Brilliant Summer - Together With Mordred -

...Great. Right here should be fine.

Senpai, Senpai, what is Mordred going to do to us at this quiet, secluded river?

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D-Don't be stupid! I wouldn't do that!

...Anyway. I guess I did leave you in the dark. Here you go, Master. I threw this together yesterday. Go ahead and use it.

What? Was that a joke? It wasn't even funny... No, dummy, it's a surfboard. A surfboard!

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I saw the jealous look you had when I was surfing, so here you are!

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And I'll teach you how to surf as well. It's your first time, right?

I've taken up river surfing lately. Just for a change of pace.

I thought this would be better for beginners, so I brought you guys along.

Oh, yeah. I have a board for you too, Mash. Here.

Oh, uh, thank you. So, you mean I'm going to surf too?

I sure do! And if you think I'm going to lend you my Prydwen, you're mistaken!

Or did you intend to surf on your shield? It's probably not impossible, but still...

Huh. That'd actually be pretty blasphemous. I like it. You really know how to rock.

I-I would never do that! Fine, I'll use this...

Good! All right, time for your lesson!

Hey, hey! You've gotten the hang of it, Master!

If I ever form a suicide surfer squad, I'll let you be my right-hand man.

Of course, I'll be the leader. And, naturally, we'll be attacking King Arthur.

I can already imagine... The king's forces in perfect formation...with our suicide surfers suddenly emerging from the sea behind them... Hah! We'll win for sure.

Senpai! Senpai! Hurry up and grab onto this!

Oh man, this is gonna take a while...

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Whew... Once you try it, it's actually a lot of fun...

You learn pretty fast. But I won't let you best me!

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You sure do like surfing, don't you, Mordred?

I get how enjoyable it can be now... But is that the only reason you surf?

...Well, no. I mean, I am who I am, after all.

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...You're not that bright, are you? Don't you see what I'm riding? Waves.

Going against the flow of a giant wave, not with it... Pretty treacherous, eh? The other definition.

It matches my character, right? I always have to go against something. If there's no treachery, I can't go on...

Mordred...

Ah, no, it's just like you said. It's just lots of fun! It's the same as riding a wild horse.

For a knight, whether it be horse, wave, or woman... The harder they are to handle, the greater the valor in taming them!

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Is it about time to switch? Next is...

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Wait! Don't go in the river! I'm coming out!

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This smell... Something is happening upstream. The water is getting muddy, there's dead fish floating around...

Let's move upstream. I'm getting a bad feeling about this.

It's those guys, probably. Those boars must be playing in the mud...

You're right. And the resulting poisonous swamp appears to have contaminated the river, on account of its proximity...

Grrrr...

In other words... Thanks to you guys, my splendid river surfing spot has been ruined. I'll kill you!

Poison swamp? Bring it on! It's only deadly if I fall in. Did you think I'd be frightened by a wave that size!?

Aww, damn. Not in the mood anymore. Let's go home, Master. We'll leave the rest to Scáthach and the others.

Oh, uh, Mordred...

What is it?

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...I-I didn't come here to show you guys a good time, you know.

I didn't like being watched, so I just educated you, that's all!

And now that I have, you'd better remember what you learned for next time. If you don't... I'll kick your ass!