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The two of you, while not exactly full-fledged ninjas, do at least know enough to understand that the smartest play is to get out of dodge before the full crew begins organizing a protracted search.
There's a chance that your flight back to the canoe will be waylaid... And if it is, there's a chance you'll still be on the ship when this cargo combusts, if you light the fuse. <span class="mu-s">Kyokimi</span>'s mask is off, though the lower half of her face is once again covered by her wraps, and while you can't make out her full expression you see those red eyes of hers calculating the possibility of being killed in an explosion. You reach out with one hand, grabbing onto hers, the one that's holding the fuse. Then you use your other hand to grab onto the one she is using to summon light. You thought the first time you held her hands like this, you'd be under the <span class="mu-s">Tea Tree</span> on <span class="mu-s">Hidden Village Island</span>. But you're in the belly of a mercenary pirate ship crawling with monsters, standing over barrels of explosive munitions with both of your fingers on the fuse.
She is looking you in the face. She's frightened, you can tell.
But you stay cool. You nod to her directly. You share your <span class="mu-g"><span class="mu-s">Courage</span></span> with her in this moment. You're both in it together, and you're both going to stop these villains and escape alive.
She barely hesitates to return the nod to you, and withdraws her hands from yours. With the one she's used to summon the dim light, she makes a few gestures with her fingers, and it shrinks down while brightening orange, becoming a little candle-flame hovering above her fingertip. She touches it to the tip of the fuse, which starts sparking green and yellow, crawling down slowly to its destructive destination.
<span class="mu-g">"We can do this, <span class="mu-s">Zuzo</span>, we can beat them. Let's run for it!"</span> She declares in a hushed tone, clearly inspired by your resolve. If you didn't know better, you might even think she's smiling under that face wrap.
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