As both Kumiko and Glarion teleported in, they saw how bad Osirus was. She took a quick look at Glarion who understood the silent message. The half-elf walked to Osirus, who was resting on his chair, and held his arm forward. Osirus felt his energy coming back to him.
"Thanks…" said Osirus, but got just a grunt from Glarion.
"You did well" said Kumiko "Go rest. I'll take the matter in my hand now"
"I can-"
"You've worked enough" interrupted Kumiko "You need to rest. You'll also have to be ready for tomorrow's execution"
"Execution?" asked Osirus with confusion.
"They broke the law. Unlike knights, the samurais kill the outlaws" stated Kumiko "I know that knights have the policy of letting the prisoner alive, but that's not mercy, it's just a vacation to anyone who breaks the law. They will never learn"
"Don't you think that they deserve a second chance?"
"I won't take that chance with them, they are sent to destroy the base of this city, they are just pawns that can easily be replaced" replied Kumiko as she narrowed her eyes "They should be the example that we need to set. To prove that breaking the law is a fault that no one should do"
"Don't you think that's a little bit too harsh?" asked Osirus.
"If I let them go, they will tell their true leader anything they've learned" said Kumiko "They are a blight that should be purified before touching the others. If one sees that prison is the only thing you get after threatening the balance of the city, he will also begin to break the law, then another one… this will go until this city becomes a city of crime. The drunkards that you take in aren't that bad, they just forgot themselves in their drinking, but those who try to build their crime empire in a city should be killed"
"I'm not going to kill them" said Osirus as he stood face to face with Kumiko "They need a trial"
"A trial to prove what?" asked Kumiko "Do you know the First Opium War?"
"The what?"
"The First Opium War" repeated Kumiko "It was a series of military engagements fought between Britain and the Qing dynasty of China. The immediate issue was Chinese official seizure of opium stocks at Canton to stop the banned opium trade, and threatening the death penalty for future offenders. The British government insisted on the principles of free trade and equality among nations and backed the merchants' demands. The British Navy defeated the Chinese using technologically superior ships and weapons, and the British then imposed a treaty that granted territory to Western powers and opened trade with China"
"And what does that-" he now understood what she was trying to explain 'I'm really an idiot'
"Do you understand now?" asked Kumiko.
Osirus sighed and nodded "I should have known that you know more"
"I'll forget what just happened" said Kumiko "Go take a rest"
Osirus sighed and left. He didn't know that a simple drug trade can turn an entire country upside down, and he knew how smart she is. He just hopes that it wont create a gap between them. When he entered his home, he saw Chevalir sitting on a couch with an angry expression on her face.
'This is going to be a little more difficult than what I thought' thought Osirus before preparing himself to explain Raglin to Chevalir… and hope that it won't break their relationship.
"Hey" he said awkwardly.
"hey?...HEY!?...is that all you can say to me right now!?"
"I-"
"Don't you have enough girls around you to be happy?"
"Please, let me explain-"
"Explain what? Why you need another woman? Are we not good enough?"
Osirus focused on Dragarths signature and pulled her to him.
She appeared next to him with a bewildered look.
"What the hell?"
Osirus then summoned his Poleaxe and stabbed her through the chest.
"WHAT THE HELL?" Chevalir yelled, believing he had finally snapped.
But instead of blood, the woman exploded into a cloud of blue dust.
"Is that good enough?" he asked.
"T-that was a clone?"
"It was Dragarth, I had given her a body"
Chevalir could not believe that she had over reacted.
{mou~ there were other ways, ya know}
'That was the best one I could think of'
Her body reformed shortly after.
Osirus was spun around and pulled into a kiss.
"Im sorry, will you please forgive me?~"
She used her puppy dog eyes.
"Y-yes, I forgive you"
She giggled and kissed him again.
He unsummoned his poleaxe and began to feel really exhausted, he stumbled and collapsed.
XX TIMESKIP XX
Crowds gathered around to see the public execution of the four criminals.
Osirus stood next to them in his Oathbound form, he was lost in thought as the first one was brought to the 'chopping block'.
Kumiko stood by as well, she began to read from a scroll.
Osirus could not hear her though, he was having an inner crisis.
'Why did she have to pick me? Is this a lesson of some sort? Does she just want me to do this because she's sadistic?'
He continued to go through the various reasons for her decision.
This was against his moral code, but he had no choice, lest he be executed instead.
He was brought from his thoughts by a knock on his helmet.
"Hey, bonehead, did you hear me?"
"S-sorry, I was lost in thought"
"I don't care, just do your job"
She gestured to the bald one that was being held down on the 'chopping block'
He came up to the criminal and raised his axe.
"Any last words?" he asked.
"Go to hell" he spat.
Osirus brought down the axe, the sound of steel hitting stone signaling the end of the man's life.
He took a step back and grabbed a cloth he was given to clean the blood off of his axe.
The next one was brought to the block after the body was removed.
Kumiko unfurled another scroll and began to read off the many crimes the man had committed.
Osirus found the task of cleaning his axe to be the most important thing to focus on to get the thoughts out of his head.
He had just finished his task when the samurai read the last one.
He stepped up to the block, and raised his axe.
"Any last words?"
The man chose to stay silent.
*CLANG*
The axe blade met stone once more.
He stepped back and began to clean his axe again.
This repeated again until the ring leader was brought over.
Osirus saw that his scroll was larger than the others.
Once the axe was clean, he stood by and tried to think of something to get his mind off of this.
.
.
.
He found none.
The scroll came to its end a few minutes later, it was time.
He got into position, his axe raised.
"Any las-
"Just do it"
'Fair enough'
*CLANG*
Everything was cleaned up and the crowd dispersed.
The samurai walked past him without a glance.
He sighed and went home.
When he got home, he sat on the couch and began to question his morals.
"Welcome home, master~"
Succuba sat on his lap, leaning into his ear.
"Im starving~"
Osirus gave in, he needed to clear his mind.
He put her over his shoulder and walked to his room.
"mou~"
