＄02-00-03-14-1-0

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[charaSet A 1017001 1 Musashi]
[charaSet B 6019001 1 "Fuuma Kotarou"]
[charaSet C 6030000 1 Danzo]
[charaSet D 1098118000 1 "Senji Muramasa"]
[charaSet E 1098118600 1 Onui]
[charaSet F 1098118800 1 "Town Woman"]
[charaSet G 98112300 1 "Town Man"]
[charaSet H 1098119000 1 "Castle Warrior"]

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To tell the truth...
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I don't remember how I came to be.
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There is nothing in my records detailing exactly when that happened. All I know is that I was left lying around, broken, after the end of the age of war.
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Kashin Koji, a peerless sorcerer, essentially gave birth to me by creating my body.
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My second father figure, the first Fuuma Kotarou, installed all manner of ninjutsu he created into my memory banks.
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Precious few people know how valuable this body of mine truly is. As far as most people are concerned, I am just another ninja.
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If my body were to break, I would essentially be dead.[sr]I suppose it is my fate to be abandoned.
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In the end, I am just a machine made of flesh, iron, and wood. A monster not unlike the homunculi produced by Western alchemy.
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How long did I spend as an unmoving, human-shaped machine?
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...Perhaps it was even longer than the time I have spent operating as a ninja.
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Despite operating for many, many years...
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...once I was broken, most of my records were damaged,[sr]and I could no longer play them back properly.
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I was simply left to decay...
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...as my records...my thoughts, slipped away...
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In time, my mind was emptied out completely,[sr]and my body would no longer move at all.
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It simply groaned, and creaked, and cracked...
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Then one day, a man found me.[sr]He repaired me, and gave me purpose as my new master.
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That man was summoned to the province of Shimousa as a Caster-class Servant. His name is Caster of Limbo.
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From the moment he repaired me, I regained my consciousness. Or at the very least, I was conscious from that point onwards.
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Whether this consciousness was newly formed, or the one I had lost during the years I was shut down, I can't say.
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But either way, I didn't care. Why?
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Because I was created to be a ninja. That was my purpose then, and it is my purpose now. As such, all I need do is carry out my master's orders.
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As long as I have my master, there is nothing to doubt. As long as I have my master, all I need to do is carry out my mission.
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Whoever the Caster of Limbo turns out to be.
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Indeed, I don't know who he really is.[sr]He may be a Heroic Spirit, or a hero, or a human...
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Perhaps he is even an oni.[sr]Or something else altogether...?
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At any rate, it doesn't matter. It didn't matter.[sr]All I had to do was obey my new parental figure.
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...I must not doubt him, no matter what.[sr]And yet...
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...Lord Kotarou.[sr]You have been checking in with me so often.
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For some reason,[sr]I feel as though I already know you.
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Even though my records[line 2]my equivalent of a normal human's memories[line 2]have nearly all been lost.
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I should have no records remaining, save the ones containing the ninjutsu I require for my missions.
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Lord Kotarou.[sr]Lord Kotarou.
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Did I ever meet you...
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...before I was broken...?
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＠Town Woman
Come on, hurry! There's no time to waste! We need to get out of here while the samurai are keeping those monsters busy!
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＠Town Man
Close the wooden shutters! Yes, those! There's a bunch of those things trying to come out! Hurry!
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＠Castle Warrior
The grounds south of the castle should be safe![sr]Ugh, how long does it take to close a simple shutter!?
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＠Town Woman
Oh my, you're so strong, Mr. Samurai![sr]...Er, I mean, come on, you lot! Hurry it up!
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＠Town Woman
You heard the man! We need to head south! All you big, strong men, carry the kids and the elderly! Go on!
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＠Town Man
Aaah! Forget the ones who've turned into monsters; there's nothing we can do for them! Discretion is the better part of valor and all that!
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＠Castle Warrior
Just think of them as a big fire and run away as fast as you can! Got that? You're running for your lives from a fire, not monsters!
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＠Town Man
Some fire this is! Dammit,[sr]I'm gonna survive this if it's the last thing I do!
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[charaTalk A]
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＠Musashi
No sooner do we set foot in town than we're hit with a bunch of monsters! There are too many of them! Don't tell me this is[line 2]
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＠Fuuma Kotarou
I've just finished scouting out the town. As we suspected, Toke Castle appears to be at the heart of this phenomenon!
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＠Fuuma Kotarou
Whatever happened there, it not only caused a great number of monsters to appear, it also transformed many of the people into monsters as well.
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[charaFace B 4]
＠Fuuma Kotarou
Fortunately, this area seems relatively unscathed, but...
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[charaTalk D]
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＠Senji Muramasa
So you're telling me those howls I hear off in the distance...are from monsters who used to be human?
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？1：Monsters that used to be human...
？2：I hope there's a way to avoid fighting them.

？！

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＠Danzo
The eastern area appears to have been completely[sr]wiped out. Not a single person managed to escape.
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[charaTalk A]
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＠Musashi
You've got to be kidding me. I've heard that[sr]people can change, but this is ridiculous!
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＠Musashi
The east has the keep, right? Maybe that means you're more likely to transform the closer you are to the castle?
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＠Fuuma Kotarou
That could be it. I believe Master should be okay thanks to [&his:her] Mystic Codes, and you should be fine as well, Lady Musashi.
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＠Fuuma Kotarou
I have seen you shrug off countless magical attacks with no adverse effects.
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＠Fuuma Kotarou
It's as though you have some sort of innate resistance to magical energy.
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＠Musashi
Wait. Was that a compliment?
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[charaTalk B]
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＠Fuuma Kotarou
Uh, yes, it was.
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？1：So it's people close to the castle who transform...

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＠Danzo
...[sr]...
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？2：I hope Kiyohime is okay.

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＠Musashi
As far as I can tell, the samurai are maintaining their chain of command. Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to help the townspeople escape.
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＠Musashi
So I would imagine they made sure the royal family got out safely first and foremost. At least, I hope so.
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？！

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＠Senji Muramasa
So people transform if they get near the castle, eh.[sr]In that case...
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＠Senji Muramasa
I should never have brought Onui and Tasuke here. I thought they would be safer with us, but that clearly backfired.
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＠Senji Muramasa
[%1], make sure you keep the kids close by so they don't get lost.
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？1：Don't worry, I haven't let go of Onui's hand.

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＠Onui
Hehe, your hand is so warm, [&mister:miss].
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＠E：Tasuke
Goo ga ga♪
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？2：I just wish I could cover their eyes, too.

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＠Onui
It's okay. I'm not scared with everyone else around.[sr]I know Grandpa and Ms. Samurai will beat the monsters!
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＠Onui
Are you scared of them, [&mister:miss]?[sr]Is that why you're holding my hand?
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＠E：Tasuke
Goo ga ga♪
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＠Onui
Can we ride the horse again?[sr]That was so much fun!
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＠Musashi
We left the horses tied up outside town,[sr]so I'm afraid we'll have to walk from here.
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＠Musashi
I'd like to leave you two somewhere safe if we can, though...
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＠Onui
I'm okay. As long as you and everyone else is[sr]around, I won't be scared. Same with Tasuke.
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＠E：Tasuke
Goo goo goo♪
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＠Musashi
Haha, so I see. You're excited about this, huh, Tasuke![sr]You're such a brave girl, Onui. [charaFace A 8]But all the same...
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＠Musashi
I'm afraid we can't[line 2]Hm?
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＠Musashi
Hey, [%1], see that lady over[sr]there leading people away from the town?
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＠Musashi
Haven't we seen her before? Didn't she help[sr]us out a lot the last time we were here?
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＠Otama
Okay everyone, line up nice and orderly now![sr]Hurry up, or the monsters might come and eat you!
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＠Otama
Remember, children and the elderly go first.[sr]No pushing! No shoving!
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＠Otama
Try not to look at the castle! We can't have people feeling ill and slowing everyone else down.
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＠Otama
Besides, there are some samurai or something over there who look to be doing a good job slaying the monsters.
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＠Otama
So now's our chance to escape to the outskirts![sr]Come on, hurry along!
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？1：I'm glad you're helping out like this, Otama.
？2：I'm impressed how calm and collected you are.

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＠Otama
Well, of course. I didn't become known as the top courtesan in Yoshiwara for nothing.
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＠Otama
“Fights and fires are Edo's flowers” after all.[sr]Of course we know what to do in a time of crisis.
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＠Otama
...Wait.[sr]You're those freeloaders!
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＠Musashi
Nice to see you again, Otama! We were just slaying monsters over there when we caught sight of you.
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＠Musashi
I hope you don't mind, but we have another favor to ask of you. You're going to stay here and keep helping people evacuate, right?
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＠Otama
More or less. As you can see, that's what I'm doing right now. What about it? You might have a hard time finding another free room at a time like this.
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＠Musashi
Oh, well, uh...[sr]This is kind of hard to say, but...
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＠Senji Muramasa
Hurry it up, Musashi! [bgm BGM_EVENT_3 0.1]Some of the creatures[sr]from near the castle just wandered over here!
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＠Danzo
Heat sources detected. They are approaching us at incredible speed. I'm afraid combat is inevitable.
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＠Danzo
Lord Kotarou has already gone on ahead to try and hold them back, but[line 2]
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？1：Let's pick this up later!
？2：Kotarou needs backup.

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[charaTalk A]
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＠Musashi
You heard the [&man:lady], Otama! We'll come back[sr]after we've taken care of those creatures!
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＠Otama
Huh!? Look, I'm just a geisha. Once I finish helping these people evacuate, I was going to run away with them!
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＠Otama
Ugh, you people never listen!
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