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It is inherently difficult for humans to prevail against evil. The notion that they could defeat a god is similarly dubious.
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But when a human is summoned as a Servant, such lamentations should no longer be given voice.
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In China, there are two expressions that convey this idea well: “Shéng jù mù duàn,” and “Shuǐ dī shí chuān.”
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Roughly translated, they mean “Little strokes fell great oaks” and “Dripping water penetrates stone.”
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Therein lies the essence of human progress.
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＠Inshun
Interesting. So that is how the older and wiser Lord Shuwen sees things.
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＠Inshun
You are quite a change of pace[sr]from your Lancer counterpart.
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＠Li Shuwen
Did he do something to upset you? [wt 0.9][charaFace A 1]...Aha, I see.[sr]You challenged my younger self to a duel.
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＠Inshun
I did try to control myself, but I am afraid my excitement got the better of me while I was training.
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＠Inshun
It seems I still have a long way to go.
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＠Li Shuwen
I suppose it would be uncouth of me[sr]to apologize for instigating it then.
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＠Li Shuwen
That said, Houzouin...
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＠Li Shuwen
Surely a man with your spirit and virtue could have resisted the temptation.
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＠Li Shuwen
Is that not what being a Servant entails?
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＠Inshun
I am afraid it is not as easy as you might think.
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＠Inshun
Although I lived to the age of sixty, and still retain memories[line 2]or rather, records of that time, I do not have any of the more temperate sensibilities I gained with age.
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＠Inshun
I have no fondness for fighting to the death,[sr]but I do get a bit hotheaded from time to time.
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？1：I'll say! You guys came dangerously close to killing each other, you know!

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＠Inshun
Haha, I am sorry about that, Master. I knew I should stop, but I simply couldn't help myself.
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？2：I'm just glad I stopped you guys in time. It wasn't easy...

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＠Li Shuwen
Knowing what I was like in my youth, I'm sure this younger me must have caused a lot of trouble for you.
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＠Inshun
Come to think of it,[sr]Lord Shuwen, have you not met your younger self yet?
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＠Li Shuwen
No, I haven't. If I did, there's no doubt in my mind that we would end up killing each other.
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＠Li Shuwen
I'm sure my younger self knows that as well as I do. That's why we've made it a point to never be in the same place.
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＠Inshun
Why would you end up killing each other?
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＠Inshun
Is it because he would not want to see what he is like when he is older?
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＠Li Shuwen
Hardly. If anything, it's the other way around.
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＠Li Shuwen
I've devoted my life to perfecting my martial arts. If I'd come across an older version of me when I was young, I'd want to fight him too.
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＠Li Shuwen
I'm sure he sees me as either the culmination or the conclusion of everything he's worked towards.
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＠Li Shuwen
And as a young man, he would have no reason not to see how he measures up to that as he is now.
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＠Inshun
Indeed. I could not agree more.
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＠Inshun
After all, it would be impossible for anyone besides a Servant to truly fight against oneself.
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＠Inshun
And if that other self is a more mature version...
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＠Inshun
...the urge to resist seeing whether your current self is stronger than your future self would be irresistible.
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＠Li Shuwen
Yes, precisely.
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？1：But you're not going to fight each other?

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＠Li Shuwen
I will if you ask us to,[sr]Master...but I know you never would.
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＠Inshun
Very true. It would be one thing if you were on opposing sides, but in any other circumstance...
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＠Inshun
Nonetheless, I would also be very interested to learn which of you is stronger!
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＠Li Shuwen
Hm?
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＠Li Shuwen
Isn't it obvious? It would be my Lancer self.
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？2：So, which of you IS stronger?

＠Li Shuwen
My younger, Lancer self would say he is.
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＠Li Shuwen
And I would agree with him.
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＠Li Shuwen
...That said...
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＠Li Shuwen
...I would still win.
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＠Li Shuwen
And as long as I know that for certain, I personally have no desire to fight my younger self.
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＠Li Shuwen
...But, if you'd still like us to fight even knowing that, Master, I'd be happy to oblige.
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＠Inshun
...Oho. Now I see.
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？1：Huh? I don't understand.
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＠Li Shuwen
I mean that strength alone is not the[sr]sole factor in deciding the victor.
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＠Li Shuwen
For me, it is not the pinnacle of strength that I seek.
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＠Li Shuwen
...It may sound like I'm just an old wolf that's lost his fangs, but this is a domain the Lancer can never reach. Kaka!
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＠Li Shuwen
Though of course, if he has,[sr]that's all well and good too.
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＠Li Shuwen
It would just mean my victory is even more assured.
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？1：???
？2：I'm still totally lost...
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＠Li Shuwen
Heh...
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＠Li Shuwen
Don't you worry about it, [&son:sport].[sr]As a Master, you have your own path to focus on.
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＠Li Shuwen
Hmm. But if that alone doesn't convince you, there's an old story I know that might change your mind.
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...A long, long time ago...
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...there was a man with fearsome good looks and two viciously powerful fists.
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The man desired strength above all else,[sr]and fought anyone who would accept his challenge.
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The man won each and every fight, as if that were the only natural outcome.
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Whether it was through innate talent, or countless hours of diligent training...
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...the man kept winning so much that he came to be regarded as an invincible legend...
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...even as he left a trail of corpses in his wake.
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Not even stray dogs liked him. And why would they?
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The intense bloodlust he gave off frightened all living creatures who encountered him.
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Although the man had a teacher,[sr]and peers he once studied alongside...
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...he always preferred solitude.
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The way I'm going, I'll surely end up dead in a gutter.
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The man figured this is what fate had[sr]in store for him, and accepted it.
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The life of violence he led could only[sr]ever result in his own destruction.
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One day, he would fall.[sr]But that day would not be today...
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