Believe me, I was just as surprised. I expected him ta kill me right then and there, but he saw somethin' in me that made him wanna keep me alive. I guess he's always had a soft spot fer feisty youths shakin' up the status quo.
[It really does feel like it was so long ago... Yeager's right, though, the Don's always been such an unpredictable man. That's exactly why he loves working alongside him.
Anyway, after giving Yeager a joking Look for the comment on his shadiness, he conjures up a question of his own.]
All right. Let's stay on the subject of our guild lives fer now, then. What's the truth behind how ya ended up takin' over Leviathan's Claw? Didja really kill the old leader?
[Yeah, he can definitely see it. So Raven was a feisty youth back then, huh...?]
Oh dear, you really do want me to expose all my secrets~ Well, I suppose there's no harm in that one.
[It isn't as though it matters, ultimately. Raven already knows far too much about him anyway.]
I did, ja. I actually was a regular member for awhile until I got settled. The previous leader was getting on in his years but he was quite talented - I figured it didn't really matter what the outcome was.
[If he won, he'd be the new guild leader. If he died, then he wouldn't have anything left to worry about.]
I thought the rumors would be useful for my reputation - better than someone simply showing up one day from out of nowhere, ja?
And besides, it's done quite a bit for keeping everyone in line! I would allow any of them to challenge me if they wanted to, but they've all been remarkably well-behaved.
[Feisty in the fact that he actually tried to take the Don head-on like a fucking idiot, maybe.
He listens intently, sipping on his drink as Yeager spills the tea. In a way, it really does feel like he's learning some really juicy info that people back home would kill to have.
"I figured it didn't really matter what the outcome was." Yeager might catch him nodding at that if he's looking Raven's way. He knows that sentiment completely. It's the same thought that he carried when he fought the Don.
...sorry, we're definitely talking about Zagi though.]
So that's the truth, huh... [He grins and raises an eyebrow.] How many times has that nutjob Zagi challenged ya?
[Yeah. If anyone's going to understand that sentiment, it's Raven.
But since we've moved onto Zagi... He answers without hesitation, he doesn't even have to think about it!!]
Thirty-two. Maybe thirty-three if we count that time I wasn't having it and just left.
[zagi absolutely deserves this, but lbr yeager likewise deserves this.]
Make no mistake, he's one of the best assassins I've ever employed. But there's quite a difference between a challenge and a murder, ja? He never was able to get the jump on me either.
[...okay is it any wonder why gauche and droite decided they needed to be yeager's bodyguards after this shitshow, though...]
[Reasons Yeager keeps Zagi around: good at killing people, and also he's hilarious.
But he's content to move on as well and he does so with a laugh.]
Good to see you didn't try to get away with it~ Two questions, then!
[Hmm, what to ask, what to ask... He should stick to two questions that go together as well, oh!]
Have you been enjoying spending time with the plucky orphans? I'm guessing that the Don sent you along with them to keep an eye on the little princess, ja?
[Well, maybe it was the other way around, with Alexei sending Schwann after her. Or maybe it's both, who knows. But that first question is important too!!]
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[It really does feel like it was so long ago... Yeager's right, though, the Don's always been such an unpredictable man. That's exactly why he loves working alongside him.
Anyway, after giving Yeager a joking Look for the comment on his shadiness, he conjures up a question of his own.]
All right. Let's stay on the subject of our guild lives fer now, then. What's the truth behind how ya ended up takin' over Leviathan's Claw? Didja really kill the old leader?
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Oh dear, you really do want me to expose all my secrets~ Well, I suppose there's no harm in that one.
[It isn't as though it matters, ultimately. Raven already knows far too much about him anyway.]
I did, ja. I actually was a regular member for awhile until I got settled. The previous leader was getting on in his years but he was quite talented - I figured it didn't really matter what the outcome was.
[If he won, he'd be the new guild leader. If he died, then he wouldn't have anything left to worry about.]
I thought the rumors would be useful for my reputation - better than someone simply showing up one day from out of nowhere, ja?
And besides, it's done quite a bit for keeping everyone in line! I would allow any of them to challenge me if they wanted to, but they've all been remarkably well-behaved.
[...except Zagi, but we don't talk about Zagi!!]
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He listens intently, sipping on his drink as Yeager spills the tea. In a way, it really does feel like he's learning some really juicy info that people back home would kill to have.
"I figured it didn't really matter what the outcome was." Yeager might catch him nodding at that if he's looking Raven's way. He knows that sentiment completely. It's the same thought that he carried when he fought the Don.
...sorry, we're definitely talking about Zagi though.]
So that's the truth, huh... [He grins and raises an eyebrow.] How many times has that nutjob Zagi challenged ya?
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But since we've moved onto Zagi... He answers without hesitation, he doesn't even have to think about it!!]
Thirty-two. Maybe thirty-three if we count that time I wasn't having it and just left.
[zagi absolutely deserves this, but lbr yeager likewise deserves this.]
Make no mistake, he's one of the best assassins I've ever employed. But there's quite a difference between a challenge and a murder, ja? He never was able to get the jump on me either.
[...okay is it any wonder why gauche and droite decided they needed to be yeager's bodyguards after this shitshow, though...]
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S-Sorry, it's just so hard ta believe between how he is around Yuri and now this! I'm guessin' he's sure not yer stealthiest, though.
[But he won't subject Yeager to too much Zagi talk. He's gotten his share of entertainment.]
Okay, okay. It's yer turn now! I technically hit ya with two questions though, didn't I? Feel free ta throw two more my way.
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[Reasons Yeager keeps Zagi around: good at killing people, and also he's hilarious.
But he's content to move on as well and he does so with a laugh.]
Good to see you didn't try to get away with it~ Two questions, then!
[Hmm, what to ask, what to ask... He should stick to two questions that go together as well, oh!]
Have you been enjoying spending time with the plucky orphans? I'm guessing that the Don sent you along with them to keep an eye on the little princess, ja?
[Well, maybe it was the other way around, with Alexei sending Schwann after her. Or maybe it's both, who knows. But that first question is important too!!]