[D9, LM, Open?] Feels Bad Man...

[Seppun Unsei]

Wattan, on the other hand, looked near tears.

"I'm so sorry, Seppun-sama. I'll get stronger and stronger until I'm strong enough to protect you. I swear."

"Shika-san," They said in a gentle, but firm voice. "You are still young and very much training. You did excellent today and I appreciate the protection you gave me. Without you, I would be leaving here with more bruises than I have."

[Saibankan]

Wattan did her best to master her On.

"H-Hai, Seppun-sama." she said her voice only cracking a little. "Thank you...for helping me learn."

[Seppun Unsei]

"And thank you for protecting me today." They leaned slightly closer and whispered. "And think about it, you fought better than the other students."

[Saibankan]

"And thank you for protecting me today." They leaned slightly closer and whispered. "And think about it, you fought better than the other students."

Wattan whispered back.

"Just you wait, Seppun-sama. I'm gonna learn how to fight better than all of them, and be worthy of standing by your side." she swore.

[Seppun Unsei]

Wattan whispered back.

"Just you wait, Seppun-sama. I'm gonna learn how to fight better than all of them, and be worthy of standing by your side." she swore.

"You already are." They answered back before leaning away. "How long until your gempukku?"

[Saibankan]

"You already are." They answered back before leaning away. "How long until your gempukku?"

Wattan looked down.

"Five years. But maybe I can do it faster!" she offered, not wanting to wait five years to stand by the Seppun's side.

[Seppun Unsei]

Wattan looked down.

"Five years. But maybe I can do it faster!" she offered, not wanting to wait five years to stand by the Seppun's side.

"Oh no, trust me. Enjoy your time before your gempukku and dont try to rush through it. Once you're out, things get a lot harder. Not that they aren't hard already, but they'll get worse. Besides..." They got a bit of a mischievous smile. "I'm going to be a guard, too, once I head back to Otosan Uchi. Guards don't get yojimbo, but in five years, I could do well and get promoted to a position which would allow me a yojimbo. If you would still want to deal with my annoying self, that is."

[Saibankan]

"Oh no, trust me. Enjoy your time before your gempukku and dont try to rush through it. Once you're out, things get a lot harder. Not that they aren't hard already, but they'll get worse. Besides..." They got a bit of a mischievous smile. "I'm going to be a guard, too, once I head back to Otosan Uchi. Guards don't get yojimbo, but in five years, I could do well and get promoted to a position which would allow me a yojimbo. If you would still want to deal with my annoying self, that is."

Wattan gave Unsei a smile like Unsei had just offered her the Throne itself.

"Hai, Seppun-sama! I will do my very best, and I hope you do to!"

[Seppun Unsei]

Wattan gave Unsei a smile like Unsei had just offered her the Throne itself.

"Hai, Seppun-sama! I will do my very best, and I hope you do to!"

"I will do my best, if only not to let you down." They returned the smile, trying to understand how the hell they ended up in this spot after just trying to apologize. Now they were pretty much taking an oath to a kid. "And I know you will succeed greatly. It's written in the stars, after all."

[Saibankan]

"I will do my best, if only not to let you down." They returned the smile, trying to understand how the hell they ended up in this spot after just trying to apologize. Now they were pretty much taking an oath to a kid. "And I know you will succeed greatly. It's written in the stars, after all."

Wattan looked up at Unsei with wide eyes.

"Really, Seppun-sama?" she said with no small amount of awe.