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"Daikabutomaru is not a weakling, and I'll train it to become the strongest fighting beetle! And beat you!"

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|s3_title =The Weakling Hero and the Challenge

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|s3_text ="Weakling." That's what people would call someone weak, someone too afraid to face challenges, too afraid to make a change.

That was Isaki back then: a "weakling" who hid away in his room, perfectly content just watching his favorite hero shows, unwilling to take a single step toward something different.

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"Come on, Daikabutomaru! Time for strength training!"

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"Next up, endurance training!"

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"Watch closely and dodge my mattock swing! You can do it, Daikabutomaru!"

"I can run even faster now, so you've got to fly even faster too!"

Training alongside Daikabutomaru, Isaki has clearly changed. He was now doing things he used to avoid out of fear. In fact, he often did them better than most grownups expected.

As Daikabutomaru worked to overcome its weaknesses, Isaki was overcoming his own.

No weakling stays that way for long. Even a bug can still grow strong. With heart held high and spirit true, the hero's path is open to you."

Isaki, out of breath from training, murmured the line to Daikabutomaru, who was now resting on top of his head.

"It's my favorite line from the song," he said looking up at the endless blue sky.

"I didn't really get it before. But now I—no, we, we've actually made it, Daikabutomaru."

"Come on. Let's go challenge the world!"

|s4_title = Weakling Hero, Move Out!

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|s4_text = "Kabuto beetle showdown, begin!"

"Go, Daikabutomaru!"

There's no need to be afraid, no need to panic, no need to run away.

The Isaki of today didn't even stop to wonder, not even for a second, what would happen if they lost.

He knew they would win.

"Winner of the showdown..."

"Isaki and Daikabutomaru!"

"Congratulations, you won."

Isaki blinked in surprise. The "legendary" beetle trainer, after losing the match, was actually extending a friendly hand to him.

"But... didn't you look down on Daikabutomaru just because he was a 'weakling'?"

"Hahaha, not at all. Every bug is a cherished comrade to me. However, beetle battles carry a high risk of injury, and that risk is even higher for 'weaklings.' That's not something I ever want to see. So when I come across one I believe to be too fragile... I usually let it return to the wild."

"But this time, I was wrong."

The seemingly stern and rigid bug trainer suddenly broke into a smile. He crouched down and placed a hand on Isaki's head, gently ruffling his hair.

"You and Daikabutomaru are both incredible. You're heroes."

Isaki had never imagined that one day, he'd hear praise like that.

"So? What do you say? Ready to take the next step... and win the real beetle championship?"

His eyes sparkled with something that could only be called hope. He went quiet for a moment, then gave a firm, determined nod.

"Yes!! can do it! Definitely!"

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