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$01-00-07-02-4-0
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[soundStopAll]
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[bgm BGM_MAP_18 0.1]
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[charaSet A 8001002 1 Mash]
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[charaSet B 98003000 1 "Dr. Roman"]
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[charaSet C 98106200 1 Merlin]
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[charaSet D 3027000 1 Ana]
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[charaSet E 2002001 1 Gilgamesh]
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[scene 20730]
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[fadein black 2.0]
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[wait fade]
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[wt 0.4]
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[se ad13]
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[charaTalk B]
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[communicationChara 98003003 1 5 0 0]
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[wt 0.3]
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@Dr. Roman
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We've been marching for an entire day.[sr]You must be tired, [%1].
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@Dr. Roman
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But we're almost there. Just hang in there a little longer.
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@Dr. Roman
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That area is easy to observe.[sr]We can finally have a proper operation.
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@Dr. Roman
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Just a little bit more... One more day, and you should arrive at what I believe is the city of Uruk.
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[communicationCharaClear]
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[wait communicationChara]
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[charaTalk C]
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[charaFace C 0]
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[charaFadein C 0.1 1]
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@Merlin
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It's easy to observe this area because it's still close to the “former Mesopotamian world.”
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@Merlin
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The only safe place is the area around Uruk, where the king is going strong and maintaining an environment livable for humans.
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@Merlin
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Northern Mesopotamia has become a kingdom of Demonic Beasts, while the south has become a mysterious jungle that no one returns from.
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@Merlin
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For humans who survived attacks by Demonic Beasts, the city of Uruk is the only refuge.
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[charaFadeout C 0.1]
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[charaTalk D]
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[charaFace D 4]
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[charaFadein D 0.1 1]
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@Ana
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...
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[charaFadeout D 0.1]
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[charaTalk B]
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[communicationCharaLoop 98003003 1 5 0 5]
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@Dr. Roman
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Now I understand the situation here.
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@Dr. Roman
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With the rise of the Three Goddess Alliance, the Sumerian city-states have been dealt a devastating blow.
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@Dr. Roman
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Many cities have been destroyed and many people have fled to Uruk, the center of this world.
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@Dr. Roman
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The Demonic Beasts' invasion up north is the most serious issue at hand, as they're currently the major force wiping out humanity.
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@Dr. Roman
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In response, Uruk's king has dissolved the city of Babylon and hastily constructed a great fortress known as the Northern Wall of Uruk.
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@Dr. Roman
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In other words, Babylonia has turned itself into the front line for the war against Demonic Beasts. It's the last fort protecting the Mesopotamian world. Correct?
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[communicationCharaClear]
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[wait communicationChara]
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[charaTalk C]
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[charaFace C 0]
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[charaFadein C 0.1 1]
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@Merlin
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Yes. It's still unknown how the King of Mages influenced this era, but if the Demonic Beasts bring down Uruk, human history is finished.
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[charaFace C 4]
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@Merlin
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If the first dynasty of Sumer, the blueprint of city-states, is destroyed, there is no certainty in what will become of the human race afterwards.
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@Merlin
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During the same period, Egypt's first dynasty was also flourishing, but they alone can't preserve the Foundation of Humanity.
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[charaFace C 0]
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@Merlin
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Therefore, there are two things you need to do.
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@Merlin
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First, search for the Holy Grail the King of Mages sent to this era and retrieve it. That should give us an idea about his plot.
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@Merlin
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Next, take down the Three Goddess Alliance if possible. Although that fight should belong to the people of this era...
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@Merlin
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...if we do nothing, the Foundation of Humanity can't be restored. This task is beyond our abilities, but it is what we must do.
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?1:What do we know about the alliance?
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[charaFace C 4]
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@Merlin
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Not much. Out of the three goddesses, I only know the True Name for one.
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@Merlin
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There's the goddess controlling all Demonic Beasts up north, the goddess residing in jungles in the south,
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@Merlin
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then there's the soaring goddess who has no fixed residence.
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@Merlin
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The biggest threat is the goddess in the north, but the soaring goddess is another problem altogether.
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@Merlin
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In a way, she's the most troublesome goddess in Mesopotamia, even more so than the goddess controlling the Demonic Beasts.
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@Merlin
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The people of Uruk are still puzzled over what to do about her.
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?2:What were you doing, Merlin?
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[charaFace C 1]
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@Merlin
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I was looking for something, under orders from the king. That's also why I was in the Cedar Forest.
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@Merlin
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I was searching for something called the Tablet of Destinies, but I've put that on hold so I can guide you to Uruk.
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?!
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[charaFadeout C 0.1]
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[charaTalk B]
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[communicationCharaLoop 98003003 1 5 0 5]
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@Dr. Roman
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...Hmmm. It seems all roads lead to Uruk.
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@Dr. Roman
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Merlin. Is King Gilgamesh really the one ruling over Uruk now?
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[communicationCharaClear]
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[wait communicationChara]
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[charaTalk C]
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[charaFace C 1]
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[charaFadein C 0.1 1]
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@Merlin
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Yes, it is indeed King Gilgamesh![sr]The most tyrannical of all ancient kings!
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[wt 0.2]
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[charaFadeout C 0.1]
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[wt 0.1]
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[messageOff]
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[wt 0.1]
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[scene 28300 0.5]
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[wt 0.1]
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[charaScale E 1.5]
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[charaPut E 0,0]
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[charaTalk E]
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[charaFace E 1]
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[charaFadeTime E 0.4 0.6]
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[wt 2.0]
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[charaFadeTime E 0.4 0]
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[scene 20730 0.5]
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[wt 0.7]
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[charaTalk C]
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[charaFace C 1]
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[charaFadein C 0.1 1]
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@Merlin
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He severed his ties with the gods because of their arrogance! The most beautiful women and treasures are his to own!
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@Merlin
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The most irrational and unreasonable king who would just as readily kill his followers as his enemies!
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?1:That's scary!
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?2:So he's just a villain?
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?!
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[charaFadeout C 0.1]
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[bgmStop BGM_MAP_18 0.4]
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[wt 0.5]
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[bgm BGM_EVENT_11 0.1]
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[charaTalk A]
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[charaFace A 0]
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[charaFadein A 0.1 1]
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@Mash
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Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes.[sr]The king of Uruk in ancient Mesopotamia.
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@Mash
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He is a historical figure who appeared in the Epic of Gilgamesh, mankind's oldest heroic epic,
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@Mash
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as well as other ancient Mesopotamian stories.
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[charaFace A 7]
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@Mash
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His historical name was Bilgamesh, where “bilga” means ancestors, and “mesh” means hero.
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@Mash
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His father was King Lugalbanda, a demigod.[sr]His mother was the goddess Ninsun.
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@Mash
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He was a hero born of god and human, which made him a combination of the two.
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[charaFace A 0]
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@Mash
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In his youth, he was fond of people, while also being a sage grounded in reason,
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@Mash
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but he became the complete opposite in his adolescence. He turned into an out-of-control tyrant.
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@Mash
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He gathered the land's fortune, demanded prosperity in toil from his citizens, and abandoned the gods as relics of the past.
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[charaFace A 7]
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@Mash
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To admonish him, the gods created the being that appeared before us, Enkidu.
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@Mash
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As fate would have it, Enkidu and King Gilgamesh fought for three days and three nights in front of a temple in Uruk.
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@Mash
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The battle was a draw. Afterwards, King Gilgamesh recognized Enkidu as his only friend.
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@Mash
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His tyranny relaxed a bit and he governed the country while still being feared by the citizens of Uruk.
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@Mash
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However...
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?1:However?
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[charaFace A 12]
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@Mash
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Yes. King Gilgamesh matured as a king after gaining a friend, but encountered many trials.
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?2:You know quite a bit, Mash.
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[charaFace A 3]
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@Mash
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Y-yes. After we found out about the era of the Seventh Singularity, I studied so I could be useful to you, Senpai...
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?!
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[charaFadeout A 0.1]
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[charaTalk C]
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[charaFace C 4]
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[charaFadein C 0.1 1]
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@Merlin
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Oh, the Cedar of Lebanon story.
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@Merlin
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King Gilgamesh set foot into the holy ground of the Forest of White Cedars and killed Humbaba, the Demonic Beast guarding it.
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@Merlin
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Due to Mesopotamia's climate, the country was always in need of lumber.
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@Merlin
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Bringing home quality cedar was his obligation, as both a king and a hero.
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@Merlin
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However, his achievement captured the attention of a wicked goddess.
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[charaFace C 0]
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@Merlin
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The goddess's curiosity drove her to desire all things unusual, beautiful and praise-worthy.
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@Merlin
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Who was this wicked goddess you ask? She was Inanna, Queen of Heaven, daughter of An, also known as Ishtar. And she set her sights on Gilgamesh.
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[charaFace C 4]
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@Merlin
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The world's greatest goddess confessed her love to the King of Heroes. However, King Gilgamesh rejected her.
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@Merlin
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Why? Because Gilgamesh knew how coldly she treated her husband Dumuzid.
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[charaFace C 0]
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@Merlin
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This must have been quite a shock to Ishtar.[sr]To be rejected by a man... by a mere human!
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@Merlin
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Furious, Ishtar went crying to her father...
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[charaFace C 4]
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@Merlin
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...who, out of love for her, gave her something terrible.
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@Merlin
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A Divine Beast powerful enough to destroy the world... Gugalanna, the Bull of Heaven. With it, Ishtar tried to destroy Uruk.
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@Merlin
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The bull damaged crops, made the rivers run dry, and summoned a tempest before being defeated by Gilgamesh and Enkidu.
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@Merlin
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Uruk was saved, but by killing the holy beast, Enkidu incurred the wrath of the gods and for their sins, the gods killed Enkidu.
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@Merlin
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It was, after all, the gods who created Enkidu in the first place. In modern parlance, the gods flipped Enkidu's off switch.
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[charaFace C 3]
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@Merlin
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Honestly. The Mesopotamian gods' greatest fault was being pushovers to their daughters.
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@Merlin
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Between An and Enki of the Abyss, Ishtar was given a multitude of treasures.
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[charaFadeout C 0.1]
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[charaTalk B]
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[communicationCharaLoop 98003003 1 5 0 3]
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@Dr. Roman
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Yes, yes. From that story alone, it's easy to see that Ishtar had a pampered upbringing...
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[communicationCharaClear]
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[wait communicationChara]
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[charaTalk A]
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[charaFace A 4]
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[charaFadein A 0.1 1]
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@Mash
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That's right. The death of his only friend, Enkidu, was King Gilgamesh's first real encounter with mortality.
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@Mash
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Death claimed even Enkidu, the mighty king's equal. Gilgamesh, in turn, began to wonder whether it was possible to conquer death.
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[charaFace A 8]
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@Mash
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As a result, King Gilgamesh embarked on a quest for immortality. He went to the ends of the earth, descended into the Abyss...
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@Mash
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...and at its bottom, obtained the Herb of Rejuvenation. However[charaFace A 12]...
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[charaFadeout A 0.1]
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[charaTalk B]
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[communicationCharaLoop 98003003 1 5 0 3]
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@Dr. Roman
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It was stolen by a snake, right?
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[communicationCharaFace 5]
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@Dr. Roman
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Gilgamesh returned to the surface and went to bathe. While he soaked, a snake crept in and ate the herb.
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@Dr. Roman
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And so, snakes gained the ability to shed their skin, and humans forever lost the chance to become immortal.
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[communicationCharaFace 3]
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@Dr. Roman
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No one could ever really know what effect that had on the king's state of mind.
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[communicationCharaFace 5]
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@Dr. Roman
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Anyway, King Gilgamesh returned to Uruk, but because of his absence, the city had nearly fallen into ruin.
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@Dr. Roman
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Reflecting on his own selfishness, he decided to try and restore Uruk.
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@Dr. Roman
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From then on, he never went on quests, instead focusing on his kingly duties.
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[communicationCharaFace 0]
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@Dr. Roman
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There you have it. The Epic of Gilgamesh in a nutshell.
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@Dr. Roman
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The epic was set down in poetry, so we can only imagine what the truth may have been.
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[communicationCharaClear]
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[wait communicationChara]
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[charaTalk C]
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[charaFace C 3]
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[charaFadein C 0.1 1]
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@Merlin
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Did he really seek out the magical herb because he feared death, or was it because he loathed death?
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@Merlin
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I think it would be interesting to ask the man himself.[sr]Oh, but...
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[charaFace C 4]
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@Merlin
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I suppose he isn't the type of person who would speak freely about his memories. Unless you were his traveling companion or something.
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[charaFace C 1]
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@Merlin
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The point is, this is a man who had the guts to call a goddess as powerful, though spoiled, as Ishtar a fool and kick her to the curb...
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@Merlin
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...while bragging about possessing the originals of all the Noble Phantasms and having the greatest advantage over any hero.
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@Merlin
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Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes, is an extremely arrogant, cold-blooded tyrant. Remember that.
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[charaFadeout C 0.1]
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[bgmStop BGM_EVENT_11 0.3]
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[wt 0.4]
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[charaTalk A]
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[charaFace A 0]
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[charaFadein A 0.1 1]
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@Mash
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...Yes. And that is the legend of Gilgamesh, King of Heroes. Was it useful, Senpai?
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?1:... (And what am I supposed to do?)
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?2:... (So what's going to happen?)
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?!
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[charaFadeout A 0.1]
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[charaTalk B]
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[communicationCharaLoop 98003003 1 5 0 1]
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@Dr. Roman
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Hahaha. It looks like you don't want to go, [%1]!
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[communicationCharaFace 3]
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@Dr. Roman
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I can understand that.[sr]After all, I'm trembling with fear, too.
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@Dr. Roman
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And it's a town in 2600 B.C., right? There's a cold-blooded king in a violent world where might makes right.
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@Dr. Roman
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I'm sure culture shock is inevitable, so you should mentally prepare yourself, yep.
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[communicationCharaClear]
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[wait communicationChara]
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[bgm BGM_EVENT_3 0.1]
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[charaTalk D]
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[charaFace D 4]
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[charaFadein D 0.1 1]
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@Ana
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...Excuse me. We've got trouble. Demonic Beasts that have strayed from the pack are heading our way.
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@Ana
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...Are you still going to talk?[sr]If so, I can handle them alone...
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[charaFadeout D 0.1]
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[charaTalk A]
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[charaFace A 3]
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[charaFadein A 0.1 1]
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@Mash
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N-no, we'll go![sr]Thank you for pointing them out, Miss Ana!
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[k]
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[charaFadeout A 0.1]
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[charaTalk D]
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[charaFace D 0]
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[charaFadein D 0.1 1]
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@Ana
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...No need to use “Miss.”[sr]But I'd appreciate some extra hands.
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[k]
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[messageOff]
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[fadeout black 0.5]
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[bgmStop BGM_EVENT_3 0.4]
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[wait fade]
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[soundStopAll]
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[end]
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