#### 1 ####
Fei
"I guess I can rest here{wait:05}..."{wait:0F}
    Rest up!
    Not yet.

#### 2 ####
Fei
"...Hey, and rank doesn't
matter anymore!
So, which bed shall I use?"{enter}
    Rank A bed
    Rank B bed
    Rank C bed
    Rank D bed

#### 3 ####
Fei
"I guess I can rest here{wait:05}..."{wait:0F}
    Rest up!
    Not yet.

#### 4 ####
Fei
"The rank A bed it is!"

#### 5 ####
Fei
"The rank B bed it is!"

#### 6 ####
Fei
"The rank C bed it is!"

#### 7 ####
Fei
"The rank C bed it is!"

#### 8 ####
Fei
"The rank D bed it is!"

#### 9 ####
Fei
"{wait:05}...{wait:05}Wh, where am I?"{clear:1E}

#### 10 ####
Fei
"{wait:05}...{wait:05}
{wait:05}...{wait:05}Okay.{wait:1E}
I'll do what you want!"

#### 11 ####
Fei
"Huh? {wait:05}... {wait:05}
Someone's coming downstairs.{wait:0A}
{wait:05}...{wait:05}I guess it'll be Hammer."

#### 12 ####
Citan
"We do not have such 
time to spare!{wait:0F}
We have got to hurry{wait:05}..."

#### 13 ####
Hammer
"How are you feeling, bro?
All this running backwards
and forwards is killing me!{enter}
I know it's a bit sudden but
how about buying something?"{wait:0F}
    Not now Hammer!
    I guess I'll have to!

#### 14 ####
Hammer
"So{wait:05}...{wait:05}maybe not today, but
there's always tomorrow!{wait:0F} Buy
something next time, huh!"

#### 15 ####
Hammer
"Yes! That's my bro!{wait:0A}
You're too kind man!
Much appreciated!"

#### 16 ####
Hammer
"What do you need bro?"{wait:0F}
    Hammer's items
    Hammer's accessories

#### 17 ####
Hammer
"Thanks bro, but how about
buying something else apart
from items?{enter}
It'll help Hammer out too!"{wait:1E}
{fast:FF}    Enough already!
    Hammer's items
    Hammer's accessories

#### 18 ####
Hammer
"Thanks again bro!{wait:0F} Man,{wait:05}
so long as I am with you,{wait:05}
money's no problem, heh!"

#### 19 ####
Hammer
"Thanks bro, but how about
buying something else apart
from accessories?{enter}
It'll help Hammer out too!"{wait:1E}
{fast:FF}    Enough already!
    Hammer's items
    Hammer's accessories

#### 20 ####
Hammer
"Thanks again bro!{wait:0F} Man,{wait:05}
so long as I am with you,{wait:05}
money's no problem, heh!"

#### 21 ####
Hammer
"The sound of an opening
door!{wait:0F} It seems that the new
doc was in the next room!"{clear:3C}

#### 22 ####
Hammer
"Well{wait:05}...{wait:14} If that's how it
is then I'll just go off
and register you now!"

#### 23 ####
Doctor
"How do you feel? If you
need a rest, you can always
lie down in the next room!"

#### 24 ####
Doctor 
"Not the 'Baptismal Ceremony'!?
This patient has only just awoke!{enter}
It is unthinkable that you would
try and suddenly carry out your 
'Baptismal Ceremony' on him!!!"

#### 25 ####
Doctor
"I am so sorry!{wait:0A} I can't
go against the Battlers!{wait:05}
Please forgive me..."{clear:2D}

#### 26 ####
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!{enter}
I'll keep doing my best, so
you too keep up the fight!
As I promised at Nortune{wait:05}...{wait:05}
that's what I will do!"

#### 27 ####
Suzarn
"Oh look, what good timing!
Prince Charming has woke up!{wait:1E}
This may be sudden, but you
have to come along with us!"

#### 28 ####
Suzarn
"You don't have a choice in
this!{wait:0F} If you oppose us, the
fair doctor will cop it too!"

#### 29 ####
Suzarn
"Oh, what a sensible lad!
That saves us a bit of
trouble.{enter}
Anyway, come along now,
the 'Champ' is waiting!
And don't worry! We'll
let you return here soon."

#### 30 ####
Suzarn
"Hurry up then{wait:05}..."{clear:2D}

#### 31 ####
Suzarn
"Fo-rwa-rd ma-rch!"{clear:2D}

#### 32 ####
Vargas
"Come off it! Just a sec!
That guy's been thrown in 
'ere as a crim, ain't 'e?{enter}
You should be thanking
us for 'aving the kind and
compassionate 'eart to let
'im rest up a few days!"

#### 33 ####
Heinrich
"Yeah, that's right!{wait:0F} As long
as he's come here as a crim, 
he's gotta follow the rules!"

#### 34 ####
Leonardo
"{wait:05}...{wait:05}That's the way it is! 
So without further ado,
we'll borrow him for a 
little while. {enter}
Don't worry, we will return 
him to you straight away!
Once we're through with 
him, that is!"

#### 35 ####
Citan
"{wait:05}...{wait:05}Are you absolutely sure
you want to go through with
this, Fei?{enter}
Do you not want to think it
through first?{wait:1E} Just to be
sure, I mean!{wait:14} Though you
can trust me{wait:05}...{wait:05}I hope!"

#### 36 ####
Citan
"What is going on out there?
This is a place for rest!{wait:0F}
Can you be a bit quieter{wait:05}..."

#### 37 ####
Rico
"{wait:05}...{wait:05}Long time no 
see, huh, Kid!"

#### 38 ####
Rico
"For the sake of my men
too, I am about to check
out the sewers.{enter}
I've said what I 
wanted to say{wait:05}..."

#### 39 ####
Rico
"You want to tag
along, huh?
I don't care.{enter}
But you've got to look
after your own neck!"

#### 40 ####
Rico
"{wait:05}...The doctor too? I don't
take any responsibility if
anything happens to you{wait:05}...!"

#### 41 ####
Citan
"{wait:05}...{enter}
(Finally, it is the last day
of the Games{wait:05}...the finals!{wait:1E}
Remember what you-know-who
taught you!)"

#### 42 ####
Citan
"(So, be on your way{wait:05}...{wait:14} I
must stay here but I will be
praying for a good fight!)"

#### 43 ####
Citan
"{wait:05}...{wait:1E}
(You are doing well Fei.
Now go to bed and rest!)"

#### 44 ####
Citan
"(The Games are not over
yet, so try to rest up
before tommorow's bouts.)" 

#### 45 ####
Citan
"{wait:05}...{enter}
(For the time being, I am
a doctor and you are a
prisoner{wait:05}...{wait:0F} We should split
up and act separately!)"

#### 46 ####
Citan
"Well hello, Fei!
Are you wide awake yet{wait:05}...{wait:05}?"

#### 47 ####
WWWAAAAAAAAAARRRGGGHHH---!!!

#### 48 ####
Citan
"{wait:05}.{wait:05}.{wait:05}."

#### 49 ####
Fei
"{wait:05}.{wait:05}.{wait:05}.{enter}
(He's deep in thought{wait:05}...{wait:0F}
I don't think he heard me.)"

#### 50 ####
Citan
"Fei! Where are you off to?
We have not yet finished
this discussion!"

#### 51 ####
Citan
"Fei! Let us finish this
discussion first before
you go to bed!"

#### 52 ####
{wait:05}...{wait:05}RATTLE! RATTLE!{clear:1E}

#### 53 ####
Citan
"Mmm{wait:05}...{wait:0F}This is{wait:05}...{wait:14}
harder than{wait:05}...{wait:14}
I thought!"

#### 54 ####
{wait:05}...{wait:05}CLATTER! CLATTER! {wait:05}...{wait:05}CLANG!{clear:1E}

#### 55 ####
Fei
"Uuuh{wait:05}...{wait:0A} Aaah{wait:05}...{wait:0A}
Gasp{wait:05}...{wait:0A} Uuuugh{wait:05}..."{clear:F0}

#### 56 ####
Fei
"{wait:05}.{wait:05}.{wait:05}.{wait:1E}
Where am I{wait:05}...{wait:0F}
Oh, the infirmary?"

#### 57 ####
Fei
"Doc{wait:05}...{wait:0F}
What happened to me{wait:05}...?{wait:0F}
How did I get here{wait:05}...?"

#### 58 ####
Citan
"During the Battling match
{wait:05}...{wait:05}there was a sudden
explosion{wait:05}...{wait:05}remember?"

#### 59 ####
Fei
"{wait:05}...{wait:05}That's right{wait:05}...{wait:05}
In that explosion{wait:05}...{wait:05}
I lost consciousness!?"

#### 60 ####
Citan
"It was a large explosion,
but you were fortunate the
Gear was {name:0B:ȩ`}{wait:05}...!{enter}
Any other Gear and I
would hate to think{wait:05}...{wait:1E}
Anyway, you are safe,
that is what matters!"

#### 61 ####
Fei
"Thanks to{wait:05}...{wait:1E}
{name:0B:ȩ`},{wait:05} huh?"

#### 62 ####
Fei
"{wait:05}...{wait:05}Doc.
How many days have
passed since then?"

#### 63 ####
Citan
"Only a day has elapsed
since the accident.{enter}
Your injuries were 
relatively minor, so{wait:05}..."

#### 64 ####
Fei
"Only one day{wait:05}...{wait:0F}
{wait:05}.{wait:05}.{wait:05}.{wait:05}"

#### 65 ####
Citan
"What is the matter, 
Fei{wait:05}...{wait:05}?"

#### 66 ####
Fei
"I had an awful dream{wait:05}...{wait:0A}
I can't remember it, but{wait:05}...{wait:05}
I just know it was awful{wait:05}...{wait:05}"

#### 67 ####
Citan
"A dream...?"

#### 68 ####
Fei
"...It was nothing, I guess.
Don't worry about it, doc."

#### 69 ####
Citan
"{wait:05}.{wait:05}.{wait:05}."

#### 70 ####
Fei
"Doc, I've got to get
back to the Battling.{enter}
I want to get this
explosive collar off
of me as soon as I can."

#### 71 ####
Citan
"Fei, how is your health
holding up?{wait:0F} I do not want
you to push yourself{wait:05}..."

#### 72 ####
Fei
"There's no use saying that.
Time is not going to wait!
I can't just do nothing{wait:05}..."

#### 73 ####
Citan
"{wait:05}...{wait:05}I suppose you are
right. I understand what you
mean, Fei.{enter}
We have got to try and get
out of here as soon as
we possibly can."

#### 74 ####
Citan
"But that does not mean you
have to over-exert yourself
again, straight away!{enter}
Take time to rest up
a little more..."

#### 75 ####
Fei
"You're the doc,{wait:05} ...{wait:05}doc!{wait:0F}
I'll try{wait:05}...{wait:05} and get{wait:05}...
a little more{wait:05}...{wait:05} rest{wait:05}..."{clear:2D}

#### 76 ####
Fei
"Hey, you're{wait:05}...{wait:0F}Rico!?{wait:0F}
What are you doing here?"

#### 77 ####
Rico
"Calm down, kid!{wait:0F}
I didn't come here
to fight with you{wait:05}..."

#### 78 ####
Fei
"Then what purpose do you 
have here?{wait:0F} What other
reason could you have?"

#### 79 ####
Citan
"Why, it is only you Fei!
And{wait:05}...{wait:05}
the Battling Champion?"

#### 80 ####
Citan
"What would the likes of
you have to do coming to
a prison barracks?{enter}
There must be some special
reason for you to grace 
us with your presence?"

#### 81 ####
Rico
"Yes there is.{enter}
{wait:05}...{wait:05}I came in regards to the
incident of the explosion
during the first rounds of
the Battling contest."

#### 82 ####
Fei
"Explosion incident?{wait:0F}
{wait:05}...{wait:05}Oh, you mean what
happened the other day!"

#### 83 ####
Citan
"The explosion accident that
Fei was enveloped in during
that bout?{enter}
What has that got to do
with you?"

#### 84 ####
Rico
"{wait:05}...{wait:05}I'm sorry.
That 'accident' was set
up by my subordinates!{enter}
After the results of your
'Baptismal Ceremony', it
seems my men didn't come
to like you very much{wait:05}..."

#### 85 ####
Citan
"So they made it look like
an accident, but it really
was meant to kill Fei{wait:05}...{enter}
But why tell us now?{wait:0F}
Did they come clean and
confess the crimes they 
committed?"

#### 86 ####
Rico
"...They're no 
longer with us!{enter}
You're the doctor, don't you
know what's been happening?{wait:14}
What's going on here in the
Imperial capital's D Block?"

#### 87 ####
Citan
"You mean the series of
mysterious murders that
happened in the sewers!?"

#### 88 ####
Rico
"{wait:05}...{wait:05}Yes.{wait:14} A line of skilled
Battlers have been murdered
one after the other!{enter}
All of the victims that
have been killed were
my subordinates{wait:05}..."

#### 89 ####
Rico
"Kid{wait:05}...{wait:05}
I mean, Fei{wait:05}...!{enter}
They were the very people
who had set that trap to 
kill you!"

#### 90 ####
Fei
"So what are you trying to
say? That their deaths are
connected to me somehow!?"

#### 91 ####
Citan
"Let us see{wait:05}...{wait:05} The murdered
Battlers had set a trap to
try and kill Fei{wait:05}...{enter}
When Fei comes to know of
this he has good reason 
to kill them{wait:05}...{enter}
Out of hatred of his would-
be killers, he plots
revenge on the Battlers.
And turns to 'murder'!"

#### 92 ####
Fei
"{wait:05}...{wait:05}People think
I am the killer?"

#### 93 ####
Rico
"Exactly!{wait:1E}
This morning there was yet
another victim{wait:05}...{wait:05}the fifth!{enter}
It's not unusual for people
to die in the sewers.
If you become weak, you die
{wait:05}...{wait:05}that's providence!{enter}
But 5 Battlers were killed
in a row!{wait:0F}
That this is unprecedented
alone casts doubt on you.{enter}
To say that I don't doubt
you would be lying, but
I don't think you are
guilty, either.{enter}
The only thing that can
prove your innocence is
if there is any truth in
that story going round...{enter}
The story of a monster in
the sewers that is strong
enough to kill 5 Battlers!"

#### 94 ####
Fei
"Wait up! Let me{wait:05}...{wait:05}
Let me go with you!{enter}
I want to prove to you that
I am innocent myself!"

#### 95 ####
Citan
"It is up to Fei himself
to prove that he has 
been falsely suspected{wait:05}...{enter}
{wait:05}...There is no alternative,
then.{wait:1E} Please allow me to
accompany you in solving
this sewer murder case!"

#### 96 ####
Citan
"Hey,{wait:05} Fei.{wait:05} Are you fully
prepared now?{wait:0F} There is no
turning back after this!"

#### 97 ####
Fei
"Well,  I errh..."
    Still got stuff to do!
    I am totally prepared!

#### 98 ####
Citan
"{wait:05}...{wait:05}Is that so?{wait:0F}
Well, get moving!{wait:05}
Time is of the essence!"

#### 99 ####
Citan
"{wait:05}...{wait:05}There is still some time
before the train comes{wait:05}...{wait:0F}
Let us rest here a little!"

#### 100 ####
Doctor
"Life here is tough, but
first it might be better
if you meet with Hammer!{enter}
Hammer is a 'provider' of
things and information.
He might appear strange but
he is good on the inside.{enter}
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!"

#### 101 ####
Doctor
"Oh, I forgot to tell you!
You should go and thank
Hammer.{enter}
He's the one that carried
you here from that back
alley where you collapsed!{enter}
Hammer's the local 
'supplier' of things 
and information.{enter}
He's probably hanging out
at the bar, so it might be
best to check there first!"

#### 102 ####
Doctor
"Oh, I forgot to tell you!
You should go and thank
Hammer.{enter}
He's the one that carried
you here from that back
alley where you collapsed!{enter}
Hammer's the local 
'supplier' of things 
and information.{enter}
He's probably hanging out
at the bar, so it might be
best to check there first!"

#### 103 ####
Doctor
"Oh, I forgot to tell you!
You should go and thank
Hammer.{enter}
He's the one that carried
you here from that back
alley where you collapsed!{enter}
Hammer's the local 
'supplier' of things 
and information.{enter}
He's probably hanging out
at the bar, so it might be
best to check there first!"

#### 104 ####
Doctor
"Oh, I forgot to tell you!
You should go and thank
Hammer.{enter}
He's the one that carried
you here from that back
alley where you collapsed!{enter}
Hammer's the local 
'supplier' of things 
and information.{enter}
He's probably hanging out
at the bar, so it might be
best to check there first!"

#### 105 ####
Good, you've finally woken up!{wait:0F}
{wait:05}...{wait:05}You have been unconscious
for four days, so I had begun
to fear the worst.

#### 106 ####
Fei
"{wait:05}...{wait:05}Who are you?{wait:1E}
And where am I?{wait:0F}
How did I get here{wait:05}...{wait:05}?"

#### 107 ####
Fei
"Ah,{wait:0F}
uuuugh{wait:05}...{wait:05}!"

#### 108 ####
You've only just gained
consciousness, so don't
push yourself too much!{enter}
I am a doctor.{wait:1E}
You are in Nortune, the
Imperial capital of Kislev.{enter}
This is the detention area
for criminals{wait:05}...{wait:05}commonly 
known as 'D block'.

#### 109 ####
Fei
"Detention area for{wait:05}...
{wait:05}...{wait:05}criminals?"

#### 110 ####
Doctor
"You are now in a living 
quarters for prisoners in
D block...{enter}
Judging by the way you were
brought here under the heavy
guard of the Kislev army, you
are no ordinary criminal...!"

#### 111 ####
Doctor
"Huh!?"

#### 112 ####
Fei
"Uuugh{wait:05}...{wait:05} ?{wait:19}
Where am I this time?"

#### 113 ####
Doctor
"...You're in the same place,
just in a different room!
You've had a rough day, heh?"

#### 114 ####
Fei
"Ah! {wait:05}...{wait:05}Oh it's you?{wait:14}
It looks like I needed your
assistance again, huh{wait:05}...?"

#### 115 ####
Doctor
"Yes, but don't worry. I
don't mind - it's my job!{wait:1E}
Anyway, how do you feel?"

#### 116 ####
Fei
"Hm? {wait:05}Aaah{wait:05}...{wait:14}
I'm in a bit of pain, but
nothing I can't cope with{wait:05}...{enter}
Lately I've been getting
used to this kind of thing.{wait:0A}
Aah{wait:05}...!{enter}
The last thing I remember 
was those guys speaking of 
what 'rank' they think I am
worthy of."

#### 117 ####
Doctor
"Oh,{wait:0F}
I think I better tell
you about that{wait:05}..."

#### 118 ####
Fei
"What? 
You know what rank I am?"

#### 119 ####
Doctor
"You're quite strong, aren't
you!? To defeat four people
in your condition...it's no 
wonder they gave you rank A!{enter}
But to go up against
the Champ...? 
It's amazing that you 
came back alive at all!"

#### 120 ####
Fei
"The fight was meaningless.{wait:1E}
I had no reason to {wait:05}...{wait:05}
I didn't want to fight{wait:05}..."

#### 121 ####
Doctor
"{wait:05}...{wait:05}What happened?{wait:0A}
You look a bit pale."

#### 122 ####
Fei
"It's nothing. Don't worry.
{wait:05}...{wait:05}By the way, what's this 
thing around my neck?"

#### 123 ####
Doctor
"I was surprised! Your rank is
B! They say you defeated three
people, and in your condition!"

#### 124 ####
Fei
"Yeah, I beat three of them.
But I ran out of energy
when I came to the fourth."

#### 125 ####
Doctor
"But that was incredible!{enter}
It makes me wonder how you 
would have gone if you had 
recovered fully beforehand."

#### 126 ####
Fei
"Hmm, I wonder too{wait:05}...{wait:0F}
{wait:05}...{wait:05}By the way, what's this 
thing around my neck?"

#### 127 ####
Doctor
"I think you were ranked C.{wait:0F}
I doubt they would give you
anything higher if you only 
beat one or two people."

#### 128 ####
Fei
"{wait:05}...{wait:05}C Rank?{wait:14}
Huh, that would be 
about right for me."

#### 129 ####
Doctor
"Don't put yourself down.
You'll never survive here
if you have that attitude!"

#### 130 ####
Fei
"{wait:05}...{wait:05}Survive here?{wait:14} ...{wait:05}Huh?
{wait:05}...{wait:05}By the way, what's this 
thing around my neck?"

#### 131 ####
Doctor
"I believe you were rank C.
But in your condition, you
did well just to beat one
opponent!"

#### 132 ####
Fei
"{wait:05}...{wait:05}Rank C?{wait:14}
Can I ask you a question?{wait:0A}
Is rank that important?"

#### 133 ####
Doctor
"Most think that stronger 
is better, but{wait:05}...{wait:05}
well{wait:05}...{enter}
It allows you to rise above
living as a normal citizen.
If that's important to you 
then rank is important too!"

#### 134 ####
Fei
"I see{wait:05}...!{wait:0F}
{wait:05}...{wait:05}By the way, what's this 
thing around my neck?"

#### 135 ####
Doctor
"{wait:05}...{wait:05}You're rank D.{wait:14}
But that's understandable
considering your condition.{enter}
The very idea of 'Baptism'
is absurd to begin with!"

#### 136 ####
Fei
"{wait:05}...{wait:05}You mean{wait:05}...{wait:05}
I'm the lowest rank?"

#### 137 ####
Doctor
"To put it bluntly, yes!"

#### 138 ####
Fei
"Hmm{wait:05}...{wait:05}
{wait:05}...{wait:05}By the way, what's this 
thing around my neck?"

#### 139 ####
Doctor
"Oh that? 
It's a bomb...{enter}
The moment you leave the 
vicinity of the Imperial 
capital, that collar goes
'BOOM'!{enter}
Too bad, but while
you have that on, you 
will never be able to 
escape from Nortune.{enter}
Apart from the civilians
of D Block and a select
few Battlers, everybody
has to wear them..."

#### 140 ####
Doctor
"{wait:05}...{wait:05}Here in D Block, 
that is the only chain 
that binds the prisoners."

#### 141 ####
Fei
"Huh, a bomb?{wait:1E} So no matter
how much I struggle, I'll 
never escape from here."{clear:3C}

#### 142 ####
Doctor
"Anyway, you should try and
get some rest today.{wait:0F}
You'll have to get used to 
life in this town soon too."{clear:3C}

#### 143 ####
Fei
"You say a new doctor
has come, but{wait:05}...{wait:0F}
there's nobody here!"

#### 144 ####
Hammer
"Huh? That's strange{wait:05}...{wait:05}
according to my sources
he should be here{wait:05}...!"

#### 145 ####
Fei
"Too bad he's not here,
huh Hammer!{enter}
Looks like you'll have to
forget about those black
market medical treatment
routes you were{wait:05}..."

#### 146 ####
!!{clear:0F}

#### 147 ####
!?{clear:0F}

#### 148 ####
Fei
"D, d, doc?{wait:05}
Citan?{wait:05}
What are you doing here!?"

#### 149 ####
Citan
"I monitored Kislev's
radio communications{wait:05}...{enter}
I heard them talking about
a Gear they recovered in
Kislev that fit the
description of {name:0B:ȩ`}{wait:05}.{enter}
They said they transported
it to their capital, so I
came here on the off chance
I might also find you here!"

#### 150 ####
Hammer
"Huh? You wouldn't by
any chance know this
doctor, would you bro?"

#### 151 ####
Citan
"So anyway, Fei,
have you taken
any action yet?"

#### 152 ####
Fei
"...Taken any action?
What do you mean by 
that, doc?"

#### 153 ####
Citan
"You cannot stay in here 
forever, can you?{enter}
Are you not going to
escape?"

#### 154 ####
Fei
"Escape?"

#### 155 ####
Citan
"Fei! You are not intending
to spend the rest of your
life here are you?{enter}
You do not mind breaking
your promise, then?"

#### 156 ####
Fei
"What promise{wait:05}...?"

#### 157 ####
Citan
"Oh my! How could you
forget such an important
thing as that?{enter}
You promised Bart that you
would protect Margie and
the people of Nisan if
anything happened to him!"

#### 158 ####
Fei
"Oh that?{wait:05} I did promise
that, didn't I{wait:05}...{wait:05}!?{enter}
But{wait:05}...{wait:05}has something
happened to Bart?"

#### 159 ####
Citan
"I am afraid to say so.
He fought bravely against
the enemy's new forces...{enter}
But it was in vain! 
The Yggdrasil was badly
damaged and sank to the
bottom of the sea of sand.{enter}
Just before the ship sank,
I jumped in an escape-pod
and jettisoned out of there
so that I was not engulfed.{enter}
Since then, I regret to say
I could find out nothing of
the others' whereabouts or
fates..."

#### 160 ####
Fei
"Who would have thought...
What was I doing...?"

#### 161 ####
Citan
"What in the heavens
happened, Fei?"

#### 162 ####
Fei
"Once again{wait:05}...{wait:05}
I lost all memory{wait:05}...{wait:05}
and all sense of time{wait:05}...{enter}
While I was fighting that
Vanderkaum guy,{wait:05} he,{wait:05} Grahf,{wait:05}
appeared{wait:05}...{wait:0F} Then I realized
Bart and the crew's plight.{enter}
The other guys with me were
defeated by Vanderkaum and
his giant-sized Gear{wait:05}...{wait:0F}
After that{wait:05}...{enter}
After that{wait:05}...{wait:05}it was like
Lahan village over again!{wait:14}
When I woke up, I was in
Nortune's prison block{wait:05}..."

#### 163 ####
Fei
"Doc, what happened
to the squadron at
the borderlands?{enter}
What is the meaning of my
being here and {name:0B:ȩ`}
having been recovered in
Kislev{wait:05}...{wait:05}?"

#### 164 ####
Citan
"{wait:05}...{wait:05}That squadron
was annihilated!{enter}
There was also wreckage
of a giant-sized Gear{wait:05}...{wait:05}
the likes of which I have
never seen before!"

#### 165 ####
Fei
"{wait:05}.{wait:05}.{wait:05}."

#### 166 ####
Citan
"Come on now Fei!
Nobody is pointing
their finger at you!{enter}
It might have been caused
by something else!"

#### 167 ####
Fei
"It's alright, doc.
Little by little I've been
coming to understand it."

#### 168 ####
Fei
"Just maybe...{wait:0A}
No{wait:05}...{wait:05}most surely...{wait:0A}
I've done it again{wait:05}..."

#### 169 ####
Citan
"Oh, Fei{wait:05}..."

#### 170 ####
Fei
"I'll keep my promise{wait:05}...{enter}
Otherwise I'd never be 
able to look Bart in the
face again{wait:05}...{enter}
Cause Bart and them are
alive somewhere{wait:05}...{wait:0A}
I just know that they
are!"

#### 171 ####
Citan
"So that means{wait:05}..."

#### 172 ####
Fei
"I'm gonna do whatever it
takes to get out of here!
Will you help me out doc?"

#### 173 ####
Citan
"Of course.
It will be my pleasure!"

#### 174 ####
Hammer
"No, bro,{wait:05} I doubt it!{wait:0A}
Any thought of leaving
here is just a dream!"

#### 175 ####
Citan
"Why do you say that?"

#### 176 ####
Hammer
"Cause of these things!
They're explosive collars!{enter}
As long as we are wearing 
these, we'll never be able
to set foot out of here!"

#### 177 ####
Citan
"Explosive collars{wait:05}...?{wait:0F}
That is dangerous
of them, is it not!?{enter}
Allow me to have a 
little look at it, 
please."

#### 178 ####
Citan
"{wait:05}...{wait:05}Let me see{wait:0F}...{wait:05}Hmmm{wait:05}...{wait:0F}
Well, well{wait:05}...{wait:0A}Ah, ha{wait:05}...{wait:14}
Ohhh{wait:05}...{wait:05}Humph{wait:05}..."

#### 179 ####
Citan
"We might just possibly be
able to do something about
these."

#### 180 ####
Hammer
"Re, really!?{wait:14} ...{wait:05}Even
mechanical engineers gave
up on these in despair!"

#### 181 ####
Fei
"Doc was always good at
tinkering with machines.
So I guess there's hope!"

#### 182 ####
Hammer
"I don't know, bro!
Let's leave them alone!
No matter how good he is...{enter}
One tiny mistake and it's
BOOM! BANG! Game Over, man!
Get Hammer's drift, bro!?"

#### 183 ####
Fei
"{wait:05}...{wait:05}It's alright.
I believe in doc!"

#### 184 ####
Citan
"{wait:05}...{wait:05}Well then, shall
we give it a try?"

#### 185 ####
Fei
"So, let's{wait:05}..."{enter}
    Take a rest first!
    Do it now, doc!
    Forget about it!

#### 186 ####
Citan
"Yes, let us rest up a
little first. In the
meantime, think carefully
about it!"

#### 187 ####
Fei
"{wait:05}...{wait:05}Yeah, I'm ready to do
it now. We may as well get
it over with then, huh!"

#### 188 ####
Citan
"...I can understand that.
There is no reason to try
something so dangerous yet!{enter}
We have not explored all
the other possibilities.
There may be another way!"

#### 189 ####
Hammer
"Oh bro! Please don't!
No matter how you look at
it, it's too dangerous!"

#### 190 ####
Citan
"Well then, Fei,
have you made up 
your mind yet?"

#### 191 ####
Fei
"Yes, well, errh, let's{wait:05}..."{enter}
    Wait a bit longer!
    Do it now, doc!
    Not do this, doc!

#### 192 ####
Citan
"{wait:05}...{wait:05}Well then, when you
you are ready, let me know 
as soon as possible, OK!"

#### 193 ####
Fei
"{wait:05}...{wait:05}Yeah.
Ready when you are doc!
No turning back, now, huh!"

#### 194 ####
Citan
"{wait:05}...{wait:05}I can understand that.
There is no reason to try
something so dangerous yet!{enter}
We have not explored all
the other possibilities.
There may be another way!"

#### 195 ####
Citan
"Fei!!{wait:0F}
What is wrong!?"

#### 196 ####
Fei
"Errh,{wait:0A} arrh{wait:05}...{wait:05}doc?{wait:0F}
Wh,{wait:05} wh,{wait:05} what just happened?{wait:0A}
Wh,{wait:05} what{wait:0A} was that?"

#### 197 ####
Citan
"You scared the heck out of
me, suddenly shouting like
that.{wait:14} Is everything O.K.?{enter}
Anyway, are you absolutely
sure now? {wait:0F}
I will start removing the
explosive collar then{wait:05}..."

#### 198 ####
Fei
"Let's not do this!{wait:0F}
I've a bad feeling about it.{wait:1E}
Sorry, doc{wait:05}..."

#### 199 ####
Citan
"{wait:05}...{wait:05}I can understand that.
There is no reason to try
something so dangerous yet!{enter}
We have not explored all
the other possibilities.
There may be another way!"

#### 200 ####
Citan
"Well then... You are
sure you want to 
go through with it so{wait:05}..."

#### 201 ####
Hammer
"{wait:05}...{wait:05}Oooh, broooo!"

#### 202 ####
Citan
"Well then{wait:05}...{wait:0F}
let us give
it a go{wait:05}..."

#### 203 ####
CLANK!

#### 204 ####
Citan
"Ah!{wait:0A}
oop{wait:05}...{wait:05} Oh-oh!"

#### 205 ####
Fei
"Doc! What was that sound?
{wait:05}...{wait:05}And{wait:05}...{wait:05}what's that
behind your back?"

#### 206 ####
Citan
"Huh? Oh, err{wait:05}...{wait:05}
It is nothing, Fei.
Hahaha, nothing at all!"

#### 207 ####
Hammer
"Tha,{wait:0A} tha,{wait:05} that part is{wait:05}...{wait:05}
the explosive collar's
safety device, isn't it!?"

#### 208 ####
Citan
"{wait:05}...S,{wait:05} sorry.
I did what I{wait:05}..."

#### 209 ####
Fei
"It's alright, doc.
It doesn't matter if you
take off one or two parts{wait:05}...{enter}
We are going to take the
whole thing off anyway!"

#### 210 ####
Citan
"{wait:05}...{wait:05}Err, well Fei{wait:05}...{wait:05}
What I just removed was 
the bomb's safety device{wait:05}..."

#### 211 ####
Fei
"Safety device{wait:05}...?{wait:0F}
What does it do?"

#### 212 ####
Hammer
"Well bro{wait:05}...{wait:0F}put simply, a
safety device is what stops
a bomb from exploding.{enter}
When you remove a safety
device from a bomb...{wait:14}
it means the bomb could
explode at any time!"

#### 213 ####
Fei
"{wait:05}.{wait:05}.{wait:05}."{clear:2D}

#### 214 ####
Fei
"This is bad!?{wait:0F}
Hurry up and get this
thing off of me doc!"

#### 215 ####
Citan
"Now that it has no
safety device, if I mess up
while tampering with it{wait:05}...{enter}
then it is the end of us!
There is nothing more 
that I can do, Fei!
{wait:05}...{wait:05}I am so sorry!"

#### 216 ####
Citan
"It seems that these bombs
will not explode unless
given a very strong shock.{enter}
They are delicate when you
mess inside them, but they
are extremely good at
'shock absorption'{wait:05}...{enter}
...as you can tell from the
fact that even competitors
wear them in the Battling
Tournaments."

#### 217 ####
Fei
"But, no matter how shock
absorbant it is, it's still
dangerous in this state!?"

#### 218 ####
Citan
"That is true...{enter}
If only there was
something else we
could do besides
risky tinkering!"

#### 219 ####
Hammer
"Excuse me, doctor, but{wait:05}...{wait:05}
would you mind giving 
me that safety device?{enter}
It would fetch a fair price
if sold to a collector.
Of course I'd be willing
to pay you for it!"

#### 220 ####
Citan
"{wait:05}...{wait:05}This thing? 
Well I do not mind.{wait:0F}
What do you think Fei?"

#### 221 ####
Fei
"Well it's of no value to
us to keep it now, is it?
{wait:05}...{wait:05}He can have it, doc!"

#### 222 ####
Citan
"Well then, 
here you go{wait:05}..."

#### 223 ####
Hammer
"Hee-hee. Thank you, man!
Take this as payment..."

#### 224 ####
Received 4000G!

#### 225 ####
Received 3500G!

#### 226 ####
Received 3000G!

#### 227 ####
Received 2500G!

#### 228 ####
Received 2000G!

#### 229 ####
Received 1500G!

#### 230 ####
Received 2000G!

#### 231 ####
Received 1500G!

#### 232 ####
Received 1000G!

#### 233 ####
Received 1250G!

#### 234 ####
Citan
"...But, we are still left
with the same problem.{enter}
If only there was a better
way of getting rid of that
explosive collar{wait:05}...{wait:05}!?"

#### 235 ####
CL{wait:0F}...{wait:05}ANK

#### 236 ####
Citan
"Ah!{wait:0A}
{wait:05}...{wait:05}Oh, dear!"{clear:1E}

#### 237 ####
Hammer
"Th,{wait:0A} th,{wait:0A} that part is{wait:05}...{wait:05}!"{clear:2D}

#### 238 ####
Hammer
"Oh, I forgot to tell you!
There is a way of having
these collars removed{wait:05}...{enter}
It requires you winning a
'Special Pardon' in the
Imperial Games, though{wait:05}..."

#### 239 ####
Citan
"A 'Special Pardon'?"

#### 240 ####
Hammer
"Yes. Every year they
hold the Imperial Games
of Battling.{enter}
The Kaiser himself watches
over the Battling matches
and cancels any sentence
the winner is serving.{enter}
Also the winner is given
a position as a military
officer as an added bonus!"

#### 241 ####
Citan
"Well then, all we have to 
do is win at the Games then!
Do we not, Fei?"

#### 242 ####
Hammer
"I am telling you it is 
hopeless!{enter}
To do that you will have 
to defeat the current 
champion, Master Rico!{enter}
But our bro here was
totally beaten by that
very person just days ago!"

#### 243 ####
Hammer
"I am telling you it is
hopeless!{enter}
To do that you will have
to defeat the current
champion, Master Rico!{enter}
But our bro, here was
just beaten by one of the
Champ's subordinates!{enter}
We don't even know
how strong the Champ
himself is yet{wait:05}..."

#### 244 ####
Hammer
"I am telling you it is
hopeless!{enter}
To do that you will have
to defeat the current
champion, Master Rico!{enter}
The Champ's prison ranking
is rank S! 
That's well above rank A 
even!{enter}
Our bro here is only rank
C. Our bro could very well
die if he attempts to
challenge the Champ!"

#### 245 ####
Hammer
"I am telling you it is
hopeless!{enter}
To do that you will have
to defeat the current 
champion, Master Rico!{enter}
The Champ's prison ranking
is rank S! 
That's well above rank A
even!{enter}
Our bro here is only rank
C. Our bro could very well
die if he attempts to 
challenge the Champ!"

#### 246 ####
Hammer
"I am telling you it is
hopeless!{enter}
To do that you will have
to defeat the current
champion, Master Rico!{enter}
But our bro here, is the
same as I am...Rank D! The
difference from the Champ to
us is like man and mouse!"

#### 247 ####
Hammer
"And this time we're 
talking about Battling!
With Gears, bro, Gears!{enter}
There's no assurance of
your safety.{wait:0F} He could very
well kill you by pretending
to cause an accident!"

#### 248 ####
Fei
"{wait:05}..."

#### 249 ####
Citan
"Really?"

#### 250 ####
Fei
"Yeah{wait:05}...{wait:05}but last time
I didn't have the desire
to fight them{wait:05}...{enter}
Yet if I were to come up
against him seriously{wait:05}...{wait:05}
I am not sure whether I
could win or not."

#### 251 ####
Fei
"Yeah{wait:05}...{wait:05}but last time
I didn't have the desire
to fight them{wait:05}...{wait:05}{enter}
I defeated 3 Battlers, but
I lost to the fourth, that
Suzarn woman{wait:05}...{wait:05} I might be
able to beat her, perhaps."

#### 252 ####
Fei
"Yeah{wait:05}...{wait:05}but last time
I didn't have the desire
to fight them{wait:05}..."

#### 253 ####
Fei
"Yeah{wait:05}...{wait:05}but last time
I didn't have the desire
to fight them{wait:05}..."

#### 254 ####
Fei
"Yeah{wait:05}...{wait:05}but last time
I didn't have the desire
to fight them{wait:05}...{enter}
I don't wan't to hide
behind the excuse that I
had not recovered from my
injuries at the time{wait:05}...{enter}
But the truth is I didn't
even beat one of them!{wait:0F}
Who knows whether I could
beat them next time{wait:05}...!?"

#### 255 ####
Citan
"Is he really that much
stronger than the other 4
Battlers, this Champ chap?"

#### 256 ####
Hammer
"Put it this way{wait:05}...{enter}
He's the undefeated king,
reigning at the summit of
the Imperial capital's 
Battling Tournaments!{enter}
With a history of 40 bouts
ending in 40 K.O.s, most of
which occured within 30
seconds from start time{wait:05}...{enter}
If he wins this year's
Imperial Games then he'll
be the reigning champion
for three years running!"

#### 257 ####
Citan
"Just one second!
Is this person a {wait:0F}
prisoner?"

#### 258 ####
Hammer
"Yes he is."

#### 259 ####
Citan
"That is strange... The
winner is supposed to
receive a pardon, right?{enter}
Why is he still a
prisoner now then?"

#### 260 ####
Hammer
"That's the thing!{wait:14} Master
Rico could have said good-
bye to prison life by now!{enter}
But they say he turned
down his pardon.
I guess he must like his
fighting a great deal{wait:05}...!"

#### 261 ####
Fei
"Well, we can't just stand
round here talking about
it.{enter}
I don't care whether it is
Battling or whatever! If
there is a chance then I am
going to try and take it!"

#### 262 ####
Hammer
"Are you serious?"

#### 263 ####
Fei
"Yes, I am."

#### 264 ####
Hammer
"Do you think you can win?"

#### 265 ####
Fei
"No, I don't.{wait:14}
But, for now, I can
only give it a try!"

#### 266 ####
Fei
"That Hammer{wait:05}...{wait:0F}
He looked very pleased
all of a sudden!"

#### 267 ####
Citan
"{wait:05}...{wait:05}But are you alright
about this?
As we spoke about before{wait:05}...{enter}
Whether you are forced to
or not{wait:05}...{wait:05}you did not
want to do this, right?{wait:0F}
Fight with Gears, I mean!?"

#### 268 ####
Fei
"{wait:05}.{wait:05}.{wait:05}."

#### 269 ####
Citan
"There are most probably
other ways to get out of
here.{enter}
Fei, I do not want to
push you into anything 
you do not want to do!"

#### 270 ####
Fei
"I know doc.
I still don't like Gears.
That much hasn't changed.{enter}
When I pilot them, I become
aware of how unstable my
very 'being' is{wait:05}...{wait:05}even if
I don't want to think of it!{enter}
But at the same time, it is
also a connection with some
lost 'part' of me.{enter}
If that's the case then,
recently, I decided I would
stick with it to the end.{enter}
Elly also had been troubled
by the same thing. And if I
just stay depressed about
it, nothing will improve!"

#### 271 ####
Citan
"Is that how you feel{wait:05}...{wait:05}?
I think I understand
you better now, Fei.{enter}
Anyway, let us get
some rest today.
We are going to
become busy!"

