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Weiss closed her eyes. "I keep Myrtenaster with me as a way to remember him, that's true. But it's not the entirety of the story. You know how my Passive works."

"It makes it so you can only use swords to cast spells."

"Yes. It is a rather odd Passive, I know. It grants me more survivability in combat by letting me cast with a melee weapon, which is, in theory, a good thing."

"But not in practice. Because any Mage worth their salt isn't going to start casting spells when a Grimm is charging at them."

"Exactly. It's a foolish or desperate Mage who lets themselves fall into that situation. Of course, my Class and Passive and Skills don't have that knowledge. I suppose my Passive is trying to help, but it's more a hindrance. Staves, at least magical ones, can often benefit spellcasters by granting us more Intelligence, Wisdom or Constitution. Swords tend to come with Strength, Dexterity or Agility. Not exactly helpful in my case. Even if I can fight with a sword, I'm no good at it. It's not like you and pretending to be a Knight. At least your Strength and Constitution were high in both Classes, allowing you to fake it. Swordplay requires good Strength and Dexterity. Mine is abysmal."