Chapter 5: Deranged Revelry/Story/The Contest Concludes

The Contest Concludes
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	Where could she have got to...?
	She must have given us the slip while we were distracted by the brutes.
	Damn, I thought I'd gotten rid of them already.
	What are they doing chasing after me?
	That's...That's Poppy's voice!
	I can't see her, but that was definitely her voice just then.
	The sun soon sets, and so let the moon signal a temporary reprieve to our struggle.
	I won't attack you, you won't attack me,
	and I'll tell my brutes to back down, too.
	Hmph.
	And why should we trust a spirit in the throes of evil energy possession?
	It's okay! Poppy would never break the rules!
	One time, way back in the day, when someone tried to cheat her,
	she threw them into a tank of manure and left them there for a month...
	Even if she's controlled by evil energy, her core beliefs won't change.
	Earlier, she only got angry when Hijironi broke the rules, right?
	If you call me that one more time, I'll-
	Ahem...Fine. I can't deny the lady is a stickler when it comes to rules.
	Now that Poppy declared a truce, it would be unwise to attack her.
	And it'll buy us some extra time until dawn, too...
	Master, can we stay in one of Kyoto's traditional inns tonight?
	You really are ditsy, aren't you?
	Trust a spirit to believe the word of another spirit.
	Echo, let's go.
	Right with you.
	Unlike some, we don't clock out when the sun goes down.
	Y-you two stick together even during the nighttime?
	I didn't realize you were close like that!
	*Wink Wink*
	Uh...I mean...I fully support the two of you! That's really wonderful!
	...What the heck is she talking about? And what was she winking at?
File:Echo6 Story Render.png	Take no notice of her. She's mad.