my own.

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Understood.

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As you wish, Master.

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A fellow hitman...?

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The Silent Assassin!

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Just my luck to end up competing 
with a big shot for this job.

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However...

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I'm not letting you have my target!

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<i>He's absolutely right.</i>

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<i>I'm not letting him have my target either.</i>

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<i>At this point, all I could think 
of was Commander Saran's face.</i>

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<i>There's so much in life
I can't do anything about.</i>

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This isn't worth it!

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But I can't back down now!

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<i>And I'm not special in that regard.</i>

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<i>The same goes for everyone.</i>

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<i>Even this hitman, 
who the crown probably sent here.</i>

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<i>We all deal with things 
we wish we didn't have to.</i>

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<i>Including Crow, Night, and Amelia.</i>

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This world is so damn unfair...

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<i>Same with Kyousuke, the hero, and the others,
summoned to another world out of the blue.</i>

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<i>Maybe the demons and their lord too.</i>

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<i>Even the king who brought us here...</i>

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<i>Gram must be going through it as well.</i>

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<i>And, of course, Commander Saran did too.</i>

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<i>Which is why I must...</i>

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Akira.

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I'm so sorry.

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What? Why are you apologizing?

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Is it because you went 
even as I tried to stop you?

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But...

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I'd made up my mind to kill him, 
but when it actually came time,

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I couldn't stop shaking.

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And yet...

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After I killed Gram, I felt nothing.

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I'm scared of myself for not batting
 an eye at taking a man's life.

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For becoming a real assassin.

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Akira...

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It's so stupid.

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I could've just killed the king 
of Retice when I had the chance.

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If I'd done that, 
Commander Saran would still be here.

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That's not your fault!

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If this was gonna happen either way, 
sooner would've been better.

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The guy I was until yesterday, 
the guy you tried to save...

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He no longer exists.

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There's no going back now.

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So I'm sorry.

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It's okay.

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I'll be with you, no matter 
what happens or what you become.

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Amelia...

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I've always watched you blaze your own trail.

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I'll do the same,

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because I learned from the best.

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Even I don't know what'll 
become of me in the future.

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I might turn into a terrifying monster.

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But if you're still willing to stick by me 
and watch over me,

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I think I'll be able to keep going.

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Don't go forgetting me now.

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I have decided to dedicate 
my life to you, Master.

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I am with you all the way.

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What did you say?

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Uncle...

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Sir Gram's been assassinated?

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<i>Was it him?</i>

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<i>Actually, it couldn't have been anyone else.</i>

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Do you have a moment?

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What's up?

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My Intuition skill has been 
nagging at me all morning.

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Something's happened to Akira.

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What do you mean? Don't tell me...

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No, nothing like him dying
or suffering a grievous injury.

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All I can sense is that he's
 undergone some transformation.

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If he's still alive, we can ask him about it.
We did agree to meet again.

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You're right.

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Nobody is an exception.

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We all experience some kind of loss.

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What matters is what we do afterward.

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I intend to settle things 
with the demon lord eventually.

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What will you do when that time comes?

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You're coming with us, Crow.

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Of course. I'm a man of my word.

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Let's be off, then.

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Yep!

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<i>Amelia and Night accepted me 
even after I became an assassin.</i>

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<i>So I'll accept my cross to bear too.</i>

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<i>I don't know if I have any right 
to return to my world after this.</i>

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<i>But Kyousuke, the hero, 
and the rest of my classmates...</i>

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<i>Should it ever be necessary to kill 
in order to get them home safe and sound,</i>

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<i>I'll take the job...</i>

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<i>as an assassin.</i>

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EPISODE 12:
ODA AKIRA BECOMES AN ASSASSIN

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Translation: Sriram Gurunathan

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Timing: Krzysztof Kunc
Editing: Riley Dalton

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Quality Check: William Haggard