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You continue to make your way through the mysterious dungeon.
The thick fog impairs your vision, leaving you no choice but to stumble around blindly.
Thinking back, you believe it would have been wise to accept the hero's assistance.
Then you could have been out of here, back to the place where you belong.
Back to where you can be recognized.
...
But it's all right.
You don't need him.
...
You come upon a flight of ascending stairs.
And so you ascend them.
And at the top, you see a familiar figure.
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*A female announcer draws near!
The figure stands there.
You do the same.
You stare each other down for what seems like an eternity.
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Suddenly, the figure speaks.
*"I don't know who you are, but I'm a very busy person. If you have nothing important to say, then please leave."
You have no idea what she's talking about.
All you know is that she pisses you off.
...
Suddenly, her left arm falls off.
And then her right one.
The announcer falls apart in a display of bloodless carnage.
Her body flickers for a moment before disappearing.
Then, you hear a voice.
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*Thou hast done well in defeating the female announcer.
*Mitsuo hath been promoted to the next level!
*Thy Excitement increases by 4.
*Thy Emptiness increases by 1.
...I did this?
Whatever. You need to move on.
You continue forward until you see another flight of stairs.
Once again, you ascend them.
At the top, you find another familiar figure waiting for you.
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*A corpse discoverer draws near!
This figure seems to slowly approach you.
Then, she suddenly jerks away.
She speaks in a shrill voice.
*"Who are you? Can't you take no for an answer?"
Why is she saying that?
*"I told you, I already have a boyfriend, so just leave me alone!"
You don't like the words that are coming out of her mouth.
You think she needs to be quiet.
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All of a sudden, she lets out an ear-piercing scream.
You watch as she meets the same fate as that announcer.
After her body disappears, you hear the voice again.
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*Thou hast done well in defeating the corpse discoverer.
*Mitsuo hath been promoted to the next level!
*Thy Sadness increases by 5.
*Thy Emptiness increases by 8.
You wish that voice would just shut the hell up.
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As you continue onward, you ponder for a moment.
That girl you just saw...a lot of people were sad when she died, right?
You wonder if anyone will be sad when you die.
You hope that someone will remember you after you're gone.
...And they will.
You'll see to it.
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You wander the place for what seems like forever.
You think you're about to collapse from exhaustion.
But...in the distance, you see something.
You see another figure.
This is one that you would recognize anywhere.
*"Wahahahahahahaha!"
That voice is one you know all too well.
*"How dare you stand against me for being a bad orange!"
He approaches you, and from the look in his eyes, his intentions are not good.
*"I'll make a worthless human like you taste endless pain!"
You don't want to hear that anymore.
You want him to go away.
Suddenly, he charges at you with his fist raised high.
Soon, he is within inches of you.
You flinch in fear, but then...
He stops.
A red liquid oozes out of him, and he collapses on top of you.
Quickly, you push him off of you, and he drops lifelessly to the ground.
The red liquid has stained your hands and clothes.
You expect him to disappear, but he doesn't.
The liquid continues to leak out of him.
He lies there, as the puddle of liquid grows larger.
The voice comes back to pester you.
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*Thou hast done well in killing Morooka.
You've heard it say that before.
Now, it repeats the phrase like a broken record.
You want it to shut up.
You want it to stop.
You try to wipe the liquid away, but you only succeed in smearing it all over your shirt.
The voice keeps getting louder.
...
I understand, okay?
I did it.
I did all of it!
Just leave me alone!
...
You drop to your knees.
You cover your ears.
And you scream.
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