Digressions: A Flash of Light

Ugh, these things just don't know when to give up!

They're really big, too. Is that because of all the magical energy coming from Edo Castle?

I don't know how much more we can handle. What do you think, Fujimaru? Do we fall back for now?

I was hoping not to exhaust myself needlessly...but it seems I have no choice! I'll use my Noble Phantasm!

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Big...

Big! Big monsters! Big weapons! Big thumbs up!

Bigger is usually better! Haha, nothing like a big challenge to get this adventurer's heart pounding!

What the...!?

Allow me to throw in my own wild card! Come, my wooden horse!

...A wooden horse?

Oho! What a spectacularly large machine!

Say, I just had a thought! That thing could go toe to toe with the giant monster Rider summoned!

You're, uh, really worked up about this, aren't you, Gramps?

Odysseus? Why does that name sound familiar...?

Oh, right. Circe the Rogue Caster used to talk about you.

Oh, has she visited this island too?

Then perhaps that connection is why I was summoned here.

They are indeed!

I see... True, they aren't half bad. In fact...

Right you are! They're simply wonderful!

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Allow me to introduce myself properly. I am Odysseus, a Rogue Rider tied to this land.

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I see great strength in your eyes. Your journey thus far must have been long and arduous. Trust me, I can tell.

Odysseus, we're

No need to tell me. You're here for that, yes?

A sad, ominous wind blows about this place.

Sad?

This Singularity is a prison.

There is a soul trapped here, caught in a karmic cycle, repeating their sins with no end or escape.

...Are you talking about Chiemon?

Fujimaru. It is up to you to set them free.

You need allies in battle, yes? Then I will once again ride out on my wooden horse.

I can at least attend to the riffraff for you.

Now then... Away!

...That guy really came and went like the wind, didn't he?

So cool. So cool...

Uh... I think Gramps might be broken.