閑暇な午後
A Leisurely Afternoon


Uzuki: I can't do that. There's no way I can allow last night to repeat itself.

Kei: It'll be fine. The charms are set like they should be, and there's no problem if you just take care to be back before dark.

Uzuki: No way---

Uzuki sheathes Ito no Tachi in her golden-plated scabbard, and turns to look straight at me before she speaks.

Uzuki: Let's assume that I set out and manage to find him. Setting such a weak supposition aside, he is extremely strong. No ordinary onikiri can defeat him.

Kei: Yeah.

Uzuki: So assume that we fight, and we both sustain injury. If the injuries are at the same level, the conditions are still basically equal, which poses no problem for my duty.

Kei: So that's how it is......

I can't agree that being injured isn't a problem, but I think I know what she wants to say.

Uzuki: However, he's not the only oni. The ones after your blood are a different case, and as long as that business is unfinished, I have to make absolutely sure that you're safe.

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