kozvme | Event Story – Cross Paths Again!!, ch.9

Robin: Huff, I made it somehow...
Haha, I rushed over and didn't even have time to change into my hero suit...

Sage: Teacher...!

Marion: Why are you here...?!

Robin: Let's talk later. For now, please focus.
ーOr do you feel like dying?

Marion: Kh...

Robin: We'll keep approaching, so try to catch the substance the instant it emerges from underground.
I'll be here to protect you while you do that.

Marion: ......

Robin: Let's go.

Sage: Amazing, Teacher! You managed to block the attacks entirely...!

Marion: Kh...

Robin: Get ready.

Marion: Stop telling me what to do!!

Robin: Fantastic. We've successfully retrieved the substance.

Marion: Gh...

Sage: Teacher, Marion-kun, you did it great!

Robin: Wow~ that attack was something else! I was really sweating it out. Guess I need to take another shower now.

Marion: Hey, what are you doing here...!?

Robin: Oh, that...

Sage: Sorry, I contacted him just in case...

Marion: Cut out the pointless antics! I could have managed the situation on my ownー

Robin: But you still got hurt, didn't you?

Marion: ...!

Robin: Marion-kun, there's just one thing I need you to remember.
You are indeed extraordinary. But keep a clear perspective on yourself.

Marion: Kh...!! I did not misjudge anything...!!
I'm done with this! I'm going back!!

Robin: Haha, he really took off, huh? I wanted to hear more about what happened, but I suppose I’ll have to wait until tomorrow.

Sage: ... Teacher, that was quite unusual. I didn't expect you to say it like that...

Robin: You think?

Sage: Yeah. It felt like you were being more straightforward than usual...

Robin: Oh, is that so? Well, I suppose I was so caught up in the moment that I didn't have the time to choose my words carefully.
What I meant to say is that he shouldn't carry the weight of being special...
Geez, getting a message across can be so difficult, can't it?

Sage: Teacher...
Still, thanks to you, we made it through.. If you hadn't come, who knows where we'd be now...

Robin: Exactly, contacting me was the right move.
Thanks to you keeping me on the call, I was able to quickly figure out what was going on and the substance.

Sage: No... that was all I could do...
I'm learning defense from you and yet... Marion-kun got hurt...

Robin: Well, there's nothing you could do this time. That substance was incredibly powerful in its attack.
I could barely manage to stop it. I had to rely on his strength for the recovery.

Sage: But...

Robin: Sage, I mentioned it at lunch, but there's still plenty of time ahead. Let's not rush and just go with the flow.
With enough dedication, you'll definitely outshine someone like me.

Sage: Teacher... Yes, I'll do my best ♪
But, Teacher, you have to keep walking in front of me, alright?

Robin: Haha, that's a hefty request, don't you think?

※ Back to the present.

Sage: (Could it be that Teacher...)

Marion: I won't make the same mistake again.

Sage: Yeah. This time, I'm definitely going to protect you, Marion-kun.

Marion: Sage, we're going to crush this mission for sure!

Sage: Yeah!

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