| The Fourteenth Spell | (Audio;Japanese)

[king_to_be]

[The longest of pauses, faint static the only thing keeping the fact that the communicator was turned on.

Then softly at first and soon louder yet not quite at all-- a terribly upset sob.]I can't... I can't protect my friends without the book... without Kiyomaro. It's not right. I said I wanted to be a kind king, yet... if I can't protect my

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[Voice]

[gallantgoggles]

Are you okay?

[Voice]

[king_to_be]

[Another sob.]

Cirno's upset and now Flandre's-- My friends are... they're all getting hurt!

Re: [Voice]

[gallantgoggles]

...I'm sorry. When that happens, its so painful.

[Voice]

[king_to_be]

And... and I can't do anything about it!

Re: [Voice]

[gallantgoggles]

I'm just a kid. And I couldn't even help Guilmon evolve here. It hurts when you see something that you should be able to stop. And you can't.

[Voice]

[king_to_be]

Uuu... Unu. It does.

Re: [Voice]

[gallantgoggles]

I think it helps if you can get out and still do things. Even if they aren't very big things. Like cheering people up. Or learning to take care of yourself so everyone won't worry as much.

[Voice]

[king_to_be]

You're right. I... I can't just sulk forever.

Everyone here deserves to smile, so-! I'm going to work hard, and I'm going to bring happiness to those people. Even if I can't fight! Even if I am weak!

[A pause.]

Thank you Takato.

Re: [Voice]

[gallantgoggles]

No problem! We're roommates now, right? That means we have to stick together.

[Voice]

[king_to_be]

Unu!