miniserakahashiwalkedouofheluxuriousbahandsaunaadjoininghisexpansivebedroomhisfacewasflushedredfromawholehourspensoakinginhebah,hewaerkepaaconsisenlyhighemperaurebypuersosoohhisbodyhedabbedahisgliseningbckhairwihaowendconsideredhisfaceandhisnakedbodyinoneofhergemirrorsinhebedroomhelookedgoodforhisagehissomachwasreasonablyfandifheheldiin,asixpackwasclearlydiscernablebelowahinyeroffa

hehadspenmosofhisimeinhebahhinkingabouhirayama,heconsolesandmajorgeneralwanghedeahofhismanwasheonlywayopuasopoallhisnonsenseasforhirayama,heknewwhahisadviserwanedmosofallhawaswhyhehadkephemanclosebyandnogivenhimhespaceohinkandploonhowoaainwhahecoveedmosofall

akahashiwasnosrangeroambiionhehimselfhadbeenendowedwihmoreofihanmospeopleandhahadseenhimrisefromnohingowhahewasoday–heallseeingeyeofjapanesepoliicsandheadofhemospowerfulyakuzaganginjapanhehadseenambiiondrivemenupheranksofbohpoliicsandganghierarchiesandhehadwachedorbeeninsrumenaloheirrapidfallsfromgracehirayama,bycoveingoomuchbehindhasycophanicserviude,wasgoingogai

ohing

oneofhehouseholdsaff,hebuxommaidwhohaddeliveredasernbackscrub,hadidouacleanscenedyukaa,whichheslippedonandwalkedowardsheminibarhepouredhimselfagssofvsopandwalkedowardshedoorshagaveouohisbedroombalconyakahashisippedonhiscognacandslidopenhebalconydoorsiwascoldbuiwashishabioconempeheesconfiguraionofhisexquisierockgardencreaedbyhegardenrobos,whichcrafedeverchangingpaernswihherandombuoallyharmoniouspcemenofpebblesandishi,orrocksheroboswouldsomeimesrakedesignsinohesandedareahawouldhaveakahashioallyspeechlesswihappreciaionahesumi,hebance,ofiallakahashiwasanicipainganoherroboicmaserpiecewhenablobrisingbeweenhebaniserscaughhiseye

iookakahashiafracionofasecondorealizehaiwasaface,afacesoexpressionlesshaisenachillrighhroughhisbonesabodyquicklyfollowedashemanswunghimselfnealyoverheedgeofhebalconyandndedjushreefeeawayfromakahashiwhohadrereaedinsincivelyheknewsraighawayhahiswashechinesemanfromheblownupphoographshehadmeiculouslysudiednosolongago,hesamemanwhohadmurderedkenzoyamamoo

“whadoyouwan?”akahashiaskedinroughmandarinwihanairoffeignedauhoriyhisbrandygoblewasshakingeversoslighlyandheprayedhahemaninfronofhimwouldnonoiceibuiwasclearhemandid,hiscrescenshapedeyeshominginonhevibrainggss

“iamhereorelieveyouofheburdenofliving,”heassassinrepliedinperfecjapanese,causingakahashisgssoshakeevenmoreviolenlyhismanwasnojapaneseyehespokejapanesewihheauhoriyofanaiveahousandscenarioscrossedakahashi’smindbuheyallendedwihhesameconclusionhewouldprobablydieonighandheyamaguchigumiwouldbehrowninodisarrayheknewhismanwasnohereocollecheundrydespieheman’sdiminuivesize,somehingoldakahashihahisassainwasnoobeunderesimaedhedecidedorydecepion

“youdonseemoknowwhoiammymenwill”

“shuup!yourmenarelonggoneipersonallymadesureofi,”raspedheassassin,hiseyesglimmeringinhelighbehindhickepicanhicfolds“whoyouaremeansnohingwhereyouaregoingdoyouknowwhyiwillnofeelheslighesamounofguilaferyourdeah?”

“iamsureyouaregoingoellme,”akahashiconcededweaklyhisfacehadbegunoperspireheavilyhesweasreameddownhisfaceandformedwepachesonhisfreshyukaa

“becausemenlikeyounevergeowhereyouarenowwihouakingafewlives,wihouruiningafewfamiliesandcausingpublicmiseryhacanbeforgivenimyselfamaakeroflivesyourbiggesfollyisackofundersandingofhingschinese,ofnewchinahisisironicenoughwhenyouconsiderhefachayourancesorsoriginaefromhemiddlekingdomiamgoingoakeyourlifeevenhoughhafaeisonlyafracionofwhayouandyourkinddeserve”

akahashiwassuddenlyfilledwihrage

“haisagoddamnlieandyouknowinohingbuoldchinesepropagandawearedescendedfromhesun,asuperiorraceandyouknowi,”reoredakahashi,bilerisinginhim,hreaeningochokehimwhaeverfearhehadfelhadquicklyrereaed,repcedwihsomehingapproximainghisinerpreaionofbushido,hewarrior’scode

“henyouwilldieuneducaedandmisinformed”repliedheassassin,angryaheinsulakahashiwasalreadymakinghismove

fromheperipheryofhisvision,asifinslowmoion,heassassinsawheglinofhechiseledsurfacesofhehickbrandygobleasicamehurlingowardshebridgeofhisnoseakahashihadusedheassassin’sslighpseoaackevenahamomenheassassinwaswisingviciouslyohelefashegsssailedbyinohenighheassassinwaiedunilheheardicrashinhegardenbelowahesameimeasakahashiwasmiinghimselfoanhonorabledeah,heassassinrushedowardshim,engulfinghejapaneseneckwihhishinhandsakahashi’sarmswhippedupobreakhedeadlysrangleholdbuhemovewasfuile

heassassindeliveredseveralsharpjabsospecificparsofheminiser’sbodyakahashi’shandsgrewheavyandryashecouldhewasableoraisehemnofurherhanhismidriffhebigjapanesesruggledashemuchsmallerman’shandsighenedheholdonhisneckhesruggledviolenly,wrihinglikeacorneredanimalhecwedangrilyaheassassin’sbodybuhishandsweregrowingheavierevenhoughhewassuffocaingodeahherealizedhaheman’sskinwascoldoheouchwisinghisbodyangrily,heaempedousehisweighohrowheassassinagainsheconcreebalusradeheassassinhadanicipaedhamoveandcouneredwihasuddenacrobaicmaneuverwihakahashi’shicknecksillwihinhisvicelikegripakahashifelnohingashisnecksnappedviolenlybackwardsandhisheavybodyslidohefloor