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[center][b]Kazenosuke, Dancing Blade[/b][/center]

[sub][@PaulHaynek][@Crowvette][@Nakushita][/sub]

[b]Kazenosuke's House[/b]
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Shizuka prepared his counter and made a dash toward Yuki, at the same time Io prepped a magic cage to trap the Dancing Blade in to final end the battle. However, it seemed that Shizuka's gambit wasn't even needed, as instead of making a last-ditch countermeasure Kazenosuke opted to cheekily dodge Yuki's charge. He watched with childish amusement as the Oni crashed through his house, making a new entrance in the shape of a large hole. The humble insides of his home were revealed to the party; It was fairly simple and had only the necessities. As a man of similar feather, Shizuka wasn't surprised and could relate to his fellow swordsman taste in abode. Now trapped in Io's cade, all Kazenosuke did was point and laugh at Yuki's failed attack. Shizuka stepped into the hole made the the house, looking back to Kazenosuke with a look of annoyance. Checking to see if Yuki was ok, seeing her back on her feet with no issues and quickly wiping herself off gave him an obvious answer. She was a mamono, after all, so it should be no surprise. 

He then walked back over to Io, who was now healing the injured Kazenosuke. [color=0072bc]"I had no idea you had such an inane side to you, Kazenosuke-san."[/color] He said, shaking his head. [color=0072bc]"I certainly hope the damage done to your home was well worth the 5 seconds of laughter you gained from it."[/color] Shizuka gave Io a perplexing glance at her odd statement toward the man, noticing the wink she gave him as well. He supposed that was her deadpan attempt at flirting? She quickly tried to change the subject by addressing Shizuka and Yuki, who had just walked up to them. She appeared to have helped herself to a piece of the swordsman's cupware for her trouble. 

[color=0072bc]"I believe it is safe to assume that Kazneosuke is satisfied with our display today. Which means, he wouldn't mind following us back to Terauchi Temple."[/color] Shizuka replied. He then turned to Yuki. [color=0072bc]"Yukis-san."[/color] He started. [color=0072bc]"I had tried to warn you not to just rush in haphazardly. Just because you have an opponent backed into a corner doesn't mean that you should grasp at victory the moment you have it in sight."[/color] It may have been a little preachy, but Shizuka's seen too many fighters lose bouts they should've won, simply because they were too careless. 

[color=0072bc]"What say you, Dancing Blade, will you come with us to meet with Takeshi and the rest of the Taskforce?"[/color] He said, looking back at Kazenosuke. 

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[center][b]Yurine the Death Keeper[/b][/center]
[sub][@PaulHaynek][@Restalaan][/sub]

[b]Terauchi Temple[/b]
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Atsuha barely paid any attention to her surroundings for the time being, still lost in thought over today's events. Still, she could feel the rejuvenating effects of the spring at work, and certainly felt better than she did before. She remembered that she told Hinami that it's best not to linger on negative thoughts and emotions. Besides, thankfully none of their allies were harmed by Hinami during her tirade. In addition, she was safely resting back at the temple with the others. Skarsneek and Gringor proved they were both more than capable of handling her should she go berserk again, knowing that further put her mind at ease. That was before she overheard two peasant women gossiping about something, she could barely make out what they were saying. Something about witnessing Lord Takeshi? Witnessing him doing what exactly? It was honestly a little annoying hearing all these rumors spreading about the young heir; He was out here risking his life to defend his homeland against invaders, and there's still citizenry who'd rather speak of unsavory rumors about him. The nerve made the spider grit her fangs. 

For now, she'd do her best to tune it out and continue to soak in the springs.

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Hinami began to rustle a bit in her sleep, and Skarsneek would hear her utter a single word. [color=7bcdc8][i]"Mother..."[/i][/color] Her voice still holding it's eerie wail, which didn't bode well. With her turning, Skarsneek would have to tighten his hold on his sister-in-law, otherwise the temple was in for an unpleasant surprise.