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KAEI YEAR 3 (1850)
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Good morning, Zenji-san.
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Top of the morning.
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Wow, you look even more beautiful today.
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Are you off somewhere special?
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Oh, you flatterer!
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Howdy, Zenji! I see yer full of beans this morning.
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Right back at you, sir!
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Come pay us a visit again after work, will you?
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I'll consider it.
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Welp, back to work.
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SUGAYA
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GENERAL STORE
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Pardon me, boss. Sorry I took so long.
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Is this the guy?
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Mm-hmm.
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You handle the rest.
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Fill him in on all the details.
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The name's Zenji! And I'm a clerk here at Sugaya.
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I am known as Jinya.
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Okay, nice to meet you.
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Let's cut to the chase. How much did the boss tell you?
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Jyuuzou-dono told me about his foster daughter
that he loves very much.
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And that he fears her life is being threatened
by a demon, which needs to be slayed.
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That's about it.
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He didn't tell you anything more specific?
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Well, here's the deal. You're going to be the bodyguard
for his daughter Natsu who's turning 13 this year.
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The boss constantly dotes on her
because she's the apple of his eye.
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But about three days ago,
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she claims to have seen a demon standing outside her
window that repeatedly said, "return my daughter to me."
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"Return my daughter to me"?
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Yep. So, basically, the demon wants to kidnap
Lady Natsu because it thinks of her as its daughter.
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Zenji!
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You better quit slacking!
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Or I'm going to tell Daddy!
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Apologies, milady!
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Are you this "bodyguard" my dad hired?
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Pretty young, aren't you?
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I am known as Jinya.
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Skip the introduction!
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You can just leave.
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Hold on, let's not be hasty!
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This guy is obviously just a scam artist
who leapt at the chance to make some easy money!
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Well, your father picked him out personally.
I doubt he's a scam artist.
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Be quiet, you!
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I hate the idea of a ronin for a bodyguard.
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So we're not going to pay you anything, got it?
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Now hurry and kick him out.
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Huh?!
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Shucks, what an awkward family!
They're not the most sociable!
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I'm sorry.
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Pardon, milady.
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Zenji?
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What are you doing? It's the middle of the night!
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Well, seeing as how you chased
your own bodyguard away...
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I thought that I might be a surprisingly good repellent.
You know, to keep the demons away.
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Zenji...
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Yeah, whatever. I bet you think that I just lied
about the whole thing anyways!
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Shucks...
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I knew it.
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Not even my dad believes me.
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Why else would he hire some shady ronin? It's obvious.
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I think you've got the wrong idea.
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The boss cares for you wholeheartedly
and always has your best interests in mind.
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I can guarantee that much.
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But you know I'm not really his daughter...
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Return her.
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What's wrong, milady?
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It's here! Help me!
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What do you mean?!
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Return my daughter to me!
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No way...
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This can't be real!
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Zenji!
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Stay in your room, milady!
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Return my daughter to me!
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Return my daughter to me!
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Return my daughter to me!
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Return my daughter to me!
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D-don't worry about a thing, milady!
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Return my daughter to me!
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What is your name?
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Return my daughter to me!
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Return my daughter! Return her!
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H-holy crap!
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It's gone.
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Milady! Are you okay?
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Aren't you that ronin from earlier?
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Now then. How much will you pay for my expertise?
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Is it dead?
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When demons perish, they vanish in a white mist.
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That's the only way I've ever seen them truly die.
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Are you saying what I think you're saying?
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It will be back.
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I wonder about that demon...
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Thanks for saving my butt yesterday!
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You said the demon would be back, right?
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I hate to ask, but you could stick around again tonight?
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Of course.
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Zenji-dono. If you don't mind,
will you tell me a little more about Natsu-dono?
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Why her?
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"Return my daughter to me."
That demon's words have me curious.
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Oh, I see.
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Well, Lady Natsu's actual parents
are part of the boss's extended family.
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They passed away, though.
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I get why you're worried, but rest easy.
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She's no demonspawn.
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Because there's no way in hell
the boss would have adopted her if she was.
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Hm?
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His wife was killed by a demon, ya see.
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Then his son ran away and was never seen again.
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The boss blames it all on the demons.
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He loathes them for stealing his family
and ruining his life.
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So I know he'd never bother raising Lady Natsu
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if there was even the slimmest chance
that she was a demonspawn.
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Fair enough.
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Natsu.
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Is everything all right with the bodyguard that I hired?
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Yeah.
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I heard he was a ronin,
but he doesn't seem like a bad apple.
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Besides, I trust your judgement.
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Thanks for looking after me.
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No thanks necessary.
Any good parent would do the same in my shoes.
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Say, Father?
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What made you hire that man?
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Lately, there have been rumors
of demons prowling around Edo.
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But at the same time, word has spread
of a man who can slay them with a single sword.
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And is he that ronin?
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Yes.
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He'll slay any demon, as long as he gets paid.
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His reputation proceeds him.
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And I know him to be trustworthy.
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So there was no better choice for your bodyguard.
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Then you believed me about the demon, huh?
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Scary stories come in many forms,
from firsthand accounts to folktales and beyond.
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Like the chimimoryo, the ghost of the willows,
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the dish mansion, the ogres, and the cow head legend.
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But those made-up horror stories don't scare me at all.
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I can't help but feel bad for the boss.
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His wife gets killed by a demon,
and then his son is kidnapped by a she-devil.
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Yeah, but he clearly thinks his son will come back.
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That's why he adopted a girl instead of a boy.
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The most terrifying thing in life
is always the truth with no exaggerations.
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Hey, you need to stay inside, milady.
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What are you doing here, Zenji?
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Well, I'm waiting for my chance to shine
and make up for yesterday!
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Just kidding.
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Whatever, it's not like I care.
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Ouch...
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Can't you see it in your heart to forgive me?
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Maybe, but only if you take me somewhere fun.
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Then I'll forgive you.
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All right! I can deliver on that, easy peasy!
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Hey, do you have a name?
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It's Jinya.
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Jinya, huh? Then I'll start calling you that.
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My dad seems to have a high opinion of you.
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So I guess I'll put my faith in you, too.
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You seem very fond of your father, Natsu-dono.
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Obviously!
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He took me in and gave me a home!
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Why wouldn't I be thankful?
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I see. A happy little family.
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Jyuuzou-dono seems to care deeply for you as well.
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You think so?
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Oh, this reminds me of something I overheard.
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About Jyuuzou-dono's lost son...
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Don't ask me!
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I know nothing about his other kid who ran away!
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I see.
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Sorry if I touched a nerve.
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Tell me. Is it possible for a human and a demon
to have a baby together?
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Yes.
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Okay, then maybe I do belong to the demon
who keeps coming here...
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That demon is not one of your parents.
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How would you even know?!
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Because I know who that demon is.
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We have some history together, you see.
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So I know that it didn't give birth to you. Without a doubt.
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Really?
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I never lie.
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Do you know how demons are born?
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I mean, that's pretty obvious, right?
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They must come from their parents like everybody else.
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Or am I wrong?
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There are various ways that a demon can be born.
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There are times two demons come together
to birth one naturally,
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but they may also be born
after demons rape humans for fun.
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However, some demons can be born from nothing.
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They can?
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Through the sheer power of emotions.
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Especially the darker ones.
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Bitterness, rage, jealousy, obsession, grief, starvation.
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Those feelings seep deeply into people
and stagnate until they begin to coagulate.
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Then, eventually, they take on a solid form.
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Demons who are born from nothing are, in a sense,
emotions with a body of flesh.
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Tell me your name.
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Return my daughter to me!
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Not intelligent enough to answer me, eh?
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Return my daughter to me!
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What are you doing?! Don't just let it sit there!
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You want me to kill it?
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Absolutely! Just do it!
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I was talking to Natsu-dono.
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Huh?
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Let me ask again. Do you want me to kill it?
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Even if I were to cut this one down,
it will just come back again.
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But why?
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You should know.
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Because it was your emotions
that gave birth to this demon.
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It came in response to your wishes,
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causing a fuss that made your dear father
focus his attention on you.
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Oh...
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You wanted to be treated like his real daughter.
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And suddenly, you're attacked by a monster
uttering words that nobody wants to hear.
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It's all very convenient.
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I see. I get it now.
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Because that's exactly what you wished for, is it not?
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Please stop!
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That's the reason why this demon
looks so freakish and ugly.
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It will revive shortly after I slay it. Over and over.
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This demon will never go away
unless you get ahold of your feelings.
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How can I do that?! I don't know!
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It's very simple. Just tell me to kill it.
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I turned a blind eye to the things I didn't want to see.
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And kept my vulnerability hidden.
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Just yearning to be loved by someone.
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But... I didn't believe he felt that way.
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I started to imagine my dad might come
to really treasure me
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if I was attacked by a demon that claimed me as its own.
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My heart was filled with those ugly feelings.
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And now they've become real.
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That demon is... me.
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Return my daughter to me!
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The one who needs to be killed... is me.
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The only thing he's talking about killing is that demon!
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Not you, milady!
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Even if it was created from your feelings,
that's not what matters most!
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Trust me on this.
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Because I know all about you and your father.
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You care for each other, and I have no doubt
that he loves you just like a real daughter!
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But neither of you is good at using words.
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So you've got to come face-to-face
and start speaking honestly.
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Like a proper family should, ya know?
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Zenji...
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Kill it!
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It's an embodiment of my feelings.
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All of the things I've kept bottled up
because I was too scared to face the truth.
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But that's the old me.
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Things are different now!
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I'll do my best to change!
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So please...
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Is it dead this time?
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I knew it.
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If you were created from nothing
but Natsu-dono's feelings,
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then you would have ceased to exist
the instant she had a change of heart.
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And yet here you are.
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There was once another woman at Sugaya
who had the potential to be a demon.
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His wife was killed by a demon, ya see.
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The reason this demon keeps saying
"return my daughter to me"
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was not just due to Natsu-dono.
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The lament of someone else had been mixed in.
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Return my daughter to me!
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Return my daughter to me!
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The daughter that it speaks of is...
the child that Jyuuzou's wife gave birth to.
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This is not how I imagined we would be reunited.
I'm sorry it has to be this way.
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To be perfectly honest, I have no clear memories of you.
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Please. At least let me hear your name.
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Return my daughter to me!
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People must live in the present.
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We cannot let ourselves be trapped in the past.
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So I ask...
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...that you please rest in peace.
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Return my daughter to me.
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Mother...
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Jinya! We can't thank you enough for everything you did.
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Right, milady?
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U-um, yeah...
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Speak up. Or do you want more demons
to pay us a visit?
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Fine, I get it!
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So, uh...
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I'll try to be better about things.
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But it's going to take me some time to get used to.
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Thank you.
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Save your thanks. I've already gotten my reward.
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This was just another job...
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No.
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Actually, this was my way of repaying a debt.
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Debt?
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Living to be a certain age
doesn't necessarily make us adults.
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But the passage of time
can help anyone gain perspective.
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When I was a boy,
my world was defined entirely by what I saw.
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I knew it was wrong to do harm.
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But it's possible for things to be hidden
beneath the surface of our actions
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and I was too young to realize that.
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At the time, I was too immature
to do anything but run away.
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So I wanted to make amends for that.
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I don't get what you're trying to say at all.
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You should return the kindness your father shows you.
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That's the short of it.
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I don't need you to tell me that!
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Farewell.
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Is he gone?
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Yeah.
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You should've come and said thanks with us, boss!
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I didn't think it was necessary.
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Since I already knew he would get the job done
from the moment I saw him.
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Lady Natsu pointed this out earlier,
but you seem to have a really high opinion of Jinya.
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Is there a reason for that?
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Don't ask stupid questions.
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Any self respecting parent would have faith in their kid.
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Say what?
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You better get back to work, sonny.
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Or I'm gonna demote you to being a shelf stocker!
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Wah! Anything but that!
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Gotta go. See you later, milady.
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Hold on!
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S-say, Father?
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Is there anything I can help you with?
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What's gotten into you all of a sudden?
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Well, I w-was told that I should return
the kindness you've given me...
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That's nice.
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But it's not something you need to worry about.
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Listen good. The best way for children to return
their parent's kindness is by living long lives.
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Father...
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That's all you need to do to make me happy.
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W-wait, Father! There still must
be something I can do to help!