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It had been a while since he'd thought about his childhood friend.

Young, they had been inseparable. Inexhaustible pranksters (largely led by him), they had infuriated many a sensei. Naïve, they had vowed to become the ultimate duo.

Unfortunately, their lives had diverged as they pursued drastically opposing ambitions: Kyoshiro to proffer blind loyalty towards a power-lusting clan; Kyo to wreak havoc whenever he could, much to Kyoshiro's dismay.

It had been two days since Okuni's visit, word would have definitely gotten back to the Palace.

Kyo bet his sword that the exemplary Kyoshiro was holding off the trigger-happy Goyousei.