HonkaiImpact3rdPart2 Stories-EngDub Ch3-Ph2-Pt2 Only Shadows Shall Remain
... It couldn't bear the pressure and split into several #fragments.
Oh my, I suppose it's only theoretically #feasible to integrate the shadow's authorities in a #singular point.
But one thing happened just as you #predicted.
The Astral Ring isn't just a mundane #gadget. Even though it split apart, its #power is still here. I'm currently using a #counterfeit to store that power.
Oh my, I suppose it's only theoretically #feasible to integrate the shadow's authorities in a #singular point.
But one thing happened just as you #predicted.
The Astral Ring isn't just a mundane #gadget. Even though it split apart, its #power is still here. I'm currently using a #counterfeit to store that power.
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00:00Ah! H-help me!
00:02Help!
00:04We're... we're dead!
00:06Oh no, we're done for!
00:08Just as I thought, they're also food for this body. Let me try some.
00:21I see. Humans are very different from us in their way of thinking, which makes me a natural enemy of theirs.
00:30It's only logical that the next step is to feed on the bastion's fear.
00:40Another meal. Hopefully, I won't stuff myself.
00:49This one is strange. He's neither screaming nor running away. He's even...
00:55fearless. I should come a bit closer.
01:02Even the god sand cannot contain the sheer scale of these shadows.
01:08It's all over now. The ending is upon us. Like Mingha and Baiyu, Langqiu's fate is also sealed.
01:17Now that it's come to this, am I going to blame others for it?
01:24I was already confident. That was what led to our situation becoming so desperate.
01:31There's no arguing that this is my sin.
01:39What a weird man. Someone so sad and fragile could have been consumed by other shadows long ago.
01:46And by that, he still finds the time to babble to himself. I'll study him a bit longer.
01:58The living thing in the shadow was very curious, probably because it had just come to life.
02:08Just as it was about to disappear into the darkness so that it could observe the man a bit closely,
02:14a gentle breeze passed by. Finally found you.
02:20What? Are you feeling sorry for yourself after screwing things up?
02:26It's rare to see you like this, young master Baiji. It's almost cute.
02:34She gave me quite a fright. Where did that woman come from?
02:39So, Baiji is his name.
02:47Ms. Jetta, I didn't think you would come personally.
02:52I thought you used the artifact of yours, the one that can communicate with people from afar, to harass me.
03:03What kind of people do you think I am?
03:08Today is the day for the shadows to be bound. It will determine the fate of the entire world.
03:14When an event of this magnitude is announced,
03:17even I would refrain from staying at home and playing with my collection.
03:23Besides, if we were to publish an article about the shadow binding technique,
03:28you and I would be listed as co-authors.
03:31Huh.
03:36I boast a lot about my nimble hands, but sadly, it appears I'm not cut out for conducting experiments.
03:48So, what happened to the Zodiac Astral Ring?
03:52Upon hearing that snappy name, the man named Baiji shook his head,
03:56falling. It couldn't bear the pressure and split into several fragments.
04:04Oh my, I suppose it's only theoretically feasible to integrate the shadow's authorities
04:10in a singular point.
04:13So why did it happen just as you predicted?
04:17The Astral Ring isn't just a mundane gadget. Even though it's split apart, its power is still there.
04:24I'm currently using a counterfeit to store that power.
04:31So, what are you going to do next?
04:34Why don't you vent about it first?
04:36You could call me a frivolous, but I might just be a good listener.
04:43No, all this happened because of my impoverishment.
04:47I alone should take the responsibility.
04:54Huh.
04:56Yeah, I knew you'd say that.
04:59In all of Langzhou, you're the prime example of a man who is a slave to responsibility.
05:10Maybe I'd better answer your first question.
05:17Next, I plan to hand over the fragments of the Zodiac Astral Ring to the right people.
05:24The biological affinity of this instrument might give us an opportunity to turn the table.
05:31Oh, I remember working on this contingency plan together.
05:35I don't think we can do anything about the law.
05:38Regarding the truth, do you have any candidates in mind?
05:42Bai Ji nodded.
05:44I hope we can utilize their exceptional talents to discover, or devise,
05:49what methods to suppress the Shadow Calamity.
05:52If you can't beat your enemies, there's no shame in learning from them.
05:57Also, I'm afraid they've already figured out my whereabouts,
06:01so I must prepare myself for a confrontation.
06:05Sounds like a lot of work.
06:06If that's the case, I wish you good luck.
06:10One should not linger in a place where trouble is brewing.
06:14Even I need to contemplate.
06:16Wait a moment.
06:17Bai Ji approached Ajita and put a small object in her palm.
06:22The living thing in the shadow didn't quite catch what it was.
06:33Does this mean I'm also one of the candidates?
06:37Sure, there's no one more suited than you to bear the name Gadgets.
06:44All right then, I'll take it.
06:47I know Langqiu is too small for the grandness of your vision.
06:56I only hope that you can help us to the best of your ability, as you have always done.
07:06You're too kind, my friend.
07:10The truth of falsehood can only be held by Gadgets.
07:14We are in a mutually beneficial partnership,
07:18where each of us can obtain something we want from the other,
07:22at least for the time being.
07:24What the heck are they talking about?
07:27Sounds like they're up to something.
07:32It seems to have something to do with shadows.
07:36I'd better listen carefully.
07:39All right, it's time for you to carry on with your work and save Langqiu.
07:43As for me, I find it more comfortable to pray up on my sofa.
07:51Goodbye, Azujita.
07:56The woman's footsteps faded off into the distance,
08:00just when the living thing in the shadow thought she had gone far enough.
08:06Oh yes, a small reminder of savior.
08:08There's a little monster lurking in the shadows over there.
08:15It's been staring at you for quite some time now.
08:25Shoot.
08:28A product of the shadows has been strengthened by the shadow binding attempt.
08:34Then...
08:38It's just as I thought.
08:40She can control shadows better than me.
08:43If I can't hide from him, I'm done for.
08:46Enough.
08:51Void.
08:53A complete void.
08:56But it wasn't entirely empty.
09:01It was a fairly amazing experience.
09:03A sensation it had never had before.
09:08It kept flowing in, like a trickle merging into a lake or sea and brimming out again.
09:19It was the same soul.
09:23Addressed in a brand new dark attire.
09:34Hmm?
09:37Am I still alive?
09:43That was strange.
09:50I don't look the same. I remember everything that happened a moment ago.
10:00As humans would put it, it's like...
10:04Like...
10:06A dream.
10:12However, even though I can't recall what just happened,
10:15I don't think it's sufficient to prove that the shadow from before and my current being are one and the same.
10:27No, this is no good.
10:28I nearly got carried away pondering a question without an answer,
10:32which isn't helpful to my current predicament.
10:38Since I do have recollections of these events,
10:41I don't suppose there's anything wrong in assuming that I was killed by that man fairly recently.
10:51There you have it. Simple and straightforward.
10:54All that's left is to act.
10:56He might still be around. I must be careful when making my grand escape.
11:05Hmm?
11:24That's...
11:35I see. A burden forever.
11:42I suppose he was telling the truth, but...
11:46This will do.
11:59What is she?
12:00This should at least make you quieter, Lang Qiu. More at ease.
12:08The astral ring you gave me is not a burden, and I shall prove it to you.
12:16He knows that dangerous man, as well as that thing called the astral ring.
12:22Is she one of the qualified candidates he mentioned?
12:27This is Lantern's path.
12:31If there is no end to these shadows, then so shall my slaughter be.
12:37All right, the break is over.
12:42It's time for the next best man.
12:48Oh, you're bleeding again.
12:51You better not obscure my journey.
12:54Show's over for you.
13:06Letting go can be a beautiful experience.
13:09In a deep slumber, the mind can rid itself of the constraints of time
13:13and enjoy true freedom in the void resembling death.
13:21And so things continue this way for an indefinite amount of time.
13:31And the shadow began to stir again.
13:35The sea never dries between the ebb and flow of time,
13:39just as water begins to seep in when the last drop evaporates from the paddle.
13:45The new realm of creation was near its completion in the gathering of darkness.
14:00Interesting.
14:02I'm sure of it now.
14:04At least my memories are carried on by shadows.
14:09If I'm a more egoistic blackmailer,
14:13wherever my body just plunges,
14:15the shadow will prepare a new one for me.
14:21But why?
14:25The living thing in the shadows couldn't help but throw another glance at the surrounding peers,
14:31secretly hoping one of them could talk with it.
14:35Despite waiting for some time, however, nothing happened.
14:41In the end, it came to a conclusion.
14:45I am special.
14:47I am different from the other shadows.
14:51Only I can understand the human language.
14:55Only I can change bodies and retain my memories.
14:59Only I am capable of intelligent thought.
15:03This is very interesting indeed.
15:07The living thing in the shadows pondered long on the fact they could think.
15:15I don't know much about myself.
15:19Maybe there's a limit to my ability to reincarnate.
15:23I don't know much about myself.
15:25Maybe there's a limit to my ability to reincarnate.
15:29That's to refrain from dying on a daily basis.
15:33That's to refrain from dying on a daily basis.
15:37This might even be a type of the memorial,
15:39this might even be a type of the memorial,
15:41instead of a continuation of my soul.
15:43The next me who remembers me might have nothing to do with me at all.
15:50If that's the case,
15:52If that's the case,
15:54I absolutely, positively cannot die.
15:56I absolutely, positively cannot die.
15:58Not even once.
16:00However,
16:02However,
16:04the living thing in the shadows tapped into its perception,
16:06the living thing in the shadows tapped into its perception,
16:08a magical faculty different from the five senses of humans,
16:10a magical faculty different from the five senses of humans,
16:12and started to assess its own situation.
16:19Then, for the first time since its birth,
16:21Then, for the first time since its birth,
16:23it felt happy and at ease.
16:25It's wonderful.
16:27It's wonderful.
16:31Indeed,
16:33Indeed,
16:35that's why my ears didn't feel tired or pain.
16:37Instead,
16:39I'm filled with this strange fullness.
16:41Instead, I'm filled with this strange fullness.
16:45I can feel that something deep inside me
16:47I can feel that something deep inside me
16:49is connected to the dance of the autumn.
16:55And it seems to be growing.
16:57And it seems to be growing.
16:59Yes, it's expanding every second.
17:01Yes, it's expanding every second.
17:03Yes, it's expanding every second.
17:15I can sense the titillating breath of fear.
17:17I can sense the titillating breath of fear.
17:19Is this what it feels like to cry?
17:21Is this what it feels like to cry?
17:33Is this what it feels like to cry?
18:03Is this what it feels like to cry?
18:17He appears much weaker than before.
18:19He appears much weaker than before.
18:21It appears that the colossal impact
18:23produced by the Zodiac Astral Ring's splitting
18:25produced by the Zodiac Astral Ring's splitting
18:27didn't fully disperse.
18:29Some of it has forced onto my body.
18:33Is this the price I have to pay
18:35Is this the price I have to pay
18:37for being an unworthy wielder?
18:39for being an unworthy wielder?
18:43I suppose I deserve it.
18:45I alone am responsible for the tragedy
18:47I alone am responsible for the tragedy
18:49on Ember Street today.
18:51on Ember Street today.
18:53I must bear the weight of that sin
18:55and atone for it for the rest of my life.
18:57and atone for it for the rest of my life.
18:59Nevertheless, I am sorry
19:01for dragging the six of them into this
19:03making them mortal sinners.
19:09Is he referring to the people
19:11to whom he gave the Astral Ring?
19:15We, the venerable Seven Truths
19:17shall purge the Shadow Calamity.
19:19shall purge the Shadow Calamity.
19:27The moment the third body was crushed
19:29two epiphanies came crashing
19:31to the being in the shadow.
19:37Firstly, the man named Bai Ji
19:39wasn't entirely bereft of fear.
19:41Only the shadow projected by his fear
19:43Only the shadow projected by his fear
19:45was so colossal
19:47that it extended beyond its vision.
19:49Secondly,
19:51it had grasped the nature of its being.
19:53it had grasped the nature of its being.
19:55The whisper from its mysterious faculty
19:57The whisper from its mysterious faculty
19:59only occurred upon collision
20:01with the shadow of that magnitude.
20:03I am the shadow.
20:05I am the shadow.
20:07What is a shadow?
20:09What is a shadow?
20:11When no one is watching,
20:13a shadow appears as if
20:15it doesn't exist in this world,
20:17growing only in silence.
20:19When it is large enough
20:21to be noticed,
20:23it has already become inseparable
20:25from everyone
20:27to the point that nobody is able to shake it off.
20:33A shadow yearns for,
20:35manipulates,
20:37and harvests fear.
20:41And fear is the most hideous whip in the world,
20:43lashing all those
20:45who have succumbed to it.
20:47The people lost to shadows
20:49lack neither courage nor dignity.
20:51The people lost to shadows
20:53lack neither courage nor dignity.
20:55But fear can destroy
20:57those precious qualities
20:59like a sharp blade cutting through
21:01fine muslin.
21:09It bows the heads
21:11of arrogant men
21:13and defiles pure hearts.
21:17It goes without saying
21:19that the lowly commoners
21:21have nowhere to escape
21:23from its claws.
21:25Even the most illustrious
21:27emperors cannot help
21:29but bow to it,
21:31descending into its pit
21:33of shameless minions.
21:39After all,
21:41everything contrives
21:43to remove justice and reason
21:45from a man
21:47who has been brought up
21:49to command others.
21:51Yes, this is the answer
21:53to the question.
21:55Shadows are fear,
21:57and fear is power.
22:03Have you finished writing your journal,
22:05Mr. Jeta?
22:11Sorry to have kept you waiting.
22:13She turned around
22:15with her charming smile.
22:17Even though there was
22:19no reason to keep the words a secret,
22:21she still concealed the notes
22:23behind her with her elegant figure.
22:27So, we finally
22:29have time to talk.
22:33Well of the shadow.
22:39By talking,
22:41I assume you mean
22:43tying me up with your artifacts
22:45as if I were a lamb to be slaughtered.
22:53Well, you're the almighty shadow
22:55who's wrought untold havoc
22:57in Lang Qiu.
22:59You could hardly blame
23:01a defenseless woman like myself
23:03for taking certain precautions.
23:05Don't worry, you'll get used to them.
23:07Your lies
23:09come so easily.
23:13You're by no means
23:15defenseless,
23:17and I am far from almighty.
23:19At least,
23:21not for now.
23:23I thought you'd be
23:25more cunning or savage.
23:27I wasn't expecting you
23:29to be so straightforward.
23:37Don't play games
23:39with me, Gadget.
23:41You've been aware of my existence
23:43for some time now.
23:45You're the only person
23:47who's discovered my real identity,
23:49even before Boss Hood,
23:51the head of the Seven Truths.
23:53And when did you think that was?
23:57Was it when you
23:59sneaked into the Nutrischool banquet?
24:01When you infiltrated
24:03the Mutual Aid Society
24:05to steal their forbidden books?
24:07Or on the day of the
24:09Amber Street Great Panic
24:11when you were eavesdropping
24:13on Bai Zi and I?
24:15Unbelievable.
24:17At that time,
24:19I myself hadn't realized
24:21that I had been born
24:23into this world
24:25as the Will of the Shadow.
24:27But now you're saying
24:29that even before that,
24:31I had already...
24:33Who are you?
24:35I never imagined that one day,
24:37a monster would be staring at me
24:39as if I were the monstrous one.
24:41But rest assured,
24:43I'm not some fairy or demon
24:45who can foretell the future.
24:47It's merely that my vision
24:49is slightly deeper and broader.
24:51Although that has nothing to do
24:53with how I found out about your identity.
24:55Vision?
24:57Looks like you're the type who'd be more interested
24:59in the first topic.
25:01Let me put it like this.
25:03Beyond this island which you know
25:05as your world lies a vast sea,
25:07one which seems difficult
25:09to reach at the moment.
25:11Langqiu's land mass
25:13is no match for
25:15the boundless sea.
25:17Moreover,
25:19there are countless other islands
25:21in this infinite sea.
25:23Are you saying
25:25that there are more worlds
25:27like Langqiu out there?
25:29More than you
25:31or any living thing could ever imagine.
25:33However,
25:35this is still not the point
25:37as far as my vision
25:39is concerned.
25:45Apart from the island,
25:47there is a place of overwhelming
25:49importance in the sea.
25:51Let's call it
25:53the Continent.
25:55The Continent is a cornerstone of civilization,
25:57the prototype of our history and legacy,
25:59the only beacon
26:01that deserves to be taken seriously.
26:03When she mentioned
26:05the word beacon,
26:07an almost imperceptible glimmer of longing
26:09seemed to shine into his eyes.
26:11From what the shadow
26:13remembered,
26:15the somewhat cynical woman had never
26:17appeared like this before.
26:27Strange,
26:29you look like the kind of type
26:31who would fantasize over some dubious statements.
26:39After a few seconds,
26:41the strange look in Ajita's eyes disappeared,
26:43and she returned to the normal state.
26:45I forgot
26:47to mention that
26:49the goods I deal with
26:51are not limited to the common items
26:53you'll find on this island.
26:57Did you also learn
26:59about me from these aliens?
27:03Sort of.
27:05I guess they gave me some inspiration.
27:09I'll put it this way.
27:11In the world I called the Continent,
27:13anomalies once took place that were similar
27:15to the shadow calamities.
27:17They were in fact the exercising
27:19of certain authorities.
27:21According to the records,
27:23most of these anomalies evolved
27:25to possess a will on their own,
27:27but the reason behind
27:29this outcome varied.
27:33So I'd be surprised if you didn't exist.
27:43You are a scary woman.
27:47Well, the ability to differentiate
27:49between precious and mundane items
27:51is a must for every successful
27:53business person.
27:57Shall we get down to business then?
28:23I've been feeling uneasy lately.
28:25Perhaps...
28:27it would be better to continue training.
28:54I've been feeling uneasy lately.
28:56Perhaps...
28:58it would be better to continue training.