0. Oh, it's the captain...
1. Yeah, handle it any way you want. This should be an [cdb]easy job for you.
2. I'll report back when it's done.
3. I'll report back when it's done.
4. Sounds good. We're gonna take care of some other [cdb]matters in the meantime.
5. Ughhh...
6. Why are you making that noise, Leonie? You got an [cdb]upset stomach or something?
7. No, I don't. You know how the captain and his [cdb]mercenaries joined forces with us?
8. Yeah, I'm so glad you get to fight with him again. Oh wait. This is the first time you two are actually [cdb]fighting together, right?
9. Yep. I haven't seen him since we parted ways when I [cdb]was a kid. I've never been in a battle with him or [cdb]anything.
10. So yeah, I'm happy, but... Argh! I can't take it!
11. Is this about [BYLETH_MF]?
12. Is this about Alois?
13. Wait a minute, is this about his kid?
14. Yeah.
15. Are you jealous of Alois? He and Jeralt are practically [cdb]glued together.
16. Come on, you know who I'm talking about. The kid.
17. Though we're practically the same age!
18. But only one of us has the captain's full confidence [cdb]and a cool nickname!
19. We're both mercenaries, for crying out loud! And I [cdb]was the captain's first apprentice!
20. But you're not family.
21. You can bet that Jeralt would've trained any child [cdb]of his from birth. A whole lot longer than you.
22. Ugh, you have a point there.
23. And if you wanna talk about age, Alois has been with [cdb]him since their knight days.
24. Which means it's likely that he was actually Jeralt's [cdb]first apprentice, right?
25. Hey, you're right. I didn't even think about that.
26. In any case, it's kind of a given you wouldn't be on [cdb]the same level.
27. I mean, they haven't just studied under Jeralt, [cdb]they've had years of on-the-job training with him.
28. Plus, you don't have any weird powers.
29. You mean like you do?
30. Yeah, but our powers are completely different.
31. To be honest, I want to best the Ashen Demon too. I've been striving to do that this whole time, but still [cdb]haven't managed to pull it off.
32. Is that right? You know, even if we teamed up, I'm not so sure we'd win.
33. I dunno about that. With the two of us together, I think we might actually have a shot at it.
34. In fact, I think my money would be on us! Wanna set up a challenge sometime and see [cdb]what happens?
35. I'm all for it! After all, the captain has a saying— [cdb]better to fight dirty and win, than play fair and lose.
36. Haha, yeah, that sounds like Jeralt. For a mercenary, [cdb]all that matters is the outcome.
37. Exactly! You know, I'm really glad you're here.
38. Same goes for you, Leonie. Now let's stay sharp, [cdb]and show the Ashen Demon up our own way!