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—I have a question, Admiral… uh, Admiraless, uh… Admiral-lady! —the old pirate raised his hook. —It’s about spirits. I have a supply here, you know, for dangerous combat situations. Don’t get me wrong, it’s real rum, they don’t make stuff like that here. It gives you such strength that no weapon can pierce you, it literally heals wounds and your soul on the go! How am I supposed to fight without it? Otherwise, my… uh… combat effectiveness will drop! And it will be worse for our squad, that’s not good…
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Having started eating and gradually recovering from everything that happened during the day, Henry chewed and chewed, thought and thought, and then said, in a more serious manner than his comrades were used to.
-- Hmm, you know what, Lin. I can basically do all of this, and keep it quiet, and tie things up, but here’s what occurred to me. You somehow think that we acted incorrectly—well, let’s assume that’s true. Nevertheless, consider this: what we did was reconnaissance, right? We obtained information about the enemy, so that’s true. You didn’t give us any prohibiting instructions not to engage in combat. You also didn’t say anything about the depth of the reconnaissance. We informed you about everything, didn’t we? We did. Did you even read our letters, or were you busy with something else? Why didn’t you coordinate our actions? We walked for several hours to that location, you could have managed us, given that you’re getting a higher salary as the leader, if you knew in advance that we were going to do unnecessary work.
-- So, it turns out that you failed to supervise… And if we are to blame, then you, as the leader, are even more to blame.
-- So, I will bear all the punishment that you told me, but on the condition that you punish yourself as well. Let’s say, you walk around in your underwear all week, and… M, what else? Well, let’s say, add “Nya, kawaii” to every sentence. The punishment will be slightly stricter than mine, but you understand, you’re the leader, you have to set an example for your subordinates, and that you can be with them in any, even the most difficult situation, and so on. If you agree, then I have no more questions… I won’t even order food for myself.
- You are right. As the commander of this squad, I am morally and formally responsible for the execution of the tasks assigned to us, for maintaining the reputation of the organization, and for your lives. And indeed, if something goes wrong, then I will have to answer to the higher authorities, not someone else. Therefore, as I already said, shut your mouth. As for the higher salary of the leader, here, - Lin throws ten gold coins at Henry, - you are a mercenary, envious jerk. It won’t hurt me. - Having calmed down, Lin gets up from her chair and goes down to the first floor of the establishment. - I have nothing more to say to you.
Downstairs, she looks for someone among the locals, explains the situation with Takoyaki, persistently asks them to report “to the right people” about what happened, and pays one gold coin from her own savings as payment for the service