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(Previous part, where Yue was stopped when they were about to leave Sorry, it's 33 seconds long, I'm still to fix this bug)
Who's there!?
Yushu's governor, Ryubi's sworn sister! Seiryuto of Yushu- Kan Uncho! (Seirtyuto - Aisha's blade - Green Dragon Crescent Blade)
Same, Cho Yokutoku, has arrived!
And I'm Cho Shiryuu! We just appeared in a villianish way, but we are no villians! Make sure you remember that!
Villians...
Ah! You're!
Hehe. We met again... That gentle-looking girl is Totaku, right?
W, wrong! I'm Totaku! (Respectful act, Ei)
Sure, sure. Your lies are obvious.
Why!
Because you have no dignity of a commander. And you look somewhat clumsy, so you're not fit to be one.
Ugh...
...So, was I right?
...Yes. I'm Totaku.
What, Yue!?
See! Rinrin's intuition was on mark, Onii-chan!
...Onii-chan?
Kazuto: ...Hello.
Oh, umm... hello.
M, Master? Why are you looking at each other!?
Kazuto: Ah, sorry. I was just a bit stunned by how different she is from the Totaku I imagined.
Hm. He was taken aback by her surprising beauty.
Kazuto: Yeah, something like that.
Master!?
Kazuto: Ah, right, sorry. I'll get serious... Umm... Totaku...-chan?
Yes...
Kazuto: Sadly, I can't let you escape... I want you to go with us quietly, okay?
That's...
There's no way we can do that! We have to run to protect Yue!
Kazuto: But... what will you do then? Alliance will follow you anywhere... that's their responsibility in this war.
Kazuto: I understand Totaku-chan's situation. And... now we even understand where the essense of it is.
Kazuto: ...That's why. I don't want to let you go, knowing you'll be chased.
...What do you mean?
Kazuto: In other words... we'll have Totaku-chan die.
I won't allow that!
Kazuto: Ah, my mistake. Not die, but become dead.
What do you mean?
Kazuto: We'll make Totaku killed by us. That'll avert the pursuit, right?
That might be so... but, what's the point of it?
Kazuto: At the very least, we'll be able to save those two.
...Mylord. Did you become a hypicrite or something?
Kazuto: Hypocrisy, huh... That might be hypocrisy, indeed. But still... that's not only that.
Kazuto: Being involved with lords' power struggle and situation going out control... I can't think of it as of something that has nothing to do with me.
Why did I come to this world...
Even if there's a reason for it, I met Touka-tachi after coming here... I can't exactly say I was involved, but I'm standing here right now.
Over the course of events, I ended up standing here, and there's nothing I can do about it.
From that perspective, I can't think of their situation as of not my problem.
Kazuto: Now that it's come to this, we can't rewind time, so we'll have to accept the situation.
Kazuto: But, right now thinking of our possibilites is better than regretting... One of such possibilities is to give them a helping hand.
Kazuto: ...Is thinking like that a hypocrisy..?
...You're saying we brought this on ourselves.
Kazuto: Did you never regret your decision? Also, we need to accept our role in all this and fulfill it with all we can.
Kazuto: But, there's something in me against it... What is it. A rift between the situation and myself, I guess.
Kazuto: That's why... I want to save them. Because I can give them chance.
But, Mylord. If Enshou finds out about that matter, we'll be the targets of power struggle then.
Kazuto: I'm aware of it... That's why, we need to say they're dead, and use various tricks...
Kazuto: But... That's just my selfishness. That's why I can't ask for impossible. I can't... but I want to help people.
...You see, Rinrin agrees with Onii-chan. (That's the main reason they started a faction after all.)
Kazuto: Rinrin...
The roots of this battle are different than we thought were at the beginning. And we now know that Totaku-tachi are not the bad guys.
And knowing all that, Rinrin cannot kill Totaku-tachi easily now.
Well, you have the point there... But, is that really okay?
I think it is, why not?
Kazuto: Touka!
Whew... I finally caught up. Everyone's a fast runner.
Onee-chan is just too slow. That's because you carry those big *** with you, it gets in the way.
Ugh... I think talking about chest is no fair...
Well, we'll talk about big *** in details later...
We will, huh...
Right now I want to hear Touka-sama's opinion about Totaku's case.
My opinion is same as Master's, okay? Totaku-chan is a victim too, in some way, so I don't think it's wrong to help her.
But, what will happen if we're discovered by alliance then...
We'll think about it when we're actually discovered, okay?.. And I think it'll actually go pretty well.
Why is that?
Sousou-san and Sonsaku-san participated knowing the truth of alliance. (Touka smart moments)
Kazuto: ...That's true.
There's no way someone as great as Sousou or Sonsaku didn't notice the truth behind this disturbance.
But since they still participated, it means they had some kind of reason.
For them a plan like taking Totaku's place at Rakuyo... or getting ahold of all the authority... I don't feel it from them.
They might have ambition... but it's probably going further, and way further, than this disturbance.
That's why... if we're not discovered by people with short-term ambition, like Enshou-san or Enjutsu-san, it'll be okay, but...
That might be so... but I still cannot agree.
I understand Aisha's reasoning... well, it's not like we have any choice in that matter. It's something for Totaku and Mylord to decide.
How about it, Totaku? Will you accept our Mylord's offer?
...I have one question.
Kazuto: What is it?
...Saving us, where's the merit in it for you..?
Kazuto: Merit... merit, huh. I guess there's none, okay?
Right. We don't have one... but, it's not like there's a merit in punishing of Totaku-chan
Kazuto: Yeah... That's why, that's why, it's all just self-satisfaction and... I suppose I just can't force myself to kill a cute girl, okay?
That's right... Though, Master, you still don't know how to deal with girls... you're going to get cursed by Aisha-chan, you know?
Kazuto: If it's Aisha, I don't mind getting cursed.
...I don't like the way it was said. That snobbish way.
Despite saying that, Aisha was happy to hear it after all.
Getting along is a good thing.
It might be getting along in a bit different meaning.
Sei! Rinrin!
Haha. Well, anyway. There's no merit, but also no loss... Then, not wanting to kill some one is obvious, right?
Are you... doubting us?
Of course! We got tricked into getting involved in this power struggle. And no way we can accept offer of help by one of people, responsible for that!
Kazuto: ...That's true. But, we're saying all that with pure intentions...
There rest is up to you to believe or not... abandon Rakuyo, return to homeland and fight alliance. Or accept our protection.
If you return to homeland, the battle with alliance will continue. The alliance with Enshou and Enjutsu in lead will invade your homeland, burn cities, kill civilians and massacre you.
What are you going to do? Totaku.
I... I will...
Lowering her long eyelashes, Totaku was deep in thought.
...Can I... trust you?
Of course.
...Ei-chan. I want to believe in them.