[Oh. Uh oh. He's not sure what's going through Hizamaru's head, but there's a nod anyway.]
Of course. Most of what we talk about stays between you and me anyway unless I tell you otherwise. [He has to wonder what this means though.] What kind of secret orders...?
Before we came here, elder brother and I were sorted into a unit with Mikazuki-sama, Kogitsunemaru-sama, Iwatooshi-san, and Imanotsurugi-san. We traveled back to the Heian period, to protect the history of our former masters... Yoshitsune-sama and Yoritomo-sama.
But before we were deployed... [He glances at Junpei.] Our master called elder brother and I to him, and he asked us to keep an eye on Mikazuki-sama. He believed... Mikazuki-sama would try to tamper with the course of history.
Mikazuki-sama did... a little. And I wonder... if that is happening here, too.
[So it's happened in other universes, too. That makes enough sense to him and he takes this information very seriously.]
I think that might be happening here, too, Hizamaru. [It's an unfortunate truth.] I've been thinking from the moment we woke up that someone was here tampering with things, but I don't have any proof. [He tilts his head.]
Why did your master think Mikazuki would change things?
He is very wise. Mikazuki-sama... may not have meant any harm. He has a disposition like my elder brother. It is similar. He is carefree and laughs, but... He is like the moon, is what I think elder brother was trying to tell me.
You see one side, lit up, but there is still another side to the moon we do not see. The hidden side. Mikazuki-sama is like that. Elder brother, too, at times.
The dark side of the moon. [It makes sense, sure, but...] Hard to know what a person's real motivations are when they keep their true thoughts hidden, isn't it? Was that normal for him? To hide things.
I’m not sure, as I have only recently met him, but... I believe so, yes. If he is like elder brother... Yes, there are parts of them hidden from others. Though it’s difficult to know what the parts are about.
Most humans are that way, too. It's tricky to really know if you ever truly know a person...some people...will create entire facades to hide who they are. And when you learn, you discover you didn't know a thing about someone you may have been close to.
[He's quiet for a bit while he thinks about how to answer the question, and then, of course, he shakes his head.]
It worries me. Sometimes, it's difficult to tell what elder brother is really thinking. He will say things I don't quite understand until later, or... not at all. But I trust him. He really is amazing.
Even if there's a side of him I don't know, I trust it's honorable.
Mikazuki-sama... I can't say. I think, perhaps, there is a good reason for doing what he does. [He frowns.] If that is the case here... it will make things more difficult. If someone believes they are doing the right thing, but what they're doing seems wrong.
[...there's a nod, and part of him wants to say you can't trust people so blindly even when you love them that much, but it wouldn't do any good to have him hear that. Nobody needs Junpei's fucked up philosophy on trust, so he keeps it to himself.]
I think it's entirely possible for someone to be a good person and still do bad things because it seems like the best course of action. [...] Hizamaru. Can you keep another secret from your brother for me? I'll tell him when the time is right, but I don't want too many people knowing in case I'm wrong.
[His face grows serious, but not judgmental. He nods his head, reaching up to place his hand by his chest over his heart.]
I promise it will be a secret kept between us, Junpei-san. [He's more relieved by the "I'll tell him when the time is right," so Junpei knew exactly where to sock him.] I won't tell anyone.
[Sometimes you gently manipulate a puppysword, but it's true. He'll tell Higekiri later when he feels that he can. For now, he's debating how to frame what his next thought is.]
...I've been thinking about this for a while now. How there are people here among us who know more than what they're saying. But I think there may be people who have been told to do something different in this game that may or may not be good for us. If that's true, I'd like to find those people to make sure they won't ruin what we're working toward. I...don't really have proof yet outside of what's happened before, but that's enough reason I want to check myself.
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[There's a pause. He looks away, brows creased. Something doesn't look settled right with him.]
Junpei-san, if I tell you something, will you promise not to tell anyone? They are... secret orders from our master.
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Of course. Most of what we talk about stays between you and me anyway unless I tell you otherwise. [He has to wonder what this means though.] What kind of secret orders...?
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But before we were deployed... [He glances at Junpei.] Our master called elder brother and I to him, and he asked us to keep an eye on Mikazuki-sama. He believed... Mikazuki-sama would try to tamper with the course of history.
Mikazuki-sama did... a little. And I wonder... if that is happening here, too.
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I think that might be happening here, too, Hizamaru. [It's an unfortunate truth.] I've been thinking from the moment we woke up that someone was here tampering with things, but I don't have any proof. [He tilts his head.]
Why did your master think Mikazuki would change things?
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He is very wise. Mikazuki-sama... may not have meant any harm. He has a disposition like my elder brother. It is similar. He is carefree and laughs, but... He is like the moon, is what I think elder brother was trying to tell me.
You see one side, lit up, but there is still another side to the moon we do not see. The hidden side. Mikazuki-sama is like that. Elder brother, too, at times.
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[...hm.] Does it bother you? To not know.
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It worries me. Sometimes, it's difficult to tell what elder brother is really thinking. He will say things I don't quite understand until later, or... not at all. But I trust him. He really is amazing.
Even if there's a side of him I don't know, I trust it's honorable.
Mikazuki-sama... I can't say. I think, perhaps, there is a good reason for doing what he does. [He frowns.] If that is the case here... it will make things more difficult. If someone believes they are doing the right thing, but what they're doing seems wrong.
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I think it's entirely possible for someone to be a good person and still do bad things because it seems like the best course of action. [...] Hizamaru. Can you keep another secret from your brother for me? I'll tell him when the time is right, but I don't want too many people knowing in case I'm wrong.
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I promise it will be a secret kept between us, Junpei-san. [He's more relieved by the "I'll tell him when the time is right," so Junpei knew exactly where to sock him.] I won't tell anyone.
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...I've been thinking about this for a while now. How there are people here among us who know more than what they're saying. But I think there may be people who have been told to do something different in this game that may or may not be good for us. If that's true, I'd like to find those people to make sure they won't ruin what we're working toward. I...don't really have proof yet outside of what's happened before, but that's enough reason I want to check myself.