Editing Monster Side Stories (section)

==== Episode 5 -"A Love Story: The Beginning of Mjolnir" -Epilogue- ====
Jean and Charlotte were lovers who eloped without their parents' understanding.

However, Jean feels that things are enough the way they are, while Charlotte wants her father's understanding and everyone's blessing... Their differences in opinion lead to an argument.

An adventurer appears and listens to Jean and Charlotte's story. He proposes that he visit her father, Lucien, and settles the matter. The adventurer manages to meet Lucien, and learns from him the reason why he opposed the engagement.

"If two people love each other and have feelings for each other, they should do whatever it takes to get each other's approval. However, on the night they eloped, Jean prioritized his own feelings and misled Charlotte, leading her to elope with him. That makes me a little uneasy about entrusting my beloved daughter to him."

Although Lucien's reasoning was reasonable, the adventurer persisted on the couple's behalf, begging Jean to give him another chance.

When the adventurer returned to them and explained why Jean had opposed the engagement, Jean learned Lucien's true intentions and faced the challenge.

The test was to withstand a fierce attack from the Minotaur's elite.

Following the adventurer's instructions, Jean somehow managed to endure each blow, but the minotaurs' elite warriors had been attacking Jean from all sides without rest since the start of the trial.

Finally, exceeding his physical limits, Jean mercilessly collapses to his knees.

As Jean's vision and consciousness fall into darkness... he sees Charlotte running towards him.

"Charlotte... just... just for you, I..." Just

as Jean rises to his feet with sheer willpower, the signal for the end of the trial rang out.

Having overcome these challenges and having been accepted for engagement by Lucien, Jean and Charlotte exchange vows on the Mjolnir Mountains.

"Charlotte, I'm weak and unreliable, and on top of that I'm a jerk who always puts my own feelings first... But from now on, I want to live for you, who is irreplaceable."

"Jean... I'm just like you. Even though I say I love you, I haven't been able to do anything for you... From now on, I too will live for you."

"Thank you, Charlotte. Today may be the true 'beginning' for us!"

"love"

It is a precious heart that cares purely for an irreplaceable person, without expecting anything in return. This heart is necessary for the activities of all living beings, regardless of whether they are human or monster.