Riquet: I'm Riquet. And he's my friend, Riquet.
Riquet: He is pure, modest, and possesses a mysterious power. He excels at guiding the fallen onto the right path.
Riquet: Just like this, I introduce myself as if I were a friend.
Figaro & Lennox: Huh.
Riquet: Do you understand?
Figaro & Lennox: Yes.
Riquet: Thank you.
Riquet: Now that you understand, today I’d like to challenge something a bit more difficult.
Lennox: Something difficult?
Figaro: Ehh? I don’t think I can do it~!
Lennox: Figaro-sensei.
Figaro: What? I was just going along with him. You're the one being unfriendly.
Lennox: Is that so?
Figaro: Yeah. Be a little more accommodating to the kid.
Lennox: ……
Lennox: I don’t think I can do it~!
Riquet: Figaro, Lennox.
Figaro & Lennox: Yes?
Riquet: No need to worry. I’ll guide you properly.
Figaro: Thank goodness… I thought I was trying to be nice to the kid, but I was afraid he would just ended up looking down on me…
Lennox: I was so tense, it felt like my heart was a delicate, thin seashell about to snap in an instant…
Riquet: Listen. This is the game I came up with.
Riquet: I will create two versions of myself: one as an apostle of God and the other as a believer.
Riquet: Then, as a believer, I will confess my doubts to the apostle…
Riquet: And as the apostle, I will encourage the believer, dispel his doubts, and guide him to the right path.
Riquet: What do you think? It sounds like so much fun, doesn’t it?
Figaro: A game where you completely scramble your own personality—who came up with that? Some Western wizard with "Heart" in their name?
Riquet: I did!
Figaro: ……
Lennox: Figaro-sensei. Weren’t you going to be accommodating to the kid?
Riquet: Well then, Figaro, why don’t you try it first?
Figaro: Eh…? How am I supposed to do this…?
Riquet: Confess the doubts of your believer self to your apostle self.
Figaro: ……
Figaro: …O Apostle of God, Lord Figaro… I can’t stop drinking heavily.
Riquet: Apostle Figaro, please guide the believer Figaro.
Figaro: Well, of course. You don’t actually want to quit, do you? So isn’t it inevitable?
Figaro: ……
Lennox: Don’t get hurt by your own apostle’s words.
Riquet: That was quite the harsh wake-up call. But it might be good to offer some kind words or concrete advice as well.
Figaro: …Understood…
Riquet: Next. Lennox.
Lennox: Yes.
Lennox: ……
Lennox: Um, actually…
Figaro: Just hurry up and do it. Come and suffer through these messy and confused feelings with me.
Lennox: ……
Lennox: O Apostle of God, Lord Lennox… In front of a certain person, I keep accidentally mentioning a name that should not be spoken.
Figaro: You keep accidentally mentioning it multiple times…?
Riquet: Apostle Lennox, please guide the believer Lennox.
Lennox: ……
Lennox: Well, I guess it can’t be helped.
Figaro: Hey, wait. Unacceptable. That’s way too positive.
Lennox: It’s not like I did it on purpose. I’ll just be more careful next time.
Figaro: No, are you serious? Is this how your brain always works? The way you treat me—your rudeness—is that just how it is? All of it?
Lennox: Sigh… When I feel guilty about something, I do dwell on it. But if I’m supposed to be guiding myself, this seemed about right…
Riquet: That was a broad-minded and optimistic approach. However, it would be even better if you added a bit more seriousness and some concrete advice.
Lennox: …Alright.
Figaro: What about you, Riquet? For the grand finale, could we have Professor Riquet lead the way?
Riquet: Of course.
Riquet: O Apostle of God, Lord Riquet… Why does the world never seem to get better?
Lennox: Apostle Riquet, please guide the believer Riquet.
Riquet: Riquet… There are many things in this world that lead people to corruption.
Riquet: However, by experiencing even just a little of what resembles corruption—whether it be pleasure or discomfort…
Riquet: You will come to know yourself.
Figaro & Lennox: ……
Riquet: It may be a version of yourself that you dislike. But by knowing that part of yourself, you can either scold yourself harshly…
Riquet: Or forgive yourself with kindness. And in doing so, you will come to love yourself even more.
Riquet: There are those who drink too much, those who make careless mistakes—many kinds of people in this world…
Figaro & Lennox: Yes.
Riquet: So let’s work together to make the world a better place.
Figaro & Lennox: Lord Riquet…
Riquet: That concludes the lesson.
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