Chapter 7: An irreplacable treasure is found; Ryuubi Gentoku remembers

[fightingvirtue]

[The video feed reveals the area near the Southwestern quarter's fountain where Ryuubi had first found himself into when he arrives. He is back there today, kneeling on a patch of thick snow that he'd been digging into. He'd rescued something from the snow, a satchel that is now cast aside. Its contents are safely in his arms

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[fightingvirtue]

Yes, just fine... better than I was, even. Thank you.

[willdateforyen]

Hey? Are you...talking to yourself?

[fightingvirtue]

Oh. Hello, Ai.

I am, I suppose. We're all entitled to sometimes, right?

[willdateforyen]

Ryuubi...

True. But nowadays now that I have Tamale who hops in-between my boobs for a ride, I always have someone to talk to.

[fightingvirtue]

[There goes the reverie!]

You have - I'm sorry, what?

[brig_gen_maes]

So the book means something to you. I'm glad you've found it, then.

[fightingvirtue]

Thank you. It means... more than I can say. It was a gift.

[brig_gen_maes]

Can I ask more about it?

[fightingvirtue]

[Ryuubi is more than happy to show his precious book. The cover is red and inlaid with what looks like real gold. The three Chinese characters of the title are made of curling dragons.]

We call it the Old Book among ourselves. There must only be a handful of copies in the entire Earth Hegemony. My friend Moutoku gave it to me, when we met again after many years... holding it is nearly like holding him.