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[font x-large][r][FFFFFF][-][s 255] 　　　　　　　　　[s 16]– A Typical Breakfast –
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＠Beni-Enma
Good morning![bgm BGM_EVENT_94 0.1][sr]I'm glad to see you up and about this early, Master!
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＠Beni-Enma
I know you spend a lot of time at Chaldea on standby, but that's exactly why it's important for you to maintain good routines, chirp.
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＠Beni-Enma
That means no staying up late, no midnight snacks, and no snoozing your alarm. Nighttime is for getting plenty of rest so you can wake up refreshed and raring to go the next day.
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＠Beni-Enma
It's unfortunate that some Heroic Spirits still have yet to learn these lessons...
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＠Beni-Enma
...but I'm very glad to see that you understand their importance, Master!
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＠Beni-Enma
You're the sort of person I'd want for my coproprietor! It's no wonder you managed to restore all of humanity!
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？1：Aww, it's not THAT big a deal. (Obviously proud)

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＠Beni-Enma
Don't be silly, of course it is! You SHOULD be proud! You accomplished something monumental, chirp!
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＠Beni-Enma
...That said, don't push yourself too hard, okay? Taking on too many responsibilities, or trying to live up to too many people's hopes, can leave you in a state of constant stress.
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＠Beni-Enma
I'm very happy that you've accomplished so much, but I'm even happier that you're keeping yourself healthy.
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？2：“Coproprietor”?

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＠Beni-Enma
Ch-chirp!?
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＠Beni-Enma
I-I'm so sorry. That just slipped out.
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＠Beni-Enma
Kiyohime has been raving about your accomplishments ever since I formed a contract with you...
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＠Beni-Enma
...and I was just so proud that I guess I got a little carried away, chirp.
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？！

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＠Beni-Enma
...Anyway, this won't do at all. We can't spend all day conversing, no matter how pleasant it might be.
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＠Beni-Enma
Come on, Master, it's time for breakfast. We have some lovely fish this morning thanks to Lady Sion.
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＠Beni-Enma
We also have hot, freshly cooked rice for carbohydrates, and for the main dish: simmered sardines and pickled plums with a side of chrysanthemum greens.
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＠Beni-Enma
Cooking at the Wandering Sea has been wonderful.[sr]We're spoiled for choice when it comes to seafood.
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＠Beni-Enma
Though I am a little uneasy that I still don't know exactly how Lady Sion is acquiring these fish...
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＠Beni-Enma
Anyway, as nice as fish can be, it would certainly get boring if we had it every day, so I'll make sure to bring back some mountain veggies and wild game the next time I go back to the Enma-tei.
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＠Beni-Enma
Now go on, eat up![sr]You're still a growing [&boy:girl], after all!
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？1：Don't mind if I do!

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＠Beni-Enma
Hehe, I'm glad to see you like this new seasoning.[wt 0.4][se ade206][charaShake A 0.04 1 0 0.5][sr](Taking notes)[seStop ade206 0.6]
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？2：(How can I tell her I don't really like plum-simmered sardines...?)

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＠Beni-Enma
Hmm. I see you're not tucking in with your usual[sr]enthusiasm. [wt 0.3][se ade206][charaShake A 0.04 1 0 0.5](Taking notes)[seStop ade206 0.6]
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？！

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＠Fou
Mukyu, fooou???[sr](Special Translation: What're you staring at?)
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＠Beni-Enma
Oh, so you were under Master's bed, Lord Fou. Please, don't mind me. It's just an old bad habit of mine.
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＠Beni-Enma
Would you like something to eat, too?[sr]Lady Sion told me you love bacon.
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＠Beni-Enma
Hehe, you may look like the auspicious qilin of ancient China, but you are nothing like them, are you?
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＠Beni-Enma
Don't worry, that doesn't bother me. The sparrows got me used to dealing with strange and unusual animals.
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＠Beni-Enma
I don't know exactly where you come from...
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＠Beni-Enma
...but I appreciate that you're doing such[sr]a good job of keeping [&Lord:Lady][%1] safe!
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[font x-large][r][FFFFFF][-][s 255] 　　　　　　　　　　[s 16]– Today's Breakfast –[se ade28][wt 0.2]
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[font x-large][r][FFFFFF][-][s 255]　　　　　　　　　 [s 16]– 8:12 a.m. –[se ade28]
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＠Fou
Kyuuu... Fooou...[sr](I wonder what's keeping the sparrow lady...)
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？1：I hope she's okay...

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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
Hmm. It certainly isn't like Madam Beni to not follow her own advice about maintaining good routines.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
Even if something urgent had come up, or she had overslept, she would surely have let you know.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
So the fact that she hasn't must mean[line 2]
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？2：You know, she deserves a day off now and then.

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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
Indeed she does. Meal prep is something that only gets more difficult with every passing day.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
Mothers need to take much-deserved breaks once in a while, lest their souls end up falling to the dark side.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
And Madam Beni absolutely deserves the occasional break, given what a hard worker she is.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
I would encourage you to remind her of that yourself sometimes, Master.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
However...something tells me this absence is not due to her taking a break.
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？！

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＠Diarmuid
Indeed, I have a bad feeling about this as well. I'm worried we may end up missing breakfast; the most important meal of the day!
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＠Fou
Fou, [charaMoveReturn B 0,6 0.2][wt 0.2]fooou![charaMoveReturn B 0,8 0.2][wt 0.2]
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？1：Did I miss something? What are you guys doing here?

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＠Diarmuid
Why, we're here to protect you, of course, Master.[sr]From poisoned food, specifically.
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＠Fou
Fou?
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？2：Fionn mac Cumhaill!

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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
Heh. Yes, it is I, the star of Celtic mythology;[sr]the bright hero of the Fenian Cycle.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
I am the golden-haired mac Cumhaill; the man who is beautiful in all endeavors. Does that about cover it?
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＠Fou
Fou. Fooou.
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？！

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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
Hmm. It seems you still don't know about the disturbance that took place here last night, Master.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
Fill [&him:her] in, would you, Diarmuid?
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＠Diarmuid
Leave it to me, my lord.[sr]I will be both brief and concise.
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＠Diarmuid
You see, Master, there was a disturbing incident in the cafeteria last night.
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＠Diarmuid
As I'm sure you know, meals at Chaldea have not been what most would consider normal for some time now.
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＠Diarmuid
Thanks to the Chaldea staff's hard work, and some creativity on behalf of the chef Heroic Spirits...
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＠Diarmuid
...the food here now provides Heroic Spirits with the magical energy we need to remain materialized.
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＠Diarmuid
Providing such food was always a goal, but it was only through Madam Beni that it became a reality.
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＠Diarmuid
It is the Enma-tei in the Land of Fairies[line 2]or the sage realm, as I believe it's called in other countries...
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＠Diarmuid
...that has been providing us with ingredients that can nurture spirit bodies as well as physical ones.
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＠Diarmuid
As a result, there have been more Servants flocking to the cafeteria now than ever before.
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＠Diarmuid
...It was there that this incident took place.
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＠Diarmuid
A number of Servants came down with diarrhea all at once, as though they had all been food poisoned.
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＠Diarmuid
Last I heard, all of the Heroic Spirits who had eaten there last night are still moaning in bed, their bodies unable to break down the poison.
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＠Diarmuid
That is why we are here now, Master:[sr]to keep you safe from this nefarious poisoner.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
Hahaha. There you have it, Master.[sr]But please, no need to concern yourself with us.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
To be honest, we were looking forward to the madam's breakfast just as much as you.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
Indeed, it was thanks to her cooking that we enjoyed our days working at the Enma-tei as much as we did.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
All that aside, it's unsettling that Madam Beni-Enma is apparently nowhere to be found. I'm afraid my suspicions would seem to be correct.
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？1：Sounds like we'd better go check in on her.

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＠Sparrow
Wait, chirp.[sr]You can't go to the madam's room now, chirp.
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＠Sparrow
I wish I could cover it up, but we sparrows are no good at fibbing, so I'm just going to tell you that the food poisoning last night is the madam's fault, chirp.
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＠Sparrow
Chirp, I'd rather you not see her now, [%1].[sr]It would only make her feel even worse, chirp.
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＠Fou
Fou. Fo fou?
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＠Diarmuid
Is that true, Lord Sparrow? I can't believe a chef of Madam Beni's skill would make such an egregious error in cooking.
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＠Sparrow
No, [charaMoveReturn E 0,10 0.2][wt 0.2]no, chirp! [charaMoveReturn E 0,10 0.2][wt 0.2]Of course she didn't cook the[sr]dish that made all those people sick, chirp![wt 0.1][charaMoveReturn E 0,15 0.2][wt 0.2]
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＠Sparrow
But she's still responsible for it, chirp.[sr]She's the one who mismanaged the ingredients, chirp.
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？1：So it's her fault even though she didn't cook?
？2：What do you mean, chirp?

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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
I see. So she made an administrative mistake. True, knowing the madam, I can see how she would feel personally responsible.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
While you, I, and indeed most people may not hold her responsible, I doubt the same is true for her, given her own high standards for herself.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
Tell me, young sparrow, would the madam happen to be at Rashomon now, by any chance?
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＠Sparrow
Ch[charaMoveReturn E 0,18 0.3][charaShake E 0.04 1 3 0.3]-chirrrp!?
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＠Sparrow
How did you know, Fionnma? Is that salmon still swimming around in your head, chirp?
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
Hardly. I just figured that if any Servant were to do something like that, it would be her.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
It's not unlike stacking blocks on top of one another; or words, in this case. Once they're arranged properly, it's easy for anyone to see what they mean.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
[%1], as Lady Beni-Enma's Master,[sr]you must know a fair amount of her story.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
She is one of the most well-known Heroic Spirits in Japanese folklore. The Tongue-Cut Sparrow, was it?
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
Her history is quite long and storied, so let's take the events of her life one at a time.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
She was sold to a brothel at a young age, where she was forced to endure horrific treatment at her employers' hands.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
They crushed her throat...[sr]Cut off her tongue...
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
...so on the brink of death, she summoned up the last of her strength to escape.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
In my reading of the tale, I don't see this escape as her risking her life. Rather, I think she simply wanted to choose where she would die for herself.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
After all, she must have known her little broken-down body would never last through the night.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
And as fate would have it, when she ran into the mountains, she ended up wandering into a mayoiga...
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
...a haunted house that tested anyone who entered it, and killed them if they failed. There, she met her end.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
She died all by herself, without a single comforting word. It must have been a sad and lonesome end to her life.
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？1：...

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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
But, as I believe they say in your country,[sr]one person's trash is another person's treasure.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
A Jizou, a kind of deity in Japan that looks after children, took pity on her and reincarnated her...
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
...into a lesser hell as a sparrow oni.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
It is here I feel I should remind you that time does not exist in hell the way it does in our world.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
Although the little girl we now know as Beni-Enma died during Japan's Edo period, she was reincarnated in hell before the Edo period had even begun.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
I expect that was done to cleanse her of her human karma; to truly wipe her slate clean, so to speak.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
In time, this red sparrow oni forgot about her life as a human, and went on to become a hard worker in hell.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
She did everything from helping to guide souls across the Sanzu River, to looking after the tormentor demons in Children's Limbo.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
Word of the hardworking sparrow traveled all across hell until eventually, Great King Enma adopted her as his child.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
From there, he lovingly trained her in the art of Battoujutsu, where she learned to cut off the tongues of anyone caught lying...
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
...and raised her into a judge overseeing hell itself.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
He was so proud of her accomplishments that he gave her his personal Enma ledger and sage cloak.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
And so, Beni-Enma, the Tongue-Cut Sparrow who caused even great oni to quake in fear, was born.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
However, although Great King Enma was very happy with her skills, he must not have cared for the idea of his darling daughter being a dreaded arbiter of hell...
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
...because he soon ordered her to oversee the mayoiga back on the surface.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
In time, the mayoiga left to her care became the Sparrow's Inn described in Japanese folklore, which she ran under the name “Enma-tei.”
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
However, at some point, for some reason or other...
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
...she went down to visit a nearby human village,[sr]and ended up captured and tortured by a human.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
The details are the same as what's depicted in the tale of the Tongue-Cut Sparrow.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
At any rate, that is the story I learned at the Enma-tei of how Lady Beni-Enma came to be who she is.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
Does that sound right to you, little sparrow?
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＠Sparrow
How do you know so much about her, chirp?[sr]Have you been stalking her, chirp?
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
It's because I support the Enma-tei wholeheartedly. There aren't many safe otherworldly places humans can stumble into, after all.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
Now then. [%1], Diarmuid, is there anything that stood out to you in my recounting of Madam Beni's story?
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
Don't be shy. Anything at all will do.
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？1：Um... The fact that she used to be human?

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＠Fou
Fou, [charaMoveReturn B 0,15 0.2][wt 0.2]fou![charaMoveReturn B 0,15 0.2][wt 0.2] (Special Translation:[sr]There's another oni like that here in Chaldea!)
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？2：I am curious what an Enma ledger is. And a little on her history.

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＠Sparrow
You've never heard of Great King Enma's Enma ledger before, chirp? It's the notebook that describes everything a dead soul did during their lifetime, chirp.
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＠Sparrow
That's why they can't lie to him;[sr]because the ledger always contains the truth, chirp.
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＠Sparrow
That ledger reveals all the sins one committed while they were alive. It's the final weapon of hell, chirp!
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
She was not originally born to oni-kind.[sr]She was a human who was transformed into one.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
And so, the Enma ledger is a treasure containing untold amounts of top secret information.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
By stacking these words together, we are soon reminded of a certain Heroic Spirit.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
Ibaraki-Douji: leader of oni and thieves, and above all, an oni who remains decidedly unrepentant.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
The way I see it, it was only a matter of time before she made some sort of move on the good madam.
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＠Diarmuid
...[wt 1.0]If I may, Fionn mac Cumhaill...
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＠Diarmuid
...There's actually one more thing from Madam Beni's backstory that stood out to me.
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＠Diarmuid
You said that her tongue was cut[sr]out back when she was human.
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＠Diarmuid
Has it been restored now that she's a Heroic Spirit?
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
...
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
I'm afraid not, Diarmuid.[sr]And it never will be.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
You see, her tongue being cut is an inextricable factor in her being a Heroic Spirit.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
That's why it can never be restored, no matter what sort of healing spells one might try.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
For if it were, that would mean by definition that she was no longer the Tongue-Cut Sparrow.
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＠Diarmuid
Then, in that case...how does she season her cooking?
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＠Diarmuid
Needless to say, it is impossible to taste without a tongue. So if she is still missing hers...
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？1：That's...a damn good point.
？2：(I can't believe that never occurred to me before...)

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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
Good question. Madam Beni is indeed missing her sense of taste, which is, of course, a huge disadvantage for a chef.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
So I cannot help but deeply respect the fact that she has become such an expert in the kitchen that she now has her own cooking classes.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
At any rate, I think that covers everything I needed to tell you before we begin.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
Standing by and letting Madam Beni fight this difficult battle alone would go against every principle I hold dear. Come, Master. What do you say we go poke our noses into her business?
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