~Two~ [Video]

[revengebusiness]

[Video turns on and Ai is standing underneath a large Sakura tree, her free hand lightly touching the bark.]

....This tree has good energy...

[Slowly she turns around and sinks down to the ground to sit under it.]

I'm curious...do people die aboard this ship?

[Such a morbid question yet her face remains blank. She blinks before speaking again.]

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[princess_tenko]

-There is a fox nearby, Ai. It happens to have nine tails. And it's watching you.-

[revengebusiness]

[Ai senses being watched but continues to sit quietly underneath the tree.]

[princess_tenko]

-She only watches for now, and does not approach.-

[revengebusiness]

[Ai finally speaks.]

I hope you don't mind my presence here. It's more peaceful than the rest of the ship.

[princess_tenko]

You carry the scent of Jigoku with you.

[revengebusiness]

[Ai sees no point in lying. Since obviously she can no longer perform her former tasks.]

That's because I was charged with delivering vengeance and ferrying souls for the Master of Hell.

[princess_tenko]

... You are beyond a Shinigami in that regard, then. You do not serve a Yama, do you?

[revengebusiness]

Not any longer. Since arriving here, I am no longer bound to serve anyone.

[princess_tenko]

And yet still you exist.

[revengebusiness]

At least for now. It's unclear to me, what force is keeping me bound to this ship.

[princess_tenko]

Hmm... interesting, to say the least.

Allow me to introduce myself. I am Ran Yakumo, Shikigami of the Youkai of Borders.

[revengebusiness]

[Ai gives a respectful bow of the head.]

I'm Ai Enma.

[princess_tenko]

A pleasure, Enma-san.