[Aikawa moves to set the guy down and starts backing away... But as soon as he gets a few feet deep into the woods, this little rat bastard here is like:]
—Arrest that man!!
[SO MUCH FOR HONOR AMONG SAMURAI damn. Aikawa will be able to hear the sound of feet starting to come after him again, except... at that moment, a few things happen.
First, there's an incredibly loud POW! coming from somewhere up above. Remember that Chassepot rifle up in the fire? Yeah! Whoever irresponsibly left it up there with their lunch also irresponsibly left it loaded. It's a shitty gun and it basically explodes in the intense heat, sending a shower of hot shrapnel down upon the men below. The bullet that had been inside goes whizzing out into hell. Maybe it will hit Aikawa too, who knows, the world is full of surprises.
Next, the bird's nest of the guard tower basically collapses under its own weight as the fire eats through it. Half goes splintering out onto the grounds, the wind carrying snatches of light-weight embers right up against the side of the barracks. Which are also wood. Which also promptly begin to smoulder, outside of the attention of the guards who are all focused on the watchtower. The other half tips toward the field of dirt, catching part of the fence on fire. This is how Kyoto burned down like 500 times.
...Well! No one's thinking about pursuing Aikawa now, at least!]
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—Arrest that man!!
[SO MUCH FOR HONOR AMONG SAMURAI damn. Aikawa will be able to hear the sound of feet starting to come after him again, except... at that moment, a few things happen.
First, there's an incredibly loud POW! coming from somewhere up above. Remember that Chassepot rifle up in the fire? Yeah! Whoever irresponsibly left it up there with their lunch also irresponsibly left it loaded. It's a shitty gun and it basically explodes in the intense heat, sending a shower of hot shrapnel down upon the men below. The bullet that had been inside goes whizzing out into hell. Maybe it will hit Aikawa too, who knows, the world is full of surprises.
Next, the bird's nest of the guard tower basically collapses under its own weight as the fire eats through it. Half goes splintering out onto the grounds, the wind carrying snatches of light-weight embers right up against the side of the barracks. Which are also wood. Which also promptly begin to smoulder, outside of the attention of the guards who are all focused on the watchtower. The other half tips toward the field of dirt, catching part of the fence on fire. This is how Kyoto burned down like 500 times.
...Well! No one's thinking about pursuing Aikawa now, at least!]