Soldat Elf

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As the sergeant charging toward to Chounan. He made a step backward and quickly titled his body to avoid the fowarding thrust. His katana already unsheathed and its one his right hand. One of his foot stomped the weapon and push it forward to break the Sergeant's posture. As loose balance Sergeant met the reach, Chounan's blade struck through the Sergeant's throat.

The suffocating Sergeant got kicked by Chounan to caught one of two other guild member following the Sergeant's charge. Let the remaining fool attack him while meeting a weapon with a deflection by a katana to lose the posture. The shinobi excuted a quick cut to charger's throat. He performed Chiburi and sheathed his blade and struck the remaining charger with a quick draw sweep before the charger regain his stand.

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Chonan nodded at Jazdia, and took the arrows from her, along with the map that listed the targeted locations. "I shall start early to make the needed preparations. Thank you for the meal; I'll catch up with you guys later." he said, while making a bow to the party, before immediately leaving the inn.

He headed to the weapon shop to browse for a bow, pathing straight to their displayed wares, where he picked out a decent long bow then tested its pull weight. Nodding his satisfaction to the shopkeeper, he approached the counter to make his purchase.

"A Longbow huh? Well, that's something new from you." the man said. "What happened to your sense of artistic fashion? That seems a bit plain for your tastes."

"It never hurts to try new things." replied Chounan.

"I see.." said the owner, rubbing his face with an amused smile, as Chounan counted out the coin.

Having made the purchase, he left the weapon shop. His reasons for purchasing a simpler, more common bow were pretty straight forward: His preferred Yumi was rather conspicuous and easily identified. He did not want to be identified as the culprit, should people start asking. Appearances weren't important. The clothing he had on underneath his armor was dark, and would blend into the shadows in the alleys at night nicely.

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(This mission should be effortless. I've been practicing the bow since I was 3, and this will be no different from any of the competitions I've shot in, and took the purse.) he thought to himself.

Soon enough, it was time for the mission. He took his horse, Kuro, and dressed in a hooded cloak for extra concealment. As his name suggested (for any that knew the language, anyway), Kuro was black, making finding the branding mark on him difficult in the daylight, let alone at night. Identifying him should be all but impossible.

Like a bandit on a raid, he headed for his first target. He remained calm, enforcing the proper breathing techniques from his many competative shooting contests back home. He drew the bow back, then released the arrow straight into the rafters of the warehouse, right through the open ventillation window without stopping his horse, before moving to the next target. One arrow per warehouse, unless size dictated more.

Using the back alley ways, and 'scenic byways' to escape guard patrols and Guild members, he made his way back to link up with the group once more in the early hours of the morning, meeting with Jazdia as she was having her morning breakfast.

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After providing all of her requests and the elf began to compose her letters, the bartender faced Jazdia's newfound companions and humbly asked. “How can I be of service?”

@Pakde

"Please put the table's order on my tab and give us a meal for dinner and as much as bottle of sake." Chōnan replied to the service boy, paying it in advance, the change is for later and gave him two gold coins for the tip. It was for the compensation from what he did early. As the orders has been served on the table. Chōnan poured a sake on a small cylindrical vessels for Kaito to show a drinking etiquette natively from the two men's origin.

"All we know about them is they are a prominent spices importer on the black market. Keito, Mr. Chounan, as someone who understands the street of Rascade, I would like to hear your input on this matter."

@Pakde

"Hmmm... I didn't think I'm going to cross swords again with this type of Syndicate. Not just they run spices, they also run other filthy businesses around here in Kinderance. Slavery and Smuggling. In order to conceal my identity. I dressed up as a shinobi and started the secret quest from the top. Stealth and Infiltration. It's quite a long investigation every night and quite dangerous since they have an army of skilled mobs. Those fellas have markings of the serpent biting on it tail forming the shape of a circle as I inspected one of body of a slain member who I encountered with." Chōnan spoken up and also pulled out the rolled map. Some circle markings around the maps inside the Kinderance Kingdom are belongs to the Black Serpent's business buildings and an X mark is meant for their Headquarters. "They also have warehouses outside from the kingdom, I can lead you guys there once we are done here. Also, this kind of business from inside the kingdom is protected by Corrupted Officials and Nobles. So policing or invading this kind of business won't work and lead some conflict inside.

I'm sure Kaito-san will know the rest of it." He ended his turn and saving some inputs to kitsune.

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As the situation settle downed by a ceasefire. Chōnan make a small bow on his party after exiting the park. By reflecting himself from action before, he keeps being quiet and focuses to guide the party as the team leader’s wish. Still on his awareness on his surrounding and never let his guard off.

He keep guiding the party with the shortcuts and will cover the fees for showing a compensation from his action and show more hospitality to his party.

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Chōnan snapped from both for stroking the Captain's man strength on the lady's palm and desecrating an important paper that had been sealed by the King himself.

"Mind if I put something first?" He said and pulled something from his bag and it was his mask during his prime on Knight's career. As he did a knight salute, an overwhelming ferocious aura has been released and those who caught feel flinches and recognize his prime status as a knight before. "Ex-Knight of cavalry unit, Kagetane Chōnan...

Late Sergeant, definitely going to haunt you down as you stroke that paper with the King's sealed into the ground. A yelling that pierce into your soul. Whole day of running around until your feet give up" He walked toward the place where the contract fell off. The surrounding guards that were meant to block him started to shaken and Chōnan felt disappointed. "These guards are not ready... yet... Their postures are weak and shaking. Even less trained Mechean surely fill vacant spots here." He picked up the contracted and handed back to Jazdia instead. He felt that the Captain himself can't be trusted to hand the contract. "It is classified from the top and I'm overseeing our guests for their work under Madame Matilda Ironsword. We had a business here and also I visited my late units and my superiors." Yes. He paid them a vist before he catch up with his party on the investigation area.

"As Milady's suggestion, go send a runner if you are not satisfied enough."

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Chōnan kept an eye on the demon fox until leaving on his range. He remain his position nearby Jazdia without being an obstacle on her. As the time running out, he decided to help Jazdia with the clues. He approached Yvonne and said. "Milady, I shall give you a hand." She paused for a while and nodded.

Her identity is familiar by him despite she doesn't know him back. Adventurer's Guild assassins spreaded rumors about her and also they had admiration with her work. Also, an exchange letter between him and the prince back then about being kept mention her name, possibly his childhood crush may say.

@Pakde

The hedge seems to be a good route for the victim to fled off from the assassin, maybe he can find something around under the range of the area that Miss Jazdia's mentioned. He removed his shoes and attached it on his sliding line of his bag. Finding some luck by using his sense of touch of his bare feet inside the grassy yard.

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Chōnan decided to be an eye for the approaching guards and other people that may suspected them when they get caught. He activate the ki-sensing that widen the range of his awareness and will detect anyone on his range. Not being awakened with ki, people and other living that have life energy won't feel his detection. He will warn the party when someone is suspected to be coming in their place.

In meantime. He looked on the things that Jazdia's inspecting with. He believes that it is smoke bomb as he also been using the kind of it when he was on past adventures. The casing seems unfamiliarfrom the way he use, local product nor even Kindereance's armory. It's either a customized from different kingdom or supplied by it disposal.

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2:30 P.M.
"A bit of both." answered the elf, now looking at her two other companions. A bit late for a nice introduction, but she did it anyway. "Miss Yvonne, Mister Chounan. This is Keito, one of my... surveyors. We will enlist him into our merry band of... investigators. Say, Keito. What rumors circulate on the street regarding the assassination, and how far people had gone with their guesswork? In vino veritas. Perhaps some nobles had a slip of tongue here end there after having a few rounds?"

@Pakde

As his turn, he made a small bow on Keito and started to speak. "I'm Chōnan of Kagetane Clan. Gold ranking of Advenetur's Guild of Kinderance.

The way you flashed your tail on the tavern. Familiar stinks smell of a fox. There is no doubt you are a kitsune. You and I came from the same origin. But that doesn't mean we still bring our rivalry between yokai and human. I'm a descendant of the shinto family who practice Onmyōdō and gave offering to yokai like you. Unfortunately, my clan lost from the clan wars, so I'm more like an exiled.

Back to more important matter. Having your abilities will be a great help to our mission. Kitsune like you target the bad traits of humans, such as pride, greed, and vanity for the sake of entertainment. Can bring down even the most devout priest. Rarely attack women but prefer to possess them instead. Then, using kitsune ability, to lure an unsuspecting men to their doom.

Anyway. Once we done good for the sake of the mission from time to time. I shall give you an offering. Both Shiny coin and Fried Tofu.

To everyone in the party. "We should better be off. Name the place, I shall lead you guys there."

Keito is indeed powerful and useful in the mission but Chōnan know what Keito's weaknesses. Cutting all the tails will make him lost his source of power and enemies from foreign land must not be underestimated. Originally, he had been keeping an eye with his instinct on the two female party members and their surroundings. Keeping his distance between Jazdia and Yvonne so he could response easily whoever on getting attacked especially inside the tavern. With additional party member, he must widen his range to respond in further.

Chōnan will lead the party to designated location. He also going to share his ration to the everyone from his party. It is rice ball that handily made by himself, sticky rice formed into triangular shape with a filling of vegetable, meat and natural preservatives.

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The ronin gave a small bow to Matilda, then traveled quickly to the stable to collect his horse. He needed to see the smith and time was running out, so he had to travel quickly.

When he arrived at the blacksmith's, he was greeted by the man, and they talked about the amount of time it had taken to fill his order. The unusual time consuming nature of the work had resulted in a very high price, but he recieved a full order of a family of blades ranging from Katana to Tanto. Next was the armor. It was a full set of samurai armor, with a luxurious surcoat, embelished with artistic stylings: The Kabuto featured a pair of horns from a real minotaur, and the face mask was carved to resemble an angry demon. Finishing the ensemble, were a selection of throwing knives including Kunai and Shuriken. As if flaunting his wealth, he casually counted out the tendered amount, then handed the smith a nice bonus for his efforts, before quickly getting into his new armor.

He decided not to wear the head armor while still in town, to avoid alarming the locals-- and instead tied his hair back in a traditional hair knot. Regrettably keeping his handsome facial on public.

Departing the blacksmith's shop, he made a quick detour of his room at the inn, where he collected his personal papers and effects, in case they might be needed, then proceeded back to the stable. As he arrived, he found out that there are still no one on the stable neaeby the eastern gate. He head back quickly into the palace.

He returned to the group where Matilda and Jazdia still remained.

"Sorry to keep you wait Madame Matilda." He made a small bow with respect . "I haven't introduce myself to everyone in group. I'm Chōnan, Gold Ranking Adventurer."