"It's... hard to explain. I've always been a good duelist, because I thought it'd help me rule the world." They laugh at that. "I wouldn't even know what to do with the world if someone handed it to me, even then, though I'd never admit it."
"I'm legally dead, so going pro would be hard. But it's like~ taking this thing I'm good at, making sure other people are good too, learning from me. Which means I'm making a difference, that to someone, even if it's a weird kid with teeth made for eating meat only, a fumbling ditz, or a grumpy Samasu~ I'm someone too, even if it's a fake face. I'd do the same with magic, if anyone ever had any interest in learning from me."
They look up, practically beaming.
"I made nothing happen before I died and the swarm grabbed me. And I don't think I can ever really move mountains or kill huge eldritch beings, and it's kinda small and stupid and it's not going to matter much in a decade, but it's my thing I'm doing, and no one can take that away from me~"
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"I'm legally dead, so going pro would be hard. But it's like~ taking this thing I'm good at, making sure other people are good too, learning from me. Which means I'm making a difference, that to someone, even if it's a weird kid with teeth made for eating meat only, a fumbling ditz, or a grumpy Samasu~ I'm someone too, even if it's a fake face. I'd do the same with magic, if anyone ever had any interest in learning from me."
They look up, practically beaming.
"I made nothing happen before I died and the swarm grabbed me. And I don't think I can ever really move mountains or kill huge eldritch beings, and it's kinda small and stupid and it's not going to matter much in a decade, but it's my thing I'm doing, and no one can take that away from me~"