＄03-00-12-12-2-0

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[charaSet B 1098231810 1 "Xu Fu"]
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＠Holmes
All right, everyone, it's time we put our plan together.
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＠Assassin-Class
Yes. A good plan is key to a successful assassination.
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＠Assassin-Class
That's what my senior assassins are always telling me.
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＠Holmes
Our first target is Kriemhild's second-in-command, Zhang Jue. If we're to succeed, we must get him to leave this Singularity.
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＠Holmes
Formidable as his Noble Phantasm and spells are, his intelligence is a far greater threat.
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＠Holmes
I considered using some sort of magecraft to render him unconscious, neutralizing him, and then bringing him back here...
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＠Holmes
...but ultimately, I decided we needed to completely eliminate any chance of him using that intellect against us.
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＠Holmes
We will assassinate him, as such a dire threat deserves.
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＠Assassin-Class
Got it. I hear you.
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＠Assassin-Class
It's always possible for targets to change when you're making decisions at your own discretion on-site.
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＠Assassin-Class
So it's great that we're all on the same page about this now.
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＠Assassin-Class
Solid communication.
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＠Holmes
There are three key parts to this plan we need to decide: the how, the where, and the when.
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＠Assassin-Class
For the how...obviously, we'll have to ambush him.
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＠Holmes
Precisely. Sniping him would be far too risky. Perhaps it would be a different story if we had a truly first-rate Archer on our side, but[line 2]
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＠Holmes
No, even then, I doubt sniping would succeed. Our target is, after all, Zhang Jue: the leader of the Yellow Turbans.
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＠Assassin-Class
Yeah, depending on what Taoist art he uses, his defenses could be airtight.
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＠Xu Fu
...Ohh, I see. So that's why you called me here.
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＠Holmes
Indeed. We realized we would need the help of a professional in the sage arts.
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＠Holmes
The secretary already gave us permission to bring you on board.
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＠Holmes
(It's unfortunate that she's part of the rebellion, but the Assassin should be able to contain her if things take a turn.)
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＠Holmes
(Though of course, we'll have to do our best to ensure things don't come to that.)
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＠Xu Fu
Still, I don't know if I can make it all the way to the Revenge Realm's castle.
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＠Xu Fu
I'm not exactly what you'd call “nimble.” Compared to most people, I'm kind of...uh...
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＠Assassin-Class
A slowpoke?
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＠Xu Fu
Yeah, that's it![wt 0.7][charaFace B 30][sr]...Can I leave now?
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？1：No! Now come on, get over it!
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＠Holmes
Hahaha.
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＠Holmes
All right, now that Ms. Xu Fu is here, let's discuss the where and when of the plan.
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＠Holmes
First of all, Zhang Jue's behavioral patterns.
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＠Holmes
According to the scouts we've had tracking him...
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[lr]Zhang Jue spends most of his time in the Revenge Realm's capital...
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...with the occasional excursion to Fort Azagouc.
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Kriemhild has entrusted him with authority over all the surrounding area.
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He also sometimes causes problems for the Reinstatement Realm during the Revenge Realm's expeditions.
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He is an excellent leader to his troops. However, these troops vary tremendously in terms of quality, and he cannot fill those gaps on his own.
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As a result, he frequently loses these skirmishes, but he's also quick to retreat to safety when this occurs.
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In this ongoing war between the realms, Zhang Jue himself has never suffered so much as a scratch.
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Though he seems not to be particularly skilled in personal combat, he makes up for this with sheer adaptability.
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In effect, one could say he is the Revenge Realm's second king. Suffice to say, it would be beyond foolish to try to assassinate him in the capital.
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Without an escape route, chances are any such attempt would fail, even if we were to risk our own lives to accomplish our goal.
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Were we to try assassinating him on his way to Fort Azagouc, her would have an excellent chance of slipping through our fingers.
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So, I have concluded that our best bet is to infiltrate the fortress and assassinate him there.
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However, even with this plan, our odds of success remain low. If we trust only luck to see us through, we are doomed to failure.
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＠Assassin-Class
Nnn, that is tricky. I guess it all comes down to how tight the fortress's security is.
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＠Holmes
We can assume it is tight indeed...but perhaps not so tight that there is no room for us to slip through.
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＠Holmes
Tell us, Ms. Xu Fu, how would you go about protecting this fortress?
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＠Xu Fu
Do we know how this fortress is built, and where?
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＠Assassin-Class
Let me see... Yeah, here we go. It's all in this document.
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＠Xu Fu
Hmm...[wt 0.6][charaFace B 4] Nnn...[sr]Yeah, this place is practically airtight.
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？1：You can tell?
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＠Xu Fu
I don't know the first thing about Western spells, but I've got almost a sixth sense for Eastern ones.
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＠Xu Fu
To put it another way, if they did use any Western spells here, I wouldn't be able to tell you anything about them.
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＠Xu Fu
But I can tell this fortress is built using Qi Men Dun Jia.
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？1：Qi Men Dun Jia...?
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＠Xu Fu
Hmm... Basically, you use astrology and cleromancy to determine the optimal orientation of all sorts of objects.
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＠Xu Fu
It works on everything from people to armies to castles. It can tell you things like the best way for you to walk or a direction where you're sure to fail.
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＠Holmes
As I recall, Zhuge Liang used it during the Three Kingdoms period.
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＠Xu Fu
Oh, yeah, the Unreturning Formation. I've heard of that, too.
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＠Xu Fu
Anyway, my point is...
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＠Xu Fu
...Zhang Jue used his Taoist arts to lock this Fort Azagouc down tighter than a tánggǔ drum.
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＠Holmes
But, historically speaking, once you've breached a fortress, capturing it is simple.
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＠Holmes
It may be that these Taoist arts are the only notable defenses we must overcome.
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＠Assassin-Class
So, basically...it all comes down to this Servant?
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＠Xu Fu
...Huh? You mean me?
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(Nod)
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＠Xu Fu
...Yeah, okay, I'll do it.
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＠Xu Fu
Really, when you think about it, that guy might look older, but I actually go back further than he does.
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＠Xu Fu
Hell, I was a genuine court sorcerer for China all the way back in the time of Emperor Qin Shi Huang.
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＠Xu Fu
Sure, I was involved in a different matter for a while, and my knowledge of Taoist is a little fuzzy...
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＠Xu Fu
...but I'm sure I'll figure something out!
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＠Assassin-Class
Welp.
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？1：Welp.

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＠Xu Fu
Hey, who else are you gonna call here? This whole plan falls apart without me, right?
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＠Xu Fu
Now show me the respect I deserve, dammit.
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？2：It's okay, Xu-Xu! I believe in you!

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＠Xu Fu
Huh? Who the hell said you could come up with a nickname for me?
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＠Xu Fu
But...you know... It's kind of a good fit.
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＠Xu Fu
No, no. Knock it off. I insist you show me the respect I deserve. You will address me as “Lady Xu Fu.” Got it?
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＠Holmes
How exactly do we go about this? Do we need to conduct reconnaissance on the fortress to get past its Taoist defenses?
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＠Xu Fu
Hmm... No, I think we can put together a counterstrategy based on what we know now.
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＠Xu Fu
For example, say there's a talisman used in Taoist arts and a talisman that can counteract it.
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＠Xu Fu
We can make a whole bunch of the latter kind now.
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＠Xu Fu
And from there, I can hammer the basics of Taoist arts into your heads so you know what to do with them.
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＠Xu Fu
Yeah, this could work.
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＠Holmes
Excellent. I can finally see a way forward.
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＠Holmes
We'll begin with combat training in teams to reach the minimum of teamwork necessary to execute this plan.
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＠Holmes
We'll also help Ms. Xu Fu with her Item Construction while having her coach us in the basics of Taoist arts...
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＠Holmes
...all while hammering out the details of this plan before the day of the mission arrives.
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＠Assassin-Class
Sounds reasonable.
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＠Xu Fu
Then I'm gonna need you guys to bring me a bunch of the materials I need for the talismans as soon as possible.
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＠Holmes
Oh? Like what?
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＠Xu Fu
Hmm. We should be able to use Forbidden Pages for[sr]the paper...[wt 0.9][bgmStop BGM_EVENT_146 1.5][charaFace B 25] Oh, and there's one more important thing.
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＠Assassin-Class
What's that?
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