Confession [Kokuhaku]
	 by Nobuyuki Fukumoto
	  and Kaiji Kawaguchi
	   Part Two

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CONFESSION

Asai: Huff,
	huff.
	Huff...

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Asai: Huff,
	huff.
	Huff.
	Huff,
	huff.
	Huff.
	W...  we're saved!
	Huff,
	huff.
	Huff.

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Asai: There.

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Confession

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Asai: Hello, this is Mt. Owari Lodge No. 3...
	Yes, that's right.
	The last one, furthest up the slope...  yes!
	We're stranded...  and hurt...  can't get down the mountain by ourselves...  right.

Phone: Well, we can't make it up tonight.  The storm's pretty rough, and it's almost nighttime...

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Phone: It'll be tomorrow or later...  the reports for tomorrow's weather are bad, too...  it'll probably be two days...
	Can you last that long?

Asai: Yes...

Phone: Well...  you can be sure of one thing, tomorrow morning.
	Whether or not we can make it up, we'll call you!!
	And then...  (click)
	(beep)(beep)
	(beep beep)

Asai: {I wanted to explain the situation a bit more, but I can't do anything about a lost connection...
	At least I got across the bare minimum of details.
	Our location, the fact that we're stranded, and that we have an injured man...}

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Asai: Ishikura!
	Don't worry, they'll be here as soon as the storm stops...
	Just not right now, because it might not clear up until two days from now.
	But...  they definitely ARE coming!
	We'll make it...

Ishikura: I see...

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Asai: It's OK!
	We'll be fine here.  We've got enough food, and we won't freeze to death...  we're gonna make it through this!

Ishikura: I see...

Asai: Huh?
	Ishi...

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<<Ishikura: I killed her...  I killed Sayuri...
	Forgive me, Sayuri!

Asai: {Could it be that...?!
	The confession he gave to me on the verge of death...}

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Asai: {He regrets it...  Ishikura clearly regrets...  his CONFESSION...
	Now that he's told me...
	What should I do?}

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Asai: {We can't leave it like this...!}

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Asai: {What are you thinking, Ishikura...?  Do you think that I'm going to tell anyone what you said to me?!}

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Asai: {No...  No...  No...
	I'd never tell anyone!  I'll take that secret to my grave!
	I'll never tell!!
	Never!!
	I'll never tell, but...
	But...}

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Asai: {It's OK if he only regrets it.
	The regretting is fine, it's what comes after that!!
	If he starts to think about ways to relieve himself of that regret,
	the most primitive and effective way...  which would be...
	No...  that would NEVER happen!
	What am I thinking?  He'd never do that.
	That would just be too crazy...}

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Ishikura: It's not working...

Asai: Huh...?

Ishikura: The feeling's not coming back...
	The plan to brace my broken leg by tying it tight backfired...  now my leg is dead...
	I can't feel it...

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Asai: I'll be right back.
	If this snow continues, I won't be able to find our packs back there.

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Asai: They'll be buried under the snow by tomorrow.
	And we have some emergency supplies in them...

Ishikura: ...I see...

Asai: Huff.
	Huff.

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Asai: Huff (x6)
	{When I get back...
	I'll clear it up...
	I'll just say it to him, straight out.
	That I won't tell anyone else.
	That's probably the best choice.
	It would not be a good idea to stay quiet around him, in this situation.}

Sign: Mt. Owari
	Third Lodge

Asai: {What...  is this...?  I'm feeling odd...}

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Asai: Ungh...
	Damn, I'll have to come back for the other one...

Sign: Mt. Owari
	Third Lodge

Asai: This way, I can dig it up if it snows.

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Ishikura: Yes...  no...  just myself...
	I understand.
	Oh, you're back.

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Asai: {JUST MYSELF...?!}

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Ishikura: Just got a call from the mountain base.  Wanted to make sure we were still here.

Asai: I see...
	This one's your pack...

Ishikura: Right...

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Asai: {What did he mean...  just himself?
	There are two of us here.
	Why would he say he's alone...?
	Unless...
	He'll be alone when assistance arrives...?!}

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Asai: {So the person
	who learned his secret
	HAS TO DIE?!}

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Asai: {No, I'm thinking too hard...
	They might have asked,
	"Who is hurt?" or "Who's in the lodge now?"  That might be it!!}

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