Umbraton is nice. It allows me to earn my living as a mercenary.

There may be more intel at the True Order but I find it fishy somehow...

As if you're being watched or something?

Eclipsites have killed many people. I hope none of you, including my parents, will run into them.

Ms. Connolly told me I'm welcome to get a coffee in her café. She said that to someone like me...

Ms. Jane refers jobs to me. She also taught me how to read mercenary contracts. I'm very grateful to her.

Actually... I like small animals a lot but I'm afraid I might injure them accidentally.

I hate my cursed body, but I can't bring myself to hate this magic sword...

Your relationship with the Colossus is kind of like mine with the magic sword, connected and symbiotic.

To me, besides wielding my sword, other activities... Oh, I'm fine with chatting, I guess.

Leave it to me. I can do anything... Eh? All I need to do is to stay here?... This is way easier than my usual job.

I was hardly coping... Sorry...

Great. We won this time.

Take the thorns.

Let there be light.

I'm ready.

Remember to... keep your distance.

I understand. I should raise the sword.

Someday, all will end.

It's fine even if the path is filled with thorns.

13, 14, 15... Oh, I'm counting the thorns on my body. Sometimes I do this to kill time and to examine my thorns.

The power of the curse is getting stronger...

Alchemy Stars.

I wish you all the best this year.

I'm lucky even though I was born with a curse. Because of the curse, I'm born to be able to walk on thorns... Um, my power is kind of related to thorns, you know.

I don't find this magic sword heavy. I've got the black thorns to share my load... Eh? How? Well, um... I don't know how to explain this to you.

The magic sword is named after the moon. It has profound power and I cannot separate myself from it, so that probably makes me profound too...

It's okay. I'll find a way to undo the curse before its powers destroy me.

The thorns are there to protect themselves. Is it the same for this thorn-covered magic sword? Why did it come with the curse and why did it... give me powers?

For what do I fight? For what am I persevering? For what did I start my journey? I ask myself these questions again and again. But the answer is simple. I just want to keep living...

Please don't touch the magic sword. I don't want you to possibly get into any trouble. Just stay away from it. I don't want you to get hurt.

I do the best I can to work alone, but it's not bad to form bonds with others like this...

I don't dare to be near you because I cherish you. I hope you can understand... I'm right here though, somewhere not too far from you.

I must cherish my cloth. After all, this is the last one... Ugh, when was it cut here?

Because of the curse, black thorns grow on me. I wish they could stop growing.

The black thorns on this magic sword can be broken off and new ones would grow out. Isn't that incredible?

I wish you all the best this year.

It's time to work. Whom to take down? Is it too scary a subject to talk about?

Good morning. I'm quite healthy today and I can work energetically. How about you?

Don't be too concerned about work. Get some rest. Maybe everything will get better then.

It's going to get chilly at night, be careful not to catch cold... Oh, I'll be fine. I'm used to it.

I wish you all the best this year.

Would you like to hire me? I can help with fighting and I don't ask to be highly paid... I can get rid of anything for you within reach of this magic sword.

Well... This does not count as my pay, does it?

Um... Please let me think about how to thank you...

This is a gift for me?... Are you sure I can take it?

Thank! What a precious gift, I'm so happy.

Borrow me your powers, magic sword.

Cut through the thorns to open a path forward!

I'll follow your lead.

Maybe some people had the same symptoms as I do a long time ago. That's probably why the ancient books and this sword have been passed on.

Cute little animals used to come to my room and play with me when I was bedridden. But they never came after I got the magic sword.

I know my parents can't be with me anymore because of the curse... But we're all looking for ways to solve it. Someday, we'll meet again.

What?... You want me to lead?