Keiko defeated Sumin at T3

All things considered, you thought the match went pretty decently. Furthermore, you hadn't needed to hypnotize your priestess to get there! The two of you had hit a little bump in the road, but once that was overcome, the rest of the match had been finished rather handily.

Keiko didn't leave you waiting long; she arrived, noting your presence with a bit of surprise, then grabbed a towel from nearby and began working over her damp hair. "Katappashikara-dono, I apologize that I lost my temper for a moment. We recovered well and went on to win the match. Let us both focus on total victories going forward, however," she warned you, now moving the towel beneath her chin to wipe sweat from her slender neck.

That was fun to watch in its own way, but you had to admit... it might have been pretty fun to watch what happened if Keiko really got hypnotized. Some part of you had been hoping you would get to see it in the match with Sumin, but in the end, you'd focused your eyes on victory instead. You wished Keiko would act a little kinder in appreciation of that...

... But then, feelings like that... that you are "owed" for not manipulating your priestess... were really the root of the evil that she was fighting at. To support her cause, you needed to banish such feelings.

Keiko offered you a bottle of KAMICORP-brand water, snapping you to your senses. "You exerted yourself today as well. Without that strategy you used- with the plates- we would have been defeated. That is commendable, Katappashikara-dono," she explained, though her eyes were closed and she wore a standoffish frown. She hadn't forgotten you snapping at her earlier, but... she also appreciated the work you'd put in. The two of you, both exhausted, enjoyed a much needed cooling off period together.

((Faith +3))

((Cunning +2))