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Narrator's POV

Takiko stared. "You're a Genbu Seishi?" Tomite sighed.

"Yes, I am," he said. It was the usual response. That and disbelief.

"Great!" She said, much to his surprise. "Now I only need to find six more! But where will I find them?"

"I think we should go to the capital first. We must tell the emperor that we've found the Genbu no Miko."

She looked a little surprised. "The emperor? Isn't he important? Will he see people like us?"

"We are important." Tomite said, "You're the Genbu no Miko, The person who will save this world. And I'm a Genbu Seishi. One of the people who will help you on your quest. He must see us. He doesn't have a choice. If he doesn't want to, then I'll make him."

Takiko scowled at his arrogance and shivered from the cold. She wasn't sure if that was the best first impression they could make on someone as important as the emperor...

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Tomite's POV

Takiko looked nervous. I couldn't blame her. After all, just this morning, she had been in her own world, and now we were waiting to see if the emperor would see us. I regretted my earlier words; it wouldn't be a good idea to force the emperor to see us. He could be a powerful enemy, and we wanted him to be our friend. I'd been showing off. It's a bad habit of mine. Takiko shivered and I realized she must be cold. After all, Hokkan was a cold country, and her clothes didn't look warm. I took off my jacket and handed it to her. It wouldn't do to have the Genbu no Miko getting sick.

"Th-thank you."

"Don't worry about it."

Just then, the door opened and an old man came out.

"The emperor will see you now," he said. "Please, come this way." He began to lead us through a series of hallways. Coming from a small tribe far in the north, I was awed. I think Takiko was too, but she hid it better. Finally we reached a huge set of doors. The man opened them, and bowed as he let us in. Then he backed out of the room and closed the doors. In a chair by the window was a man in a regal robe. It was the emperor, Heika-sama. I bowed, and then realized that Takiko wasn't.

"Takiko-sama! This is the emperor! Bow, or curtsy, or SOMETHING!" I whispered disparately to her.

"Oh! Oh, I'm sorry!" She said as she curtsied.

Much to my surprise, the emperor smiled. "That's okay," he said. "Now, why are you here. In your letter you said that it's quite important."

"Your Highness, I am Tomite, a Genbu Seishi. And this is Takiko. The Genbu no miko..."

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Einosuke's POV

As I read those last words, I knew it. The woman in that book had to be Takiko. But how did she get in? The book had to be magical. I watched as more words appeared on the paper. They said, "The young emperor watched them uncertainly." So now she was talking to an emperor. That was just great! She'd have to tell me all about that after she got home. That is, assuming that she would get home. I wondered if it was possible for her to. I had to make sure that she got home safe and that that book was destroyed. It was dangerous. If that Genbu Seishi hadn't come along, then Takiko may have been sold. And besides, it was my fault that she was even there. I never should have given her that book. I was such an idiot. The man that sold it to me had said something about it being enchanted, but I had just assumed that he was a nut case who didn't know the value of his items.

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Takiko's POV

The emperor looked at us with suspicion. "Do you have any proof of this? And where are the other six seishi?"

Tomite frowned. "We don't know where the others are. We haven't found them. As for proof..." He lifted up the back of his shirt and his symbol appeared, "is this enough?"

"Yes, yes. But what about the girl? How do I know that she's the Genbu no Miko?"

Tomite looked at me and said, "You'll have to trust us there. I don't know how to tell, besides the fact that she says she's from another world."

"And you trust her when she says this?"

"Yes. I do."

"Then I guess I do too..." It was strange, knowing that two people like Tomite and the emperor trusted me. I didn't know what to say. So I said nothing...

After that we were treated like royalty. One day I went to see Heika-sama. There was something I wanted to ask him.

"Oh, Takiko-sama! Come in," he said when he saw me. I walked in the room and sat down.

"Heika-sama..." I started, "We've been here almost two weeks, and I think that it's time we move on and find the other seishi." He nodded. "I was wondering if you might have any clues that we could use."

"Hmm... I think I might have just the thing. Get Tomite and meet me in the library."

It took a while, but I finally found Tomite. As I lead him to the library, I told him about my conversation with Heika-sama. When we entered the library we saw Heika-sama sitting in a chair with a scroll in hand.

"This is the Shi Ji Ten Chi Sho. It is a sacred book that has clues on how to find the seven Genbu Seishi." Heika-sama said 'It has the same name as the book... But if that's in my world, what's it doing here?' "Each if the four countries has their own version of it. I will give it to you to help you on your quest," he continued.

"Thank you," I replied. It was all I could say.

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End of Chapter 2

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