＄01-00-07-08-3-0 [soundStopAll] [charaSet A 98106200 1 Merlin] [charaSet B 98002000 1 Fou] [charaSet C 3027000 1 Ana] [bgm BGM_EVENT_11 0.1] [scene 34502] [fadein black 1.5] [wait fade] [se ad230] [seVolume ad230 0 0.4] [wt 1.0] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 4] [charaFadein A 0.4 1] ＠Merlin Hmm. Everybody's getting some sleep before tomorrow's fight. Morale's good, and we have enough combat strength, but... [k] ＠Merlin Something doesn't seem right. And my intuition is never wrong at times like this. [k] ＠Merlin Somebody might be saying goodbye tomorrow. One, no, maybe two. [k] ＠Merlin If our people start dying off now, it will complicate matters in the future. I'd like to avoid that, but[line 3] [k] [seStop ad230 1.0] [charaTalk off] [charaDepth B 1] [charaDepth A 0] [charaFadein B 0.3 384,0] [charaAttack B normal 0,80 0.3] [wt 0.3] [se ad102] [charaFace A 5] [charaShake A 0.05 5 5 0.4] [charaMove B 2 0.4] [wait charaMove B] [charaTalk on] [charaTalk B] ＠Fou ... (Smack) [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 2] [charaFadein A 0.1 0] ＠Merlin Oww. It's rude to smack people for no reason, Cath Palug. [k] [charaShake B 0.1 0 5 0.7] ＠Merlin What? If I have time to walk, I should sleep? None of the women here at the Northern Wall are my type? [k] ＠Merlin How rude. I'm working, whether I look like it or not. See? [se ad230][seVolume ad230 0 0.4](Knock, knock, knock) [k] [seStop ad230] ＠Merlin See? These flowers I just planted here? They'll take root in the wall, and should reinforce it a bit. I'm a helper. [k] [charaShake B 0.1 0 5 0.7] ＠Fou Foou. Foufo, fooon-kyuu. [k] [charaFace A 5] ＠Merlin “Oh? Not bad, for a loser like you, Merlin.” Is that what you said? [k] ＠Merlin You've gained a nasty mouth since the last time I saw you. [k] ＠Merlin Then what was the point in me letting you out of that tower? [k] [charaShake B 0.1 0 10 0.7] ＠Fou Fou. Fofofo, fou. [k] [charaFace A 2] ＠Merlin Hmm. You have a nasty mouth, but you've gotten clever. That makes you even harder to deal with! [k] [charaFace A 4] ＠Merlin Hmm? Is that you, Ana? What are you doing at this corner of the wall? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] ＠Ana ...Nothing. I'm just getting some night air. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 2] [charaFadein C 0.1 0] ＠Merlin Hmm. You certainly don't look convincing with that furrowed brow. [k] ＠Merlin But it's a smart idea not to head into the Cedar Forest alone. There's no way to clear that temple right now. [k] ＠Merlin Now do you believe what I told you about the fastest way to improve the situation being one step at a time? [k] ＠Ana ...I don't believe you at all. The reason I'm still here is... [k] [charaFace C 4] ＠Ana ...Is it too late to tell them what's going on? Maybe if I do, they'll at least... [k] ＠Merlin Oh, are you sure? I think that might freak out even [%1]. [k] ＠Ana ...You think so? But even so... [k] [charaFace A 4] ＠Merlin It's not good. Not good at all. [k] ＠Merlin Your distrust of humans is starting to waver, and your hopes for them are coming back. [k] [charaFace A 0] ＠Merlin Emotions are, in general, things to be discarded. But if you're able to reclaim them, it'd be a waste to not cherish them. [k] [charaFace A 4] ＠Merlin You're keeping your distance from humans not because you don't like them, but because they scare you. [k] ＠Merlin You're afraid they'll find out who you really are. You're afraid they'll hate you. [k] [charaFace A 0] ＠Merlin That's an emotion hard to come by. You could call it the conscience of the divine being you truly are. [k] ＠Merlin That conscience[line 2]or its lack[line 2]is the greatest difference between you and her. To toss it aside would be a waste, Ana. [k] ＠Ana ...So you're telling me to keep quiet and hide it? [k] ＠Merlin Yes. That's the smartest thing to do. What's wrong with a non-human hiding her inhumanity? [k] [charaFace A 1] ＠Merlin I mean, I say that, but I'm no different. To tell the truth, I don't have a heart like a human. [k] ＠Merlin Because I have no emotions, I feed off of people's dreams, and harvest the “subtleties of the heart” from them. [k] ＠Merlin The only reason I can keep on being a nice bro-next-door is because I'm expending the emotions I've gathered up to this point as fuel. [k] [charaFace A 0] ＠Merlin It's difficult for beings such as us to think and live like humans. [k] ＠Merlin The fake Enkidu was correct. Fairies, gods, and creatures of that sort are inhuman. [k] ＠Merlin But there's no rule that what's inhuman must necessarily be an enemy of mankind, right? [k] [charaFace A 1] ＠Merlin You're allowed to side with them because it's fun. Whether they love you, or if you can love them, is a different matter. [k] ＠Ana ...Do you love mankind, Merlin? [k] [charaFace A 0] ＠Merlin Of course not. I'm inhuman. A half-breed sired by an incubus. I've done all kinds of awful things in the name of helping human society. [k] ＠Merlin I love the patterns mankind weaves. I've never really liked individual humans themselves. [k] ＠Merlin ...And trying to justify it all to myself only tore me apart. It's what resulted in me locking myself in my tower. But that's a different story. [k] ＠Merlin Who cares if you hide who you are until the end? It's not going to hurt anyone. [k] ＠Merlin [%1] won't care that you hid something. Doesn't care now, right? [k] ＠Merlin [%1] is happier being with you now than [&he would:she would] be if [&he:she] found out your secrets. [k] [charaFace C 0] ＠Ana ...Yes. And that annoys me. [k] ＠Ana ...It's humiliating. Having you tell me this, Merlin, is the biggest shame of my life. In the end, I will kill you. [k] [charaFace A 3] ＠Merlin Humph. I'll take that as a compliment. [k] [charaFace A 0] ＠Merlin Even if you did reveal your True Name, it would only tell them who the enemy is. It wouldn't help them fight it. [k] ＠Merlin Your existence would be the vital point the Goddess of Demonic Beasts didn't expect. [k] ＠Merlin If there's a time to for you to throw away everything, it's going to be only in a single instant. Watch for that instant as you fight. [k] [charaFace A 2] ＠Merlin ...Of course, amid all this foreshadowing, it's worth mentioning that I don't want that kind of ending at all! 'Cuz that would be boring! [k] ＠Merlin Sad partings aren't my style. I prefer to deceive and disparage the enemy, and emerge as the victor unharmed! [k] [charaFace A 1] ＠Merlin That's the most beautiful pattern humans can create. Why don't we take a lesson from it, Ana? [k] [charaFace C 1] ＠Ana ...Disgusting. You only say what's most convenient for you. [k] [charaFace C 3] ＠Ana ...But I guess I don't mind putting in some effort to make that outcome a reality. 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