Marisa/Joshua support

北米版ファイアーエムブレム聖魔の光石 "the Sacred Stones" の支援会話（マリカ/ヨシュア）。

Support level C

Joshua

Hey, I hear you're good
with a sword...▼

Marisa

Who are you?▼

Joshua

I'm Joshua.
And you?▼

Marisa

Marisa.▼

Joshua

It's a pleasure. By the
way, you ever hear this?▼

Marisa

Hear what?▼

Joshua

Well, I guess it was popular for
a while, way back when.▼
But when two swordsmen met on the
battlefield--even allied swordsmen--▼
they would duel it out to test one
another's worth with the blade.▼
So what do you say? Don't you think
it's time to revive this tradition?▼

Marisa

...
You want me to kill you?▼

Joshua

No, no, no. I'm not saying we have
to fight to the death!▼
It's just a simple test of skill.▼

Marisa

...Fine. As long as I get a chance
to whet my blade's appetite.▼

Joshua

Er... Great! Now, what say we
make this more interesting?▼
If I win, you owe me, and
if you win, then I owe you.▼

Marisa

Owe me what?▼

Joshua

...I'm not quite sure yet.▼
How about... Ah, yes.
how about you owe me a favor.▼

Marisa

I'm not following you.▼

Joshua

No?▼

Marisa

But it doesn't matter. I'm
not going to lose to you.▼

Joshua

Now you're talking.▼

Marisa

Then let's get started.▼

Joshua

Whoa! Hold your horses! Where's the
hurry? Let's do this another day.▼
After all, I like to savor the
anticipation a little bit.▼

Marisa

I don't get it,
but fine.▼

Joshua

Great! We're all set then.▼
Next time we meet, we
cross swords. Deal?▼

Marisa

...▼
There's nothing to anticipate.
You're simply going to lose.▼

Joshua

Well, I don't know about that.▼
See you later. I'm looking
forward to it.▼

Marisa

Same here.▼

Support level B

Joshua

Oh... Tsk!▼

Marisa

...!▼

Joshua

Dang...!
There!!▼

Marisa

Ha!
...▼

Joshua

Whew... After a match like that,
I can be happy with a tie!▼

Marisa

......▼

Joshua

You're better than I thought.▼

Marisa

You're not too bad yourself.▼

Joshua

Heh... Thanks.▼
But remember, I was at a slight
disadvantage, so...▼

Marisa

I must admit, I did hold you at
a slight disadvantage.▼
However, we are closely matched,
despite our incompatible styles.▼
I simply couldn't land a decisive
blow. But it was all worthwhile.▼
After all, I've learned, and that
is worth far more than any wager.▼

Joshua

I see.
You're a quick one, aren't you?▼
How did you get that good?▼

Marisa

Fighting is all I have.▼

Joshua

You live for the sword, eh?▼
I prefer rolling the dice to
swinging the sword, you know?▼

Marisa

...Why is that?▼

Joshua

Whew...▼
I thought you'd never ask.▼
You're asking how I got hooked
on gambling, right?▼
Let me see... There's not
much to tell.▼
I guess by the time I realized it,
it was already too late.▼
I'd grown bored of everything
before I discovered gambling.▼
But then I saw it--gambling was
like life, in short little bursts.▼
Life itself is just one big gamble!
That's how I see things.▼

Marisa

I see.
...▼
I don't know anything about
gambling, but it was a good duel.▼
We must try this again soon.▼

Joshua

What, with no wager? That
doesn't sound very fun.▼

Marisa

Suit yourself.▼

Joshua

You mean that? Then we'll
have another bet.▼
I'll win next time.
See you later.▼

Marisa

See you.▼

Support level A

Joshua

There!▼

Marisa

Ho!▼

Joshua

......
How's this?▼

Marisa

Oof...▼

Joshua

Whew...
Looks like I won this time.▼

Marisa

......
I made a mistake.▼

Joshua

No, you're just having a bad day.▼
And it's not like I had a
decisive victory this time.▼
I'd say we're still just
about even.▼

Marisa

All that matters is that
I didn't win.▼
You won the bet. What
do you want me to do?▼

Joshua

Oh, you remembered our last bet!
That makes me happy.▼
All right, here goes...▼

Marisa

......▼

Joshua

I want you to be my partner
for a while...▼
How's that sound?▼

Marisa

What?
Your partner?▼

Joshua

Don't get the wrong idea. I just meant
for training. And gambling.▼

Marisa

So, nothing would change...▼

Joshua

Well, I suppose, but there's still
a point to it all.▼

Marisa

What's that?▼

Joshua

If I train with you, I'm going
to become a better swordsman.▼
And if we train together, maybe
we'll each learn something.▼

Marisa

I could ask nothing better.▼

Joshua

And there's something that I want to
do soon when the war is over.▼
It's something that can't be done
in a single day or overnight.▼
You could probably call this the
biggest gamble of my entire life.▼
I'm going to have to hone my skills,
and I'll need someone to help me.▼
What do you say, Marisa?
Won't you lend me a hand?▼

Marisa

I'm good for fighting, and
not much else.▼

Joshua

You think? I doubt that's true.▼
Well, think about it.▼

Marisa

...I'll do it.▼

Joshua

I know this is a gamble, but...
gambling is my hobby.▼

Marisa

I see that.▼

Joshua

Well, don't let me down.▼

Marisa

I won't. But try to keep it▼
interesting, all right?

Joshua

Heh. Then I'll do my best to
keep you entertained.▼
And remember what I said...
Life is a gamble.▼
You never know what'll happen.▼
But don't worry, I'm sure you
won't be bored.▼
Besides, how often do you meet
someone you can spar with?▼
Not to mention someone who
can actually beat you!▼

Marisa

I'll win next time, though.▼

Joshua

That's the spirit, Marisa.▼

2006年6月23日