Sakuya Quest 3 - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Kilgamayan]

> "So yes, that is the deal. It has been fascinating to see the faces that have sprung up in positions of authority, I must say."

[Hello Purvis]

> "So yes, that is the deal. It has been fascinating to see the faces that have sprung up in positions of authority, I must say."

>"Don't you try and butter me up," says Komachi with a chuckle.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Well, no, I don't mean it like that, but I'm serious. There are so many success stories. Yourself, Tenshi, Hatate, the Young Mistress...with all due respect, I guess I'd just never thought about all of you as anything other than what you were."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Well, no, I don't mean it like that, but I'm serious. There are so many success stories. Yourself, Tenshi, Hatate, the Young Mistress...with all due respect, I guess I'd just never thought about all of you as anything other than what you were."

>"Hey, I was good at what I did back then, too!" says Komachi. "And it's not like there weren't success stories then, either. You just didn't think of them that way because they seemed normal."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "I suppose that's true. What did happen to the Ya-uh, the previous Yama, though?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "I suppose that's true. What did happen to the Ya-uh, the previous Yama, though?"

>"Oh, they had to make a new position for her," says Komachi. "She's the August Heavenly Censor now, tasked with keeping the other bureaus in line and running efficiently while adopting new policies as deemed fit."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Give a low whistle.
> "Wow. So she's the big head honcho of everything now?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Give a low whistle.
> "Wow. So she's the big head honcho of everything now?"

>"Sort of. More like she's the enforcement arm of the head honcho," says Komachi. "She doesn't really make the overall policies or set the agenda, she just makes sure it is being carried out efficiently and properly. That said, she does have lot of leeway, and when she makes a recommendation, it's given a lot of weight."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Nod.
> "My sincere congratulations to the both of you, then. Ah, but is it okay to be getting this off-track?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Nod.
> "My sincere congratulations to the both of you, then. Ah, but is it okay to be getting this off-track?"

>"It's fine, it's fine," says Komachi, waving a hand, "They wanted a more personable face on the Bureau of Judgment. Anyways! I'm going to give you one month on probation to assemble your case. I expect you to use it wisely."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Nod.
> "Thank you. Ideally, well before that time is up, I will have retroactively solved your problem for you by returning to my proper time."

[Hello Purvis]

> Nod.
> "Thank you. Ideally, well before that time is up, I will have retroactively solved your problem for you by returning to my proper time."

>"I imaging showing up before the appointed time works as well," says Komachi. "Any questions?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> Purse our lips.
> "...Actually, maybe, if I'm allowed to ask about this. Whatever happened to Fujiwara no Mokou?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Purse our lips.
> "...Actually, maybe, if I'm allowed to ask about this. Whatever happened to Fujiwara no Mokou?"

>"We don't talk about that," says Komachi. "Sorry, but we don't need people getting ideas."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Understood. May I ask instead, then, who has asked about me on their way through here, other than those I have already named?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Understood. May I ask instead, then, who has asked about me on their way through here, other than those I have already named?"

>"Just about everyone in the Scarlet Household," says Komachi. "Rinnosuke, too. Couple of tengu reporters, also. Might've been some others, it's been a long time."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Some others...perhaps Reisen Udongein Inaba or Alice Margatroid?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Some others...perhaps Reisen Udongein Inaba or Alice Margatroid?"

>You wish to know if they've passed through here?" says Komachi? "Well, I'll say one of them have and one of them hasn't."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Blink.
> "Huh. So one of them is still kicking around, huh? Interesting...Did, ah, did whoever made it through here ask about me, though?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Blink.
> "Huh. So one of them is still kicking around, huh? Interesting...Did, ah, did whoever made it through here ask about me, though?"

>She shakes her head. "I wasn't asked, at least."

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[Monarda]

>"Hmmm.... say, may i ask you a favor ? That being to take a message for someone that passed through here already ?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Hmmm.... say, may i ask you a favor ? That being to take a message for someone that passed through here already ?"

>"Probably not something I can do," says Komachi. "Generally, we don't keep people around here. What is it, though?"

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[Monarda]

>"If you could do so, and if wasn't any problem, i'd appreciate if you told Meiling that i'm sorry for all the pain and desperation i caused her while i was gone, and to please forgive me for that, and tell her i also said: thanks for dedicating so much time in order to find me."
>Take a breath.
>"It's the only wish i have right now. Is it possible for it to be done ?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"If you could do so, and if wasn't any problem, i'd appreciate if you told Meiling that i'm sorry for all the pain and desperation i caused her while i was gone, and to please forgive me for that, and tell her i also said: thanks for dedicating so much time in order to find me."
>Take a breath.
>"It's the only wish i have right now. Is it possible for it to be done ?"

>Komachi sucks on her teeth for a moment. "I can't promise anything," she says at length. "But I'll see what I can do."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Nod.
> "Thank you very much."
> Adopt a look of mildly frustrated uncertainty, like we're about to do something we don't really want to do.
> "...And...what about Youmu Konpaku? I assume she came through here...did she ask about me?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Nod.
> "Thank you very much."
> Adopt a look of mildly frustrated uncertainty, like we're about to do something we don't really want to do.
> "...And...what about Youmu Konpaku? I assume she came through here...did she ask about me?"

>"Not that I recall," says Komachi. "Pretty sure she didn't have any questions at all."

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[Monarda]

>Take on a slightly relieved look.
>"I see, thank you, i think that's all, is thete still something you have to tell me about the case ?"

[Kilgamayan]

> "Or, actually, is there anything you would like me to tell your past selves?"

[Hello Purvis]

>Take on a slightly relieved look.
>"I see, thank you, i think that's all, is thete still something you have to tell me about the case ?"

>"I think I'll do you a little favor, for old time's sake," says Komachi, as she picks up a little bronze bell from her desk and rings it.

> "Or, actually, is there anything you would like me to tell your past selves?"

>"Hmmm...naw, nothing worth spoiling the surprise for," says Komachi.
>The shinigami who brought you here is at your side; a respectable distance away. "There you are, Kari," says Komachi. "Could you escort Sakuya to the place of her choosing?" she says. "...Mmm, twice. That should make up for lost time."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Chuckle.
> "You must really dislike your subordinate, to subject her to me twice again after I complained her ear off the first time around."
> Adopt a look of sudden realization.
> "Oh, yes! That reminds me. When Kari brought me here, I saw the face of Yuuka Kazami for a brief moment in the mist. Do you know why?"