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[It's been a couple of days since the absence of a certain warrior. At this point, Saleh's convinced the boy in question wandered off into oblivion or, somehow, went back to that forsaken world of his. Not that Saleh cares -- there's only the tiniest bit of regret that he didn't get his fill of entertainment.

In the halls of the Ermis Suites, Saleh laughs. Perhaps he should've beheaded him, after all.]

I never got to see what would become of you. It's a shame, Lawfer . . . All that awaits you is sure demise. But that's not such a bad thing, now, is it?

[Later, Saleh can be found at the tailor's, where the woman behind the counter argues with him in a futile attempt at keeping him there for a little extra profit. The loose threads at the end should be mended, she insists, but he's not interested. He'd just wanted that tear on the right side gone. He snatches the fixed cape from her grasp.]

That's enough, my dear. I didn't pay you to talk. Or is that too difficult for you to understand?

[With that, he leaves the workshop and fastens the collar of the cape around his neck. Much better.]

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[Yuri is fond of Kotetsu in his way, as he clearly means well; the man is simply too rash and irresponsible. He wishes more people would follow his sensible advice, as Keith does.] I don't fault them for their idealism, merely their unwise expression thereof.

It doubtlessly will not be easy, but I will make the attempt. [He does enjoy organizing, and he likes having a project to occupy his time, but one wouldn't guess that from his tone.] If they do violate the law, I will have no choice but to see that they are prosecuted, like any other criminal.

And what fun that'll be to witness!

[A hero turned criminal? Yuri doesn't seem like a pushover in his profession, which makes it all the better.]

I'll be sure to follow your progress, dear lawyer . . .

[Yuri doesn't particularly like this man. He feels civility is important. Yet because of that, he remains civil himself, so he replies quite politely, if matter-of-factly.]

My name is Yuri Petrov, and the law is not a spectacle.

Saleh.

[Of something, he knows there's that much. Shame he hasn't recalled it yet.]

But isn't it? It's a wonder, the kind of kick you get out of watching others face so-called justice.

[He nods acknowledgment.

As Lunatic, he would point out that justice and the law are quite different, and he does have a certain love of spectacle, but he is only Yuri now.]

Not at all. I carry out my duty in the courtroom impartially. I am a prosecutor, a public servant. I don't act for my own personal satisfaction.

You don't? That's what they typically say.

[People are just that selfish.]

Though I don't blame them for it. And you might just be different.

[Not even Lunatic is selfish; he's sacrificed everything to protect the weak from the wicked, and in Yuri, too, there is something of that cold, distant love of justice, divorced from himself.]

I take pride in my work, and in doing it well, but it is not a game, not a matter of my own selfish pleasure.

Pride, you say . . .

[But is it fun? However, he doesn't word it this way. This man doesn't quite seem like the type to use that word carelessly.]

Is it enjoyable?

[Yuri isn't sure why something about this conversation strikes him as odd. He's not particularly taken with Saleh, but that isn't it. It's frustrating that there are memories that return in pieces so small, there's nothing to them, just the most vague of feelings. There's something he doesn't understand, but he answers in accord with his feeling.]

It is not. It is necessary.

[Necessary? Now, how many people answer that way? And how many do things they like over things that are necessary? Fascinating, fascinating. For now, anyway.]

That's how it is, then. It's all quite interesting, really.

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