Yeah, sure, it's time to meet... whatever her name was...

Sure, yeah... Dang, she was taking a while to come out. In the mean time, Sopor and you shared witticisms and observations in a pleasant chat, like real Kami Kurabe competitors ought to. You ended up watching her face and gestures with rapt attention... Her expressions were all so fascinating to watch. Those cute fangs that show when she smiles... That cotton-candy pink skin... That little tease that you might see her eyes when she turns her head just right... Like Don before her, but far more attractive, she had all kinds of Kami Kurabe insight worth listening to. Before the match starts, you wanted to absorb all the details that you could, both of her wisdom and her beauty. Keiko's being awfully quiet, too, which was a surprise, but welcome for now. Alright... Just a little more, then the match really ought to be starting soon, right? You were even kind of looking forward to hearing what kind of match rules Sopor was going to put up.

"Ha ha... Nothing too unusual. A very standard blade-to-blade bout, priestess against priestess," Sopor reassured you with a calming smile. You still hadn't seen her eyes, but those earrings were always keeping their red eyes on you, even as they swished back and forth. You felt pretty good... There was no way Keiko would lose to whatever her name was in a straight up match, blade to blade...

You just felt... so damn relaxed...!

"Bout ooooover! Winneeeeer... Keiko Fukeizeeeeeen!"

What? Mila again already? And... the bout is over? And... you won?!

Well, bully for you, Katappashikara! Looks like you {if Win < 0}finally{endif} found your feet in this contest! You guessed you made the right call to face Sopor. It's just a shame that Keiko won so fast you didn't even get to see the match! In her seat, Sopor was still smiling, now looking in your direction again as her hands beat a steady, almost hypnotic clap. Almost hypnotic. Ray-V hypnotism was fun to watch, but in the end, you'd never really believed in it. "Your priestess' skills are impressive, Katappashikara. To think... my powers of suggestion were no good at all against you or your priestess," she sighed, resting her cheek on one palm.

Wow... You'd been so distracted, you even missed the tattooing and everything. In fact, the whole arena seemed to be cleared out, besides just you and Sopor.

At any rate, this is usually the part where you go meet Keiko. You felt like she might notice you'd zoned out a little, so you ought to go apologize.

"Toodle-loo," Sopor finished, her earrings swaying as she tilted her head and bid you goodbye with a gentle inward curl of her fingers in rhythm. "Be sure to give your priestess a big hug from me."

That sounded like a pretty good idea!