> "Indeed. My apologies for the intrusion, Miss Toyosatomimi. The quick summary is that, yesterday morning, an unknown force dragged me forward in time nearly a thousand years. I was able to return this morning, and brought back messages for a number of people in this time period. This includes you and your advisors."
> Hand over the Sworn Statement to Miko.
> "As well as, ah, a number of other people, as you can see."
>"That's preposterous!" says Futo.
>"Is this some strange joke?" Tojiko says.
>Miko accepts the statement wordlessly, then glances over it. Her companions crowd closely around her. There is silence for a moment. "Surely you do not credit this, Crown Prince!" Futo says at length.
>"She is not lying," Miko says, not looking up from the statement. "Or rather, if she is lying, it is because she herself has been thoroughly deceived."
>"What?" says Tojiko.
>"Her desires are open to me," says Miko. "And nothing of them reads of deception. This is a forgery, then it is one presented so well that she would have no choice but to believe it is genuine."
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