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"Right now, what I need most is time." Dale said with a serious gaze as he looked at the masked figure
"Time to prepare, to stabilize the Village and its people, to understand my own powers, to grow stronger… But I can't ask for that, can I?"
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"Even if I could delay things… That is just that, delaying. If I'm fundamentally incapable of dealing with the problem, then things won't change no matter how much time I'm given."
'No matter how much time I'm given then... If it's a situation that cannot be defeated solely by power alone... Like the sealed creatures...'
'Maybe if I'm given years I'll grow stronger than the Commander, but would that be enough? Am I even that talented?'
'In the first place, I can't even tell how strong he was or what kind of problems he left behind before his departure, his death to this is a mystery to me as well.'