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'Moneybags' was accurate, although Kazuki wasn't sure why it felt like an insult. He pushed the now-empty mug away from him, resting his chin on the palm of his hand as he watched everything unfold. He wasn't entirely sure why everyone was getting riled up again. All this talk of 'going forward' and 'time' and...other things that couldn't come to mind at the moment--goodness, his head was swimming. All he knew was that they were going in circles for no good reason.

[color=plum]"And when the denizens--who outnumber us a thousand to one--turn on us, it'll all be over,"[/color] He said, straightening up. [color=plum]"It isn't an argument about priority, everyone is interpreting each other's words the wrong way. We [i]do[/i] have a duty to fulfill, and that same duty is not just for the denizens, but for our own sake as well. The lore said that the denizens don't trust us in the first place and only tolerated us because we cleared dungeons. No wonder they're mistrusting us, we all just suddenly stopped from their perspective."[/color]

He let out the smallest of hiccups, shaking his head. [color=plum]"And they'll never understand our reason. They'll never understand the losses. No amount of explaining, crying, begging, or reasoning will make them understand. I bet there are some denizens in power who hate us and will likely take this chance to get rid of us,"[/color] His tone dropped to something resembling somber. [color=plum]"But...if we return to clearing the dungeons, fulfilling quests, we can get back on track."[/color]

Looking over at Graves, Kazuki frowned. [color=plum]"What you said and what Alja said isn't wrong. But you have to alter your point of view; if you're dropped into a foreign city, you don't go against their customs. You blend in, adapt...do whatever you can to survive. 'Do as the Romans do', after all,"[/color] He stood, swaying slightly. [color=plum]"I'm going to make sure to do that, too. If I have to clear dungeons, fine. If I have to do some stupid fetch quest to gain people's trust, fine. I'll do whatever it takes."[/color]

The brunet pushed his chair aside, standing still for a moment. [color=plum]"I refuse to die here,"[/color] He muttered.

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