Posts from Sakuramoria Auto-translated

"I wonder if it will happen? Unfortunately, I know for sure what would happen. The king doesn't care about any of them, and they don't care about each other. It's so naive that it's just..."
Varya sighed, trying to formulate an argument for the simple-minded. Remembering their April situation with Elliott, Varya easily found her words.
-- Okay, look. Thirty friends are walking through the forest. One of them sees some raspberries on the side and goes off to eat them while the others don't see. There was an evil bandit hiding in the forest, he saw this friend and attacked him to rob him and take his life. Fortunately, the friend knows martial arts, and with great difficulty, he managed to fight off the bandit, and the bandit died.
-- The noise attracted the other twenty-nine friends, and they ask, "What happened? How are you, friend?" And the friend, unfortunately, was afflicted with Sakimaru's curse, the curse of balance. And without a word, he beheads his closest friend to maintain balance. What will the remaining twenty-eight friends do to him?

— But why is this bandit evil? Who decided that? You? The court? The gods? Maybe he has children who are starving, or maybe he's just gone mad from the absurd rules of society and unfair laws, so that now his life is worth nothing. We need to solve the problem at its root, so that people don't turn to crime in the first place, and the Law of Balance would be very helpful in this – because if the bandit in your own example was also bound by its rules, he would think twice about whether it's worth depriving his victim of life, and whether to attack at all.

— Well, you've already outlined everything that needs to be said. My nephew was recently born, and when we open the family registry, we see a new name next to his father – "Futaba Starlight." Well, I don't care, but my relatives are uneasy about this news. Basically, they're saying the same thing as in your rumors, that she seduced the old man and wants to seize the whole country for herself. Is she pretty? Probably has bigger breasts than my bald head, long legs, seductive hips, and a wasp waist? Ha-ha-ha.

-- It doesn't matter if he's good or evil. Let's say a bandit is also bound by the law of balance. He has a bunch of bandit friends at his home village, and he's the leader among them. After each crime, he goes and kills one of them because who's going to do anything to him? Or maybe there isn't such a situation. You can't force everyone to accept such a law, can you? You can dream as much as you want, but it's impossible, which means we need to look at it from the perspective of someone who accepts it and someone who doesn't.
-- So, will you answer my question now? What will the other twenty-eight do?

— What’s wrong with her?

"Things are really messed up in this family..."
— Well, that's just how it is... — the guy waved his hand vaguely — Not really my type, I guess. I don't think she's exactly swimming in admirers; I've only seen one guy like that around her.

— Wow, what a beautiful sword! — Yumiko took Futaba's new sword in her hands. — And where did you get it? It probably costs tens of thousands, if not more...

-- I don't know... Maybe she was a little upset that Gideon defeated her rival in the tournament, and she couldn't.
-- No, I think you misunderstood. The law of balance states that "good and evil do not exist." A bandit, killing a traveler, will not consider him either good or evil: the traveler is simply his opponent, that's all. And at home, his friends are waiting for him, also neither good nor evil, they just have a good relationship with each other and sometimes play cards. And what understanding can the traveler have for the bandit if he is attacked with a knife? The only other option is to surrender and let the bandit kill him.

- "Continuation of the soul" - yes, that's a strong statement. Such a sword probably needs to be forged by oneself, reforging the blade ten thousand times, and not bought ready-made, even if it is fitted. - Well, that's unlikely. It was just a gift. Yes, it looks impressive, it's a pity to use it. I don't know why I carry it with me; the scabbard on my back is already too much. Maybe I should hang it on the wall.

— Sounds reasonable, let's go.
Iori and Leila have an intense workout in the aerobics room and emerge as changed people (+3 to accuracy).

— You're talking nonsense, Varvara. The whole point of this treatise is that one: killing is bad, and if you kill, you will fully experience the consequences of what you have done to those for whom the victim of your blade or gun was dear, and two: a self-satisfied division of people into good and evil leads to disaster. In this case, I can only advise the traveler to develop as a person and fight against corruption and injustice in society; maybe then no one will attack him.