11. Recovery...
*Konoka is of course, recovering at the hospital. After going through hell and exhausting her magic strength, she's more or less bed-ridden. However, the dubious doctors said she'd make a full recovery and then some, though they did meanly mock her for trying to be a shounen healer. I mean, who the hell comes up with Healing Slayer X?*
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/Prinny is just suddenly sitting there, cross-legged with his eyes closed
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Thank you for helping me... and I'm sorry I couldn't help you in turn. Even sacrificing your life for that...
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I stood up to Etna. I left her service Konoka. I'm probably the first Prinny to do so.
... and Konoka, you can call me by my real name. My True Name.
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What little I remember of my life before dying, I remember one fact: that Names carry a powerful symbolism, power itself, rank and status. I've had many names but only one really resonated with me.
The people called me HERO, all in capitals because it was the highest name possible. But my closest friends called me Boy.
/Prinny laughs softly
Better than what the stable-master used to call me at times; whelp.
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Both you and Negi-kun back home shown me that having things worth fighting for makes you... well... better at fighting. I still don't have much in the way of offensive magic, but now I have more reason than other. I have to help protect Secchan as she protects me, you know.
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/Prinny smiles, nodding at the description
Your Negi sounds like an amazing man and you are amazing that you found the strength to protect. When you recover Konoka, I would like to invite you to a morning training session with myself and Captain Gordon. He and I are old friends. The more I train and meditate, the more I remember things about my life. I could surely pass some of those to you.
/Prinny vaguely realized he was slowly loosing a little bit of the compulsorily Dood but shrugged it off
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I'll leave the decision up to you. If you wish, my door is always open.
/Prinny stood and for a moment, looked extremely heroic -- but very sad
I know what it's like to protect Konoka-dood... but don't do what I did. As much as you love someone... don't commit my sin. Please.
/He swirled around and prepared to leave...
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Once upon a time, a Boy loved a Princess. To earn her hand, he became strong, a legend. A HERO.
And then the Princess was kidnapped by the Spider Queen, and the HERO became the Boy once more, his resolved shattered and his legendary weapon of the gods lost to the winds.
So the Boy went, tattered sword in hand and rescued the Princess and defeated the Spider Queen.
But it was too late.
The Princess had died from a deadly poison.
The Boy loved her too much, and pleaded to the gods. He wanted her to live so badly, that even his own life would be offered. And to prove that he would trade it -- he turned the weapon of the gods upon himself.
The Princess lived. And the Boy died a HERO.
/Prinny turned back to look at Konoka
The moral of the story Konoka... is never take your life to save the one you love. They will live... but you will end up like me, dood. Because taking your life even for the sake of love, is still considered suicide.
And that's the greatest sin of all.
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*she blinks... and is quiet.*
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Even out of love, it is considered a sin. Be wary of your heart, dood.
/Prinny bows to Konoka
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Still, she stays quiet*
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Konoka... I know I can't dissuade you. You must decide what you feel is right, dood.
You remind me of my best friend... he died for me too. He drove me insane and yet... he was more of a HERO than I was.
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