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Adventurer Story Episodes
The Shy Researcher
Euden: Hm? Who is that...?
Althemia: Amazing... Incredible! Stupendous!
Althemia: This castle is absolutely dripping with ancient magic!
Althemia: It's a treasure trove of past wisdom. I want to— No, I MUST study it from top to bottom!
Euden: Excuse me—
Althemia: Gaaah!
Euden: Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you.
Euden: I'm Euden, and this is my castle.
Euden: How exactly did you get in here? I don't recall ever seeing you before.
Althemia: Oh! Well, I, um... You see...
Althemia: Deep breaths, Althemia. Calm down...
Althemia: J-just... Just answer the question...
Euden: Sorry; did you say something? You're a bit...mumbly.
Althemia: Oh, I... I was just t-talking. To myself.
Althemia: Um, you see... Th-this castle, it... It's really...really...old.
Euden: Uh, yep. It sure is.
Euden: I was told it was built many generations ago. Er, but what does its age have to do with anything?
Althemia: Uhh, well, because it's old, there's a lot of... Uh, what I mean is... I kind of want to look around and...inspect it?
Euden: You want to inspect the castle because it's old?
Euden: Is it dangerous or something? I know we're a bit behind on repairs, but—
Althemia: N-no! I'm not here to do repairs! I just want to look around!
Euden: I'm sorry. I'm very confused.
Althemia: It's... Look, I'm trying to tell you... Oh, for heaven's sake!
Althemia: This castle is of the utmost academic importance!
Althemia: It's squandered serving as mere shelter for unlearned neophytes like you!
Althemia: I doubt there is a single qualified scholar among your numbers.
Althemia: Luckily for you I, the great Althemia, came along. You should be grateful I'm here to study this castle for you!
Euden: ...Yikes.
Althemia: Oh...
Althemia: I...I didn't... I didn't mean it that way... I'm...
Euden: Let me see if I understand you correctly. You want to research this castle, yes?
Althemia: Uh... Y-yes, that... That's right.
Euden: I see. Well, you could have just said that from the start.
Euden: But yes, that's fine. There's plenty I'd like to learn about it, so having someone dedicated to research would be helpful.
Althemia: You mean... It's okay? Even after how I spoke to you...?
Euden: Well, it WAS a bit hard to parse what you were after at first.
Althemia: N-no, I mean... The horrible things I said. I know I must have offended you.
Euden: Oh, I've heard worse.
Euden: In any case, welcome to the castle, Althemia. We're happy to have you.
A Willing Student
Ranzal: Hey, it's Althemia!
Euden: How are your studies of the castle progressing?
Althemia: U-um...
Ranzal: Found anything interesting yet?
Ranzal: All I can see are borin' old stone walls.
Althemia: Wh-what do I do, what do I do? S-say something!
Ranzal: Huh? Speak up there. I can't hear ya.
Althemia: Oh! Um... I-interesting, you say?
Althemia: Take this wall, for example. It's just one of many saturated with fascinating history!
Althemia: Like these scrawled runes here!
Althemia: I'm sure you know just by looking, but these inscriptions are mixed with the arcane techniques of a strange civilization—
Ranzal: This ain't just some fancy decoration?
Althemia: Not at all! There are vestiges of ancient magic. You live here—you ought to take more interest in such things!
Ranzal: R-right...
Althemia: I...
Althemia: Um...I'm sorry. I didn't mean to say that. That was very rude.
Euden: Hmm... You're right, Althemia.
Euden: We've never really appreciated our home like we should.
Althemia: What...?
Euden: I have a favor to ask.
Euden: Would you mind teaching me all there is to know about this castle?
Althemia: I... That... Um...
Althemia: W-well, if I must.
Althemia: But it will take me until morning to explain everything to you, and I won't abide any complaints!
Euden: I'm happy to listen for as long as it takes.
Ranzal: All NIGHT?!
Ranzal: I, uh... I just remembered, there's this thing I gotta do. Somewhere else.
Althemia: Right. The first thing you need to know about this castle is...
The next morning
Althemia: ...And there you have it!
Althemia: Ahh, I'm so happy I found this castle!
Euden: ......
Althemia: Oh, but I've been rambling on and on!
Althemia: Y-you must've been so bored. I'm sorry...
Euden: Hmm... That was really enlightening.
Euden: Thank you for telling me the time to teach me all of that, Althemia.
Althemia: What...?
Euden: There was a lot I didn't understand, but I know much more about this castle now than I did before.
Euden: Please let me know whenever you discover something new.
Althemia: I, um... Sure.
Althemia: Thank you...for listening to me.
Tongue-Tied
Euden: Phew... I'm not sure how we managed that, but we did.
Althemia: *sniff* No thanks to me... I was totally useless in that fight...
Althemia: I studied so much about that fiend, and it still got the best of me.
Elisanne: Althemia, what was it that prevented you from coming to my aid when I asked?
Althemia: Uh. That I... Well...
Althemia: Th-the characteristic of that fiend is...um... That fiend, its weakness is... *sniff*
Elisanne: What is it? Do not mince words.
Althemia: *sniff*
Althemia: I-if I knew...how to do that...I would. Don't you think I'd have already explained?
Althemia: S-sorry I can't just spit it out! Excuuuse me!
Althemia: Not everyone can be as perfect as you!
Elisanne: Althemia, wait! ...What's come over her?
In the castle
Althemia: I did it again...
Althemia: Why can't I just say what I want to say...?
Euden: There you are, Althemia.
Althemia: Euden...
Althemia: C-come to laugh at me?
Euden: No. Why would I—
Althemia: I am laughable, aren't I?
Althemia: I can jabber on about the most useless trivia, but when it comes down to anything important, I can't string words together.
Althemia: No wonder Elisanne is frustrated with me.
Althemia: I know you poke fun behind my back.
Althemia: Don't try to deny it.
Althemia: I know everyone hates me!
Althemia: And I...I can't blame you...
Althemia: Even I can't stand myself...
Euden: I'd never make fun of you, Althemia.
Euden: All I came to do was talk to you.
Euden: You were trying to explain something to Elisanne earlier, right?
Althemia: You...you could tell?
Althemia: The...the truth is, I...thought of a good way to...to defeat the fiends.
Althemia: I, um...figured it out from studying them.
Althemia: But since I...I can't really explain it right, I just... I couldn't tell her, so...
Elisanne: Althemia.
Althemia: Elisanne...? W-were you listening this whole time?
Elisanne: Allow me to apologize for earlier.
Elisanne: The way I phrased my question was incredibly rude. I understand why you struggled to form a response.
Althemia: E-exactly! You should be asha— No, wait! I mean...
Althemia: I'm sorry, too.
That evening, inside the castle
Althemia: This...the way I am...isn't working. I have to change...
Now's My Chance!
A New Subject