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