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>O, kami, I thank you for keeping me safe and strong in this tournament, and granting victory--despite its asterisk.
>I thank you for making my enemies quarrel and spit hatred at each other like venom.
>I have met both La Jefa and the Jersey Devil in the ring, though it is only the former I've faced one-on-one.
>To see them so opposed to each other, after the 3v3 match I once faced them in, is clearly your work.
>As I said to her once before, the Jersey Devil is far from the strongest demon I've faced. No matter what song she wishes to play, my blade shall cut the strings of her fiddle.
>Ah, speaking of which, please watch over Cassie Maverick for her help in that battle...
>...and may you guide Holly Hope-Again back to the light, for I know--
>--d-despite her words--
>that she is not yet lost...
A long pause.
>*ahem*
>Speaking of those who are not yet lost, perhaps it's not too late for the Jersey Devil. Maybe she, too, can walk away from a life of wickedness, just like Onigiri has.
>I still find it strange, a demon capable of compassion, but if there is anyone that can make this happen, it is you.
>Perhaps tonight's victory will be the way I open the path to her heart. May my victory for you be definitive and inarguable.
>Also, may you give your blessings to Mare Equine as well, as she faces another former opponent of mine in Ash Romero.
>I ask much of you, but I know you can make it happen.
>Amen.
Shogun rises from the floor, her prayer complete. She checks her phone.
>Speaking of Onigiri-san, she hasn't replied to my text yet...no, she hasn't even read it?
>Hmm. She must be quite busy over there. Hopefully training...
>...PLEASE be training.
