piratejournal | First Contract ¤ Audio [Forward dated to after agreeing to join with Motochika]

[The silence is broken by the sound of three gunshots fired in quick succession, far quicker than should be possible with beginning of the 17th century technology, at least with only one gun. After a moment, a woman speaks.]

Hear us now! We are the Saika Faction! The red bell rings. The pact we have made shall be known to all! Let it toll! Let the bell call out across the land!

[Some time between her arrival and this entry, Saika must have somehow managed to get her hands on an appropriate bell, because it rings for a few moments before she addresses the journal again.]

I am the Magoichi Saika, leader of the glorious Saika Faction. For those of you that have not heard of us, we are the finest mercenaries of our land and time, one that we share with the likes of Ieyasu Tokugawa and Mitsunari Ishida. We are here to announce our alliance with Motochika Chōsokabe and the crew of the Katabami until such a time as our contract has been broken or expires. Should there be any other members of the Saika out there, resolve the matter of your own contracts and come here when you are able. That is all.

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[He literally has a library consisting of the entirety of all knowledge ever conceived in his world. In his head. It's sort of game-breaking and unintentionally meta.]

[He's quiet for a long moment before he replies.] I suppose you could say I came to have it because I died. [He sounds... thoughtful, about this. Like he hadn't really considered it before. Lol, spoilers.]

I greatly appreciate the offer. I'm always in the market for new information and things to study.

[Possibly both seems a great possibility. Philip will probably find his scathing attitude rather amusing. Kid you have no sense of self-preservation.]

At one point I was made up entirely of information, so I suppose you could say I'm just naturally drawn to it.

[And he uses it to help a karate bugman fight the war on drugs. Quality use of a superpower, Philip.]

You... died? [Magoichi was not expecting the undead to come up in this conversation. The men resurrected by Harumasa Nanbu only had rare flashes of sentience, and even Nobunaga was more the Demon King in a human vessel than the man he once was. The thought that Philip isn't alive and that she didn't realize it is... unsettling.]

How can one be made entirely of information? [The thought is... hard to comprehend for someone who lived four centuries ago.]

[More like he becomes half of the karate bugman to help him fight the war on anything that makes their city cry. ...including drugs. Because crack is whack, yo.]

When I was four, yes. It is a strange concept to consider, really, though rest assured I am very much alive here presently. I imagine you could say I lead an interesting life.

I was essentially reborn through the memories of the earth, which is what resulted in the Gaia Library. I lived that way for what amounted to twelve years, unknowing, until through a series of fascinating events I came to understand my personal heritage and past and later sacrificed my deteriorating memory form in order to save my sister. [He makes a sound somewhat like a laugh.] I suppose this is all a bit confusing, given the era you and your comrades lived in.

[I was just thinking of the Bird arc. No points for subtly, there.]

You could say that, yes. But I would like to continue to hear of it once I have the knowledge necessary to understand it. It sounds like you live an interesting life.

[Rofl that also.]

[A faint chuckle.] Interesting is generally a good word for it.

Edited 2014-02-16 04:11 (UTC)

First Contract ¤ Audio [Forward dated to after agreeing to join with Motochika]

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