Part 115: Karel
Support Conversations: KarelKarel/Guy
Light/Fire
C - Attack + 1, Defense + .5, Accuracy + 5, Avoid + 2.5, Critical + 5
B - Attack + 2, Defense + 1, Accuracy + 10, Avoid + 5, Critical + 10
A - Attack + 3, Defense + 1.5, Accuracy + 15, Avoid + 7.5, Critical + 15
C Support
: Y-You...! Hold on! You’re Karel, aren’t you? You’re the Sword Demon...
: ...: Oh, forgive me! I am Guy, a warrior from Sacae. I would like you to teach me the art of the sword!: ...: Hm! What’s with you? Why don’t you-: Be grateful for your inexperience. If you were stronger... I would cut you down where you stand.: I... I don’t- What’s your problem!?B Support
: Master! Wait for me! Master Karel!: ...: Please, I implore you! Teach me the art of the sword! I want my name to be known far and wide in Sacae!: When my fame first spread in this land, many worthless dogs aspired to swordsmanship. Then they all fell, one by one... Forget it, pup. Leave my sight.: D-Don’t go! You want someone to fight, don’t you? Then make me your opponent!: ...: I know I’m not good enough to fight you now. So, just train me in the sword. In one year’s time, I swear I will master the art. Enough to match you- enough to best you!: ...You seem to mean it, don’t you?: Y-Yes!: Very well. From tonight, we begin your training. You will learn the sword.A Support
: Master!: ...: Master! How goes my training?: ...: I really think I am getting the hang of it. Maybe I’m, you know, gifted or something? I’m still no match for you, but soon...: Guy.: Hm?: Your training is over.: Huh? Why?!: You are strong enough. If I teach you any more than this... Then I will have to cut you down where you stand. I would cleave you in two before you could take a single breath.: ...!: Even now, I can barely restrain my blade. It longs to bathe in your blood, to test your steel. The thought alone makes my blood roil.: M-Master!: Leave. Never speak to me. Forget your offer to seek me out in a year’s time.: M-Master! Thank you! I owe you so much. But when I said I would challenge you, that was no lie. I will grow stronger. I will beat you.: ...So be it. When next our swords cross, we will see. Let us meet one year from now. Then I will know your skill. Until then.: Yes...Master.Karel/Geitz
Light/Thunder
C - Attack + .5, Defense + 1, Accuracy + 2.5, Avoid + 2.5, Critical + 5, Crit Evade + 2.5
B - Attack + 1, Defense + 2, Accuracy + 5, Avoid + 5, Critical + 10, Crit Evade + 5
A - Attack + 1.5, Defense + 3, Accuracy + 7.5, Avoid + 7.5, Critical + 15, Crit Evade + 7.5
C Support
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: Hey, you there.: ...: Hold on there! Listen, you! Are you deaf?! Aren’t you the one they call Karel? The sword-demon?: ...What do you want?: They told me to join you and fight beside you. Didn’t someone give you the same orders?: ...: Hey, hold up there!: This is no tea party, boy. Stay out of my way.: Whoa... That guy gives me the creeps...B Support
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: Wha...! What are you doing!? Do you want to fight me?: ...Bring it.: Huh!?: Show me your skill. I want to see you fight.: Yeah? How’s this!?: I see... You have much to learn.: What? That’s it!? Hey, come back here! What was all that about? Man, I just don’t get that guy!A Support
: Hey, Karel! Karel! I know you’re here somewhere! Hey! Come on out! ...Please!: ...: You’ve been following me, haven’t you? If you’re nearby, just say so! It’s creepy!: So then... You noticed.: Of course I did! I got goose bumps!: I’ve been watching you. Watching you fight. You have natural gifts, honed well in battle. Your sword arm is much improved.: Yeah, so what!? Stop being so weird! You sneak up on me like death itself and... Wait... You’re not trying to ambush me, are you?: Pfah...: Give me a straight answer! “Pfah” is not good enough!: Pfeh...Karel/Dart
Light/Fire
C - Attack + 1, Defense + .5, Accuracy + 5, Avoid + 2.5, Critical + 5
B - Attack + 2, Defense + 1, Accuracy + 10, Avoid + 5, Critical + 10
A - Attack + 3, Defense + 1.5, Accuracy + 15, Avoid + 7.5, Critical + 15
C Support
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: What do you want!? Are you trying to start a fight!?: You smell like...like the sea... Are you a sailor?: What’s it to you? I am Dart, feared member of Fargus’s pirate crews! Know my name, and fear my blade, mate!: ...I just wanted to ask you one thing.: Huh? I thought you wanted to fight...: Tell me... Who is the strongest warrior on Elibe?: That’s easy! You’ll find no one tougher than Fargus’s pirates!: At sea, perhaps. But who is the strongest on land?: Hey! I don’t much like the tone of your voice! But fine, I’ll tell you. If you can afford it...: Take what you want...: Ha! Woo-hoo! Well, well, I’m starting to like you more already! Now then, let’s see... I’ve heard rumors in many a port town. You’ll have to confirm them yourself.: Spit it out.: Well, it’s like this... Out on the Western Isles, there’s a stone giant that men call Kelles. He’s thrice the size of the tallest man, and he can swallow your whole, from your head to your-: He’s dead.: Huh? Really?: Yeah.: ...Seems like I heard about him only recently. You must get news quickly.: ...Next.: Wait...I just remembered... There’s a mage in Ilia who has the power to freeze your blood in its veins. He found an ancient ice tome that-: Yeah, he’s dead, too. About a month ago.: I... Well, that’s... Are you serious? How could you know that?: ...Next.B Support
: Hey, it’s you again!: ...: You wanted to know about the strongest warriors in the land, right?: I did, and still do. But those whom I have met did not strike me as being very strong at all.: Well, I remembered a bunch more. ‘Cause you know, I felt like I hadn’t given you your money’s worth.: Out with it.: But hold on. I was hoping you could help me out, too. I am looking for a certain treasure in Elibe. If you know anything, please tell me.: I’ll tell you what I know.: All right then, you’ve got a deal. Have you ever heard of the Princess of Swords?: No.: Really? Well, she’s supposed to be gorgeous. She appears at tournaments and slices through her foes with ease. Then she just disappears. From what I’ve heard, she’s looking for a man from her past.: Hmm...: Speaking of women, let me tell you about the Wyvern General. You know about the three Wyvern Generals in Bern, right? Well, she’s a fourth, and she’s mightier than the other three!: Hmm... Interesting. I will remember her.: Now it’s my turn! So you’ve traveled all over Elibe, right? Have you ever heard of the treasure of the pirate king?: No.: One word!? You call that an answer!?A Support
: Hey there you are! I forgot one!: What is it?: You know, what we were talking about? The tough guys! Well, I forgot one, but now I’ve remembered it!: Spit it out.: I hear about this guy wherever I go! He uses a fairy sword and cuts people in half! He leaves behind only a mountain of bodies and a sea of blood. He is the “Sword Demon,” who lives only to kill! And his name is... Karel!: ...Sword Demon?: Yeah. You only hear the absolute worst thing about him... Like how he single-handedly wiped out an entire army of knights! Yeah, but it’s gotta be a myth... One against a thousand? That sounds like a tall tale to me, mate...: ...: How ‘bout it? You’re pretty good, but there’s always someone better, right? Why don’t you try acting all big after you’ve beaten him?: I apologize, but I cannot duel myself.: Hunh...? You’re joking... No way... So you’re the... You’re THAT Karel?!: I am only one Karel, but that is my name.: Well, pucker my portside! Why didn’t you say so?: You didn’t ask.: So if you’re Karel, then... Hey! Do you really have a thousand swords from the men you’ve slain?: ...What are you talking about?: Don’t hide it! I heard all about it! That you laugh on the battlefield as you gather dead men’s swords!: ...I guess the rumors have embellished the truth...Karel/Lucius
Light/Light
C - Attack + 1, Defense + 1, Accuracy + 5, Critical + 5
B - Attack + 2, Defense + 2, Accuracy + 10, Critical + 10
A - Attack + 3, Defense + 3, Accuracy + 15, Critical + 15
C Support
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: Oh, ahh... Hello...: I smell...blood.: Wha-? What’s-: Ah, so you are a servant of Saint Elimine? I have no use for you. Begone.: So...err... That smell of blood thing...: It will rain soon. Blood will fall like rain...: ...But aren’t we going to prevent all that? That’s why we’re fighting...: You, too... Your hands will also be stained red with blood...: What!: You are not a fool. The more you see your own impurity, the closer you are to me. And I will not have to kill you...: ...Why...B Support
: Err, umm... Karel...: If you want to babble about your cult, find another victim.: M-My name is Lucius! And I would speak with you!: Very well, Lucius. Speak.: Well, before... You said something... Something I had also been thinking for a while.: Yes, that even the hands of the acolytes are stained with blood. So what would you do? Become disgusted and give up?: No! My beliefs give strength to my will! I just...I wondered how you knew...: ...I live by the sword. My body is a weapon. I cannot live without the taste of blood.: But have you no compassion at all? How could you know even grief without some kind of feeling?: ...You are weak. Your blood means nothing to me.: ...A Support
: Lucius.: Karel...: ...You are not a fool. And you are weak. That is why I do not need to kill you.: ...: Perhaps that also is why... When I am near you, I feel...calm.: ...You look tired.: ...What?: Your face seems pallid, drawn, and worn. It looks unhealthy.: Perhaps...I am...tired. When I fight, my entire body is filled with a hunger I cannot suppress. ...I have never had the luxury even to imagine fatigue...: I don’t care about your fighting. I cannot change the way you live. Nor would I. We both follow our beliefs.: ...: I don’t know why you believe this killing is your destiny, but I pray that you will someday know peace.: I want...to sleep. If only for a while...: Rest now...