<TextBlock 1 w:56 h:4>
Fei
"I guess I can rest here<Delay 5>..."<Delay 15>
    Rest up!
    Not yet.<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 2 w:54 h:4>
Fei
"...Hey, and rank doesn't
matter anymore!
So, which bed shall I use?"<New>
    Rank A bed
    Rank B bed
    Rank C bed
    Rank D bed<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 3 w:56 h:4>
Fei
"I guess I can rest here<Delay 5>..."<Delay 15>
    Rest up!
    Not yet.<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 4 w:46 h:2>
Fei
"The rank A bed it is!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 5 w:46 h:2>
Fei
"The rank B bed it is!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 6 w:46 h:2>
Fei
"The rank C bed it is!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 7 w:46 h:2>
Fei
"The rank C bed it is!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 8 w:46 h:2>
Fei
"The rank D bed it is!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 9 w:40 h:2>
Fei
"<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>Wh, where am I?"<Opcode 2 30><Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 10 w:46 h:4>
Fei
"<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>
<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>Okay.<Delay 30>
I'll do what you want!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 11 w:56 h:4>
Fei
"Huh? <Delay 5>... <Delay 5>
Someone's coming downstairs.<Delay 10>
<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>I guess it'll be Hammer."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 12 w:48 h:4>
Citan
"We do not have such 
time to spare!<Delay 15>
We have got to hurry<Delay 5>..."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 13 w:56 h:4>
Hammer
"How are you feeling, bro?
All this running backwards
and forwards is killing me!<New>
I know it's a bit sudden but
how about buying something?"<Delay 15>
    Not now Hammer!
    I guess I'll have to!<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 14 w:56 h:4>
Hammer
"So<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>maybe not today, but
there's always tomorrow!<Delay 15> Buy
something next time, huh!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 15 w:40 h:4>
Hammer
"Yes! That's my bro!<Delay 10>
You're too kind man!
Much appreciated!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 16 w:48 h:4>
Hammer
"What do you need bro?"<Delay 15>
    Hammer's items
    Hammer's accessories<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 17 w:54 h:4>
Hammer
"Thanks bro, but how about
buying something else apart
from items?<New>
It'll help Hammer out too!"<Delay 30>
<Opcode 1 255>    Enough already!
    Hammer's items
    Hammer's accessories<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 18 w:50 h:4>
Hammer
"Thanks again bro!<Delay 15> Man,<Delay 5>
so long as I am with you,<Delay 5>
money's no problem, heh!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 19 w:54 h:4>
Hammer
"Thanks bro, but how about
buying something else apart
from accessories?<New>
It'll help Hammer out too!"<Delay 30>
<Opcode 1 255>    Enough already!
    Hammer's items
    Hammer's accessories<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 20 w:50 h:4>
Hammer
"Thanks again bro!<Delay 15> Man,<Delay 5>
so long as I am with you,<Delay 5>
money's no problem, heh!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 21 w:54 h:4>
Hammer
"The sound of an opening
door!<Delay 15> It seems that the new
doc was in the next room!"<Opcode 2 60><Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 22 w:50 h:4>
Hammer
"Well<Delay 5>...<Delay 20> If that's how it
is then I'll just go off
and register you now!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 23 w:54 h:4>
Doctor
"How do you feel? If you
need a rest, you can always
lie down in the next room!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 24 w:66 h:3>
Doctor 
"Not the 'Baptismal Ceremony'!?
This patient has only just awoke!<New>
It is unthinkable that you would
try and suddenly carry out your 
'Baptismal Ceremony' on him!!!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 25 w:48 h:4>
Doctor
"I am so sorry!<Delay 10> I can't
go against the Battlers!<Delay 5>
Please forgive me..."<Opcode 2 45><Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 26 w:56 h:5>
The lady-doctor Diana
"Yoo-hoo! How are you going?
As I always thought, having
plenty of work to do is what
brings the most happiness!<New>
I'll keep doing my best, so
you too keep up the fight!
As I promised at Nortune<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>
that's what I will do!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 27 w:56 h:5>
Suzarn
"Oh look, what good timing!
Prince Charming has woke up!<Delay 30>
This may be sudden, but you
have to come along with us!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 28 w:58 h:4>
Suzarn
"You don't have a choice in
this!<Delay 15> If you oppose us, the
fair doctor will cop it too!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 29 w:52 h:4>
Suzarn
"Oh, what a sensible lad!
That saves us a bit of
trouble.<New>
Anyway, come along now,
the 'Champ' is waiting!
And don't worry! We'll
let you return here soon."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 30 w:36 h:2>
Suzarn
"Hurry up then<Delay 5>..."<Opcode 2 45><Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 31 w:38 h:2>
Suzarn
"Fo-rwa-rd ma-rch!"<Opcode 2 45><Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 32 w:52 h:4>
Vargas
"Come off it! Just a sec!
That guy's been thrown in 
'ere as a crim, ain't 'e?<New>
You should be thanking
us for 'aving the kind and
compassionate 'eart to let
'im rest up a few days!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 33 w:58 h:4>
Heinrich
"Yeah, that's right!<Delay 15> As long
as he's come here as a crim, 
he's gotta follow the rules!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 34 w:56 h:5>
Leonardo
"<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>That's the way it is! 
So without further ado,
we'll borrow him for a 
little while. <New>
Don't worry, we will return 
him to you straight away!
Once we're through with 
him, that is!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 35 w:54 h:4>
Citan
"<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>Are you absolutely sure
you want to go through with
this, Fei?<New>
Do you not want to think it
through first?<Delay 30> Just to be
sure, I mean!<Delay 20> Though you
can trust me<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>I hope!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 36 w:56 h:4>
Citan
"What is going on out there?
This is a place for rest!<Delay 15>
Can you be a bit quieter<Delay 5>..."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 37 w:34 h:3>
Rico
"<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>Long time no 
see, huh, Kid!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 38 w:48 h:4>
Rico
"For the sake of my men
too, I am about to check
out the sewers.<New>
I've said what I 
wanted to say<Delay 5>..."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 39 w:44 h:4>
Rico
"You want to tag
along, huh?
I don't care.<New>
But you've got to look
after your own neck!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 40 w:56 h:4>
Rico
"<Delay 5>...The doctor too? I don't
take any responsibility if
anything happens to you<Delay 5>...!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 41 w:56 h:4>
Citan
"<Delay 5>...<New>
(Finally, it is the last day
of the Games<Delay 5>...the finals!<Delay 30>
Remember what you-know-who
taught you!)"<Close>        <Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 42 w:56 h:4>
Citan
"(So, be on your way<Delay 5>...<Delay 20> I
must stay here but I will be
praying for a good fight!)"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 43 w:50 h:4>
Citan
"<Delay 5>...<Delay 30>
(You are doing well Fei.
Now go to bed and rest!)"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 44 w:54 h:4>
Citan
"(The Games are not over
yet, so try to rest up
before tommorow's bouts.)" <Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 45 w:54 h:4>
Citan
"<Delay 5>...<New>
(For the time being, I am
a doctor and you are a
prisoner<Delay 5>...<Delay 15> We should split
up and act separately!)"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 46 w:54 h:3>
Citan
"Well hello, Fei!
Are you wide awake yet<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 47 w:56 h:1>
WWWAAAAAAAAAARRRGGGHHH---!!!<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 48 w:10 h:2>
Citan
"<Delay 5>.<Delay 5>.<Delay 5>."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 49 w:56 h:2>
Fei
"<Delay 5>.<Delay 5>.<Delay 5>.<New>
(He's deep in thought<Delay 5>...<Delay 15>
I don't think he heard me.)"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 50 w:54 h:4>
Citan
"Fei! Where are you off to?
We have not yet finished
this discussion!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 51 w:48 h:4>
Citan
"Fei! Let us finish this
discussion first before
you go to bed!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 52 w:36 h:1>
<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>RATTLE! RATTLE!<Opcode 2 30><Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 53 w:34 h:4>
Citan
"Mmm<Delay 5>...<Delay 15>This is<Delay 5>...<Delay 20>
harder than<Delay 5>...<Delay 20>
I thought!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 54 w:60 h:1>
<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>CLATTER! CLATTER! <Delay 5>...<Delay 5>CLANG!<Opcode 2 30><Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 55 w:36 h:3>
Fei
"Uuuh<Delay 5>...<Delay 10> Aaah<Delay 5>...<Delay 10>
Gasp<Delay 5>...<Delay 10> Uuuugh<Delay 5>..."<Opcode 2 240><Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 56 w:38 h:4>
Fei
"<Delay 5>.<Delay 5>.<Delay 5>.<Delay 30>
Where am I<Delay 5>...<Delay 15>
Oh, the infirmary?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 57 w:46 h:4>
Fei
"Doc<Delay 5>...<Delay 15>
What happened to me<Delay 5>...?<Delay 15>
How did I get here<Delay 5>...?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 58 w:52 h:4>
Citan
"During the Battling match
<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>there was a sudden
explosion<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>remember?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 59 w:46 h:4>
Fei
"<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>That's right<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>
In that explosion<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>
I lost consciousness!?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 60 w:52 h:4>
Citan
"It was a large explosion,
but you were fortunate the
Gear was <Weltall><Delay 5>...!<New>
Any other Gear and I
would hate to think<Delay 5>...<Delay 30>
Anyway, you are safe,
that is what matters!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 61 w:38 h:3>
Fei
"Thanks to<Delay 5>...<Delay 30>
<Weltall>,<Delay 5> huh?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 62 w:38 h:4>
Fei
"<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>Doc.
How many days have
passed since then?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 63 w:48 h:3>
Citan
"Only a day has elapsed
since the accident.<New>
Your injuries were 
relatively minor, so<Delay 5>..."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 64 w:32 h:3>
Fei
"Only one day<Delay 5>...<Delay 15>
<Delay 5>.<Delay 5>.<Delay 5>.<Delay 5>"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 65 w:42 h:3>
Citan
"What is the matter, 
Fei<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 66 w:56 h:4>
Fei
"I had an awful dream<Delay 5>...<Delay 10>
I can't remember it, but<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>
I just know it was awful<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 67 w:26 h:2>
Citan
"A dream...?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 68 w:56 h:3>
Fei
"...It was nothing, I guess.
Don't worry about it, doc."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 69 w:10 h:2>
Citan
"<Delay 5>.<Delay 5>.<Delay 5>."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 70 w:48 h:3>
Fei
"Doc, I've got to get
back to the Battling.<New>
I want to get this
explosive collar off
of me as soon as I can."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 71 w:50 h:4>
Citan
"Fei, how is your health
holding up?<Delay 15> I do not want
you to push yourself<Delay 5>..."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 72 w:56 h:4>
Fei
"There's no use saying that.
Time is not going to wait!
I can't just do nothing<Delay 5>..."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 73 w:56 h:4>
Citan
"<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>I suppose you are
right. I understand what you
mean, Fei.<New>
We have got to try and get
out of here as soon as
we possibly can."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 74 w:54 h:4>
Citan
"But that does not mean you
have to over-exert yourself
again, straight away!<New>
Take time to rest up
a little more..."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 75 w:50 h:4>
Fei
"You're the doc,<Delay 5> ...<Delay 5>doc!<Delay 15>
I'll try<Delay 5>...<Delay 5> and get<Delay 5>...
a little more<Delay 5>...<Delay 5> rest<Delay 5>..."<Opcode 2 45><Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 76 w:50 h:3>
Fei
"Hey, you're<Delay 5>...<Delay 15>Rico!?<Delay 15>
What are you doing here?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 77 w:42 h:4>
Rico
"Calm down, kid!<Delay 15>
I didn't come here
to fight with you<Delay 5>..."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 78 w:52 h:4>
Fei
"Then what purpose do you 
have here?<Delay 15> What other
reason could you have?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 79 w:50 h:4>
Citan
"Why, it is only you Fei!
And<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>
the Battling Champion?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 80 w:52 h:4>
Citan
"What would the likes of
you have to do coming to
a prison barracks?<New>
There must be some special
reason for you to grace 
us with your presence?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 81 w:54 h:4>
Rico
"Yes there is.<New>
<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>I came in regards to the
incident of the explosion
during the first rounds of
the Battling contest."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 82 w:48 h:4>
Fei
"Explosion incident?<Delay 15>
<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>Oh, you mean what
happened the other day!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 83 w:56 h:4>
Citan
"The explosion accident that
Fei was enveloped in during
that bout?<New>
What has that got to do
with you?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 84 w:50 h:4>
Rico
"<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>I'm sorry.
That 'accident' was set
up by my subordinates!<New>
After the results of your
'Baptismal Ceremony', it
seems my men didn't come
to like you very much<Delay 5>..."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 85 w:52 h:4>
Citan
"So they made it look like
an accident, but it really
was meant to kill Fei<Delay 5>...<New>
But why tell us now?<Delay 15>
Did they come clean and
confess the crimes they 
committed?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 86 w:56 h:4>
Rico
"...They're no 
longer with us!<New>
You're the doctor, don't you
know what's been happening?<Delay 20>
What's going on here in the
Imperial capital's D Block?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 87 w:50 h:4>
Citan
"You mean the series of
mysterious murders that
happened in the sewers!?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 88 w:54 h:4>
Rico
"<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>Yes.<Delay 20> A line of skilled
Battlers have been murdered
one after the other!<New>
All of the victims that
have been killed were
my subordinates<Delay 5>..."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 89 w:50 h:3>
Rico
"Kid<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>
I mean, Fei<Delay 5>...!<New>
They were the very people
who had set that trap to 
kill you!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 90 w:52 h:4>
Fei
"So what are you trying to
say? That their deaths are
connected to me somehow!?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 91 w:54 h:4>
Citan
"Let us see<Delay 5>...<Delay 5> The murdered
Battlers had set a trap to
try and kill Fei<Delay 5>...<New>
When Fei comes to know of
this he has good reason 
to kill them<Delay 5>...<New>
Out of hatred of his would-
be killers, he plots
revenge on the Battlers.
And turns to 'murder'!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 92 w:34 h:3>
Fei
"<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>People think
I am the killer?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 93 w:54 h:4>
Rico
"Exactly!<Delay 30>
This morning there was yet
another victim<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>the fifth!<New>
It's not unusual for people
to die in the sewers.
If you become weak, you die
<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>that's providence!<New>
But 5 Battlers were killed
in a row!<Delay 15>
That this is unprecedented
alone casts doubt on you.<New>
To say that I don't doubt
you would be lying, but
I don't think you are
guilty, either.<New>
The only thing that can
prove your innocence is
if there is any truth in
that story going round...<New>
The story of a monster in
the sewers that is strong
enough to kill 5 Battlers!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 94 w:54 h:3>
Fei
"Wait up! Let me<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>
Let me go with you!<New>
I want to prove to you that
I am innocent myself!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 95 w:54 h:4>
Citan
"It is up to Fei himself
to prove that he has 
been falsely suspected<Delay 5>...<New>
<Delay 5>...There is no alternative,
then.<Delay 30> Please allow me to
accompany you in solving
this sewer murder case!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 96 w:50 h:4>
Citan
"Hey,<Delay 5> Fei.<Delay 5> Are you fully
prepared now?<Delay 15> There is no
turning back after this!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 97 w:52 h:4>
Fei
"Well,  I errh..."
    Still got stuff to do!
    I am totally prepared!<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 98 w:48 h:4>
Citan
"<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>Is that so?<Delay 15>
Well, get moving!<Delay 5>
Time is of the essence!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 99 w:56 h:4>
Citan
"<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>There is still some time
before the train comes<Delay 5>...<Delay 15>
Let us rest here a little!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 100 w:54 h:4>
Doctor
"Life here is tough, but
first it might be better
if you meet with Hammer!<New>
Hammer is a 'provider' of
things and information.
He might appear strange but
he is good on the inside.<New>
He's probably hanging out
at the bar, so it might be
best to check there first.
I'm sure he'll be of help!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 101 w:54 h:4>
Doctor
"Oh, I forgot to tell you!
You should go and thank
Hammer.<New>
He's the one that carried
you here from that back
alley where you collapsed!<New>
Hammer's the local 
'supplier' of things 
and information.<New>
He's probably hanging out
at the bar, so it might be
best to check there first!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 102 w:54 h:4>
Doctor
"Oh, I forgot to tell you!
You should go and thank
Hammer.<New>
He's the one that carried
you here from that back
alley where you collapsed!<New>
Hammer's the local 
'supplier' of things 
and information.<New>
He's probably hanging out
at the bar, so it might be
best to check there first!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 103 w:54 h:4>
Doctor
"Oh, I forgot to tell you!
You should go and thank
Hammer.<New>
He's the one that carried
you here from that back
alley where you collapsed!<New>
Hammer's the local 
'supplier' of things 
and information.<New>
He's probably hanging out
at the bar, so it might be
best to check there first!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 104 w:54 h:4>
Doctor
"Oh, I forgot to tell you!
You should go and thank
Hammer.<New>
He's the one that carried
you here from that back
alley where you collapsed!<New>
Hammer's the local 
'supplier' of things 
and information.<New>
He's probably hanging out
at the bar, so it might be
best to check there first!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 105 w:60 h:4>
Good, you've finally woken up!<Delay 15>
<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>You have been unconscious
for four days, so I had begun
to fear the worst.<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 106 w:46 h:4>
Fei
"<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>Who are you?<Delay 30>
And where am I?<Delay 15>
How did I get here<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 107 w:22 h:3>
Fei
"Ah,<Delay 15>
uuuugh<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 108 w:54 h:3>
You've only just gained
consciousness, so don't
push yourself too much!<New>
I am a doctor.<Delay 30>
You are in Nortune, the
Imperial capital of Kislev.<New>
This is the detention area
for criminals<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>commonly 
known as 'D block'.<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 109 w:44 h:3>
Fei
"Detention area for<Delay 5>...
<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>criminals?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 110 w:58 h:4>
Doctor
"You are now in a living 
quarters for prisoners in
D block...<New>
Judging by the way you were
brought here under the heavy
guard of the Kislev army, you
are no ordinary criminal...!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 111 w:14 h:2>
Doctor
"Huh!?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 112 w:44 h:3>
Fei
"Uuugh<Delay 5>...<Delay 5> ?<Delay 25>
Where am I this time?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 113 w:58 h:4>
Doctor
"...You're in the same place,
just in a different room!
You've had a rough day, heh?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 114 w:54 h:4>
Fei
"Ah! <Delay 5>...<Delay 5>Oh it's you?<Delay 20>
It looks like I needed your
assistance again, huh<Delay 5>...?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 115 w:50 h:4>
Doctor
"Yes, but don't worry. I
don't mind - it's my job!<Delay 30>
Anyway, how do you feel?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 116 w:56 h:4>
Fei
"Hm? <Delay 5>Aaah<Delay 5>...<Delay 20>
I'm in a bit of pain, but
nothing I can't cope with<Delay 5>...<New>
Lately I've been getting
used to this kind of thing.<Delay 10>
Aah<Delay 5>...!<New>
The last thing I remember 
was those guys speaking of 
what 'rank' they think I am
worthy of."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 117 w:42 h:4>
Doctor
"Oh,<Delay 15>
I think I better tell
you about that<Delay 5>..."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 118 w:50 h:3>
Fei
"What? 
You know what rank I am?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 119 w:56 h:5>
Doctor
"You're quite strong, aren't
you!? To defeat four people
in your condition...it's no 
wonder they gave you rank A!<New>
But to go up against
the Champ...? 
It's amazing that you 
came back alive at all!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 120 w:54 h:4>
Fei
"The fight was meaningless.<Delay 30>
I had no reason to <Delay 5>...<Delay 5>
I didn't want to fight<Delay 5>..."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 121 w:42 h:3>
Doctor
"<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>What happened?<Delay 10>
You look a bit pale."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 122 w:54 h:4>
Fei
"It's nothing. Don't worry.
<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>By the way, what's this 
thing around my neck?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 123 w:62 h:4>
Doctor
"I was surprised! Your rank is
B! They say you defeated three
people, and in your condition!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 124 w:56 h:4>
Fei
"Yeah, I beat three of them.
But I ran out of energy
when I came to the fourth."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 125 w:56 h:3>
Doctor
"But that was incredible!<New>
It makes me wonder how you 
would have gone if you had 
recovered fully beforehand."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 126 w:54 h:4>
Fei
"Hmm, I wonder too<Delay 5>...<Delay 15>
<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>By the way, what's this 
thing around my neck?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 127 w:56 h:5>
Doctor
"I think you were ranked C.<Delay 15>
I doubt they would give you
anything higher if you only 
beat one or two people."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 128 w:40 h:4>
Fei
"<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>C Rank?<Delay 20>
Huh, that would be 
about right for me."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 129 w:54 h:4>
Doctor
"Don't put yourself down.
You'll never survive here
if you have that attitude!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 130 w:54 h:4>
Fei
"<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>Survive here?<Delay 20> ...<Delay 5>Huh?
<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>By the way, what's this 
thing around my neck?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 131 w:54 h:5>
Doctor
"I believe you were rank C.
But in your condition, you
did well just to beat one
opponent!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 132 w:50 h:4>
Fei
"<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>Rank C?<Delay 20>
Can I ask you a question?<Delay 10>
Is rank that important?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 133 w:56 h:4>
Doctor
"Most think that stronger 
is better, but<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>
well<Delay 5>...<New>
It allows you to rise above
living as a normal citizen.
If that's important to you 
then rank is important too!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 134 w:54 h:4>
Fei
"I see<Delay 5>...!<Delay 15>
<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>By the way, what's this 
thing around my neck?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 135 w:54 h:4>
Doctor
"<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>You're rank D.<Delay 20>
But that's understandable
considering your condition.<New>
The very idea of 'Baptism'
is absurd to begin with!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 136 w:42 h:3>
Fei
"<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>You mean<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>
I'm the lowest rank?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 137 w:50 h:2>
Doctor
"To put it bluntly, yes!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 138 w:54 h:4>
Fei
"Hmm<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>
<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>By the way, what's this 
thing around my neck?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 139 w:50 h:4>
Doctor
"Oh that? 
It's a bomb...<New>
The moment you leave the 
vicinity of the Imperial 
capital, that collar goes
'BOOM'!<New>
Too bad, but while
you have that on, you 
will never be able to 
escape from Nortune.<New>
Apart from the civilians
of D Block and a select
few Battlers, everybody
has to wear them..."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 140 w:52 h:4>
Doctor
"<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>Here in D Block, 
that is the only chain 
that binds the prisoners."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 141 w:52 h:4>
Fei
"Huh, a bomb?<Delay 30> So no matter
how much I struggle, I'll 
never escape from here."<Opcode 2 60><Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 142 w:56 h:5>
Doctor
"Anyway, you should try and
get some rest today.<Delay 15>
You'll have to get used to 
life in this town soon too."<Opcode 2 60><Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 143 w:42 h:4>
Fei
"You say a new doctor
has come, but<Delay 5>...<Delay 15>
there's nobody here!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 144 w:46 h:4>
Hammer
"Huh? That's strange<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>
according to my sources
he should be here<Delay 5>...!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 145 w:50 h:4>
Fei
"Too bad he's not here,
huh Hammer!<New>
Looks like you'll have to
forget about those black
market medical treatment
routes you were<Delay 5>..."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 146 w:4 h:1>
!!<Opcode 2 15><Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 147 w:4 h:1>
!?<Opcode 2 15><Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 148 w:52 h:4>
Fei
"D, d, doc?<Delay 5>
Citan?<Delay 5>
What are you doing here!?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 149 w:56 h:4>
Citan
"I monitored Kislev's
radio communications<Delay 5>...<New>
I heard them talking about
a Gear they recovered in
Kislev that fit the
description of <Weltall><Delay 5>.<New>
They said they transported
it to their capital, so I
came here on the off chance
I might also find you here!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 150 w:46 h:4>
Hammer
"Huh? You wouldn't by
any chance know this
doctor, would you bro?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 151 w:32 h:4>
Citan
"So anyway, Fei,
have you taken
any action yet?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 152 w:42 h:4>
Fei
"...Taken any action?
What do you mean by 
that, doc?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 153 w:50 h:3>
Citan
"You cannot stay in here 
forever, can you?<New>
Are you not going to
escape?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 154 w:18 h:2>
Fei
"Escape?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 155 w:54 h:4>
Citan
"Fei! You are not intending
to spend the rest of your
life here are you?<New>
You do not mind breaking
your promise, then?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 156 w:36 h:2>
Fei
"What promise<Delay 5>...?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 157 w:52 h:4>
Citan
"Oh my! How could you
forget such an important
thing as that?<New>
You promised Bart that you
would protect Margie and
the people of Nisan if
anything happened to him!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 158 w:46 h:3>
Fei
"Oh that?<Delay 5> I did promise
that, didn't I<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>!?<New>
But<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>has something
happened to Bart?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 159 w:54 h:4>
Citan
"I am afraid to say so.
He fought bravely against
the enemy's new forces...<New>
But it was in vain! 
The Yggdrasil was badly
damaged and sank to the
bottom of the sea of sand.<New>
Just before the ship sank,
I jumped in an escape-pod
and jettisoned out of there
so that I was not engulfed.<New>
Since then, I regret to say
I could find out nothing of
the others' whereabouts or
fates..."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 160 w:52 h:3>
Fei
"Who would have thought...
What was I doing...?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 161 w:40 h:3>
Citan
"What in the heavens
happened, Fei?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 162 w:54 h:4>
Fei
"Once again<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>
I lost all memory<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>
and all sense of time<Delay 5>...<New>
While I was fighting that
Vanderkaum guy,<Delay 5> he,<Delay 5> Grahf,<Delay 5>
appeared<Delay 5>...<Delay 15> Then I realized
Bart and the crew's plight.<New>
The other guys with me were
defeated by Vanderkaum and
his giant-sized Gear<Delay 5>...<Delay 15>
After that<Delay 5>...<New>
After that<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>it was like
Lahan village over again!<Delay 20>
When I woke up, I was in
Nortune's prison block<Delay 5>..."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 163 w:54 h:4>
Fei
"Doc, what happened
to the squadron at
the borderlands?<New>
What is the meaning of my
being here and <Weltall>
having been recovered in
Kislev<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 164 w:50 h:4>
Citan
"<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>That squadron
was annihilated!<New>
There was also wreckage
of a giant-sized Gear<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>
the likes of which I have
never seen before!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 165 w:10 h:2>
Fei
"<Delay 5>.<Delay 5>.<Delay 5>."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 166 w:50 h:4>
Citan
"Come on now Fei!
Nobody is pointing
their finger at you!<New>
It might have been caused
by something else!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 167 w:52 h:4>
Fei
"It's alright, doc.
Little by little I've been
coming to understand it."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 168 w:44 h:4>
Fei
"Just maybe...<Delay 10>
No<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>most surely...<Delay 10>
I've done it again<Delay 5>..."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 169 w:24 h:2>
Citan
"Oh, Fei<Delay 5>..."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 170 w:48 h:4>
Fei
"I'll keep my promise<Delay 5>...<New>
Otherwise I'd never be 
able to look Bart in the
face again<Delay 5>...<New>
Cause Bart and them are
alive somewhere<Delay 5>...<Delay 10>
I just know that they
are!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 171 w:36 h:2>
Citan
"So that means<Delay 5>..."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 172 w:52 h:4>
Fei
"I'm gonna do whatever it
takes to get out of here!
Will you help me out doc?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 173 w:48 h:3>
Citan
"Of course.
It will be my pleasure!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 174 w:44 h:4>
Hammer
"No, bro,<Delay 5> I doubt it!<Delay 10>
Any thought of leaving
here is just a dream!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 175 w:44 h:2>
Citan
"Why do you say that?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 176 w:52 h:3>
Hammer
"Cause of these things!
They're explosive collars!<New>
As long as we are wearing 
these, we'll never be able
to set foot out of here!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 177 w:44 h:4>
Citan
"Explosive collars<Delay 5>...?<Delay 15>
That is dangerous
of them, is it not!?<New>
Allow me to have a 
little look at it, 
please."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 178 w:48 h:4>
Citan
"<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>Let me see<Delay 15>...<Delay 5>Hmmm<Delay 5>...<Delay 15>
Well, well<Delay 5>...<Delay 10>Ah, ha<Delay 5>...<Delay 20>
Ohhh<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>Humph<Delay 5>..."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 179 w:52 h:4>
Citan
"We might just possibly be
able to do something about
these."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 180 w:50 h:4>
Hammer
"Re, really!?<Delay 20> ...<Delay 5>Even
mechanical engineers gave
up on these in despair!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 181 w:50 h:4>
Fei
"Doc was always good at
tinkering with machines.
So I guess there's hope!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 182 w:54 h:4>
Hammer
"I don't know, bro!
Let's leave them alone!
No matter how good he is...<New>
One tiny mistake and it's
BOOM! BANG! Game Over, man!
Get Hammer's drift, bro!?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 183 w:36 h:3>
Fei
"<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>It's alright.
I believe in doc!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 184 w:40 h:3>
Citan
"<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>Well then, shall
we give it a try?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 185 w:44 h:3>
Fei
"So, let's<Delay 5>..."<New>
    Take a rest first!
    Do it now, doc!
    Forget about it!<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 186 w:50 h:5>
Citan
"Yes, let us rest up a
little first. In the
meantime, think carefully
about it!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 187 w:52 h:4>
Fei
"<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>Yeah, I'm ready to do
it now. We may as well get
it over with then, huh!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 188 w:54 h:4>
Citan
"...I can understand that.
There is no reason to try
something so dangerous yet!<New>
We have not explored all
the other possibilities.
There may be another way!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 189 w:50 h:4>
Hammer
"Oh bro! Please don't!
No matter how you look at
it, it's too dangerous!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 190 w:34 h:4>
Citan
"Well then, Fei,
have you made up 
your mind yet?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 191 w:54 h:3>
Fei
"Yes, well, errh, let's<Delay 5>..."<New>
    Wait a bit longer!
    Do it now, doc!
    Not do this, doc!<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 192 w:54 h:4>
Citan
"<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>Well then, when you
you are ready, let me know 
as soon as possible, OK!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 193 w:54 h:4>
Fei
"<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>Yeah.
Ready when you are doc!
No turning back, now, huh!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 194 w:54 h:4>
Citan
"<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>I can understand that.
There is no reason to try
something so dangerous yet!<New>
We have not explored all
the other possibilities.
There may be another way!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 195 w:32 h:3>
Citan
"Fei!!<Delay 15>
What is wrong!?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 196 w:54 h:4>
Fei
"Errh,<Delay 10> arrh<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>doc?<Delay 15>
Wh,<Delay 5> wh,<Delay 5> what just happened?<Delay 10>
Wh,<Delay 5> what<Delay 10> was that?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 197 w:54 h:4>
Citan
"You scared the heck out of
me, suddenly shouting like
that.<Delay 20> Is everything O.K.?<New>
Anyway, are you absolutely
sure now? <Delay 15>
I will start removing the
explosive collar then<Delay 5>..."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 198 w:56 h:4>
Fei
"Let's not do this!<Delay 15>
I've a bad feeling about it.<Delay 30>
Sorry, doc<Delay 5>..."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 199 w:54 h:4>
Citan
"<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>I can understand that.
There is no reason to try
something so dangerous yet!<New>
We have not explored all
the other possibilities.
There may be another way!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 200 w:50 h:4>
Citan
"Well then... You are
sure you want to 
go through with it so<Delay 5>..."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 201 w:36 h:2>
Hammer
"<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>Oooh, broooo!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 202 w:26 h:4>
Citan
"Well then<Delay 5>...<Delay 15>
let us give
it a go<Delay 5>..."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 203 w:12 h:1>
CLANK!<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 204 w:28 h:3>
Citan
"Ah!<Delay 10>
oop<Delay 5>...<Delay 5> Oh-oh!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 205 w:52 h:4>
Fei
"Doc! What was that sound?
<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>And<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>what's that
behind your back?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 206 w:48 h:4>
Citan
"Huh? Oh, err<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>
It is nothing, Fei.
Hahaha, nothing at all!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 207 w:52 h:4>
Hammer
"Tha,<Delay 10> tha,<Delay 5> that part is<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>
the explosive collar's
safety device, isn't it!?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 208 w:32 h:3>
Citan
"<Delay 5>...S,<Delay 5> sorry.
I did what I<Delay 5>..."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 209 w:56 h:4>
Fei
"It's alright, doc.
It doesn't matter if you
take off one or two parts<Delay 5>...<New>
We are going to take the
whole thing off anyway!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 210 w:56 h:4>
Citan
"<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>Err, well Fei<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>
What I just removed was 
the bomb's safety device<Delay 5>..."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 211 w:36 h:3>
Fei
"Safety device<Delay 5>...?<Delay 15>
What does it do?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 212 w:54 h:4>
Hammer
"Well bro<Delay 5>...<Delay 15>put simply, a
safety device is what stops
a bomb from exploding.<New>
When you remove a safety
device from a bomb...<Delay 20>
it means the bomb could
explode at any time!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 213 w:10 h:2>
Fei
"<Delay 5>.<Delay 5>.<Delay 5>."<Opcode 2 45><Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 214 w:42 h:4>
Fei
"This is bad!?<Delay 15>
Hurry up and get this
thing off of me doc!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 215 w:54 h:4>
Citan
"Now that it has no
safety device, if I mess up
while tampering with it<Delay 5>...<New>
then it is the end of us!
There is nothing more 
that I can do, Fei!
<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>I am so sorry!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 216 w:54 h:4>
Citan
"It seems that these bombs
will not explode unless
given a very strong shock.<New>
They are delicate when you
mess inside them, but they
are extremely good at
'shock absorption'<Delay 5>...<New>
...as you can tell from the
fact that even competitors
wear them in the Battling
Tournaments."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 217 w:54 h:4>
Fei
"But, no matter how shock
absorbant it is, it's still
dangerous in this state!?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 218 w:34 h:4>
Citan
"That is true...<New>
If only there was
something else we
could do besides
risky tinkering!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 219 w:54 h:4>
Hammer
"Excuse me, doctor, but<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>
would you mind giving 
me that safety device?<New>
It would fetch a fair price
if sold to a collector.
Of course I'd be willing
to pay you for it!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 220 w:46 h:4>
Citan
"<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>This thing? 
Well I do not mind.<Delay 15>
What do you think Fei?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 221 w:50 h:4>
Fei
"Well it's of no value to
us to keep it now, is it?
<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>He can have it, doc!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 222 w:30 h:3>
Citan
"Well then, 
here you go<Delay 5>..."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 223 w:50 h:3>
Hammer
"Hee-hee. Thank you, man!
Take this as payment..."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 224 w:30 h:1>
Received 4000G!<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 225 w:30 h:1>
Received 3500G!<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 226 w:30 h:1>
Received 3000G!<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 227 w:30 h:1>
Received 2500G!<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 228 w:30 h:1>
Received 2000G!<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 229 w:30 h:1>
Received 1500G!<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 230 w:30 h:1>
Received 2000G!<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 231 w:30 h:1>
Received 1500G!<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 232 w:30 h:1>
Received 1000G!<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 233 w:30 h:1>
Received 1250G!<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 234 w:52 h:3>
Citan
"...But, we are still left
with the same problem.<New>
If only there was a better
way of getting rid of that
explosive collar<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>!?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 235 w:16 h:1>
CL<Delay 15>...<Delay 5>ANK<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 236 w:26 h:3>
Citan
"Ah!<Delay 10>
<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>Oh, dear!"<Opcode 2 30><Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 237 w:52 h:2>
Hammer
"Th,<Delay 10> th,<Delay 10> that part is<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>!"<Opcode 2 45><Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 238 w:52 h:4>
Hammer
"Oh, I forgot to tell you!
There is a way of having
these collars removed<Delay 5>...<New>
It requires you winning a
'Special Pardon' in the
Imperial Games, though<Delay 5>..."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 239 w:42 h:2>
Citan
"A 'Special Pardon'?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 240 w:54 h:4>
Hammer
"Yes. Every year they
hold the Imperial Games
of Battling.<New>
The Kaiser himself watches
over the Battling matches
and cancels any sentence
the winner is serving.<New>
Also the winner is given
a position as a military
officer as an added bonus!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 241 w:56 h:4>
Citan
"Well then, all we have to 
do is win at the Games then!
Do we not, Fei?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 242 w:54 h:3>
Hammer
"I am telling you it is 
hopeless!<New>
To do that you will have 
to defeat the current 
champion, Master Rico!<New>
But our bro here was
totally beaten by that
very person just days ago!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 243 w:50 h:3>
Hammer
"I am telling you it is
hopeless!<New>
To do that you will have
to defeat the current
champion, Master Rico!<New>
But our bro, here was
just beaten by one of the
Champ's subordinates!<New>
We don't even know
how strong the Champ
himself is yet<Delay 5>..."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 244 w:52 h:4>
Hammer
"I am telling you it is
hopeless!<New>
To do that you will have
to defeat the current
champion, Master Rico!<New>
The Champ's prison ranking
is rank S! 
That's well above rank A 
even!<New>
Our bro here is only rank
C. Our bro could very well
die if he attempts to
challenge the Champ!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 245 w:52 h:4>
Hammer
"I am telling you it is
hopeless!<New>
To do that you will have
to defeat the current 
champion, Master Rico!<New>
The Champ's prison ranking
is rank S! 
That's well above rank A
even!<New>
Our bro here is only rank
C. Our bro could very well
die if he attempts to 
challenge the Champ!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 246 w:56 h:4>
Hammer
"I am telling you it is
hopeless!<New>
To do that you will have
to defeat the current
champion, Master Rico!<New>
But our bro here, is the
same as I am...Rank D! The
difference from the Champ to
us is like man and mouse!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 247 w:54 h:4>
Hammer
"And this time we're 
talking about Battling!
With Gears, bro, Gears!<New>
There's no assurance of
your safety.<Delay 15> He could very
well kill you by pretending
to cause an accident!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 248 w:10 h:2>
Fei
"<Delay 5>..."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 249 w:18 h:2>
Citan
"Really?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 250 w:48 h:4>
Fei
"Yeah<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>but last time
I didn't have the desire
to fight them<Delay 5>...<New>
Yet if I were to come up
against him seriously<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>
I am not sure whether I
could win or not."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 251 w:54 h:4>
Fei
"Yeah<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>but last time
I didn't have the desire
to fight them<Delay 5>...<Delay 5><New>
I defeated 3 Battlers, but
I lost to the fourth, that
Suzarn woman<Delay 5>...<Delay 5> I might be
able to beat her, perhaps."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 252 w:48 h:4>
Fei
"Yeah<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>but last time
I didn't have the desire
to fight them<Delay 5>..."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 253 w:48 h:4>
Fei
"Yeah<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>but last time
I didn't have the desire
to fight them<Delay 5>..."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 254 w:50 h:4>
Fei
"Yeah<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>but last time
I didn't have the desire
to fight them<Delay 5>...<New>
I don't wan't to hide
behind the excuse that I
had not recovered from my
injuries at the time<Delay 5>...<New>
But the truth is I didn't
even beat one of them!<Delay 15>
Who knows whether I could
beat them next time<Delay 5>...!?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 255 w:54 h:4>
Citan
"Is he really that much
stronger than the other 4
Battlers, this Champ chap?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 256 w:54 h:4>
Hammer
"Put it this way<Delay 5>...<New>
He's the undefeated king,
reigning at the summit of
the Imperial capital's 
Battling Tournaments!<New>
With a history of 40 bouts
ending in 40 K.O.s, most of
which occured within 30
seconds from start time<Delay 5>...<New>
If he wins this year's
Imperial Games then he'll
be the reigning champion
for three years running!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 257 w:34 h:4>
Citan
"Just one second!
Is this person a <Delay 15>
prisoner?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 258 w:24 h:2>
Hammer
"Yes he is."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 259 w:48 h:4>
Citan
"That is strange... The
winner is supposed to
receive a pardon, right?<New>
Why is he still a
prisoner now then?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 260 w:52 h:4>
Hammer
"That's the thing!<Delay 20> Master
Rico could have said good-
bye to prison life by now!<New>
But they say he turned
down his pardon.
I guess he must like his
fighting a great deal<Delay 5>...!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 261 w:54 h:4>
Fei
"Well, we can't just stand
round here talking about
it.<New>
I don't care whether it is
Battling or whatever! If
there is a chance then I am
going to try and take it!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 262 w:36 h:2>
Hammer
"Are you serious?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 263 w:24 h:2>
Fei
"Yes, I am."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 264 w:54 h:2>
Hammer
"Do you think you can win?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 265 w:40 h:4>
Fei
"No, I don't.<Delay 20>
But, for now, I can
only give it a try!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 266 w:44 h:4>
Fei
"That Hammer<Delay 5>...<Delay 15>
He looked very pleased
all of a sudden!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 267 w:54 h:4>
Citan
"<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>But are you alright
about this?
As we spoke about before<Delay 5>...<New>
Whether you are forced to
or not<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>you did not
want to do this, right?<Delay 15>
Fight with Gears, I mean!?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 268 w:10 h:2>
Fei
"<Delay 5>.<Delay 5>.<Delay 5>."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 269 w:48 h:4>
Citan
"There are most probably
other ways to get out of
here.<New>
Fei, I do not want to
push you into anything 
you do not want to do!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 270 w:56 h:4>
Fei
"I know doc.
I still don't like Gears.
That much hasn't changed.<New>
When I pilot them, I become
aware of how unstable my
very 'being' is<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>even if
I don't want to think of it!<New>
But at the same time, it is
also a connection with some
lost 'part' of me.<New>
If that's the case then,
recently, I decided I would
stick with it to the end.<New>
Elly also had been troubled
by the same thing. And if I
just stay depressed about
it, nothing will improve!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 271 w:50 h:4>
Citan
"Is that how you feel<Delay 5>...<Delay 5>?
I think I understand
you better now, Fei.<New>
Anyway, let us get
some rest today.
We are going to
become busy!"<Close><Close><End of Block>
