Hey, it looks like things have calmed
down a bit for Palestralle.

Whenever I see your
faces, I can't help
but remember Belius.

Yeah, I still feel bad about that...

Belius' death was just
as much my fault.
I am very sorry.

It was simply bad timing.
Nothing more, nothing less.

Besides, I've got more good
memories than bad ones.

No, don't. I've got more good
memories than bad ones.

Like when I first met
her, or when I joined
Palestralle.

I remember it like it was yesterday...

I'd been traveling on a solo journey around
the world. The night that I first saw
her, a full moon hung in the sky.

I shivered with anticipation. It was
a monster I've never seen before!
If I beat it, I'd be famous!

And so you challenged Belius?

Y-you're saying that you
challenged Belius?

Well, I was pretty foolhardy back then. And much
to my surprise, I got my butt handed to me.

When I came to, I was in the
coliseum, lying on a bed.

You fought Belius and lived...that's
pretty impressive in and of itself.

No...I wasn't even in the
same league as Belius.

Ahh, so she let you live?

When I asked her why she spared
my life, she told me this:

“There's nothing to be gained by making
a short life even shorter.”

...That sounds like something only
an age-old Entelexeia could say.

I'm sure she's seen thousands of humans
come and go in her lifetime.

Even if they became her friends, or her subordinates,
she'd eventually outlive all of them. I can't
even imagine how lonely that must be.

But when she passed away,
she was finally freed from
that terrible loneliness.

That's why I think...that what happened
wasn't such a bad thing at all.

Hmmm...maybe you're right.

Oops, sorry if I got off on a tangent there.
I never know when to stop talking.

Not at all. I'm thankful to you
for sharing your stories with us.

Yeah. I feel like I understand
Belius a little better now.

No, I don't mind at all.
I feel like I understand Belius
a little better now.