(Coming over! They are just two old men trying to read but Tsurumaru has had the note for longer and therefore, has had a longer time to figure out what the smudged words might be,)
"Blue as if touched by the chill of the ocean itself,"
(He'll help him read it! He points to one particularly offensive smudge,)
Here, I think it says, "Before I lose myself to this affliction."
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[He turns to a blank page in his notebook and starts copying it, squinting at some of the blurred portions.]
'Naught to do for'... our ill or our injured?
'Their skin'... turned blue...?
[Sucks to have shitty vision.]
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"Blue as if touched by the chill of the ocean itself,"
(He'll help him read it! He points to one particularly offensive smudge,)
Here, I think it says, "Before I lose myself to this affliction."
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There. I think that's everything that can be reasonably deciphered. [So he'll pass the page back to Tsurumaru.]
Unfortunately, I don't think there's any hope of making out the last line.
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Mhmm, it looks like that part is lost for now. But it doesn't mean it can't be found later.
I think there are more clues here. We just have to keep looking for them.
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But for now... this has been very helpful. [A small smile.]
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Ah, but don't tell too many people. If they know I'm working hard... well, then it won't be a surprise when I do something cool.
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I hope you'll get to "surprise" everyone soon.
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(I mean, his profile does mention surprising people and showing up and looking pretty so it kind of checks out.)