linkYurivolume_up
I can't help but sigh in disappointment listening to you talk. You're seriously lucky I'm not Hapi, or you'd be neck deep in monsters.
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I can't help but sigh in disappointment listening to you talk. Haven't you ever heard of "self-control"?
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All right, I hear ya. But enough about me. What've you been getting up to since you left Abyss?
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Oh, I just went back to my old gang. They were my home before the Officers Academy, after all.
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But I still had to take on some mercenary work to keep my people fed and things running smoothly...
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It's been a rough couple of years. And thanks to that, my once-stunning physique has been spoiled by all this muscle.
linkBalthusvolume_up
Really? You still look pretty scrawny to me. Your skill with a blade's improved though, that's for sure.
linkYurivolume_up
Well, when you're forced to fight, you either improve or you die. Still, I've got nothing on you. You practically live for a good brawl, after all.
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These fists have never let me down. No matter the enemy, I'm always the one who walks away.
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Say, Yuri. I just had a brilliant idea.
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I have a feeling I'm going to regret asking, but sure, let's hear it.
linkBalthusvolume_up
If this associate of yours doesn't catch me, you and your underlings are gonna have to take responsibility, right?
linkYurivolume_up
Most likely. I knew what I was getting into when I told you to back down. I've made my peace.
linkBalthusvolume_up
Yeah? Well, I'm not about to leave my buddy Yuri holding the bag while I sit on my hands.
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So, to make things fair, let's have ourselves a little wager to decide which of us is gonna take the fall.
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That way, if you lose fair and square, it'll give you an out, yeah?
linkBalthusvolume_up
You'll have no other choice but to take your goons back from that client, and they won't get pummeled by yours truly. Problem solved!
linkYurivolume_up
Hypothetically, if I were to take this bet, what happens if you lose?
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I'll do what I always do—take my shirt off, jump out in front of 'em, and run away as they look on in awe.
linkYurivolume_up
This is what I get for trying to help. You love taking off your clothes almost as much as you do gambling. No wonder your pockets are always empty...