Vee looked back at the Shogun with a serious, pensive frown, still trying to grasp details about her pursuit target. When she realized what he was saying, she did a double-take; apparently, such behavior was far out of character for the Shogun (despite the fact that the generals seemed to be relaxing all the time). "Thank you for the offer... but there is no need to take a break. Duty comes first and I know that my mission right now is critical," she answered, still looking shocked.
Sparks heard the sound of a bell in a distance. Although no navi had appeared along with it, he spotted a lemon ice cart that hadn't been on the beach earlier, sitting just behind Vee.
"If I become sidetracked, I won't be able to finish my mission..." she reiterated, either not hearing or pretending not to hear the bell of the cart.
More ringing erupted nearby as carts started to appear from every hidden area, swarming out of the castle ruins and from beyond the dunes. Soon, they were nearly surrounded.
"There's... nothing I need or want," she continued, nearly drooling as she stopped herself from reaching for the nearest spoon and cup. She looked like she might go right for the vendor's ice scoop; her eyes passed over it and then returned, locking intently upon it.
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"I already... defeated that woman? Can that be possible? I thought... For so long, I was certain I was too weak. The both of us together, perhaps, but alone? I highly doubt that," Yasu murmured, now regaining her usual ill-humored and stern frown. It seemed her fear of Alex was too extreme to go away so easily, which probably made sense, given all Alex had done to her in the past. She smiled again as he continued, then gave a spiteful laugh. "We are a little beyond the point where such flattery will work, aren't we? I know your character: you can admire a woman, certainly, and most assuredly covet one. But such nonsensical ass-kissing doesn't suit you."
"As for us generals, the status is more tied to the duration of our service than anything at this point. We are not necessarily the strongest; indeed, I would say Dee's friends are stronger than most of us. Hell, you're stronger than most of the generals. The only thing that separates our rank from subordinate rank is that we've been with the Shogun from the beginning. Those three were our first willing volunteers and have never gone back on their word to serve. I, on the other hand, was with the Shogun before even those others. I knew her when she was just an aimless- ah, nevermind," Yasu laughed, shrugging her broad shoulders. "She wouldn't like me to tell you such personal details." But she'd already let a lot more slip than she likely meant to.
"You have a lecherous look on your face," she smirked, breaking off from the mystique of the Shogun's backstory. She'd apparently caught him fantasizing about leading the girls. Ordinarily, he would likely get a jaw-crushing punch in the face for making a lewd expression in her presence. "Were you thinking about the Shogun just now? You ought to know that I'm very protective of her. I won't let a winged garden snake like yourself lay a finger on her."
DragonierMan found that the environment was changing around him so rapidly that it looked like a natural disaster. The mud was becoming more and more liquid, until they seemed to be standing in a shallow pool of water... that was slowly growing deeper. Steam seemed to be coming out of nowhere and previously unremarkable trees were closing in on them, seeming to zip towards them at great speed. They also seemed to be straightening and shrinking, while lining up to form a cage. Still yet, Yasu acted like she wasn't even seeing it.
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"Ho ho ho! That sounds like I want to be his SP, doesn't it? Well, I don't. Just between us girls, if you're aiming for him as more than an SP, you ought to consider me competition. Then again, he seems like the type of guy who wants to hold as many women as he can, so it may be a moot point," Dee chuckled, enjoying the rare opportunity for a gossipy conversation. Whatever good mood she had spilled out once Yasu's name came up. "That one-eyed circus strongman?! She's half the reason the Shogun blew off my party. She came in here and ruined the whole mood, complaining about me hiring a stripper for the Shogun and all. I didn't even see her give him an anniversary present! And what all have I purchased him, hm? Oh nothing, just a stripper cake and a small standing army! I even got Escort and Arch to join, and I bet they're better fighters than Yasu. I don't see Escort missing one eye, do you?"
Now steaming mad, Dee grabbed a fistful of cake to calm herself down and began eating in a slobbenly fashion. "Then again, I guess she did scout out Drago... which is bizarre, because she's normally sick to her stomach about men. Except when it comes to the Shogun, of course. She just wants to ride his -mmf!" she growled, silencing herself with another mouthful of cake.
Unlike with the others, nothing seemed to be morphing around here.
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Surprised, Lee snapped into a stiff salute, which was the only response that seemed appropriate given Aya's authoritative tone. "Ma'am! My hut is around here! It is further that way! I am in my underwear because I sleep in my underwear! I don't know why I'm here! I may have been picking up my laundry! I am not trying to seduce you or anyone else! We probably don't need to steal underwear! My sister would almost definitely not wear underwear like that and I was making a joke at her expense! Ma'am!" she finished, then exhaled a huge breath of air. She dropped the panties and picked up another pair, smiling and waving them in front of Aya. They were yellow with a black elastic band and a picture of a black cat on the front. "These are Vee's! They're cute, but they aren't sexy."
She crossed her arms, seeming silly, but more in control of herself now. The environment seemed to be changing, however... huts were gradually becoming illuminated and growing out of the ground. The security cameras that had recently been installed seemed to he changing into TV cameras and the laundry machines into solid, yellow blocks. "Now that you've seen my panties, my sister's, and uh... whoever's these are,I think it's only fair that you show me yooour panties! Hu hu hu hu ha!" the general guffawed, imitating her evil samurai voice from the laundry mission. She wiggled her fingers, then made a lunch to tug down Aya's skirt. "Show us your paaaants, Aya-chan!"
It was hard to tell which was acting more bizarre: Lee or the surroundings.
"As for us generals, the status is more tied to the duration of our service than anything at this point. We are not necessarily the strongest; indeed, I would say Dee's friends are stronger than most of us. Hell, you're stronger than most of the generals. The only thing that separates our rank from subordinate rank is that we've been with the Shogun from the beginning. Those three were our first willing volunteers and have never gone back on their word to serve. I, on the other hand, was with the Shogun before even those others. I knew her when she was just an aimless- ah, nevermind," Yasu laughed, shrugging her broad shoulders. "She wouldn't like me to tell you such personal details." But she'd already let a lot more slip than she likely meant to.
"You have a lecherous look on your face," she smirked, breaking off from the mystique of the Shogun's backstory. She'd apparently caught him fantasizing about leading the girls. Ordinarily, he would likely get a jaw-crushing punch in the face for making a lewd expression in her presence. "Were you thinking about the Shogun just now? You ought to know that I'm very protective of her. I won't let a winged garden snake like yourself lay a finger on her."
DragonierMan found that the environment was changing around him so rapidly that it looked like a natural disaster. The mud was becoming more and more liquid, until they seemed to be standing in a shallow pool of water... that was slowly growing deeper. Steam seemed to be coming out of nowhere and previously unremarkable trees were closing in on them, seeming to zip towards them at great speed. They also seemed to be straightening and shrinking, while lining up to form a cage. Still yet, Yasu acted like she wasn't even seeing it.
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"Ho ho ho! That sounds like I want to be his SP, doesn't it? Well, I don't. Just between us girls, if you're aiming for him as more than an SP, you ought to consider me competition. Then again, he seems like the type of guy who wants to hold as many women as he can, so it may be a moot point," Dee chuckled, enjoying the rare opportunity for a gossipy conversation. Whatever good mood she had spilled out once Yasu's name came up. "That one-eyed circus strongman?! She's half the reason the Shogun blew off my party. She came in here and ruined the whole mood, complaining about me hiring a stripper for the Shogun and all. I didn't even see her give him an anniversary present! And what all have I purchased him, hm? Oh nothing, just a stripper cake and a small standing army! I even got Escort and Arch to join, and I bet they're better fighters than Yasu. I don't see Escort missing one eye, do you?"
Now steaming mad, Dee grabbed a fistful of cake to calm herself down and began eating in a slobbenly fashion. "Then again, I guess she did scout out Drago... which is bizarre, because she's normally sick to her stomach about men. Except when it comes to the Shogun, of course. She just wants to ride his -mmf!" she growled, silencing herself with another mouthful of cake.
Unlike with the others, nothing seemed to be morphing around here.
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Surprised, Lee snapped into a stiff salute, which was the only response that seemed appropriate given Aya's authoritative tone. "Ma'am! My hut is around here! It is further that way! I am in my underwear because I sleep in my underwear! I don't know why I'm here! I may have been picking up my laundry! I am not trying to seduce you or anyone else! We probably don't need to steal underwear! My sister would almost definitely not wear underwear like that and I was making a joke at her expense! Ma'am!" she finished, then exhaled a huge breath of air. She dropped the panties and picked up another pair, smiling and waving them in front of Aya. They were yellow with a black elastic band and a picture of a black cat on the front. "These are Vee's! They're cute, but they aren't sexy."
She crossed her arms, seeming silly, but more in control of herself now. The environment seemed to be changing, however... huts were gradually becoming illuminated and growing out of the ground. The security cameras that had recently been installed seemed to he changing into TV cameras and the laundry machines into solid, yellow blocks. "Now that you've seen my panties, my sister's, and uh... whoever's these are,I think it's only fair that you show me yooour panties! Hu hu hu hu ha!" the general guffawed, imitating her evil samurai voice from the laundry mission. She wiggled her fingers, then made a lunch to tug down Aya's skirt. "Show us your paaaants, Aya-chan!"
It was hard to tell which was acting more bizarre: Lee or the surroundings.
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DragonierMan did a double-take. "D-Did you just say that Neo-ShogunMan... is a woman?" He couldn't believe his ears. That bulky, heavy armor concealed a woman? How did he miss that?... Were there no males in the Shogunate?
He stood there stunned for a moment as his surroundings changed. Then he caught himself and shook his head, clapping his hands to his face. Focus. "You needn't worry yourself about my intentions. I place my duty first as a sword, as a weapon, and for the pleasures of battle; before I feast upon the pleasures of the flesh." Drago pointed out before he continued, trying to keep his gaze on Yasu and not the swirl of imagery around him. He didn't want to get motion sickness. "I'll only lay a finger on her if she allows it. Hopefully that will please you," he ended with the double entendre. Hinting at Yasu's honor bound duty to follow Neo-ShogunMan's orders and wishes, as well as the perverted idea that she might enjoy watching. Or perhaps even participating.
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Suzume cocked her head to the side as Dee outlined her grievances; And victories. "I haven't met Escort before," she began. "Perhaps you can introduce us later." Apparently Dee was more accomplished than Suzume gave her credit for. She always seemed to be just as air-headed as the other generals. Though apparently, if it could be believed, Dee was one of the main reasons for the current capable standing of the Shogunate army.
Suzume unfolded her fan and held it parallel with the floor with one hand. Then produced a dagger out of the tight sleeve of her other hand and cut a slice of cake, placing it on the impromptu fan-plate. "Tell me more about this Shogun. Drago never really talked about him."
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Aya's eyes grew a little as Lee began acting like a soldier talking to her commanding officer. This of course was strange, seeing as how technically Lee was Aya's commanding officer. Well, kinda. The chain of command in the Neo-Shogunate was a little blurry. Regardless, Aya would file away Lee's penchant for subservience to anyone with an authoritative tone for future reference.
What came next though was even more strange. Lee, and the world around them, began changing. It looked as if they were changing locations to that studio they went to that one time for a game show, prior to the panty raid. Then Lee got a perverted face and began advancing on Aya. Aya's reflexes triggered almost immediately.
In one fluid motion Aya stepped between Lee's legs with one of her own, and grabbed at the inside of Lee's arms with her own hands. With a quick spreading motion with her arms, Aya twisted her forward leg behind Lee's and pushed forward off her other leg. In Lee's currently unbalanced state, this would send her crashing to the floor on her back, with Aya standing above her.
Aya moved to straddle Lee's torso and place a dagger to Lee's throat. Her gray eyes bore into Lee's own, cold and ruthless. "You may be an NS general, and you could even be one of Drago's favorites. You both like fighting. But as Drago would say: 'You are just prey to me.' You shouldn't forget that."
The dagger disappeared back to wherever it came from as Aya got off of Lee. "Now then, what is going on with this place?"
He stood there stunned for a moment as his surroundings changed. Then he caught himself and shook his head, clapping his hands to his face. Focus. "You needn't worry yourself about my intentions. I place my duty first as a sword, as a weapon, and for the pleasures of battle; before I feast upon the pleasures of the flesh." Drago pointed out before he continued, trying to keep his gaze on Yasu and not the swirl of imagery around him. He didn't want to get motion sickness. "I'll only lay a finger on her if she allows it. Hopefully that will please you," he ended with the double entendre. Hinting at Yasu's honor bound duty to follow Neo-ShogunMan's orders and wishes, as well as the perverted idea that she might enjoy watching. Or perhaps even participating.
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Suzume cocked her head to the side as Dee outlined her grievances; And victories. "I haven't met Escort before," she began. "Perhaps you can introduce us later." Apparently Dee was more accomplished than Suzume gave her credit for. She always seemed to be just as air-headed as the other generals. Though apparently, if it could be believed, Dee was one of the main reasons for the current capable standing of the Shogunate army.
Suzume unfolded her fan and held it parallel with the floor with one hand. Then produced a dagger out of the tight sleeve of her other hand and cut a slice of cake, placing it on the impromptu fan-plate. "Tell me more about this Shogun. Drago never really talked about him."
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Aya's eyes grew a little as Lee began acting like a soldier talking to her commanding officer. This of course was strange, seeing as how technically Lee was Aya's commanding officer. Well, kinda. The chain of command in the Neo-Shogunate was a little blurry. Regardless, Aya would file away Lee's penchant for subservience to anyone with an authoritative tone for future reference.
What came next though was even more strange. Lee, and the world around them, began changing. It looked as if they were changing locations to that studio they went to that one time for a game show, prior to the panty raid. Then Lee got a perverted face and began advancing on Aya. Aya's reflexes triggered almost immediately.
In one fluid motion Aya stepped between Lee's legs with one of her own, and grabbed at the inside of Lee's arms with her own hands. With a quick spreading motion with her arms, Aya twisted her forward leg behind Lee's and pushed forward off her other leg. In Lee's currently unbalanced state, this would send her crashing to the floor on her back, with Aya standing above her.
Aya moved to straddle Lee's torso and place a dagger to Lee's throat. Her gray eyes bore into Lee's own, cold and ruthless. "You may be an NS general, and you could even be one of Drago's favorites. You both like fighting. But as Drago would say: 'You are just prey to me.' You shouldn't forget that."
The dagger disappeared back to wherever it came from as Aya got off of Lee. "Now then, what is going on with this place?"
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"Hmmm so there is nothing you need or want, then you won't mind if I help myself to this tasty looking treat... Alone." The make shift shogun chuckled, preparing two servings of the lemon ice. "Oh it looks quite tasty indeed. We're on the beach with treats, might as well enjoy it while we can right, or should I make that a command?" Sparks felt if he was a little more direct with her, he could persuade her from continuing her ghost hunt. The samurai was unsure of the consequences that would result from any move he made, any phrase he spoke, and even anything he did. However Sparkes just kept his cool and continued to wing it to the best of his ability.
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"There is no need! Your will is my command," Vee responded hastily to Neo-ShogunMan's tantalizing taunt. She managed to be outstandingly loyal and wholly devoted to a concept other than her master in one action as she grabbed a scoop and began readying her own snack. The speed and volume of her shoveling implied that they were probably sitting at a banquet of Vee's favorite food. By the time she brought her cup back, it looked like she had decided to go for a quadruple scoop; luckily, there was no vendor here to call her out on it.
She started to pull her face mask down in order to eat, then realized she wasn't wearing one. Instead, she began shovelling brain-freezing quantities of lemon ice into her mouth, while somehow keeeping her pensive, unexpressive face on. As she ate, she turned to the shogun briefly, then looked down at herself. Her face turned slightly red as she spoke around her food. "I apologize. You've worn your armor today while I'm in my pajamas. I... must not have had time to change before I left the camp..." she murmured, having a hard time reconstructing past events in her mind.
Regardless, the lemon ice carts kept coming... Did the little ninja really intend to eat all that lemon ice? A single cart would be quite a feat. As she continued ti occupy herself eating it, Sparks heard a knock on the wooden door he'd entered in through. Vee didn't seem to notice it.
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"Ha! Your brashness is infuriating, but it's also predictable at this point. It is not my place to permit you to touch the Shogun. I will continue to defend her from your carnal desires until she commits her body to you in her own words. You've got a lot of ambition, but some things are beyond anyone's station," Yasu laughed. If he had said the same thing outside of this dream, he probably would be facing the worst sure of her irritable nature right now.
It was now clear what the landscape was transforming into: the bathhouse where DragonierMan had encountered Yasu and Hime some time ago. The two were now submerged, fully clothed, in the bathwater. Amazingly? Yasu did not comment on the strangeness of the situation. "You're awfully ambitious for such a willing servant, actually. This is the second time you've barged in as I bathed, isn't it? Dee might want you in the bath with her, but I'm not a loose woman like she is," Yasu remarked, although as she began to shrug off her yukata (which appeared to be her only piece of clothing), it was becoming questionable as to just how tight the first general was. DragonierMan would need to question how loose he was as well, considering he had already clearly dug up a lot more information than Yasu would readily divulge to even her closest friends... and was about to divulge more than that if he didn't do something.
Like Sparks, DragonierMan heard a knocking at the door he'd come in though, which now seemed nestled into the ill fitting frame of the bathhouse wall.
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"I imagine Escort would love to meet you. She enjoys palling around with other gals more than she lets on," Dee chuckled, although she seemed like she'd never understand just what kind of a pal Escort wanted to be with other gals. "The Shogun? Well he's... shogun... like? I mean he's really just a shogun, you either get with that or you don't," the sorceress continued with a shrug. She seemed to be acting pretty cold towards him, though that might just be because he blew off her party. "When he first approached me with Yasu in tow, we were criminals... He was a powerful guy and we all saw how devoted she was to him, so me, Lee, and Vee were all inspired! Of course... we were still criminals for a little while after that... but after armed aggression didn't work out so well, we became the army you know today! Winning the net over, one sexy skirt flip at a time~ Not that that's our official strategy or anything."
She leaned her head on her fist with a pouty frown and continued. "I mean I know he needs his secrecy and all, but I don't know a single thing about him! I know almost no more about him than you do and you literally don't know him! That just sucks," she sighed. "He's just a stuffy Shogun and he's really powerful and all that. Honestly, I hang around more for the lifestyle than affection for him. But he could at least try a little more! I mean, he's a nice guy... he actually doesn't want to hurt anybody and he's kind to us... but what kind of jerk isn't thankful for a stripper cake!?"
Suzume actually didn't hear anything from her door...
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"Oh! You are sorta like Drago!" Lee laughed, seeming to disregard the pain of her fall and the threat of the dagger entirely. "Just the impatient, hard-ass side of him! But-!" she announced, summoning her halberd so that the tip rose behind the SP's head, level with her neck. "I like to fight too. I like it more than anything! So don't think I will roll over and die just because you slash my throat..."
When Aya backed off, Lee did too,although she threw her weapon aside rather than getting rid of it. As it turned out, while they were fighting, the area around them had transformed into an unpopulated version of the Showbizz Friendly Feud stage. "Huh... this is where we played that gameshow, right? But I don't know why I'm here. Anyway, you've got me pumped now! How about a little fight? Just a friendly sparring match between two Neo-Shogun girls!" Lee asked, grabbing up her spear. "To be honest, I always thought you were really boring! But taking down a superior officer like that... you must actually be pretty interesting!"
Aya also heard a knock from the nearby red door. Should she answer it? Lee appeared to be ignoring it entirely.
She started to pull her face mask down in order to eat, then realized she wasn't wearing one. Instead, she began shovelling brain-freezing quantities of lemon ice into her mouth, while somehow keeeping her pensive, unexpressive face on. As she ate, she turned to the shogun briefly, then looked down at herself. Her face turned slightly red as she spoke around her food. "I apologize. You've worn your armor today while I'm in my pajamas. I... must not have had time to change before I left the camp..." she murmured, having a hard time reconstructing past events in her mind.
Regardless, the lemon ice carts kept coming... Did the little ninja really intend to eat all that lemon ice? A single cart would be quite a feat. As she continued ti occupy herself eating it, Sparks heard a knock on the wooden door he'd entered in through. Vee didn't seem to notice it.
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"Ha! Your brashness is infuriating, but it's also predictable at this point. It is not my place to permit you to touch the Shogun. I will continue to defend her from your carnal desires until she commits her body to you in her own words. You've got a lot of ambition, but some things are beyond anyone's station," Yasu laughed. If he had said the same thing outside of this dream, he probably would be facing the worst sure of her irritable nature right now.
It was now clear what the landscape was transforming into: the bathhouse where DragonierMan had encountered Yasu and Hime some time ago. The two were now submerged, fully clothed, in the bathwater. Amazingly? Yasu did not comment on the strangeness of the situation. "You're awfully ambitious for such a willing servant, actually. This is the second time you've barged in as I bathed, isn't it? Dee might want you in the bath with her, but I'm not a loose woman like she is," Yasu remarked, although as she began to shrug off her yukata (which appeared to be her only piece of clothing), it was becoming questionable as to just how tight the first general was. DragonierMan would need to question how loose he was as well, considering he had already clearly dug up a lot more information than Yasu would readily divulge to even her closest friends... and was about to divulge more than that if he didn't do something.
Like Sparks, DragonierMan heard a knocking at the door he'd come in though, which now seemed nestled into the ill fitting frame of the bathhouse wall.
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"I imagine Escort would love to meet you. She enjoys palling around with other gals more than she lets on," Dee chuckled, although she seemed like she'd never understand just what kind of a pal Escort wanted to be with other gals. "The Shogun? Well he's... shogun... like? I mean he's really just a shogun, you either get with that or you don't," the sorceress continued with a shrug. She seemed to be acting pretty cold towards him, though that might just be because he blew off her party. "When he first approached me with Yasu in tow, we were criminals... He was a powerful guy and we all saw how devoted she was to him, so me, Lee, and Vee were all inspired! Of course... we were still criminals for a little while after that... but after armed aggression didn't work out so well, we became the army you know today! Winning the net over, one sexy skirt flip at a time~ Not that that's our official strategy or anything."
She leaned her head on her fist with a pouty frown and continued. "I mean I know he needs his secrecy and all, but I don't know a single thing about him! I know almost no more about him than you do and you literally don't know him! That just sucks," she sighed. "He's just a stuffy Shogun and he's really powerful and all that. Honestly, I hang around more for the lifestyle than affection for him. But he could at least try a little more! I mean, he's a nice guy... he actually doesn't want to hurt anybody and he's kind to us... but what kind of jerk isn't thankful for a stripper cake!?"
Suzume actually didn't hear anything from her door...
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"Oh! You are sorta like Drago!" Lee laughed, seeming to disregard the pain of her fall and the threat of the dagger entirely. "Just the impatient, hard-ass side of him! But-!" she announced, summoning her halberd so that the tip rose behind the SP's head, level with her neck. "I like to fight too. I like it more than anything! So don't think I will roll over and die just because you slash my throat..."
When Aya backed off, Lee did too,although she threw her weapon aside rather than getting rid of it. As it turned out, while they were fighting, the area around them had transformed into an unpopulated version of the Showbizz Friendly Feud stage. "Huh... this is where we played that gameshow, right? But I don't know why I'm here. Anyway, you've got me pumped now! How about a little fight? Just a friendly sparring match between two Neo-Shogun girls!" Lee asked, grabbing up her spear. "To be honest, I always thought you were really boring! But taking down a superior officer like that... you must actually be pretty interesting!"
Aya also heard a knock from the nearby red door. Should she answer it? Lee appeared to be ignoring it entirely.
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"I will continue to defend her from your carnal desires until she commits her body to you in her own words. You've got a lot of ambition, but some things are beyond anyone's station."
DragonierMan chuckled. "So does that mean that you will commit yourself to my carnal desires in order to protect the Shogun from them?"
Then the mountain peak fully changed into the bathhouse.
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"You're awfully ambitious for such a willing servant, actually. This is the second time you've barged in as I bathed, isn't it? Dee might want you in the bath with her, but I'm not a loose woman like she is."
"I am more attracted to strong women who know what they want," Drago stated, a little offended. "General Dee sees something she wants in me, and I am happy to give it to her." His ears twitched at a rapping sound at the door. "Tell me, why is it that you have sworn off men? Did a man break your heart in the past?" He stepped back a little to give Yasu some room, and to avoid any punches thrown at him. "I may act brazen and lustful, but I don't abandon those I give my affections too."
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Suzume became intrigued as Dee explained about their origins. "Criminals?" she said as she stopped eating her cake and looked around for a spot to set the fan-plate down. Not seeing anything resembling a table she gracefully sat down on her knees and placed the fan-plate on the floor in front of her, as well as the dagger. "What kind of criminals?" she asked with a twinge of delighted, yet concerned interest. "Did you pull off a great heist, steal bags of money from the bank, or priceless artwork from some museum?" Suzume leaned in and lowered her voice, "Or maybe murder?"
She sat back up, "You keep saying that this Shogun guy is really powerful. Just how powerful is he? Have you seen him perform?" Suzume started idly playing with a lock of her long, blonde hair as she asked about the Shogun. "I mean we've both seen Drago perform and he is really strong. At least Yasu seems to think so. She pretty much admitted that he was stronger than all you Generals."
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Lee had good reaction time. "I will remember that," Aya said as she got off Lee. The Showbizz Friendly Feud stage finally finished materializing, no more hazy colors and lines. And Lee had returned to normal. Well, more than normal, she was pumped for action. She even challenged Aya to a duel. One between warrior women of the Neo-Shogunate.
"If that is what you want..." Aya said as she brought forth a pair of daggers from her waist and twirled them in her hands for a moment. One ended up pointing toward the ceiling, the other towards the floor as Aya took a fighting stance. "Although I won't hold back."
She ignored the knocking at the nearby door. Focusing all her attention on the fight to come.
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Sparks was enjoying the scene that was playing out in the generals dream.
The samurai's tasty treat was very appetizing to say the least. Then here came the knock at the door. What could it mean? Who had knocked, and why did the young general not seem to notice? The make shift shogun decided it was best to ignore it, in an attempt to not make the dream awkward. "Is there anything else you want to do general?" Sparks spoke down to Vee in a fairly excited voice, and he could only imagine what would come from his question.
The samurai's tasty treat was very appetizing to say the least. Then here came the knock at the door. What could it mean? Who had knocked, and why did the young general not seem to notice? The make shift shogun decided it was best to ignore it, in an attempt to not make the dream awkward. "Is there anything else you want to do general?" Sparks spoke down to Vee in a fairly excited voice, and he could only imagine what would come from his question.
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Vee looked more confused and slightly bashful; even if she had been wearing her mask, Sparks would have been able to detect her change in attitude by the way she looked aside, trying to appear aloof. "... Takoyaki," she answered quietly. In an amazing moment of transformation, all of the ice vendors began to stretch upward and lose their wheels, growing wooden and then "growing" colorful drapes, making the area around look like a festival. Apparently Shur was thinking about more than just that,as several of the stands began morphing into different kinds of amusement and treats. It was like watching an unrestrained chemical reaction froth over.
The knocking at the door became louder, although it was coming in elongated intervals rather than a consistent rap. It now seemed to possess greater force, indicating urgency. Still ignoring it,the ninja got up and ran for the nearest takoyaki stand with appropriately ninja-like speed.
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Yasu raised both eyebrows at DragonierMan's insinuations, then laughed heartily. "I believe there are more effective ways to deal with your imbecillic nature than giving myself over to you in that way, DragonierMan. If that happens, perhaps I will simply have to do my best to make sure other women like the shogun have no place in your mind? Hm hm," she chuckled, now standing upper body naked with her back turned to him. Her yukata pooled in the water around her; other than that feature, it was highly reminiscent of the time he had ended up in the bath with the first general and Hime.
DragonierMan's praise for Dee seemed to be the first thing that had returned her usual irritable demeanor so far; she turned her head to fix her good eye on him. "Strong woman? Her? If you are attracted to us both, I think that female form and hair length are about the only traits we share," she scoffed. "A strong fighter has no need for the kind of distraction and sorcery she makes use of."
"As for men.. Hmph. I don't think I owe you an explanation for that. In fact..." she murmured, pressing one fist to her chin, "I haven't really told that to anyone. I haven't told much of any of this to anyone, have I?" As she pondered, the world seemed to be growing larger... the bath expanding into a lake... the walls flying outward around the two of them... the world was definitely changing. Only this time, Yasu seemed to be vaguely aware of it... her eye moved back and forth watching the trees without much interest. As the knocking upon the entrance door grew louder, she faced its general direction, crossing both arms across her breasts for decency and seeming to regain some of her usual alertness. "Is someone there!?" She still didn't seem to be able to see the door, exactly, but clearly did hear the knocks.
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"Oh ho! Nothing like murder or rarely even violence... we were mostly committing vandalism and harrassing people like the wayward hooligans we were. Lee and Vee were just there because I paid them... It was a weird time in my life and I was feeling rebellious! Anyway, when the three of us were approached by the shogun and Yasu during one of our escapades we realized we had a higher calling... and I had a lot of money to blow,so I began putting us together an army," Dee responded at length. "I don't have any nostalgia for those times... In fact, they embarrass me to think back to. I was such a little child!" she admitted, fanning herself and smiling. She may not have grown up as much as she thought she had. "I was a very different person back then. That's behind me now."
"As for the Shogun's abilities, I've only seen him in a few battles; usually just training. Most of his abilities are best suited for fighting alongside others. You may be interested to know that I recently learned he can meditate to release blasts of ki or something! I had never seen him do that before... it was almost funny, because I thought he was too heavy and stiff to do that, based on his slow movements. Maybe he's thinner than he looks! He could actually be sexy under that mask~" Dee speculated, hiding her widening grin with her unfolded fan. "If only he had more of a fun personality." With a deep sigh, she went back to fanning herself. "So how about Drago? What do you like about him?"
Still no radical change of scenery or knocking at Suzume's door. Of course, she probably didn't know there was anything unusual about that.
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"You're intense! But there's no beating me, because I never give up!" Lee continued, further pumping herself up. She spun her spear in both hands easily, despite its weight, then brought it to rest hefted outward towards her opponent. "Nothing hurts me! And even if it does I keep fighting! Ha ha!"
Perhaps if this really was a dream, it was true that Lee couldn't be hurt. However, Aya was aware that she still had a full sense of touch and feeling. Then again, it was highly likely that the already vague rules of humans' dreams didn't apply to the makeshift dreams that Wake and Fancy constructed for navis. So would injuring Lee wake her up and throw her out of the dream? No real way to tell.
Lee began circling the floor with sideways, strafing steps, waiting for Aya to make the first move. Based on her weapon, she would probably try to wait for Suzume's move and counter in some fashion... but she might try to establish a "zone" and keep her distance, or she might simply be waiting for a good time to charge. Whatever the case, she wasn't closing in just yet or making a thrust... probably for the best, as Aya's speed would allow her to easily evade and punish a wild strike.
Whoever had been knocking was taking a break now. Perhaps they had something more important to attend to?
The knocking at the door became louder, although it was coming in elongated intervals rather than a consistent rap. It now seemed to possess greater force, indicating urgency. Still ignoring it,the ninja got up and ran for the nearest takoyaki stand with appropriately ninja-like speed.
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Yasu raised both eyebrows at DragonierMan's insinuations, then laughed heartily. "I believe there are more effective ways to deal with your imbecillic nature than giving myself over to you in that way, DragonierMan. If that happens, perhaps I will simply have to do my best to make sure other women like the shogun have no place in your mind? Hm hm," she chuckled, now standing upper body naked with her back turned to him. Her yukata pooled in the water around her; other than that feature, it was highly reminiscent of the time he had ended up in the bath with the first general and Hime.
DragonierMan's praise for Dee seemed to be the first thing that had returned her usual irritable demeanor so far; she turned her head to fix her good eye on him. "Strong woman? Her? If you are attracted to us both, I think that female form and hair length are about the only traits we share," she scoffed. "A strong fighter has no need for the kind of distraction and sorcery she makes use of."
"As for men.. Hmph. I don't think I owe you an explanation for that. In fact..." she murmured, pressing one fist to her chin, "I haven't really told that to anyone. I haven't told much of any of this to anyone, have I?" As she pondered, the world seemed to be growing larger... the bath expanding into a lake... the walls flying outward around the two of them... the world was definitely changing. Only this time, Yasu seemed to be vaguely aware of it... her eye moved back and forth watching the trees without much interest. As the knocking upon the entrance door grew louder, she faced its general direction, crossing both arms across her breasts for decency and seeming to regain some of her usual alertness. "Is someone there!?" She still didn't seem to be able to see the door, exactly, but clearly did hear the knocks.
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"Oh ho! Nothing like murder or rarely even violence... we were mostly committing vandalism and harrassing people like the wayward hooligans we were. Lee and Vee were just there because I paid them... It was a weird time in my life and I was feeling rebellious! Anyway, when the three of us were approached by the shogun and Yasu during one of our escapades we realized we had a higher calling... and I had a lot of money to blow,so I began putting us together an army," Dee responded at length. "I don't have any nostalgia for those times... In fact, they embarrass me to think back to. I was such a little child!" she admitted, fanning herself and smiling. She may not have grown up as much as she thought she had. "I was a very different person back then. That's behind me now."
"As for the Shogun's abilities, I've only seen him in a few battles; usually just training. Most of his abilities are best suited for fighting alongside others. You may be interested to know that I recently learned he can meditate to release blasts of ki or something! I had never seen him do that before... it was almost funny, because I thought he was too heavy and stiff to do that, based on his slow movements. Maybe he's thinner than he looks! He could actually be sexy under that mask~" Dee speculated, hiding her widening grin with her unfolded fan. "If only he had more of a fun personality." With a deep sigh, she went back to fanning herself. "So how about Drago? What do you like about him?"
Still no radical change of scenery or knocking at Suzume's door. Of course, she probably didn't know there was anything unusual about that.
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"You're intense! But there's no beating me, because I never give up!" Lee continued, further pumping herself up. She spun her spear in both hands easily, despite its weight, then brought it to rest hefted outward towards her opponent. "Nothing hurts me! And even if it does I keep fighting! Ha ha!"
Perhaps if this really was a dream, it was true that Lee couldn't be hurt. However, Aya was aware that she still had a full sense of touch and feeling. Then again, it was highly likely that the already vague rules of humans' dreams didn't apply to the makeshift dreams that Wake and Fancy constructed for navis. So would injuring Lee wake her up and throw her out of the dream? No real way to tell.
Lee began circling the floor with sideways, strafing steps, waiting for Aya to make the first move. Based on her weapon, she would probably try to wait for Suzume's move and counter in some fashion... but she might try to establish a "zone" and keep her distance, or she might simply be waiting for a good time to charge. Whatever the case, she wasn't closing in just yet or making a thrust... probably for the best, as Aya's speed would allow her to easily evade and punish a wild strike.
Whoever had been knocking was taking a break now. Perhaps they had something more important to attend to?
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DragonierMan nodded. "True power is better measured directly, without distraction and sorcery. But a cunning use of one's strength is also a warrior's virtue. But that is not what I meant by way of General Dee. I meant that she seizes the initiative." He then turned to the invisible door. "I will go see what it is. Have a pleasant soak." Drago then moved to the door and opened it, stepping through it if needed.
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"Why would being heavy have anything to do with generating 'Ki blasts'?" Suzume asked before being asked about what she liked about DragonierMan. Her face blanked a bit and her eyes blinked a few times. "Um... Well, for one he is like family to me. Er. That is to say that we share the same code. Or at least similar coding." Suzume stuttered as she stumbled along her explanation. "And I guess... Oh! He is never boring to be around. There is always some great battle or fantastic mission. And, well..." Suzume's cheeks become a little rosy at the end. "There is something quite primal about him. It is alluring."
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Aya shifted a little onto the balls of her feet as she began circling in line with Lee. Her upper dagger twirled slowly as she looked for an opening. Even more slowly, Aya's shadow began to lengthen and split, forming three identical shadows that extended out from behind her like the tail of a sparrow. Then Aya sprang forward and flicked her upper wrist, throwing her twirling dagger at Lee's chest. In the momentary distraction, the shadows retracted back into Aya and covered her in darkness.
She threw her second dagger at the ground in front of her and used the handle as a stepping stone. The form of Aya split into three identical, golden-haired women as she used the dagger's pommel to springboard herself into the air over Lee. All three Ayas produced another pair of daggers as they fell upon Lee in a triangle formation. It wasn't immediately clear which Aya was the true Aya, such was the mastery of her duplication. Each of the Ayas' right hands held the dagger as if to deflect a counter-blow, utilizing their left-hand dagger as the striking dagger.
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"Why would being heavy have anything to do with generating 'Ki blasts'?" Suzume asked before being asked about what she liked about DragonierMan. Her face blanked a bit and her eyes blinked a few times. "Um... Well, for one he is like family to me. Er. That is to say that we share the same code. Or at least similar coding." Suzume stuttered as she stumbled along her explanation. "And I guess... Oh! He is never boring to be around. There is always some great battle or fantastic mission. And, well..." Suzume's cheeks become a little rosy at the end. "There is something quite primal about him. It is alluring."
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Aya shifted a little onto the balls of her feet as she began circling in line with Lee. Her upper dagger twirled slowly as she looked for an opening. Even more slowly, Aya's shadow began to lengthen and split, forming three identical shadows that extended out from behind her like the tail of a sparrow. Then Aya sprang forward and flicked her upper wrist, throwing her twirling dagger at Lee's chest. In the momentary distraction, the shadows retracted back into Aya and covered her in darkness.
She threw her second dagger at the ground in front of her and used the handle as a stepping stone. The form of Aya split into three identical, golden-haired women as she used the dagger's pommel to springboard herself into the air over Lee. All three Ayas produced another pair of daggers as they fell upon Lee in a triangle formation. It wasn't immediately clear which Aya was the true Aya, such was the mastery of her duplication. Each of the Ayas' right hands held the dagger as if to deflect a counter-blow, utilizing their left-hand dagger as the striking dagger.
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The transformation of the scenery amused Sparks, the general sure did have a vivid imagination, reminded him of what a child's imagination would be like. Treats and fun all around, he stopped paying attention to the knocking at the door and focused on the task at hand. "Hmmm you have quite the appetite for fun don't you general?" His question came with a calm and collected voice, "Well then, what shall we do first?"
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Vee was already skewering the takoyaki balls with a short wooden pick, held delicately between two fingers, as Sparks commented on he behavior. She paused with her mouth open and her free hand cupped beneath her chin to catch stray sauce. "Quite the appetite... I do eat a lot. I hope you're not offended by my gluttony. But with all of these snacks around I will be unable to restrain myself," she apologized, not intending to stop even if he was offended. Apparently, food was the one thing that got priority over the shogun for her.
She ended up gaping for another takoyaki piece, frozen in that same position,as the Shogun further implied that he wanted to play games. The scenery was going crazy now, with all manner of impossible food vendors, Ferris wheels, roller coasters, and etc. "You... We're going to ride something... Together? I've never ridden with anyone but my sister..." she muttered, now looking even more bashful as she turned her eyes downward, staring intently at her empty plate. "But you won't be able to ride the roller coaster with that armor on..."
While probably true, iher observation might depend on which roller coaster... But how could he even check? As quickly as a roller coaster formed, it curved into a new shape. Carts flew off of the tracks and transformed into fireworks or festive windsock dragons mid-air. Unless she could make that all stop somehow, they weren't riding anything. It was all starting to feel a little insane really.
Whoever was knocking had now decided this door needed their full attention. They were banging on it like a madman, which only muttered the general feeling of confusion (which Vee seemed to be completely ignoring).
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"Seizes the initiative! I call that being too loose," Yasu scoffed, looking annoyed again and seeming to decide that gossip took priority over the mysterious knocking. "DragonierMan, get back here! We don't know that is!" Yasu yelled out, leaning forward but keeping both arms wrapped at her chest. "Wait! A pleasant soak!? Don't you walk out on me ag-!"
But DragonierMan was already through the door. On the other side, he saw Fancy, who had given up beating his door to focus solely on the one Sparks had disappeared through. "Good work! It's like she has no idea what to expect from you!" Fancy giggled, lackidaisical despite her current action of furiously pummeling the yellow door with her fist. "That ought to make for a really exciting dream! Maybe we should ask her about it when she wakes up?"
But there was a glimmer in her eye like she knew more than she let on about how awkward that dream just now had been for Yasu... Not quite mean spirited, but her smile was definitely mischievous.
"Now, your girls are doing fine. One's taking it slow, the other is nearing the finish line. But Sparks here passed that line a long time ago and he's running for the cliff! If we don't get him out of there real quick, that little ninja is going to snap awake like when you dream you're about to get hit by Powie!" she warned. "Which, you know, won't he dangerous or anything. But it will mean she jerks awake after her teensy little dream and that's not really worth what the blue girl's paying me."
"My recommendation: go into somebody's dream and help out. I can't cause I have to watch things here. You can either tell Sparky here that he's effectively shipped the yellow girl out to Lollipop Land so he can cut it out, or you can go join one of your girls and act weird to speed things along. I'll keep on beating until this guy gets the message."
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"Well, uh... cause he stomps and wind blows out everywhere... nevermind," Dee sighed, knowing nothing about the physics of ki blasts, on the net or otherwise. "Anyway, I feel the same way! It's nice to see a guy who knows what he wants and is capable enough to get it. We generals have a lot of admirers, but most of our options have no brains, muscles, ambition, or some combo of the three. He has all in equal measure... especially the muscles, hm hm," she laughed, fanning herself harder. "Okay, maybe not so much the brains. But maybe that's part of the charm?"
"As for your code, that sounds like the whole adopted sister romance twist... like, you see someone as a brother but its okay to love them or make love with them because you two aren't blood related? It's a pretty common staple in romance manga and anime! You should use that kind of appeal to your advantage and certainly don't let it get in your way!" Dee chuckled, seeming all too eager to offer romantic advice to a potential competitor. It was probably just her love of gossip.
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"You and my sister even fight alike! I bet the two of you would get along really well!" Lee laughed, then abruptly stopped as a dagger flew for her. She held her breath and batted it away with her spear's shaft easily enough. The necessary swing, however, left her without the proper window to protect herself from the incoming, dagger-wielding clones. Amazingly, rather than dodge, she let them sink in, then tilted her head back and thrust out her chest. Her hands trembled and then clinched into fists as her voice rang out in a beast-like roar. Fire erupted from her body, blowing back each of the Ayas and scorching their flesh.
"I've got tricks too!" she gloated... although, her top was now cut open a little indecently, with data spilling from the wound Aya had inflicted. "Ow! That hurt... I forgot I wasn't wearing my samurai armor," she laughed, pausing to feel the gash at her breast.
On that note, Aya was keenly aware that both she and Lee had been injured. Were they really in a dream?
She ended up gaping for another takoyaki piece, frozen in that same position,as the Shogun further implied that he wanted to play games. The scenery was going crazy now, with all manner of impossible food vendors, Ferris wheels, roller coasters, and etc. "You... We're going to ride something... Together? I've never ridden with anyone but my sister..." she muttered, now looking even more bashful as she turned her eyes downward, staring intently at her empty plate. "But you won't be able to ride the roller coaster with that armor on..."
While probably true, iher observation might depend on which roller coaster... But how could he even check? As quickly as a roller coaster formed, it curved into a new shape. Carts flew off of the tracks and transformed into fireworks or festive windsock dragons mid-air. Unless she could make that all stop somehow, they weren't riding anything. It was all starting to feel a little insane really.
Whoever was knocking had now decided this door needed their full attention. They were banging on it like a madman, which only muttered the general feeling of confusion (which Vee seemed to be completely ignoring).
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"Seizes the initiative! I call that being too loose," Yasu scoffed, looking annoyed again and seeming to decide that gossip took priority over the mysterious knocking. "DragonierMan, get back here! We don't know that is!" Yasu yelled out, leaning forward but keeping both arms wrapped at her chest. "Wait! A pleasant soak!? Don't you walk out on me ag-!"
But DragonierMan was already through the door. On the other side, he saw Fancy, who had given up beating his door to focus solely on the one Sparks had disappeared through. "Good work! It's like she has no idea what to expect from you!" Fancy giggled, lackidaisical despite her current action of furiously pummeling the yellow door with her fist. "That ought to make for a really exciting dream! Maybe we should ask her about it when she wakes up?"
But there was a glimmer in her eye like she knew more than she let on about how awkward that dream just now had been for Yasu... Not quite mean spirited, but her smile was definitely mischievous.
"Now, your girls are doing fine. One's taking it slow, the other is nearing the finish line. But Sparks here passed that line a long time ago and he's running for the cliff! If we don't get him out of there real quick, that little ninja is going to snap awake like when you dream you're about to get hit by Powie!" she warned. "Which, you know, won't he dangerous or anything. But it will mean she jerks awake after her teensy little dream and that's not really worth what the blue girl's paying me."
"My recommendation: go into somebody's dream and help out. I can't cause I have to watch things here. You can either tell Sparky here that he's effectively shipped the yellow girl out to Lollipop Land so he can cut it out, or you can go join one of your girls and act weird to speed things along. I'll keep on beating until this guy gets the message."
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"Well, uh... cause he stomps and wind blows out everywhere... nevermind," Dee sighed, knowing nothing about the physics of ki blasts, on the net or otherwise. "Anyway, I feel the same way! It's nice to see a guy who knows what he wants and is capable enough to get it. We generals have a lot of admirers, but most of our options have no brains, muscles, ambition, or some combo of the three. He has all in equal measure... especially the muscles, hm hm," she laughed, fanning herself harder. "Okay, maybe not so much the brains. But maybe that's part of the charm?"
"As for your code, that sounds like the whole adopted sister romance twist... like, you see someone as a brother but its okay to love them or make love with them because you two aren't blood related? It's a pretty common staple in romance manga and anime! You should use that kind of appeal to your advantage and certainly don't let it get in your way!" Dee chuckled, seeming all too eager to offer romantic advice to a potential competitor. It was probably just her love of gossip.
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"You and my sister even fight alike! I bet the two of you would get along really well!" Lee laughed, then abruptly stopped as a dagger flew for her. She held her breath and batted it away with her spear's shaft easily enough. The necessary swing, however, left her without the proper window to protect herself from the incoming, dagger-wielding clones. Amazingly, rather than dodge, she let them sink in, then tilted her head back and thrust out her chest. Her hands trembled and then clinched into fists as her voice rang out in a beast-like roar. Fire erupted from her body, blowing back each of the Ayas and scorching their flesh.
"I've got tricks too!" she gloated... although, her top was now cut open a little indecently, with data spilling from the wound Aya had inflicted. "Ow! That hurt... I forgot I wasn't wearing my samurai armor," she laughed, pausing to feel the gash at her breast.
On that note, Aya was keenly aware that both she and Lee had been injured. Were they really in a dream?
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"Wait! A pleasant soak!? Don't you walk out on me ag-!"
And with that, DragonierMan emerged from the dreamworld of Yasu's mind. The last few words echoing in his mind. He now stood in front of a row of doors, with Fancy. Fancy was beating on the yellow door where Sparks went through. Though he stopped for a moment to congratulate Drago on his performance in creating a memorable dream. Then he continued on to explain the current situation with Drago's compatriots. Drago nodded before turning toward the red and blue doors.
His idea was just to open a door and yell through it. He spread his arms wide and just grabbed both door handles and tried to throw them both open simultaneously. Then he bellowed through the glowing portals.
"Suzume! Aya! We got to go!"
Then he turned toward the yellow door that was being beaten on. He attempted to open the door and shout the same thing.
"Sparks! We got to go!"
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"Are you sure you wouldn't mind? I mean I know how much you two like each other." Suzume stated with a little worry in her eyes. Then she coughed behind her fan into her other hand. "Well, I guess if we are going by 'manga' standards then he could have a harem." Suzume said as she blushed again.
If she heard the shouting she would fold her fan and look to Dee. "Well, I guess that's my cue. It has been nice talking to you Myst." Suzume winked and put her finger to her own head after she said Dee's real name. Indicating that even knowledge was transferred into her SP Core with the rest of DragonierMan's code. Before she ran for the door and disappeared from the dream.
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Aya batted the flames from her arm and held the scorched flesh for a tiny bit. "I will remember that too," she said as she switched up her stance. Her eyes closed for a tiny bit in concentration, her form quickly swirling with shadows once more. Her eyes snapped open and her hands came up, holding several daggers each, fanned out. Then she took off to the left and began to circle. After a few feet, another Aya broke off from the circling Aya, then another after a few more feet. Once more Lee was surrounded.
The three Ayas then began throwing their daggers in a barrage at Lee from three different locations. Seemingly having a never-ending supply of tiny throwing daggers. Attempting to cause death by a thousand strikes.
If Aya heard the shouting she would make for the door in silence. Passing through it would cause the other two Ayas to dissipate into thin air, leaving Lee alone and confused.
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She made an excellent point in saying he would have to lose the armor to ride the rides, but before he could even look for one that he could keep it on, the scenery began too change once again, at the same time the knocking seemed to halt, but only moments after the knocking stopped did Sparks get the call to return.
"Hmmm you are correct general. Maybe I should go over there to change out of my armor. I shall return shortly." Sparks headed towards the door with no intention of returning to this whacky dream land. Her imagination was too vivid for his taste. He stepped through the large yellow door, hoping he did somewhat of a good job on this mission.
"Hmmm you are correct general. Maybe I should go over there to change out of my armor. I shall return shortly." Sparks headed towards the door with no intention of returning to this whacky dream land. Her imagination was too vivid for his taste. He stepped through the large yellow door, hoping he did somewhat of a good job on this mission.
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"Out... Out of your armor!? O-Of course! Please, do as you see fit," Vee encouraged Sparks, with her face reddening further and her eyes growing to the size of saucers. She was either in a tizzy at the thought of her boss getting out of uniform or... "I was surprised because... I thought you never removed your armor for anyone. I wasn't even sure if the First General had seen you without it! So... Thank you for the honor!"
Of course, this Neo-ShogunMan had no intention of revealing what was underneath his armor. Before that subject could be pushed any further, the ersatz shogun got a move-on, leaving Vee alone with the bizarre dream carnival she'd created for the shogun and herself.
On the other side, Sparks found DragonierMan and Fancy, who had since moved on to focus on retrieving his companions. It would seem that they weren't in quite the same rush to get out that he was... perhaps their dreams had yet to turn into bizarre, rapidly metamorphic ramblings like the one he'd experienced with Vee.
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"Well, that's certainly one way to get somebody's attention..." Fancy laughed as DragonierMan set to work retrieving his allies. Sparks came out first, as though he'd been in a hurry to leave, while Suzume took her time. Aya didn't seem to be coming at all. "If you stick your head up to the door, you can almost hear what they're saying in there~" Fancy pointed out with a mischievous smile, mimicking the action of eavesdropping. "I hope you got enough out of yours, by the way. Dragon boy seems like he pulled you out of the oven a little early," she addressed Suzume.
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Dee laughed behind her folded fan, seeming to enjoy Suzume`s reaction. "A harem!I don't mind being a part of one if you don't," she joked, although it was getting to the point where a DragonierMan girl really needed to be comfortable with that strong possibility. "It has been a pleasant chat! Let's do this again some time. It's nice to enjoy a little girl talk."
On the outside, Suzume met the three others assembled. Now they just had to get Aya out.
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"Ha! Trying to fool me with body doubles is the definition of futility! Training with Vee all the time has made me a master of the ball and cups game! My eyes won't leave you for a second!" Lee boasted, keeping her eyes trained on Aya. "Although it does make me dizzy... Now which do I shoot for? Grab her to limit her mobility, or spin my spear to take out all the illusions? I think it's time for a bear hug! Mwuhaha!"
Despite her confidence, the general was caught by surprise as she learned that none of the thrown daggers were themselves fakes. "That's not like my sister's!" she complained, diving to avoid what she could while taking far more dagger attacks than would be healthy for anyone, let alone a combatant without armor.
Still, the dive had one unanticipated consequence: Lee ended up jumping out of the door she had been unable to see, seemingly leaving her own dream to join those who had been dream hopping. It was like something out of an old sci-fi show, where an A.I. steps out of his stimulation and suddenly becomes a real being... only this was seemingly a stimulation of a stimulation doing so. The general stared around with groggy eyes, not really understanding what she was seeing. "Huh? What are you all doing here in the camp? I thought the place was empty..." she murmured, while slowly standing to her feet and wiping all of the data blood from her new wounds. "You guys aren't more illusions, are you?" she asked readying her spear again.
Fancy kept quiet and covered her mouth, either aghast or, more likely based on her character so far, because she was stifling a laugh of amusement.
Of course, this Neo-ShogunMan had no intention of revealing what was underneath his armor. Before that subject could be pushed any further, the ersatz shogun got a move-on, leaving Vee alone with the bizarre dream carnival she'd created for the shogun and herself.
On the other side, Sparks found DragonierMan and Fancy, who had since moved on to focus on retrieving his companions. It would seem that they weren't in quite the same rush to get out that he was... perhaps their dreams had yet to turn into bizarre, rapidly metamorphic ramblings like the one he'd experienced with Vee.
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"Well, that's certainly one way to get somebody's attention..." Fancy laughed as DragonierMan set to work retrieving his allies. Sparks came out first, as though he'd been in a hurry to leave, while Suzume took her time. Aya didn't seem to be coming at all. "If you stick your head up to the door, you can almost hear what they're saying in there~" Fancy pointed out with a mischievous smile, mimicking the action of eavesdropping. "I hope you got enough out of yours, by the way. Dragon boy seems like he pulled you out of the oven a little early," she addressed Suzume.
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Dee laughed behind her folded fan, seeming to enjoy Suzume`s reaction. "A harem!I don't mind being a part of one if you don't," she joked, although it was getting to the point where a DragonierMan girl really needed to be comfortable with that strong possibility. "It has been a pleasant chat! Let's do this again some time. It's nice to enjoy a little girl talk."
On the outside, Suzume met the three others assembled. Now they just had to get Aya out.
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"Ha! Trying to fool me with body doubles is the definition of futility! Training with Vee all the time has made me a master of the ball and cups game! My eyes won't leave you for a second!" Lee boasted, keeping her eyes trained on Aya. "Although it does make me dizzy... Now which do I shoot for? Grab her to limit her mobility, or spin my spear to take out all the illusions? I think it's time for a bear hug! Mwuhaha!"
Despite her confidence, the general was caught by surprise as she learned that none of the thrown daggers were themselves fakes. "That's not like my sister's!" she complained, diving to avoid what she could while taking far more dagger attacks than would be healthy for anyone, let alone a combatant without armor.
Still, the dive had one unanticipated consequence: Lee ended up jumping out of the door she had been unable to see, seemingly leaving her own dream to join those who had been dream hopping. It was like something out of an old sci-fi show, where an A.I. steps out of his stimulation and suddenly becomes a real being... only this was seemingly a stimulation of a stimulation doing so. The general stared around with groggy eyes, not really understanding what she was seeing. "Huh? What are you all doing here in the camp? I thought the place was empty..." she murmured, while slowly standing to her feet and wiping all of the data blood from her new wounds. "You guys aren't more illusions, are you?" she asked readying her spear again.
Fancy kept quiet and covered her mouth, either aghast or, more likely based on her character so far, because she was stifling a laugh of amusement.
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Sparks was the first to emerge. DragonierMan moved to slap him on the back. "So how did it go with Vee? Did you find anything juicy or was it relatively boring? I found something interesting myself. Apparently Neo-ShogunMan is a woman! Who'd of thunk it?" He put a hand on his chin and his brow furrowed in thought. "Though I wonder why she dresses like that then?"
Though before he could think any harder than that, Suzume emerged. She immediately noticed that everyone was there except her sister. "Looks like Aya's running late again," she said with a shrug and a shake of her head. Apparently that was a common occurrence. She then ran up and grabbed Neo-SparksgunMan's arm and pressed close. "Sparks! How was your jaunt into the dreams of a Neo-Shogun general? And a female one at that. I hope you didn't take advantage of the poor girl." Suzume said with a sly grin.
Suzume beamed and turned to Drago. "Well you don't have to worry about her, she seems up to the idea of you starting your own harem with all us girls," Suzume said with a wink. Drago half-rolled his eyes. "Also apparently Dee, Lee, and Vee were thieves in the past, but were defeated by Yasu and Neo-ShogunMan. That is how they joined."
"Yasu told me that ShogunMan is a woman."
Suzume gasped, putting a hand to her mouth, "Really?" A moment later the shock wore off and she smiled behind her fingers. "Maybe we can seduce her into your flock." Drago nodded, "I said the same thing to Yasu, but she is very protective of her 'leader.' And to be honest I have barely had one conversation with the Shogun. Something we'll have to rectify."
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Aya's eyes grew wide as Lee disappeared. "Aww cra-"
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Lee had stumbled into the waking world through the dream door, interrupting the conversation between the four Navis. Lee, apparently bloodied from some sort of conflict, accused them of being illusions and was looking rather woozy. The situation could be potentially awkward. Also there was the question of what would happen to Lee to have her dream form running around.
Drago moved to push Lee back into her dream just as Aya appeared behind her. Aya attempted to grab hold of Lee's shoulders from behind and plant her foot in Lee's back. If Aya got a good hold she would roll backward and toss Lee back through the door before jumping to her feet and slamming the door close. If that didn't work, the group as a whole would try to get around her guard and push her back into her dream and close the door somehow, maybe.
"So? What did I miss?"
Suzume opened her fan and tapped her cheek. "Well I don't know about you, but we found out some secrets about our fellow Neo-Shogunates. I'll make sure to give you the whole account later."
Suzume turned to Fancy. "So now that the gang is all here, did we do a good job?"
Though before he could think any harder than that, Suzume emerged. She immediately noticed that everyone was there except her sister. "Looks like Aya's running late again," she said with a shrug and a shake of her head. Apparently that was a common occurrence. She then ran up and grabbed Neo-SparksgunMan's arm and pressed close. "Sparks! How was your jaunt into the dreams of a Neo-Shogun general? And a female one at that. I hope you didn't take advantage of the poor girl." Suzume said with a sly grin.
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"I hope you got enough out of yours, by the way. Dragon boy seems like he pulled you out of the oven a little early,"Fancy said, addressing Suzume.
Suzume beamed and turned to Drago. "Well you don't have to worry about her, she seems up to the idea of you starting your own harem with all us girls," Suzume said with a wink. Drago half-rolled his eyes. "Also apparently Dee, Lee, and Vee were thieves in the past, but were defeated by Yasu and Neo-ShogunMan. That is how they joined."
"Yasu told me that ShogunMan is a woman."
Suzume gasped, putting a hand to her mouth, "Really?" A moment later the shock wore off and she smiled behind her fingers. "Maybe we can seduce her into your flock." Drago nodded, "I said the same thing to Yasu, but she is very protective of her 'leader.' And to be honest I have barely had one conversation with the Shogun. Something we'll have to rectify."
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Aya's eyes grew wide as Lee disappeared. "Aww cra-"
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Lee had stumbled into the waking world through the dream door, interrupting the conversation between the four Navis. Lee, apparently bloodied from some sort of conflict, accused them of being illusions and was looking rather woozy. The situation could be potentially awkward. Also there was the question of what would happen to Lee to have her dream form running around.
Drago moved to push Lee back into her dream just as Aya appeared behind her. Aya attempted to grab hold of Lee's shoulders from behind and plant her foot in Lee's back. If Aya got a good hold she would roll backward and toss Lee back through the door before jumping to her feet and slamming the door close. If that didn't work, the group as a whole would try to get around her guard and push her back into her dream and close the door somehow, maybe.
"So? What did I miss?"
Suzume opened her fan and tapped her cheek. "Well I don't know about you, but we found out some secrets about our fellow Neo-Shogunates. I'll make sure to give you the whole account later."
Suzume turned to Fancy. "So now that the gang is all here, did we do a good job?"
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Sparks had joined the room with the others, after hearing the excitement of the others he merely said, "Yall appear to have had some fun, I was in a dream with a child, rides, sweets and treats. The young general also seems to fancy this Neo-Shogunman yall speak of, which would be quite akward if she found out what Sinn... I mean Drago, has discovered inside his adventures in this dreamworld."
Seeing the last door open up, and the general come stumbling out, the samurai was prepared to do what he had to to get her through the door, though it seems as if his comrades had it covered. "Yes I would like to know how we did as well?"
Seeing the last door open up, and the general come stumbling out, the samurai was prepared to do what he had to to get her through the door, though it seems as if his comrades had it covered. "Yes I would like to know how we did as well?"
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"You wanna grapple with me? That's not a contest that my sister can win very often! You've got a lot of guts, but nobody has more guts than me!" Lee proclaimed, quickly countering and foiling Aya's plan by catching her arm and preparing to swing her around front. Not wanting to let the situation get any weirder than it already was, the crew worked together to intercede, pry the two apart, and then shove Lee back into her dream world like a load of laundry into the dryer. "No fair, that's cheating!" the dream general complained, before vanishing into her door. The door was promptly slammed shut behind her.
"You folks are a barrel full of laughs! I'm sure each of the girls is dreaming something rich and engaging now. And what intimate secrets you ask have learned! Who would have guessed that the leader of this organization was a girl? I guess there really is a void of masculine figures in this gang, present company excluded," Fancy chuckled, looking between Sparks and Drago with a flirty smile that ought not to occur upon the face of a married woman. "I'm just glad I got to share in all of this. I would say you all performed well, but we'll need to get the real evaluation from the horse's mouths."
"I will have my hubby pull you folks out now," Fancy concluded. "It's been great fun, and I hope you all will pass this way again sometime! After paying the modest fee for our AAA services, of course! It does get ever so lonely here..." she sighed, casting a wanting look between Drago and Sparks again and passing with the right shoulder strap of her night gown in a way that a married woman had absolutely no business indulging in. "You will feel a temporary grogginess again, but please remain calm... and relaxed.. "
The group found themselves falling asleep again, just like that...
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As the navis regained consciousness, they felt several fleeting forms of stimulae... For a moment, the devices they each knew they had put on were not present... then their weight reappeared... a light came on and a rustle sounded, like a curtain being moved back into place. The sound of a muffled woman's voice giggling, very much like that of Fancy... and then they were awake again, sitting just as they had been. The curtains hiding the generals were still drawn, implying that they were still asleep.
The giant, clowny hands of Wake clapped, seemingly loud enough to wake the girls, but no one seemed to be stirring. "Excellent, you're all back! The girls are sleeping for a bit longer, so please leave them to their rest for a while. In the meantime, I suggest that you all head out and report the status of your mission to the board you took it from. I'll send you both the results and your rewards as soon as the girls are awake to survey," the voice spoke, still slightly difficult to understand from behind the navi's "Z" print bag.
"You folks are a barrel full of laughs! I'm sure each of the girls is dreaming something rich and engaging now. And what intimate secrets you ask have learned! Who would have guessed that the leader of this organization was a girl? I guess there really is a void of masculine figures in this gang, present company excluded," Fancy chuckled, looking between Sparks and Drago with a flirty smile that ought not to occur upon the face of a married woman. "I'm just glad I got to share in all of this. I would say you all performed well, but we'll need to get the real evaluation from the horse's mouths."
"I will have my hubby pull you folks out now," Fancy concluded. "It's been great fun, and I hope you all will pass this way again sometime! After paying the modest fee for our AAA services, of course! It does get ever so lonely here..." she sighed, casting a wanting look between Drago and Sparks again and passing with the right shoulder strap of her night gown in a way that a married woman had absolutely no business indulging in. "You will feel a temporary grogginess again, but please remain calm... and relaxed.. "
The group found themselves falling asleep again, just like that...
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As the navis regained consciousness, they felt several fleeting forms of stimulae... For a moment, the devices they each knew they had put on were not present... then their weight reappeared... a light came on and a rustle sounded, like a curtain being moved back into place. The sound of a muffled woman's voice giggling, very much like that of Fancy... and then they were awake again, sitting just as they had been. The curtains hiding the generals were still drawn, implying that they were still asleep.
The giant, clowny hands of Wake clapped, seemingly loud enough to wake the girls, but no one seemed to be stirring. "Excellent, you're all back! The girls are sleeping for a bit longer, so please leave them to their rest for a while. In the meantime, I suggest that you all head out and report the status of your mission to the board you took it from. I'll send you both the results and your rewards as soon as the girls are awake to survey," the voice spoke, still slightly difficult to understand from behind the navi's "Z" print bag.
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Aya, DragonierMan, and Suzume all woke up groggily. They each took a moment to wipe the sleep from their eyes and drool from their mouths. Regaining some of their dignity before they swung their legs over the sides of their beds and got to their feet. Now on their feet, they each started straightening their clothes.
After they were debriefed and told to report their status to the boards, Suzume looked over to Aya. "So what were you two doing that caused her to get all beat up, bloody, and stumbling out of her own dream?"
Aya stretched one arm out across her body, holding it with the other, then switched. Working out the kinks. "Huh? Oh, we had a little sparring match." Aya then put her arms behind her back and arched backwards from her waist up. There was a little cricking sound. "I was winning when we were called out. These generals could learn a thing or two about battle tactics." Suzume chuckled.
Drago looked to Sparks. "Well, I can't say that I'm happy with the way things turned out, even with the successful completion of the mission and all the sensitive information we've gathered," he said with a frown. "I was hoping that you and me would be on another battlefield, fighting side-by-side against numerous enemies. Oh well," he sighed with a shrug. "I guess getting to spend some time together like this is fine too."
"So," DragonierMan said as he walked up to Sparks. "As long as we are here together, let's talk. What have you been up to since last time?"
After they were debriefed and told to report their status to the boards, Suzume looked over to Aya. "So what were you two doing that caused her to get all beat up, bloody, and stumbling out of her own dream?"
Aya stretched one arm out across her body, holding it with the other, then switched. Working out the kinks. "Huh? Oh, we had a little sparring match." Aya then put her arms behind her back and arched backwards from her waist up. There was a little cricking sound. "I was winning when we were called out. These generals could learn a thing or two about battle tactics." Suzume chuckled.
Drago looked to Sparks. "Well, I can't say that I'm happy with the way things turned out, even with the successful completion of the mission and all the sensitive information we've gathered," he said with a frown. "I was hoping that you and me would be on another battlefield, fighting side-by-side against numerous enemies. Oh well," he sighed with a shrug. "I guess getting to spend some time together like this is fine too."
"So," DragonierMan said as he walked up to Sparks. "As long as we are here together, let's talk. What have you been up to since last time?"
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((First of all Im so sorry for how long its taken me espcially this time..))
Sparks awoke from the dream world, a somewhat refreshing feeling settled about his mind, and body. Maybe the samurai should partake in naps more often. He was excited about sharing the story of his short adventure with Joseph. He stood up off the bed, and made sure his armor was looking presentable and walked over to his friends group, being greeted with a question of what has he been doing since they had last battled together.
"Hmmm, some battles would have been nice, I'm itching for some competition." Sparks chuckled softly, but his tone became serious when he answered Drago's question. "We haven't really done much since I blew that mission for you. Joseph and I both were filled with disgust after I made that horrible mistake. Most of our time has went into virus busting in an attempt to get stronger. You however, seem to have been up to alot more since then?"
Sparks awoke from the dream world, a somewhat refreshing feeling settled about his mind, and body. Maybe the samurai should partake in naps more often. He was excited about sharing the story of his short adventure with Joseph. He stood up off the bed, and made sure his armor was looking presentable and walked over to his friends group, being greeted with a question of what has he been doing since they had last battled together.
"Hmmm, some battles would have been nice, I'm itching for some competition." Sparks chuckled softly, but his tone became serious when he answered Drago's question. "We haven't really done much since I blew that mission for you. Joseph and I both were filled with disgust after I made that horrible mistake. Most of our time has went into virus busting in an attempt to get stronger. You however, seem to have been up to alot more since then?"
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"Indeed I have." DragonMan stated with bravado as he puffed up his chest a little. "Where to start? Well, I joined the Neo-Shogunate, became half-virus, acquired these two..." he said as he pointed to Aya and Suzume. "Gained the ability to fly and change into a dragon. Improved my arsenal of deadly weapons; and overall, I have become much, much stronger than when we were last together." Drago ended his statement with a fist-thump to the chest.
"So you said you have been spending the time busting? You must have gotten a tons stronger as well. I'm itching for a fight now. We can show off our wicked hunting skills. Those virii don't stand a chance!" Drago said just before he started swaggering out of the tent to lay waste to some poor virus. He was yanked back slightly by the combined efforts of Aya and Suzume, who began to drag him out the other side of the tent.
"After we report back."
"Yeah, I want to get paid."
"B-But the b-battle calls me!" Drago whined and flailed like a baby as he was dragged away into a beam of light.
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"So you said you have been spending the time busting? You must have gotten a tons stronger as well. I'm itching for a fight now. We can show off our wicked hunting skills. Those virii don't stand a chance!" Drago said just before he started swaggering out of the tent to lay waste to some poor virus. He was yanked back slightly by the combined efforts of Aya and Suzume, who began to drag him out the other side of the tent.
"After we report back."
"Yeah, I want to get paid."
"B-But the b-battle calls me!" Drago whined and flailed like a baby as he was dragged away into a beam of light.
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