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Draft 8 11（第2页）

“Yes，itwillbeaveryspecialgift.Iwillbuyuncutobsidianandsapphire，asbigasachestnut，andsomegoldandsilversettings，threads，andthins.”

“Ilookforwardtoseeingwhatyouwillbemaking.Itwilltakesometimetosourcetheuncutstones，especiallysinceyouhavespecificsizerequirements.Ifyoupayadepositoftwogolds，Iwillhelpyoufindthem.Doyouhavethenecessarytools?”

“Unfortunatelyno，soI’llhavetopaytoborrowyourworkshop.Inthemeantime，wheremayIobtainsomerocksofsimilarhardnessandshear，soIpracticecuttingthestonebeforehandlingrealones?”

“There’sanabandonedopenquarrytotheeastofKageyama，whereyoufindampleflint.Onceyoubeeprofitatfracturingflint，Ihelpyousourcelowgradesapphiretopractice.Thecolourandclaritymightbeextremelypoor，butthehardnessandwayofcuttingisofcourseidentical.”

“Thankyousomuchforyourhelp!Hereismydeposit，andIwillebaaweekwithsomeflint，aswellasrentforusingtheworkshop.Withoutyoumyprojectwouldbeimpossible.”

“Youareverywele.siderbeingmyapprenticewhenyouaretwelve，okay?Haveaniceday!”

Kagamifeltuplifted，（“it’sanice，friendlytownindeed.”

）

Kagamitheothetailorshop.

“Hi，wele，howmayIhelp?”

“Dearmister，Iwouldlikesomeclothesthat’smadejustforme.”

“Doyou，ah.Doyouhaveadrawingofwhatyouwant?”

“No，butIdrawhtnow，andyouhelpmedrawitright，ifthat’snottoomuchtrouble.”

“Sure.Here.”

Pencilinhand，Kagamithoughtofalltheuniformsshehadseeninmangabooks.（“Abroadsunhatwithflowerydecorations，plusatexturedribbon.Ashortcape，makeitred.Acorset，no，I’llwaituntilI’molder.Awhiteblousewithpuffysleevesandwristcuffs.Alongskirtwithlotsoflace，andmoreribbons!”

）

“Ah，it’sverycute!Justadorableforasmallgirllikeyoutowearsomethinglikethis.”

“Thankyouforthinkingwellofit.IthinkI’llhreeblousesandtwoskirts.ThatshouldbeenoughuntilIoutgrowthemandneednewones.”

“Sure.Iwillmeasureyouandaddabittothesize，sothere’sroomforyoutogrow.ebaextweekandIwilltellyoutheprice.Choiceoffabric?”

“Ordinaryisfine.Iwillneednewoneseveryyear.”

“Allgood.Seeyouinaweek.”

“Thankyou.Bye~”

Havingpletedherlistoftasks，Kagamistillhadhourstospendbeforeheadingbackfordinner.Afteraskingabouttheabandonedquarry，shewenttogathersomeflintthere.

“Gatheringflintisfun.Ineverknowwhatcouldbeheldrightnowinmyhand.Itmightbechalk，orcrustofflint，oraregularflintstone，orsomeweirdlylookingflintthat’smoremind-bogglingthanmodernsculptures!”

Kagamiwhisperedtoherself.

Standingupthtenherback，shesawalargerothedistahholesandgroovesonit.

“Ooooh，ararepieceofwatererodedlimestone...Theremusthavebeenastreamhereinthepast.”

Kagamiwalkedovertotakeacloserlook，andshethoughtsheheardpeopleversing.

“...Arashi’sthreatisminimalatthemoment...”

Kagamipeekedthroughacratherock，andsawsomepeopletalkingtoeachother;theonewhojustspokewasagirlwearingawhitekimonowithlightrubytrim.

（*Gasp*Himeyama!）

ChapterNine

Scheme（Inbou）　陰謀

Kagamisquintedandtriedtobetterfocushereyes，lookingthroughthecratherock.Therewerefivepeople，allwearingwhiteswingingsleevekimonoswithdifferentcolouredtrim.TheyweretheFiveofHimeyama.

Theohlightrubytrimwasanalyzingthesituation.ThatmustbeKasumi.

“Kageyamahasnoambitionatthemoment，whichhasn’tgedforyears.Ononehand，thatistheircorrectplace，yetoherhand，theyarebetrayingthemightyartsbyobjectifyingthemintomereacademicsubjects.Thesupremeartsofsword，magidalchemyaretobepanionstoroyaltyandnobility，andKageyamahasappropriatedthemandforsakenthem.”

“Arashidoesn’tfitinatKageyama.SheshouldbebroughttothenoblecourtofHimeyama，andservingYhnesswouldbeherrightfulplace.”

Nowtheohemeraldtrimwastalking.ShemustbeMidori，addressingYukari，theirleader.