Event Story – THE LINK OF GUNSLINGER, ch.1

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Ordinary Person: It's Eclipseーーーー!!!

Gast: Get out of here, quick! Leave this to us!

Ordinary Person: Heroes! We're safe...!

Gast: We happened to be patrolling nearby, so we arrived faster than the headquarters call, but... it ain't one only!?
Ren, you still haven't heard from Marion, right? He did say he'd join us when he was done patrolling, but...

Ren: Nothing yet. Anyway, we're the only ones here. I guess we just get it done.

Gast: Guess so. Okay, I'll take the one on the far sideー

Ren: Hah!

Gast: Ren, that guy, rushing out as he pleases... Nothin' I can do. 
Aight, hit ya ♪ One more shot and...

Ren: Huff!!

Gast: !
Move, Ren! I'm aiming at the guy in the back!

Ren: Don't talk to me, I'll miss... Tch, it got away.

Gast: Hah, it sure is pesky when there are multiple of them.
Wait, the guy I was aiming at disappeared, too!? Where did it go!?

Ren: Gast! One of them went over there! Get down!
Hah!

Gast: Uwoah!?
(I barely avoided it, but that was dangerous~~~~! Well, he warned me, so we've made some progress, but...)

!? Ren, behind you! Watch out!

Ren: !!?

???: Haaaah!!

Gast & Ren: !!



Marion: Huff! Hah!
A child's play. Were you having troubles with these guys?

Gast: Marion...

Marion: It's been almost half a year since you became heroes and yet, look at you.
We somehow managed to get back to 2nd place in Sector Ranking thanks to the recent LOM. Don't expose your pathetic selves to the citizens.

Gast & Ren: ......

Marion: When I heard there were heroes fighting Eclipe I came running, but to think you were being led around by the nose by 2 mere enemies... For how long are you going to act like newbies?
As far as I recall, you were working together when we rescued Nova. Your opponents were considerably stronger than the small fries today, but you put up a good fight.
You also behaved decently in the recent competition against West, so why...

Gast: ... Uhm, Marion. Since when were you watching us right now?

Marion: Since you got in each other's way and let your targets get away.

Gast: Urk... You watched us carefully...
It's true that up until now Ren and I have had opportunities to work together, but...
I think that was because you played a significant role, Marion.

Marion: Hah?

Gast: When we rescued Dr. Nova, we acted accordingly to create a diversion for you to attack.
It was the same against West: you stopped Dino and adjusted the environment to make it easier for us to fight.
So maybe that's why this time that we had to cooperate it didn't go well...

Marion: ... Are you using me as an excuse?

Gast: That ain't my intention, but... guess that's what it sounds like. Sorry.

Marion: ... What about you, Ren, is there anything you want to say? You've been quiet for a while.

Ren: Nothing really. As you said, I think we showed a miserable appearance.

Marion: Hah...
There will come a time in the future you two rookies will be the only ones fighting. You two and your lack of cooperation... So long as you understand that, I suppose it's good.
Training is going to be tougher than before. Prepare yourselves.

Ren: Understood.

Gast: Y- Yeah...

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