If there is something that you truly want, why not seize it with your own hands? Hesitation is a sign of weakness.
[He now looks directly at Mitsuhide, a new intensity in his gaze.]
Rise, Mitsuhide, and become Nobunaga's rival, if that is what you wish.
[The truth being, of course, that it's Nobunaga who wants Mitsuhide as his rival. But who wants that actually doesn't matter - the worst and darkest desires of each person always eventually come to the surface, and Nobunaga, though still young, knows how to prod at their souls so that happens.
... Speaking of prodding, after recovering from the headbutt, Deino seems to have found a way up Lapras' back, though not before falling off a few times. Now it stands on Lapras' shell and squeals happily, now that it has conquered a new territory. It also does something else - it begins shaking its head furiously, from left to right, for no apparent reason. Maybe its head is still hurting...?
Nobunaga doesn't miss that. He sets his sword back on the counter, snatches the katana from Mitsuhide's hands and does the same with it, before running back to their Pokémon.]
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[He now looks directly at Mitsuhide, a new intensity in his gaze.]
Rise, Mitsuhide, and become Nobunaga's rival, if that is what you wish.
[The truth being, of course, that it's Nobunaga who wants Mitsuhide as his rival. But who wants that actually doesn't matter - the worst and darkest desires of each person always eventually come to the surface, and Nobunaga, though still young, knows how to prod at their souls so that happens.
... Speaking of prodding, after recovering from the headbutt, Deino seems to have found a way up Lapras' back, though not before falling off a few times. Now it stands on Lapras' shell and squeals happily, now that it has conquered a new territory. It also does something else - it begins shaking its head furiously, from left to right, for no apparent reason. Maybe its head is still hurting...?
Nobunaga doesn't miss that. He sets his sword back on the counter, snatches the katana from Mitsuhide's hands and does the same with it, before running back to their Pokémon.]