Chapter 10: A reunion; fish finds water

[fightingvirtue]

[Sitting on the porch of his lakeside house, Ryuubi is positively glowing, eyes and smile brilliant with joy. He glances back before speaking - off in the background, on a random pillow in the sun, Koumei is dozing away.]I'm sorry, I ought to have done this sooner - if there are still newcomers who need someplace to stay, my house is open, and we'

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[a_wenches_life]

-=looks awed, perhaps a little fearful=-

I heard you were an emperor, Your Majesty.

[video]

[fightingvirtue]

What? Oh - oh, no, that's - that isn't - I'm not anyone's emperor here.

[video]

[a_wenches_life]

But.. you ... are an emperor?

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[fightingvirtue]

Back home, I am Emperor Zhaolie of the Earth Hegemony. But that means nothing here. Here I am only Ryuubi Gentoku, and barely that.

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[a_wenches_life]

You are still royalty, though.

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[fightingvirtue]

... I don't want special treatment, Gong-gil. Please.

[video]

[a_wenches_life]

...okay.

[video]

[fightingvirtue]

Damn that scheming strategist. Why did he have to speak at all?