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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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