Part 896: Owain B

Eliwood's... RAAAAAAAAAAGE!

Oh, look. The little boy is playing with his dolls again.

Do you see a doll here? No, you don't! That's 'cause this is serious business! I'm honing my psyche so I can grapple with nefarious beasts of the night.

Well, at least you'll be grappling with something tonight.

Oh, real mature. Now is there a point to this visit, or are you just-H-HEY! Don't read that!

...Is this your diary? It's filled with bad drawings of heroes and their weapons.

Don't! The Manual of Justice is more than your mortal eyes can handle!

Oh, that's just adorable! You even named the book and everything!Now let's see what we've got... "Page 1: Owain. When danger nears, his sword hand twitches and his eyes turn red." ...Oh, come now. Really?

Give it baaaaaaaaaack!

"Every ally hurt within a hundred paces adds a power multiplier... At +5, a special move is unlocked that can fell the enemy boss in one hit." Well, that IS impressive! I'm surprised you even need us around, frankly.

Why are you doing this to me? We're supposed to be allies!

Let's jump ahead here, shall we? Hmm... How about... "Page 15: The Awesome Catalogue of Ultimate Techniques!" The Axe of Dorcas... The Laguz Leap... Oh, you drew flames around this name! Does that affect the pronunciation?

Either stop reading or just stick a sword in me and be done with it.

Oh, please. You're overreacting. Besides, genius of this ilk must be shared. I'll say this: your bizarre fantasy world is certainly... robust. You go all out on everything, Owain.

And in a way, I respect that.

...R-really? This isn't just a way for you to make fun of me again?Heh heh. Maybe there's hope for you yet.

Yeah, see? Like this right here... "Page 27: Weapon Names-D through F." What's that about?

Well, um... I guess it's kind of a mental-warfare type of thing. A sword is just a sword, you know? But a sword with a name is an ally! So I came up with lots of possible names in case someone ever needs a suggestion.

See? That's actually interesting.

Are you sure you're not still making fun of me?

No, it really is interesting. ...A little bit. Not a lot.

Really?! Awesome! Wait right there! I'll get you a quill and paper, and we can get started right away!

Get me... started? Um...

Oh, and cancel your dinner plans, because this is gonna take a while.But spending weeks on minutia is half the fun, right?! Ha ha ha! (leaves)

Wait, Owain! I never...

What have I gotten myself into now?