Washing the pain away

[Kakita Kenji]

"Seems reasonable. I Agree on your terms!"

[Kaiu Aiichiro]

He smiled softly. "So let's finish our bath."

[Kakita Kenji]

Kenji got out of the bathtub and dried himself. After that he slipped into a new pair of Hakama and Gi. He'd probably have to burn the old stuff.

[Kaiu Aiichiro]

He did the same, going back into the old ones. Did not brought any spare clothes.
"Let's go search for an object? Perhaps your other clothes will do?"

[Kakita Kenji]

"I think so? One last purpose for them, kind of poetic," Kenji said and bundled the clothes a little.

[Kaiu Aiichiro]

"They seemed like fine clothes." He said, wondering how often Cranes got new clothes.

[Kakita Kenji]

Kenji looked at Aiichiro confusedly "You were the one who spoke of the Taint. I thought I'd get rid of these just to be safe."

[Kaiu Aiichiro]

"You don't get rid of all your stuff just because you hit some tainted creature with it. That's awfully expensive."

[Kakita Kenji]

"Oh? Then the servants can wash these? That's good. But now we may use them for our little duel." Kenji replied.
"So, who starts?"

[Kaiu Aiichiro]

"I will let you have fun first." He says, smiling a little. "Best go to a room without a pool of water. Let me see if you figure out the trick"

[Kakita Kenji]

"We shall see..." Kenji followed Aiichiro into an empty room. He pushed open the door and lit a lantern. Kenji threw the bundle of clothes at Aiichiro while he wrapped a blanket around his head. "Okay, I'm ready."

[Kaiu Aiichiro]

Kenji even got lucky, because he managed to guess the right direction two times. But every time, Aiichirō pointed at the exact right direction at the clothes with uncanny precision. At the end of the game, he took the blanket off his head.

[Kakita Kenji]

"I'm impressed, Aiichiro-kun! What was your trick?" he asked smiling. He went to the bundle of clothes and picked it up.

[Kaiu Aiichiro]

"It took me a lot of years to discover that actually most people don't have the same... Sense? As I do. I thought everyone was equal me. I'm a living compass. I just put the clothes exactly at north."

[Kakita Kenji]

"That's interesting, but also,....... Kenji mumbled a bit "Ahh no, I can't blame you, you won," he said, "But if I ever want to know which way is north, I now know who to bother"

"I'm gonna take these to the servants now,....... Thank you Aiichiro-kun, really." Kenji bowed before him.

[Kaiu Aiichiro]

"It was not a fair fight by any means. You don't need to be upset. If you really want to duel, though, I could think of something else for real."
Aiichirō bowed. "I didn't see Ginkarasu-san until now. Do you also think the worst happened?"

[Kakita Kenji]

"Wait,....... you, didn't see him? He came screaming out of a Dojo Room after the fight ended"

[Kaiu Aiichiro]

"Wait, seriously? I was looking for him on the other side of the dojo!" He replied with a happy surprise.

[Kakita Kenji]

"Yeah, now that i think about it, what was he doing in there, not selling mochi, that's for sure"

[Kaiu Aiichiro]

"Oh. I didn't remember it either! His mochi stock was almost ending. Maybe it ended entirely."