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Hey, guys. Look. What's that in the lake?

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Huh? Looks like there's someone swimming.

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No way! It's so cold out! 
What kind of moron does that?

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Right?

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Damn! This guy probably 
went crazy for views!

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Hey, how about we post this clip 
to FOMO and give him a name?

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What about... Winter Swimming Hero?

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That's a great name!

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Look! Winter Swimming Hero's coming back up!

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Hey, he's coming towards us.

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Hey! What are you doing?!

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What's your deal?!

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What, you wanna go?!

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You think you're some hot shit, huh?

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Say something!

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Apologize!

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Pick up my cell phone for me, you!

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Apologize!

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Are you deaf, or are you mute? 
I said, apologize!

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Trash.

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What? You dare insult me?

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You think you can get away with
 knocking down my phone?

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Don't waste your breath on him.

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People like him just want to 
stir up trouble and get famous.

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Just kill him and be done with it.

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Trash should be cleaned up and dealt with.

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You just keep yapping, huh?!

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Kill him!

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Keep yapping!

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You're so tough, huh? 
Want to take a beating, huh?

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Die!

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I'm gonna beat you to death!

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Insult me! Insult me some more!

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Trash should be cleaned up and dealt with.

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This crazy guy is stupidly tanky.

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Pfft! No wonder he's out here 
swimming on a freezing winter day.

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His body's as tough as a rock.

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Why's this guy so weird?

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Maybe... we should just drop this.

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Getting cockier with the beating, huh?!

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I don't believe you won't die!

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I'm gonna mess you up!

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Die!

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Go die already!

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I'm searching for a candidate.

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Someone that can be nurtured into a god.

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How about it? Are you interested?

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Once I become Zero...

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will I get to clean up 
all the eyesore trash?

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What's your name?

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Dragon Boy.

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Very well.

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I will have everyone remember 
this name of yours.

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Are you ready?

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Of course.

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But it seems that this time, 
your plan was derailed.

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I should've been the one 
to replace Ghostblade.

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However, despite leaving your control,

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his ranking has only gone up since
the Ruins Incident, not dropped.

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And it just so happens that

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those two little pieces of trash entered the 
top ten due to that failed theater play.

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Such irony.

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Hmm... Which one should I clean up first?

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My reason for calling you here 
today is just the opposite.

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Loli and Little Johnny 
are very popular right now.

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Striking where people are 
watching will bring trouble.

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Besides, if they manage to enter 
this tournament's ranking matches,

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it'll just be good news for you.

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Trash is trash.

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Passionate emotions can 
give them popularity,

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but will still swallow them in the end.

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Assuming I make the top ten 
before the start of the ranking matches.

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The current tenth hero, Firm Man, 
is merely a Commission figurehead.

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Making a move on him will 
alert the entire Commission.

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The white- and green-haired weirdos
 are peaking in popularity right now.

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They have people 
circling them everywhere they go.

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And don't even get me started on X.

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We don't even know where he is.

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That's why our target will be the top ten hero
who's just outside the public's gaze.

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Oh, I get it. You mean that old guy.

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Now that you mention it,

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he's been sitting in the top 
ten for a good few years—

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A good dozen...

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Huh? For decades now!

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Everyone acknowledges his position.

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Nobody discusses it anymore.

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If we can shatter everyone's 
deep-rooted impression of him,

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then the waves of trouble stirred up will 
certainly be more than the Ruins Incident.

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Sure, that's true, but it doesn't seem 
like he's got anything we could exploit.

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Maybe you've already 
grasped some scandal of his?

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There really is no information 
you can't gather.

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In terms of credentials,

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his position can no longer be threatened 
by shallow public opinions and criticism.

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The only thing that can destroy him 
is the most lethal of weapons.

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Which is?

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You only have one chance.

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Whether or not you make it into 
the top ten will be up to you.

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Smile, Nice! Smile naturally.

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Even more natural.

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Stop, stop! What's up with Nice?

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His smile looks so awkward.

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Like there's no emotion there.

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You're being too 
vague with your demands.

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What do you mean, "smile naturally?"

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A smile is a smile! What more do you want?

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There, there, Miss J! Please don't be angry.

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Mr. Wang is the best photographer.

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It wasn't easy booking a time slot with him.

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Best or not, it doesn't matter!

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He's wrong for making nonsensical demands!

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A smile... is something 
that comes from within.

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It's a power that radiates outwards,
moving your face muscles.

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and allows you to display an 
emotion that can affect others.

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That's why a natural smile from 
within is so difficult to fake.

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No, no, no. Put away that stiff, 
commercialized smile of yours.

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Before you smile, think about 
what is truly worthy of your joy.

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Hey, what do you think of my smile?

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You look like a lecherous creep.

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Screw you!

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Where'd you learn that from?

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My childhood idol, Hero Smile!

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I also hope that one day,

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I'll have a smile as contagious as his.

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How about it?

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Did you think of a reason to smile?

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Now that's a good smile.

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All right, I've got my own work to do.

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Very good, Nice. Keep it that way.

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Smile just like that.

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Yup, keep it like that.

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Great! One more, one more.

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Whew. Thank goodness for 
Hero Smile's professional advice.

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Very nice. Just a little more natural.

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Think about that feeling you just had.

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Nice.

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You finally got into the zone.

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Let's not interrupt it now! Come on!

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Excuse me. I need to chat 
with Nice for a moment.

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Can't you wait 'til after the shoot?
My time's very precious!

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Calm down, Mr. Wang.

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If we tell you to take a break, do it. 
Stop talking and go!

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I had some afternoon snacks prepared for us.

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Let's go take a break in the back.

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Man, I can't deal with this job anymore!

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Why have you come here?

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Didn't I tell you to lay low for a bit?

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It was Miss J. Miss J told me to come here.

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I haven't even finished wiping 
your ass after last time.

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You might still be able to prove yourself to me.

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I don't need a cheap smile.

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I need a weapon that can exact vengeance,

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not some dull, useless ornamental piece.

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Why do think I came up with all 
these ways to make you popular?

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You can't possibly think it's 
really to make you a hero.

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I need you to get into the top ten,

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get rid of E-Soul in the ranking matches,

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and bring down that bastard, Rock!

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So watch carefully.

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That relic in front of you...

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No matter how you do it,

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no matter if he's dead or alive,

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I need you to replace him.

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Get into the top ten before the 
start of the ranking matches!

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I know what to do.

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Sit back and watch.

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This year's ranking matches 
are crucial.

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This is your best chance to become X.

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Oh? What makes you say that?

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The Commission wants to 
avoid another tragedy like Downfall.

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So they've enacted an execution 
order on the current X.

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Everyone present is aware...

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that if Trust Value exceeds a certain amount,

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then it means the vast majority of people 
will have become that individual's believer.

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Which in turn means that 
person could become... a god.

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Gods can bring blessings upon the world,

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but can also destroy the world in an instant.

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We all experienced the 
disaster brought upon us by Zero.

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Preventing the creation of gods was why 
the Commission was created to begin with.

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So we mustn't allow him to reach 
the top for a fourth time.

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Coming, coming. What do you want 
so late at night?

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Hm?

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Who are you?

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Skewers with beers, 
the world be rid of fears!

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Which restaurant are you from? 
Wrong house?

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I didn't order delivery.

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Okay, okay. Just let me in already.

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And you're just going to waltz in?

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It's me!

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Old bro Smile, last time, you wore a mask. 
This time, you're wearing a helmet.

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Can't you start coordinating your outfits?

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I'm just being secretive 
so I don't expose your identity!

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Change into slippers!

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O-Oh.

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Skewers with beers, 
the world be rid of fears...

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I always feel guilty eating late at night,

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but it feels <i>so</i> good 
after a long day of work!

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What made you jovial enough to come 
eat late night snacks with me?

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On a lonesome night,

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a lonesome man can only find another 
lonesome man as his company.

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Hey, I don't feel lonely.

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I like being on my own.

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Your realistic side is too realistic.

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You should snap your fingers and chat 
with me using your other self.

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No, thank you.

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I have a principled stance 
against working overtime.

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It's time you told me what you're here for.

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I heard the Commission wants to remove 
you from your pedestal this tournament.

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Well, I thank them greatly, then.

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I already wanted to quit last time.

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Who knew the Ruins Incident would occur 
and cancel the tournament for the year?

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Thinking back, I don't even know how 
I managed to hang on all this time.

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I just want to get back to living 
a normal person's life already.

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All that hero stuff, 
whoever wants it can have it.

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Eat your skewers. Blah, blah, blah.

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Quit it with the humble-bragging.

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Being a hero for decades like 
you, smiling for decades...

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So tiring. I sincerely admire you.

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I've already forgotten 
what being tired means.

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I got used to it a long time ago.

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I give everyone my smile,

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and everyone returns with their smiles.

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I'm actually pretty happy.

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Yeah right, who am I kidding?!

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I'm in pain on the inside!

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Other people have their wives 
and kids, and their warm beds.

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Me? I'm crying alone in 
the middle of the night!

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Liar. Judging from your smile, 
you seem pretty happy to me.

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Smile, smile, smile... 
I'm smiling so much my face is all stiff.

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I have tears in my heart, 
but they won't flow from my eyes!

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I don't believe you.

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If you really feel that much pain on 
the inside, how are you still smiling?

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You don't believe me?

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Hey, hey, hey! What are you doing?!

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You can't do that 
just because you're lonely!

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Wait, you're right. Why am I stripping?

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You should just use this stripping move 
to defeat me in the ranking matches.

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Huh?

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What's that?

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My wife bought it for me.

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One for me, one for my daughter.

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She always said I smile at 
other people's kids every day

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but I never have time to look at
my daughter or give her a smile.

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So she put a photo of our 
daughter in this locket.

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At the time, I asked her why she 
put a photo of a scowling face.

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She said, "it's because your daughter 
has no photos of her smiling."

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Now my daughter's all grown up.

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She's moved out on her own 
and we don't connect much.

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Wouldn't you say that's painful... for me?

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No one'll run into me here.

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My gosh, it's so stuffy in there.

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Hero Smile.

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Yup, that's me! Hero Smile!

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I'm not here to appreciate your ugly face.

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You're Rank 12, Dragon Boy, aren't you?

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I'm here to make a deal with you,

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using your ranking as the bargaining chip.

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Oh? What are you offering in exchange?

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What do you say... this necklace?

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An ordinary necklace to make 
me give up my current ranking?

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So you don't recognize this necklace?

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Well, I'm sure you'll recognize 
the person in the photo.

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How about it? Now can we strike a deal?

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Where is she right now?!

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Who are you talking about?

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I picked up this necklace off the street.

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If anything happens to her...

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I'll tear apart that loud mouth of yours.

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So you stay smiling even 
while making threats?

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So tragic.

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Oh well, I guess her keepsakes 
can keep you company.

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Looks like it's still not enough.

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Hit me.

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If you can beat me up enough, 
I'll tell you where I've buried her ashes!

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That's enough. I'm done playing.

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I'll take you to her.

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Speak! Where are they?!

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I already said that's enough.

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Don't stand there yapping.

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Oh, and...

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when I say I'm done playing...

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It means it's my turn.

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Especially now that you've lost 
your smile, you're just trash.

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How's that, huh?

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I wasn't lying.

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I sent you to Hell 
to be with her, didn't I?

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So, in exchange, it's time 
to give me your ranking.

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Huh?

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I know you're ranked 12th.

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I've also heard about 
your powers, of course.

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As expected of an old hero.

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Your true strength really 
can't be underestimated.

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Thank you for reminding me...

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that only by keeping a smile on my face 
will all of my powers be awakened.

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You! I know you're watching!

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How long do you plan on hiding?!

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You're being quite clever with your 
calculations to reap benefits here, Nice!