- Hey... You got a minute?
- Sure, what do you need? Wait, don't tell me.
You're here for some advice from a pro.
- Actually, I am. You know how all the top mercenaries
[cdb]have some kind of specialty?
- Some excel at swordsmanship, some are adept
[cdb]in subterfuge, and so on. Even you have your own
[cdb]special thing!
- That incredible, mysterious power... Anyway, I was
[cdb]just thinking that I need something like that too.
- Mysterious, huh? But yeah, I guess you're not wrong.
As for you, Leonie...
- You're great at being thrifty.
- You're killer with a bow and arrow.
- You're really good at being thrifty and managing
[cdb]money. That's a unique skill no other mercenary has.
- Come on, are you even taking this seriously? That has
[cdb]nothing to do with my work.
- Besides, if I made a name for myself because of that,
[cdb]people would just think I'm stingy or greedy.
- Well then, how about your bow and arrow skills?
People already say you're a master.
- I thought the bow was your thing? If you wanna
[cdb]make a name for yourself, shouldn't it be with that?
- I was raised in a hunting village, so yeah,
I do know my way around a bow.
- But a bow and arrow isn't very helpful in the middle
[cdb]of a heated battle, is it?
- I figure I'll need to do better than that if I want to
[cdb]be a first-rate mercenary.
- Hmm... You can use all kinds of weapons, right?
And you can even ride horses.
- Sure, I know the basics. But it's more of a jack of all
[cdb]trades, master of none kinda situation.
- That may be the case, but if you look at it from
[cdb]another angle, those skills make you a pretty
[cdb]powerful mercenary.
- What do you mean?
- You know the fundamentals for everything.
There's nothing you're particularly bad at.
- Well, yeah, but I'm just average at all of them.
- Even so, a mercenary who can do everything decently
[cdb]well would actually be in pretty high demand.
- Strategically, your options expand significantly if
[cdb]you've got even one person who can react to any
[cdb]change in battle.
- Meanwhile, mercs with only one specialty are
[cdb]practically useless in some situations.
- Like how some people don't know what to do if they
[cdb]get stuck in a role that doesn't suit them.
- Exactly. That's why a versatile mercenary who can
[cdb]adapt to anything is a valuable asset.
- Hm, but then I'm still just an asset. It doesn't sound
[cdb]like that'll earn me a reputation as one of the best.
- For that, you just need to keep working hard and
[cdb]improving your skills, yeah?
- If you're average at everything, then that means you
[cdb]have plenty of room to grow.
- Yeah, I guess that's true.
- Your strength is that you can do anything. So if you
[cdb]keep getting better at everything and end up even a
[cdb]tiny bit above average...
- Then I'd shine brighter than any one-trick pony on
[cdb]the battlefield.
- And then if you keep showing off all you can do,
[cdb]your name will get around, and you'll be one of the
[cdb]best in no time!
- I see. Thanks! You've really given me a lot to
[cdb]think about.
- Glad to help. Though, I wouldn't really call myself
[cdb]first-rate either. So we'll both have to keep working
[cdb]as hard as we can.
- Yeah, let's do it! We'll be the best of the best! I bet
[cdb]we'll even get our own special nicknames!