While Torako was facing away from her, Kyang ran a hand down her face in disbelief. Taketori-chan? Heavens above, if Torako pulls out that sword only to reveal a strand of bamboo with a smiling face carved into it, Kyang thought she might just break down in insanity.

However, for all her continued amazement at Torako, Kyang found a more pertinent issue in her mind that she decided to approach Liu and murmur quietly to him about. "Hey, Liu, uh..." Kyang put on an attempt at a charming smile, "Where we're going, it doesn't cost too much money, does it? If so, I'm really going to need those directions to the mayor."

Kyang stopped short of asking for a few coins or a meal. She hated asking for help in the first place, but exploiting Liu at this point would just be unsporting. Then again, if the place they were headed was indeed cheap, Kyang thought it might be useful to know where it was for later and tag along anyway.

Once the answer was had, Kyang had some time before she made a decision to stay or go, so she probed this Dai Xin guy to satisfy her curiosity. "So, Xin, what's your goal in fighting the headmaster back there? Anything apart from the whole self-perfection thing?"