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I've really done it this time...
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Well, if it isn't Balthus. What's wrong? That was a legendary sigh.
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Yuri, pal. Hear me out for a sec, will ya? There were these mercs, and I may have made a bet with them...
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Yeah, yeah. You lost, I get it. But we've got bigger issues to discuss.
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Must be a pretty big deal if it's more important than me losing my dinner to those mercs...
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It's come to my attention that one of my business associates is looking for a certain giant, broke fool.
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What, that's it? I'll just break 'em in half and then we can move on with our lives. Not a problem.
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I figured you'd say that. Which is exactly why I came to tell you not to.
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See, this particular associate hires out quite a few of my people. I can't have a bruiser like you turning them into corpses.
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Can't I just rough them up enough to get them off my back? A few broken bones never killed anyone.
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Come now, you know there's no way I'd let you get away with that.
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I'd use every last one of my contacts to make sure you never win another bet for the rest of your life.
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Whoa, cut a guy a break, would ya? I wouldn't put it past you to actually follow through...
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I take it we've reached an understanding, then? I suggest you lay low until things blow over. Clear?
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Even after all this time, your ability to enrage people still manages to astound me.
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Hey, it's not as bad as it used to be. The price on my head's never been lower!
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On the flip side, the price for my skills has only gone up. I've been making money hand over fist as a mercenary.
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But the stakes keep getting higher and higher, so my pockets remain as empty as ever.
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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.
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Really? You still look pretty scrawny to me. Your skill with a blade's improved though, that's for sure.
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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.
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If this associate of yours doesn't catch me, you and your underlings are gonna have to take responsibility, right?
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Most likely. I knew what I was getting into when I told you to back down. I've made my peace.
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Yeah? Well, I'm not about to leave my buddy Yuri holding the bag while I sit on my hands.
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Balthus...
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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?
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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!
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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.
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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...