Ah! Hey, our client buddy, pal... Any chance I could borrow a light?
HP | 90.0 + (3.0*lvl) |
DEF |
Trigger | Dialogue |
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Identity Acquisition | Ah! Hey, our client buddy, pal... Any chance I could borrow a light? |
Morning Greeting | Whew, you're an early riser. Don't stray too far, eh? Make it a little easier for your bodyguard to tag along. |
Afternoon Greeting | 'Scuse me, client fella? Can we at least get something to eat? I can't fight on an empty stomach... |
Evening Greeting | It gets dark at night, so let's watch our steps... If anything happens, just stick to my side. Got it? |
Chatter #1 | I don't look very vigilant? Come on, you should know that the best bodyguards are the least obvious ones. |
Chatter #2 | Oh, the glove? Heh, don't want to show all my cards just yet, wouldn't you agree? |
Chatter #3 | Let's take a smoke break here before moving on. Damn, aren't I lucky to have a client who smokes? Gives me time for a cig. |
Post-Uptie Chat 1 | Heh~ Right, right. Stick close! |
Post-Uptie Chat 2 | What'd I say? Thought they'd send some greenhorn to protect you? I'm not in Section 4 for nothing, yeah? |
Idle | Hmm hmm, time for a smoke break... Oh, right. I'm out of lighter fluid... |
Uptying | My time to shine, huh? Let me be your shield! |
Deployment | Uh huh. On my way. |
Stage Entry | Puff... Slow down, will ya? |
Viewed in Battle | Yeah, what's up? |
Commencing Attack | Get behind me! |
Enemy Stagger | Oof, did it hurt that much? |
Staggered | Ugh... |
Enemy Killed | Threat neutralized! |
Death | Haah... Sorry about that... Client fella... |
Check Passed | How do you like that? |
Check Failed | Darn... Well, things don't always work out, I guess. |
Victory Cry | Contract fulfilled. See? It wasn't anything to worry about. |
Extra Conditions Fulfilled | The best defense is always offense... Ha, ever heard of offensive shield-use? |
Defeat Wail | Tsk... Mission failed, damn... Looks like I'll be forced to quit smoking for a while. |
Combat Shield
If targeted by 2 or more attacks at the start of the combat phase, gain 2 Defense Level Up.
If at 50% or less HP at the start of the combat phase, gain 3 Defense Level Up.
Your Shield
AMBER x 5
If 1 ally with the highest Max HP is targeted by 2 or more attacks, gain 3 Defense Level Up
Standoff
Standoff
Standoff
Standoff
Flexible Suppression
Flexible Suppression
Flexible Suppression
Flexible Suppression
Guardian
Guardian
Okay– client fella, why don't we take a quick smoke break right here?
What? Another one?
Come on, we won't have another chance for a smoke break after this point. You'll thank me later, trust me.
Hmm...
And uh, if I could borrow a light...
The child casually reached out to the client, speaking jovially.
They could almost be mistaken for two old pals from a distance.
There are many ways in which the Zwei Association conducts their protection contracts, but proximity protection is the most commonly requested one among them.
Staying in close proximity to the client, controlling variables in unanticipated circumstances around them.
The child had been exclusively taking these contracts for quite some time.
Stop right there. Maintain your distance from the VIP.
Aw, big guy… What are you so anxious about? This isn't your first day at work, is it?
I don't know how the Zwei work, but this is not how we do things at our office.
Sheesh... If you're going to act that obvious about it, might as well make our client hold a sign that says "I know you're there! Try and get me!"
The child sighed, puffing a heavy plume of smoke, and continued.
The best case scenario is where we DON'T have a 'situation'. It's the best of both worlds, right? No fuss, no muss and we still get paid. Free money.
Um... I'm standing right here, you know.
Huh? Oh, right. My bad, my bad. Ha ha.
The client was beginning to seem rather worried.
I didn't feel safe enough with a Fixer from an office, so I paid a fortune to hire a bodyguard from the Zwei Association's Section 4...
But I didn't expect them to send some old guy who doesn't understand the concept of personal space...
Some old guy? Come on...
I thought the Zwei Association Fixers were of a more intense nature, adamantly abiding by their procedures and principles.
Huh? We are? Well... The coat does make me look a bit stuffy, don't it now?
That's not what I...
Well, why does it matter how I look? It's all good as long as I do my job, right? Just...
...like this.
The child suddenly raised his leg and kicked the other bodyguard to the ground.
Wha?!
Hey! Easy there, client fella. I'm not stabbing you in the back. I'm...
Before he finished his sentence, numerous blades struck the spot where the bodyguard stood mere moments ago.
...saving the big guy's life. You can thank me later!
The child nonchalantly threw off his overcoat and stood between the client and the assailants.
At the exact spot where an assailant's blade was striking.
Hyup!
Underneath the overcoat was the "stuffy" navy-hued coat signifying his membership at the Zwei Association...
And underneath his glove was his steel prosthetic arm.
Boy, there's a lot of 'em.
Sparks flew from the Zweihänder that stopped the blade, glimmering brighter than the embers of the child's cigarette. The assailant had swung the blade with such might that, had it struck, it could have more than bisected the client.
But the child easily held his ground.
With his left hand, the child flicked the ashes off his cigarette, as though one hand was more than enough to withstand the strength behind the blade.
And he remarks.
Hey... client fella? I can take care of this before my cig burns out. So just hang back and relax, okay?
Zwei is your shield, after all.