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"I just realized a few things about myself well I was alone, I wouldn't of realized it if I didn't talk with Amara first, it's a good thing though"

"It's okay Amara, i've been hurt much worse, and this kind of pain isn't a bad one, it's the pain that truth bears which is a healthy pain we all have sometimes, i'll be fine i'm sure"

"Then I might as well get rid of my eyes if they can't yet see the truth they're useless too just like the tongue I don't have anymore"

"I'm going to tend to the graves, i'm needed there more then I'm needed here"

"So, you know i'm not very strong at all and I don't remember how to do that thing I showed you so i'm back to square one and my control isn't good right? Amara isn't confident in her abilities despite being much better then me and if she thinks shes useless to the village what does that make me? Even less then useless"

"I'll learn then, I suppose I don't have high hopes though. on an unrelated note though, do you think someone needs eyes to do something like that?"

"I also joined for the same reason"

"Yukimura said it was okay if I joined though"

"I live with Shizumi"

"I use to sleep in a graveyard next to my sister's grave before that"

"I'll let you remove my eyes if Shizumi gets to stay in the exam, i'll leave once my eyes are removed."

 "I'll leave willingly no worries, I only suggest taking my eyes so I could not see my way here or the way back to shimo as I do not know where it is from here anyway so with that i'll likely die... i'll die in the wilderness at my own accord in that case meaning you don't have to feel guilty hence it's not cruel."

"Can I be escorted out already or am I free to leave and die on my own?"

"Sorry, i'm just digging my grave, as I'm lost and don't know where the land of Shimo is, my friend wishes me to return there to wait for him to come get me but I feel as though id die before I got there, my apologies if I wasn't allowed to dig here"

Thank you for the help, as for why I'm unlikely to make it, once I get to the gates of shimo i'm likely to be killed, I was dragged into hosting a cooking contest for Ihai and Shimo won't take that to kindly as I was in Ihai and they'll see it as a traitorous act, that and I lack the strength to defend myself if I encounter any problems on my journey"

 "You have my thanks Shoterion, I wish to be as wise as you are one day, it's been a great honour to have met someone such as yourself, your very understanding and kind, I shall follow your wisdom through out my journey and if i'm ever in need of more wisdom i'll be sure you find you, I'm Bochi Junin myself, take care"

"I'm sorry but no thank you Shen"

"It's not all bad, been this way for years you get use to it, so what brings you here friend? you lose someone?"

"Ah I see, i'm just here doing my job, I'm the gravekeeper and mortician of the village here that's why i'm here so often that and my sister is buried here. But tell me what did you have in mind in terms of spending time with each other?"

 "If you want to show off then we should go else where the arena if you will, so we can let the dead rest peacefully"

"Shizumi"

"I met an old man named Shoterion well I was out the other day, I was lost and didn't know how to get back so he showed me the way back here, that's about it though"

 "Going to return a letter to Shizumi"

"Erm do any of you have spare ryo? apparently costs money to send letters and I'm broke"

"Sleeping here because its one of two places I sleep, did you need something though?"

"It's okay sir, i'll wear my clothes they'll dry as I do when I sit next to the forge, but thank you"

"My father"

"I'm the gravekeeper and mortician here"

"Thank you for your kindness, and I know it's strange that they don't pay me here for my services, it's a weird world, but I appreciate you teaching me"

"I'm Bochi, Junin by the way, what's your name?"

"Tis a pleasure to meet you Max"

"Hmm, I guess using a piece of steel or metal to shape the handle would make the most sense or do you cast metal and make it as one piece?"

"Thanks for the help Max, I have to head southwest soon to a nearby small village to meet a friend of mine Shoterion, a wise man whom aids travelers regardless of where they're from, I have some questions and I seek his wise answers to them so i'll see you another time, thank you for everything"

"It'll be okay, I shouldn't have to much problem there"

"I have nothing for them to steal that I don't mind giving up so it'll be alright"

"Hmm, I understand it'll be fine I won't be out long"

"Yes sir, i've been interested in joining what I assume is your small village, id be glad to help out in return as I know nothing in life is free"

"I myself hail from the northern side of the island I slept in a graveyard working for a man, he assaulted me awhile ago and more then once I left because if I stayed the harrasement would continue as theres no police there to prevent that kind of thing from happening, further more the village near here called Ihai doesn't accept my kind even though I bring no harm and even judged a cooking competition there, so I opted for the peaceful life of a place like this, I hope you understand"

"That's terrible, why is it being sold?"

"Judging by the silence the sale isn't by choice, tell me is there a way I can help prevent this so you can keep this place? it's not fair that you lose such a beautiful and peaceful place to live"

"Oh I see, that makes more sense, although I don't really want to accept lodging for free so is there anyway I can help you in order to repay you for giving me a place to stay kind sir, and if you don't want to sell it id be willing to build the dockyard for free."

"Is there a house available for me to stay in then sir? And of course i'll help the village when ever it's needed"

"He was at the cooking thing I judged in Ihai awhile ago, he must be here checking on me make sure I didn't get lost in the wilderness."

"Is there a key I get so I can lock up at night or is it just one of those places where anyone can walk in?"

"Just wanted to make sure is all, also sorry if you feel as though i'm barging in on this place I never meant it to be like that I honestly want to stay and help out however I can,also i'm sorry I haven't introduced myself properly I'm Bochi Junin by the way a pleasure to meet you"

"How long am I allowed to stay exactly?"

"Bochi Junin, Junin is my first name, Bochi my surname"

"The local elder here wanted me to stay and help him around this place"

"He told me his name was Ishida he seemed to maybe be in mid 30's but I didn't ask his age, he has a daughter named Konya, they said that somebody named Arata was buying the land soon however to build a dock in this place"

"For the time being, villages like this have no one defending them, or aiding them, no police force or anything so when I was asked to lend a hand I agreed, they provided a house for me I'll likely be back by the time this place comes under new ownership. But whose asking about me in Shimo? I didn't think people really liked me over there."

 "Oh I see, Deruri probably just wants somebody to pick on again as for Kiyoto I don't know him to well, I also don't remember Yoh, I assume one of them or a combination of the three sent you looking for me?"

"My first name is junin actually, but I plan on heading back when this place changes ownership to someone named Arata, I'm here just to help out this place since I was asked to by the local elder Ishida"

 "I assure you i'm no rogue only here temporarily to aid these people whom stay here as they asked for aid from me when I was passing through and they offered a place for me to stay well I help them so I didn't have to go all the way to shimo and back here constantly, I assure you it's simply work, would I really go rogue from a place that my sister is buried?"

"Most unlikely, but Shen knows of her existence as he is my boss at the graveyard and morgue"

"Yes if not him then Shizumi will vouch for me as me and Shizumi are close the one that comes and buys and sells roots with Shimo alongside that woman Ji."

"It's likely because I was dragged off by that showman guy awhile back and not everyone saw my return so they might think i've not come back yet even though that's not the truth I did return only to leave again and now i'm here temporarily, but in the meantime I'll try to get a letter from the local elder Ishida."

 "Somewhere to do a cooking contest, I had to judge it and then leave I ended up lost on my way back to Shimo from where I was and that old man Shoterion who aids travlers helped me get back by giving me advice to follow the ocean show till I ended up on the coastline near shimogakure, when I got back no one really stopped me or said anything upon my return."

"I understand. Would you like some ryo for compensation, as I know the journey is far I can only spare so much though as I need some of the money to send letters out to keep people updated on my well being."

"Alright, i'll keep my money then, ashame though you came so far, can I expect to see you again? Or will this be a one time thing, because maybe I can prepare some tea or something for your next visit"

"Well Shen might not but that's only because he was making advances on me like kissing me and what not even though I told him no and that I didn't want it, he was persistent but eventually he gave up after asking me out and me gently putting him down multiple times, I kinda feel unsafe when i'm alone around him but he is my boss at the morgue and graveyard so it's unavoidable but bearable. I'm also deeply sorry I can't knit but I could learn possibly"

"Yes, i've told Shizumi about these things, and I would appreciate it if you kept it anonymous as I don't want Shen becoming potentially agressive towards me"

 "It's okay i'll see what I can do for you Ishida just go to the house you let me stay in and lay low with your daughter, i'll come and get you when i'm done talking with these three"

"Alright, now you three will be talking with me before anything happens understood? as for you far in the back sorry don't know your name sorry if you told me it already but I'll be the one handling this okay?"

 "Hmm, I don't think I can Konya, I don't think I can. So you three must work for that guy I heard about a long time ago when I interrogated that guy back in Shimogakure I don't remember his name but he must of been one of yours he some sort of forge papers on him, so why don't we talk about this unless violence is more of your thing."

"It's okay, i'll stop them sir, it'd be an honour to help."

"I'm Bochi Junin, pleasure to meet you"

"Junin is my first name, and i'm here due to over exhaustion I ran along time for a far distance and it caught up to me and I collapsed due to it."

"I was running away from people who were attacking me they chased me all the way from the west I couldn't stop till I was safe and it just so happened I had to run here to be safe from that village in the west"

"Well it was this bandit attacking this old man who owns the village there but all day people from Shimo had come in increasing numbers threatening me and they arrived during me defending the village from the bandit so I ran to get away from them all three of the people whom arrived from there"

"I'm here because I collapsed due to exhaustion but other then that I should be fine I just don't know when i'm allowed to leave i've been here for sometime now"

"Do you need help with anything Hama? I don't really have anything to do and thought id ask"

"Alright, was just wondering, I use to work as a gravekeeper and mortician those are all I really know how to do"

"Just nervous, last time I was here it was for that cooking contest and I got kicked out of the village after it"

"Your right, they were the ones who threw me out last time, I was tied up and escorted to the border"

"I suppose so, glad to know I don't have to worry now"

"Well I don't have a tongue so my sister stitched it closed so people knew I couldn't speak without having to ask"