The woman nods, not arguing, as they move down the hall together. As they progress, the smell gets stronger, and the kunoichi begins to see flowers and vines covering the wall. She hears a strange chittering sound in the distance, from something seemingly alive.
"Fuuu." Kyouka moans, getting in a comfortable position in the spring. "Ahh. So, what's your plan now?" She asked as she relaxed in the warm water of the spring.
Inazuma take ready her kunai as they move closer to plants. Maybe it was paranoid but something telling her the dangrous could come from the enviroment. Maybe poison gas made by flowers? Or moving vines ready to catch intruder? She carefull hidding in shadows move forward to see the sorce of sound.
"Oh, I don't know. Drink and screw until I don't have any money? I don't really have many plans. How about you, you going to stay here after you meet the emperor?"
As Inazuma moves, she breathes in some of the scent, and feels herself grow wet. The sorceress feels the same, evidently, and casts a protective bubble spell around the two of them, to filter out the aphrodesiac from the air. As they go further down the hall, they see a figure. They see a former samurai, now a walking corpse, in armour and carrying a torch to set fire to the vines on the walls. As they approach, it looks up and roars, charging at them with the torch.
Inazuma take katana and make battle stand betheen sorceres and charging death men. She attack corpse, swing her sword to cut off hand with torch of zombie. Next she cut off his head.
"Ho? Sounds like a fun time." Kyouka cooed, "As for me. I don't know yet. The emperor may give me a position. Or punish me for all the people I've killed." She shrugged, "Either way, I could use someone like you." She followed up with a grin, "How about it? Wanna join me?"
"Indeed." The man nodded. "For one faction, I will be someone who is fed up with Shogun and tries to gain independence - infighting in Shogun's domain will make us look weak - and thus not worthy of attention. While for the other faction, Shogun is someone weak, who needs the support of the Emperor to keep her legitimacy and power in her fragile domain."
"Got turned into a half-dragon, got kicked out of my job... which reminds me, do you need an administrator?"
'How come the grounds were sold if they are not for sale? Did some imposter sell your boss land he did not own?' Jian was too focused on talking them down to notice the ronin. The samurai's sudden attack took him by surprise, thinking she had taken the monk's side. He drew his sword, stepping between the two parties. He glared at both groups, 'It is the Emperor's ascension, stop your foolishness, that is enough bloodshed.'
Hmm, sounds like lord Yokuboo and the shogun are planning something... well, not my problem – at least not yet. Midori decided and focused on the battle ahead, as some of the other people she had seen on the ship got involved as well.
The torch clatters to the ground, along with the hand gripping it, as the sorceress uses an ice spell to freeze the undead creature's feet to the floor. Cutting its head off is trivially easy. As it thumps against the stone, the sorceress reinforces her air cleaning spell.
"Join you? What, you have some sort of plans? I pegged you for more of a loner type." He smirks. "Still, since I've nothing better to do, I could tag along for a bit. I think you know how I'll take my payment."
"Yeah, well, hearing what my other siblings are up to. I think it's better to be prepared. Specially if the emperor does give me a position. I'll need someone who knows how to use a sword." Kyouka cooed, rubbing the warm water on her arm. But after he replies, she starts to rub the water all over her breasts. "Fufu. Is it money, or perhaps my body?" She replied with a grin.
Shintaro chortles. "Yeah, I'm sure you totally forgot about the fact that you're unemployed before you decided to talk to me. How many rejections have you gotten so far?" He lays a hand on Eikyo's shoulder. "If it were up to me, I'd just give you a job, but I have to okay with my brother. I think we might be setting up a household here in the city, in which case we'd need someone with that skillset, but what exactly are you good at, and why are you a better choice than other people?" Shintaro chuckles. "Never thought I'd be giving a job interview."
The leader of the ronin looks to Jian. "Their idiot prior got drunk and sold the temple to our boss. Not our problem is the prior is a moron." One of the monk bolts forwards, before being held back by some of his men. "Liar! You drugged him!" The ronin chuckles. "Can't face the fact that your leader ain't as holy as he's cracked up to be? At the end of the day, that temple is ours, and we have the paperwork to prove it. The old emperor was about to determine whether the sale was legal, before he died. Now that he's dead, I'm sure the eunuchs will see things our way." Looking at the forces arrayed against him, the ronin nods. "We don't need to fight you now. Once we get imperial support, we'll be back, with the city guard. Let's go!" The ronin slowly walk away, and the road is once again clear. The eldest of the monks, a man in his forties, approaches Yunah, bowing deeply. "Thank you, samurai-sama. It's good to know that there are still those with honour in this land." Midori sees the official looking at her. "Shall we go?" As the road blockage is cleared, the palanquin begins moving again, heading through the vast streets. "Yes, very much so. Both sides will see this s a chance to take my island for themselves, not realising that my own influence in the capital is growing. When we arrive, I will be mostly quiet, and let you speak for me. That way, they'll see me as just a shy girl with no authority, and focus on you. If any suspect you of treachery, I can strike them whilst they're unsuspecting."
"Money isn't hard to come by for someone who can use a blade, but a body like that..." He returns her grin. "I want access to your body when I want, and I'm not interested in fighting you for it first. That's my price."
Kyouka sighs, "Fine, fine. But. If I am given a position in government, you'll have to tell me in advance. Otherwise, you may only to to fuck me once. Before we both lose our heads. Deal?" She grins, holding out an arm for a shake.
