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Chapter 6 - welcome to skipstein

[masahiro and okuda on the train to skipstein]

Masahiro: [sigh] can this train go any faster?.

[okuda looks at masahiro confused]

Okuda: what do you mean?.

Masahiro: It's been three days since we left the village.

Okuda: ok.

Masahiro: It would have taken me twenty four to forty eight hours to get there.

[okuda smiles]

Okuda: man you're impatient.

[masahiro looks at okuda surprised]

Masahiro: what?.

Okuda: think about basic battle tactics. You don't go head first into battle, you go around then strike.

Masahiro: What does that have to do with it?.

Okuda: we're going around so we don't get attacked by charge demons.

Masahiro: oh,That makes sense.

[after sometime otagi enters the passenger car]

Otagi: only ten more miles to go before we arrive to skipstein.

Masahiro: [sigh] finally.

Okuda: I know right.

[masahiro smiles]

Masahiro: Look who's impatient now.

Okuda: what?.

[after sometime the train arrives at skipstein]

[otagi enters the passenger car]

Otagi: Alright everyone, welcome to skipstein!.

Masahiro: [sigh] alright let's go.

Okuda: ok.

[masahiro and okuda leave the train]

Masahiro: Hold on a second I'm gonna go ask him where the shopping district is.

Okuda: ok.

[masahiro walks over to otagi]

Masahiro: Hey, where's the shopping district?.

[otagi smiles]

Otagi: you're new here huh?.

Masahiro: yeah.

Otagi: well it's in the center of the city

Masahiro: Alright, thanks.

Otagi: no problem.

[masahiro walks back to okuda]

Masahiro: It's in the center of the city.

Okuda: [sigh] why is all of the important stuff in the center of the city?>

Masahiro: No idea.

Okuda: Hey also, what are we going to do with the people?.

[masahiro puts his hand on okudas shoulder]

[masahiro smiles]

Masahiro: we're going to leave them here.

[okuda looks at masahiro surprised]

Okuda: What, we can't do that to them.

Masahiro: It's better for them to stay here where it's safe than for them to be in danger constantly.

Okuda: You're right but will they have a place to stay?.

Masahiro: Who knows.

Okuda: Then why do you say it's safe here?.

Masahiro: because there's walls blocking them from the demons, they're not constantly face to face with them like how we'll be.

Okuda: oh.

Masahiro: Well, let's get going.

Okuda: ok.

[masahiro and okuda walk to the shopping district]

Masahiro: I think there's a man at the shopping district that my father used to know.

Okuda: what?.

Masahiro: Yeah, he could probably get us some weapons.

Okuda: ok, but do you know where he's at?.

Masahiro: All I remember is the sign that said yoshidas weapons.

Okuda: Do you think it'll be easy to find?.

Masahiro: Who knows, the shopping district is huge.

Okuda: [sigh] ok.

[after sometime masahiro and okuda arrive at the shopping district]

Masahiro: Well, here we are.

[okuda looks at the shopping district in shock]

Okuda: You weren't lying about it being huge.

Masahiro: I know, and lucky for us.

[masahiro points at the sign that says yoshidas weapons]

Masahiro: It's one of the front stores.

Okuda: [heh] That's convenient.

[masahiro smiles]

Masahiro: I know, the oldest stores are in the front and the newest stores are mainly for the citizens in the back.

Okuda: this city is really organized huh.

Masahiro: yeah.

[masahiro and okuda walk to yoshidas weapons]

Yoshida: How can i help you two?.

Masahiro: Yes, we're looking for new swords.

Yoshida: oh, well.

[yoshida puts nine swords on the counter but two are covered]

Masahiro: These are nice swords.

[yoshida smiles]

Yoshida: Thank you.

[okuda picks up a black and gold sword]

Okuda: how much for this one?.

Yoshida: Oh that.

Yoshida: That's about 1 million yen.

[okuda smiles]

Okuda: as expected.

[okuda hands yoshida the 1 million yen]

Okuda: I guess working for the emperor had its benefits.

[masahiro smiles]

Masahiro: I guess it did.

[masahiro points at the two swords that are covered]

Masahiro: Hey, what about those?

[yoshida smiles]

Yoshida: You'll have to write your name down before you see them.

Masahiro: oh,ok.

[masahiro grabs a piece of paper and writes masahiro kusakabe on it]

[yoshida grabs the piece of paper]

Yoshida: kusakabe huh.

Masahiro: yes,I believe my father did business here sometimes.

[yoshida smiles]

Yoshida: Well, he did but then he stopped coming.

Masahiro: Yeah, he got killed on the train coming to get the next shipment of practice swords.

Yoshida: Well, I'm sorry to hear that.

Masahiro: It's alright.

Yoshida: Well, how's your mother doing?.

Masahiro: [sigh] she killed herself not too long after my father died.

Yoshida: Well, I'm sorry to hear about that.

Masahiro: It's alright.

Yoshida: well,The world hasn't been too nice to you huh.

[yoshida un covers the two swords]

Yoshida: Well,Here they are.

[masahiro sees a white and blue sword and a black and red sword]

[masahiro smiles]

Masahiro: These are nice.

[yoshida smiles]

Yoshida: I thought you would like them.

[masahiro tries to pick up the black and red sword but yoshida slaps his hand away]

Yoshida: don't touch them.

Masahiro why?.