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Takumi x Saizo B
Music: How Can That Be?
TAKUMI: (All right. I'm pretty deep into enemy territory now.)
TAKUMI: (I'm a bit surprised I've made it so far, honestly...)
TAKUMI: (No. No second guessing yourself now, Takumi. You need a clear head for this!)
TAKUMI: (I can do this. I can do this! I-)
*A Nohrian fighter shows up!*
TAKUMI: (CAN'T DO THIS!)
*We fade as Takumi flees the scene.*
TAKUMI: Gods! That was too close.
SAIZO: Quite. I thought I was going to have to intervene.
TAKUMI: Saizo?! What are you-mmph!
SAIZO: Shh. You wouldn't want to jeopardize the mission now.
TAKUMI: Why are you here, Saizo? I thought I made myself clear when we last spoke.
SAIZO: Your capture would be more disadvantageous than any lack of intel. How would you expect us to deal with that?
SAIZO: If you were killed, we might as well bury the army's morale with your corpse.
TAKUMI: I-
SAIZO: You do not consider the possible outcomes of your actions.
SAIZO: I apologize for speaking out of line, but it had to be said.
TAKUMI: ...No. You're right, of course. I convinced myself I needed to do this for the army, but in truth it was for myself.
TAKUMI: I just wanted to escape Ryoma's shadow for once, to do something meaningful.
TAKUMI: But look. Now his LITERAL shadow is helping me. I rushed into something to sate my stupid pride yet again...
SAIZO: So what, is that it? Reasons be damned, you're just going to give up now?
TAKUMI: ...
SAIZO: I'm not going to coddle you. Lord Ryoma wouldn't mope around like this. Drop the baggage and let's finish this mission.
SAIZO: Ninja are supposed to pack lightly, after all.
TAKUMI: ...Right. Any idea which way we should be going, then?
SAIZO: Just follow my lead.
