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[charaSet A 2040000 1 Nagiko]
[charaSet B 5042000 1 "Murasaki Shikibu"]
[charaSet C 4008001 1 Higekuro]
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[charaSet E 98084000 1 "Lonelyheart Police 1"]
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＠Nagiko
A Servant? As in with a capital “S”? What's that?
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＠Murasaki Shikibu
Uh...
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＠Nagiko
I know my memories are all kind of fuzzy...
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＠Nagiko
And I have no idea why I'm here in this foreign country I've never seen before...
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＠Nagiko
But it's not like any of that's slowing me down,[sr]so who cares!? Wahaha!
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？1：She's certainly, um, free-spirited, isn't she...?

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＠Murasaki Shikibu
It's not that, Master.[sr]She just isn't thinking. About anything.
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？1：What about your Taizan Commentary Fest?
？2：Maybe your Taizan Commentary Fest could help us out?

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＠Murasaki Shikibu
...[sr]...
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＠Murasaki Shikibu
I'm afraid not, Master.
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＠Murasaki Shikibu
I've tried to use it numerous times, but it seems like it just doesn't work in this world.
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＠Murasaki Shikibu
Maybe the fact that it's a dreamworld has something to do with it...
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？1：I see...

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？1：Oh well, if you can't use it, you can't use it.

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＠Murasaki Shikibu
I swear, all those times it showed up just when I didn't want it to, and now that we could use it, it's nowhere to be seen...
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＠Murasaki Shikibu
(Sigh) I really do need to train more...
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＠Nagiko
Hey, hey!
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＠Nagiko
So what should I call you two?
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＠Nagiko
You know a lot about me from when I was still writing as Sei Shounagon. Have we met before or something?
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？1：This is Mura[line 2]

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＠Murasaki Shikibu
M[messageShake 0.05 4 4 0.2]y name is Kaoruko! I'm just an ordinary[sr]college student who loves to read!
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＠Murasaki Shikibu
I only knew about you because I happened to have read “The Pillow Book” once! I-I-I've never actually met you before!
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＠Murasaki Shikibu
I-i-isn't that right, Master!?
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？1：Uh, yeah, right.

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＠Nagiko
Is that so...?
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＠Murasaki Shikibu
U-ulp...
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＠Nagiko
Kaoruko... Kaoruko... I've got it.[sr]I'm gonna call you Kaorucchi.
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＠Murasaki Shikibu
Kaoru...cchi?
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＠Nagiko
And you, Master, are gonna be Chan-mas!
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？1：...Chan-mas.

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＠Murasaki Shikibu
Kaorucchi... Kaorucchi...[sr]So I'm Kaorucchi, huh...
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＠Head Bandit
Okay, you two, we're here![sr]Welcome to our hideout.
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＠Head Bandit
Oh, I guess you can come along too if you want, high school girl. Just make sure you stand in the corner quietly and don't try any funny business, all right?
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＠Nagiko
Why're you being so mean to me?[sr]What'd I ever do to you?
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＠Head Bandit
You mean besides the jump kick to the face!? Just be glad we're not tying you up and throwing you in the back with the rest of the dangerous animals!
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？1：What is this place?

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＠Head Bandit
Just a little bar we started hanging out in after the owner ran away and abandoned it.
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＠Head Bandit
I can't serve alcohol to minors, of course, but otherwise, feel free to make yourselves at home.
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＠Nagiko
Ooh, dibs on the sofa!
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＠Nagiko
Hey Beardie, can I get a nice cold soda over here?
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＠Head Bandit
For one thing, you're getting WAY too comfortable.[sr]For another, don't call me “Beardie.”
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＠Head Bandit
Oh, come to think of it,[sr]I never did introduce myself, did I?
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＠Head Bandit
Right... Ahem. Nice to meet you, you two.[sr]You can call me Higekuro.
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？1：...Higekuro...as in “Beardblack”?

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＠Murasaki Shikibu
Higekuro...?
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＠Higekuro
Some people around here think I'm some kind of delinquent middle-aged man, but we've agreed to disagree about that.
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＠Higekuro
Me and my colleagues here have taken it upon ourselves to do battle with real bad guys. We're basically the chosen warriors[line 2]the last guardians, if you will.
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？1：So...you're not pirates?

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＠Higekuro
Huh? Pirates? What are you on about? Who's heard of pirates lubbing it up on land? Nobody, that's who!
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＠Murasaki Shikibu
I guess this Lord Teach really is a different person from the Lord Teach at Chaldea.
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＠Higekuro
So what about you two? What's your story? Thanks to our scuffle, I can tell you know your way around a fight.
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？1：Well...

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＠Higekuro
Huh... So you came here from another world, did you?
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＠Higekuro
We talking getting spirited away? Isekai'd? Using your modern-day knowledge to give your ordinary ass all sorts of advantages in this new world?
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＠Higekuro
That sort of thing popular in[sr]your world lately or something?
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？1：Not just lately. It's been around since ancient Rome.
？2：Only since the time of ancient Rome.

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＠Higekuro
Really? Humanity's something else, eh? Can't believe we've been fighting culture wars for that long...
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＠Higekuro
Anyway, don't worry, I'm familiar with these kind of stories. It's just like a summer fling, only with adventure instead of romance, right?
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＠Higekuro
So, if we take you at your word...
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＠Higekuro
...then I guess that means[sr]you aren't working with them.
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＠Nagiko
Hey, Beardie.[sr]Beardie. Beardie!
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＠Higekuro
Huh? Weren't you listening to me?[sr]Didn't you hear me introducing myself?
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＠Nagiko
Who is this “them” you last[sr]guardians (lol) are fighting?
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＠Nagiko
Do they have anything to do[sr]with why you brought us here?
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＠Higekuro
...[sr]...
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＠Higekuro
That's right. Now that I've seen how strong you guys are, I want to ask for your help.
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？1：Tell us more.

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＠Higekuro
First off, [bgm BGM_EVENT_5 0.1]this city's divided into five districts.
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＠Higekuro
Each district is run by an administrator, and let me tell you, these admins are all real pieces of work.
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＠Higekuro
They all run around doing whatever the hell they please like they own the place, not just run it.
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＠Higekuro
The worst part is...they don't even see us as human.
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＠Higekuro
If they did, they'd never be capable of such cruelty!
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＠Murasaki Shikibu
Oh my, that sounds terrible.[sr]What did they do, Lord Higekuro?
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＠Higekuro
(Ahh, Kaorucchi...[sr]You're like an angel come down from the heavens...)
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＠Higekuro
They came up with a seriously[sr]messed up custom, is what.
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＠Higekuro
And we can't get rid of it on our own,[sr]which is why we need your help.
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＠Higekuro
Our goal is to rid the world of the most twisted holiday ever...
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＠Higekuro
Valentine's Day!!![se ad186]
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？1：...

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＠Murasaki Shikibu
...[bgm BGM_EVENT_7 0.1][sr]...
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＠Nagiko
Oh, yeah, I know what that is. I don't know[sr]WHY I know, but I know I know, you know?
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＠Nagiko
Valentine's Day is a holiday where[sr]girls take chocolate and...
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＠Nagiko
...[sr]...
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＠Nagiko
Uh...throw it in the face of the guy they like to challenge them to a duel. Yeah.
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＠Nagiko
And since it's all dishonorable to refuse one of these duels, the guys gotta choose to either kill their opponent or love them forev[line 2]
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＠Murasaki Shikibu
Stop. Just...stop.
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？1：Really reaching for a laugh there.

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＠Murasaki Shikibu
Besides, we already know what Valentine's Day is![sr]That has nothing to do with why we were speechless!
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＠Higekuro
Yeah, I only wish things were that easy.[sr]No, Valentine's Day here involves[line 2]
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[line 3], [line 3]!!!
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＠Nagiko
Huh... Anyone else hearing that commotion outside?
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＠Murasaki Shikibu
It sounds like some sort of argument...[sr]What would you like to do, Master?
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？1：Let's go check it out.

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＠Higekuro
...[sr]...
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＠Citizen A
Wait! Valentine's is still a ways away, right!?
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＠Citizen A
I promise I'll find some chocolate before the[sr]fourteenth! Please, I just need a little more time!
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＠E：???
Hahahaha! Do you really expect us to believe that!?
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＠E：???
You had a whole year to prepare for this day![sr]If you couldn't attract anyone by now, you never will!
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＠F：???
Exactly, losers!
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＠F：???
The only thing guys like you are good for[sr]is doing whatever guys like us tell them to!
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＠Nagiko
What's with those guys?[sr]They're being real jerkfaces.
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＠Higekuro
Those guys...are the Lonelyheart Police.
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？1：The lonely what now?

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＠Higekuro
They track down poor saps who don't[sr]get any chocolate and punish them.
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＠Higekuro
As far as guys like us are concerned,[sr]they're basically grim reapers.
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＠Murasaki Shikibu
I, um... Oh goodness, I don't even know what to ask about first, but for the moment...
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＠Murasaki Shikibu
What does this punishment involve?
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＠Higekuro
In this city, it's a crime to be unpopular and single. If you can't attract a girl, no chocolate for you.
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＠Higekuro
And any guy who fails to get himself some chocolate by February 14 is sentenced to being a Lonelyheart:
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＠Higekuro
A third-class citizen who has to pay heavy taxes, undertake forced back-breaking labor, and is subject to all kinds of restrictions on their livelihoods!
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＠Higekuro
And they have to live through[sr]that hell for at least a year!
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？1：Is there no love in this world anymore?
？2：This is awful even for a dystopia.

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＠Higekuro
Oof... That got me right in the feels. I'm so glad you understand. If I didn't know better, I'd swear you and I've known each other for years.
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＠Higekuro
Uh, but I digress.
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＠Higekuro
Rumor even has it that every year, some poor saps are taken to the central district, where they're never seen again.
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＠Higekuro
That's just what life is like here in this city...[sr]And now, you know the truth about Valentine's Day.
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＠Nagiko
Gotcha.
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＠Nagiko
Well then, I'm gonna go greet them with a dynamic entry: flying kick to the face.
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＠Murasaki Shikibu
W-wait!
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＠Murasaki Shikibu
Just because we now know what's going on in this city doesn't mean we should just rush in! It could be dangerous.
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？1：No, we should go. In fact, we have to go.
？2：I can't allow oppression like this.

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＠Murasaki Shikibu
!
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＠Nagiko
Heh. Now that's what I'm talking about.[sr]I knew you and I were birds of a feather.
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＠Nagiko
There's just something about arrogant holier-than-thou types that really makes you wanna throw hands!
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＠Murasaki Shikibu
...[sr]...
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＠Murasaki Shikibu
All right, I understand. We certainly can't stand back and do nothing when we see someone in trouble!
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＠Murasaki Shikibu
If this is what you've decided, Master,[sr]then I'll be with you every step of the way!
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