[ He worries, now, that this was a disarming thing to bring up. But he does consider it necessary. The last palace that sprung up in Japan happened to be Lord Death Man's. Dude wasn't just a notorious crime lord, but an all-out supervillain with resurrective powers. If he was ever onto the Phantom Thieves before they catalyzed his "change of heart," they would've been in a level of danger that Tim shuddered to imagine. ]
It's not training and it's not powers, but yes. It's a start.
I want you guys ready for the unpredictable ways these threats might escalate.
Giving you cool stuff, maybe even training you, is the least I can do for the way you all... saved me.
You especially.
[ He's a little bashful to just mention that so plainly, but he doesn't hesitate. Ann's obviously never lorded this fact over him, but his life changed profoundly when his palace was cleared, with Ann happening to deliver the fateful and final blow to his Shadow self. It was a like a fog had lifted, bringing a fresh clarity to the way he views his life. There's so much more he can still do. Despite everything he's been through, he's still so young.
Then he smirks, seeing a silver lining in the rising severity of things. ]
At least I have a legitimate excuse to keep coming to Japan.
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[ He worries, now, that this was a disarming thing to bring up. But he does consider it necessary. The last palace that sprung up in Japan happened to be Lord Death Man's. Dude wasn't just a notorious crime lord, but an all-out supervillain with resurrective powers. If he was ever onto the Phantom Thieves before they catalyzed his "change of heart," they would've been in a level of danger that Tim shuddered to imagine. ]
It's not training and it's not powers, but yes. It's a start.
I want you guys ready for the unpredictable ways these threats might escalate.
Giving you cool stuff, maybe even training you, is the least I can do for the way you all... saved me.
You especially.
[ He's a little bashful to just mention that so plainly, but he doesn't hesitate. Ann's obviously never lorded this fact over him, but his life changed profoundly when his palace was cleared, with Ann happening to deliver the fateful and final blow to his Shadow self. It was a like a fog had lifted, bringing a fresh clarity to the way he views his life. There's so much more he can still do. Despite everything he's been through, he's still so young.
Then he smirks, seeing a silver lining in the rising severity of things. ]
At least I have a legitimate excuse to keep coming to Japan.