Digotz

[Digotz]

Oh, an adventurer?

Welcome to Uptown

Lighthalzen. However,

I'm afraid this area won't

have much to offer you

in the way of excitement.

Not to be rude or

anything, but this town

should be safe enough for

you to explore. I mean, you

just seem to be kind of new

at this adventurer thing...

Digotz has passed

away, but the look on

his face seems very

peaceful and content.

Digotz is seriously

injured from a wound

by a knife that is still

embedded in his belly.

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Digotz...?

Oh no, let me

get you some help!

H-hey... It's the

adventurer... Man,

that Maku. He always

did bring me bad luck...

It's too late for me and

I don't have much time...

Those guards I told you

about... The ones who don't

want the poor and the rich to

mingle? I... Guess they found

I was gonna meet my old pal.

I just wanted to see him...

This guy... In a black

suit... He just... He just

stabbed me! I... God. It's

been so long since I've talked

to him. We'll hang out and have

fun, just like the good old days.

I missed my buddies, but now...

Now I can hear them calling me.

Now we can all be together just

like we all promised. Yeah...

I was wrong. Life's too short

to be angry with your frie--

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Digotz stopped breathing.

You remove the Knife from

his lifeless body as a final

courtesy to a man who

dearly loved his friends.

Wh-whoa, I need to

get ready! That Maku's

gonna make fun of me if

I look too rich and pampered.

Damn! Where did I put all of

my fashionable street clothes?

Even if Benkaistein

did come back, I don't

think I could forgive Maku.

In fact, you know what?

I think I'd even be madder!

Why am I so ticked off?

*Sigh* You have something

to show me? Huh? Benkaistein

wanted me to read this diary

of his? Sure, why not? I do

owe him a lot over the years...

[Benkaistein's Journal]

Today, me, Digotz and

Maku played this crazy flying

game. Basically, we make

these wings out of wood and

paper, jump off these hills

and try to fly. Dumb, I know.

Today it was my turn to

jump and flap my arms with

these fake, badly made wings.

It's not really a fun game when

I think about it. Boy, I hope

we don't do that again.

Oh yeah, I remember that!

Maku wore the wings most

of the time, but I still hold

the record for staying in the

air the longest! Yeah, I was

a regular Kid Pegasus~

Maku, Digotz and me went

outside of town. Of course,

we didn't tell anyone or else

we'd get in trouble. It was

a really exciting day. But

then, we ran into a monster!

I wanted to run away but Maku

and Digotz wanted to beat it so

that we could become heroes.

Of course, we got hurt pretty

bad and the monster got away.

Boy, mom was not happy...

Huh. I don't remember

that so well. But I know that

Benkaistein, me and Maku

weren't afraid of anything back

then. We must have been totally

nuts to fight a monster, though.

Digotz's been sick for three

days now. It's just a normal

cold and Maku keeps saying

it's Digotz's fault he got sick. But he's always asking me to

go visit him and see if he's okay.

I think I remember being

pretty sick. Maku was worried?

I... I must have had a horrible

life threatening disease like,

um, Gonorrhitis. You know.

That might have been it.

Mom and dad keep telling

me not to hang out with Maku

anymore. Their reason is really

dumb, and I don't care if he is

poor. He's one of the best guys

that I'll ever know.

Digotz's family is really

rich and they don't want him

to see Maku anymore either.

But Digotz doesn't care.

I know he likes Maku a lot.

Well, we were a lot

younger and closer back

then, so... *Ahem!* Why did

Benkaistein even write that?!

Today, the three of us

made an oath of brotherhood,

just like we read in the comic

book. We swore we'd always

be friends no matter what.

For always and for always.

I... I was forced to make

that oath! And people do

change, you know! I mean,

we were basically just kids,

it's not like that oath really

means anything now, does it?

That does it. I'm gonna

go see that Maku. I don't

miss him or anything, but

I gotta get him to cancel

that oath. And maybe I'll

beat up him a little bit.

I don't understand

why I'm so angry!

I'm starting to act

more like Maku, though,

don't get me wrong, it's

not like I care about the guy.

Even if Benkaistein came

back from wherever he was

studying, I don't think he'd be

able to get Maku to apologize

to me. That guy is just way

too stubborn for his own good!

Oh, it's been a while.

What are you doing back

over here? And, um, did

you deliver that message

to Maku? Now when I think

about it, I was kind of--

I delivered your message

word for word, and Maku

got angry, called you names

and has been threatening to

beat you up pretty badly.

That no-good, dirty

lying rotten scoundrel!

If it weren't for those

guards, I'd head over to

the ghetto and beat Maku

up myself! That stupid guy!

During times like this,

I really miss Benkaistein.

That guy would always have

an answer for this kind of

situation. Yeah, I think he's

in some far off town, studying.

Supposedly he's in that

place, whatever it's called,

since there's a ton of books

there that he can use. But

yeah, Benkaistein would

always be the mediator...

Even back then, when

me, him and Maku used to

hang out, Benkaistein would

mediate if we got into some

argument. Still, he couldn't

do anything about Maku now...

I don't know why,

but I'm so angry!

Why am I stressing

out so much over this?!

Still checking out

Uptown Lighthalzen?

Not like I'd care, but if you

do happen to see Maku,

deliver this little message

for me, sentence by sentence.

Hopeless bastard!

You're still a stubborn jerk!

You owe me at least 3 lunches!

Not to mention an apology!

But who cares what you think?!

I'm so goddamn happy without you!

I know that the

opulence of Uptown

seems rather attractive,

but trust me. This place

is colorless. Now, have

you visited the poor district?

Yes, I did already...

And I met someone

named Maku there.

Maku?! Oh, he must have

mentioned something about

me. But I don't care what he

says, unless it's an apology

for being a fully blown jerk.

Ever since we were kids...

Anyway, we used to be close,

but that guy was never a true

friend of mine! Like that one

time he cheated to beat me at

arm wrestling! Or when he never

thanked me for buying us lunch!

Sure, he might have helped

me a little in meeting my first

girlfriend, but I'll never ever

forgive him for fixing me up

on the worst blind dates a

man can possibly experience!

Maku doesn't know a damn

about friendship! Even if I did

want to see him, there are these

people who don't want the rich

to ever meet with the poor.

If Maku's fine, that's

good enough to hear for

me! There's no need for me

to go all the way over there

and check up on him! I only

have one regret though...

I only wish I had one

last chance to see Maku...

So that I could kick his sorry

ass myself! Yeah, that's right!

Arrogant bastard! But still,

I'm not able to do that...

The security guards here

will never allow the rich and

poor to meet, fearing that

the poor will disturb the peace

and order of the city. It's a dumb rule made for dumb people.

Still, it's pretty scary that

someone can get punished

for violating such a stupid

taboo, actually. Anyway, if

you see Maku again, tell

him this for me, got it?

What are you still

doing hanging around

here? There's nothing

interesting in Uptown

for you to see, adventurer.

Gosh...!

Just hearing about

Maku makes me so feel

so upset for some reason!

My name is Digotz,

just another citizen

of Upper Lighthalzen.

I hope that you enjoy

your stay in my hometown.

Maku? Maku. Yes, he's my

childhood friend. Or he was,

anyway. Now he's just a jerk.

In any case, we can't hang

out, even if we wanted to,

for several reasons.

Hey, why am I even

talking about this? It's

not like I'm bothered by

the fact me and Maku aren't

pals anymore. You know what?

Just forget everything I said.

Feel free to take

a look around if you

so wish. I'm actually

glad to see somebody

aside from the stuck up

rich people who live here.