$02-00-03-06-3-0 [soundStopAll] [charaSet A 6030000 1 Danzo] [charaSet B 1017001 1 Musashi] [charaSet C 6019001 1 "Fuuma Kotarou"] [charaSet H 5009000 1 "Effect Dummy"] [scene 47000] [fadein black 1.5] [wait fade] [bgm BGM_EVENT_2 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.4 1] @Danzo These monsters are fairly slow moving, with the exception of the flying beasts. Consequently, they are still quite some distance from Toke. [k] @Danzo If we hurry, we should be able to reach them before nightfall, even with a detour. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 0] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 2] @Musashi So we're splitting up from this[sr]group of elite samurai, huh. [k] @Musashi If they're here to take out those monsters too,[sr]shouldn't they have come with us? [k] @Danzo Not to worry. They should arrive before us,[sr]as they are meeting the enemy head-on. [k] @Danzo Once they have engaged the enemy in battle,[sr]we will approach their leader from behind. [k] [charaFace B 4] @Musashi ...Now I see. So he'd already thought that[sr]far ahead when he gave us our orders. [k] @Musashi Ugh, with skills and smarts like his,[sr]it's no wonder that old man's such a big shot. [k] [charaFace B 11] @Musashi Man, I wish I had a cushy government job[sr]with cuties waiting on me hand and foot. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Fuuma Kotarou ...[sr]... [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Danzo Lord Kotarou, was it? Is something wrong?[sr]Surely I am not the first kunoichi you have ever met. [k] @Danzo Or perhaps...is it because you have doubts about my name? [k] @Danzo I can only tell you that I am indeed Katou Danzo.[charaFace A 4][sr]I apologize if I am not what you expect. [k] @Danzo But unfortunately, there is[sr]nothing I can do in that regard. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 4] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Fuuma Kotarou N-no, it's not that. [k] [charaFace C 0] @Fuuma Kotarou I'm the one who should apologize.[sr]I don't doubt what you say at all, Lady Danzo. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Musashi You must know the stories too, right? Katou Danzo[sr]is the most famous ninja from the age of war! [k] @Musashi I don't know much about the ninja world, but even I've heard of the flying Katou and his exploits as master of puppets! [k] [charaFace B 1] @Musashi What about you, [%1]?[sr]Do you know her name? [k] ?1:I feel like I've heard it somewhere. [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 4] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Danzo ...That is really rather embarrassing for a ninja. I never intended to stand out like this, so it feels rather odd. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 4] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] ?2:Of course! I've heard it lots of times before. [charaFace B 6] @Musashi Wow, really? I guess that's what happens when you experience so much history firsthand! [k] [charaFace B 4] ?! @Musashi Still...the age of war was quite some time ago, wasn't it? [k] [charaFace B 7] @Musashi I also hadn't heard that you were still working as a spy for Lord Iemitsu. Plus, you seem awfully young... [k] ?1:If she's been alive this long... ?2:Maybe she's a Servant? ?! [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 4] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Danzo ...[sr]... [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 4] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Fuuma Kotarou You're...a puppet, aren't you? [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Danzo ...Yes, I am. I had no idea you knew. I can only presume you must have heard the truth of Katou Danzo somewhere. [k] @Danzo I hesitated to share this fact myself because it is usually such a difficult thing to explain, but if there is no need to hide it, I would be glad to do so. [k] @Danzo Yes, I am indeed a puppet, animated by machinery.[sr]I am over one hundred years old. [k] ?1:So she's a mechanical doll? [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Fuuma Kotarou That's right. Think of her as a kind of magecraft. It's certainly rare to see something like her in this time, but she is on par with the magecraft used in the modern day. [k] @Fuuma Kotarou I believe there are a few puppet masters that exist in your time as well, aren't there, Master? [k] @Fuuma Kotarou In fact, there is a long history of mages controlling puppets with magecraft, although it isn't usually called “magecraft” in this era. [k] ?2:So, she is a homunculus or golem made with magecraft? [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 1] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Fuuma Kotarou She is indeed. I knew you would understand, Master. It's certainly rare to see something like her in this time, but comparable magecraft exists in the modern day. [k] [charaFace C 0] @Fuuma Kotarou It is basically the same process used to[sr]make homunculi or golems appear human. [k] @Fuuma Kotarou While I am sure the differences would be apparent to an expert, I still know very little about magecraft and sorcery, so I'm afraid that's my best explanation. [k] ?! [messageOff] [wt 0.2] [charaFace C 0] [charaMove C 0,5 0.2] [charaMoveScale C 1.1 0.4] [wt 0.2] [charaMove C 0,2 0.2] [wt 0.1] [se ad54] [seVolume ad54 0 0.2] [wt 0.4] @Fuuma Kotarou (Just so we're clear, Master, I can assure you[sr]that if nothing else, she is not a Servant.) [k] @Fuuma Kotarou (I sense nothing to suggest she is. As such, I believe she truly is a person[line 2]er, puppet, from this time.) [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaScale C 1.0] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Musashi Wow, a mechanical kunoichi! I've seen machines and ninja before, but never a MACHINE NINJA like this! [k] @Musashi On top of that, this combination turned out to be Katou Danzo, a ninja so famous even I've heard about her. [k] [charaFace B 7] @Musashi And on top of all that, she's suuuper cute![sr]That's what really matters. [k] [charaFace B 1] @Musashi You're so slim, with such slender legs. I bet other people tell you you'd look good in anything all the time, huh? [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 3] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Danzo N-no, I can't say that they do...[sr]Please don't tease me, Lady Musashi. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 6] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Musashi Kotarou reacted the same way.[sr]Do ninja just not care about being cute or something? [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 3] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Fuuma Kotarou No, we don't.[sr]And I am NOT cute! [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 1] [charaFadein A 0.1 0] [charaFace C 3] [charaFadein C 0.1 2] @Danzo Ah, so you are a ninja too, Lord Kotarou.[sr]I suspected as much from your demeanor. [k] [charaFace C 0] @Fuuma Kotarou Yes, that's right.[sr]My full name is... [k] [charaFace C 4] @Fuuma Kotarou On second thought, my True Name would be confusing.[sr]You can just call me Kotarou. [k] @Fuuma Kotarou I am from the Fuu[line 2]I mean, the Sagami Province. [k] [charaFace A 1] @Danzo I see. That's quite a coincidence. Some of my installed ninjutsu are from the Sagami clan as well. [k] [charaFace C 4] @Fuuma Kotarou ...[sr]... [k] @Fuuma Kotarou ...You don't remember me, do you? [k] [charaFace A 0] @Danzo Pardon? What did you say? [k] [charaFace C 0] @Fuuma Kotarou Never mind. Just forget I said that.[sr]Besides, I'm sensing something strange up ahead.[bgmStop BGM_EVENT_2 0.7] [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Musashi Wow, now that's a Servant for you! Even though you're not fully recovered, your instincts are still dead on! [k] [bgm BGM_EVENT_3 0.1] [charaFace B 5] @Musashi I'm sensing one...two...three... No, there are even more than that. They must have wandered off from their pack; they're clearly not acting as a unit! [k] ?1:We don't have any time to waste! ?2:We have to take them out as quickly as possible. ?! [charaFace B 0] @Musashi I agree. Danzo, I hate to ask, but would you mind helping? I don't know much about ninjutsu, but I'm sure you can hold your own in a fight, right? [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 1] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] @Danzo Absolutely. Part of my job is to ensure[sr]that you reach your destination safely. [k] [messageOff] [charaFace A 0] [wt 1.0] [charaFace A 5] @Danzo Katou Danzo, activating Combat Mode. Objective:[sr]destroy hostile entities and resume expedition. [k] [charaFace A 2] @Danzo Initiating battle! [k] [messageOff] [fadeout black 0.5] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_3 0.4] [wait fade] [soundStopAll] [end]