>>5940392>>5940420>>5940421>>5940436>>5940460>>5940609>>5940618>>5941133You stand up, reasonably confident that you have everything you need here.
“So you’re fucking off?” Yukimaru asks you.
“Yes.” You say, pulling out another 25,000 Ryo and attempting to hand it to the man. “For your trouble.”
Yukimaru immediately drops all of his greed and refuses the money with a gesture. “Didn’t I just tell you we’re not a charity? Fuck off with that too.”
“Fine.”
You pocket your money and leave with Naoki and Masami in tow.
>+1 WoF for handling this in a mostly civilized manner despite the fact that it would have been easier if you just came down with force. You have 3.“Are you sure we shouldn’t have kept asking questions?” Naoki asks. “Or just crack some skulls. I feel like we’re still missing a lot.”
“Well, we already have enough information to know that these Kiri-nin aren’t our problem. Other than the blood in my veins, I don’t see how what they’re doing has anything to do with me.” You answer.
“They might know who you are, and they might be following us to use you as bait.” He says.
“If that’s the case, we’re being followed around by free backup. So it’s a net positive. I’d rather be assaulted by mom with two strange foreign allies than without.”
“But… They’re trying to kill your mom. Are you actually okay with that? I know she’s bad and all, but…” Masami starts, but trails off.
“I can’t afford to care about what happens to her. At this point my hands are…” You also trail off. You were going to say your hands were tied, but what you’re saying reminds you of what Naoki was trying to say to you last week.. You even hear him give you a victorious grunt to confirm that you’re understanding the same thing. “... Anyway, we need to tell Hotaru-Sensei.”
Maybe some situations really are just fucked.
—
You get back and report everything you’ve learned: Their descriptions and their goals. Hotaru seems content to have this conversation publicly standing around in the street for some reason.
And she doesn’t seem satisfied.
“Otomo, are you aware of the basic interrogative questions?”
“Do you mean interrogation techniques?”
“No, I mean Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How.”
“Yes.”
