Golden Skyline [Private | Teitoku]

Chifuyu had arrived early. She was a Warden of the Vanguard, getting out of this was nigh-impossible so here she was, she met people of all kinds and backgrounds. She saw Vanguard, Vastime, Demons and Shadow Fall, Hell there were a few of the Yayjuu and Vizard Corps here to. Nonetheless she had left when the King of Demons had arrived, Ravan Vespara was not a man she wanted to be around in this situation. All it would take is a mistake from a stupid servant and suddenly this place was skyhigh.

So Chifuyu would find herself in a more secluded area of the mansion. A Balcony to be specific which overlooked this artificial realm. The golden skyline and the verdant fields in the distance. It was all fake. It brought a smile to her face, a strange response but this place was somehow peaceful and she enjoyed it. She spied a few skirmishes between factions or drunken organisation members. Nothing the many servants did and got rid of.

She came back to her thoughts when she spied a demon offering her a drink, she could drink, but she honestly had no intention of doing so. She'd also probably have to drink some pretty high concentrated stuff for the alcohol to take effect in her system. For now she just passed, technically she was underage for alcohol anyway. Then again Liu was a liberal person as she recalled.

"So... Stuck in this place and what's to do while here? I suppose I could socialise but with whom?"

Another quick glance around her and she resumed to looking out over the gardens in her white dress showing off quite a lot of her back and arms, the front having an intricate lace design over her cleavage. Otherwise it was pretty basic. She was never a girl that liked to cover herself in make-up or jewellery. Still she got a lot of wannabe suitors compliment her on it so it must look good, it was fun being able to say you were too young and then watching their expressions. Some shocked, others embarrassed and some ashamed. It amused her the way people reacted to things that otherwise fazed her.

"Huh?"

The human's royal blue gaze would be directed towards the appearance of this new woman, the appearance was a well, beautiful. To Chifuyu her dark skin with that platinum-white coloured hair only morphed into a picture perfect image. The visage was complete with that attire of her's, the young woman loved it. The practicality and simplicity yet the beauty of it. It was so much better than this damn dress.

"God I envy you... K-World lets you all get away with whatever you want? I'd get shot probably if I dressed in my uniform. Maybe I should just ditch Vanguard and come to K-World huh?"

She looked back and chuckled, in a way she was making it clear that they were on opposing sides. She would feel a little bad if she led this woman on that they might be aligned. She didn't mind if her possible friend was in K-World though, Chifuyu didn't mind them. She honestly thought them as quite civilised in comparison to the other antagonistic organisations, Monsuta were simply nuts for the most part and Shadow Fall were hardly better. The last time she saw Shadow Fall's work was Hawaii, god that was a shit-fight.

"A drink, now you've just offered a minor alcohol... tssk tssk"

She giggled before taking the glass, it was a coy joke. She didn't care and hey, what could be more appropriate than someone seeing two senior members of rival organisations getting pissed - when they were both underage but Chifuyu didn't know that - she could get information on this woman, but there was a few issues there. The Yuudeshi Network barely operated in Hell for her, secondly she wanted to find out normally about this woman. No cheats. Taking a sip of the drink she looked at Kagami as she continued and nodded along while laughing.

"He sure did. Isn't that just the Shadow Fall way though? If you don't get what you want then kick a little harder and if you win good job, you lose? Do it again. It's a shame, Hayden had to invite that oaf."

Her smile was contagious and Chifuyu found one forming in response as she swallowed the liquid and nodded to shake her hand firmly, enjoying the feeling of her skin. She seemed nice enough. What harm could getting to know this woman do?

"I'm Chifuyu. Nice to meet you Kagami and it's fine, I'm glad you're casual. So many people here are soooo boring and formal. Like damn it's so boring having to greet people yet of course I get roped into it."

She laughed and let go of her hand with that introduction done before looking back over the gardens. She was curious about this woman, wondering how she could approach this situation after all. She didn't want to see like she was prying information out of Kagami or trying to infiltrate her mind. She just wanted to be casual and have a normal conversation with someone casual like her.

"So how's it been for you thus far? I imagine looking like that you've gotten a lot of attention from all the men."

She gave a playful jab with her elbow, teasing her a little. She meant no offence, hell she should be complimented. Chifuyu thought she looked much more attractive than her with those features, if she had less than three people try to get with her this evening Chifuyu would lose hope in people's taste. Didn't matter if they got rejected, gotta try at least.

Despite the fact Chifuyu wasn't actively pursuing intelligence on who Kagami was, she had the information presented to her to go off. That indeed was much more fun and pleasant it was also less invasive. From her first comment it was safe to deduce that Kagami was someone of high authority like Chifuyu herself, hell maybe she was even the K-World equivalent of a Warden. How ironic would that be. She nodded at the comment, for most occasions she could probably have gotten away with her uniform but that wasn't very formal looking, even as far as uniforms go compared to Kagami's own attire.

Her smile and wink was cute, there was a charm to Kagami which the Yuudeshi couldn't place. She was fun and easy to get along with but just the way her demeanour was so approachable it was hard not to like her. That second bit of information was not overlooked, she found it strange... they were both younger than eighteen and yet held high roles in their respective organisations.

"Huh? You're underage as well? That's a surprise~"

Really it was welcomed though, to have someone her own age that probably wouldn't look down at her because of her lack of age and experience behind her. Regardless she showed a side that impressed Chifuyu, for all her childish and playful nature the woman had a mind to back up her position and the she nodded at the woman's answer. It was a good answer.

"You're right. Shadow Fall aren't beyond negotiating with. It was wrong for me to make it sound like there was no hope when the Demon King shows up here and at least shows effort into coming here and interacting outside of combat. Diplomacy would be nice though, of course there are a few things that make Shadow Fall hard to achieve diplomacy with that is hard to ignore but everyone has their flaws I suppose."

She spoke neutrally, she wondered how Kagami felt about it. She had diffused the conversation from Chifuyu's talk of violence, was there a pacifist in there or a diplomat? Something to note anyway, she clearly thought that diplomacy between Shadow Fall and K-World was possible why not Vanguard then? With certain terms of course. But then, K-World and Vanguard, she looked over the scene once more while glancing at Ravan for just a moment. She had to admit he was cute, no doubts there but definitely not anyone she'd want to try something with.

"Oh... You don't seem that scary Kagami. I think they're all just to shy to try. Afraid of getting turned down but I think you're a very good person. You don't seem like the kind of person that K-World is made out to be. I'm sure you can understand the Stigma between the K-World and Japan given the Yuudeshi and Kin Iramasha's family's feud. Say... what are your thoughts on that anyway? I'm curious given your insight from a new aspect I can't really find in Japan. Getting an opinion straight from a K-World member that is"

She had avoided giving herself away as a Yuudeshi. Why? Even her attempts to steer clear of ranks was because of it. For Kagami to be so young yet so high up suggested some level of ambition in her - from what Chifuyu knew - all it would take is her kidnapping Chifuyu now and taking her to Kin and a big fat promotion and reward would be lined up. Hell, given that both women who were wardens had the name Yuudeshi it made it impossible for her to even stay safe from that. She didn't want this woman to hate her purely because her organisation hated her family. It was also why she tried to lace that question in there to understand and take it into consideration.

"Now.. this was honestly the only formal dress I had. So... I suppose I just hoped it looked nice and worked. I've been trying not to get noticed but hey, I got your attention it seems so what are your intentions here huh? Gonna swoon me like the other attempts? The Vanguard is alright, what would I possibly do in K-World though? Got a spare outfit for me if I can be getting around in uniform over dresses?"

She leaned into Kagami a little at her mention of getting her attention, a small joking jab that almost self-incriminating comment but Chifuyu would forgive it. She just found it to be very enjoyable with this woman's company.

"I know what you mean, drink away Kagami. I won't tell if you don't~"

She winked back and touched her nose to respond to Kagami's little shh sound. It was a little bit of info they best not be tossing around after all. She took another quick sip and listened for the other woman's words. Kagami was an interest.

She liked her, she was reasonable and positive. It wasn't like all the beliefs she inherited about K-World. Granted she was aware of K-World's negative goals that opposed their own but did that really mean every single person was evil? Kagami didn't seem evil. She seemed innocent and immature, a child forced into something which they didn't have any control over.

"Maybe we're not so different after all"

The moment she said it she was wondering on her own words, she spoke without exactly thinking about it and wondered if she was still talking about K-World and Vanguard in that instance. It didn't really matter for she was brought back to focus on the Iramasha with a flick to her nose and made her turn with a bit of a surprised face. She wasn't expecting her to flick her nose and it wasn't unwelcome, it just caught her off guard that someone who was supposed to be her enemy did such a playful gesture.

"Hey-"

She let Kagami speak and blushed, she was here as an obligation to Vanguard not to have a good time. In a way she wasn't having a good time either, it was Kagami that had made it a good time for her.

"Of course there's another way, you're trying to make a utopia but... but trying to bring forth a place of perfection is impossible. Perfection is something that is subjective, you can't appease everyone and even if the entire population all held the same idea, even then you've stripped away the individuality and the freedom of people. Perfection removes all forms of growth Kagami and takes away the essence of being a person. I wish I could do what your empire seeks to create, to make a world that no one has to cry in and everything can be good but... It's impossible."

She said the last words sadly, there would always be strife. Perfection was not the beautiful thing that everyone made it out to be in Chifuyu's mind. There were so many examples of paradise and a perfect place; Avalon, Eden, Nirvana. All these things were myths. The only form of utopia that K-World could create was not a very nice one for her in which people had their independence stripped from them and they became mindless much like animals.

When Kagami finally spilt the beans, Chifuyu felt herself go tense and like someone had just stabbed her. This woman wasn't just her enemy, she was her family's enemy. It hurt a lot because she felt something for her. The way they could connect so quickly and get along and they had so much in common. Kagami would probably notice it, not only that you could drop a pin right now and hear it audibly.

"Ki- Kin's daughter?"

She looked crushed for a moment, it took her a second to pull herself back together from this bombshell but then she heard words she wondered if were just manipulation now, a conclusion beyond war? What? Chifuyu had never thought she'd hear a child of her father's nemesis speak about peace.

"I don't understand either... Maybe... our father's are wrong."

She let those words hang, forcing herself not to look away to see Kagami's reaction. Would she try to kill her? Attack her right now like what Kin would possibly do if she were Shadin. She had just admitted to not only being a Yuudeshi but also the daughter of Shadin. She felt an air of discomfort now like she had never felt before and a bit of a stinging. Was this the end of them speaking and interacting so friendly?

She took a moment to think herself, mainly wondering what life would've been like if things had been different. If she had not been a Yuudeshi or in such a position would things have been maybe different? Probably not. This was a silly hypothetical that she was wondering about and her mind would be better directed towards her guest for more reasons than one.

"Fate is a cruel mistress I guess Kagami."

Watching Kagami speak so prideful and happy about her organisation was a strange thing though. It was a genuine belief that what she does is right and had a charisma to her. Chifuyu never felt the same about Vanguard, for her it was a means to an end to achieve the simple goal at the end of the day. If another faction could offer her the same thing - while in fact matching her alignment - then there would be very little reason for her to not slide across to that one. As terrible as that sounded. It didn't matter who provided her the resources, she just needed the capacity to do what needed to be done in her mind.

Out of everything she expected from this little gala, from this entire interaction an invitation to K-World was the last thing she expected from the Kokuryuteshi. After all that would be like wandering into a snake pit, no less with Kagami. Was she really that trusting to let a Yuudeshi wander around the place even if there was no intention of laying a trap.

It was a conflicting thought, troublesome even while she thought about how to respond to this offer. Even though it'd be quite easy to go the more she thought about it. She did have the capacity of multiple bodies and means that could make capture of her nigh-impossible. So it was a pretty tempting offer.

"I'll consider it, maybe in a few months or so. Although I don't know how our fathers would handle it. My father wouldn't take too kindly to me going if he found out and I'm sorry, I didn't mean something rude by that. It's just surprising is all. You're more reasonable and kind than I expected from everything I had heard about Kin."