I want to get stronger

KYLE

-DAMN.....! THOSE DARK WOLVES PUT UP QUITE ANG FIGHT..... WITHOUY EVEN REALIZING IT....

KYLE

"I'm home. "

SYLAS

"Welcome back. "

KYLE

-I'VE COME TO DEPEND ON HIM...

STAREEEE*

SYLAS

GASP!

"OH! "

"Sorry, I haven't started cooking yet."

KYLE

".... That's ok, Thank you. "

"... I ran into a pack of dark wolves today."

SYLAS

"But, you defeated them all by yourself right? "

KYLE

"..... Yeah, I did. "

SYLAS

-KYLE HAS GOTTEN STRONG ENOUGH TO TAKE ON WOLVES ON HIS OWN.

"I don't get it. if you beat them why the long face? "

KYLE

"Did you get plenty of rest? "

SYLAS

"Sure I did!! "

"Look! no dark circles under my eyes! "

LEAN! *

-TOO CLOSE!!

GASPY*

SYLAS

"W-.... Wait.... That wasn't..... "

KYLE

"I'm gonna take a bath. "

CLATTER!

SYLAS

"I'm going to have dinner on the table by the time Kyle is done bathing! "

SPREAD*

KYLE

"That looks good. "

MUNCH MUNCH MUNCH*

STARE! *

SYLAS

"Do you want seconds? I'll go get it for you. "

KYLE

"YEAH."

STARE*

SYLAS

"Huh? aren't you full? "

"Shall I make some dessert? "

KYLE

"NO. "

"I want to get stronger. can you coach me? "

SYLAS

"!? "

"WH- What's this all of a sudden? "

KYLE

"Well, it's just..... when i fought those dark wolves, I realized how weak I am. "

SYLAS

"But, you said you defeated them by yourself."

KYLE

"Yeah, but it wasn't easy. "

SYLAS

"Well, Whatever the reason, I'm glad to hear you're motivated. " SMILE*

"I'll do anything I can to help. "

KYLE

"Hey."

SYLAS

"What? "

KYLE

"How does your strengthening magic work? "

"I wanna learn how to use it myself, did you do any kind of training? "

SYLAS

-HUH? DIDN'T I TELL HIM ABOUT THIS.....?

"My support magic automatically gets stronger as my bonds of truth with my party members deepen. "

KYLE

"WHAT KINDA EMBRRASSING MAGIC IS THAT!? "

CLATTER*

SYLAS

FLINCH! *

"Embarrassing"? Oh, but you have to complete a few events for it to level up... "

"By "EVENTS, " I mean overcoming hardships together.... "

"Opening up to each other about our worries and troubles on our travels... "

"Lifting each other's spirits, and so on..... "

KYLE

"... Did we ever do any of that stuff? "

STYLE

-...COME TO THINK OF IT, LEVELING UP BY HUNTING MONSTERS HASN'T EXACTLY BEEN A HARDSHIP...

-AND I'VE NEVER TALKED TO KYLE ABOUT MY PERSONAL TROUBLES...

-I MEAN, WHAT TROUBLES ME ISN'T SOMETHING I CAN TELL KYLE ABOUT...

SYLAS

"I don't think we're come across any special events. "

CLATTER*

KYLE

"Still, your support magic has grown pretty strong."

SYLAS

"HMMM."

-HE'S RIGHT, MY SUPPORT MAGIC IS ABLE TO INCREASE KYLE'S STRENGTH SIGNIFICANTLY.

-IF WE TOOK SOME COMPANIONS WITH US, WE COULD JUST ABOUT MANAGE TO TAKE DOWN A MIDLEVEL BOSS.

-MY MAGIC HAS DEFINITELY GROWN STRONGER..... DOES THAT

MEAN..... THERE'S A WAY TO STRENGTHEN IT WITHOUT COMPLETING EVENTS?

KYLE

"..... Isn't that..... Because you trust me that much already? "

SYLAS

-"TRUST"...

"TRUST"...

-IT'S TRUE THAT TRUST KYLE MORE THAN ANYONE.

-HOW COULD I NOT TRUST HIM? AFTER ALL, HE'S THE PROTAGONIST OF THIS

WORLD, FATED TO BECOME THE HERO.

-MY SUPPORT WILL BE ES- SENTIAL TO MAKE HIM THE HERO..... AND MY SUPPORT MAGIC MUST BE STRENGTHENED BY COMPLETING EVENTS TO BUILD A BOND OF TRUST.....WAIT.

-I WAS TOTALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING KYLE DOTE ON ME IN THE EVENTS..... BUT NOW THOSE EVENTS ARE.....NO LONGER NECESSARY?

GASP*

KYLE

GLANCE*

" Of course, my trust in you is also important..... "

MUMBLE MUMBLE*

".... Man, this really embarrassing.... "

SYLAS

"HMM."

Male Servant

-IT'S ALREADY BEEN SIX MONTHS SINCE PRINCE SYLAS WENT TO LIVE WITH THAT MAN.

-SIX MONTHS OF DOING PRINCE SYLAS'S WORK FOR HIM, CLEANING UP HIS MESSES, TEACHING THE YOUNG MAN'S FATHER, OGDIN, HIS JOB, AND MAKING SURE WORD DOESN'T GET OUT THAT PRINCE SYLAS IS AWAY.....

"I've worked so hard..... "

-LITTLE BY LITTLE OGDIN LEARNED HOW TO DO HIS JOB..... "I got this! "

-WHICH GAVE ME FINALLY TIME TO TAKE A BREAK.

"....I'm So Tired... "

CLATTER*CLATTER*CLATTER*CLATTER*

-IT'S MY FIRST DAY OFF IN SIX MONTHS AND HERE IAM IN THIS CARRIAGE.

-THAT'S RIGHT THE KING ORDERED ME TO CHECK IN ON PRINCE SYLAS.

CLATTER CLATTER CLATTER*

-NOW, CAN YOU REALLY CALL THIS A DAY OFF? IS IT OK IFT CRY?

-AT LEAST THE ROYAL CARRIAGE WOULD HAVE BUT I'M RID BEEN COMFYING IN AN ORDINARY CARRIAGE RIGHT NOW

CLATTER CLATTER CLATTER*

-IT BUMBPY AS HELL.

"ITS EVEN WORSE THAN LAST TIME.... "

CLATTER CLATTER CLATTER CLATTER CLATTER*

-THIS IS THE SAME CARRIAGE PRINCE SYLAS USED WHEN HE TOOK ME TO THE VILLAGE THE FIRST TIME.

-WHEN I ASKED HIM WHY HE DIDN'T TAKE THE ROYAL CARRIAGE.

SYLAS

"Why? "

"This is reconmission, I can't let the hero know I'm the prince. "

"Isn't it obvious? You're so clueless barton. "

Male servant (barton)

-HE'S ONE TO TALK!

CLATTER CLATTER CLATTER*

poor barton*

-GIVE ME A BREAK THE SECOND WE REACHED THE VILLAGE, HE DECLARED

THAT HE WAS THE CROWN PRINCE....

CLATTER*CLATTER*CLATTER*

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