HonkaiImpact3rdPart2 Stories-EngDub Ch3-Ph2-Pt1 A Startling Dream
Why so #suprised? I was just fulfilling my #duty to you, helping you achieve your #goal. In order to #save Songque, this is the only #way. It's a fair #exchange. I have once again #given you what you desire, don't you agree?
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00:00Master, after everything that's happened, there's no other way. I don't expect you to forgive me, Song Que.
00:13Song Que, you don't have to forgive me.
00:23This is neither destiny nor justice. I spare and kill out of my selfish desire.
00:37Stop!
00:41Mr. Bai Ji, what are you doing?
00:46You...
00:49Mr. Bai Ji, please stop this. We already know that the so-called ceremony was never going to work.
00:59I assume there's a misunderstanding here.
01:04I spare and kill out of my selfish desire. What's there to misunderstand?
01:10Crazy, you girls. This isn't what I meant. I wasn't implying that I didn't intend to kill my disciple.
01:22It is true that I planned to kill the two of you in action.
01:29You...
01:32But you are mistaken about the feasibility of the ceremony.
01:43What do you mean?
01:46A ceremony that will eliminate the shadow calamities once and for all, ridding Lang Que and Aksia of the contamination forever, the rite of tears does exist.
01:57But killing my disciple, Song Que, is the cornerstone of the rite of tears.
02:07What?
02:09So I wasn't able to keep it from you after all.
02:17We've already said our goodbyes, and it was so formal.
02:24You...
02:27Have you known all along that Mr. Bai Ji was planning to...
02:34Of course.
02:38You're mistaken about his intention. The ceremony is real, and it can truly eliminate the shadow calamities. Master has never lied to you.
02:49The only person that has been deceiving you is me.
02:56The ceremony... So the rite of tears will cost you your life?
03:04After a rare moment of silence, the girl, clad in her magnificent attire, nodded ever so slightly.
03:13Mm.
03:16Actually, I've known it all along. For a hundred years, I've known.
03:27How? This is absurd.
03:33There is no other way.
03:38For over a hundred years, since the shadow calamities first emerged, the Heavenly Shrouds have been tirelessly endeavoring to subdue the disasters. The efforts were in vain.
03:52And the situation has been... worsened. The calamities have escalated to a certain extent today. The Aoxia is once again in a gulf of chaos. If I don't make a decision now, all our sacrifices will be for nothing.
04:11Is that why you're adding Song Que to the sacrifices, as if she were another chip in your wager? Even when you've already sacrificed four of the troops?
04:21I don't know what you're talking about, Ms. Corelli. However, the current situation is far more urgent than you imagine.
04:38This is not a wager. This is the only move left in the game where we've got our backs against the wall.
04:47Shoot. Is she going to overload the Asheron's power? Don't do anything reckless, Mr. Baiji.
04:58You...
05:01It happened in an instant.
05:06While everyone had sensed that something unexpected was about to happen, an irreversible turn of event that would alter the future forever, no one could have guessed that it would be like this.
05:36Master! What are you doing? Perception!
05:45The artifact that acted on behalf of Gadget appeared out of nowhere.
05:59The shadow blade that floated around Baiji and ran him through was clearly her doing.
06:12Why so surprised? I was just fulfilling my duty to you, helping you achieve your goal.
06:20In order to save Zhong Que, this is the only way.
06:29It's a fair exchange. I have once again given you precisely what you desire. Don't you agree?
06:39You...
06:42I see.
06:49In the end, I'm just a mortal cursed by my gift.
07:05Master, you...
07:09This must be a clone of yours. Surely you won't just...
07:16Wake up, Master! This is a bad joke!
07:21I'm sorry to tell you this, but Baiji isn't using his authority as falsehood now.
07:29From what I've observed, it could simply be another one of his desperate delusions.
07:36The Rite of Tears required a shrew to infuse all the shadows into Zhong Que's body.
07:43It seems like a complex process that will consume a significant amount of energy from the shrew.
07:49That's not something a clone could handle.
07:52And that actually gave me as a tool the chance to harm the very best among shrews.
08:03Master, I'm here!
08:06Sorry, I couldn't.
08:16Master! Master!
08:23Perception, you...
08:27You killed Baiji. Why did you do that?
08:35I don't see what's so difficult to understand.
08:41If I hadn't intervened, Zhong Que would have died instantly.
08:46If Baiji had managed to regain his strength, none of you would have stood a chance against him.
08:57Besides, how many times have I told you I am only a tool?
09:02So within reasonable limit, I will fulfill your quest to the latter.
09:09I must have said this before. You must be careful when you give orders to me.
09:15Why do I feel you're proud of your method, which defies any definition of common sense?
09:23It has nothing to do with pride. I'm just a tool.
09:27As far as a tool is concerned, a higher level of position is desirable.
09:32I helped you achieve your goal, but now you're criticizing my method.
09:37You're even starting to believe that I have human emotions. Don't you find that absurd?
09:44Like I said, I always achieve my goals with the most rational and efficient manner.
09:50Unlike humans like Baiji, I have the patience to wait for hundreds, even thousands of years for the perfect opportunity.
09:58I suppose you're not waiting for Axia to drift away in the sea of data.
10:02You're right. That was only an additional suggestion.
10:06Perception, is it also true that five of the seven shus have already died?
10:12You seem to care more about others than yourself.
10:16Anyway, six of them are dead now.
10:22Shouldn't it be five and four-fifths?
10:28Anything else you want to dig into?
10:32Absolutely. Infusing the power of shadows into the nails. Is that what you meant by nourishment earlier?
10:39Exactly. After achieving such a grand feat, even a shu would get exhausted.
10:45Five and four-fifths of the seven shus have fallen into a deep slumber.
10:50Four-fifths?
10:52Zongjue counts as one and I count as one-fifth, so naturally there's five and four-fifths left.
11:06Perception, you used to call yourself one-fifth of a jita, an incomplete shu.
11:13Then why did you exclude yourself from the seven shus after we confirmed the jita side?
11:21Everyone apart from yourself regarded you as a substitute for the shu of gadgets.
11:29I see. I suppose I didn't know enough about the human family.
11:40Unfortunately, you're only half correct. After all,
11:48I was never one of the shus.
11:52Who are you exactly?
11:55Let's not rush. Despite being the current supreme power in Langqiu, its fulfillment eludes me.
12:06Still, it can be part of our transaction.
12:12You will find out soon enough.
12:18Perception, stop!
12:22When did this place become surrounded by shadows?
12:26I knew it. There's something shady about her.
12:31Let's get rid of these monsters first.
12:50There!
12:53Shoot! It's disappeared again!
12:57Where's Karinie? Karinie!
13:09Jeez, it never ends.
13:26Helia, Entropy, stay close to me.
13:30Where did you go?
13:37Perception, don't run away. Give everyone back to me.
13:50You should find out. You can never win the world.
14:04I can't lose you.
14:09Wake up, Senna.
14:12Karinie, we...
14:15Eh? Karinie?
14:19Relax, we're all here.
14:22Yeah, we're all okay.
14:25Entropy, what's going on?
14:29Looks like you've calmed down.
14:31Good. Then there won't be any further need for that little game of hide-and-seek.
14:42Perception, since when could you manipulate shadows like that?
14:48That skill didn't seem like one within the authority of the Shu.
14:52What are you?
14:54Allow me to make some corrections. I wasn't manipulating the shadows, nor did I cast any skill.
15:04So it wasn't your doing?
15:06You're not following. I didn't make these shadows attack you. Rather...
15:17I am the shadows themselves.
15:25Gadgets were merely my way of complying with the Jetta's plan after winning the bandit hunt.
15:34The shadows surrounding the Bubble Universe, the source of fear and domination, and the calamities the venerable Seven Shus wished to eliminate in the end...
15:46I am the shadow of Langqiu, the source of fear gathering, and the foundation of this world.
16:04Just as Gadget anticipated, everyone was struck with astonishment that they blanked out for a moment.
16:13After they had finally finished processing the information, fragments of the past, details that had been overlooked, returned to their mind.
16:23It's simply a theory. In that space, you are far more at your weakest moment.
16:31I severed the connection between you and the pool of shadows.
16:38Now you can no longer use any shadow power from the outside.
16:46Were you doing this the whole time? No wonder you have been missing since the beginning.
16:53Boringly, leaving the pool of shadows isn't as easy as you think.
16:59After trying to meet your demands, due to consuming an unimaginable amount of power, my will ended up trapped there.
17:08Donigue, so you...
17:13It appears to be finally clicking for you.
17:19What that dog did was indeed beyond my anticipation. Its loyalty took me by surprise.
17:32Had I stood by while it manipulated the pool of shadows, things would have developed in an unpredictable direction.
17:41Still, it didn't have enough strength to destroy the marks left by its master, no matter how hard it tried.
17:53What it did back then merely helped it see the reality.
18:00So you stood by at the beginning and helped us at the opportune moment for your own gain.
18:11That's correct. In fact, each time I helped you, it was for the same reason.
18:21Equal exchange, quid pro quo, that's the fairest rule in the world, and the same applies to fear gathering.
18:34Moreover, I think you'll agree with me. In every transaction we made, I always managed to preserve the more valuable things for you.
18:48What?
18:50From your point of view, Bai Ji might have threatened your executive, but what was the reason for murdering the other five girls?
19:01Yeah, Sahapong, Glimmer, Lantern, and even Agita.
19:07It means Bai Ji had been with Song Que the whole time.
19:11I believe I told you this before. I have long had a meticulously designed funeral arrangement in order for every one of you.
19:21You, you, you've been lying to us all along.
19:28Perception.
19:32The girl who has seemed oblivious of everything happening around her, as if her soul had left her body, finally let go of her master's lifeless husk and spoke up.
19:50I wouldn't call it lying. Life and death are common happenings in this world. I don't think there's anything outrageous about making plans in advance.
20:04Were you truly willing to die just now?
20:13I get it now. You haven't realized this yet. In this vast land of Lang Qiu, only you and I are truly fated for each other.
20:30With six of the seven shoes gone, Bai Ji's strange constraints on us are finally removed.
20:43The last hundred years of waiting has finally proven worth our deal.
20:52I'm free. You are free.
20:58Hey, don't you run away.
21:02Run away?
21:05It appears you're mistaken.
21:12Even if I were to tell you that I'm not the one who should be thinking about running away, I doubt it would be of any help, especially in the current situation.
21:25What's going on? Is this an earthquake?
21:31Now this power, it seems to come from above.
21:37If this keeps going, the whole world will fall apart.
21:42Don't say that. Our story has just begun.
21:49Come, amorphous space, it's time for the beings in Lang Qiu to pay their debts for their fear gathering.
22:06Light shall extinguish and only the shadow shall remain.
22:13Like a full moon brimming with light or the tide rising on the immense ocean, the spherical shadow overlooking Lang Qiu has swelled to an incredible size.
22:25And the shadows lurking in Lang Qiu continue to rise from all corners of the city and gather here like a swarm of bees summoned by their hive.
22:40Until the tipping point was reached.
22:53The long dream has finally reached its end.
23:23Is everyone alive?
23:32Yeah, I'm still alive.
23:36Yeah, I guess.
23:41Hey entropy, are you alright? You suddenly fell and then got up right away, rambling nonsense. Did you eat something wrong?
23:52What on earth?
23:59It's natural that you're confused.
24:05Who is it?
24:07Mr. Bai Ji?
24:11As much as I'd like to answer your question right away, we're racing against the clock.
24:17So, I must ask you to tell me first, in the dream you just had, who was it that killed me?
24:28A paradox.
24:31A real paradox.
24:34A real paradox indeed.
24:39The fact was revealed without even knowing the cause.
24:46Without knowing order, chaos had already engulfed the world.
24:53Without knowing the light of dawn, the soul had already donned the mourning robe of shadows.
25:05No one knows how they originated. Perhaps the shadows themselves don't even know.
25:15A century ago, Amber Street.
25:29That sound, where did it come from?
25:34Huh?
25:39Oh, it's me. I'm making that sound.
25:47How strange, why am I making a sound?
25:55And I thought, the living thing in the eerie shadow cast a glance at the other things around it, observing them closely for a while.
26:05Only I can make a sound.
26:08That's not precise.
26:10Only I can make the sound of humans.
26:15Human.
26:19Oh yes.
26:29Living things lurk silently in the shadows, as if waiting for some order.
26:36Hmm, sad.
26:57Breathing has ceased.
27:07Let's quickly go over the situation here.
27:12I don't know where I came from, but I must have been shaped in the shadows and granted a body that can move.
27:23Not only that, I can also speak the human language.
27:28This ability seems very unique among the shadows, although it doesn't make me superior.
27:38After all, according to the rules here, humans are only a link in the food chain.
27:50Was I born from the fear these people experienced upon facing their death?
27:56Was that what gave me the gift of speaking their tongue?
28:00That can't be right. It's not much different from the birth of other shadows.
28:06Whatever, after all, the why isn't so important.
28:10Whatever the case, the fact now is I have a body, and I should do something with it.
28:16The least I can do is to learn how to use my facilities.
28:41I don't know where I came from, but I must have been shaped in the shadows and granted a body that can move.
28:49Not only that, I can also speak the human language.
28:53This ability seems very unique among the shadows, although it doesn't make me superior.
28:59Whatever the case, the fact now is I have a body, and I should do something with it.
29:06The rest of the lessons will be over soon.
29:10Perhaps you should continue your training.
29:35you