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The Band of Hawk waits with anticipation for the fight between Gutts and Griffith

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Chapter Name: The Dawn of Journey Day (3)

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Gutts

-“It’s strange….”

-“I’m feeling unusually calm…”

-“Even though my opponent is Griffith…”

-“Whom is not so easy to fight with…”

-“3 years ago….that day…”

-“It was just like this”

-“Begin with a fight and end with a fight”

-“Not bad…”

-“For me, It’s better than simply leaving here in silence”

-“For you, it means I’m still worth shedding blood for…”

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Caska

-“Gutts’ skilled”

-“He’s much better than 3 years ago…..”

-“I can’t fathom his ability”

-“But….”

-“This is Griffith he’s fighting with…”

-“If it’s Griffith, he can stop Gutts for sure…!!”

-“Yes…”

-“Everything will be like in the past…..”

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Caska

-……

-“…I”

-“I’m wishing…..”

-“Fot..Gutts to stay…?”

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Griffith

-..…..

-“No sign of rushing in like before….the eyes look very calm”

-“It’s not the stare of someone who’s confused either”

-“That means he’s really determined about this…”

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Griffith

-“Really want to leave?”

-“This much….”

-“You want to get out of my paw!?”

-“…No way….”

-“There’s no way!!”

-“I’ll not permit it”

-“I will not let you go!!!”

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Griffith

-“….But”

-“What should I do!?”

-“His power and speed are not the same as before”

-“I’m not even sure I can take his swing”

-“Even if I could take one or two the third would surely break my sword”

-”And the floor is covered with snow…”

-“It’d be bad if I can’t move freely”

-“The chance lies in my first move”

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Griffith

-“The second he swing down his sword”

-“His sword will slide down..”

-“And I will stab his shoulder in a single move”

-“The timing and speed must be exact…It’s one move that I can’t hold back my power”

-“It’s the only method I can win at this moment. If successful, he’ll be heavily injured”

-“No….if that second, the force from his sword sway my swing”

-“I’d probably kill him!!...”

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Griffith

-“But…if I can’t keep him here….”

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Griffith

-“It doesn’t matter!!”

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Caska

-!

Corkus

-Attacking from this distance…!?

-That’s amazing!!!

Griffith

-”All right!!”

-“!?”

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Griffith

-“Swinging the sword down..!?”

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(Gutts swings his sword down and breaks Griffith sword.  Gutts sword rests on Griffth’s shoulder)

Caska

-Griffith!!

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(Griffith falls to the floor, shocked….)

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Gutts

-I’m going now…

Caska

-Griffith….

-……

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Caska

-…..

-Gu…..

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Caska

-Gutts!!!

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Rickert

-Gutts left, he didn’t even turn back to look

Corkus

-That was a fluke shot…

-I won’t believe it

Judeau

-……

Caska

-……

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Gutts

-“It’s all right…”

-“It’s just a small pebble on your path”

-“Just a tiny pebble”

-“The place you want to be…”

-“Is farther than this….rigfht?”

-“That’s why it’s ok…you can get up…”

-“And immediately…continue on…”

-“Your journey…”