Kota!
“H-hey!”
The woman takes the bloodied katana without Kota noticing.
“It was three weeks. You have survived in the Back End for three weeks, alone. In that time you have taken down two Tekhis.”
“What of it? Are we making it a third?”
“The opposite.” The woman holds the katana out with both hands. “You can continue your… ‘life’ down here at the twice backwash of society or join us. The Tekhimaira.”
Yoshino?
I trust you, whatever you decide for us.
> *Take the sword*
> No