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Tale #37

Early morning

-pg68-

Sensei

Tomorrow morning, if you have time, please see if you can wake up early and
come to my place.

Alpha

Yesterday Sensei came to my shop for the first time in simply ages.
She came to give me that message.

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Alpha

I wasn't at all opposed to the invitation.
I'd been wanted to go for a long time.

-pg70-

Alpha

Ah, good morning!

Sensei

Oh ho.

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Sensei

So you came.

Alpha

I thought I might.
Did Ojisan come as well?

Sensei

Mm.
He got here before you.
He's waiting there already.

Alpha

There?
Where oh where could there be?

-pg72-

Sensei

He was right! He said, of course Alpha will come!
I'm glad you did.
I'd like you to lend me a little power...
I'd like you to witness something.

Alpha

?

-pg73-

Sensei

Almost there now.

Alpha

Oh.

Sensei

Here!

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Alpha

Ah, Ojisan!

Ojisan

Yo!

-pg75-

Ojisan

So you came?
We've got something cool to show you.

Alpha

EH!?
Ooooooh, Sensei wouldn't tell me anything!

Sensei

Sorry!

Ojisan

Well, c'mon over here.
Look here.

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Alpha

Woah....

-pg77-

Alpha

It's incredible...
What is it? A boat?

Sensei

A boat...in a sense.
It's something we made for fun while I was a student.
This fuselage has only ever been fired up once.
It's falling apart now.
I thought we'd give her a shot at one final run.

-pg78-

Sensei

It's been stored on land a while, but it's still good.
Since it was made, it's only been blasted once.
I won't last forever either...
I'm the last out of all of us.
I wanted you to see this run, Alpha.

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Alpha

......Thank you very much.

Sensei

And I thought...
That this might help you.

Alpha

Mm, yeah....

Sensei

I want it to carry you.

-pg80-

Alpha

No way! I-I couldn't possibly operate something like this!
It doesn't even look like there's a place to sit in...

Sensei

Eh?
Oh, don't you fret.
It'll be fine.

Alpha

?

Tale #37: Closing