Strain
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Synopsis
Cheap assassin Mayo spares a target, triggering events that destabilize Asian economies.
Mayo is the five dollar assassin who asks only five dollars for a killing. He is asked to kill the mother of a 12 year old prostitute, Shion, but leaves her alive out of pity. This event starts a chain of events which will shake the Asian economies to the core. (Source: ANN)
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