Epica's Intimacy story

People everywhere keep asking me for guidance. What do you think about establishing a school just for storytellers?

Hmm... Baking isn't a bad hobby, but what does a school have to do with baked goods?

A wizard and a bard are as different as night and day. How can you even compare them?

Indeed! Your wisdom is undeniable, Master. A good storyteller needs more than just eloquence!

Myths are the foundation of all stories. Will you share the myths of your world?

Ah, omnipotent yet flawed deities! For some reason, I can't help but feel sympathy.

Yggdrasil burning at the end of the world?! That's not a story to tell lightly.

Fear of the unknown, in its purest form. Not everyone likes cheerful stories, after all.

Master, you are the ultimate protagonist I've been searching for! The perfect lead character for my tales!

Nonsense! Even if that were true, you're still the perfect inspiration for a great lead character!

Hmm... not exactly what I imagined, but they say heroines are usually somewhat eccentric.

Such humility and sincerity! I must say, my judgment seems quite reliable.

I love stories... and I also love those who love them in return.

Hah! Life is a journey to ignite the passions we hold. The later it ignites, the fiercer it burns!

Open your heart! Even a single word from a child can become someone's lifelong motto.

I can already guess what you're thinking. "I'm going to make sure this story's awful."

The little ones that follow me? They're called Epicons. They are my little friends who help with my performances.

Naturally! They cherish my shows more than anyone.

Ahem... I actually wrote a song praising you, Master. Would you like to hear it?

Master, you must not judge a performance by anything other than the performance itself!

There was a little werebeast who loved reading and requested a play to promote the little red book they adored.

If I may speak frankly, Master. There are as many perspectives as there are stories.

You are incredibly thoughtful, Master. I only ever saw the bright side. I must reconsider.

Oh, you flatter me too much. Thank you, Master.

I happened to overhear some remarks about me... do I truly come across as that eccentric?

T-The way I speak? Wh-What if I spoke like this, M-Master? Umm...

My horn has done nothing wrong! And it is not like I can just take it off!

Heh! Since you say so, it must be true. I suppose my worries were needless.

Stories make us yearn for things that do not truly exist... Master, is there such a being for you as well?

W-what nonsense! Unicorns most certainly exist! I am standing right in front of you!

'Tis a bit harsh, is it not? Not that I can say anything to the contrary...

Hah, I like that honesty! That is exactly why I hold you in mine as well!

Ahem! "...And when the mad shadow of candid innocence seeks to cleanse even Elias."

A classic development. But not bad. There is a reason why classics remain timeless.

Magnificent! A perspective that defies common sense, blurring good and evil into something truly beautiful!

W-What are you doing?! Crafting a story is not child's play!

Master, do you enjoy storytelling? If you were a storyteller, who would you choose as the protagonist?

The one delivering the story, the one narrating it, and the one driving it forward are all you?! Is that not a bit excessive?

Master... Fake obsession can never surpass real obsession...

M-me, as the protagonist?! If that is what you want, I will gladly accept it! I do not know the reason, but...thank you.

The banquet hall is ever a place of fine cheer and mirth. Have you not thought to set up a stage?

What's the significance of those numbers? How cryptic?

Ah... Haha! Indeed, indeed! Wherever I go, it may become a stage for performances!

Th-there's no need to shoot me down like that... I was just asking.

Sing! Sing! How long are you going to keep me dancing along?

Oh, what a curious tune I've never heard before! Would you mind teaching it to me some time?!

Are those the right lyrics? I can't make heads or tails of it!

*Sniff, sniff*... If you didn't want to sing, you could have just said so...

Master, I'm bored! Don't you have any "interesting" stories to tell?

Hmm? Why has your gaze gone so cold? I was merely asking, wasn't I?

Ah! Of course I do! I'll get one started right away! Once upon a time, long ago...

...That's the gift we keep giving each other! We shall be each other's eternal celebration!

How strange. I seem to be missing one of the Epicons that follows me around.

Unlimited?! Aren't you being a bit too careless with your words? Epicons are not consumables!

Hmm, was it 42...? Quite a meaningful number, wouldn't you say?

Buying and selling Epicons?! How much... No, don't you dare do such a thing! Where did you sell them?!

Do you also find my manner and way of speaking a bit... much, Master?

Truly? My thanks. Hearing that from you, Master, sets my heart at ease!

Is that so? Then I suppose I must learn to read the room and choose my moments to step forward with care.

Eek! How have you been seeing me all along?! That's too cruel!

Hmm... Have my horns gotten too sharp? Are they dangerous? Should I file down the tips a bit?

Y-you'd really do that for me? Here, take this sandpaper and rub me down—gently now.

W-what are you trying to do!! These magnificent horns are my pride and joy!

Well... if you see it that way, Master... I shall leave them be, for now.

I imagine many a secret tale lies hidden beneath the Order's grounds. Grant me entry, just this once!

Really? Your kindness shall not be forgotten!

So it's really like that, is it? Very well, no choice then. I've heard there's a phantom who knows a secret way in...

You want me to pay?! The Master is selling underground access passes?! I'm telling the Head Priestess!

I watched something called a movie from your home planet at the Elves' Theater! It was a grand delight!

Hmm... The one with the white wizard stuck with me! I want to be like that someday!

What movies do you consider up to date? I wouldn't know these things.

How does one even sit through something like that? Just glimpsing the poster sends a chill down my spine!

I've been practicing my vocal impressions lately! They're sure to make my tales all the more entertaining!

Bleeeh! Hmph! Master! Hand over the cake for my ninth meal today!!

Don't you think the one being impersonated might feel offended?

Ugh... I would never talk like that! I'm much more refined and humble than that!

If I were to charge an admission fee for my tales... what sum might be just right, I wonder?

Some have asked me to pay a cover charge just to tell my tales... It's quite difficult for me.

Eheh?! I won't take a single coin, I swear! Just come and see me!

R-really? Hmm... would around a hundred Crystal Leaves be acceptable, do you think?