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[b][i]The Fastest Gun in Uvera[/i][/b][/center]

"All right, I'll stay put," Ken said as he took yet another half-eaten fruit and threw it up in the air, turning it into healing spores that floated around the arena, rousing the unconscious back to full health and even curing any concussions or other head injuries they received. As half-eaten fruits, sticky burrs, or even clumps of dry weeds were now more common in the arena grounds, the young man decided to pick them up and play healer, not wandering too far off from his designated spot, but nevertheless finding enough to pick up, turn into healing spores, and let the wind carry them. 

He then remarked to Takemura, "You know, for a slaving bastard, the Sand King can be a very affable fellow. Then again, that's probably why people tolerate him... Well, being a slaving asshole."

But Takemura didn't reply, and Ken could see that the Oni gladiator's expression was bored. So the young man decided not to annoy him and instead focused on trying to pass the time - Wait, was that a Cryptid?! Ken turned to Garrick's general direction and waved hi, shouting in Uveran, then Waltonian, "Honorable Scion of the Forest, you grace us with your presence! I am Bright Star in Uveran, while my Waltonian name is Ken Cooper - It is a very good omen to meet you!"

He then blinked and said, "Also, is that an Elf you're guarding? Is she okay? Does she need healing? She hasn't been enslaved, right? Mr. Cryptid, you wouldn't believe the barbarous customs of my fellow humans and other sapient beings here - Despite the advancements in technology and the numerous inventions that have occurred and been crafted over the past few decades, they still turn people into chattel!"

[i]Then[/i] he remembered just what being from legend and myth the Cryptid before he resembled, but the young man decided not to broach the subject yet - That particular line will be said later when they know each other better.

[@Renose][@Sho Minazuki][@Rezod92]