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[Video, backdated to before Mamoru went to confront Gilgamesh] This might be goodbye.

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[Mamoru appeared on the screen, looking with a serious look to the camera.]

Everyone, I'm going to be leaving immediately to face Gilgamesh, I know you all told me to be patient, but I can't just sit around and wait, at the very least, I can go and buy you all time. I have to do my best to help Sakura-san, I can't sit by while Gilgamesh makes other people suffer and Sakura-san is his prisoner.

I know I don't have much of a chance to win, but my friends taught me all about risks and how even with a small chance of success, courage can create miracles. If I die, please don't be sad. If I do die, I died fighting to the very end, not giving up. That's what the G-Stone guides me to do, and what I feel I must do in the name of the oath I swore in my courage, and I just want to help Sakura-san. I at least want to prove to her that none of us should be scared of that man.

Private Video (locked to Anastasia):

I'm sorry, Anastasia-chan, for acting on my own without you. I want to keep you safe, just as Sakura-san wanted me to. Just believe in me and my courage, and everything is going to be okay.

If... I don't make it, I want you to know I died trying to help your friend and to protect you, and fighting for what I believe in. So, don't be sad if I don't come back, I would never forgive myself if I made you sad.

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I swear, you sentimentalists are the greatest plague Genessia has ever known. If you strike off on your own, you'd better pray Gilgamesh kills you, because if he doesn't, I'll be awfully tempted to finish the job.

If you truly gave a damn about "everyone", then you'd take their advice and suffer in anxiety with the rest of us. Instead, you gall us with nonsense. The nerve, telling people not to be sad if you throw your life away! What do you think suicide does to morale, hm?

To ask is to answer; you haven't thought. You're a child. All you're doing is seeking a way out of your discomfort. That isn't courage, that's despair.

Regardless, your hierarchy is skewed. Courage is good; obedience is better. Learn temperance and join your efforts with ours, rather than leave a corpse for us to trip over.

Honestly, you make me so angry I could slap you.

[Anastasia looks very disappointed and doesn't look willing to forgive.]

"Mamoru... You are adamant on keeping me safe, but... I need to know... If you die, then who will protect me then?"

You think I didn't have a plan in mind?

[Mamoru tried to smile for her, but it was just a small one, he knows there were consequences to his decision, but he wanted to make sure she knew that he didn't decide this blindly.]

If something happens to me, I want you to go to Fayren and look for Levy-san's bookstore. I'm sure she wouldn't mind helping you out. I trust her. And if that happens, tell her I'm sorry I never got a chance to visit.

I don't expect most to agree with, let alone understand my decision, I fully understand the consequences.

But, there's a difference between suicide and fighting to the very end. And I'm sorry, but I can't hide or run away from this.

I'm not seeking a way out of suffering, I'm confronting it with my all. To not act in a situation like this would be worse to me. But I guess the way I feel is hard to understand or accept.

All I want to do is let Sakura-san know in person she's not alone, she CAN stand up to him, and she doesn't have to suffer. Even if I have to give up my life for her sake... I know the risks, I want to help her before that man makes her suffer any more, even if it's hopeless.

"It is rather hard to tell what you are planning, but I am starting to see a pattern in boys...

And you should tell her yourself! You do not have to fight to the death. It is better to do damage and retreat than to dwindle our numbers by getting yourself killed."

[Defeated smile] The folly of a fool is truly impossible to separate.

It's the easiest feeling in the world to understand. I have it myself. But I can see I won't be getting through any time soon.

If you really must go, then...[sigh] go under the Mercy. I'll be praying for your safety too.

I feel like Sakura-san needs someone there near her, in person, and that means showing her there is no reason to fear that guy. I'm going tot ry talking to Gilgamesh first, to see if I can convince him to let Sakura-san go, and not hurt anyone else, but.... if he doesn't listen to me, he might attack me, and I'll have to fight him. I'm not jmping at the chance to fight! I just wanna save Sakura-san!

Believe me when I say I hate fighting, Anastasia-chan. But there are some things me and my courage won't stand for! And if Gilgamesh won't listen to me...I won't forgive him for what he's doing to Sakura-san and everyone!

Edited 2015-09-25 01:35 (UTC)

If it means anything, I'm mostly just concerned for Sakura-san. And I'm not going to fight at the first opportunity, I will try talking to that man first in person, see if I can convince him to let her go, and not harm anyone else.

[Anastasia just can't fathom why boys feel the need to be this difficult. Her own guard was often this difficult, but at least he would listen to her eventually.]

"Well, I cannot very well just sit by and do nothing... While you may be going, or have gone without me, I will find something to do to undermine that man at Attleton... I few ideas on what to do already."

That's good, just stay safe, okay?

"I may go with a field hospital plan. That way, if you get hurt, you will have some place to rest while I tell you about how I told you not to be so reckless, Mamoru..."

You don't have to be so mean and look down on me for my decision so much...I just was so worried about Sakura-san that I have to go see her in person, unfortunately Gilgamesh seems to be keeping her close to him...

You know that I can't just let someone in trouble suffer, right? Remember when that Team Rocket guy stole your Totodile?

Edited 2015-09-25 16:56 (UTC)

"... I'm sorry... It's not intention to be mean. I'm just worried about you, Mamoru, as I am about Sakura. I've already lost everything and I don't want to lose you or Sakura now, too."

I see. Please, I understand you are worried about me, but, I was created to protect life, I'm just doing what I have to. I don't want to fight with him, but I might have to, especially if he won't be reasonable and just let Sakura-san go already.

If he gets to do what he wants, imagine how much worse things will get for Sakura-san, and what if he makes other suffer like her?

Anastasia-chan, you're not going to lose anything! Even if I don't win, I'll find a way to survive and come back, I promise. I'm not dying without a fight, and I won't lose easily. Count on that.

Edited 2015-09-25 17:24 (UTC)

[She looks ready to give up now.]

"...I guess I have no choice but to just let boys be boys... Do your best, Mamoru, for Sakura's sake and mine. I will try to keep a low profile once I'm in Attleton. Who knows what tactics he may use if he finds me..."

I know what I'm doing may not be smart, it may not be safe, but what is right, what is forged in courage, it's not always like that, it very rarely is. But being afraid of danger doesn't accomplish anything. Even if all I do is buy the others the time they need to come up with and execute their plan, then I've done my part.

I don't plan on rolling over and dying. I'll be back, I promise. You do your best too, Anastasia-chan.

"Before you go, can you do this one thing for me?
Every once in awhile, can you fly high enough into the air so I can see you and know you are all right?"

Yeah, I can do that for you. I'll keep doing it as long as my body can manage. If Gilgamesh wants to ground me he's gonna have to break my body in two, and I don't plan for him to get that chance.

Edited 2015-09-25 20:51 (UTC)

"I hope he does not either. I don't want that mental image.
Take care of yourself out there, Mamoru. I will be watching out for you."

I will, you be careful too, okay? I'm sure you're going to have your hands full at that hospital.

You don't have to take all this responsibility on yourself, you know. There are many people here just as willing to help; acting in concert is both safer and more effective than acting alone.

I was planning to assist the others, but when Gilgamesh decided to show up in Attleton with an army with Sakura-san next to him, I just couldn't take that... He kind of forced my hand.

Edited 2015-09-30 02:12 (UTC)

You mean he provoked you and you fell for it.

[Mamoru's face began to turn sad. He knew she was right.]

I'm sorry, Sakura-san is Anastasia-chan's friend and I... I had to act when I saw that.

What's he doing is too cruel... especially to Sakura-san. I can't forgive someone like him!

[ Porrim signed. She didn't want to brow beat him, but she did want him to learn. ]

Answer me honestly, Mamoru - do you think rushing off on your own was really the best thing you could do for Sakura?

Of course! I have to let her know directly she's going to be okay in the best way I know how, by saving her! She seemed so miserable...

Plus... I don't want him to hurt anyone else! Definitely not! Even if I have to give my life in order to stop him or, if my powers and courage are not enough... to delay him till the others can come, then I'll do it knowing I fought until the end, just like my friends always taught me!

You mean by trying to save her.

Most likely futilely.

Do you think she'll thank you for that or scold you for your foolishness?

Isn't it better to try and make an effort with your all than to not try at all? I don't believe in giving up.

[Mamoru looked pretty serious now.]

Maybe it's because my friends taught me to not believe in futility. That, with courage, 1 percent can turn into 100 percent.

Mamoru, you're creating what's called a strawman - rather than arguing against what people are trying to tell you, you're arguing against an invented, unreasonable opinion.

No one is trying to tell you to do 'nothing' - they are telling you to think, to be patient, to work with others and make sure your contribution is used most effectively.

No one is giving up; Sakura will be saved; the only difference is whether or not you throw your life away in a symbolic sacrafice in the meantime, or if you pool your strength with others, ensuring victory.

But...Gilgamesh isn't going to simply sit back while the others make their preperations, He might take the initiative if we give him a chance, what if he hurts Sakura-san before she can be rescued?

I.... I can't allow that to happen! At the very least, I can be the first person there and stop him from advancing while the others get together. Even if I can only occupy him for a little while, I can at least buy everyone a little time!

Given the situation, I don't see how I could do anything else!

Edited 2015-10-01 02:28 (UTC)

If everyone you talk to is telling you not to do this, is it because you know better than everyone else, or because your own stubborness is overwhelming your ability to discern what is smart versus what is 'right'?

I thought they were only saying not to because they're worried about me, you know, because I'm young...Not because it's a bad idea to buy the others time.

I'm not trying to make it sound like I'm smarter than everyone else, I'm simply doing what my G-Stone and my courage guide me to do. And what the bottom of my heart says.

Edited 2015-10-01 19:20 (UTC)

They'd be saying the same thing to anyone trying to rush off and take an army by themselves.

And I'm saying this to you because you are young, and maybe you think you have the world figured out and it's as simple as listening to your heart but sometimes it's not as simple as that.

I'm not "trying to take on an army by myself". I'm planning to try talking through this first, see if I can at least get Gilgamesh to let Sakura-san go, fighting isn't exactly the first thing on my mind.

Listening to the courage in our hearts always worked out for me and my friends... most of the time, anyway.

So if talking doesn't work you'll retreat?

Well, I doubt he'd just let me run away after trying to stand up to him verbally, so I'm obviously going to have to defend myself if he doesn't listen.

Plus, I don't like running away, especially when Sakura-san's freedom and safety are on the line. And I have to buy the others the time they need. I have to keep Gilgamesh occupied for as long as I can...

But if it gets bad, I'll try to get away, or play dead or something...

Edited 2015-10-04 17:10 (UTC)

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