""Hey! We meet again, %n%!" Kuda exclaimed exuberantly.
"Did you see how I took out that big water monster?"
"I started out with an upper cut, followed it up with a side swipe, then finished it off with a slashing blow. And now that beast sleeps with the fishes! Get it?!" Kuda waved the matchstick in his hand excitedly.
"Too bad Kuma doesn't believe me. I'm heading over to the Condemned Island to investigate the ancient Sprite King's treasure hoard with Kuma; I'll find a way to prove my skill to him!""
Have you solved the mystery of the crystal yet? whispered Kuda.
End
"You mean, the Black Bone Captain's spell separated my soul from my body?"
"But... but I was the one who used the Sprite matchstick to defeat the huge water monster!" Kuda shouted.
"I'd never be so irresponsible as to lose my body! That's more of a Kuma thing."
"Um, can we keep this whole 'soul separated from body' thing to ourselves? It can be our little secret. Seriously, please, don't tell anyone, or I'll never hear the end of it!" Kuda whispered earnestly.
"Here, take this as a token of my gratitude. Don't think of it as a bride, per se. Just pretend nothing happened, okay?"