Memory - Day one of “Power of Persuasion II” —Persuader II—
Description: A slightly younger Kino faces a tall, well-toned man with rubber knives. He praises their dodge and posture, and Kino thanks them curtly, keeping an eye on his movements. Seemingly seeing an opening, Kino charges in for a thrust at his right wrist, but after a small scuffle of counterattacks and dodging neither get a strike in. Not giving him time to pause, Kino charges in with another attack, only for the man to grin and take out a second rubber knife, striking Kino in the side hard enough to send them flying to the side before they tumble to the ground. The man doesn't seem tired at all from the exercise, meanwhile Kino takes some time to stand again and thank him for the practice. He comments on their strategic attacks, and Kino confirms they made their plans based on previous defeats, however they didn't even consider he might have had another knife hidden. He promises to come by for a rematch the day after tomorrow, but if that were a real fight, there wouldn't be another time.
Afterwards, Kino blows off some steam firing at a frying pan hanging from a branch, five times in a row, every shot hitting perfectly despite their anger. Master emerges from the log cabin to call them in for tea, and as they chat Kino sullenly comments that they lost fifty-four times already - if it were real, they would have died fifty-four times. Master, however says the training is good because she wouldn't have fifty-five Kinos to accompany her for tea. She advises Kino that they can win if they challenge him with their own knowledge and experience. They need to look for something in their defeat, something with more value than winning.
Note: the original Japanese does not particularly gender Kino, and by default most people tend to assume Kino is male upon sight, so assume cases of "Miss" etc. are just some polite referral to Kino (one official translation uses Mx.) unless otherwise noted.
Day 382
Description: A slightly younger Kino faces a tall, well-toned man with rubber knives. He praises their dodge and posture, and Kino thanks them curtly, keeping an eye on his movements. Seemingly seeing an opening, Kino charges in for a thrust at his right wrist, but after a small scuffle of counterattacks and dodging neither get a strike in. Not giving him time to pause, Kino charges in with another attack, only for the man to grin and take out a second rubber knife, striking Kino in the side hard enough to send them flying to the side before they tumble to the ground. The man doesn't seem tired at all from the exercise, meanwhile Kino takes some time to stand again and thank him for the practice. He comments on their strategic attacks, and Kino confirms they made their plans based on previous defeats, however they didn't even consider he might have had another knife hidden. He promises to come by for a rematch the day after tomorrow, but if that were a real fight, there wouldn't be another time.
Afterwards, Kino blows off some steam firing at a frying pan hanging from a branch, five times in a row, every shot hitting perfectly despite their anger. Master emerges from the log cabin to call them in for tea, and as they chat Kino sullenly comments that they lost fifty-four times already - if it were real, they would have died fifty-four times. Master, however says the training is good because she wouldn't have fifty-five Kinos to accompany her for tea. She advises Kino that they can win if they challenge him with their own knowledge and experience. They need to look for something in their defeat, something with more value than winning.
Note: the original Japanese does not particularly gender Kino, and by default most people tend to assume Kino is male upon sight, so assume cases of "Miss" etc. are just some polite referral to Kino (one official translation uses Mx.) unless otherwise noted.