Scenario:A Tale of Kindled Bonds - Chapter 5: Sticky Situation - Episode 2

A Tale of Kindled Bonds - Chapter 5: Sticky Situation - Episode 2

On the way to the Sky's Sanctum, Nectar reveals that he is running out of mana and doesn't have much time left to live. He then requests that (Captain) and crew take care of Shinsha and friends, as he now knows they are kind and trustworthy.

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Ugusu: Kushina says stick close to her! She'll help us be brave!

Vyrn: Oh? That's awesome! You seem pretty strong, huh? Pushed that wheelchair like it was nothin' earlier!

Kushina: ...!

Ugusu: She's a tough girl! If you make her angry, she chops you good. Hurts lots.

Nectar: Ugusu. It's not good to make Kushina angry.

Ugusu: Okaaay.

Nectar: Kushina. I'm sorry, but... I'll need you and Ugusu to watch over Shinsha from now on.

Kushina: ...?

Nectar: I'm running out of mana. I don't have much time left.

Kushina: ...!

Vyrn: H-huh? What? The heck are you talkin' about!

Nectar: The truth. I never had that much time to begin with, as the failed remains of a primal beast. The many years of experimentation did not help either.

Nectar: My memoryless, unconscious body only regained a temporary semblance of self after Shinsha shared her words and mana.

Lucius: Why are you sharing this now? We have nothing to do with it.

Nectar: I intend to impose on the goodness of your characters. (Captain). Vyrn. Lucius.

Nectar: Please teach Shinsha, Kushina, and Ugusu how to live in the outside world.

Lucius: You...

Vyrn: N-now hold on a sec! Of course we'd take care of 'em if it comes down to it...

Vyrn: But don't you think it's too early to be droppin' your last will?

Vyrn: You promised to go with your friends to the Peach Spring Valley!

Ugusu: Yeah, yeah! Shinsha's body has your parts in it, right?

Ugusu: Isn't she gonna be in trouble without you? You can't leave her!

Nectar: The fragments of myself that I gave are already a part of Shinsha, as they have received her mana for so long.

Nectar: Even if I cease to function, they will not.

Ugusu: B-but...

Ugusu: That's not the point!

Ugusu: You're gonna make Shinsha super sad! She's gonna cry! And I'm gonna cry! And Kushina too!

Ugusu: So... you can't...

Nectar: You are good at comforting her. I know you can get her to stop crying.

Ugusu: That... really isn't the point...

Lucius: Save the waterworks for when we get back to the ship. And just because you're going to die one day doesn't mean today's the day.

Lucius: Come on.

Ugusu: ...

Lucius: Any monsters we run into—you can leave them to me.

Kushina: ...!

Vyrn: Sigh... Always the shy one, ain't he? Couldn't hurt to be more honest now and then!