Coffee and Confidence
Midway through the morning, Yoshi made a stop at a café for a cup of coffee. There, she met with Miki and Megumi.
"You think one of us will be able to track down and kill this scoundrel, Yoshi?" asked Megumi as she took a sip of caffeine.
"I'm gonna make sure it happens," said Yoshi confidently. "Anyone who fought against King Drasil and that monster Kurata would know that such scum as Yakamoto doesn't belong on the streets selling drugs and burning down homes."
"Whoa," said Miki, "Talk about eager. This man is dangerous, Yoshi, but don't get too zealous in our search for him. That's what gets people in trouble these days."
"Yeah," said Megumi, "We need to take it easy here, Yoshi."
"A man is going around trying to get rich off the sufferings of others," said Yoshi disbelievingly to them, "and you're telling me I should take it easy? Don't you two remember Marcus' lesson? We need confidence and strength, not to mention wits and intelligence, if we're going to take him down, and that means seeing every battle through to the end, without cheating. We have to be stronger than him, and I intend to save Tokyo from this menace. I'm through always saying 'this is the worst' in every bad situation!'"
Miki and Megumi stared at Yoshi with wide eyes. Then Megumi grinned. "I should've known you might say something like that, Yoshi. That Marcus Damon really has rubbed off on you, hasn't he?"
"I'll say," said Miki, "She sure knows how to stand up to any threat that gets in her way now."
Yoshi chuckled. "You don't know the half of it, guys," she said with a smirk. "If Marcus could defeat Kurata, and all of us together could defeat King Drasil, I'm definitely going to bring this jerk to justice. Even without Lalamon, I'm a force to be reckoned with."
"I'd like to see that happen, Yoshi," said Megumi.
"Same here," said Miki.
Yoshi grinned, and they finished their coffee in silence.
