Sorry for the absolutely late update. Idealize is still alive and kicking.
After letting Erina go first, Shiro then heads on towards the bathroom, wearing nothing but his boxers and a towel on his back, wearing it like some sort of cape. On his right hand is a small box with his personal bath materials, which includes his own soap and shampoo, as well as a toothbrush and toothpaste. On his left are his sleeping clothes. He places the contents of the box on the sink near the shower while also placing his clothes on the clothesline, slides the shower curtain to his right as he enters, then closes the door then the curtain up again. As he enters the shower area, he notices the tub on the side.
Ooh nice, hopefully I'll be able to dip in there someday, but there's someone waiting for me. Maybe soon.
Taking off his boxers and the towel, he turns on the shower and turns up the temperature, soaking his body with hot water after quite a long day. Meanwhile, outside the bathroom, the rest of the platoon, have a chat with themselves.
"Hey, Shuu, what're you doing?" Erina asks as Shuu continues to tap his smartphone.
"Just surfing the web, the free WiFi in this place is great. I'm just reading a couple of articles about those… "shipgirls" or something. Apparently they've set up a wiki of sorts about them."
"Shipgirls? Like the one who spoke with Shiro, right? The blue-haired one with floating drones of some sort?" Hikari joins in.
"Yeah, I saw the fight earlier, and I noticed them both. Anyway, about her, according to the data here, she's Destroyer Murakumo. If you guys want to see, here it is. I'll go prepare my clothes." Shuu, still in his uniform, utters as she holds out his smartphone to Erina, who starts reading the article. He approaches his bag placed near a wooden cabinet near Shiro's bed, and notices his sword hanging from the frame, complete with its sheath and ornaments. With a grin on his face, he takes the sword and hangs it on his waist, and then chuckles a bit as a couple of ideas pass his mind.
"Rakkun, what are you doing, that's Shiro's swor-" Aya asks with concern, but gets cut off.
"It's okay; he won't get mad… probably."
"That doesn't exactly fill me with confidence…"
"It's all in goodwill, don't worry… Well then… time to put this into action." Shuu utters as he oves towards the bathroom's door, then knocking on it twice.
"Hey, Shiro, are you done playing with yourself yet?"
The hell is this guy up to now?
"Shut up. I'm almost done."
"So you are playing with yourself. There's a time and place for everything, you know."
"Stop talking about that, there are girls around here, you know?"
"I speak not of heresy, but mere truth."
Who the hell am I talking to, Shakespeare?
"Calm down, you're gonna make my nose bleed with your poetic shit."
"Hurry up, then."
"I know." As Shiro replies, Shuu draws his sword with his right hand and extends it all the way back, pointing the edge of the blade towards the door. He gestures his left hand near the blade, adjusts his stance, and it becomes apparent what he's doing.
It's the Zero Stance. He's imitating the Gatotsu...
In front of the bathroom.
"Hey, Shuu…" Aya tries to warn him again, but she gets cut off… yet again.
"Shh…"
Hmm. This guy keeps saying I'm doing myself in the bath… damn, now I can't get that memory off my mind. Well then, time to finish up here and enjoy a night with the air conditioning system. Just gonna dry my hair with the towel, wipe off the droplets here, and put these on… Feels like home, somewhat.
He then puts on his clothes consisting of a plain, yellow shirt and knee-length shorts. Leaving his bath accessories on the sink, he slings the towel on his left shoulder and his uniform neatly folded on his right hand. As he prepares to exit, he is surprised to see Shuu with a huge grin on his face…
Carrying his sword…
…and doing the Zero Stance.
What…
"User of the Nagumo double-edged art, Nagumo Shuu, will now Slay! Evil! Immediately!"
"Hey… what the hell are you doing with my sw-"
"You aren't fit to be rust on my blade, so don't even think about it."
"Wait… don't tell me you're trying to be Kusanag-"
"I'm going to show you a slash so brutal my sword won't even be bloodied!"
If you didn't pull off both Rurouni Kenshin and Taimadou Gakuen at the same time I'd be pretty mad at you for playing around with my sword, but now, I'll just have to say… well played.
"At around this part, someone should be telling you not to make such a scary face. Preferably someone who's imitating your little sister's voice."
"I don't have a little sister, sorry."
"You failed to meet my expectations. Commit seppku to restore your family's honor."
"I decline." Shuu replies jokingly, waving Shiro's sword around.
"Nothing's more honorable than wastefully taking your life by cutting your guts off with a dagger as some guy slices your neck. Now stop playing with my sword and go take a bath or something."
"Alright, alright." The chuckling Shuu responds as he hands over the white, red-lace hilted katana to Shiro, who heads on towards his bunk.
"So… uh, has everyone decided on their bunk spots yet?" Shiro asks, climbing atop his bunk near the air conditioner.
"Yeah, I'm with Aya, we'll be sleeping together on this one, Shuu's on the single bed and Hikari's right beneath you." Erina responds, holding Shuu's smartphone.
"W-wha, who decided on that!?" The somewhat furious Hikari asks, standing up from the small chair to face Erina, who's sitting right beside her.
"Well… you did place your bag there earlier, didn't you…?"
"I-it was just temporary!"
"Wait, Hikari, why do you detest sleeping beneath me?" Shiro asks this time.
"I… uh, I-I don't want you doing weird things to me at night, you pervert!"
Not this again… I shouldn't have asked that.
"You know damn well I wouldn't do anything like that. Well, if I did want to, I couldn't, because I'm up here and it woul-"
"Look, see! He does want to do weird things to me!"
Are you serious right now?!
"Let me finish, alright? Listen. I won't do anything, I swear. And even if I did, I'd probably be caught, so keep that in your mind and rest well."
"I-I'll take your word for it, then! If I catch you in the act, I'll never forgive you! Really! Never!"
Who am I talking to right now, Tohsaka Rin?
"Yeah, yeah. Trust me."
"Hmp!" She responds, turning away from Shiro.
That conversation felt too clichéd I could literally predict how it ended. Well, that's what I get for reading too many novels, I guess.
He then lies down on his back on the bunk's mattress, unsheathing his sword a bit to reveal five kanji inscriptions, read as the "Hirihoukenten" which, when translated, gave the meaning that "Foolishness is not above Sensibility, Sensibility is not above Law, Law is not above Authority, and Authority is not above Divinity."
Heh. Dad gave me a long-ass sermon after engraving these, but it's worth it. Speaking of dad, I wonder what he's doing right now… I better sleep for now; I got a long day ahead. As he thinks of this, he draws his smartphone and sets a low-volume alarm for 0430, which will hopefully wake him up early.
"Hey guys, we should sleep for now, we don't want to be late for the assembly tomorrow, eh?" He recommends, sitting up from the mattress.
"Good idea…" Hikari responds with a yawn. "Good night…" she utters before falling face down on the bed.
Looks like she was pretty sleepy. Well, dueling is no easy task, after all. Looking at her closely... she looks kinda cute- wait, what am I thinking… time it's time to sleep… but first…heh.
"Oy Shuu, better hurry up in there!" Shiro shouts loud enough, for Shuu to hear.
"I'm done already." He replies, emerging from the bathroom.
"Oh, thought you were playing with yourself, haha."
"Touché." Shuu replies, gesturing with his glasses.
"Well then, see you guys in the morning. Good night."
"Good night!" The rest respond in unison.
This… might actually be pretty fun. Also… that thing the Director talked to me about… what could it have really been? I have to find out. I have to find Erika… I'll definitely find her… But that's for another day. I'll leave tomorrow's problems to tomorrow me.
Meanwhile, Director Yashiro heads on towards the adjacent Naval Base, passing through saluting guards as he does so. With his signature pipe in hand, he proceeds towards the admiralty building, where uniformed men are discussing something in front of a screen, displaying a map with small circles and icons as the men continue their dialogues.
"How's it going?" the Director asks, to which one of the uniformed men respond.
"We established contact with Germany again; they reported that one of the Blohm & Voss' packages has been intercepted, along with a couple of modified samples we sent to them for improvement, also a couple of Italian packages as well. The convoy's distress signal was sent near the Solomon Islands, near Vella Gulf. And to make matters worse, they've spotted what looks like a supply base."
"Supplies in Vella Gulf, huh. We haven't gauged enemy forces there yet, right?" he sighs. "You know, this is making me wonder why Russia isn't letting Germany's deliveries in through land."
"They're way too cautious. I don't know why, but countries around the globe are pretty much securing their borders. It's not like we're fighting against an army here, but yeah. Anyways, Vella's still an unknown area for now, but the packages are of absolute importance. What should we do, Yashiro?"
"I think I have a plan, Reynolds. Designate that area as an E sector. Let's see if the Kaigun Gakuen can deliver again."
"Heh, going to set up a little event on your school again?"
"Yeah, I've got a couple of good first-years added to the ranks, maybe they'll be able to help us. But other than that, I got something in mind as well, not just for our current situation..."
"What would that be?"
"As you can see, we're short on shipgirls for now, and we need some serious firepower. Actual ships won't cut it; they're too big of a target."
"I know that all too well, Yashiro. Kure taught us a hard lesson on fighting these guys with our ships, which is why we did the Te- Wait; don't tell me… you're planning to do that again?"
"I am. The First Squadron did it, so can these new guys."
"You know we stopped doing it for a reason…why the Kantai Project got substituted for it." Reynolds replies with a smaller voice now.
"I do know. I know it all too well… They substituted one of the best chances we had for a swift victory with quite a slow method."
"Listen, that project-"
"I know some of the guys disagree with it. But you should know that it saved our asses during the first wave… We can't keep relying on the shipgirls… especially with an… unreliable method of getting them like this."
"I understand where you're coming from, Yashiro… but it's simply too dangerous… and The First Squadron's members were… unique, to say the least. How would you find people like them now?"
"Zura and I have… a few people in mind." The Director responds with a grin.
"That grin on your face… it's scary."
"There's a moment that changes a life when… we do something that no one else can…"
Eh… where is this music… coming from…
"And the path's that we've taken will lead us…"
"One final stand…" Shiro slowly mumbles as he starts to open his eyes to the dark room with only a faint light in sight and with the somewhat faint sound of the vocals of the song I May Fall being played, which he discovers to be coming from his own smartphone.
Ah crap… forgot to change the alarm tone again… Great way to wake up, though.
"Nice music you got there. I didn't know you followed that franchise." Shiro, still a bit sleepy, hears the comment, and discovers that it came from Shuu, who's also awake with his phone in hand.
"It's got a pretty interesting plot and a good soundtrack as well, if you don't mind the language difference... Anyways, I guess I'm not the only early one around here, huh." Shiro responds this time, climbing down from his bunk slowly to hopefully not disturb Hikari beneath him.
"I got used to it. While I'm at it, thought I might as well start a little routine, Saitama-style."
"Hah, that's probably impossible, but why don't you join me for a couple of laps down the track?"
"Yeah, I'll try my best to keep up with you."
"Don't worry, I won't go too fast."
After donning their jackets, as well as Shiro's sword, the duo head off from the room slowly as to avoid disturbing the rest of the platoon, making their way past the lobby and off to the circular clearing within the school grounds, which are still a bit dark. With his smartphone in his hand and earphones on his… well, ears, he jogs side by side with Shuu, who's obviously not too fond of jogging as he struggles to keep up.
"I may fall, but not like this, it won't be by your hand~" Shiro's earphone blares as he jogs on.
"Hah… hah… this is… quite… tiring…" the somewhat exhausted Shuu states, raising his glasses with two of his fingers as they pass through a fountain. With his volume at 50%, Shiro hears this, and chuckles.
"Somehow I knew you weren't the… physical… type of guy."
"I will not take that… as an insult… since it's true…"
"You want to, uh… take a rest for something? There's a bench over there."
"Oh… yeah, thanks…"
"Let me grab some water from that vending machine, I'll be back."
Well, I'll let him rest for a while… lucky me, I brought some change with me today.
Shiro then walks towards the vending machine with his right arm rested on the katana's hilt, stopping near a blue-colored machine with plenty of choices to choose from. He then picks two pieces of bottled water as he inserts his coins on the slot, then, as he waits; he stares at the clock tower right beside the main school building.
5000 yen says the student council's HQ is in there… making a bet to myself again. Huh, things never change.
"Enjoying the view?" A soft, female voice speaks out from his right. As he looks on, he notices a girl with long-flowing black hair sitting on a bench, donning the university's type B black-colored uniform with the same familiar gold ornaments, except hers has a red armband on her right arm.
Hmm? Wait, that armband... don't tell me... She's from the Student Council? That's a pretty cliched uniform by now... Ah crap, I'm getting chills just by looking at her. Such cold and mysterious personality… straight out of a LN I know if you ask me. But more importantly, why did I not notice her…? Must be the light.
"I, uh… umm… just wondering what's inside that tower." He responds, stuttering.
What is this… pressure… of sorts? I can't even speak properly…
"Hmm, I see. The student council office, along with the faculty, is in there."
I can't believe I guessed it… I need to meet up with whoever designed this place, guy's a genius.
"You look somewhat pleased when I said that. Do you find something funny?" she asks, putting even more pressure to Shiro.
"No, I mean, well, uh, actually yes."
Talk straight, damn it!
"So it seems. What would that be, then?" The girl asks, in her usual cold tone.
"I seem to have predicted what was inside the tower." Shiro responds, without the stutter from earlier.
That's it… keep it going…
"I see. Well then, I have to continue doing my rounds... thank you for your time…" she replies as Shiro starts walking back to Shuu, but he gets stopped as she continues to speak.
"…Miyamoto Shiro."
How the…
"How do you know my name-"
"I am not the president of this school's Student Council for nothing, mister Miyamoto. I look forward to meeting you in the field of battle." The president replies once more as she starts to walk away from Shiro's vision.
Field of battle… what is she talking about…? I hope for my sake everyone's not too serious around here...
With two pieces bottled water on his hands, Shiro then rushes back to Shuu, who is now tinkering with his smartphone, laid back on the bench with his hoodie on and earphones on full blast. As he notices Shiro, he takes off the black-colored earphones and stows his smartphone back to his pocket, putting out his hand to receive the bottled water.
"Took you long enough, captain." He jokingly complains.
"I met someone on the way. Anyway, what's with the title?"
"I pretty much see you with a lot of girls lately... what, you're trying to build up a harem, eh? I'm guessing you probably won't evem spare shipgirls from your "great conquest", oh great Daimyo of the Harem."
"That sounds pretty ironic coming from a guy whose nickname is Raku."
"Oh, that nickname. It's because of a promise I made ten years ago…"
"You're shitting me, right?"
"Nope. It's because I met a girl one day… and we made a promise to each other."
Smells like bullshit, but hey, sounds interesting.
"Go on."
"So yeah, I met her, and we became close friends, then one day, she was moving out of town, and there I was, a bit sad, so I chased her down and told her that we'll meet again someday, and then she said yes as I…. dried my tears. After that, you just wasted a minute of your time listening to me pulling a story out of nowhere."
"God damn it, Shuu." Shiro comments as both men laugh. "Alright, let's go back, I guess this is enough jogging for now…"
"I was waiting for you to say that. Let's go."
With his hand resting on the hilt of his sword, Shiro, alongside Shuu, walk back towards the dorm building, but the somewhat curious swordsman takes a pause and looks back towards the direction of the clock tower, seemingly thinking about something.
I… might drop by later. Who knows…
After returning back to the dorms, taking their baths, and suiting up with their Type-B black-colored uniforms, the entire 25th platoon, along with the rest of the students, gather at the large gymnasium building inside the school campus, with Shiro and company lining up and taking their seats on the white plastic-made chairs in the middle of the gym designated for first-years.
Shiro observes his surroundings, noticing a few other first-year platoons just behind him, staring at both himself and Hikari intently, possibly because of the duel fiasco on the first day, making him smirk a bit.
Looks like these guys are a bit wary of me now... maybe I shouldn't have went hi-profile after all... this feels... weird.
A bit of microphone disturbance fills the airwaves as Director Yashiro, on the middle of the stage, taps and adjusts the mic accordingly, gaining the attention of the students as he does so, as he observes when the bustling gym's athmosphere was shot down to silence in just a few seconds.
"Well then. New students of the Yokosuka Kaigun Gakuen, welcome to the fray. You've already seen that things aren't always... normal here. We've got a lot of things going on in the school that'll makes your experience quite enjoyable. Of course, it's designed to help you on the road to the Admiralty, but not everyone gets that prestigious title of Teitoku. Some of you might be Rear-Admirals, under direct command of the Teitoku. Or some of you might become part of the Maintenance Crews, if we find your skills fitting. Maybe some of you will even be part of the Logistics Division, and either serve in the base or help me out in the academy. And of course, those of you with the capabilities to fight on both land and sea effectively will be enlisted in the Special Operations Group." The director takes a small pause, and prepares to continue again.
"However, I know most of you really are aiming for the chance of becoming the Teitoku of the Yokosuka Naval Base. You could say this entire school is comparable to a lottery. But rather than luck, it all depends on your skills and abilities. Before we proceed to the official induction and starter-turnover process, I'd like everyone, including the second-years, to look at the screen behind me. I'll give a little briefing on our current situation."
The director then pulls out a small remote from his greyish-black colored slacks' pocket, aiming it towards a suspended projector and pressing a button as it turns on and displays a map with a couple of circle-like shapes with letters below it.
"This is Vella Gulf." he says as he points his signature pipe towards it. "A German convoy from Blohm & Voss headed for Yokosuka got sent off-track to Vella. After that, recent reports say that they've stumbled upon a heavily defended Abyssal supply route, and we have reason to believe that one of their refueling depots is nearby. We haven't heard from them for a while, so we have to work with what we have. Starting today, the Vella Gulf Event map is in effect, so go ahead, second-years. You can go back to your dorms for today, consider it an emergency preparation time of sorts. The network is already opened up, so feel free to share your compos." the Director finishes as the second-year students stand up and head for the exit, leaving only the first-years.
"Of course, you might be thinking..."What's all this for?" Well, lemme tell ya. Events are pretty much based on either historical missions or current events. We take data from your battles and formulate strategies with it, where we'll choose the best fleet composition, equipment, and stuff like those. Enemy fleet data is gathered through reconnaisance, so they're somewhat accurate to the actual enemies the shipgirls will be facing. Speaking of shipgirls, look who I have with me today. Come on now, don't be shy!" He utters as five girls emerge from the back of the stage carrying small, phone-like apparatuses, some with odd hair colors- somewhat a trademark of shipgirls already.
"They are Fubuki, Murakumo, Sazanami, Inazuma, and Samidare." He introduces the five girls as he points to each one while saying their names. "These girls are the starter five, I'm sure you've heard their story already. Well, they have with them your Virtual Command Modules and your very first Physical Card, which can in turn be scanned by your own module to be registered. Oh, and you have to scan your ID through the module to make it work first."
Seems simple enough.
"In case you're confused about how they work, Physical Cards can only be retrieved through special means, such as event rewards, duel wagers, or squad combat rewards. You can scan them to add the ship for your Virtual HQ, which is the feature of the module that simulates the admiralty experience. However, Physical Cards are used mostly for Clash Duels, which are different from the Virtual PvP, and before you ask, yes, we did change some of the terminologies for a fresh look."
Looks more like someone forgot what they're actually called, though. Shiro thinks. Duel wagers seem interesting, though. I can probably get some of the sought-after cards if I win some battles. But with an event just announced, I guess levelling my ships would be top priority. Need to figure out how they work, first.
"Okay, now to start your formal induction, may I request everyone to line up in front of the shipgirl of your choice. Don't worry, there's not much of a difference with their card stats, though this does not fully reflect their... real-life capabilities, of course."
Even as they merely stand and look at the director, the students could feel sharp stares from the shipgirls slowly piercing Yashiro after his comment, but he seems impervious to it.
"Ehem, so uh, as I was saying, feel free to choose depending on your personal preferences and their appearances, or stats. Your choice, but do keep in mind that your starter shall be the symbol of the start of your admiralty career. Choose wisely."
Lines began piling up in front of the five shipgirls standing near the edge of the stage platform as they began to hand out VCM's and their own physical cards, complete with an artists rendition of themselves, equipment slots, personal quotation, and stats underneath. Shiro notices a somewhat longer line in front of Samidare and Inazuma, while the rest had somewhat equal lengths. He also notices a lot of interaction between the students and the shipgirls, which hogged the line a bit. Then, he notices Destroyer Murakumo's polearm, along with her light-bluish hair.
Is this what she meant by "see you tomorrow"? Well, whatever. She seems like a good choice.
The 25th platoon then began to split up to their corresponding ship of choice, exchanging glances as they notice each other. Surprisingly, Shiro was the only one in the platoon to have chosen Murakumo as a starter ship, much to his confusion.
I thought they'd have the same choice as me... oh well.
After a few minutes, Shiro, who settled at the back of the line for Murakumo, finally reaches the blue-haired shipgirl, with her trademark polearm slung right behind her as she hands out a VCM and her own PhysCard to him.
"So, we meet again... eh... Mura...kumo.?" Shiro asks, struggling as he reads the card.
"What, you already forgot my name that quick? You airhead!?"
"What're you getting mad at me for? I mean, it's a pretty hard reading."
Man, something about her really reminds me of Hikari... What could that be... Oh, that's right. They're both tsundere. Heh. If I said this to just anyone I would take tons of flak for comparing them with a trait that probably doesn't even exist or is absolutely rare and is confined within the barriers of fictional reality. Luckily my mind is a safe haven. This feels... sad though. Eh, whatever. Shiro thinks to himself as he chuckles a bit.
"What are you laughing for, huh?" the destroyer brashly asks.
"Nothing, just remembered something." He responds, resting his hand on the hilt of his sword on impulse, which he quickly regrets doing.
Crap, I let off some body language... But if I move it away now, she'd notice that I'm trying not to let her notice, but if I don't move it, she'll actually notice... eh, whatever. I'll just let it stay put there. As he complicates the situation, Murakumo notices Shiro's sword, and remembers something.
"Ah, that's right, I have someone to introduce you to."
Introduce me to? Who could that be...?
"And? Who is it?"
"I'll introduce you two when we get there, come on." she replies as she drags Shiro by the arm towards the back exit of the gym, barely giving him time to stow away the VCM and PhysCard in his pocket as he notices the incredible grip strength this girl has.
Damn, she's strong. Do I even lift?
Unknown to both of them, the Director noticed them both, and decides to follow the two outside, but not before giving a small speech as he takes his abrupt leave.
"Well, with that all said and done, you are now officially students of the Yokosuka Kaigun Gakuen. Formal classes will start tomorrow, starting with a run-through of the squadron battles and one-on-one duels, then a few introductory classes from your teachers. Me included. The classrooms already have your names posted, drop by if you want to see. Well, I must go. Enjoy the rest of the day." He utters, somehwat swiftly as he re hoists the mic on a stand and exits the gym through the same path Shiro and Murakumo took. Unbeknownst to Shiro, the 25th is already returning to the dorms without him.
"A-are you sure we can live Shiro behind?" Aya asks, timidly as ever.
"It's fine, he may be an idiot, but he can still find his way home." Hikari replies, brashly as ever as they exit the gym through the main exits and head off towards the dormitories.
Meanwhile, Murakumo leads Shiro near the borders of the Naval Base and the Naval Academy, as observed with the barbed wires and fences all around the area.
"So... who is this person, exactly? What do you both want with me?"
"Oh nothing, I just saw that you're proficient with a sword..."
Before the blue-haired destroyer could finish, a figure walks out from behind a huge rock, as Shiro looks closer, he makes out a few extraordinary features, two flying ear-pieces, similar to Murakumo's, and a weird-looking sword. And upon closer inspection...
It's a shipgirl.
Shiro gets the full picture of a girl with short purple hair, neon purple-glowing earpieces, black uniform with a purple-colored tie, purple sword, and even a purple eyepatch.
What's up with all this purple...
"I'd like you to meet Light Cruiser Tenryuu."
"Tenryuu, huh. 1919, Slower than a contemporary destroyer, light AA suite, pretty much obsolete by the start of the Pacific war." Shiro utters from the top of his head, having remembered most warships of the Pacific theater due to his naval preferences.
"So, you're the guy Murakumo wanted me to spar against, eh? You seem pretty knowledgeable... Fufufu... Ya scared?"
"Not really. I still want to spar against you."
"Ya seem like an arrogant snot."
This... is going to be a fun exercise.
"Not arrogant enough to challenge you with riggings, but I can see where this is going. I can't fight with this, though." Shiro states as he taps his katana's hilt.
"I gotcha covered." The cruiser Tenryuu replies as she tosses a compound polymer-made Katana, similar to the one Shiro used against Hikari. "We use the same training equipment as you do, so I made sure to bring you one. Now lets see whatcha got, swordsman."
"Your sword, though. Is it made of the same material as well?"
"'Course it is, ya dummy! I wouldn't want to cut you in half with my real sword, now."
Ooooh. Scaaaaary. The smirking swordsman thinks to himself as he rotates the polymer Katana around his wrist.
Unknown to the three of them, Yashiro sits down on one of the smaller rocks undetected, having a clear view of the duel unfolding.
"Crap, I forgot to bring food. No matter, let's see what you're really capabale of, Miyamoto." the director mumbles to himself.
Got caught up in yet another situation... And I don't know whether I should be grateful or not. This one's on Murakumo, so you can rest easy, fate. I won't be blaming you this time around.