We did it... We finally have all five[sr]of the bamboo cutter's treasures.
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＠Kiyohime
To be honest, I didn't think we were going to pull it off.[sr]I should've known better.
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＠Kiyohime
Though don't think I've forgotten how you went about getting the dragon's head gems.
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＠Tamamo-no-Mae
And the Enma-tei's keep has been restored. You thought that part rather important, didn't you, Fionn?
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
Indeed. We need to have everything look[sr]exactly as it did five hundred years ago.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
I believe the term for it is “on-site inspection.”[sr]Even better, it doubles as a lookout tower.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
It should let us bear witness to all sorts[sr]of things, just like Chaldea's simulator.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
If we can recreate the scene of the crime five hundred years ago, we should see exactly what happened.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
Now that the building is restored to its past state...and with my Clairvoyance, which allows me to see things clearly and with incredible detail...
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
...I can...
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＠Mash
Huh? ...Fionn just started sucking his thumb, Master!
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＠Diarmuid
Oho! That is the very Noble Phantasm that saved the Knights of Fianna's lives more times than I can count!
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＠Diarmuid
Fintan Finegas...the Thumb of Knowledge!
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＠Tomoe Gozen
Uh... Sucking his thumb is a Noble Phantasm...?[sr]Is that true...?
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＠Kiyohime
There certainly are a lot of strange Heroic Spirits from the West. Blackbeard and Jekyll come to mind.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
I am NOT sucking my thumb, thank you very much![sr]I'll have you know I am biting it!
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？1：Did he just start glowing even while he was shouting...!?
？2：I'll say this about Blackbeard and Jekyll: I've never seen them glow.
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＠Goredolf
Of course! The Salmon of Knowledge!
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＠Goredolf
It's a story that dates back to when Fionn mac Cumhaill was apprenticed to a druid named Finegas.
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＠Goredolf
Together they caught a rainbow-colored salmon that was said to impart wisdom to whomever ate it.
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＠Goredolf
Fionn cleaned and cooked the fish in order[sr]to serve it to his mentor, but then[line 2]
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＠Mash
Yes. Some of the salmon's oil got on[sr]Fionn's thumb while he was cooking it...
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＠Mash
...and that caused its wisdom crystals[sr]to reside within Fionn's thumb.
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＠Goredolf
Indeed. It scares me that he could have intentionally had fate work in his favor like that...
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
Haha. No, as much as I wish I could claim credit for that, it really was just a coincidence. It's one of the most embarrassing episodes of my entire life.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
But my mentor, Finegas, just smiled[sr]and told me this is how it should be.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
He said that the Salmon of Knowledge was part of nature, and that my actions were similarly natural.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
“In which case, it's only right that it resides in you. But you must forgive me if I take pity on you, golden-haired mac Cumhaill.”
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
“After all, you will need to bite your thumb at every sign of trouble from here on! It makes me laugh just thinking about it!”
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＠Tomoe Gozen
I-I see... He did have a point...
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
Of course, I was still happy with this outcome.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
Finegas had been searching for the Salmon his whole life, yet he was still happy that I received its wisdom, even after I inadvertently stole it from him.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
And that's one of the least outlandish things that happened to me. Really, it's no wonder I became the captain of the Knights of Fianna.
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＠Goredolf
Grr, no more humblebragging! You can be humble,[sr]or you can brag, but not both at the same time!
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＠Goredolf
And what is it you're pondering with your[sr]salmon-imparted wisdom right now, anyway!?
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
I'm looking at the facts of this case, of course.[sr]There are any number of ways to learn about the past.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
Some use Mystic Eyes or crystals to view it directly. Others use accurate information and a reconstruction.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
I favor the latter method, of course. Here in this lookout tower, I was able to recreate the Enma-tei's previous state in my mind.
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？1：Whoa. Then, you know who took the treasures?
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
Oh, I already knew that beyond any doubt. No, I merely wanted to know what the room looked like back then.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
As long as I can calculate that, all that remains is to resolve this to the best of our shared ability.
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＠Mash
You mean, as in all of us...?
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
That's right. Figuring the one responsible was easy,[sr]but proving it will be far more difficult.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
Not even collecting all five treasures[sr]will be enough to handle everything.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
“Hmm, I see. Yes, these are indeed five treasures,[sr]but they are not the ones I had stolen.”
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
“They may be the same objects, but their value differs greatly. I don't want just any old treasures returned to me. They must be the ones that were taken.”
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
If the bamboo cutter counters along those lines[line 2]and make no mistake, he almost certainly will[line 2]we won't have a leg to stand on.
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＠Tamamo-no-Mae
So, you're saying the bamboo cutter never actually wanted to be compensated for his treasures?[sr]That he was actually after the Enma-tei from the start?
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
I believe so. I think he is only pretending to act in good faith, and is actually running a scam.
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＠Mash
Then, if the five treasures still won't be enough to convince him, what else can we do...?
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
Easy. We fight cunning with cunning.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
In fact, the reason I asked you all here was[sr]to help me prepare one last finishing touch.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
Oh, by the way, Kiyohime, is it true[sr]you can tell when someone is lying?
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＠Kiyohime
Of course.[sr]I've never let any man get away with a falsehood.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
Hmm. What about Madam Beni-Enma?[sr]Is she capable of seeing through lies, too?
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＠Kiyohime
No, Ms. Beni-Enma doesn't have any such ability.[sr]She just punishes people when they're caught lying.
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＠Kiyohime
She learned her Enjaku Battoujutsu[sr]from the Great King Enma himself.
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＠Kiyohime
Once it becomes clear that someone is lying, that's when she'll cut off their tongue on the spot.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
Good, good. That should help push the one responsible over the edge. All right everyone, gather round and I'll explain the plan.
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＠Fionn mac Cumhaill
In essence, we'll all be putting on a performance. Or, in the language of a middle-aged man we know, a con.
