＄02-00-02-08-6-0
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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 G 98111500 1 "Da Vinci"]
[charaSet H 98002000 1 Fou]

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[charaTalk E]
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＠Assassin
You're quite good. More's the pity, really.[sr]Why do you not understand?
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＠Assassin
There is nothing wrong with my system of reporting. As long as people can hold themselves to a high standard, they CAN conduct themselves properly!
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＠Assassin
Of course, they must put in the effort to do so. Namely, the effort to uphold my laws, to suppress their base desires.
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＠Assassin
I understand that by virtue of being human, one will inevitably have desires.
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＠Assassin
The desire to sleep when one wants, to eat what one wants, to be lazy, to even commit crimes...
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＠Assassin
But it is only the suppression of those desires that will allow for a true and just nation to be born.
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＠Assassin
In that sense, those fools in Ys were the polar opposite, since they explicitly sought out the pleasures that come from pure indulgence.
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＠Assassin
And thus, their destruction was assured![sr]But not me. Not the Nightless City.
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＠Assassin
Though some may remain here who cannot control their desires, they will be weeded out in due time.
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＠Assassin
If one can apply oneself in a focused, dedicated manner, one is certain to walk a moral and just path! Why can you not understand that!?
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[charaTalk D]
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＠Fergus
Moral people and a just nation, huh?
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＠Fergus
So far as we can tell, this nation is a den of torture and cruelty. I wonder if it only seems like justice to you because of how above it all you hold yourself.
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＠Fergus
The more I learn about running nations, the harder it appears to[line 2][se ad171][wt 0.3][fowardEffect bit_talk_14][charaFace D 5][wt 0.1][se ad170][charaShake D 0.04 4 4 0.5]
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[charaTalk C]
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＠d'Eon
Stay alert! Some Torturers still remain!
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[charaTalk E]
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＠Assassin
See, that is how I once obtained something I wished for myself. I swore I would claim it, and worked hard to make my goal a reality!
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＠Assassin
In essence, the moment I made my decision was also the moment in which I acquired the treasure I had been seeking my entire life.
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＠Assassin
Indeed, that may be why I find myself in this form right now.
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[charaTalk B]
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＠Astolfo
Treasure, huh. I got a buttload of that when I was alive, y'know. Course, I ended up either lending it out or giving most of it away...
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＠Astolfo
What kinda treasure didja get?
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[charaTalk E]
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＠Assassin
Hehehe, do you wish to know?
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＠Caster
Your Highness, I don't think it's a good idea to[line 2]
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＠Da Vinci
I take it that treasure was a country of your very own, Empress Regnant.
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＠Assassin
...Oho. It seems you have finally arrived at my name.
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＠Assassin
I have had many titles, of course, but I am particularly fond of that one. You have good taste.
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？1：Da Vinci!

？2：Empress Regnant? Seriously?

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＠Assassin
What do you mean “seriously”!?
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＠Assassin
That is a pretty damn cool title![sr]I won't hear a word claiming otherwise!
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？！

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[charaTalk G]
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＠Da Vinci
Sorry for my absence. I've been focusing on analyzing the data, and I've finally got an answer.
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＠Da Vinci
Granted, she's been giving us plenty of hints from the beginning, but her childish appearance didn't quite line up with everything.
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＠Da Vinci
But now that you've fought her directly, we have much more accurate data to work with, and I'm certain of my conclusion beyond any doubt.
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＠Da Vinci
Encouraging citizens to spy and report on one another... Employing brutes known as Torturers to go around hurting people and drag out undesired truths...
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＠Da Vinci
And this “Yaoguang Hall,” the heart of the Nightless City...
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＠Da Vinci
While it may not have been quite as flashy as this incarnation, this Servant is still reported to have lived in a building of the same name.
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＠Da Vinci
...In other words, all of these are things she used while she was still alive.
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＠Da Vinci
She's known as an empress here, right?[sr]That's not because she's the ruler of this city.
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＠Da Vinci
It's because she really was an empress.
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＠Da Vinci
What's more, she was the only empress in all of history to ever rule over China.
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＠d'Eon
A Chinese empress!?
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＠Da Vinci
She began her rise as a concubine to Emperor Taizong of the Tang dynasty, and later married his son, Gaozong, following Taizong's death.
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＠Da Vinci
She assassinated her rivals, steadily gained power, and eventually claimed the entire country as her own.
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＠Da Vinci
She commanded her subjects to address her as “Dowager,” “Empress Dowager,” and later “Empress Regnant”...
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＠Da Vinci
If we believe her most popular name to be her True Name, we have two to choose from:
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＠Da Vinci
Zetian Wu Hou or Wu Zetian!
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[charaSet E 6027001 1 "Wu Zetian"]
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＠Wu Zetian
Oh? Hahahaha! Well done.[sr]You're absolutely right!
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＠Caster
Oh no... Now they know her True Name...
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＠Astolfo
Whaaat!? You're telling me THAT'S a real empress!?
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＠Wu Zetian
Who are you referring to as “that,”[sr]you little peach-haired hussy!
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？1：Peach-haired...?
？2：Hussy...?

？！

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＠Wu Zetian
You know, I didn't like the look of you from the start... Well, no matter. I can deal with you later.
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＠Wu Zetian
Now then, since you know I am indeed a true empress, let me ask you: Does that change your mind?
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＠Wu Zetian
There is no other city that shines as brightly as mine. With proper effort, all can lead a good life.
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＠Wu Zetian
If you swear to become my subjects, I may even change my mind about imprisoning you for life.
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[charaTalk B]
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＠Astolfo
Bah! PASS! This city may not look as horribad or rowdy as Ys, at least on the surface, but...
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[charaTalk C]
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＠d'Eon
Indeed. It only LOOKS that way. And then only because its harsh lights prevent one from seeing it clearly.
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＠d'Eon
At its core, it is just as twisted and rotten as Ys.
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[charaTalk D]
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＠Fergus
You can talk about your city's justice and propriety all you like, but in the end, you can't hide the fact that it is fundamentally lacking in both.
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＠Fergus
As Mash said earlier, it is the one clear truth of this place.
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？1：A city where no one smiles can never be just.
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＠Mash
...Well said, Master.[sr]Of that much, I'm absolutely certain!
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＠Wu Zetian
What fools you are. Such a pity.
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＠Wu Zetian
Clearly both I and my city are simply too bright for rabble such as you. In that case, I won't force you to look. You may avert your gaze and remain in the dark.
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＠Wu Zetian
There is nothing more to do now, as there is no greater crime than refusing one's punishment.
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＠Wu Zetian
Now that it has come to this, your execution shall be carried out in a grand and ostentatious manner. Tactician, call my expecting subjects.
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＠Caster
...Yes, Your Highness.
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＠Wu Zetian
In the name of Wu, I command you to be born!
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＠d'Eon
Th-there's more of them now![sr]It's just like what happened with the pirates in Ys!
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＠Astolfo
Oh gross, not again...
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[charaTalk E]
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＠Wu Zetian
Do not mistake me for a smug and foolish ruler.[sr]I know very well when to make use of others. However...
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＠Wu Zetian
I will say this:[sr]two among you I will throttle with my own hands!
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＠Wu Zetian
...That cat with the long fur, and the peach-colored hussy with the cattish air about her!
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[charaSet H 98002000 1 Fou]

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＠Fou
...Fou!?
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＠Astolfo
Did she just call me that again!?
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＠Wu Zetian
I can't stand cats. I shall cut off all your limbs myself and stuff you into a bottle for safekeeping!
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＠Mash
Fou being a cat is debatable, but that doesn't matter![sr]I'll never let you do that. Let's beat her, Master!
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