[At the anguish!! Maka starts and Kali growls, clearly questioning why on Earth her trainer is talking to such a loud human.]

H-hey, come on, there's no need to get upset...

[Come on, Maka, think--think! Think of something comforting to say!]

A-at least...there are only eight badges to get, and getting a type advantage over the gyms is pretty easy. It's not as bad as what happened to me and my partner a while back, our goal was to gather 99 corrupted souls and one witch soul, but...the final soul that we got wasn't a witch and we had to start all over again.

[99, Rin. 99.]