CONTACT.

[clansman]

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action--no shut up i do what i want

[redsea]

[ She's gonna do it. After weeks of hiding from him whenever he was around Totsuka, she's finally going to do it. Kougyoku is going to talk to Mikoto. Nervous? No. Any trace of it should be gone once he appears, but the anxiety and fear might still remain. Kings were the ones who had that sort of power over people, after all.

Ah, there he is, walking back to the building he was staying at. Now's her chance. ]

King Mikoto!

[ Kougyoku... emerges from behind a hill made of snow because it's not like she lives here too. (She does.) It's not like Yata told her to stop hiding in weird places or anything. (He did.)

She punches a fist in her open palm and bows in greeting. ]

I am Kougyoku Ren. I wish to speak with you.

[clansman]

[ So far, Mikoto's mental associations for the small girl the rest of his clan's adopted amount to something like "Yata's girlfriend" (???) (who cares) and "Lady Hides-A-Lot" (accurate). This approach belongs to neither. How curious. ]

Hm?

[redsea]

[ Here it is, the beginning of the monosyllabic responses. Izumo told her about those. It's fine... The next question can be answered with a simple yes or no.

But that also depends. ]

Are you—will you be participating in the war?

[clansman]

[ a beat for consideration in perfect silence. a really. . . long. . . beat. . . ]

Looks that way.

[redsea]

[ That was a really... long... pause... Kougyoku gets all too excited when she gets his reply. ]

Then show me your power! [ She takes her hairpin, which transforms into a large, blue sword. This is what she has been waiting for. ] Yata says I have to get through him before I can face you, but I don't want him to die. You'll give me a better fight, won't you?

1/2

[clansman]

[ another look, briefly blank. ]

[clansman]

. . . That's how it is, huh.

What for?

[redsea]

What fo— [ sputters. The reason sounds so trivial when she says it in her head, but... ]

Because, because I'm curious! Everyone is always talking about how great the Red King is. I've faced off with even the most fearsome king in my world... I want to see how great the kings from other worlds are! I want to see if I can go all out in battle like before!

[clansman]

[ his eye stops for a moment on the bright sword -- but he turns away all the same, back towards the door. ]

Better forget it.

[redsea]

[ The sword changes back into a hairpin and goes back to where it belongs. Mikoto's refusal only fuels her curiosity, but no means no. Still, it takes her some effort to calmly ask him, ]

Why?

[clansman]

Think they'd haul you here if you couldn't fight?

[redsea]

No. No, but... [ She was looking for the thrill of a fight, yet when she realizes the point he's trying to make, she grows quiet, ashamed. ]

[clansman]

[ please, as if he's deep enough to make a point.

itt: laziness mistaken for depth again, as is the K Project Way. ]

So.

[ andddd heading in! ]

[redsea]

[ wow

mikoto-san ]