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===The Weakling Hero and His Friend===

BOOM—

Thunder and lightning raged outside.

"Weakling Isaki" buried himself beneath the heavy blanket, trying to block out the world and steady his trembling body.

BOOM—Another violent thunderclap shook the entire room, Isaki's "safe haven", to its core.

The things on his shelves and hooks clattered down, falling onto his shaking body.

Mmph—Could this be... the end of the world?!

Isaki could only let out a frightened whimper.

Suddenly, everything fell silent.

Maybe... the world didn't end after all?

Realizing this, Isaki found a tine spark of courage he rarely felt, and peeked his head out from under the blanket.

That's when he saw a kabuto beetle standing before him, head held high.The enormous moon filled the entire window, making the beetle look just like a hero's dramatic entrance scene from a TV show.

Did it... protect me?

"Hello...?"

It was a strange, wondrous moment. Isaki was surprised to find himself greeting someone else first, for the very first time. Where did this courage come from?

The kabuto beetle took a step forward. Isaki had never been this close to a "stranger" before, and his body was ready to start trembling... but he tried his best, quietly clenching his fists, and managed to stop himself from shaking.

Then the kabuto beetle took another step.

Now they were inches apart.

Isaki took a deep breath.Then, with all the courage he could gather, he reached out a small hesitant finger.The tip of his finger brushed against the beetle's horn.

In that moment, feeling the kabuto beetle's quiet reply, Isaki smiled.

"Nice to meet you... friend!"

"Th-This... this is my new friend, Daikabutomaru! C-Can I keep it?"

The grown-ups were genuinely glad to see Isaki making a new friend, and even more, to see him starting to change. But as every TV show teaches us, that's exactly when a little trouble tends to show up.

"That kabuto beetle... isn't that the fighter beetle owned by the 'legendary' beetle trainer in the neighborhood?"

"Shouldn't we check with its owner first?"

For timid Isaki, dealing with stranger was yet another challenge. But with Daikabutomaru by his side, he felt a type of courage he had never known before.

Clutching the note with the trainers address, he ran straight to the beetle trainer's house and rang the doorbell without a second thought.It was something the old "Weakling Isaki" would have never dared to do.

The "legendary" beetle trainer opened the doorand gave Isaki and Daikabutomaru a flat look.

"If you want it, keep it. I can't shelter too many 'weaklings' around here anyway..."

"...Huh?"

Isaki froze.

Of course. to a trainer like him, only the strongest bugs that kept on winning mattered. He didn't need "weaklings," and he had never cared the Daikabutomaru had gone missing in the first place.

"Mmmrrghhh..."

Finding his voice, Isaki let out a growl deeper than anything he'd ever made before.

"You! Listen up!"

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

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+===The Weakling Hero and His Friend===
+BOOM—<br>
+Thunder and lightning raged outside.
+"Weakling Isaki" buried himself beneath the heavy blanket, trying to block out the world and steady his trembling body. <br>
+BOOM—Another violent thunderclap shook the entire room, Isaki's "safe haven", to its core. <br>
+The things on his shelves and hooks clattered down, falling onto his shaking body.
+Mmph—Could this be... the end of the world?!<br>
+Isaki could only let out a frightened whimper.
+Suddenly, everything fell silent.<br>
+Maybe... the world didn't end after all?<br>
+Realizing this, Isaki found a tine spark of courage he rarely felt, and peeked his head out from under the blanket.
+That's when he saw a kabuto beetle standing before him, head held high.The enormous moon filled the entire window, making the beetle look just like a hero's dramatic entrance scene from a TV show.
+Did it... protect me?
+"Hello...?"<br>
+It was a strange, wondrous moment. Isaki was surprised to find himself greeting someone else first, for the very first time. Where did this courage come from?
+The kabuto beetle took a step forward. Isaki had never been this close to a "stranger" before, and his body was ready to start trembling... but he tried his best, quietly clenching his fists, and managed to stop himself from shaking.<br>
+Then the kabuto beetle took another step.<br>
+Now they were inches apart.<br>
+Isaki took a deep breath.Then, with all the courage he could gather, he reached out a small hesitant finger.The tip of his finger brushed against the beetle's horn.
+In that moment, feeling the kabuto beetle's quiet reply, Isaki smiled.<br>
+"Nice to meet you... friend!"
+"Th-This... this is my new friend, Daikabutomaru! C-Can I keep it?"
+The grown-ups were genuinely glad to see Isaki making a new friend, and even more, to see him starting to change. But as every TV show teaches us, that's exactly when a little trouble tends to show up.<br>
+"That kabuto beetle... isn't that the fighter beetle owned by the 'legendary' beetle trainer in the neighborhood?"<br>
+"Shouldn't we check with its owner first?"
+For timid Isaki, dealing with stranger was yet another challenge. But with Daikabutomaru by his side, he felt a type of courage he had never known before.<br>
+Clutching the note with the trainers address, he ran straight to the beetle trainer's house and rang the doorbell without a second thought.It was something the old "Weakling Isaki" would have never dared to do.
+The "legendary" beetle trainer opened the doorand gave Isaki and Daikabutomaru a flat look.<br>
+"If you want it, keep it. I can't shelter too many 'weaklings' around here anyway..."<br>
+"...Huh?"<br>
+Isaki froze.<br>
+Of course. to a trainer like him, only the strongest bugs that kept on winning mattered. He didn't need "weaklings," and he had never cared the Daikabutomaru had gone missing in the first place.
+"Mmmrrghhh..."<br>
+Finding his voice, Isaki let out a growl deeper than anything he'd ever made before.<br>
+"You! Listen up!"<br>
+"Daikabutomaru is not a weakling, and I'll train it to become the strongest fighting beetle! And beat you!"
+;Reward {{Item|Dough|x=200}}