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Will Sprout | HERO CHRONICLE | Chapter 2: Andante

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Bizele: Meow ♪ Mrow~♪

Hannah: Hehe, Bizele looks so happy! ♪

Will: He sure does. He really seems to enjoy the sunshine.

Bizele: Mrow~, meow~

Hannah: Huh? Why is he running toward the flower bed?

Will: Maybe something caught his eye?

Hannah: Bizele, what’s up?

Bizele: Mraaw!

Hannah: ...!

Will: Hannah-chan? What’s wrong?!

Hannah: B-B... Bug!!

Will: What?!

Hannah: W-W-What do I do, Will-san?! Bizele has it in his mouth!

Hannah: Wait, Bizele! Don’t come any closer! Please, Bizele!!

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Gast: Hannah, Will!

Hannah: Big bro!

Gast: Sorry I’m late. Thanks for watching her, Will.

Will: I-It was nothing...

Gast: You havin’ fun with Bizele, Hannah? Couldn’t ask for better weather. The breeze feels great, too.

Hannah: Y-Yeah, I am, but... Just a little bit ago, Bizele had his sights set on a bug.

Gast: Did he? Makes sense, bein’ outside ‘n’ all. Everything end up okay?

Hannah: Yeah, Will-san took it somewhere else for me. All I could do was yell... I’m sorry.

Will: You don’t have to apologize. I understand why you were freaked out...

Gast: Wait, you good, Will? I coulda sworn Akira told me once that you hate bugs...

Hannah: Wait, is that true, Will-san?!

Will: Oh, haha... Yeah, it’s true. But I couldn’t show it with how scared you were, Hannah-chan.

Hannah: Did I force you to do something you don’t like...?

Will: I’m fine, don’t worry. Bugs are an inevitable part of caring for plants, so I know how to handle them.

Gast: Thanks, Will. I owe you one.

Will: I-It’s fine, really...

Hannah: I didn’t think you had any weaknesses, Will-san.

Will: Huh?

Hannah: I just seem like you can do anything, so I’m a little surprised... but also a little relieved.

Will: Relieved...?

Gast: Aah, I know what you mean. Will gives off that diligent, perfect honor student vibe, so it’s nice to see he’s as human as the rest of us.

Will: What are you talking about... Of course I have weaknesses. I actually think I have more than the average person.

Will: I don’t like bugs, I’m bad at cooking, and I can’t swim, either...

Hannah: Really...?

Will: There are a lot of weaknesses I’ve carried with me since I was a kid. It’s embarrassing to admit, though...

Gast: Ain’t nothin’ to be embarrassed about, is there? I mean, I’ve got my fair share of things I’ve never been able to get over... Okay, maybe it is kinda embarrassing.

Will: I’m not hung up on them or anything, though.

Will: The other day, Oscar-san told me it was okay to focus on what I’m good at instead of what I’m not... and that made me feel a lot better.

Will: I decided I was going to learn more about plants than anyone else, which would help with my Substance, too.

Hannah: Interesting... Sometimes I get overwhelmed by how many weaknesses I have, but maybe I’ll start thinking the same way as you, Will-san.

Will: Go for it. Working hard to overcome your weaknesses has its own merits, but it’s just as important to keep a positive mindset.

Gast: Is that why you’ve been training your abilities so hard, Will?

Gast: It seemed like you were putting more work into that than weight training and stuff lately... Hero abilities really are personal to each of us, huh?

Will: ...You noticed, huh?

Gast: ‘Course I did. That’s pretty amazing though, to be able to utilize your plant knowledge for your powers...

Gast: Maybe I should take a page outta your book and study. ...But how the heck would I study wind? I ain’t got a clue.

Will: I could help you, if you wanted.

Gast: Really...?

Will: What comes to mind immediately are things like meteorology and wind engineering... Oceanography might be good to study, too. I think there are plenty of fields you could dive into.

Gast: ...You’d really help teach me?

Will: I prefer to hone my strengths while also tackling my weaknesses head-on.

Gast: ...!

Hannah: Hehe, good thing you’ve got such a wise friend on your side, right big bro? ♪

Bizele: Mrow~♪

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T/N: "Andante" is a musical term that means "moderately slow". My personal interpretation is that Will is taking a "slow and steady" approach towards becoming a Hero and overcoming the things that have always held him back.

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