Magically cured

[Shimizu Susumu]

Exactly how I feel. They're not shameful. They're a part of us.

[Alva Ren]

We're not
wrong

And maybe some day brave people like you won't have to use their abilities to hurt others.

[Shimizu Susumu]

Please, I'm not brave.

How would you deal with them, Alva?

[Alva Ren]

You are! I think
I believe it!

And I don't want anyone to get hurt, but hunters don't care who they hurt as long as they're not human so
I'd fight. I'd use whatever abilities I had to fight back and show them that we can't be bullied and slaughtered and oppressed.

That's what you do. That's what I would do too.

[Shimizu Susumu]

Then...

Why don't you?

[Alva Ren]

My fox form is crippled too

I want to fight but
It's hard to do it when you're confined to a wheelchair

[Shimizu Susumu]

You can fight in other ways.

[Alva Ren]

Mister, are you trying to get me to engage in fist fights with strangers?

[Shimizu Susumu]

No, of course not.

I was sort of hoping you'd be my partner.

[Alva Ren]

*taken aback*

Me?
You want me to be your partner?

Won't I just hold you back?

[Shimizu Susumu]

I don't think so. Not with a mind as sharp as yours. And we seem to share the same goals.

[Alva Ren]

The
Same goals of... beating up hunters?

Well
It does sound very tempting, I have to admit.

Better than... my original plan. (To die. lmao)

How much does the job pay?

[Shimizu Susumu]

It usually depends on certain factors but I promise you'll be paid well.

[Alva Ren]

...you know I was only joking...

I don't need to be paid. I don't want the money.

I just want us to be safe.

[Shimizu Susumu]

Ah! Haha.

Same here. I just want our kind to be safe from the hunters...