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＠Fuuma Kotarou
(Her footwork is nothing like a samurai! On the surface she's very calm and composed, but beneath that, she's more like some hooligan.)
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＠Fuuma Kotarou
(She's fast, skilled, and sly! What's more,[sr]those two sides of her are in perfect harmony.)
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＠Fuuma Kotarou
(So this is the skill of the legendary swordsman...Shinmen Musashi!)
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＠Musashi
Gotcha!
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＠Musashi
Hey, that looked like Utsusemi-no-Jutsu![sr]Body replacement! It was, wasn't it!?
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＠Musashi
Wow, I've never seen such beautiful ninjutsu before! That move where you guys substitute a log for your body doesn't even compare!
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＠Fuuma Kotarou
Ah, you mean Mokuton-no-Jutsu. We use that to switch a puppet in for ourselves to make the enemy think they've killed us, so that they let down their guard.
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＠Fuuma Kotarou
I didn't think it would work on you,[sr]so I didn't bother with that.
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＠Musashi
I guess you had plenty of stamina to spare. Completely recovered then, huh? It looked to me like you were trying out all sorts of different things.
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＠Fuuma Kotarou
Yes, I was. Once I accepted that we were really doing this, I thought I would take advantage of it to test out all of my techniques. But that was only true for the first round. I held nothing back on the second.
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＠Fuuma Kotarou
Samurai who have devoted themselves to the politics of the imperial court and have come to neglect their training are no match for us.
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＠Fuuma Kotarou
But ninja techniques have no effect on those who live by the sword, those who continue to train day in and day out even in times of peace.
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＠Fuuma Kotarou
...I don't care for samurai, but I also know all too well how fearsome a true samurai can be.
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＠Fuuma Kotarou
The reason we refer to them as hooligans[sr]isn't because we despise them.
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＠Fuuma Kotarou
It's because compared to a swordsman, ninja are no better than the bales of straw they use for practice.
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＠Fuuma Kotarou
If we were to try one of our illusions on someone who had truly reached the pinnacle of sword mastery, they would see right through it immediately.
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＠Musashi
That's true. I'd say old man Tajima is just one[sr]step away from reaching that pinnacle himself.
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＠Musashi
Hmm... Now that I've said that out loud, it seems strange. His skills should more than put him at the pinnacle...so why does he still seem like he's one step away from it?
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＠Fuuma Kotarou
Your skills are nothing to scoff at either, Lady Musashi. There is no doubt that you are a true swordmaster yourself. I will never forget what it was like to face the fearsome Shinmen Musashi.
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＠Fuuma Kotarou
And thank you for not holding back on that last strike.
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＠Fuuma Kotarou
You helped me to shake off the last vestiges of the fog that had been hanging over my mind! For but a moment, I thought it was curtains for me.
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？1：You did great, Kotarou.
？2：Thanks for obliging her.
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＠Fuuma Kotarou
Anything for you, Master![sr]For my part, I learned a lot from this as well!
Ahaha, no need to exaggerate, Kotarou. I never stopped holding back during our fight. I wasn't actually trying to kill you, after all.
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＠Fuuma Kotarou
...[sr]...
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＠Fuuma Kotarou
Um...what? Are you sure...?
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＠Musashi
Absolutely. I'm real sure. Now come on, I finally got paid for all my hard work, even if it was just chump change! We need some drinks. DRINKS!
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＠Musashi
Then again, we can't go out and leave Onui and Tasuke on their own... Never mind the drinks. Let's just buy an ichimai-zuri and head back to Otama's room.
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？1：Ichimai-zuri... The tile block things?
？2：Edo newspapers! Super-retro newspapers!
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＠Musashi
There's an ichimai-zuri seller just over there.[sr]He's drawing quite a crowd.
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＠Fuuma Kotarou
So that's where our audience disappeared to. It's one thing to see ichimai-zuri in Edo or Osaka, but I'm surprised to see it being sold here in Toke.
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＠Fuuma Kotarou
This version of Toke's castle town is like a second Edo.[sr]It was never this prosperous in our timeline.
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＠Ichimai-Zuri Seller
Emergency! The monsters that terrorized all of Shimousa are back and threatening villages everywhere!
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＠Ichimai-Zuri Seller
As you all know, Lord Matsudaira resides in Toke Castle! What's more, he is now joined by Lord Tajima-no-Kami, a great samurai who hails from Edo!
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＠Ichimai-Zuri Seller
And yet, this morning, the castle[sr]received a shocking letter!
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＠Ichimai-Zuri Seller
None could have guessed at its grim contents!
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＠Ichimai-Zuri Seller
...Someone is coming to murder Lord Matsudaira's beloved daughter, Lady Kiyohime!
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＠Musashi
...What?
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＠Ichimai-Zuri Seller
Would YOU like to know more? It's all here in this ichimai-zuri! Now now, no jostling! First come, first served!
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＠Musashi
Isn't Kiyohime that strange princess[sr]we ran into the other day?
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＠Musashi
The one who was head over heels for [%1]?
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＠Fuuma Kotarou
Does this mean someone is threatening to assassinate Lady Kiyohime at Toke Castle, Master!?
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？1：This is terrible news.
？2：For now, we should head to Toke Castle ourselves.
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＠Musashi
Agreed. We may not know for sure that the Heroic Spirit Swordmasters are involved with this, but we also don't know for sure that they're not.
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＠Musashi
Ordinarily, they'd never let us into the castle...but if old man Tajima is there, maybe he'll be willing to fill us in.
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＠Musashi
Okay, let's get going.[sr]Right after we buy an ichimai-zuri, of course![charaFace B 0]
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＠Assassin of Paraíso
...I have delivered the letter warning them of our plans to assassinate Matsudaira's daughter.
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＠Assassin of Paraíso
By now, ten of Tajima-no-Kami's samurai should be guarding her, and rumors should be circulating throughout the town.
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＠Assassin of Paraíso
Everything is as you commanded. I shall see that the next steps are carried out to your liking as well, Lord Sorcerer.
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I...
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I will only follow my lord's orders. Even if I become a Heroic Spirit Swordmaster with a Curse of Annihilation, that will never change.
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That is what it means to be a ninja.[sr]That is what it means to be me.
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However. However...
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Something deep within this etheric[sr]body of mine gives me pause.
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I must be wavering.[sr]Am I truly myself...?
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In one sense, that's no different than when I was alive.[sr]Back then, I would always ask myself who I was.
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In that case, there is no need for concern. I am already a Heroic Spirit Swordmaster. Whether as a human or as a Heroic Spirit, I am nothing more than a husk; a blade to be wielded.
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I slash, I sever, and I kill.[sr]That is all I am.
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＠Sorcerer
Good.[sr]Sow chaos in the humans' minds.
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＠Sorcerer
Inferno's efforts have planted the seeds of unease in Shimousa. No matter how much Shinmen Musashi or the one from Chaldea swing their blades...
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＠Sorcerer
No matter how many dogs Edo sends...they will not[sr]easily be able to rid the populace of their fears.
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＠Sorcerer
Now, we shall nurture those seeds. Make sure the populace knows you intend to kill their princess, let the panic spread, and then assassinate her. Do that, and the fear will take hold of them all.
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＠Sorcerer
They will quail with fright, and stare helplessly at their impending deaths. Once they do, their souls will become even better sacrifices.
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＠Sorcerer
Become fear itself, Paraíso.[sr]All you need do is stay true to the serpent within.
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＠Assassin of Paraíso
As you wish.
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＠Sorcerer
Then go, and see that it is done.
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＠Longsword Swordsman
...Looks like the Lord Sorcerer is gone now.
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＠Longsword Swordsman
So, Lady Paraíso. As I have no understanding of sorcery, could I ask you to explain something to me?
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＠Longsword Swordsman
What did he mean by “the serpent within”? You certainly do not look as if there is a snake within you.
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＠Longsword Swordsman
As far as these eyes can see, you are but a fair maiden with beautiful black hair. There is no serpent here.
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＠Assassin of Paraíso
It is none of your business, bodyguard. All you need worry about is keeping the Lord Sorcerer safe.
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＠Longsword Swordsman
My my, you're no fun either, are you?[sr]If I must, I will get out of your hair.
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＠Longsword Swordsman
If you happen to have a message to pass along to[sr]Lord Sorcerer, I'd be happy to give it to him.
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＠Assassin of Paraíso
I do not. Now go.
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＠Longsword Swordsman
Understood. Farewell, Lady Paraíso.
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＠Longsword Swordsman
Oh, one last thing. It is said if a snake peers too long at something lustrous, it will put its eyes out.
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＠Longsword Swordsman
So take heed to avoid that which gleams. I would hate for something to happen to your elegant countenance.
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＠Berserker of Saṃghāta Hell
Hehe, hehehehehehehe. “Now go,” huh. How adorable. Here's a tip: the next time a cutie talks to you, all you have to do is smile.
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＠Berserker of Saṃghāta Hell
I wonder what's got your panties all in a twist.[sr]What's going on in that too-cool head of yours?
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＠Berserker of Saṃghāta Hell
Something about how a proper ninja should conduct herself? Or maybe how a proper Heroic Spirit should behave?
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＠Berserker of Saṃghāta Hell
I'm close. I can tell. Ahh, what a joke. You're a descendant of Saburou, who the god of Ooe cursed, right?
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＠Berserker of Saṃghāta Hell
Why are you even thinking about this?
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＠Assassin of Paraíso
...[sr]...
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＠Berserker of Saṃghāta Hell
Don't waste time agonizing over it, just kill them all. Consume them all. All you have to do is murder everyone.
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＠Berserker of Saṃghāta Hell
After all, this whole world's nothing but a dream. In that case, why not go ahead and do whatever you feel like?
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＠Assassin of Paraíso
...Be silent, Saṃghāta Hell.
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Oh no, I said that out loud. This is bad. What am I doing? She's nothing but an illusion!
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That's right. An illusion. All the real Saṃghāta Hell is doing is standing next to me, smiling.
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She hasn't spoken a single word to me...
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Ahh, not again. Just looking at Saṃghāta Hell makes the curse inside me bubble up to the surface!
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＠Berserker of Saṃghāta Hell
What's the matter, Paraíso?[sr]Hehe, I didn't say anything, you know?
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＠Berserker of Saṃghāta Hell
Oh, right, it must be that curse of yours again.[sr]Sorry, there's nothing I can do about that.
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＠Berserker of Saṃghāta Hell
I don't have the faintest idea what it is you're seeing or hearing. Okay? I didn't say a thing.
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＠Berserker of Saṃghāta Hell
I'm not trying to be mean here, you know?[sr]I hope you understand that.
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I understand.[sr]I do.
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I understand everything.[sr]That's why...
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That's why I seek it. Even though my soul has been violated by karma, I still seek it.
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＠Assassin of Paraíso
...I only included the princess's name in the letter I delivered to the castle.
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＠Assassin of Paraíso
But I will not settle for just her. I will stake my claim on more sacrifices before the night is over.
