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* 7.45 follow-up
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10TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_SEQ_00Shigure is a man on a mission.
21TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_SEQ_01Inspector's Log: Just how long was I frozen in time, a statuesque vision of gentlemanly grace...? Bah, no matter! For I, Hildibrand, agent of enquiry, inspector extraordinaire, am back in the game! And what a game it is, my friends, for in a Far Eastern town replete with intrigue, a dastardly Wolf Burglar preys upon the wealthy and powerful! Just deserts, some might say, but crime is crime, no matter the victim! Yea, injustice is a cancer, and I am the barber's blade!             * * * The notorious Wolf Burglar of Kugane has struck again, and Shigure is eager to proceed to the scene of the crime. Inspector Hildibrand and his faithful assistant have likely already arrived ahead of you, but if you hurry, you may make it in time to prevent them from further complicating the situation.
32TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_SEQ_02Contrary to what you had heard, the Wolf Burglar's latest attempt to steal a priceless treasure─the Soboro Sukehiro─ended in failure. The owner of the sword, Master Akebono, credits this fortunate turn of events to his new bodyguard, Yojimbo. Though Shigure warns the wealthy merchant that the thief is certain to make another attempt, and offers to aid his men in protecting the sword, Master Akebono refuses. The young ronin's further efforts to persuade him only try his patience, and it is not long before Master Akebono storms off, eager to attend a prior engagement in Sanjo Hanamachi. Crestfallen, Shigure fears all is lost─but Hildibrand has never been one to give up so easily.
43TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_SEQ_03Yet again the direct approach ends in failure, as Akebono's man is unwilling to allow any but a “geiko of surpassing beauty” to see his master. Somehow these words spur Hildibrand to concoct an equally beauteous plan, the first step of which is to proceed to a nearby okiya and speak with an acquaintance of Shigure's.
54TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_SEQ_04The proprietress of the okiya is not one to mince words, and so when Hildibrand implores her to clothe Nashu in her finest kimono, she refuses. A geiko's garments are her livelihood, and none would dare be so reckless as to lend hers to a stranger...for nothing. She demands a fee which Hildibrand is quick to offer to pay, only to find that he is without the means to do so. Fortunately, in his altogether brief time in Kugane, the inspector has gained insight into the Hingan mind─to wit, he has heard that one might impress upon a Hingan the depth of his conviction by removing every hair from his head. Nashu volunteers to do the honors, and in a flash, she succeeds...in shaving Shigure bald─the sight of which sends the proprietress into a fit of laughter. Duly satisfied, she agrees to disguise Nashu as a geiko, and shortly thereafter you are ready to proceed to the next stage of the plan.
65TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_SEQ_05The doorman is more than willing to let Nashu pass, albeit alone. Yet Inspector Hildibrand's plan of surpassing beauty is far from finished, and it is not long before he too infiltrates the meeting, having made his best effort to disguise himself as a geiko. Shortly thereafter you and Shigure hear shouting, and rush to the room to find the Wolf Burglar in the act of stealing the Soboro Sukehiro while the occupants bicker amongst themselves. Alas, with the aid of a smoke bomb, he makes good his escape, leaving you and your comrades at the mercy of an irate Akebono demanding that you remove yourself from his sight.
76TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_SEQ_06Though Shigure cares less and less for Akebono, he knows all too well that the merchant will not hesitate to use his influence to crush him should he fail to recover the Soboro Sukehiro. The Wolf Burglar must be found. Fortunately, the ronin already knows where he might have fled...
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2524TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_TODO_00Search for Hildibrand.
2625TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_TODO_01Follow Akebono.
2726TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_TODO_02Speak with Hildibrand.
2827TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_TODO_03Speak with Akebono's bodyguard.
2928TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_TODO_04Speak with Shigure.
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4948TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_SHIGURE_000_000Have you heard, Player? The Wolf Burglar, for whom we have been searching day and night, has struck again!
5049TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_SHIGURE_000_001Word reached me but moments ago! The inspector and his assistant are a step ahead of us, but if we hurry, we may arrive before they begin questioning any witnesses.
5150TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_SHIGURE_000_002You will come, will you not? Yes? Then let us brook no further delay and make haste for the Rakuza District!
5251TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_SHIGURE_000_003
5352TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_004The Wolf Burglar's struck again!
5453TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_AKEBONO_000_005It was a near thing, I say, a near thing!
5554TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_HILDIBRAND_000_010I, Hildibrand, agent of enquiry, inspector extraordinaire, stand ready to assist any and all who seek redress for crimes dastardly and daring!
5655TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_HILDIBRAND_000_011My keen inspector's sense has led me hither. Speak, my good man─what injustice befell you here?
5756TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_AKEBONO_000_012Inspectors...? Ah, yes, the Westerners. I remember you, girl. If you are so eager to hear the tale, then I should be glad to tell it.
5857TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_AKEBONO_000_013It was him! The Wolf Burglar! Bold as ever, he attempted to steal the finest sword in my collection─the Soboro Sukehiro─in broad daylight!
5958TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_SHIGURE_000_014By the kami! But...you say he “attempted”?
6059TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_AKEBONO_000_015And failed, aye! Bwahaha! Little did the fool know I had recently employed a new bodyguard─a peerless samurai worth every koban!
6160TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_HILDIBRAND_000_016So the fiend was unable to abscond with your precious blade. Truly, you are fortunate indeed, Master Akebono!
6261TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_SHIGURE_000_017Yet surely this is not the end of it? The Wolf Burglar has his pride─he is not wont to forsake a prize.
6362TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_SHIGURE_000_018Master Akebono, I have no doubt that the thief will come for the blade again and again. I pray you permit me to aid your men in protecting this treasure, that we may finally bring this villain to justice!
6463TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_AKEBONO_000_019You have spirit, I'll grant you that, but I have no need of additional guards. Yojimbo alone is worth a hundred men, if not more!
6564TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_SHIGURE_000_020Master Akebono, I think you underestimate this foe─
6665TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_AKEBONO_000_021You try my patience, boy. I have made my decision, and I will not suffer it to be questioned further. Find another way to earn the Sekiseigumi's approval.
6766TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_AKEBONO_000_022Now then! I have a pressing engagement in Sanjo Hanamachi to which I have been looking forward all week, and I'll be damned if I'm going to let this business with the Wolf Burglar delay me further. Good night!
6867TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_SHIGURE_000_030I fear he has let this turn of luck lull him into a false sense of complacency. He should be doubling the guard─or tripling it! If only he would reconsider.
6968TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_HILDIBRAND_000_031If he will not listen to reason, then he must be made to listen to reason!
7069TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_SHIGURE_000_032When in doubt, try again? It's not the most well-thought-out plan, but for lack of anything better... All right! Let us follow Master Akebono to Sanjo Hanamachi and once more impress upon him the gravity of the situation!
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7271TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_SHIGURE_000_034...Which is precisely why it is so important for us to speak with him!
7372TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_035You can do it, Shigure!
7473TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_SYSTEM_000_036
7574TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_HILDIBRAND_000_037Perhaps he would fare better if I taught him the Manderville art of parley?
7675TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_KUGANEGUARDA_000_040Ask all you like, but the answer's still no. There's a very short list of people who get to pass, and none of you lot are on it!
7776TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_SHIGURE_000_041I applaud your diligence, I do, but we are here to help! If you would admit us to speak with Master Akebono that we might convince him to let us stand guard over the Soboro Sukehiro─
7877TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_KUGANEGUARDA_000_042Ah, so that's your game! Trick the daft doorman into letting you in so you can steal Master Akebono's priceless sword!? How stupid do you think I am?
7978TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_KUGANEGUARDA_000_043As if he'd consort with the likes of you lot! Not a looker among you...
8079TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_HILDIBRAND_000_044Really? My mother has told me I'm quite handsome─
8180TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_KUGANEGUARDA_000_045I'm sure she has. Maybe if he was in the mood for a taikomochi...
8281TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_KUGANEGUARDA_000_046Not today, though. Master Akebono made it quite clear that he would only welcome additional entertainers if they were geiko of surpassing beauty. Which you're not. So piss off!
8382TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_SHIGURE_000_047That went rather poorly. <sigh> I suppose we have no choice but to resign ourselves to this outcome.
8483TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_HILDIBRAND_000_048Nay, Shigure, I think not, for I have a plan─a plan of surpassing beauty, if I do say so myself. Are you acquainted with any geiko, perchance?
8584TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_SHIGURE_000_049Well, uh... There is an okiya nearby whose proprietress may have given me a few odd jobs, but─ Wait. What exactly is your plan?
8685TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_HILDIBRAND_000_050All shall become clear in time, my good man. Lead the way to this okiya!
8786TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_KUGANEGUARDA_000_051I thought I told you and your friends to piss off!
8887TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_LANDLADY03094_000_052Inspector extraordinaire? Is that really a profession? A legitimate one? I've certainly never heard of it.
8988TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_HILDIBRAND_000_060Most humble greetings to you, fairest maiden. I, Hildibrand, agent of enquiry, inspector extraordinaire, am given to understand that you are an acquaintance of Shigure here?
9089TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_LANDLADY03094_000_061Aye, I've given the hapless fool a handout or two. And now he shows up on my doorstep in the company of ijin “inspectors.” I can only assume this means he's yet to find honest work.
9190TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_HILDIBRAND_000_062Indeed, much to all our chagrin, Shigure is not gainfully employed at present, but that regrettable circumstance is not what brings us to you!
9291TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_HILDIBRAND_000_063Nay, it is a matter of far greater import─a grave injustice which must be averted at all costs. To that end, my lady, I would have you clothe my steadfast assistant in your finest kimono! For but a brief time only, you may be assured─it shall be returned to you posthaste!
9392TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_LANDLADY03094_000_064Loan you a kimono? Just like that? I'm not sure what mischief you inspectors get up to in your line of work, but in ours, a kimono is priceless. No geiko worth her salt would simply let a stranger parade about town in hers.
9493TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_LANDLADY03094_000_065...Not for nothing, at least. Aye, if you are truly in desperate need of my assistance, then you should be willing to pay for it.
9594TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_LANDLADY03094_000_066Say...seventy thousand Eorzean gil?
9695TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_Q1_000_000What will you say?
9796TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_A1_000_001Seventy? Only seventy thousand? Hells, my subligar's worth more than that!
9897TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_A1_000_002I, uh...have a gambling problem. Love the horsebirds. Lost my last gil on Kweh Rhapsody.
9998TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_HILDIBRAND_100_066Be that as it may, there is no need to rely upon your generosity. I am more than capable of paying for this expense!
10099TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_HILDIBRAND_110_066There, there. I know all too well the temptations of the Saucer. But worry not, my friend! I am more than capable of paying for this expense!
101100TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_HILDIBRAND_000_067Nashu, pay the woman.
102101TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_068With what, Inspector? Your coinpurse is empty.
103102TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_HILDIBRAND_000_069What? As of when!?
104103TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_HILDIBRAND_100_069Oh dear...this is certainly a fly in the ointment.
105104TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_SHIGURE_000_070So...your plan is to disguise Nashu as a geiko that she may enter into the company of Master Akebono and thereby keep watch for the Wolf Burglar? I hesitate to call it one of “surpassing beauty,” but if it is our best option─
106105TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_HILDIBRAND_000_071Do not even think to say it, my good man! I would never take the money of a down-on-his-luck youth with no job or skills to speak of!
107106TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_HILDIBRAND_000_072...But of course! It is, as ever, so simple! A means by which we may achieve our end without spending a single coin!
108107TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_HILDIBRAND_000_073In my brief time here, I have come to understand the myriad complexities of Hingan culture. There is a custom by which one may express the fervor of his conviction by shaving every hair from his head, is there not?
109108TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_SHIGURE_000_074Well, uh, yes, I suppose you have the right of it, but are you willing to go to such lengths to secure a kimono?
110109TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_075I'll do the honors!
111110TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_076...*A beauty reborn*!
112111TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_SHIGURE_000_077My...my hair! My beautiful, flowing locks! What have you done to me...
113112TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_LANDLADY03094_000_078Ahahahahahahaha! That is brilliant! Utterly brilliant! I don't think I've laughed so hard in ages!
114113TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_LANDLADY03094_000_079Chin up, Shigure. I daresay she did you a favor. The Sekiseigumi might be inclined to take you more seriously now.
115114TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_LANDLADY03094_000_080You can have your kimono, with my thanks. Never mind the gil. The entertainment you've given me is payment enough.
116115TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_HILDIBRAND_000_081My lady, you are a saint!
117116TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_HILDIBRAND_100_081Are you ready, Nashu?
118117TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_082Always, Inspector! Wait here, everyone─I'm sure it won't take long to put one of these things on, right?
119118TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_HILDIBRAND_000_083Verily, there is no greater truth than that if we trust in ourselves and the gods, fate shall conspire to see us succeed!
120119TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_SHIGURE_000_084Is this the will of the kami...?
121120TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_HILDIBRAND_000_090I believe I hear them coming!
122121TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_091Ta-daaa!
123122TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_HILDIBRAND_000_092My dear Nashu, you look incredible!
124123TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_SHIGURE_000_093Wow... Actually, yes, you do. You do!
125124TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_SHIGURE_000_094She looks every bit the geiko. I cannot fathom that doorman turning her away!
126125TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_HILDIBRAND_000_095Come, my friends! Let us put Nashu's disguise to the proof!
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128127TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_LANDLADY03094_000_086So inspectors are mummers, are they? That show they put on was better than some of the dross I've seen in the Mujikoza theater!
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130129TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_HILDIBRAND_000_096Say what you will about the rest of us, but you would have to be blind to disparage my stalwart ass─ That is, the lovely geiko, Nashu!
131130TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_KUGANEGUARDA_000_097A geiko, eh? All right. Let's have a look at you...
132131TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_KUGANEGUARDA_000_098Oh ho ho, and where has this lovely lass been hiding? Master Akebono's sure to take a shine to you...
133132TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_KUGANEGUARDA_000_099All right. The girl may enter─and no one else!
134133TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_HILDIBRAND_000_100Huzzah! It worked!
135134TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_101Wish me luck!
136135TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_SHIGURE_000_102Though...is it wise to let her go alone? Ideally at least Player or myself should have accompanied her, no?
137136TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_HILDIBRAND_000_103Oh, Shigure. I did tell you it was a plan of “surpassing beauty,” did I not?
138137TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_AKEBONO_000_104The sword without peer, the Soboro Sukehiro; the geiko without peer, Chiyoume! What fortune that I may enjoy the company of the finest treasures the world has to offer. Their very presence makes the wine taste that much sweeter.
139138TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_KUMODE_000_105(-Dead-eyed Miscreant-)I could not agree more, my lord! Alas, whereas you may lay hands upon your magnificent blade at whim, in vain I struggle to navigate the endless labyrinth that is a woman's fickle heart...
140139TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_AKEBONO_000_106That which I desire, I take. As will you─when my little project is complete.
141140TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_KUMODE_000_107(-Dead-eyed Miscreant-)Chiyoume! Come and have a drink with us! Come, come!
142141TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_CHIYOUME_000_108If my lords insist, I should be glad to partake...
143142TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_KUMODE_000_109(-Dead-eyed Miscreant-)Such a beautiful girl you are, and so skilled a dancer as well! You deserve only the best─and the very best you shall have...if you but give yourself body and soul to me.
144143TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_CHIYOUME_000_110I fear my lord's rather admirable perseverance encroaches upon the obsessive. As I am sure I have told you a thousand times before, I should be glad to entertain one and all with the traditional arts...
145144TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_KUMODE_000_111(-Dead-eyed Miscreant-)Stubborn as ever, I see. No matter. In due time you will be mine... One way or another.
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148147TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_114Begging your pardons, m'lords!
149148TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_KUMODE_000_115(-Dead-eyed Miscreant-)Oho, this is a welcome surprise! My lord, did you call for another geiko? Never mind─ Come, my dear! Have a seat!
150149TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_HILDIBRAND_000_116(-???-)Salutations and greetings, my good sirs!
151150TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_AKEBONO_000_117What...what is the meaning of this! I explicitly said I would be receiving no taikomochi this day!
152151TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_KUMODE_000_118(-Dead-eyed Miscreant-)Far be it from me to judge a man for his pleasures, my lord, but I fear this is a bridge too far for me!
153152TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_YOJIMBO_000_119Such beauty... Such grace...
154153TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_AKEBONO_000_120B-Be that as it may, now is not the time! The day after tomorrow, perhaps, after I have had time to recover─but not today!
155154TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_HILDIBRAND_000_121Will my lord not reconsider? Pray allow me one dance to convince you!
156155TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_AKEBONO_000_122Enough! Yojimbo─remove this fetching-yet-belligerent taikomochi from my sight!
157156TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_YOJIMBO_000_123Lay hands upon a fair maiden? I will do no such thing.
158157TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_AKEBONO_000_124Are you defying your master's order? The master who has already paid you an unconscionable sum of money for your services!?
159158TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_YOJIMBO_000_125A contemptible master who consorts with lecherous dogs! I agreed to serve only as the sword's protector, not as the executor of your whims!
160159TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_SHIGURE_000_126There he is! The Wolf Burglar!
161160TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_YOJIMBO_000_127Impossible!
162161TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_HILDIBRAND_000_128At last, the villain reveals himself! We have you now, most wolfish of burglars!
163162TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_HILDIBRAND_000_129Yes! It was I all along! Hildibrand, master of disguise! Inspector of a thousand faces! Defender of justice!
164163TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_AKEBONO_000_130So...you're not a taikomochi? Pity, that.
165164TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_YOJIMBO_000_131I feel so...so conflicted!
166165TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_KUGANEWOLFBURGLAR_000_132Bugger me, if it isn't the talking statue! Fancy meeting you here! Come to watch me steal the Soboro Sukehiro?
167166TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_KUGANEWOLFBURGLAR_100_132Well, you know how this goes!
168167TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_SHIGURE_000_133Don't let him get away!
169168TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_YOJIMBO_000_134Halt, fiend!
170169TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_CHIYOUME_100_134What...what happened?
171170TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_KUMODE_100_135(-Dead-eyed Miscreant-)Ugh... Ah, there you are, my dear. You are unharmed? I would be heartbroken if there were even a single scratch upon my concubine to be...
172171TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_CHIYOUME_100_136My lord would do well to take greater care where he places his hands, should he wish to keep them!
173172TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_SHIGURE_000_135Confound it. How does he manage to escape every time?
174173TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_SHIGURE_000_136But rejoice, my friends, for he has failed in his thievery once more! The Soboro Sukehiro remains safe and sound!
175174TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_AKEBONO_000_137You bald imbecile! Look at what you're holding! Does that look even remotely like the Soboro Sukehiro to you? Does it? Does it!?
176175TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_SHIGURE_000_138For the record, I'm not actually bald...
177176TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_AKEBONO_000_139Begone from my sight! And do not return until you have found my sword!
178177TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_HILDIBRAND_000_140That may well have been my best disguise yet!
179178TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_141It's not easy being a geiko!
180179TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_YOJIMBO_000_142You heard him. We must recover the Soboro Sukehiro.
181180TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_YOJIMBO_000_143Hmm? Have we met somewhere before? Of course not. Don't be silly.
182181TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_SHIGURE_000_150After we went to all that trouble, he still managed to steal the Soboro Sukehiro. I sacrificed my flowing locks for nothing...
183182TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_SHIGURE_000_151Though I care increasingly less for Akebono, he is nevertheless a man to be reckoned with. What meager reputation I have will be forfeit if we fail to bring the Wolf Burglar to justice.
184183TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_SHIGURE_000_152But we need not pursue him alone. Yojimbo has volunteered his services. Together, we may yet redeem ourselves.
185184TEXT_CHRHDB731_03094_SHIGURE_000_153I think I may know where the thief is headed, too...