CMB - 26

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<i>I took Mr. Chouyu's place in his battle against the mysterious masked chef, and won the second of three rounds.</i>

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<i>It was a frying match where speed was key.</i>

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<i>I have to get the antidote so I can save both Chouyu and Mei Li.</i>

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<i>Otherwise, they'll both... I don't have much time!</i>

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The Greatest Trump Card.  Joker's Laugh

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What is the third round of the
best-two-of-three lobster battle?

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Knife skills were first...

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Followed by frying in the second round.

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In the third round, I have chosen the cooking style considered the most difficult of all.

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Braising.  In other words, hot pot cooking.

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Hot pot cooking.

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Create a pot roast with lobster as the main ingredient.
There are no other restrictions in this round.

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The better-tasting dish wins.

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However, the blood clock will continue to drip as we cook.

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Better hurry, or the poison will finish off Chouyu and the girl!

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Damn.  What kind of a man is he?

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I underestimated you before.

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Now, I'll have to get serious or my revenge won't be fulfilled.

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Boy!  You may choose any ingredient you think you might need!

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T-This is...?

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In this store room, I have stocked many ingredients from both land and sea.

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If you happen to lose despite having access to all these ingredients...

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Then that can only mean that your skills were inferior!

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I will brook no excuse from you, boy!

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Like I even need them.  I have to win, no matter what!

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Hey, bring it to me.

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As you command.

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Tee hee hee.

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I have no time.  Got to hurry!

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What is in those pots?

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These are my treasures, soaked in hatred!

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T-They're dried seafood!

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That's right.  Delicacies such as abalone, shark fin, and scallops, dried out for preservation.

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It isn't just about preservation.  They're high quality ingredients that create a deeper taste after being soaked in water!

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These ingredients, you...

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Right.  These ingredients were the ones I couldn't use after I fell for Chouyu's trap sixteen years ago.

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Stop this nonsense about traps and revenge!

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Mr. Chouyu isn't a person who wins by cheating!

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Silence, boy!  You don't know anything at all!

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Nothing about what kind of cheater your beloved Chouyu really is!

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Sixteen years ago, I loved a woman whose name was Meika.

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Ms. Meika, bring us two orders of fried rice.

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Yes sir.  Coming right up.

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Here you go.

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Meika worked at the restaurant where I was training.

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She had a kind heart, and her beauty was the talk of the town.

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She was the reason why I churn the wok.

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The sole reason for my existence.

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What?  Thirty orders?

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Yes.  A big group just came in.  Can something be done?

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All right, I'll do it.  Leave everything to me!

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Really?!  That's great!

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I felt that I could die if it would make her smile.

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But then, I learned that her husband would be chosen through a cooking battle.

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My opponent was my rival from culinary school...

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A man I shared a mutual respect for as a fellow chef... Chouyu!

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I never dreamed that this would happen.  But it should be interesting.

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We'll do this fair and square, Chouyu!

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I can't ask for anything more!

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We were the best students from our cooking school.

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Many people came to watch us duel.

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The match we had was...

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Lobster, best two of three.  Let's go, Chouyu!

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Yes!

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Ms. Meika!  I'll win!  And I swear I'll make you a happy bride!

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Um... yes.

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Let the contest begin!

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It happened shortly after the contest started.

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W-What's this?

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Chouyu... you...

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Chouyu had hidden a poisoned needle with my lobsters.

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I couldn't forgive him.

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I hid the truth, stood up with all my strength,
and continued so I can crush him through cooking.

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I'll get you, Chouyu!

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But the first and second rounds were utter defeats.

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The match was over before I could use the dried seafood in the third round.

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Chouyu was chosen as Meika's husband.

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I was sabotaged by an unfair trap.

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I publicly lost both the cooking contest <i>and</i> Meika.

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My passion for cooking was basically my passion for Meika!

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After I was defeated by Chouyu's
cowardly trap, I lost my reason to live.

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Since then, I have forsaken everything that I was.

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I sealed myself in a mask and suit of armor.

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And...

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I joined the Underworld Cooking Society, vowing to get revenge on Chouyu!

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Cooking Underworld?

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You don't need to know about it.

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You will lose this match, drink the poison, and die.

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I won't lose, and no matter what, I won't lose trust in Mr. Chouyu!

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You'll never understand my suffering of over ten years.

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But, it was not all in vain.

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The time which I suffered has further ripened my sea delicacies, increasing the fullness of their savory taste.

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In a sense, this ingredient is most poetic for my revenge!

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With it, I can make the ultimate hotpot that I couldn't back then.

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With it, I'll defeat you!

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It shall be the last symphony of my revenge.  My Grand Finale!

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Lobster, best two of three.
The last round that settles everything!

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Let's start, boy!

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Yes!

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Hmm, this looks good too.

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No, this one here is better...

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The masked chef is making seafood hotpot, so...

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I could use these fresh seafood as well.

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No, it won't do.  No matter how fresh the ingredients, it can't beat the thick flavor of ripened dried seafood.

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What sort of hotpot should I try...?

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The most important part of this round is your soup stock!

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With thick, flavorful broth from a supply of sea delicacies...

108
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There's no way to defeat the flavor accumulated over many years!

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What should I do?  I don't have much time!

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Aaaugh!  What am I supposed to do?!

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Fei.

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Where do the roots of your cooking lie?

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When in doubt, it is best to return to your roots.

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That's right!  Just as Fei said during the Super Chef exam...

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I should go back to my roots!

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The roots of my cooking... are my Mom's tastes.

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And... my home in Szechuan.

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That's right!  Yes!

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This is my cuisine!

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I can do it with these!

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Cooking should bring happiness to people,

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No matter what the reason, I don't like those who use cooking for revenge!

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I see.  You've chosen mountain vegetables.  A treasure trove of soup stock.

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That isn't too shabby, boy.  However...

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You have a fatal problem given this limited time!

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Yes, the preparations are done!

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Boy!

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One piece of advice.

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Shouldn't you check your pot?

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You didn't think it through, boy.

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Mushrooms, mountain potatoes, and burdock taproot <i>do</i> produce wonderful soup stock.

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But if you boil that many vegetables at once, a large amount of alkaline will seep out.

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If not removed, the bitter froth will ruin the taste.

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And no matter how much you remove, you don't have enough time to get it all.

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Isn't that a shame, boy?

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I was raised in Szechuan.  I know all about the alkaline.

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What?

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I'm just getting started here!

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He's bluffing.

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So much alkaline is spewing out of his vegetables...

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... <i>the lobster will be completely ruined.</i>

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I will challenge you with this!

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Hot Pot Cooking Compendium.

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That's a cookbook!

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You're reading a cookbook <i>now</i>?

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Hah, this Super Chef is nothing more than a child!

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What the hell is he doing?

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You told me that you'll fight seriously now.

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So, I'll have to show you my real skills!

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Your real skills?  You mean you've been holding back?!

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Nonsense!  It's a bluff!

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My soup came from the very best in sea delicacies.  There's no reason why I should lose!

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Don't underestimate me, boy.

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It is done!

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Brimming with sea delicacies, I present seafood hot pot cuisine with the ultimate in Chinese soup stock.

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My Sea Dragon Hotpot!

157
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I'm finished as well!

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A Liu Mao Xing Special!  With a bounty of mountain food,
I present my Mountain Treasures Flying Dragon Pot!

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Mountain Treasures Flying Dragon Pot?

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Impossible.  The froth is gone... but it can't be removed so quickly!

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The lobster must have sucked it up.

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Now, judge the food!

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Don't be hasty.

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There's no time.  If the hourglass runs out, everyone will die!

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Start judging now!

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Cool it, kid.

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I've lined up a suitable judge for the final round.

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What?

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Shilou?  Why are you here?

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Stop it!  Don't be so rough!

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You blockhead, that hurt!

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What's your problem, jerk?!

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Shilou!

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Brother Mao, I'm sorry.
I was worried so I came after you guys.

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But they caught me...

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Mr. Chouyu!  Mei Li!

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What happened?

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They were poisoned by this masked chef.

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Poison... Damn you!  How dare you...!

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Hey you!  Leggo of me!

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Shilou!

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Are you all right, Shilou?

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Yeah, I'm all right.

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What is the meaning of this?!  How dare you involve him!

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It can't be... He's the judge you mentioned?!

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Exactly.  He will judge the food,
not knowing who made what.

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We'll have him eat, and choose the dish which he feels tastes better.

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You want me to...?!

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That's right.  If you select Mao's dish, then everyone will be spared.

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But if you select my dish, then Chouyu, Mei Li, and even Mao...

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I'll have his life as well!

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W-Wait a minute... you're kidding me, right?

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You're saying all our lives depend on <i>my</i> judgment?!

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I can't accept a role like that!

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Now, lobster, best two of three!
The third round will settle this match!

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Which pot tastes better?  White, or black?

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Now, judge!

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No way.  Stop kidding, guys.  What are you thinking...?

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The lives of everyone here depend on my judgment?

201
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Shilou, please hurry up!  There's no time!

202
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I know, Brother Mao, but...

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Here, we have a seafood hotpot, with a mouth-watering smell of the ocean.

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And over there is a pot of mountain vegetables.
The combination of mountain food and lobster looks delicious...

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They both look great!  Which one?  Which one did Brother Mao make?!

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The city center has a bustling din,

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As I jump over the guard rails unseen.

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Must hurry over to our meeting place,

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And beat the dusk in a race.

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In your twinkling eyes, I see so clearly,

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The soothing warmth that you feel for me.

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And with only that, my poor defenseless heart,

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Is starting to melt and break apart.

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This is a feeling that won't stop; it just keeps going straight.

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And it's starting to speed up and accelerate.

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I'm by your door, and knocking hard.  Won't you let me in?

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Let me show you my spirit filled with passion.  Yeah!