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PKOW PKOW PKOW |
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Natsu "<My apologies, pretty girl—>" Natsu "<—That looked like an expensive jacket.>" Natsu "<Guess you'll have to ask Daddy for another one—ha ha haaaa!>" SKRRREEE |
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[I am Oroku Karai.] [I resurrected the Foot Clan.] [I restored its legacy.] Natsu "<...No way!>" [Teaching myself a lost martial art and willing a ninja clan back to life required great precision...] Oroku Karai "Kiyaiiii!" [I appreciate precision all the more when I find it in the world.] |
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HONK KLANG KKKKKRREEEE VRRWWWAAWAA KSHH Natsu "<What's wrong with you, pretty girl?>" Natsu "<You got a death wish?>" Karai "<I am Oroku Karai.>" Natsu "<Is that supposed to mean something?>" Karai "<It means that I will not be insulted.>" Natsu "<Insulted? What, you don't like being pretty?>" Natsu "<Fine—>" SNIK Natsu "<—I can fix that.>" |
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Natsu "Hunh!" SWIP Karai "<Pathetic.>" KRIK Karai "<...And sloppy.>" WHOMP THRAKK |
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Karai "<Hm. Sloppy, but not entirely untrained.>" Karai "<Good.>" BOK CHAK KFF KRAK |
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Natsu "<Okay, it's clear now that I should probably apologize for shooting you...>" Natsu "<There's a yakuza war going on, you know?>" Natsu "<Big man died, so everyone else is trying to better their positions... And you were just standing right in front of my target.>" Natsu "<You're lucky I just winged you.>" Natsu "<In fact, maybe you should be thanking me!>" Karai "<You. Expect me. To be grateful—for your incompetence?!>" Natsu "<Well yeah. I could've put one dead center!>" Natsu "<...Still could.>" BLAM |
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Natsu "<Bye-bye, grumpy!>" Karai "<Hh.>" Natsu "<And take care of that arm! You only have two!>" [Later. Karai's penthouse.] Koya "Aaauuughhh!" Koya "This is pointless, old man!" |
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Koya "Bludgeon is blind, and I can't fly!" Koya "We're no better than a couple of pets for a spoiled rich girl, and you just expect us to spar?" Toshiro "Correct. You've felt sorry for yourselves long enough." Toshiro "It's time to get back to work." Koya "Weren't you listening, Grandpa?" Koya "He's blind, and all my instincts revolve around flying! We're useless!" Toshiro "Do not call me "Grandpa." You may call me Toshiro. Or Sensei." Toshiro "I have taught the best of the Foot Clan, and I will have your respect, not your excuses." Toshiro "You can't fly, Koya, but neither can I. And I am no less deadly for it." Toshiro "As to the blindness..." Toshiro "...Attack me." Koya "You're kidding." SHWAK Toshiro "Am I?" |
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Koya "Rraaaagggh!!" Toshiro "Good! You see? You don't need to fly to fight!" Toshiro "What would have been an excellent punch—" TFF Toshiro "—If it had connected. Your anger affects your efficiency more than your injuries." SKREEEE Toshiro "A common problem." Bludgeon "Hey! Leave her alone!" KRSHLAM Toshiro "Ah, Bludgeon. Very good!" Toshiro "You nearly hit me!" Toshiro "Blindness doesn't hold you back if you trust your other senses." |
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Toshiro "Your anger is natural, Koya, and understandable. But it makes you easier to read. We will work on that." Koya "Hmph." Toshiro "And you—your senses are more powerful than I expected. Did you hear my position? Smell it?" Bludgeon "No." Bludgeon "Before I was... This, I could sense everything in the sea around me." Bludgeon "Since I've been blinded, that ability seems to have returned." Bludgeon "If I try hard enough, I can feel where things are, and—" Bludgeon "..." Bludgeon "Master Toshiro? She is home. And I smell... Blood." Karai "Very good, Bludgeon." Karai "Very good—" |
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Toshiro "<Blood loss, overexertion... You've been out for hours, now.>" Toshiro "<But we've seen to your wounds. How do you feel?>" Karai "<...Angry.>" Karai "<An amateur got the better of me.>" Toshiro "<Perhaps it's a sign that you've been too idle.>" Karai "<I know you feel I was wrong to take leave from the Foot Clan, Sensei.>" Karai "<But at this point, I'm not sure where my future lies.>" Toshiro "<And that surprises me. You've always been blessed with certainty.>" |
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Toshiro "<Your decision to return to Japan to seek a new path, to turn your back on all you've built... It seems out of character.>" Karai "<We all face new chapters in our lives, Toshiro-san.>" Karai "<Even me. You didn't have to follow me here.>" Toshiro "<I owe you more than I can ever repay. I had to—>" Toshiro "<Karai! You need more time to heal!>" Karai "<My pride was the only thing the amateur truly injured.>" Karai "<I'm going now. I will find this woman and those she works for.>" Karai "<And when I do—>" Karai "<—I'll have satisfaction.>" Toshiro "<Oh, Karai. I do hope that that's someday true.>" |
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[Later.] [The rooftop garden of Hayashi Toru.] Hayashi Toru "<...You don't usually return to me with scrapes and bruises, Granddaughter.>" Toru "<Were Kenji's men fiercer than I believed?>" Natsu "<No, Grandfather. There was an unexpected complication, that's all.>" Natsu "<I winged this woman during the hit, and she turned out to be kind of badass. Said he name was... What was it... Oroku Karai?>" Natsu "<She actually chased me down and knocked me off my bike.>" Toru "<Oroku Karai, you say?>" |
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Natsu "<Sounds like you've heard of her.>" Toru "<I have. Do you remember the Foot Clan?>" Natsu "<The ninja wannabes? She's one of them?>" Toru "<She's far more, child. Oroku Karai wrested control of the Foot from her father and his associates and reforged the clan into something truly remarkable... Hardly "wannabes.">" Toru "<I didn't know she was back in Japan.>" Natsu "<You think she's here to take a piece of the city for herself?>" Toru "<No, she isn't one to waste time. She would have made a move already.>" Toru "<Hm. This could be a good omen—>" Toru "<The Foot Clan could be a powerful ally...>" KTINKKSH |
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Natsu "<You!>" Natsu "<How did you find me?>" Karai "<Don't insult me further, amateur.>" Karai "<An assassin with you... Idiosyncrasies isn't hard to track down.>" Karai "<Hayashi Toru, I have no quarrel with you—>" Karai "<—But I have been insulted, and I will see my honor restored.>" Toru "<Please, I beg forgiveness on my granddaughter's behalf. Natsu intended no insult.>" Natsu "<...You can't be serious.>" Natsu "<She's the one who's trespassing, and you're going to apologize?>" Natsu "<To hell with that!>" |
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Natsu "<If she wants to settle this, we'll settle it!>" Toru "<Granddaughter, wait!>" Natsu "<What the—>" Karai "You were lucky before." THUK Natsu "Unh!" |
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SHK SSHHP Natsu "Ghh!" Karai "<And now, you pay for your incompetence.>" Toru "<Oroku Karai—stop!>" |
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Toru "<Please. You've made your point. I ask again, with respect, that you spare my granddaughter's life.>" Toru "<Allow her a chance to atone.>" Toru "<At the very least, hold off on your vengeance for a moment—>" Toru "<—I'd like to discuss a mutually beneficial arrangement, a partnership, in exchange for Natsu's life.>" Karai "<No.>" Toru "<Let me put it another way...>" |
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Toru "<...I have a very efficient security force, which now surrounds you.>" Toru "<You may kill Natsu, but you will not leave here alive if you do.>" Karai "<...What do you want?>" Toru "<Now that you ask, now that I'm truly thinking about it—>" Toru "<...I want a legend.>" |