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[The 'gear is at an angle this evening - it was obviously turned on on purpose, but it's not recording him head-on, instead from his side, while he's lying down. That doesn't mean you won't be able to make out things like the tiger stripe-like markings on his arms, or the fact that he's wearing sunglasses at night, or the fact that there's a tiny yellow spider cuddling very happily between his neck and shoulder, but.]

So, I'm kind of curious. Anyone got any interesting legends or anything, back where they come from?

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Legends? You mean like old stories and stuff, right?

Yeah, stuff like that.

You must have a good one, right? Hurry up and say it!

Ah, you want to hear one that I know?

If it's good, I'll tell you one of mine too.

Hmm... All right, sure. I'll go with the legend of the Dark Emperor, then.

Oh! I like stories like that. Keep going!

All right... It was back in the time when demons and monsters roamed the continent freely. The Dark Emperor Kokuei is said to have covered the world in shadows, and he was seen as a demon lord because of how much death and destruction he caused. But this emperor gave a ring to his most trusted subordinate, a ring that let him manipulate shadows.

The emperor's subordinate used the power of this ring to assassinate important people in neighboring countries and expand his emperor's domain. Eventually, though, a certain knight protecting one of the targets cut off the finger with the ring and stole it. After that, the Dark Emperor was killed by the power of his own shadows... well, that's more or less how it goes, anyway.

Hm... so the Emperor really messed up by giving away a ring like that, huh? If he'd just used the ring himself, everything would have been alright. Instead, he got lazy and made someone else do his work for him!

That was his downfall... The meaning of the story is something like that, right? Don't be lazy.

Haa, I've never thought about it that way before...

Eh? You mean... did I get it wrong?

Ah, no, it doesn't mean that! Just because there are different interpretations doesn't make any of them wrong, you know? And most of my research has been about things like the ring itself, so I haven't paid all that much attention to the meanings behind the stories or anything...

About the ring? You don't mean... that ring is actually real? Didn't you say it was just a story?

Stories have to come from somewhere, right?

That's true... Writers need ideas to make stories. But if a ring like that really existed... what would you do if you could find it?

[ignoring the fact that he's encountered the guy who currently has it...]

Me? Honestly, I'd make sure it was used for the sake of peace.

Oh... So you're like a hero of justice!

Ah, well, I'd never really put it like that... Heroes of justice are actually motivated to do stuff, right?

Hm, yeah, they'd have to be... what's wrong? Are you not motivated enough?

I'd rather spend my days sleeping, honestly.

That's no good. You'll never be a hero like that.

Being some kind of hero would be a huge pain, though. I'd just as soon leave it to the people who actually have the motivation to do it.

Then why do you care so much about that ring?

I just did some research to pass the time, once.

Oh... oh, that's right. You said you were into legends.

[ sigh. and she thought she'd met a real, genuine hero too... ]

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