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[indent][indent][sub][sub]Flashback Collab. Feat - [@Dane][/sub][/sub][hider=Read]Late afternoon is time to make some breakfast, Himeno couldn’t but think how fucked her time schedule must seem… and probably is. Anyway, tea… well maybe a tuna riceball will do for food? There’s no salmon left and she’d rather not run to just buy some salmon.

Next up, checking reports but fortunately seems no demon has gone rampant today, [b]yet[/b]. Maybe this will be a simple day (afternoon?) of just teaching the basics to green recruits, not that won’t stop them from running themselves into a blade anyway.

Himeno prepared and finished the simple ‘breakfast’ of green tea and a riceball, everything comfortably silent, better this way than having the meaningless dribble of TV, though probably she should find someone to spend a meal with sometimes. Next thing? Look at how much time you’ve got, enough for a shower.

The tiles were cold, the water of the shower even colder, still that’s what you need to stay functional this late.

Suddenly, the air got cold, and the water was almost frozen. T’was none other than her rogue student, Guen, who snuck into her old master’s residence. She didn't mean any harm but her actions say the other way around.

“I can stop pointing this sword, if you care for a little chat?” Guen said with no ill intent but anyone else, especially Himari, would not only be confused but offended with said remark.

What is her intention?

“Sure.” Himeno stepped out of the bathtub with seemingly little concern for the sword pointed at her. “Here to save me some time? No, I don’t think you’re here for some simple lesson.”

Himeno walked a bit, initially not looking at Guen and turning to face her only when she was done speaking.

Guen sighed and stripped and got inside to have a warm bath. “Alright, let's talk.” Guen was calm and her blush was subtle.

“Haven't seen you in 3 years, Master.”

“We sure haven’t.” Himeno replied with a sigh. “Still it’s not like you to stay still for long. Heard all the trouble you’ve started, do you have an idea how little your stunts actually helped?”

She then looked at how Guen lowered into the tub and the water was seemingly steaming hot. “Did you learn to reverse your cold? That water wasn’t warm in the first place.”

“I learned from the best. My son…he's nice with the sword and at 14, he's Kinoe-ranked, it's a bit endearing, he has yet to understand Cold Breathing, I decided to let Jae-Eun take care of him, I was gonna let you, but the boy can use a father figure.” Guen was nearly on the verge of tears.

“I did a lot of terrible things yet I'm closer and I just can't go back, I will avenge my husband, I'll be heading to a place, you know well. I'm just here to say you're not gonna stop me, but every time we talk like this, memories go back, you're not my mother yet we treated each other as parent and child, it's just a pain in the ass, when Kyoto Corps is on my trail, can't say I deserved it.” Guen was exhausted and trying to find comfort in the person she trusts most.

“No need to remind me of your reasons.” Himeno leans closer to the edge of the tub, swaying one hand in the water. “So have you stopped running now? That’s good, but you know well you can’t get your revenge on your own.”

“What do you mean?” Guen steeled herself for a bit. Has her master found out about her way inside the Blood Moons, with Reiha and Rikyo? She kept Reiha close to get closer to Rikyo, to make him a sword and only betray him later.

“You just said you are going to a place, even if you know it’s a bad idea. But you wouldn’t be here if you wanted to go alone. Or is this something else?” Himeno knew well she could follow Guen whether she accepted or not, but sometimes what her pupils needed was confirmation and open support.

Guen reached out to Himeno and hugged her, crying, she sobbed for a good 5 minutes.[/hider][Sub][sub]Location - Hashira Meeting
Feat - [@xAlter], [@King Kindred], [@13org], [@Lewascan2], [@The Jest], [@Kpopknower], [@Thanatos 7], [@Taka][/sub][/sub]
Himeno observed the ongoing meeting with detached interest, the Tokugawa Files were of course not to dismiss, but the unwillingness to disclose all of them was somewhat frustrating. [Sub][i]Does Gin have an ulterior motive to keep 4 files hidden?[/i][/sub]

[Sub][color=aqua]“This half-way cooperation doesn’t help your case, and the way you speak seems like you don’t expect many here to survive.”[/color] [/sub]Himeno spoke with a calm tone, seemingly unbothered by everyone else getting worked up. [Sub][color=aqua]”Moreover, modernising has been a problem for the Corps, since how many centuries exactly? 8.”[/color] [/sub]Himeno sarcastically stung at their reorganization. [Sub][color=aqua]”You’re either a hornet or have grown blasé of the same dance. Here's the rundown: getting neophytes don't necessarily help much, betting on the innovating commanders, fails, when they inevitably die trying to prove themselves to the rest of the Corps.”[/color][/sub]

Himeno glanced at Jae-eun’s resignation and sighed, then looked back at her eerie familiarity with Gin and strange intuition towards Jae-eun. [Sub][color=aqua]”Look, I don’t believe you’re really putting your eggs in just Oyakata-sama and the Honshu Banquet with all the support here, I won’t pry any further, as long as you don’t betray the Corps and point us at the Yatsuchizuki, Gin.”[/color][/sub]

Himeno let Kumori and Kōshin say their piece, some amount of amusement in her eyes as the mention of ignoring criminals and the Daikaku monk’s stern dedication to his ideals. They were a breath of fresh air at least, and Himeno could agree with their steel-like spirit in what they believe in. [Sub][color=aqua]"This Cram Class will now focus on the 4th Tokugawa File, the stain of calamity of the Edo Corps, its rich history. All of you deserve to know the truth, and you shall be free..."[/color][/sub]
Showa Secret: Honshu Banquet refers to all Corps in said region
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