LAZWARD: Oh! Mozumeeee!

MOZUME: Lazward?

LAZWARD: Phew... Now I can finally go home...

MOZUME: Blimey! Why are you all tied up to a tree!? Is that some new game cityfolk are playin'?

LAZWARD: Not really... I'm not really doing this for fun... I guess the girl I took out for tea slipped me something, and the next thing I knew, I was out here like this. Agh... she took all my cash, too...

MOZUME: Bleedin' 'ell! That sorta stuff goes on in the city!? What a spooky place...

LAZWARD: But I'll be fine now that you're here...

MOZUME: You're an unflappable fella... But maybe you should watch yourself better. I'll untie you right quick.

LAZWARD: Thanks. By the way, what are you doing here?

MOZUME: Oh, I was jus' gonna plant some trees. There was a li'l forest round where I lived, with all sorts a trees, and singin' birds and all that... It was the greatest place on earth. So, I thought I'd start a forest 'ere, too.

LAZWARD: Really? Let me have some of those saplings. Since you saved me, I'll help you plant a few.

MOZUME: You're a swell guy, mate. I used to think you were scary since you were always goin' after girls' arses.

LAZWARD: Ehehe, you think I'm scary? You treated me pretty nice in spite of that. I'm just the kinda guy who'd do anything to make a girl smile.

MOZUME: Even if it means lettin' 'er rob you and tie you to a tree?

LAZWARD: Yep.

MOZUME: ... That's actually kinda rad.

LAZWARD: You think so? Thanks for the compliment, Mozume... Uh, sorry, but could you call me rad again?

MOZUME: What? Why?

LAZWARD: Well, girls pretty much never compliment me, so I wanna burn this into my heart... Plus, I need this to help me get over losing all my money.

MOZUME: Izzat so...? Alrighty... You're rad, Lazward!

LAZWARD: Hooray!

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B RANK

LAZWARD: Mozume...

MOZUME: Lazward... look... the saplings we planted all wilted...

LAZWARD: Yeah... sorry. Maybe I messed up planting them.

MOZUME: No, it ain't your fault... see, all the ones I planted are dead too... Why... why's it gotta be like this?

LAZWARD: Mozume...

MOZUME: ... Back in the day, I'd always talk to me friends in the village when I was hurtin'. But now... I can't do that wit' 'em no more...

LAZWARD: Urk...

MOZUME: What's wrong, Lazward? Why are you cryin' too...?

LAZWARD: I know how you feel, Mozume. I know it so well it hurts. I've never been able to show my weakness to others either.

MOZUME: What?

LAZWARD: It's unbearable, isn't it? When the people you were always with suddenly disappear, when you no longer have a home to return to, and when there's no one you can talk to during hard times...

MOZUME: Lazward... you've been through that too?

LAZWARD: Yeah, something like it. That's why I understand you so well it hurts. If you don't mind, I'll listen to you. Tell me everything that's hurting you. I don't want you to have to keep it all bottled up...

MOZUME: Lazward...

LAZWARD: Ehehe. Maybe you don't believe me, but I think I'm pretty good at listening to girls. You can keep on talking to me until you feel better... and start smiling again.

MOZUME: Thanks...

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A RANK

MOZUME: Lazward, look! The wilted trees are healthy again!

LAZWARD: That's great. All your hard work paid off.

MOZUME: Naw, that was all you, Lazward.

LAZWARD: Not at all. I just listened to you talk, that's all...

MOZUME: I know you jus' pretended to return to town, and came back here with lotsa water and fertilizer for the trees, right?

LAZWARD: Y-you saw that!?

MOZUME: Yep... I know you bought loadsa fertilizer back in town. I thought you were clean outta dosh, but you used all you had left for the trees instead of yourself... Thanks, I mean it.

LAZWARD: S-stop praising me like that... I'm getting embarrassed...

MOZUME: You told me that you couldn't show weakness to anyone, right? If you ever need to show weakness, gimme a shout.

LAZWARD: ... Thanks, but I'll be fine.

MOZUME: You don't think you can count on me?

LAZWARD: No, it's just, only losers whine about their problems to girls, right?

MOZUME: What are you sayin'? You're not a loser at all. You've gone through so much on your own, haven't you? You are rad, Lazward. I guarantee you that, no matter what anyone else says. You're super-duper rad, and you're the bestest knight ever!

LAZWARD: I'm a super-duper rad knight? Ahaha, I feel a little better hearing that! When I hear it from you, I start feeling like it might really be the truth!

MOZUME: Yeah, that's the spirit, mister super-duper rad knight! If you ever have something you wanna get offa your chest, I'll always be around.

LAZWARD: Alright, I'll keep that in mind. It's my honor to have you invite me for conversation. Mozume, you are an irreplaceable friend of mine. I hope we'll keep on getting along.

MOZUME: Yep... I hope we'll keep on gettin' along too.

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S RANK

MOZUME: Lazward, you wanted to talk?

LAZWARD: Yeah. There's something I need to report to you. Something has sprouted.

MOZUME: Sprouted? What 'as?

LAZWARD: Um... the seed of my feelings for you?

MOZUME: Huh...? What do you mean? Did you plant somethin' strange?

LAZWARD: ... What?

MOZUME: What?

LAZWARD: Uh, sorry. I got so embarrassed, it came out all weird. To be honest, I wanted to do this a bit sooner, but... I was waiting for these flowers to bloom. Here... take this.

MOZUME: Wow, what a lovely bouquet! But wait... These flowers... they only bloom 'round me village...

LAZWARD: Yeah, I thought you'd knew. In the language of flowers, these stand for "simple and honest love." I heard that in your village, it was a custom to give these when proposing.

MOZUME: That's right, but why...?

LAZWARD: I was secretly studying botany so I could spend some more time with you. And when I found out about this flower, I decided to wait until they bloomed so I could get some into a bouquet for you...

MOZUME: ... Huh? Then doesn't that mean...

LAZWARD: That's right. Mozume, will you marry me?

MOZUME: Whaa!?

LAZWARD: I want to be with you, to support you during hard times, and to always keep you smiling. I can't replace the family you've lost, but will you start a new family with me...?

MOZUME: ... That sounds wonderful. I'll marry you with pleasure. I wanted to be part of your family too...

LAZWARD: That's great... but, I may have to return to another world someday. If that happens...

MOZUME: Return? To your homeland, you mean? I don't get it, but it doesn't matter to me. If you'll help me with me own problems, it's only natural that I'd help you with yours too. That's what married couples do.

LAZWARD: Mozume... Thanks. Alright, if we're ghat settled, let's go make our rings as we talk about our future together!