Prologue | Part 7: Humiliation and Resignation

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Evan: Flost? Are you here?

Evan: I knew you’d be here.

Flost: What do you want?

Evan: I met up with Abel and the others a little while ago… and I heard about that power.

Flost: I see…

Evan: Huhu, I felt kinda nostalgic when I saw Abel.

Flost: Nostalgic?

Evan: We also knew someone like that before, didn’t we? That guy who put all his efforts into being able to face beasts no matter what…

Flost: ...Yes, we knew an idiot like that, I suppose… but he died in the end.

Evan: You think so? I don’t feel the same, though.

Flost: …Hmph.

Evan: He’d always say the same thing: “if we could become capable of defeating the beasts…”

Evan: “Then we’d be able to leave the world in front of us… to explore a world ever-expanding to who knows where…”

Evan: “...We’d be free to dream even in this dumpster of a place.”

Flost: …Ghh…

Flost: Let’s cut to the chase. If you want to persuade me about that power, it’s useless.

Evan: I’m not trying to persuade you. I refused as well, you see.

Flost: Wh—! You… did?

Evan: Eh~? Is it really that out of character coming from me?

Flost: …Sort of. Excluding Abel, you’re the most likely to be interested by it.

Evan: Ahaha! I am interested. But, you see…

Evan: Even if I’m interested, our current place is… how do I put it… cozy.

Flost: It’s… cozy here?

Evan: Back at it again, huh~ do you really not get it? I thought that perhaps you’d feel the same way.

Flost: ………….

Evan: Well, I’m gonna leave now.

Flost: …Is it for your beast observation hobby again?

Evan: Yeah, kinda.

Flost: …Don’t do anything reckless.

Evan: Aye aye.

Flost: Good grief…

Lapomme: So this is a food spot… what’s up with this place…?

Dolly: Don’t bother too much with it. The important thing is that we can grab food.

Lapomme: It’s filthy and there are corpses lying around… hard to say it’s sanitary…

Dolly: You’re worrying too much about trivial things. If not here, then we’ll have to search somewhere else.

Dolly: We’re putting our lives on the lines moving around for that goal.

Lapomme: I see…

Dolly: Uwa! What the hell!?

Abel: What’s up, Dolly?

Dolly: This is…

Abel: The food and water have been messed around with!?

Dolly: This is… awful…

Abel: It’s the beasts, ain’t it!? Shit…!

Dolly: We can’t help it… let’s only gather the food that looks edible… we’ll have to do with the water we collected before.

Dolly: Sorry, guys, you’ll have to be patient as well.

Lapomme: Setsu is one thing, but I don’t need any food.

Dolly: Eh, is that so? Hey, that’s useful. Anyway, we need to search for a new spot…

Abel: …Do we really have to keep livin’ like this…?

Dolly: Hm? Abel?

Abel: If these damn things… if beasts weren’t here… then this life too…!

Dolly: You’re saying that, but we can’t help it, you know? That’s what living in Basral entails…

Abel: …Ghh!

Dolly: Hey, Abel? Are you…

Abel: Ah… s-sorry. Don’t worry about it… I’m sayin’ weird stuff again… I’m probably just tired.

Dolly: Hey, hey, are you really okay…?

Abel: I’m fine, really. I’ll be better if I rest a bit.

Dolly: I see… It’s a bit early, but how about returning to the camp? We’ll think about the food spot tomorrow.

Abel: Tomorrow, huh…

Abel: I wonder… what “tomorrow” means.

Dolly: Huh? What are you saying… tomorrow is tomorrow, isn’t it?

Abel: ………...

Lapomme: ...bel… Hey, Abel!

Abel: Eh? …Ah, sorry. What’s up?

Lapomme: Did you get over Vaha yet?

Dolly: Hah!? You idi— don’t bring that stuff up again!

Abel: What are you sayin’? Of course I’m fine!

Abel: If you think about it, it ain’t worth it to risk our lives to beat it. Survival is our priority.

Abel: After all, survivin’ is more important than defeatin’ a beast, innit? That’s how it is in this place.

Lapomme: Is that so…

Dolly: Abel, you…

Abel: Alright, let’s head back to camp! We’ll need to talk about the food spot with Flost and Evan tomorrow.

Dolly: Y-Yeah…!

> I’m a bit worried…

Dolly: I don’t think we need to worry anymore. Abel is back to his usual self now.

> He seems to be fine.

Dolly: Yeah, I’m relieved too.

Dolly: Thanks for worrying about Abel.

Dolly: I thought you were… kind of an odd guy, since you’re not talkative…

Dolly: But you seem to be a good person, Setsu.

Dolly: Well then, let’s head to the camp as well!