Event Story – Escape The Prison, ch.1

[kozvme]

Jay: Hmpf! Haaaa...!

Gray: Kh-!

Jay: Come now, Gray! Simply avoiding me won't get you anywhere!
No need to hold back, so try to attack me...!

Gray: Gh, yes sir...!

(Attack... A- Attack...
I'll release the mist for now... make Jay-san's visibility worse, and then... And thenー)

Jay: The time is up.

Gray: Uwaaah!?

Jay: Oops, are you okay, Gray!?

Gray: O- Ow, ow......

Jay: Sorry, sorry. I intended to startle you to a degree, but I didn't think you'd fall on your butt.
Hey, can you stand? Give me your hand.

Gray: S- S- Sorry... /I/ was startled and /I/ fell down on my own... Uughhh......
Or perhaps I should say... Even though you don't have time to be teaching me, here I am brooding over weird things......

Jay: You don't feel comfortable fighting after all, do you?

Gray: ...!
I'm sorry, Jay-san... You went as far as to help me with training and yet...
I get... a chance, and yet...

Jay: Oi, oi, don't pull such a long face. I didn't mean to say that to blame you at all.
It's natural for a mentor to join in your training. In fact, I'm very happy to be able to work together with you.

Gray: H- Happy... you say...?

Jay: Yeah, that's right. For a while, I was worried that the doping matter would crush you, but...
You decided to clutch at straws, and thus make a comeback. You keep making an effort for "LOM".
I kept quiet because if I say too much it'll sound like I'm mollycoddling, but... to me, that would be enough to be satisfied.

Gray: Jay-san...
I'm s- sor... no! Thank you very much......!
Hearing you say that makes me as happy... I'll be careful not to let it go to my head...
La- Lately I've been trying my best to be positive, but my negativity here...

Jay: Haha, that's right. Actually I won't be the one to judge your comeback, but other people will.
However... should we borrow Jet's "power" to show your true ability, like we mentioned before? 

Gray: ......

Jay: Right now you fear fighting... especially hurting people.
By no means I'm saying that causing harm is what "heroes" do, but there will come a time when you'll need it to fulfill your duties, protect the city and what's important to you.

Gray: It's true what they say, "Justice without force is powerless"...

Jay: Oh. Looks like you remembered that, but what matters most is that you shouldn't cut it off? "Justice without force is powerless; force without justice is tyrannical", it's one sentence.
Besides, you have "justice", Gray, but also the advantage to understand how the weak feel.
That's why I'm certain you can become a trustworthy hero if you acquire the power.

Gray: ... Borrowing Jet's power, seems... considerably difficult.
I've been calling him many times, but... he doesn't respond to my call and he doesn't come out when I want him to...

Jay: Hmm. It doesn't mean he won't come out at all, right?

Gray: I guess, so... He comes out when it's time to...

Jay: For example, when is it that he comes out?

Gray: T... That's...

Jay: ?

Asch: Oi, you bastards.

Gray: !!!!???


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