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＠Vengeful Spirit
Graaah... Why do you oppose us?[sr]Why do you end us?
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＠Vengeful Spirit
And just when we were about...to make our[sr]empire eternal...and rule over death...
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＠Qin Shi Huang
While we suspect any advice we have to offer will be wasted on a self that was unable to overcome death...
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＠Qin Shi Huang
Trust us when we say: do not be so quick to anger,[sr]nor to bemoan your state of affairs.
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＠Qin Shi Huang
There is no need for you to carry the world on your shoulders. Who knows? Perhaps humanity will surprise you, and figure something out on their own.
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＠Vengeful Spirit
Do not be preposterous.[sr]We were the only one...
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＠Vengeful Spirit
The all-encompassing emperor...[sr]meant to guide this world to its destiny...
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＠Qin Shi Huang
How shameful. [bgm BGM_EVENT_77 0.1]Of all the dark periods in our[sr]history to be put on display for all to see...
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＠Qin Shi Huang
All right, we have accomplished what we came here to do. Let us take our leave of this place, and quickly.
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＠Qin Shi Huang
We do not wish to breathe this filthy air one moment longer than is absolutely necessary.
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＠Sion
Accomplished what we came here to do, huh...[sr]So you are sure this is everything?
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＠Qin Shi Huang
Of course. Were you expecting something more?
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＠Sion
...No, I was not. This was a textbook Singularity repair, and you performed your Servant duties perfectly.
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＠Sion
Congratulations on a job well done, [%1].[sr]Come on then, let us go home.
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＠Da Vinci
Yup, you guys nailed it, just like I knew you would.[sr]Great work!
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＠Da Vinci
Why don't you and Mash go take a nice shower and rest[sr]up for a bit, [%1]? Don't worry about the[sr]report; we can go over that later.
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＠Mash
Huh? Are you sure, Da Vinci?[sr]That's not our usual protocol...
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＠Da Vinci
Yup, I'm sure. I've got some adjustments to make on our gear, anyway.
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＠Da Vinci
Oh, but would you mind sticking around a little, Qin Shi Huang? There's something I could use your help with.
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＠Qin Shi Huang
Hm?
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？1：Don't have to tell me twice!
？2：You got it. Later then!
？！
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＠Holmes
Right. Now that we have all the facts, all that[sr]remains is to clear up the remaining mysteries.
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＠Qin Shi Huang
Well now. Out with [%1], in with the[sr]detective, is it? We don't like the look of this.
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＠Qin Shi Huang
Oh, come to think of it, we just remembered we had plans to meet Shuwen for tea. To think it almost slipped our mind. Well, if you'll excuse us...
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＠Holmes
Do spare us the blatantly transparent lies, if you would. You're not going anywhere until we've had a little chat.
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＠Da Vinci
See, we've observed a looot of Singularities over the years. Big ones, small ones, and everything in between.
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＠Da Vinci
So we've got more than enough samples[sr]to categorize any new ones...
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＠Da Vinci
...by comparing them against the[sr]data my past self collected.
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＠Da Vinci
Which is why we can say with complete confidence that this latest Singularity didn't just pop up out of nowhere.
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＠Da Vinci
It's a dead ringer for the kind that only appears[sr]due to intentional external interference.
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＠Qin Shi Huang
And you suspect that we are to blame? [wt 0.65][charaFace A 1]We are flattered[sr]you would think us capable of such a thing, but that[sr]is giving even us far too much credit.
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＠Qin Shi Huang
We admit, our Servant form has indeed materialized in our transcendent Zhenren body, the very peak of existence...
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＠Qin Shi Huang
But no matter how evolved we may be, we are still only one person. We do not have anywhere near the Authority we possessed in the holy mechanical form that achieved complete domination of our world.
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＠Da Vinci
Well, thank you for such a...lengthy and articulate excuse.
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＠Da Vinci
True, the fact that you're a Servant now...
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＠Da Vinci
...does mean we have ways of keeping you in check[sr]thanks to [%1] and [&his:her] Command Spells.
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＠Da Vinci
But...if you were to regain the kind of power you had in your Lostbelt, that would no longer be the case.
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＠Qin Shi Huang
All right, let us say we are willing to tolerate the wariness in which you hold us because we choose to see it as a sign of the awe in which you hold us.
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＠Qin Shi Huang
Even so, surely you don't truly think we are capable[sr]of making a Singularity in our current form, do you?
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＠Qin Shi Huang
For that matter, is it even possible to create[sr]a Singularity through artificial means?
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＠Da Vinci
Theoretically, yes. Though you'd need to be able to[sr]Rayshift, or have access to something equivalent.
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＠Qin Shi Huang
So what are you saying? You think someone misused your facilities for sinister ends?
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＠Sion
If you are implying that our security is full of holes,[sr]think again.
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＠Sion
As a hacker myself, I would never say that there[sr]is such a thing as a perfectly secure system...
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＠Sion
But I will say that, at least for Novum Chaldea's facilities, it would be impossible for someone to use them without leaving behind a log of their activities.
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＠Holmes
Quite so. As such, our primary suspect would be anyone[sr]besides us who might be capable of performing a Rayshift.
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＠Qin Shi Huang
Come now, we could be here all day if we begin theorizing. For example, what if Rayshift technology is as ordinary in the future as light bulbs are now?
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＠Holmes
I assure you, there's no need to resort to such extreme arguments. It's perfectly possible to narrow down the field of suspects to those who exist here and now.
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＠Holmes
If we consider who could have gotten their hands on both Animusphere's theory and the Laplace software, and who possesses computational power on par with Trismegistus...
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＠Holmes
...then the guilty party must be the only[sr]one who could meet all such conditions.
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＠Da Vinci
I'll admit that this was definitely a blunder on my part,[bgm BGM_EVENT_70 1.2 1.0][sr]but the fact is...
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＠Da Vinci
...when we brought the Shadow Border into the Chinese Lostbelt, it still had all the backup data we'd brought with us when we escaped from the Antarctic Chaldea.
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＠Da Vinci
I hate to say it, but at the time, I never considered the possibility that someone might seize and thoroughly analyze the entire Border.
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＠Sion
And of course, your other form in that Lostbelt[line 2]the one that had achieved total global domination[line 2]was a supercomputer.
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＠Sion
I really wish I had been able to see it for myself. I also[sr]wish we could have seen what happened there after we left.
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＠Holmes
Indeed. From what we were able to determine, it appears as though the Chinese Lostbelt disappeared rather quickly.
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＠Holmes
But of course, we had no way of determining how time may have passed on the inside. If its collapse came slowly, rather than suddenly...
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＠Holmes
...your mechanical counterpart would have had ample time to analyze the data they collected from the Shadow Border.
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＠Sion
And if that was not enough, your Singularity counterpart's remarks clinched it beyond any doubt.
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＠Sion
You may have thought you did a good job covering it up, but logically speaking, there is simply no way they could have figured out at a glance that you were from the Pruning Theoretical Phenomenon.
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＠Sion
And that leaves just one possibility.
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＠Holmes
A version of you from the Pruning Theoretical Phenomenon must have already made contact with your Singularity self.
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＠Holmes
Which means the mastermind behind this Singularity is not the Servant version of you that exists here at Chaldea...
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＠Holmes
...but rather, the mechanical version[sr]of you that ruled over that Lostbelt.
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＠Holmes
Are we wrong?
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＠Qin Shi Huang
Hehe. Then tell us this: What would we possibly have to gain from Rayshifting once we knew we would be pruned away?
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＠Qin Shi Huang
Even with Rayshifting, changing history would not be possible. The best we could hope to accomplish would be to generate a bit of space-time stagnation in the form of a minute Singularity.
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＠Da Vinci
True. There's nothing anyone could do to avoid being subjected to the Pruning Theoretical Phenomenon.
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＠Da Vinci
But, if you were to go back in time far enough, you could definitely find a point when your timeline was still part of the Chronicle Theoretical Phenomenon.
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＠Holmes
Which explains why you insisted on coming[sr]along to this Xianyang Singularity.
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＠Holmes
I suspect the other Qin Shi Huang in the Lostbelt arranged for several Singularities of varying magnitude to see which one Chaldea detected...
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＠Holmes
...and as their accomplice, it was your role as Servant Qin Shi Huang to identify the Singularity in question.
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＠Qin Shi Huang
...
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＠Da Vinci
If a Lostbelt was ever going to generate a Singularity that could be observed from Proper Human History...
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＠Da Vinci
...it would have to be in their shared past, before the timeline diverged into Chronicle and Pruning.
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＠Da Vinci
And any Singularity taking place that far back in the past could be used to interfere with Proper Human History.
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＠Da Vinci
Look no further than the trap Goetia once set.
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＠Sion
The reason I accompanied you on that Rayshift was because I was concerned you might try something while you were there, but you gave no indication that you would do so.
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＠Sion
In which case, it is reasonable to assume that your true goal was something else.
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＠Sion
So I think you laid several traps...
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＠Sion
...with the goal of finding out which one you[sr]could use to invade Proper Human History.
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＠Sion
That was the reason you answered Chaldea's call[sr]when we summoned your Heroic Spirit, was it not?
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＠Qin Shi Huang
(Sigh) This sort of thing is exactly humanity's problem. You are all simply much too accustomed to war and conflict for your own good.
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＠Da Vinci
We could never bring this up[sr]in front of [%1].
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＠Da Vinci
We needed to at least find out on our own[sr]exactly where your true intentions lie.
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＠Qin Shi Huang
We swear... Did you think this through at all?
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＠Qin Shi Huang
If you knew you were going to accuse us like this,[sr]then you SHOULD have kept [%1] close at hand[sr]so [&he:she] could use [&his:her] Command Spells on us.
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＠Qin Shi Huang
Your detective work may be sharp, but your shockingly naive lack of contingency measures in case we were the villain you believe us to be is exactly why we worry for Proper Human History's future.
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＠Qin Shi Huang
At any rate, we have already warned [%1][sr]numerous times that if Proper Human History's humanity should end up as some intolerable abomination...
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＠Qin Shi Huang
...we will establish our empire once again.
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＠Da Vinci
Then, you ARE planning to[line 2]
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＠Qin Shi Huang
Calm yourself. Before you truly lose your cool, let us remind you that we have not said we are going to put our plans into action.
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＠Qin Shi Huang
Let us be clear: we have no intention[sr]whatsoever of getting in [%1]'s way.
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＠Qin Shi Huang
We came to Proper Human History so we could bear[sr]witness to [&his:her] fight, and we are happy to offer[sr]our assistance if [&he:she] should need it.
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＠Qin Shi Huang
Remember, we have already abdicated our former throne.
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＠Holmes
...Then why go to all this trouble?
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＠Qin Shi Huang
We have genuine trust [bgm BGM_EVENT_95 0.1]that people such as[sr][%1] will pave the way to a bright future.
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＠Qin Shi Huang
But, as we believe they say in your time, “Trust, but verify.” Indeed, as a politician, we are not willing to risk gambling with our world's welfare.
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＠Qin Shi Huang
So if there should ever happen to come a time...
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＠Qin Shi Huang
...when [%1] and other people like [&him:her][sr]are unable to overcome humanity's current crisis...
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＠Qin Shi Huang
...then we shall step in and build a new humanity,[sr]where we are once again the only true person.
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＠Da Vinci
...
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＠Sion
...So you agreed to your contract with us while thinking we would fail? How is that not a betrayal?
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＠Qin Shi Huang
True, we are sure there are some Heroic Spirits who[sr]serve [%1] out of faith or friendship. [wt 0.7][charaFace A 0]However.
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＠Qin Shi Huang
While some fools may believe that a world which cannot be saved by good people is not worth saving at all...
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＠Qin Shi Huang
...we do not number ourself among them.
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＠Qin Shi Huang
[%1] and we are bound by honor,[sr]and defeating the Foreign God is a matter of justice.
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＠Qin Shi Huang
If there should ever come a time when we must weigh the two, we will choose the heavier one every time, for that is our duty as an arbiter.
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＠Sion
...So you are still claiming that your actions were only meant as a means of combating the great reset of humanity?
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＠Qin Shi Huang
Consider it a form of insurance.
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＠Qin Shi Huang
We are heaven-sent to rule over a world of humans. We will be damned if we allow a nonhuman invader to take this world for their own.
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＠Qin Shi Huang
If [%1] should one day triumph[sr]completely over the Foreign God...
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＠Qin Shi Huang
...we will gladly admit we were being overly cautious, and forget all about these contingency measures.
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＠Qin Shi Huang
Indeed, our original goal in rejecting all these[sr]Singularities was always to ensure a victory of the people.
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＠Sion
Good grief.
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＠Sion
I hope you are aware that it is difficult to take this seriously when we watched another version of you who succumbed to their ambition...minutes ago.
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＠Sion
(Though that being said, I certainly do not consider[sr]that spirit to actually be Qin Shi Huang.)
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＠Qin Shi Huang
How many times must we tell you? We have overcome death and lived over two-thousand and two-hundred years longer than that younger self of ours.
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＠Qin Shi Huang
Nor should you forget that we have attained enlightenment in the sage world. Do not doubt Zhenren like us when we say that our perspective has changed.
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＠Qin Shi Huang
Besides, while we thought this form of insurance might be a clever idea at first, we are no longer certain.
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＠Qin Shi Huang
There is just...something about this Rayshift system[sr]that does not sit well with us. It smells of evil.
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＠Da Vinci
Evil? How do you figure?
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＠Qin Shi Huang
The fact that you saw through our plot so easily means that the Crypters could easily do the same.
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＠Holmes
Well, much as I appreciate your caution, I can't say the same for your recklessness.
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＠Qin Shi Huang
We swear, things would be so much easier...
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＠Qin Shi Huang
...if you and [%1] and everyone else would simply emulate our way of thinking.
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＠Da Vinci
I'm sure that would make your life much easier,[sr]but don't hold your breath. It ain't happening.
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＠Da Vinci
I can't speak for other places, but Novum Chaldea will never sign off on any kind of plan that requires sacrificing others' lives, for any reason.
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＠Da Vinci
Because a victory won like that wouldn't[sr]actually be a victory at all.
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＠Holmes
Hmm. While there are some aspects to your[sr]way of thinking I could agree with...
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＠Holmes
...at present, our most pressing problem by far is[sr]removing the remaining Trees of Emptiness.
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＠Holmes
So I believe our alliance will continue to hold[line 2]at least, as long as we share a common enemy in the Foreign God.
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＠Da Vinci
I think so too. Plus, it also looks like a safe bet[sr]that you genuinely don't mean [%1] any harm.
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＠Da Vinci
But don't forget, Qin Shi Huang,[sr]we'll be keeping a close eye on you.
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＠Da Vinci
If you do anything to betray [%1]'s trust,[sr]you better believe we'll have some “contingency measures” of our own. Is that clear?
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＠Qin Shi Huang
We were just about to say the same to you, Heroic[sr]Spirit. [wt 0.6][charaFace A 2][%1] represents the potential held by[sr]the next generation of humans.
So if you truly do not want us to reestablish our empire, you had best do everything in your power to[sr]ensure [&he:she] emerges victorious, no matter the cost.
