Disclaimer: Ok, I don't own .hack or anything from it save the characters
I have created. Bandai owns the rest.
PG-13: I could probably get away with PG, but not sure just how violent it might get later, so better to be safe.
Author's Comment: So you know, all areas mentioned can be reached in the game and are to a great degree accurate.
Warning: Again, I shouldn't need to mention it, but I will anyway. This has spoilers for those who have not played .Hack: Outbreak.
Author's Note: It has come to my attention that not all the Greek symbols for the servers have been appearing. While I doubt there would be much confusion yet given that other than the Level 68 area on the Sigma server in last chapter, all areas mentioned were in Delta. I intend to continue using the symbols in the hope that they will work somehow, but I will also make sure that root towns are mentioned for any that is not in the main game itself.
Also note, I will now be referring to StarMan Slayer at all times as SM Slayer for simplification reasons. StarMan is still his name; I've just abbreviated it.
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Sitting on the pier in Mac Anu, Mycinity watched the current as it moved by. Sighing inwardly, she hugged the hilt of her Kotetsu Sword tightly. What was she going to do? Kite was so far beyond her in level that it was pathetic. She didn't even have his member address, and even if she had, what sort of area could she invite him to that would even be worth his efforts? Then there was that other girl.
Whoever it had been, the two had seemed quite close despite her shouting at Kite so much. Perhaps she was his girlfriend. Mycinity certainly hoped not, but then, with a level like that and a sweet caring personality on top, how could she expect him not to have a girlfriend. Hell, he probably could have a couple if he wanted. Didn't he see how he made her feel though?
Shaking her head, Mycinity smacked her temple. *Of course he didn't know, he's only met me for a minute.* SM Slayer had been right, at least partially. Kite probably wouldn't want to see her, or at least see her like she wanted him to see her. * How did SM get to be so insightful? Before I know it he'll realize that. . .*
Halting her thoughts on that, Mycinity let out another sigh. So what if she was a Level 6 character now, she was nothing to a Level 60 player like Kite, and probably that nasty girl with him. How she longed to smack her for shouting at Kite like that. Then again the girl would probably get nasty on her and pull a PK; it wasn't like Mycinity would be able to oppose her. Still, someone needed to show her proper manners.
"Hey, would you like to trade?"
Screaming in surprise, Mycinity caught herself just short of falling into the river. While she didn't know how that might affect her, she wasn't going to risk a PK, not until she got to a Recorder anyway. Turning with a hateful glare, she shouted back, "Hey, don't surprise people like that! It's. . ."
She froze mid-sentence. Rude, that was what she had almost said, just like that girl had before. No, she couldn't be like her; it had to be a coincidence. Shaking her head, Mycinity looked back up at the young boy in front of her who was taking a few steps back, worry on his face. "I-I'm sorry, you just surprised me. What did you say?"
"It's ok," the boy nodded with a weak smile, "I asked you if you wanted to trade? I have this Phantom Blades weapon, but it's of no use to me."
Mycinity glanced at the item. A Twin Blade weapon, what Kite used. Looking up at the young boy again, she began to take in more about him. What came to mind was samurai. Obviously he was a Heavy Blade of the Samurai type, and his outfit reflected that. Wearing a gray hakama, pale green keikogi bearing designs on the cuffs and kanji marks on each breast, and the final touch of a white oba, the boy seemed as if he had been pulled out of some old samurai movie. His face though was that of a young teen at best, not of a hardened samurai warrior. Add in the shoulder length lilac hair and the unique picture was complete.
"Well um sir, what exactly are you looking for in a trade?"
Chuckling brightly, the boy samurai smiled back at her. "That's the first time someone's called me sir. My name's Wakizashi, pleased to meet you."
Returning the bow that Wakizashi then gave her, Mycinity grinned and began to stand up, using her sword as a crutch. "My name's Mycinity, or My for short." Short. "Hey, isn't your name based off a sword?"
Nodding, Wakizashi grinned and gave her a thumbs up. "Yeah. That's amazing, you're really smart Mycinity. I bet you know all kinds of things about what goes on in this place."
Blushing at the compliment, Mycinity shook her head. "Not really, just the same as everyone else. You never answered my question by the way?"
Cocking an eyebrow, Wakizashi's face contorted as he tried to recall her question. Then finally after a brief minute his face lit up. "Oh yeah! Well, I'm not really sure, maybe a piece of armor or a few good items. As I said, I can't use it, and I really need to get some better equipment somehow. I heard from someone that once you get passed Level 10 the fighting enters a whole new arena of problems, and I'm just about there now."
Shrugging, Mycinity returned her gaze to the weapon and pondered. Perhaps she could make it a gift for Kite, a way of saying thank you to him and opening up a window for her to talk to him again, maybe even spend some time alone with him as well, chatting, getting to know her savior. Then she glanced at the low level of the weapon and frowned. Kite couldn't use it; he's way to high up there. Wakizashi was right, once you reached a certain level lower weapons and armor no longer cut it. If she presented it to Kite he'd probably just laugh at her.
"Sorry, but I really can't use it either. My friend Elnon likes to pick up items though, so you may want to ask him. He should be logging on over at the Chaos Gate anytime now, he always gets on at this time of day."
"Thanks Mycinity." Turning to leave, Wakizashi turned back to her for a moment. "You know, you shouldn't look so sad. Here, I have a haiku for you.
"Frowning makes you sad,
So to cheer you up this day
Here is my address."
Grinning as the boy turned and ran off leaving his member address with her, Mycinity began to giggle and laugh. It was really cute, and thoughtful too. Yes, he was right of course, she shouldn't be so sad. She could get Kite to notice her, to want to spend time in 'The World' with her. All she had to do was two things, one, get stronger so that she wouldn't burden him, and second, thinking of Wakizashi and his kindly giving her his address, she needed to somehow get Kite's member address so that she could actually contact him. Still, she would do it, she had to, her determination was set.
"High level characters and newbies shouldn't interact." SM Slayer had told her that back when they were battling at ? Expansive Passionate Arctic. She had found it rather ironic since he was a Level 20 character fighting with her. Then again, Level 20 was nothing compared to Kite and his Level 60 character. It was stupid really, and quite hypocritical. Still, SM Slayer wasn't often wrong, not on stuff like this anyway. Well, it was her choice, and she had chosen.
*Well, I had better go save El from that Wakizashi kid. Then maybe the three of us might hit a dungeon or two. * Flipping her Kotetsu Blade over her right shoulder, she trotted off towards the Chaos Gate. There was, after all no time like the present. At the back of her mind though, she had only one thought on her mind, what was Kite doing right now?
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Diving to the side just barely avoiding the swipe from the Sand Mountain, Kite stepped back then called out, "Pal Relph!" Not wasting any time the second the spell casting was complete, he turned and retreated out of range.
"Take this!" Kite took a quick sigh of relief as BlackRose charged in striking the Sand Mountain from behind. Not that it would do much damage, and the dull clunk of her blade hitting its physical barrier only verified that. What it did do though was force it to turn its attention to her, and that gave him the chance to act.
Raising his hand up, Kite called out, "RaJuk Rom!" The leaf tornado immediately swept up around the beast, and with a last moan the monster collapsed to the floor and vanished. Taking a couple deep breaths, Kite waited while BlackRose cast Pha Relph on herself.
It had been silly of them to come here on their own without a third party member. Sure it hadn't been so bad on the surface, Acanthasters fell quickly enough to his Dragon Rage and fire magic, weak as it was, and the Sand Mountains hadn't been much trouble for them either. Kite was glad though that the Dungeon entrance had been so close to the arrival point. This dungeon though was different; Sand Mountains and Acanthasters were much more difficult in close in combat, something that the two of them excelled in due to their classes, even if hit and run worked better for him.
Moving through the doorway into the next room, Kite smiled at the lack of enemies. Nodding to his partner, the pair moved over the square stone tiles and up the ramp to the top where they found a treasure chest. Opening it and removing the Ice Leg Mail, they turned towards the next door a short distance away. As they entered the new room though, Kite frowned and lowered his head.
To his left, he heard a growl, then BlackRose shout out, "This is just great! Another dead end!" Indeed, a short distance in front of them stood a treasure chest on a pedestal, a pair of knight armors with swords planted into the ground on either side. It was the second dead end they'd hit so far, and they were only on the second level.
Turning to look at Kite now, BlackRose said, "Why can't we ever get lucky and choose the right door?"
Shrugging, Kite smiled slightly. "I don't know." He neglected to mention that coming down this set of rooms had been her idea. Nodding off towards the chest, Kite said, "You grab it, I'm going to go scout ahead. Meet you up ahead." Before she could open her mouth to protest, Kite activated a Speed Charm and tore off through the doorway back the way they'd come.
Reaching the fork they'd picked from in no time, he shot through the door and smashing a jar, stopping only long enough to take the antidote within. As he entered the next door though, he froze. Nightmares, and three of them.
The monsters turned to move towards him, the one in the rear already reeling to cast its darkness magic. He'd have to play this totally hit and run, until BlackRose caught up anyway. Diving in at the first Nightmare, Kite used a short combo before ducking back, bouncing off the wall and heading for the safety of distance.
Glancing to his right, Kite ducked, then swung both his blade in front of him blocking off the impending attack from one of the Nightmare trio. Suddenly the darkness spell hit him and Kite reeled back in shock, barely jumping out of the way of another nightmare. Flipping over another swing, Kite moved in, taking a slash at the nearest Nightmare.
Suddenly pain shot through his body as the Nightmare's sword collided with him, sending him flying back against the wall. He had been lucky though, he'd just gotten his blade in front of it, so the damage hadn't been quite as bad. Looking up wearily, Kite's eyes widened as the three approached him. As he began to call out his Phal Relph spell again, ideas of how he could get out of this alive began to run through his head. The Moon and the Lovers scrolls would do no good despite his having acquired a pair each on the first floor, and just now he had no thunder scrolls or equipment that allowed such magic.
That's when a familiar female voice called out, "Rai Don!" A weak lightning bolt spell slammed down upon the approaching Nightmares. The one he had hit twice already collapsed in death, and the other two turned to face the new threat. Turning to look off where he'd heard the voice, Kite grinned. BlackRose had caught up in time.
Returning his grin and winking at him, BlackRose lifted her Executer off her right shoulder and charged in, screaming out her battle cry. It was the moment he needed as the two remaining enemies turned their attention away from him. Snapping up, Kite raised his right arm and gripping it firmly with his left hand activated the bracelet. Cybernetic devices snapped into action, and blasted the nearest Nightmare, locking into it with Data Drain tendrils. As the ability hit home with its full effect, the monster morphed, and became a drained, pathetic version of its old self.
Glancing back at his partner, nodded in approval as she cleaved the beast down. Looking back at the drained creature, Kite picked up the pair of Shin that had landed at his feet, a gift from the Data Drain. *These are certainly better than my Spectre Blades, and they even have a thunder attack combo. * Slashing the weakened monster down with ease, Kite traded one weapon for another and turned to smile at BlackRose. "Thanks."
"Don't 'thanks' me, it was your own fault! You should never have taken off without me like that. What if I had arrived a few moments later? Stop acting like a newbie and get focus."
Lowering his head in shame, Kite sighed. "You're right, I got too confident. It was just that. well we hadn't run into any Nightmares yet, and I knew I could take a Sand Mountain or Acanthaster until you got there. I should have waited though, sorry."
Smiling and moving towards him, BlackRose placed her left hand on his shoulder. "Hey, it's all right, we're both ok. You just let that bracelet go to your head. I think that if it weren't for the fact that we might run into a Data Bug or need to get into a Protected Area, I'd wish you didn't have it. After all, it makes you do stupid things, and then I have to save you. Don't forget, I'm the head-banger of this team." Winking at him again, she gave him a soft shove and moved on towards the next door, flipping her Executer up onto her right shoulder again.
Two flights down and several Hands of God battles later, Kite and BlackRose stood outside the door to the next room. From the floor entrance they'd taken the door to their left and then made another left at the four-way crossroad room. That had brought them here, and Kite's bracelet had begun to glow.
"You thinking what I'm thinking?" BlackRose said, glanced off at Kite nervously.
Pure serious focus reflecting off his face, Kite nodded. "Data Bug." Taking one last breath, the two made their way into the next room.
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Just a note, the clothing mentioned for Wakizashi is Japanese in nature. Try to think of Sanjuro, or characters from say the Rurouni Kenshin anime series. Briefly, Hakama = pants, keikogi = shirt (sort of) and oba = belt.
Also, there is no Data Bug in this dungeon. I have added it for the story, but all other remarks about the dungeon are true. If you go right instead of left at that four-way crossroad, you'll find the Gott Statue. R&R!
PG-13: I could probably get away with PG, but not sure just how violent it might get later, so better to be safe.
Author's Comment: So you know, all areas mentioned can be reached in the game and are to a great degree accurate.
Warning: Again, I shouldn't need to mention it, but I will anyway. This has spoilers for those who have not played .Hack: Outbreak.
Author's Note: It has come to my attention that not all the Greek symbols for the servers have been appearing. While I doubt there would be much confusion yet given that other than the Level 68 area on the Sigma server in last chapter, all areas mentioned were in Delta. I intend to continue using the symbols in the hope that they will work somehow, but I will also make sure that root towns are mentioned for any that is not in the main game itself.
Also note, I will now be referring to StarMan Slayer at all times as SM Slayer for simplification reasons. StarMan is still his name; I've just abbreviated it.
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Sitting on the pier in Mac Anu, Mycinity watched the current as it moved by. Sighing inwardly, she hugged the hilt of her Kotetsu Sword tightly. What was she going to do? Kite was so far beyond her in level that it was pathetic. She didn't even have his member address, and even if she had, what sort of area could she invite him to that would even be worth his efforts? Then there was that other girl.
Whoever it had been, the two had seemed quite close despite her shouting at Kite so much. Perhaps she was his girlfriend. Mycinity certainly hoped not, but then, with a level like that and a sweet caring personality on top, how could she expect him not to have a girlfriend. Hell, he probably could have a couple if he wanted. Didn't he see how he made her feel though?
Shaking her head, Mycinity smacked her temple. *Of course he didn't know, he's only met me for a minute.* SM Slayer had been right, at least partially. Kite probably wouldn't want to see her, or at least see her like she wanted him to see her. * How did SM get to be so insightful? Before I know it he'll realize that. . .*
Halting her thoughts on that, Mycinity let out another sigh. So what if she was a Level 6 character now, she was nothing to a Level 60 player like Kite, and probably that nasty girl with him. How she longed to smack her for shouting at Kite like that. Then again the girl would probably get nasty on her and pull a PK; it wasn't like Mycinity would be able to oppose her. Still, someone needed to show her proper manners.
"Hey, would you like to trade?"
Screaming in surprise, Mycinity caught herself just short of falling into the river. While she didn't know how that might affect her, she wasn't going to risk a PK, not until she got to a Recorder anyway. Turning with a hateful glare, she shouted back, "Hey, don't surprise people like that! It's. . ."
She froze mid-sentence. Rude, that was what she had almost said, just like that girl had before. No, she couldn't be like her; it had to be a coincidence. Shaking her head, Mycinity looked back up at the young boy in front of her who was taking a few steps back, worry on his face. "I-I'm sorry, you just surprised me. What did you say?"
"It's ok," the boy nodded with a weak smile, "I asked you if you wanted to trade? I have this Phantom Blades weapon, but it's of no use to me."
Mycinity glanced at the item. A Twin Blade weapon, what Kite used. Looking up at the young boy again, she began to take in more about him. What came to mind was samurai. Obviously he was a Heavy Blade of the Samurai type, and his outfit reflected that. Wearing a gray hakama, pale green keikogi bearing designs on the cuffs and kanji marks on each breast, and the final touch of a white oba, the boy seemed as if he had been pulled out of some old samurai movie. His face though was that of a young teen at best, not of a hardened samurai warrior. Add in the shoulder length lilac hair and the unique picture was complete.
"Well um sir, what exactly are you looking for in a trade?"
Chuckling brightly, the boy samurai smiled back at her. "That's the first time someone's called me sir. My name's Wakizashi, pleased to meet you."
Returning the bow that Wakizashi then gave her, Mycinity grinned and began to stand up, using her sword as a crutch. "My name's Mycinity, or My for short." Short. "Hey, isn't your name based off a sword?"
Nodding, Wakizashi grinned and gave her a thumbs up. "Yeah. That's amazing, you're really smart Mycinity. I bet you know all kinds of things about what goes on in this place."
Blushing at the compliment, Mycinity shook her head. "Not really, just the same as everyone else. You never answered my question by the way?"
Cocking an eyebrow, Wakizashi's face contorted as he tried to recall her question. Then finally after a brief minute his face lit up. "Oh yeah! Well, I'm not really sure, maybe a piece of armor or a few good items. As I said, I can't use it, and I really need to get some better equipment somehow. I heard from someone that once you get passed Level 10 the fighting enters a whole new arena of problems, and I'm just about there now."
Shrugging, Mycinity returned her gaze to the weapon and pondered. Perhaps she could make it a gift for Kite, a way of saying thank you to him and opening up a window for her to talk to him again, maybe even spend some time alone with him as well, chatting, getting to know her savior. Then she glanced at the low level of the weapon and frowned. Kite couldn't use it; he's way to high up there. Wakizashi was right, once you reached a certain level lower weapons and armor no longer cut it. If she presented it to Kite he'd probably just laugh at her.
"Sorry, but I really can't use it either. My friend Elnon likes to pick up items though, so you may want to ask him. He should be logging on over at the Chaos Gate anytime now, he always gets on at this time of day."
"Thanks Mycinity." Turning to leave, Wakizashi turned back to her for a moment. "You know, you shouldn't look so sad. Here, I have a haiku for you.
"Frowning makes you sad,
So to cheer you up this day
Here is my address."
Grinning as the boy turned and ran off leaving his member address with her, Mycinity began to giggle and laugh. It was really cute, and thoughtful too. Yes, he was right of course, she shouldn't be so sad. She could get Kite to notice her, to want to spend time in 'The World' with her. All she had to do was two things, one, get stronger so that she wouldn't burden him, and second, thinking of Wakizashi and his kindly giving her his address, she needed to somehow get Kite's member address so that she could actually contact him. Still, she would do it, she had to, her determination was set.
"High level characters and newbies shouldn't interact." SM Slayer had told her that back when they were battling at ? Expansive Passionate Arctic. She had found it rather ironic since he was a Level 20 character fighting with her. Then again, Level 20 was nothing compared to Kite and his Level 60 character. It was stupid really, and quite hypocritical. Still, SM Slayer wasn't often wrong, not on stuff like this anyway. Well, it was her choice, and she had chosen.
*Well, I had better go save El from that Wakizashi kid. Then maybe the three of us might hit a dungeon or two. * Flipping her Kotetsu Blade over her right shoulder, she trotted off towards the Chaos Gate. There was, after all no time like the present. At the back of her mind though, she had only one thought on her mind, what was Kite doing right now?
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Diving to the side just barely avoiding the swipe from the Sand Mountain, Kite stepped back then called out, "Pal Relph!" Not wasting any time the second the spell casting was complete, he turned and retreated out of range.
"Take this!" Kite took a quick sigh of relief as BlackRose charged in striking the Sand Mountain from behind. Not that it would do much damage, and the dull clunk of her blade hitting its physical barrier only verified that. What it did do though was force it to turn its attention to her, and that gave him the chance to act.
Raising his hand up, Kite called out, "RaJuk Rom!" The leaf tornado immediately swept up around the beast, and with a last moan the monster collapsed to the floor and vanished. Taking a couple deep breaths, Kite waited while BlackRose cast Pha Relph on herself.
It had been silly of them to come here on their own without a third party member. Sure it hadn't been so bad on the surface, Acanthasters fell quickly enough to his Dragon Rage and fire magic, weak as it was, and the Sand Mountains hadn't been much trouble for them either. Kite was glad though that the Dungeon entrance had been so close to the arrival point. This dungeon though was different; Sand Mountains and Acanthasters were much more difficult in close in combat, something that the two of them excelled in due to their classes, even if hit and run worked better for him.
Moving through the doorway into the next room, Kite smiled at the lack of enemies. Nodding to his partner, the pair moved over the square stone tiles and up the ramp to the top where they found a treasure chest. Opening it and removing the Ice Leg Mail, they turned towards the next door a short distance away. As they entered the new room though, Kite frowned and lowered his head.
To his left, he heard a growl, then BlackRose shout out, "This is just great! Another dead end!" Indeed, a short distance in front of them stood a treasure chest on a pedestal, a pair of knight armors with swords planted into the ground on either side. It was the second dead end they'd hit so far, and they were only on the second level.
Turning to look at Kite now, BlackRose said, "Why can't we ever get lucky and choose the right door?"
Shrugging, Kite smiled slightly. "I don't know." He neglected to mention that coming down this set of rooms had been her idea. Nodding off towards the chest, Kite said, "You grab it, I'm going to go scout ahead. Meet you up ahead." Before she could open her mouth to protest, Kite activated a Speed Charm and tore off through the doorway back the way they'd come.
Reaching the fork they'd picked from in no time, he shot through the door and smashing a jar, stopping only long enough to take the antidote within. As he entered the next door though, he froze. Nightmares, and three of them.
The monsters turned to move towards him, the one in the rear already reeling to cast its darkness magic. He'd have to play this totally hit and run, until BlackRose caught up anyway. Diving in at the first Nightmare, Kite used a short combo before ducking back, bouncing off the wall and heading for the safety of distance.
Glancing to his right, Kite ducked, then swung both his blade in front of him blocking off the impending attack from one of the Nightmare trio. Suddenly the darkness spell hit him and Kite reeled back in shock, barely jumping out of the way of another nightmare. Flipping over another swing, Kite moved in, taking a slash at the nearest Nightmare.
Suddenly pain shot through his body as the Nightmare's sword collided with him, sending him flying back against the wall. He had been lucky though, he'd just gotten his blade in front of it, so the damage hadn't been quite as bad. Looking up wearily, Kite's eyes widened as the three approached him. As he began to call out his Phal Relph spell again, ideas of how he could get out of this alive began to run through his head. The Moon and the Lovers scrolls would do no good despite his having acquired a pair each on the first floor, and just now he had no thunder scrolls or equipment that allowed such magic.
That's when a familiar female voice called out, "Rai Don!" A weak lightning bolt spell slammed down upon the approaching Nightmares. The one he had hit twice already collapsed in death, and the other two turned to face the new threat. Turning to look off where he'd heard the voice, Kite grinned. BlackRose had caught up in time.
Returning his grin and winking at him, BlackRose lifted her Executer off her right shoulder and charged in, screaming out her battle cry. It was the moment he needed as the two remaining enemies turned their attention away from him. Snapping up, Kite raised his right arm and gripping it firmly with his left hand activated the bracelet. Cybernetic devices snapped into action, and blasted the nearest Nightmare, locking into it with Data Drain tendrils. As the ability hit home with its full effect, the monster morphed, and became a drained, pathetic version of its old self.
Glancing back at his partner, nodded in approval as she cleaved the beast down. Looking back at the drained creature, Kite picked up the pair of Shin that had landed at his feet, a gift from the Data Drain. *These are certainly better than my Spectre Blades, and they even have a thunder attack combo. * Slashing the weakened monster down with ease, Kite traded one weapon for another and turned to smile at BlackRose. "Thanks."
"Don't 'thanks' me, it was your own fault! You should never have taken off without me like that. What if I had arrived a few moments later? Stop acting like a newbie and get focus."
Lowering his head in shame, Kite sighed. "You're right, I got too confident. It was just that. well we hadn't run into any Nightmares yet, and I knew I could take a Sand Mountain or Acanthaster until you got there. I should have waited though, sorry."
Smiling and moving towards him, BlackRose placed her left hand on his shoulder. "Hey, it's all right, we're both ok. You just let that bracelet go to your head. I think that if it weren't for the fact that we might run into a Data Bug or need to get into a Protected Area, I'd wish you didn't have it. After all, it makes you do stupid things, and then I have to save you. Don't forget, I'm the head-banger of this team." Winking at him again, she gave him a soft shove and moved on towards the next door, flipping her Executer up onto her right shoulder again.
Two flights down and several Hands of God battles later, Kite and BlackRose stood outside the door to the next room. From the floor entrance they'd taken the door to their left and then made another left at the four-way crossroad room. That had brought them here, and Kite's bracelet had begun to glow.
"You thinking what I'm thinking?" BlackRose said, glanced off at Kite nervously.
Pure serious focus reflecting off his face, Kite nodded. "Data Bug." Taking one last breath, the two made their way into the next room.
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Just a note, the clothing mentioned for Wakizashi is Japanese in nature. Try to think of Sanjuro, or characters from say the Rurouni Kenshin anime series. Briefly, Hakama = pants, keikogi = shirt (sort of) and oba = belt.
Also, there is no Data Bug in this dungeon. I have added it for the story, but all other remarks about the dungeon are true. If you go right instead of left at that four-way crossroad, you'll find the Gott Statue. R&R!