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The Strike

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Two years ago:
Frontier Gym Meeting Room

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Again, I'm impressed with
your physical abilities.

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And you've never
done any sports before?

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I'm flattered that you're
interested in martial arts.

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Let's start out at the beginner's level
once or twice a week.

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Will I be able to get stronger?

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Well, there's also
the professional route.

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Rinne, are you in a rush to be stronger?

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Yes, so nobody will look down on me.

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Then would you like to study with me?

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But I must warn you, I'm very strict.

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Thank you very much.

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I perceived it as a hunger for strength.

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The fact that she grew up
in an orphanage,

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how she's bullied at school,

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how she just lost her grandfather.
I knew she was in

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a complicated environment,
full of troubles.

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It's not rare for athletes
to use their suffering as motivation.

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I thought Rinne was one of them.

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If she continued to fight,

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maybe she would eventually
lighten up and smile.

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That's what I hoped for, and that's
what I wanted to believe.

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She possessed an extraordinary
physical ability,

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and dazzling, brilliant talent.

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I became lost in her glory,

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and never faced Rinne's heart.

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I raised my hopes up that this girl

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would fulfill my dream
to become champion.

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The dream I had
before I retired as an athlete,

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due to my weak health and physique.

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But in reality,
Rinne was torturing herself.

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She trapped herself
in a never-ending maze.

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I was actually aware,
but I pretended not to see it.

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I was afraid that she
would lose her passion to fight

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if her doubts and troubles vanished.

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I failed as a coach.

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But, please, Rinne.

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I beg you to come back with spirit.

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For you, I...

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-Fuuka's overpowering her.
-Yes.

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Fuuka was that strong?

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It's a hard fight, but she might
be stronger than Rinne.

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Fuuka did become very strong,

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but Rinne's heart
is wavering even more.

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It's true. She's not focused at all.

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A disheveled heart
disrupts your performance.

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She's unable to show her true abilities.
And as she gets flustered,

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she's unable to control her body
like she usually can.

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She's trapping herself.

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Of course she wouldn't be able
to maintain her usual self.

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Fighting someone you love
must be painful.

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For both Rinne and Fuuka.

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Just fall already. I don't want
to strike you anymore.

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I don't...

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Rinne. Has she reached her limit?

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Fuuka seems exhausted too.

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It could be settled soon.

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Fuuka's crying.

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I'm sorry, Fuuka.

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Your mentor, the "Under 15" champion,

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Einhard Stratus...

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She was my goal.

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She was always strong,

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and dominated every fight.

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Her name will go down in history.

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If she's that strong,
she must have no doubts.

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She's probably
not constrained by anything.

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If I defeated her...

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If I win the belt from her...

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I thought it would make me feel strong.

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That belt was the only thing
illuminating my dark path

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as a guide, as my goal.

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I wanted to get there.
I wanted to feel strong.

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Rinne...

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But no...

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I'm always going to be weak.

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Are you awake now?

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Let's get back into it. We just started.

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Coach.

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This is a memory of the past,
before I was ranked nationally.

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Two more times.

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Nine.

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Ten.

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Let's move on to the next station.

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Here, rinse out your mouth.

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Even when you throw up or faint,
I won't let you stop.

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Even if you're an athlete
who's blessed with abilities,

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you'll eventually face
an agonizing situation.

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When that time comes,

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you must stand up
to strike back harder.

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You cannot let it get to you.

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This is training you for that moment.
This is the hell you must endure.

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The more times you overcome this hell,
the stronger you will be.

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That's not good enough!
Step in faster, stronger!

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Over here. Give it all you've got.

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Step in and push up!

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-Fuuka!
-What happened?

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Her moves are suddenly sharper.

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Never punch with your arm.

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Kick the ground.

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When I was an active fighter,
I was small and powerless.

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I felt frustrated many times.

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I was plagued with injuries too.

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Once I was over 15 years old,

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there was never a time
when I entered the ring with no pain.

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But I was able to polish
my techniques and theories.

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But since I had no talent,

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I wasn't able to fully execute
those techniques or theories.

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I couldn't reach the top after all.

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I had to retire immediately before
my title match, because of an injury.

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I was deeply vexed.

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My efforts as a
small and powerless athlete

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were destroyed by an athlete
with excellent talents.

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But you're different.

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Your tough body has learned
all my techniques and theories.

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If all of your body's muscles

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work together in complete unison
for that one strike,

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no human will be able to withstand that.

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You'll even be able to beat God.

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Take stronger steps.
Work all of my muscles together.

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Kick the ground and push up.

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Is Fuuka dead?

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Don't say that.

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Rinne looks surprised too.

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That might've been her first real strike.

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-That was an amazing upper.
-But why all of a sudden?

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She's never been
struck like that before, right?

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There's never been an athlete
who would rally with Rinne like that.

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They would die.

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She lost consciousness for a moment,

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which erased her idle thoughts.

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Now she's able to execute
sharper movements.

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Maybe Rinne was only able to strike her
because Fuuka was forcible and clumsy.

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But it's absurd that she would get
more powerful at this point in the fight.

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I can still feel the shock
all over my body.

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From the tips of my toes
all the way to my fists.

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She's really amazing, isn't she?

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It's exactly how she trained.

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Fuuka, hey! Fuuka!

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-Fuuka!
-Fuuka!

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Please, wake up!

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Hura, don't worry.

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I'm okay.

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-Fuuka.
-Fuuka.

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Can you still fight?

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Yes, I can.

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Oh, no. Fuuka broke her teeth.

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The last strike went over the limit
of the Safety Protection Field.

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-Rinne, what a fighter.
-I'll strengthen the safety setting.

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It's not over yet.

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Let's fight, Rinne.

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Fuuka, let's continue.

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-Do your best.
-Rinne.

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Are you sure? She's falling apart.

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But Rinne's barely standing too.

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Fuuka! Rinne! Pull yourself together!

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Fuuka!

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There's no guarding or hiding anymore.

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-It's more like...
-A typical fist fight.

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-Are they serious?
-That's it, keep at it!

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-Is this okay?
-Sure, it is.

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They're both focused on
the execution of their own strikes

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and resisting each other's attacks.

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Seems like the bitterness
to fight each other is gone.

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-Yes.
-It's painful to fight each other

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when your feelings clash.

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But if they're able to focus
on the art of fighting,

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that's a very enjoyable thing.

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My body hurts all over,
but I can still move.

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I have a lot more
career and power than her.

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I never imagined
being defeated by Fuuka.

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But I don't think I can win,
because now I know...

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I know why her fist is so damaging.

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It's not a matter of power
or toughness of her fist.

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Fuuka, it's time to say goodbye.

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You're just gonna be
living somewhere else.

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It's not a goodbye.

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Call me whenever you want to cry,

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whenever you feel sad.

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Rinne, you're the most precious friend
I have in the world.

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It's because Fuuka is
full of "love" and "endearment."

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Mom and Dad are still concerned,

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since they see that I'm still disturbed.

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Even after I manipulated
and caused a lot of trouble for her,

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Coach still hopes for my victory.

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Rinne, I'm pretty sure that you
don't like martial arts.

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I didn't enjoy it.
I thought it was all suffering.

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But actually...

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I enjoyed learning new techniques.

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I felt productive
when I became stronger.

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Seeing Coach smile made me happy.

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I was motivated
by people's compliments.

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That's right, I was always

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having fun.

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I can't change the past.

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I can't undo what's been done.

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But from this time forward...

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Maybe I can change things
moving forward.

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Maybe it's okay for me to smile.

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Your beautiful eyes are back.

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Sky-severing knuckle!

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That's the end of the fight.
The winner is Fuuka Reventon.

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I'm exhausted.

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-Training...
-Fuuka, who did this to you?

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-President.
-You're responsible for this too.

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Train wisely and efficiently.

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See you again next week.