Respective Night Before Final Battle
This chapter will be character lines only, with changing POVs.
"...So you've come, Alan."
"Yea. I'm gonna inherit that sword off you for sure today."
"I shall not hand it over. Take it by force if you want it. Such is the way as it has been established."
"'Course that's the plan. En garde."
"Hold it, what is with that wooden sword. It may not be a fight to death, but fighting me with that toy is--"
"I'm good with this. Feel free to use that sword of yours."
"..What?"
"I'm tellin' ya this is enough against you, uncle. Hurry up and get ready, that sword's wasted on someone who got no backbones against demons."
"! You sure can bark when you're still wet behind the ears... I shall have your arm sliced off."
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"Hey, Rasfi. Once the battle with demons is over, let's---"
"Stop. Don't finish that, you'd die."
"...Wha? But why?"
"Heard every single past heroes said people who talk about post battle stuff before the big one all ended up dead."
"No, that must be coincidences, right...?"
"That's what I thought too but the town's fortune teller saw the shadow of death hanging over the face of a soldier who told the hero, 'Please marry me after this battle'..."
"What the hell, that's some scary stuff!?"
"Yep. You should take your time and think long and hard about what you wanna do after the battle."
"O, ou... Uh, change of topic, you know I got this weird equipment from that 'Kajikawa' guy."
"Mwu, it's here at last huh. Fufu, the same craftsmen who made Radia's gauntlets made that. You better get used to that thing by today."
"Ah, you mean those exploding gauntlets? ...I'm terrified my arms would pop right off..."
"High risk high return. It's definitely a powerful weapon if you know what you're doing. Grit your teeth if you wanna survive."
"Yes ma'am... But man, that Kajikawa guy's voice sure sounds familiar... Think we met him before?"
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"Uhi~ hihihi, havin' a good time with the booze, Radia-san~?"
"Nope I ain't drinking. You had too much Reina. What're you gonna do if you end up with a hangover during tomorrow war?"
"Oh I be just fine~. I'm finna sleep now... By the by, what got you so grim faced anyway?"
"! ...Do I, really?"
"Yessire~ Got nothing on Kajikawa-san when he mad tho' nehehehe~"
"Don't use him as a reference... I've got, stuff to think about."
"Hnn? Is it, about your brother?"
"...."
"You almost died cause of him the other day. You still hurting somewhere?"
"Nah, I'm fine thanks to Kajikawa-san's treatment... It just hit me he's really gone off the deep end, too far to go back up now."
"He sure is. People who turn their back on their family are just the worst. I almost got sold by my father too so I get how shook it must be to you."
"Eh, say what? Your father, almost sold you?"
"All I could do was running away back then cuz I was too weak. But Kajikawa-san lent me his power when I saw that guy again recently and I beat him up real good."
"I, I see... You don't, have it easy either."
"Rather than getting down in the dump festering about all that stuff, you'd be better off coming at him with all you got and beat him so bad he regrets being born. That's gonna show him your anger and makes you feel so much better."
"...Trust me, that's always been the plan. I'm never living it down until I punched that darned aniki super hard...!"
"That's the spirit~. This calls for boozing time, come on let's drink together Radia-san ehehe."
"I'm telling you no, and you really should stop now! You're seriously gonna get an awful hangover!"
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"Ufufu, ufufufu, there's so many, so many Neora-san..."
"What are you talking abouuut, there's only three Neora here hehehahohoho."
"No, there's only one me! You two are super wasted!"
"Nnfufufu, gotta~ loosen~ up~ bottoms up Neora-kun~"
"Uh, how come you're here Aina-san! When did you even get here!"
"Oh c'mon what's the problem~ Here, drink up~"
"Yeeep, drink drink~"
"Why're you girls so persistent on it anyway...?"
"I'll feed you mouth to mouth if you don't hurry it up, you know?"
"Wait no, I'll do it. I'll drink, so don't."
"Y, you canf't, mouth to moutfh is too shameless! I voluntfeer for itf insteadf!"
"Eh, wait, Olivie? Y, your eyes look glazed over...? Ngu... N, nnnn?!"
"Aaaaaa!? What are you doing! Gununu, can't believe I got lapped...! Fine then, lemme at it too!"
"Me too~!"
"Nku, nnn! Puhaa! Haa, haa...! H-hold it! Stop, h, help! Save me someone! Anyoneeee!!"
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"...Alan mighta said that and all but this battle may very well be my last."
"But haven't you gotten stronger, Spadia-sama."
"Well, y'see, my body is starting to feel rusty lately, just won't move as I wanna. I couldn't bring out my full power in that battle against Demon King, for instance."
"But the swordsmanship you displayed was more than sufficient to be a menace. Although, perhaps you would like to spend your remaining times in a more relaxed manner."
"A battlefield is where I'm gonna breathe my last. Well, those younglings are all real masterpiece of work. Things're gonna go swimmingly even without me."
"They may be rushing a bit too much in life, however."
"That includes your daughter, and her company. Death will catch up to 'em if they don't rush it. What a restless world we live in."
"...That's enough alcohol for today. So that we won't leave behind regret with every swing of our swords tomorrow."
"Ou... This was an excellent drinking bout. Both the drink and the servers."
"Urp... D, drank too much...!"
"Hyula, you went overboard! How many bottles you emptied anyway!?"
"T, three?"
"No uh, there's five, six bottles laying next to you, three's selling it short. You can't have gone through all these by yourself, can you...?"
"Uh, I, I'm done for, Ganan, bring me etiquette bag... Uu...!"
"Oy, hold it right there darnit, hold it in, don't you dare throw it up hereeeeeee!!"
"...Yeah, I should stop right about now."
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"It's finally continent 3 landing tomorrow."
"Yes... It's finally time to regain our home."
"You're right. Even if there's so many things we've lost forever."
"I still remember it like it was yesterday. The day our town, the people, our home were burned to the ground."
"Same with me, Nakram... We'll make those demons taste that hell back."
"Let's give it our all so that tragedy won't ever repeat."
"Ou."
"As such, please finish these documents, Commander Jangrajima."
"...The war is upon us tomorrow, tell me again why do I still hafta deal with documents, Vice Commander Nakramrada."
"I am finished with my share. I will excuse myself."
"Help a guy out will yaaa! What if it affects tomorrooow!"
"It's your fault for putting off those documents, commander! Just get to it, now!"
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"Hikaru."
"Hm~ What's up~?"
"I'm sorry I could only say this when you're drunk too."
"Nn...? What's it?"
"I love you."
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