Karel/Supports (The Binding Blade)

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This page contains all data pertaining to Karel's supports.

Rutger

Karel			Initial: 1 Per turn: +1 ×			Rutger
Support Level	Attack	Defense	Hit	Avoid	Critical	Dodge
C	0	0	5	2	5	2
B	1	1	10	5	10	5
A	1	1	15	7	15	7

C Support

Rutger: !
Karel: You noticed me at this distance? Very impressive.
Rutger: ...Karel the Sword Saint.
Karel: You know of me? I am honored.
Rutger: ...Everyone who wields the sword knows your name.
Karel: Yes, well, I traveled a lot in my youth.
Rutger: ...Why are you in this army?
Karel: My family is here, so I joined as well. I only hope I'm not too rusty.
Rutger: Rusty? Surely you jest.
Karel: No, it is no jest. I'm sure I can't hold a candle to you younger ones.
Rutger: ......
Karel: ...Interesting fellow.

B Support

Karel: Please wait a moment.
Rutger: ...What do you want?
Karel: I am looking for a sparring partner. Would you care to practice with me?
Rutger: ...No.
Karel: Why not? Am I unworthy of sparring with you?
Rutger: Your sword is not soaked red... I pursue a different path.
Karel: Perhaps you think so now, but we both follow the way of the sword... All paths of the sword lead to the same destination.
Rutger: ......

A Support

Karel: ...Do you need something, Rutger?
Rutger: I want to ask you something.
Karel: Yes?
Rutger: I sense no hatred from your sword... You seem to blend with the air when you attack. Even the heaviest, strongest blades can't be one with the air... Your sword bests them all. I want to be stronger. If all paths of the sword lead to one place, will I someday be able to blend with the air as you do?
Karel: ...You're from Sacae, aren't you?
Rutger: ...Yes.
Karel: I was born in Sacae as well. I grew up under the eye of our Father Sky and our Mother Earth. They are the only ones within my blade.
Rutger: I'm not pure Sacaen... I can't sense them like you do...
Karel: Could you hear them when you were young?
Rutger: !!
Karel: You were able to hear Father Sky and Mother Earth once. Your hate deafens your ears.
Rutger: ...Do you think I will be able to hear them when this war ends?
Karel: Of course you will. The breeze that blows through the plains... It never forgets those it loves.

Noah

Karel			Initial: 1 Per turn: +1 ×			Noah
Support Level	Attack	Defense	Hit	Avoid	Critical	Dodge
C	1	1	2	2	2	2
B	2	2	5	5	5	5
A	3	3	7	7	7	7

C Support

Noah: ...I've never heard of this place before.
Karel: ...... This is a land that people have long forgotten. The years go by, but time doesn't seem to pass... That is the best way to describe this place.
Noah: Have you always lived here?
Karel: No. I used to travel the world. I lived by the sword.
Noah: Then... Have you ever been to Ilia?
Karel: ...Yes. Once.

B Support

Noah: The Sword Saint... Does that name ring any bells?
Karel: ...No.
Noah: My mother used to tell me stories about him. When I was very young, a group of bandits attacked our village.
Karel: ......
Noah: If the Sword Saint hadn't saved us, I wouldn't be here today. Wherever he is, I hope he knows how much I appreciate him...
Karel: ...No. There's nothing to be grateful for.
Noah: ...What? Why do you say that?
Karel: ......

A Support

Karel: ......
Noah: Sir Karel...
Karel: I suppose I should tell you the truth. To cover my shame would be to go astray from the way of the sword.
Noah: Shame? You saved my village...
Karel: No. I never cared about saving the village. I just wanted to kill.
Noah: ......
Karel: I was a demon back then... possessed by the sword. I wandered aimlessly, looking to sate my bloodlust. I didn't care who I cut. Who I killed. ...I'd have even killed you, I'm sure.
Noah: !
Karel: You have no reason to thank me. They call me the Sword Saint... But it is a false name.
Noah: ...... When I look at you, I can't even begin to believe what you're saying. You are the Sword Saint I've always pictured in my mind. What...happened...?
Karel: ...Some things we only realize after suffering a great loss. By the time my foolishness had left me...it was already too late.

Fir

Karel			Initial: 30 Per turn: +3 ×			Fir
Support Level	Attack	Defense	Hit	Avoid	Critical	Dodge
C	1	0	5	2	5	0
B	2	1	10	5	10	0
A	3	1	15	7	15	0

C Support

Fir: Uncle!
Karel: Ah, Fir.
Fir: Please let me stay with you so I can master the sword!
Karel: If that's what you want.
Fir: Thank you! ...But... It doesn't feel right to fight alongside you. I'm still a novice, but you're the strongest fighter in our army!
Karel: ......
Fir: None of them know how strong you are! Once they see the true strength of the Sword Saint, they'll...
Karel: Fir.
Fir: Y-yes?
Karel: That's inappropriate.
Fir: I...I respect you so much, so I just...
Karel: Idolizing another is pointless. One must not seek strength for admiration.
Fir: ...Yes, Uncle.

B Support

Fir: Uncle...
Karel: What is it, Fir?
Fir: Please, teach me the way of the sword.
Karel: ......
Fir: I want to know how you gained your power. I want to master the sword like you did.
Karel: The way of the sword...
Fir: Yes!
Karel: It is not something that can be taught, Fir.
Fir: What...?
Karel: A sword is simply a sword. It is a weapon used to kill people.
Fir: That... That's not true!
Karel: There's no strength to be found in this hunk of metal. I have lived by the sword since my birth, but my blade never gained any power.
Fir: ......
Karel: True strength does not come from a weapon. It is not something that can be seen or touched. But it exists within all of us. It exists within you, too, Fir.
Fir: M-Me...?

A Support

Fir: Please tell me, Uncle!
Karel: ......
Fir: What is true strength...? What is the right way...? What must I do...?
Karel: ...Fir. You have always followed in your mother's footsteps.
Fir: ......
Karel: Now that you've lost sight of your mother, you come to me for advice.
Fir: ...Yes.
Karel: But Fir. You are not your mother. You are not me. You cannot follow us to the path you seek. It lies in front of you. It is you who must cut that path for yourself.
Fir: It's...in front of me?
Karel: It isn't something that can be taught. It is something you must discover on your own.
Fir: ...I understand. Thank you, Uncle!

Bartre

Karel			Initial: 20 Per turn: +2 ×			Bartre
Support Level	Attack	Defense	Hit	Avoid	Critical	Dodge
C	0	1	2	2	5	2
B	1	2	5	5	10	5
A	1	3	7	7	15	7

C Support

Bartre: I... I'm terribly sorry about my wife. If I could take her place, I would do so in an instant...
Karel: Well, I can't exactly say my sister was in good health. I'm glad she lived as long as she did.
Bartre: I'm sorry...
Karel: One thing that I am worried about is Fir. She lost her mother at such a young age...
Bartre: Yes... Maybe... Maybe the reason she left home to go train herself was that she wanted to get her mind off of her mother's death.
Karel: Training? So Fir was traveling around the continent?
Bartre: Yes. She said she wanted to become a great swordmaster like her mother.
Karel: I see...

B Support

Bartre: ......
Karel: Bartre... What's the matter?
Bartre: Ah, Karel. ...I was just thinking about my wife.
Karel: About my sister?
Bartre: Yes. I first met her when I was traveling around the world, training myself. And then... I met her at that arena. Her sword...it was almost invisible. ...I suffered defeat for the first time in my life.
Karel: ...I understand. In our family, the sword is everything. We are brought up by the sword, and it is all we know. The sword was so central to our lives...even to the point that it blinded us from our own human nature.
Bartre: Each time I lost, I would challenge her to a rematch. And then, the third time we fought, I was able to evade her first strike. I was immediately knocked out by her second strike, though... When I woke up...there she was. It was the first time I saw her smile. After that, we traveled together, training ourselves alongside each other. Although...I never was able to defeat her.
Karel: You wouldn't see my sister smile very often... She must have been that fond of you.
Bartre: Do you think so...?

A Support

Bartre: ...After she fell sick, my wife starting telling me about her family for the first time. She talked about her heritage, about you, and...about herself.
Karel: I'm sure my sister was happy to be with you when she left this world.
Bartre: Around that time was when we first met each other as well... You resembled my wife when we first met. You were inhumanly strong... Dangerous, and forbidding.
Karel: ...Yes. That time, I left you two without saying a word. You must have thought what a terrible brother I was.
Bartre: No, not at all. While she was dying, my wife told me about her childhood with you... She would tell me over and over again, with a smile on her face.
Karel: ...... Yes...I see...

Zeiss

Karel			Initial: 1 Per turn: +1 ×			Zeiss
Support Level	Attack	Defense	Hit	Avoid	Critical	Dodge
C	0	1	2	2	5	2
B	1	2	5	5	10	5
A	1	3	7	7	15	7

C Support

Zeiss: You're the Sword Saint...?
Karel: ...They gave me that name against my will. Just call me Karel.
Zeiss: Master Karel, I am a Wyvern Rider of Bern.
Karel: ......
Zeiss: ...You're not going to say anything? My father said you fought against Bern in the past. He saw you in a rain of blood, slicing all those who crossed your path...
Karel: ...I am through with this world. Bern, Etruria... They are meaningless words to me now. I am only here for my family.
Zeiss: ...I see. If only I could think like that... But I can't...not even after Bern has fallen...

B Support

Zeiss: Before coming here...I fought against my older brother.
Karel: ......
Zeiss: Well, he's not my real brother... His name was Galle. He was a Wyvern Rider with equal power as the Three Wyvern Generals.
Karel: ......
Zeiss: I always looked up to him. My sister was also very fond of him... ...I never thought that the three of us would end up as enemies. I never thought that we would have to fight Galle...
Karel: ......
Zeiss: I'm sorry... Have I bored you?
Karel: No, not at all. A life story can never be boring.

A Support

Karel: Zeiss.
Zeiss: Yes?
Karel: Why... Why did you tell me that story?
Zeiss: ...I thought that maybe you would be able to guide me... Perhaps you would be able to help me get rid of my hesitation...
Karel: ...Unfortunately, I don't have any words of guidance for you. But...I can say this. It is you who must carve your own path.
Zeiss: ......
Karel: Zeiss... I think you already have an answer.
Zeiss: ...Maybe. Perhaps...I just wanted someone to tell me that the path I chose wasn't a mistake.
Karel: Then...
Zeiss: Yes, I understand now. I chose to turn against my country... And I won't regret that decision.