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--I want to take it back.
This is all a lie, he nearly shouted. He felt an unreal sense of drifting away, and he stopped himself from almost
crying out.
Gyousou helped Taiki get up. Taiki looked at Gyousou in surprise, for the latter had revealed a smiling face.
"Let us forgo formalities... Taiki!"
Taiki didn't know how to respond. The surroundings were stirred up into a commotion. Gyousou picked Taiki up and
turned in a circle, letting everyone take a look at him. As if there was nothing else in the world worth feeling pride over
than the kirin in his arms, he smiled at Taiki. "Though you are young, you have quite a good eye for things."
Taiki could no longer withstand Gyousou's direct gaze, and by accident his eyes fell upon the arrival of the pursuing
Sanshi.
CHAPTER ELEVEN
1
--So it turns out that he was the king.
When Sanshi saw Taiki pressing his head near Gyousou's feet, she came to that sudden realization. It was very clear
to her that Taiki had felt a sort of fear of Gyousou that he couldn't quite put into words.
Taiki was now already really used to spending time with Gyousou, and he had never originally been the kind that
was shy to strangers, so it didn't seem as though this was special. In terms of friendship, it was obvious that he was
closer to Risai than Gyousou by far. Thus, that's why the fact that Taiki had been so insistent about going to find
Gyousou had quite perplexed Sanshi.
She had followed the spirit of Taiki (in Sanshi's eyes, it was always a golden glow) and chased him to the Yellow Sea,
with one part of her mind in doubt.
Why couldn't she catch the running Taiki? Why had Taiki suddenly transformed into a kirin?
Perhaps "will" was the best explanation. The will of Taiki, who had wanted to see Gyousou with all his heart, allowed
him to remove with determination any obstructions that hampered him.
--Was it that Taiki had previously subconsciously hesitated in trying to avoid Sanshi's grasp, and so the
transformation that had up until today been impossible became possible?
The question was, why was it only when Gyousou was involved that Taiki finally revealed an intense will that didn't
quite fit with him?
The feeling that Taiki's appearance gave other people was just like that of a weak, passive kirin. But because of an
unknown reason, Taiki had very little confidence in himself. At times, his excessive modesty, on the contrary, let
others feel like it was self-loathing.
When a kirin with this sort of personality displays their strong will, they will always be paired with someone like
Gyousou. To Sanshi, Taiki's safety was paramount, regardless of the meaning behind the awakening of Taiki's
willpower, his evasion of Sanshi's hand, his subduing of a toutetsu into becoming a shirei, and even the first time he
transformed.
There had been no way for Sanshi to clearly see from beginning to end the reasons behind everything that had
happened. Perhaps the power that Taiki possessed could not be seen, or there were other, better explanations for this.
She needed only to hide herself in order to more easily attach herself to Taiki's shadow. Wherever he went, she
would follow him. Only when she had to stop Taiki would she then appear. Sanshi carried within herself a relentless
spirit and leapt across the crags with Gouran. It was not an easy thing to catch up to her master amid the foothills of
Mt. Hou.
It wasn't until she saw the scene before her eyes that she completely understood.
--Taiki must have acted in desperation.
He may not have had such deep thoughts and emotions, but being pulled along by a great power that far surpassed
his own abilities, Taiki desperately wanted to do what he had set out to do. --It was all because Gyousou was the king.
Sanshi walked into the basin, and Taiki turned to look at her. His face was full of a fear that he couldn't help but
show. She smiled at Taiki, and then she made her own body melt into Taiki's shadow.
If Gyousou was the king, why did Taiki still reveal a fearful expression? Why did it take so long before he knew that
Gyousou was the king? She was full of questions, but since she had already caught up to Taiki, Sanshi didn't insist on
the answers to any of them. This was because, for Sanshi, there was nothing as important as Taiki in this world.
Gyousou and those with him returned to Mt. Hou and saw the pale-faced nyosen gathered in front of Hoto Palace.
"Taiki...! Everyone was worried to death!"
Seeing Gyousou carrying Taiki down from Keito, Youka immediately rushed forward. "What on earth happened?
Why has Sir Gyousou also returned...?"
Gyousou smiled without replying. The servants at Gyousou's side came together to respond in his place. "The Kou
came to chase back his master!"
The crowd that had gathered around Hoto Palace began to discuss this one after another, in the end it became a
collective cheering.
Youka saw Gyousou smiling from ear to ear and also Taiki, whom Gyousou had brought back, showing a fearful
expression.
"His master... Then..." Youka kneeled upon the ground. "Can it be that there was a revelation?"
Taiki couldn't answer her. The attendants beside them made sounds of certainty for him. Following this, they heard
even more convincing news.
"He has already given the oath." This was Sanshi's voice.
Youka opened her mouth in surprise. She widened her eyes and looked at Teiei. Teiei nodded with a serious face,
and then immediately knelt down. She placed her hands on the ground, and her torso lay prostrate; the surrounding
nyosen saw this and followed in succession. "Congratulations, Lord Gyousou."
The man whose hand was upon Taiki's shoulder smiled and nodded.
Not moving from the position she was in, Teiei continued on to say, with a slight quiver in her voice, "Long live King
Tai and Tai Taiho."
--At this point, Taiki's crime had already become irreversible.
2
Gyousou's master and servant residences were very quickly moved into Houro Palace. Gyousou stayed at Tankei
Palace, which was situated closer to the outside.
The area that Houro Palace occupies is very broad. Since ancient times, it has always been here that an auspicious
day is chosen on which to receive the Tenchoku.
From now on, the manner in which the nyosen treated Gyousou underwent a complete change. He is considered the
superior of the nyosen, as well as Taiki's master. There was no excuse to be inhospitable to him.
A great number of nyosen were dispatched to Tankei Palace in order to serve Gyousou and his attendants. They
took care of each and every need of their daily life, from when they got out of bed until they went to sleep. It was
simply a dramatic change.
Not long ago, when Gyousou encountered the nyosen, he had to bow. Now, the roles were reversed. The nyosen
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De minimis - o najmniejszych rzeczach.
Dobroć jest ważniejsza niż mądrość, a uznanie tej prawdy to pierwszy krok do mądrości. Theodore Isaac Rubin
Dobro to tylko to, co szlachetne, zło to tylko to, co haniebne.
Dla człowieka nie tylko świat otaczający jest zagadką; jest on nią sam dla siebie. I z obu tajemnic bardziej dręczącą wydaje się ta druga. Antoni Kępiński (1918-1972)
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