Scenario:A Ballad of Unbending Chivalry - Chapter 5: Something to Strive For - Episode 1
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A Ballad of Unbending Chivalry - Chapter 5: Something to Strive For - Episode 1
Yuisis wakes up in the hospital ten days after her duel with Elea, who is also safe but remains unconscious at the moment. Upon learning from the crew that Elsine is going around with the Ditoria blade in hand calling herself the Ditoria Knights' new boss, Yuisis wonders where she stands in all this.
After escaping from the battle between gangs...
The crew takes Yuisis and Elea to a hospital on the island for treatment.
Yuisis: Huh? What am I doing here...
Elsine: In other words, (Captain)... Your existence is a problem. That's why...
Elsine: I need you gone!
Yuisis: (That's right... I leapt in front of (Captain) and got knocked out by—)
Yuisis: Oh no! Elea!
Recalling what had happened earlier, Yuisis springs up from her bed.
An intense surge of pain rushes through Yuisis's body, her visage twisting in agony.
Yuisis: Ngh! Guh...
Vyrn: Crazy Girl, you awake yet—
Vyrn: Whoa, let's take it easy now!
Lyria: Yeah, you really need to stay in bed!
(Captain) lends Yuisis a shoulder and helps her lie back down.
Yuisis: Um, is Elea...
Vyrn: She's still gettin' some shut-eye. She was banged up a lot worse than you after all...
Lyria: The doctor said Elea will survive, but it'll be some time before she wakes up.
Yuisis: Oh no—
Yuisis: Augh!
Upon hearing of Elea's plight, Yuisis tries to get up.
But she collapses back onto the bed as the acute pain is too much to bear.
Vyrn: Gah! You've gotta take care of yourself first, Crazy Girl!
Lyria: That's right! The doctor said you wouldn't be alive right now if we had come any later!
Yuisis: Oh? I'm sorry for making you all worry about me...
Vyrn: Nah, it's all good. This is how we watch out for family.
Yuisis: Thank you...
Yuisis: But just to be sure... Elea's life is not in any danger for now, I take it?
Choose: Relax, both of you will be fine.
Lyria: Yeah, she simply needs her rest. Things are going to be just fine!
Yuisis: Okay... That's a relief.
A healthy color returns to her complexion.
This puts the crew at ease.
Yuisis: So, (Captain), what happened after that? Did El's gang—
Vyrn: For starters, you should know you've been asleep for over ten days after passin' out.
Yuisis: That's... an awfully long time...
Vyrn: Yep, and a lot's happened in the meanwhile.
Lyria: Elsine... She changed the name of her gang from Luceria Knights...
Lyria: To Ditoria Knights...
Yuisis: !
Lyria: She's been contacting former members, asking them to join up.
Yuisis: El...
Lyria: She's claiming to be the new boss of the Ditoria Knights...
Lyria: By showing everyone your sword...
Lyria: One of the men we'd met at your parents' memorial service told us so.
Yuisis: Yeah, she'd be capable of that...
Yuisis: Especially with Ditoria in her hands.
Vyrn: So whatcha gonna do now, Crazy Girl?
Vyrn: Workin' side by side with Elsine doesn't seem like an option anymore.
Yuisis: ...
Yuisis: I don't mean to be rude, but could you leave me to rest for a bit?
Lyria: Oh, right. Sorry for intruding.
Yuisis: Nuh-uh, it's fine. I'm the one who was askin' questions after all.
(Captain) and company take their leave of Yuisis.
Yuisis: (What do I do...)
Yuisis: (I wanted to rebuild the Ditoria Knights with (Captain), Elea, and Elsine...)
Yuisis: (But now...)
Elsine: Remember this, Yuisis.
Elsine: A boss in the mafia needs to be able to judge friend from foe with a level head.
Elsine: It doesn't matter if that person is a family member, or even a civilian.
Elsine: It's a job that requires a hardened heart.
Elsine: Would you simply allow a repeat of the crushing despair that would follow?
Elsine: I'll rebuild the Ditoria Knights alone if I have to.
Elsine: And I'll be its new boss.
Yuisis: Mom, Dad... Have I been mistaken all this time?
Yuisis's frail voice echoes across the quiet room.
As there is no one around to answer her, she ponders the question in silence.