Chapter 29x: Battle Preparations



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(Chapter title is displayed – Chapter 29x: Battle Preparations)

Eliwood:
“We’ve received word from Captain Fargus. If we come to Badon, he’ll give us passage to the Dread Isle.”

Lyn:
“Well then, let’s get going!”

Marcus:
“It would be best if we outfitted ourselves before setting out. We will need many supplies for a campaign on Valor.”

Hector:
“And the castle town here is better stocked than Badon, I’m sure. We can empty the coffers here and sell the treasures if need be.”

Oswin:
“Harrummph!!”

Hector:
“…Uh… Within limits, of course. Say…30,000 gold?”

Oswin:
“That seems a reasonable amount.”

Hector:
“Come on! I’ll lead the way!”

(Castle Town)

Marcus:
“Ostia’s castle town is as impressive as ever. Shops and items of all types imaginable.”

Hector:
“For generations, our ancestors dedicated themselves to a sort of frugal militarism. Nobles and commoners alike shunned extravagance.”
“Corrupt neither the body nor the mind,” they cried! Since the time of Roland, this has been the dominant ideology of Ostia.

Marcus:
“I heard that when Lord Uther first participated in the Lycian Council as Marquess Ostia, he gave a scathing indictment of the peer system. Now I understand, his philosophy had its roots in the history of Ostia itself.”

Hector:
“That’s right. Yet this thinking… it threatens the lifestyles of many of our aristocrats. So some groups view my brother with enmity. I must grow wiser so that I can sit at my brother’s side and aid him. Of course, my fighting skills are not yet what they should be…”

Lyn:
“……”

Eliwood:
“……”

Hector:
“But this isn’t the place for that kind of talk. We’ve got to get going. Come on!”

Marcus:
“Yes, I will go with you.”

(If Lyn and Hector do not have an A support)

Lyn:
“…Curious.”

Eliwood:
“What is it, Lyndis?”

Lyn:
“Hector. He acts like such a brute, but he takes his duties seriously.”

Eliwood:
“Hector has always been a man of firm character. I’ve always envied him for that. His ability to conceal any doubts he feels about himself or his actions.”

(If Lyn and Eliwood do not have an A support)

Lyn:
“…I know. I’m a little envious, too.”

Eliwood:
“Of what.”

Lyn:
“He doesn’t second-guess what he must do. No hesitation. I mean, I wouldn’t hesitate about anything concerning my grandfather’s health. In fact, I’d be happy to do anything I could. I thought I was all alone in the world, and now that I’ve found my family, I don’t want to lose him.”

Eliwood:
“I know what you mean… I can’t bear to think of losing my mother. If I survive all of this, I want to be at my mother’s side…to do anything she asks.”

Lyn:
“……Nothing is more important than family. …Yet in my heart, the plains still call me… The neverending oceans of grass… The memory of that scent alone is enough to leave me weak.”

Eliwood:
“…Lyndis.”

Hector:
“Hey! What are you two doing? Let’s go! Both of you!”

Lyn:
“…Well, first we must deal with the menace before us. If we can’t stop Nergal, we lose everything dear to us. …Let’s go.”

Eliwood:
“Everything dear to us…”

(If Lyn and Eliwood have an A support)

Lyn:
“Eliwood, you’re more than strong enough yourself.”

Eliwood:
“Hm?”

Lyn:
“Look at all that’s happened in the past few months. Especially for you, Eliwood. One horrible thing after another…”

Eliwood:
“……”

Lyn:
“Yet you’re still here. You didn’t run away. Through all the battles and injuries… you’ve held your head high and marched on. Your… Your strength, I admire. Your kindness…I adore.”

Eliwood:
“Lyndis…”

Hector:
“Hey! What are you two doing? Let’s go! Both of you!”

Lyn:
“Well… I guess we should go.”

Eliwood:
“Uh, Lyndis…”

Hector:
“Eliwood, what are you yammering about? Huh? Are you feeling OK? You’re all flushed.”

(If Lyn and Hector have an A support)

Eliwood:
…Lyndis, let’s go.”

Lyn:
“Mm…”

(Preparations screen is entered)

(End preparations)

(Start of battle)

Soldier:
“Lord Hector! Sir Oswin! I have brought you the 30,000 gold you asked for from the treasury.”

(Got 30000 gold)

(If Bartre is deployed)

Bartre:
“Will you look at that! It’s an arena! That is a battleground for men to test their strength! Come on, Mark! We can fight to our heart’s content!!”

(Visiting the house)

Man:
“Weapons and items can help build your fortune, you know? You ought to search through any chest you come across.”

(After map is cleared)

Eliwood:
“…That should cover it. Let’s head out for Badon. Then to the Dread Isle!!”

(The Dragon’s Gate)

Limstella:
“Welcome home, Master.”

Nergal:
“Limstella, look at this.”

Limstella:
“The children’s dragon stone. What will you do with it?”

Nergal:
“I will infuse it with quintessence.”

(The screen flashes)

Limstella:
“This is…”

Nergal:
“The dragon girl… Ninian’s essence. Beautiful… Absolutely beautiful…… With this, I will be able to call dragons whenever I please.”

Limstella:
“Shall we begin the process right away?”

Nergal:
“No, I lost some quintessence from the injuries I took from Athos. To summon the numbers I need, I must have more essence. One must be fully prepared when dealing with dragons. If they wrested free from my control and killed me, all would be for naught.”

Limstella:
“I fear to report… that the quintessence from the Black Fang has all been used. Where shall the next harvest come from?”

Nergal:
“Heh heh heh… All the materials we need are heading this way even now.”

Limstella:
“…I see. Eliwood and friends.”

Nergal:
“That’s right. I will crush them, steal their essences, and call forth my dragons!! Heh heh heh… Haaa haa haha haha hah!!!”