＄02-00-02-08-5-0
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[charaSet A 99502600 1 Mash]
[charaSet B 4004001 1 Astolfo]
[charaSet C 1026001 1 d'Eon]
[charaSet D 98113900 1 Fergus]
[charaSet E 6027001 1 Assassin]
[charaSet F 5030001 1 Caster]
[charaSet H 5030001 1 Transmission]

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[charaTalk D]
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＠Fergus
These must be your personal chambers.
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[charaTalk E]
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＠Assassin
Indeed! How good of you to come, Shi Gou!
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[charaTalk A]
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＠Mash
Confirmed! That's the Assassin of the Nightless City! But...who's that next to her?
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[charaTalk F]
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＠F：???
...
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[charaTalk A]
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＠Mash
Another Servant reading![sr]Be careful, Master!
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[charaTalk E]
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＠Assassin
Hm? Oh yes, I suppose you wouldn't have met yet, would you. Very well, you may introduce yourself.
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＠F：???
...All right.[sr]I'm a Caster Servant.
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＠F：???
I serve as a tactician here in the Nightless City.
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[charaTalk D]
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＠Fergus
(Another woman... But, she seems so uncomfortable.)
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[charaTalk F]
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＠Caster
...
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[charaTalk D]
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＠Fergus
(And her eyes...they're so sad.[sr]It's as though she's scared of everything.)
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[charaTalk C]
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＠d'Eon
Oho, a tactician? And here I thought you were the type to lead a nation a touch more whimsically.
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[charaTalk E]
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＠Assassin
Don't be ridiculous. The best rulers are those who know how to make use of their subjects. I take great pride in my choice of adjutants.
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＠Assassin
Skilled underlings deserve to be valued[line 2]to be given the sort of work that suits those skills.
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＠Assassin
I am an unrivaled judge of talent. I would go so far as to say that not even the great Qin Shi Huang or my ancestor, Liu Bang, can surpass me.
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[charaFace E 1]
＠Assassin
Case in point: it was all thanks to Caster's clever planning that I was so easily able to drown those filthy rats in Ys. Hahaha!
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？1：You must be the Caster Dahut mentioned.
？2：Dahut said something about you betraying her.
？！

[charaFace F 4]
＠Caster
...I'm afraid it's true.[sr]I did once serve Ys.
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＠Caster
But, if I had stayed there, well...[sr]I didn't want to die, so...
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[charaFace E 0]
＠Assassin
Dahut pursued hedonistic pleasure to its absolute extreme. She never planned for the future, but always chose to live purely for the moment.
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[charaFace E 4]
＠Assassin
Caster tried to warn her over and over,[sr]but that lust-crazed wench refused to listen.
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[charaFace E 0]
＠Assassin
In time, she realized that Ys would one day come to an ignominious end, and decided to come work for me.
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[charaFace F 3]
＠Caster
And I am truly grateful for your compassion, your Highness.
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[charaTalk E]
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＠Assassin
Speaking of which, what do you think of my Nightless City? It's nothing at all like that pitiful pile of planks that used to be Ys, right?
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？1：Honestly, they're both pretty horrible.
？2：You couldn't pay me enough to live here.
？！

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[charaFace E 1]
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＠Assassin
Indeed, I knew you'd say as mu[line 2]Wh-[charaFace E 5][charaShake E 0.04 5 5 1.0]what!? (Flump)[se ad110][wt 0.4][charaMove E 0,-40 0.4][charaFadeout E 0.4][se ad76][seVolume ad76 0 0.4]
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[charaTalk B]
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＠Astolfo
Whoa! She just fell right off her throne and faceplanted! Just like in my cartoons! Oooh, she sure popped right back up there though!
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[charaTalk E]
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＠Assassin
A-absurd. You must be lying to me. That...there's no other reason you would say such a thing!
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＠Assassin
You couldn't possibly fail to see its splendor after witnessing it firsthand! I cannot believe otherwise!
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＠Assassin
Whatever your original purpose in coming here, you should have seen enough of my city even before I granted you an audience to recognize its brilliance!
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＠Assassin
If anything, I was certain you would arrive, prostrate yourselves before me, and beg me to let you live in my glorious city! Don't you agree, tactician!?
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[charaTalk F]
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＠Caster
...Yes, of course. I...couldn't agree more.
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[charaTalk C]
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＠d'Eon
(I can see she's doing her best to avert her eyes.)
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[charaTalk B]
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＠Astolfo
Hey! We're the ones who can't believe what we're hearing? How could you be proud of this glowy mess?
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[charaTalk E]
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＠Assassin
You need to ask?[sr]The answer is blindingly obvious.
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＠Assassin
This city is light itself. Where there is light, there is justice. Thus, this city is overwhelmingly just. In fact, it is a city of nothing BUT justice!
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[charaTalk C]
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＠d'Eon
...! That is utterly absurd!
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＠d'Eon
You have torture openly displayed. The men your women keep are terrified of it and rightly so!
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＠d'Eon
People rat each other out left and right. Nobody can trust anyone else, let alone speak their minds freely!
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[charaTalk E]
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＠Assassin
Well of course. I strongly encourage my subjects to report any transgressions they witness, after all.
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[charaTalk C]
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＠d'Eon
What...?
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[charaTalk E]
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＠Assassin
If anything, I would distrust the ones who don't. Evil should not be hidden. Crimes should not be covered up.
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＠Assassin
They should say something the moment they so much as sense wrongdoing afoot. That way, my loyal Torturers can take over and compel the offender to come clean.
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[charaTalk D]
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＠Fergus
...There is so much wrong with that... I don't even know where to start. Just off the top of my head, what about false accusations or misunderstandings?
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＠Fergus
A system like that would surely incentivize people to falsify reports in order to kick others down.
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[charaTalk E]
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＠Assassin
Never. That sort of thing only happens in other, lesser nations.
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＠Assassin
In a truly just nation, one that holds itself to the highest standard, there can be no mistakes, and certainly no false accusations...
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＠Assassin
...nor any who would misuse the reporting system for their own ends. Such things would simply never happen.
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？1：Well they sure as hell exist here!

[charaFace E 4]

？2：That's completely unrealistic!

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[charaTalk B]
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＠Astolfo
Exactly. Take a walk around![sr]Your city isn't even KINDA like that!
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[charaTalk E]
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？！

＠Assassin
The Nightless City is still young.[sr]As such, some...growing pains are to be expected.
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＠Assassin
But, as my methods spread and take root, this city will quickly grow closer to that ideal.
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[charaFace E 0]
＠Assassin
Nonetheless, with all of that said, even you cannot deny that my city is far more peaceful and orderly than Ys or El Dorado.
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＠Assassin
Surely you saw for yourselves how brightly it glitters? That is all the proof you could need to know that my reign is good and proper.
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＠Assassin
Under my rule, evil will die out, the strong will assume responsibility and flourish, and the weak will serve as their foundation.
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＠Assassin
What could possibly be wrong with that?[sr][charaFace E 1]Even a child could see the simple truth of this path!
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[charaTalk D]
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＠Fergus
(...In one sense, she's right. That WOULD be a strong manner in which to lead a country. But...)
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[charaTalk E]
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＠Assassin
Here, I'll spell it out for you: in a nation where everyone holds themselves to the highest standards, reporting wrongdoing is the perfect approach.
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＠Assassin
With all of my subjects vigilant, there will be no tolerance for evil of any kind, no matter how small.
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＠Assassin
Eventually, that approach will lead to the end of evil entirely.
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[charaFace E 1]
＠Assassin
And so the goal of proper conduct is precisely what will set people on the correct path!
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＠Mash
I don't know if this is the best way to say this, but...you're wrong. You're just...wrong.
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＠Mash
Even if that did make evil disappear, and no more crimes ever took place in that nation anymore...
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＠Mash
...I can't imagine the people who live there could ever smile.
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？1：I agree. That's not true peace at all.
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[charaTalk E]
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＠Assassin
Grrr. I don't know who that voice belongs to,[sr]but she was clearly “dissing” me! How dare you!
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[charaFace E 2]
＠Assassin
None of you has even the slightest self-control![sr]And it's not just you! All of humanity is like that!
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＠Assassin
You all need to learn to endure the most arduous hardships. To work hard, and study with diligence!
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＠Assassin
As long as one builds character like that, evil will never take root in their minds! In time, there will no longer be a need for transgressions to be reported!
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[charaFace E 5]
＠Assassin
And yet...
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[charaFace E 2]
＠Assassin
You dare to criticize my rule, and in my presence![sr]Caster, what is the punishment for this heinous crime?
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[charaTalk F]
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[charaFace E 2]
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＠Caster
I don't think we have a punishment for this particular...crime. But, if we add this to the “bothering me for no specific reason” category...
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＠Caster
...then the punishment would be for Your Highness to torture them yourself, and then life in prison.
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[charaTalk E]
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＠Assassin
Yes, that will do. Very well then, I shall first torture you myself, then you can begin your new life rotting in my dungeon!
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＠Assassin
However, since I am nothing if not merciful, I shall call in my best Torturers, those who can compel anyone to speak the truth.
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[charaFace E 3]
＠Assassin
In effect, I shall make it easier for you to repent and confess your true feelings. Namely...
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[charaFace E 1]
＠Assassin
“I beg your forgiveness. Your Nightless City is actually super awesome. I was just so shy I couldn't come out and say that before.” Not that that will lessen the severity of your sentence, of course.
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＠Assassin
I'm afraid that not even a nation's ruler can bend its laws once she has made them.
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[charaTalk E]
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＠Assassin
Caster, you will assist me.
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[charaFace F 4]
＠Caster
Um, well, I...
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[charaFace E 2]
＠Assassin
If these people are truly foolish enough to fail to understand the righteousness of my path, they will have come here with the goal of destroying this city.
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＠Assassin
If they succeed, you will not escape unscathed.
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[charaFace F 4]
＠Caster
...Then it seems I have no choice.[sr]I don't want to die, so...I will fight...
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[charaSet G 98115200 1 "Torturer B"]
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＠Astolfo
Greeeat, a whole buncha those Torturers again!
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[charaTalk C]
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＠d'Eon
We may still have many interlopers to deal with...but we are also finally within reach of our goal. We cannot let this chance go to waste!
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[charaTalk A]
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＠Mash
You're up against an Assassin and a Caster! We still don't know their True Names, so please, be careful!
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