EDELGARD & KAGACHI;

[crashout]

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[preceptive]

I didn't say you hadn't already asked, and in fact I figured you had. Stones in glass houses, Edelgard.

If it wasn't info they could give, I was thinking more about requesting a task or something along those lines.

[hegemonstrous]

[Ignoring the admonition because she’s just relieved they finally got to this point.]

I’m so unused to trying to communicate in riddles. Exactly. I asked her what would happen to the demon if I protected the host - if we’d still be able to exorcise it or if it would be spared too - and she was unable to answer me. Because of that, I’ve been trying to find a way to avoid using this on a host.

You may think me cold for this, but I would rather sacrifice a person like Monika and kill the demon inside than render an exorcism useless. In the long term, killing those things will prevent further bloodshed, even if human beings are lost along the way.

I can see that wasn’t Escha’s strategy, but for me, it’s a concern.

What do you mean by a task?

[crashout]

If only there was a guarantee we were actually killing the demons. [It's mumbled, but still a concern.] It's like I told somebody else. We unfortunately have to expect a few casualties in order to proceed. But the ones we're losing are safe somewhere else for now.

[A glance to Kagachi.] I think I know what you mean, but I'll let you explain the tasks.

[preceptive]

You can ask the hosts for a task and get a reward for completing it. It doesn't sound like they can grant anything, but giving info—however little—or getting around censors is something they can potentially do.

[hegemonstrous]

[She nods at Junpei.]

I agree entirely. It would be wonderful if we could save the people possessed...but is it worth it to risk one of those creatures escaping?

On the other hand, this would be a truly useless role if it can only be used to protect someone in Escha’s precise circumstances. So I have to wonder whether it isn’t worth trying to catch one of them all the same, to see if it can help us. We certainly haven’t had any luck in exorcism as it stands.

What do you think?

[Turning back to Kagachi.]

I can do that. I asked Polly to find out what she can, so...we’ll see. Next week, you ought to ask me about it again.

[crashout]

...you mean catching a demon and seeing if we can utilize it? I can see the appeal but there's also, you know, the part where it might not work.

I think it makes sense to ask though. We have nothing else to lose right now.

[preceptive]

I think she meant seeing if we could exorcise one while saving the host, since there's already a chance of the demon getting away regardless.

[but it's up to edelgard to clarify.]

Got it.