[ That's the extent of what he's willing to say to that, though he can easily conjure the mental image of pulling open a soldier's helmet and seeing the blank haniwa eyes. It's not a comforting mental image.]
[ Anyway, Cloud should prepare to get shlocky-ass Barsoom/John Carter of Mars novels whenever Mina shows up. I have no idea if A Princess of Mars made it across the pond to Japan in that time but I want to believe. It's either this or Hercule Poirot, chum!! ]
Well. It could simply be warning us of its own approach. Though I must say bringing a city to such a monstrous standstill is one way of announcing your presence... Anyway, the speculation I heard was that the yokai who choose to reside in Jigoku-cho agree to live under the Judge Arbiter's rule, no? And so it stands to follow there must be those tribes who balked at bowing to Lord Enma or joining the Daitengu's alliance. If so, perhaps the sight of strangers from other lands welcomed, while their tribes are not, is enough to feed their ire.
[ Frankly, Cloud would be welcome for the distraction. And given all the snooping he's been doing... Poirot would be almost comically on point for the kind of books to be getting him. We're in a weird-ass mystery novel of our own, Minato!! ]
that's not a bad point. but that leaves a very strange and open question. why would the judge be dealing with these people from the outside to the point of... well. to the point of finding the soldiers we found? causing that much chaos doesn't seem the department's style, not when they're about trying to preserve the order. so why would he have trusted someone who didn't want to be ruled by him...?
[ More speculation. But he couldn't help it. The Haniwa Soldiers were a great big flashing neon sign as if to draw the question forward: What was the relationship between this supposed mastermind and the Enma?]
[ NO!! I LOOKED IT UP ONLY ONE POIROT BOOK WAS PUBLISHED AT THE TIME MINA'S FROM though I guess there's no restriction on him finding the later books when Minato goes looking now. Apparently there's a series of early police-procedural lit by J. E. Preston Muddock that was published in the Strand Magazine alongside Conan Doyle and I literally only know this because of a footnote in League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. sven please shoot me. ]
I don't know... It feels like a road too far to point fingers yet. We don't know who those soldiers really belonged to, only that they were contained in the basement, right?
[ translation Cloud please shhh with the open accusations he's begging you ]
When you're feeling better, perhaps see if you have any contacts besides the kappa who might be able to help decipher this puzzle? You mentioned a Tamamo friend? After all, as a Sutoku, information brokering is meant to be your specialty, not mine! Though of course I will try to do what I can.
i'm not claiming anyone was responsible for anything. just that there's a connection there.
[ Look, there is only so much he can do from bed!! ]
yeah, i have a friend in tamamo - aerith. she's been doing her own investigating. we can probably compare notes. she's been investigating other angles. i'm not going to make you do my legwork, but if you find anything, sent it along.
and if i find anything by the time you do come say hello, i'll let you know in person.
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[ That's the extent of what he's willing to say to that, though he can easily conjure the mental image of pulling open a soldier's helmet and seeing the blank haniwa eyes. It's not a comforting mental image.]
[ Anyway, Cloud should prepare to get shlocky-ass Barsoom/John Carter of Mars novels whenever Mina shows up. I have no idea if A Princess of Mars made it across the pond to Japan in that time but I want to believe. It's either this or Hercule Poirot, chum!! ]
Well. It could simply be warning us of its own approach.
Though I must say bringing a city to such a monstrous standstill is one way of announcing your presence...
Anyway, the speculation I heard was that the yokai who choose to reside in Jigoku-cho agree to live under the Judge Arbiter's rule, no? And so it stands to follow there must be those tribes who balked at bowing to Lord Enma or joining the Daitengu's alliance.
If so, perhaps the sight of strangers from other lands welcomed, while their tribes are not, is enough to feed their ire.
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that's not a bad point.
but that leaves a very strange and open question.
why would the judge be dealing with these people from the outside to the point of... well.
to the point of finding the soldiers we found?
causing that much chaos doesn't seem the department's style,
not when they're about trying to preserve the order.
so why would he have trusted someone who didn't want to be ruled by him...?
[ More speculation. But he couldn't help it. The Haniwa Soldiers were a great big flashing neon sign as if to draw the question forward: What was the relationship between this supposed mastermind and the Enma? ]
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I don't know...
It feels like a road too far to point fingers yet. We don't know who those soldiers really belonged to, only that they were contained in the basement, right?
[ translation Cloud please shhh with the open accusations he's begging you ]
When you're feeling better, perhaps see if you have any contacts besides the kappa who might be able to help decipher this puzzle? You mentioned a Tamamo friend?
After all, as a Sutoku, information brokering is meant to be your specialty, not mine!
Though of course I will try to do what I can.
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just that there's a connection there.
[ Look, there is only so much he can do from bed!! ]
yeah, i have a friend in tamamo - aerith. she's been doing her own investigating.
we can probably compare notes. she's been investigating other angles.
i'm not going to make you do my legwork, but if you find anything, sent it along.
and if i find anything by the time you do come say hello, i'll let you know in person.
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I'll visit as soon as I can. Take care, Strife-san.