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The sun's up.

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Episode Two: Nakajima Gym

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It's already been a week since
I moved here.

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This was the president's house.

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She's letting me live in
one of the rooms

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in the house she rents.

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It was part of the lease contract

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to rent this place along with the gym.

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It's too large for me alone,
so it worked out.

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Fuuka, you worker at the gym
and you're an athlete trainee.

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I'll support you any way I can,

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so let's do our best together!

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The president treated me well,
even though she barely knew me.

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We figured out
my shift schedule at the gym.

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Hello. Good morning, Fuuka.

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Good morning, Ms. Haru.

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When Ms. Haru arrived,

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it was time for the morning run
and training.

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-Do your best to keep up with me.
-Okay!

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Ms. Haru doesn't speak much.

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She's especially vague

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about herself.

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All I know is that she's a year
older than me.

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She lives alone, without her family.

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Ms. Haru, you follow an old school

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-of martial arts, right?
-The "Hegemon" style of Belka.

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It's a school of martial arts
established by my ancestors.

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The president isn't your mentor?

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She is one of my great mentors, but

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-there's a different one for Hegemon.
-So,

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where is that mentor now?

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In my heart.

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That mentor must've passed away.

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After you catch your breath,
practice your foundational movements.

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Okay!

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During breaks between running, I learn

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forms and techniques from Ms. Haru.

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Yes, very good.

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Please make sure to do that

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-a thousand times every day.
-Y-yes.

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I take a shower at the gym.

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-Good morning.
-I'm back.

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All right, breakfast's ready.

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Thank you very much.

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Let's eat!

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I'm truly grateful for the president's
wonderful cooking.

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-Please take care of Tio for me.
-Okay!

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Ms. Haru leaves Astion with me
while she goes to school.

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The president and I report to the gym.

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Thank you very much.

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During the day, I work the front desk
and take care of odd jobs at the gym.

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I clean, and replenish supplies.

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There were plenty of things to do.

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Along with the workers, the president
assisted in training the gym members.

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She was also busy
taking care of the books.

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Good morning!

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The shorties would arrive after school
in the late afternoon

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and start training at the athletes' gym.

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-Here I am! Have a good training session!
-Thank you very much.

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Yumi is the manager of the gym

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and the athletes.

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She knows how to handle all operations
at the gym.

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I get to train while
all other athletes are training as well.

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With Vivio, I practice shadowboxing
and foundational techniques.

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I do strange exercises with Rio.

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It's my family's
Spring Sun Fist practice method.

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-It's very effective, so let's keep at it!
-Okay!

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It's not recommended to lift
too many weights at our age,

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but we need to build muscles
that can withstand impact

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-to prevent us from getting injured, okay?
-Y-yes!

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Then I endure torturous stretches
with Yumi.

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Come on, you can go further. Further!

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-No, I can't!
-Fuuka, you're very inflexible,

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so you have to stretch it out!

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Please enter the ring when you're ready.

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Y-yes!

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Tio, gong please.

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Time for strike training!

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-Fuuka, please give it your all!
-Yes!

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Keep that up, Fuuka!

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Training lasted all day,

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and when all the athletes left,

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I went back to work at the gym

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and returned home alone.

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Ouch.

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While feeling the pain in my muscles,
I would soon fall asleep.

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-Now, let's go!
-I'll be joining you today.

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Yes!

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I'm not sure if I'm advancing right now.

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All I know is that while I'm focused
on training,

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I don't think about pointless things.

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Fuuka, if you're going to fight Rinne,
you have to learn how to

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-manipulate the Power Mode.
-Power Mode?

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It's like, transformation magic.

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You use magic to transform your body.

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It allows you to transform into the adult

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or late-teen form of yourself.

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Let's try it out during today's training.

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Y-yes!

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Now, it's time for our super
transformation demonstration!

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It's just practice so we don't need
our barrier jackets, right?

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Let's practice in Jersey Mode.

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-All right, Sol! Let's go!
-Yes, Rio!

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Transform!

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Star Saber!

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Set up!

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Brunzell!

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Sacred Heart! Set up!

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Let's go, Tio.

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This is what we look like now.

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What do you think?

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You're adults now!

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Fuuka, it's your turn.

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I would love to see that.

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W-well, I have no experience.

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I don't even have a device.

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Then, we'll help you out!

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We'll be the substitute
for your device, Fuuka!

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Oh, okay...

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Close your eyes and imagine yourself
as an adult.

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Let's say, around 18 years old?

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18 years old...

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Let the magic
circulate throughout your body.

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-Then yell, with all your might!
-"Set up!"

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S-set

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up!

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Did it work?

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I thought I transformed the clothes too!

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It doesn't look like it.

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-Sorry!
-I had a feeling it wasn't going to work.

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Oh, it happens.

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But she sure seemed to have
the aptitude for it, right?

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She has a great body too.

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It also proved
that she possesses magical abilities

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even our two best magic casters

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couldn't fully control.

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In conclusion, your judgment
was correct, Ms. Einhard.

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Fuuka must've been born to fight.

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I'm sorry about earlier.

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Especially since you're a beginner,

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it's better to have your own device.

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Without Star Saber, I can't
stabilize in Power Mode myself.

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-Leave the device to us, okay?
-Y-yes!

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-Looks like we're all present.
-Yes!

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So, our gym received an invitation

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to go watch a fight.

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It's a fight hosted by Frontier Gym.

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But look, in the semi-finals...

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Rinne!

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Yup. Rinne invite
our gym's top three members.

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She's giving you VIP tickets
to go watch her fight.

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What does that mean?

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Vivio is understandable...

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But Ms. Einhard and I

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never even spoke to Rinne before.

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She wants to discuss something
after the fight.

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-Any thoughts?
-I would love to go, but...

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There's no reason to reject her offer.

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Count me in too!

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Fuuka, why don't you join us too?

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Me?

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I understand that you have a history
with Rinne, but

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maybe things would get settled

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if you had another conversation with her.

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Vivio, you're a kind shortie, aren't you?

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-President.
-That's fine. Let's all go together.

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I'll be arranging further details.

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-You can all go back to training!
-Yes!

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Oh yeah, Fuuka. You're not familiar

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with Rinne's fights, right?

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-Um, no.
-Do you want to look at some footage?

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As the commentator, I choose...

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-We'll volunteer!
-Me too!

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Rinne Berlinetta.

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A martial arts athlete from Frontier Gym.

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She made her debut
a year and a half ago.

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She dominated at the newcomer
championship tournament

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at Alterna.

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She knocked out all her opponents

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and ranked number one as
an "Under 15" fighter.

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She was defeated only once.

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She lost to Vivio Takamachi
by points in

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the second round at nationals
this year.

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Number one? She's not the champion?

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It's different. She's top-ranked
but strives to become the champion.

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The champion is special.

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Vivio, what did you think of that fight?

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It was a close one.

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I got to knock her down near the end

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and I only maintained that point.

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She's followed the Total Fighting style
from the start.

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She's a great striker.

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She has a full range of techniques.

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She's an advanced grappler with her
expertise in throwing techniques.

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She executes her firing and bombarding

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flawlessly in fights with magic.

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Her foundational techniques are all there,

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with no obvious shortcomings.

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But all in all, this fighter's strength

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is her overwhelming power.

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She has great arm strength

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and upper body strength.

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Her overall muscle strength is powerful.

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That's why she's strong in any situation.

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Because of her great power,

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all of her moves become killer moves.

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Even in the "Under 19" category,

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it's rare to see a fighter with both
physical and magical power.

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Every opponent was strong.

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I was only able to win because of my
coach and all of you supporters.

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And who will you report to
about today's victory?

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My grandfather in heaven and my parents
who are waiting for me at home.

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This girl never smiles,
even when she wins.

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-It's true.
-Did I have any other interviews?

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Here, look at this one.

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-This one?
-Yes.

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It's the fight I saw.

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Rinne knocks out her opponent
in the first round!

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She defeated Lyra with
her overwhelming power

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and dominated the tournament!

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Do you have the defeated opponent's

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interview footage before the fight?

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Maybe in the monitor footage
before the fight?

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Let's see. Here!

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I think this is my last fight.

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I have to go help around the house.

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That's why I came prepared
so I won't have any regrets!

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I've never felt better

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in my fighting career!

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I'll win and bring back

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the trophy to my family!

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She did have a good winning streak.

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I was supporting her
until she was chosen to face Rinne.

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Rinne, will you please tell us

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how you would evaluate today's fight?

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About 40 points. I've run into
some challenges with it.

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But you knocked out all of your opponents
and finished the finals in one round...

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The finals? I don't think my opponent

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was in her best shape.

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Her movements weren't good

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and her strikes were weak.

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I feel like I only won because of that.

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The opponent was crying.

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Of course she was.

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Was this the reason
why you argued with Rinne?

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I didn't mean to confront her.

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I just expressed some pity

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for the opponent.

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It escalated to a dispute from there.

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-I see.
-I hope you can come to terms with her.

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-I hope so too.
-Yes.

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That was seven years ago...