>>5862887Thanks for playing!
>>5863245Come now, do you think Ozotto would want to break something, instead of TAKE something?
Anyway, we're back!
>>5862843“...I get it now. You want to make a deal, don’t you?”
“Now you’ve caught on.” he says in a pleased tone. “I’ll not draw this out much further. I’m willing to walk away from all of this with no fight, make a deal with you all and leave. But it needs to be worth my time. Currently, I’m focused on the thing you have locked away. The fragment of the Astrabellua, the parasite god, that’s evolved into something more.”
“That’s not an option.” you tell him firmly.
“Yes yes, you went through all the trouble of sealing it away and you don’t want all your hard work made meaningless.” Ozotto replies dismissively. “There are alternatives, though. I see the banished Princess’ attendants made off with something very valuable as well…”
“No.” Basilea growls out.
“Come now, it won’t be ALL of them. Maybe just one.” he says almost teasingly. “Or maybe you, Princess Izumi, Mahou of Earth, might be willing to part with something a bit more valuable. You recovered another fragment, did you not? Ah, but that’s not all, there’s something else you recovered with it. Something a bit more… Shapeless, was it? Or maybe, just maybe… something like your Hakkero.”
You glare at him, but keep your cool. “I don’t think you’d want that. You’d have to spend so long readjusting it.” Simultaneously, you ask Nazar telepathically, ‘If we turn the Hakkero on at full strength, do you think that could take out the copy near you?’
‘{WE ARE UNSURE IF THAT WILL BE SUCCESSFUL. WE WILL SEE.}’
He raises an eyebrow at you, then shrugs. “A fair point. Do you have an offer?”
…You can’t let him have a grub or the Shapeless. But maybe, just maybe, you can convince him to take something else. At the very least it’ll keep him talking. “You’re leaving out Darutanias. Don’t you think he would have something to offer to you? Or perhaps… to Towa? Think about it. You could present him to Towa as a gift! And watch the ‘fun’ from afar. What do you say?”
There’s a beat of silence.
…And then Majin Ozotto starts to chuckle. The chuckle turns into laughter. “Hehahehaha. Hahahahahahaha. HAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA!” It grows louder… and he actually has to hold his sides as he continues to laugh. “HAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!”
This is a good sign, right? “…So I take it-”
He doesn’t stop. “AHAHAHAHAHAHA! HAAAHAHA!”
This is not a good sign. This is MOCKING laughter. He’s mocking you. “Okay I get it-”
“HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!”
‘...Hehe, okay, not gonna lie, that’s funny, but no, no, come on Izzy.’ Fu tells you critically.
You frown. “I get it. Can you just-”
“AAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA!”
“MAJIN OZOTTO! I GET IT!” you yell angrily.
(cont.)
