3-4 Nozomi Kujo and Kageroza Inaba

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Why?

What do you mean?

Why protect a Mod Soul like me?

Do not get the wrong idea, foolish child. It'll take over a thousand years before I need to be protected by someone like you.

Besides, you may be a Mod Soul, but you are still a young girl.

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Huh?! Stop acting like you don't care, ya old geezer!

Hmph...

Hey, geezer. You okay?

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Kageroza...

That bastard won't quit!

Nozomi, you're okay. That's good.

Substitute Soul Reaper, why do you insist on trying to stop me from doing what must be done?

Nozomi doesn't want to go with you. That is why. So get lost!

Doesn't want to? Really? You're sure that's how she feels about it?

The creator of Nozomi and myself, in other words her father, all of his research is about to be completed.

Completed? You mean taking over the world of the living and the Soul Society? We're not gonna allow that to happen!

That wouldn't make Nozomi happy at all!

But it should. It would please me, so I'd think that would make her happy as well.

Stop spouting such nonsense! Nozomi is nothing at all like you!

Hahahaha! Oh, forgive me.

What is so funny?!

You! You talk as though you understand Nozomi completely, better than I do. Hahaha.

Unfortunately for you, no one could possibly understand Nozomi better than I do. No one.

What are you talking about?

It's quite simple, you see. Nozomi and I were both born from the Reishi of a single Soul Reaper, which makes us much closer than you think.

Hey, Nozomi! What the hell's he talking about? I don't get what this jerk's saying!

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At least say something to us! This is some kind of joke, right? Come on, Nozomi! I'm serious!

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You see, Nozomi's always known that if she was captured, we would become one again, and that she would become your enemy.

That's why she kept trying to push all of you away from her to make things easier for her. Isn't that right, Nozomi?

But sadly for you, you began to feel an attachment to these people who tried to help and protect you, didn't you?

That's why she wouldn't answer you when you asked her questions.

I've heard enough! I'm not gonna let you manipulate her! You can't just come in here and tell her what to do or think!

Mod Soul, Nozomi is me and I am Nozomi.

Go ahead, ask Nozomi if what I'm saying is true.

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Kageroza, you don't understand Nozomi at all! That's it!

You want to fight in your weakened state? Very well, fighting's futile in your current condition!

Gahhhh!

Nozomi, come. We are going back to where we really belong, to how we should be.

Now, let's leave.

I won't. I'm staying!

I see, how awkward. If that's the case, I'll take you by force.

Why you bastard! You stupid heavy-footed bastard!

Nozomi! Now's your chance! Run for it!

That's enough! We may both be Mod Souls, but in spite of that, you are a total failure!

Oomph!

I'll completely eliminate you from the Soul Society and the world of the living as well, you pathetic fool!

Kon!

Nozomi!