$91-60-36-01-2-1 [soundStopAll] [charaSet A 6036000 1 "Li Shuwen"] [charaSet B 3014001 1 Inshun] [charaSet C 1098144010 1 Man] [charaSet D 98018100 1 "Bandit Leader"] [charaSet E 98018100 1 "Bandit 1"] [charaSet F 98018100 1 "Bandit 2"] [charaSet G 98018100 1 "Bandit 3"] [charaSet H 98002000 1 "Effect Dummy (Dagger)"] [charaScale H 0.3] [charaRoll H -25 0,0] [charaDepth G 1] [charaDepth F 5] [charaDepth E 9] [wipeFilter cinema 0.5 0] [scene 47001] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [charaFace F 0] [charaFace G 0] [charaFadein E 0.1 -236,-50] [charaFadein F 0.1 236,-50] [charaFadein G 0.1 0,-50] [bgm BGM_EVENT_3 0.1] [fadein black 1.0] [wait fade] [se bac266] [charaEffect E bit_talk_Slash_red_01_L 0,-50 H] [wt 0.15] [charaShake E 0.04 4 4 0.4] [charaFadeout E 0.4] [charaTalk F] [se bac266] [charaEffect F bit_talk_Slash_red_01_L 0,-50 V] [wt 0.15] [charaShake F 0.04 4 4 0.4] [charaFadeout F 0.4] [charaTalk G] [wt 0.3] [se bac10] [charaEffect G bit_talk_13] [charaShake G 0.05 5 0 0.7] [wt 1.0] @G:Bandit He's...a monster...! [k] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_3 0.9] [messageOff] [se ad240] [fowardEffect bit_talk_35] [wt 0.9] [charaMove G 0,-100 0.4] [wait charaMove G] [se ad144] [charaFadeout G 0.4] [wt 1.4] [se ad452] [seVolume ad452 0 0.6] [seStop ad452 2.0] [wt 1.0] [charaTalk B] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.7 0,-50] [wt 1.0] [bgm BGM_EVENT_5 0.1] @ [charaTalk B] The bandits' lifeless bodies were strewn across the ground, just as the man's own body was now bruised and battered. [k] @ [charaTalk B] But that made little difference[sr]to either his feet or his fists. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 0,-50] [charaShake D 0.05 3 3 0.8] @Bandit Leader A-aaaaaah! Please! Spare me! [k] @Bandit Leader I promise I'll do anything you want![sr]I'll never kill again as long as I live! [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 0,-50] @Man Too bad you didn't have your change of heart sooner. This is payback for all the villagers you and your men killed. [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 0,-50] [wt 0.2] [se bac95] [charaEffect H bit_talk_Slash_red_02 390,-640] [wt 0.2] [charaShake D 0.05 3 3 0.4] [wt 1.1] [charaMove D 0,-100 0.4] [wait charaMove D] [se ad144] [charaFadeout D 0.4] [wt 1.7] [se ad328] [wt 1.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.4 0,-50] [wt 0.4] @ [charaTalk B] Blood stained the blade a vivid red. The man continued on his spree, mercilessly felling bandits left and right. [k] @Man ...Guess I should go give the dagger back. [k] @Man But I'd better wash the blood off somewhere first... [k] [messageOff] [fadeout black 1.5] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_5 1.0] [wait fade] [scene 10000] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 2.0] [fadein black 0.1] [wait fade] @ [charaTalk B] The man made his way down the gloomy mountain,[sr]back to the boy's village. [k] @ [charaTalk B]But... [k] @Man What the... [k] [messageOff] [fadeout black 0.1] [se ad510] [seVolume ad510 0 0] [wait fade] [scene 65501] [wt 0.1] [seVolume ad510 3.0 1.0] [bgm BGM_EVENT_11 0.1] [fadein black 1.5] [wait fade] [wt 0.4] @ There was no one there to be found. Not even a sign that anyone had lived there recently. [k] @ It was clear to see that the area[sr]had been abandoned for years. [k] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 0,-50] @Man ...I see. I knew retribution[sr]should be carried out swiftly... [k] @Man ...but I never considered that I'd missed the chance entirely. I truly am useless. [k] @ [charaTalk B] Taking the dagger out from his shirt pocket,[sr]he found it had already half-crumbled to dust. [k] @Man ...I wonder whose vengeance I carried out. [k] @Man Whoever you are, I bet you would[sr]have liked to do it yourself. [k] @ [charaTalk B]...And so, the man left the deserted village behind, with only the wind howling in his wake. [k] [messageOff] [fadeout black 1.5] [se ad60] [seVolume ad60 0 0.5] [seStop ad510 1.5] [seStop ad60 2.2] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_11 1.5] [wait fade] [wipeOff] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [scene 37300] [wt 1.8] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 4] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] [fadein black 1.5] [wait fade] [wt 0.2] [bgm BGM_EVENT_2 0.1] @Li Shuwen ...Strong as I was back then,[sr]I still couldn't make a difference. [k] @Li Shuwen It doesn't matter how strong you are,[sr]you still can't change the past. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Inshun Hmm. Still, it sounds like there was nothing you could have done about that. Sometimes, people just die for no reason. [k] @Inshun In fact, neither life nor death carries any special meaning. [k] [charaFace B 4] @Inshun Those villagers do deserve to be mourned,[sr]but to try to save all of them... [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 1] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Li Shuwen Kaka. I am well aware. [k] @Li Shuwen I am far from the Buddha. I've never thought to even try to save all lives in this world. [k] [charaFace A 0] @Li Shuwen That said... [k] @Li Shuwen There are things I can teach, and lessons I can convey. [k] [charaFace A 4] @Li Shuwen What I lacked back then was[sr]the composure to realize that. [k] @Li Shuwen I am neither a hero, nor a villain. [k] [charaFace A 0] @Li Shuwen So I thought, at the very least, I should leave what I've learned behind for others to study. [k] @Li Shuwen Even I have something I want to protect. These fists can be quite useful at getting to the crux of certain matters. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Inshun ...Still, Lord Shuwen, what you describe is nothing less than a break with your past self. [k] @Inshun Is there nothing about that you regret? [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Li Shuwen Regret? Of course. [k] [charaFace A 4] @Li Shuwen Seeing myself grow weaker by the day...[sr]Seeing my fists grow dull and ineffective... [k] @Li Shuwen It would be stranger if I had no regrets at all. [k] [charaFace A 1] @Li Shuwen But, all those regrets are gone, now that I'm here. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 1] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Inshun ...Aha, I see. You make an excellent point! [k] [charaFace B 3] @Inshun Late though it may be for me, perhaps[sr]that is what I should strive for too. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 1] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Li Shuwen All right, I think that's enough idle talk for now.[sr]Shall we get going, Master? [k] ?1:Sounds good! @Li Shuwen Very well. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 3] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Inshun Indeed! I'm glad we had this talk. [k] [charaFace B 1] @Inshun Now I am more eager to wield my spear than ever! [k] [messageOff] [se ad452] [charaFadeout B 0.7] [wt 1.6] ?2:So you're all set then? [charaFace A 1] @Li Shuwen Of course. These fists are yours[sr]to command as you see fit. [k] [messageOff] [se ad452] [charaFadeout A 0.7] [wt 1.6] ?! [seStop ad452 1.4] [wt 1.4] @ ...His body grows weaker by the day,[sr]and with it, his fists grow duller. [k] @ One can easily imagine his younger self mocking him,[sr]saying something like... [k] @ “What were you doing with your[sr]life up till now, old man?” [k] @ But the old man would just laugh it off. [k] @ He knows now that his fists are no longer[sr]a weapon he wields solely for his own sake... [k] @ ...but one that cuts a path forward[sr]for those who follow behind... [k] [messageOff] [fadeout black 2.0] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_2 2.0] [wait fade] [wt 0.5] [soundStopAll] [end]