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If I ever catch either of you near Martel again, I won't hesitate to run you through. Consider this a fair warning.

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[Of course, telling two murderous assholes to back off is like inviting them to your doorstep, which is exactly where Yuan will be. Well, his front lawn, to be more precise. If they are stupid enough to show up, at least he'll have a nice excuse to follow through with his threat. As much as Martel insists these guys have been punished enough, Yuan wouldn't mind having them pay a bit more.

If you happen to be passing by house #8, feel free to bug him. He doesn't seem to be doing much besides sitting on the grass and sketching something on a piece of paper.]

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A selfish reasoning if I ever heard one. Sounds like I've been giving you too much credit.

I am selfish... I should've realized that a long time ago.

[Well, that's just great. He told Emil to think about himself more and now the kid's instantly so selfish he can be as suicidal as he pleases. Way to go, Yuan.]

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[Well, to be fair, it's not entirely Yuan's fault; the kid was damaged to begin with.]

I really am selfish...

Then work to fix that. Even if you can't lead a normal life, you can make the best of what you have now.

[What he has now? He'll just be staring incredulously at Yuan. The people most important to him are gone; how is he supposed to "make the best" of that?]

[The incredulous look is ignored. It's up to Emil to figure that out, not Yuan.]

I don't care.

[Once again, it's in an attempt to convince himself of that fact as much as it is to convince Yuan.]

I see.

[With an attitude like that, Yuan is more than willing to seal both Ratatosk and Emil in the Ginnungagap as soon as he gets a chance to do so back home. Sadly, such a thing isn't possible in Luceti and if Emil gives up, Ratatosk will have free reign.]

I don't...

[But the fact that he's shaking shows this isn't true at all.]

Give it some time and consider what you want to do with your life. That's no one else's choice but yours.

But... if I am Ratatosk, do I really have any choice at all?

That depends. Do you consider yourself to be Ratatosk?

[He's silent for a moment, thinking.]

I don't know. I don't want to be Ratatosk, but I can't just pretend that it isn't true just because I don't like it. That isn't fair to anyone.

You need to realize that there's a difference between being Ratatosk and being under his control.

But what difference does it make if I still have the same responsibilities?

When Ratatosk fully awakens, I'm sure he'll have enough power to drown you out. If you continue to let yourself be used as nothing more than a vessel and give up without a fight when the time comes, Emil will cease to exist. Personally, I'm not too fond of the idea of Ratatosk regaining all his powers, the way he is now.

... I can seal him away inside of me.

[Well, that catches Yuan's interest.] Is that so?

[He nods.]

That's what Richter told me. He said it was possible in the future.

[Hm... Sealing Ratatosk's malicious side away inside his newly adopted persona. What kind of force in Aselia would be capable of that?]

Did he mention how it was done?

[Headshake.]

I never got the chance to ask him about it.

I see...

[He makes a mental note to bring this up with Martel some time soon. She might know of a way.]

But I don't know if it will really work or not.

It sounds like a gamble.