Random Leaf #1639 IG

"No, it wasn't like they betrayed her."

"What? Then what am I, what are we supposed to call this, this, this whatever that happened to her?"

"She knew it was coming."

"What?"

"Yeah, she knew it right from the start."

"Wha- How?"

"Her father already warned her about it."

"What?"

"Well, it was just from his, you know, speculation, gut feeling what you call it. He has eyes for this. He just know."

"If he knew about it then why didn't he stop her, stop them?"

"Oh, believe me, he did."

"Then why?"

"He couldn't."

"The changer of tides. That's the monicker he's given, you know that, right? You know, it's not just nickname, right? That's just how great her fa-"

"To her, the changer of tides is just another ripple. You know how soft he is to his daughter, right?"

"But why didn't sav-"

"He did. But it was her choice."

"What?"

"He came for her but she stopped him. You know the saying the fruit doesn't fall too far from the tree, right? At that moment, she became like the changer of tides himself."

"You mean to say-"

"Oh! You have got to be blind to not notice why the changer of tides is deliberately hiding his left wrist and that long sleeve coat he's now wearing, right?"

"What? Wait! What? You mean to say-"

"Among all things that actually tried to hurt him, the changer of tides, his daughter alone was able to put a real dent in him. She could really hurt him."

"You're saying, she's the bane of the changer of tides?"

"Yes."

"Okay, okay, I get what you're saying but that isn't what why you're here. I'll put a note about that and try to have my men look through it. But you know, why you're here, right?"

"They took her. Or more like she went with them."

"Went with them?"

"How. Why?"

"There is something wrong with her. She's just like her father, alright. And just the way how he handled her father, it's just crazy. She's crazy. It was like she's no longer his daughter when he lashed out at him."

"Is it like the berserker's spirit?"

"No, it's more like an actual war god is possessing her."

"A war god? That doesn't make any sense. If that's the truth then how come is the changer still alive?"

"That's just it. The crazy thing about her. She stopped and somehow whispered something to the changer before leaving."

"You serious? So after getting beaten, the changer really let her-"

"He was frozen after the thrashing and that, you know, whatever she whispered to him."

"How did you know she whispered to him?"

"I heard mumble something."

"Is there anything you could remember?"

"I don't know it was so quiet."

"Really?"

"Yeah, you know I was also beaten up, right?"

"I can clearly see that. This is odd. Very odd. If what you're saying is true, I mean it checks out. The changer of tides is currently the pinnacle of humanity. He's the first one to transcend and nothing man made nor human nor anything known lesser being could hurt him. So how did the chang-"

"Wait, I think I remember something. Long gun, I think?"

"Long gun? Longgan? The fruit?"

"No, not long gun, wait. Long gun, lone gun, long god. Wait that's not it. Long god, Alone gun, alone god"

"Alone god?"

"Yes, that's right. Alone god and then something, something."

"Alone god or a lone god. Which is it?"

"I don't know that's just what I could make hardly make out. I'm also beaten, here, remember? Give me a slack."

"Alone god. Doesn't really ring a bell for me."

"Yeah, me neither. But as I said, after that whisper, the changer is frozen. More like mortified. If anything, his face was priceless. It was so unbelievably refreshing to see his face like that. To the point it was funny. But please don't mention I said that."

"Alone God. I'm going to have my men look that up as well."

"So, what, am I free to go now?"

"You said you saw something that the changer did that is unbecoming to his title, right?"

"Yeah, now that you mentioned it, I can clearly see his face. It was really funny."

"Oh, boy. The chief wouldn't really want anything to get out that could potentially harm or besmirch his name."

"What? Wait, what do you mean chief?"

"You know what I mean, right?"

"Wait, wait, wait, what do you mean chief?"

"This is just part of the protocol. No hard, feeling, alright?"

"No, no, no! Wait!"

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A: No, it wasn’t like they betrayed her.

B: What? Then what are we supposed to call this—this… whatever happened to her?

A: She knew it was coming.

B: What?

A: Yeah. She knew it right from the start.

B: Wha—How?

A: Her father already warned her.

B: What?

A: Well… it was just his gut feeling, speculation—you know how he is. He has eyes for these things. He just knows.

B: If he knew, then why didn’t he stop her? Stop them?

A: Oh, believe me—he tried.

B: Then why?

A: He couldn’t.

B: The Changer of Tides. That’s his moniker—you know that, right? It’s not just a nickname! That’s how great her fa—

A: To her, the Changer of Tides is just another ripple. You know how soft he is with his daughter.

B: But why didn’t he save—

A: He did. But it was her choice.

B: What?

A: He came for her… but she stopped him. You know the saying—the fruit doesn’t fall far from the tree, right? At that moment, she became like him.

B: You mean to say—

A: Oh, come on. You’ve got to be blind not to notice why the Changer hides his left wrist with that long-sleeved coat.

B: What? Wait—what? You mean to say—

A: Among all the things that tried to hurt him, she alone managed to put a real dent in him. She could really hurt him.

B: You’re saying… she’s the bane of the Changer of Tides?

A: Yes.

B: Okay, okay, I get what you’re saying—but that’s not why you’re here. I’ll note that and have my men look into it. You do know why you’re here, right?

A: They took her. Or… more like she went with them.

B: Went with them? How? Why?

A: There’s something wrong with her. She’s just like her father. And the way she handled him—it’s insane. She’s… crazy. It was like she wasn’t his daughter anymore when she lashed out at him.

B: Is it like the Berserker’s Spirit?

A: No. It’s more like an actual war god possessing her.

B: A war god? That doesn’t make sense. If that’s true, then how is the Changer still alive?

A: That’s the crazy part. She stopped. Whispered something to him before leaving.

B: You’re serious? After all that, the Changer let her go?

A: He froze—after the beating, after that whisper, whatever it was.

B: How do you know she whispered something?

A: I heard her mumble.

B: Anything you remember?

A: I don’t know. It was too quiet.

B: Really?

A: Yeah. You saw I was beaten up too, right?

B: I can see that clearly… This is odd. Very odd. If what you’re saying is true—it checks out. The Changer of Tides is the pinnacle of humanity. First to transcend. Nothing human or man-made could hurt him. So how did the Chang—

A: Wait. I think I remember something. Long gun, I think?

B: Longgun? The fruit?

A: No, not longan! Wait… long gun, lone gun, long god—no, that’s not it… long god, alone gun, alone god.

B: Alone God?

A: Yes. That’s it. Alone God… and then something else I couldn’t catch.

B: Alone God or a lone god—which is it?

A: I don’t know. That’s just what I heard. Give me a break—I’m half-dead here.

B: Alone God. Doesn’t ring a bell.

A: Yeah… me neither. But after that whisper, the Changer froze. Mortified. His face—priceless. Honestly, refreshing to see him like that. Funny, even. But don’t tell anyone I said that.

B: Alone God… I’ll have my men look it up too.

A: So… what? Am I free to go now?

B: You said you saw something the Changer did that’s unbecoming of his title, right?

A: Yeah. His face—it was really funny.

B: Oh boy… the Chief won’t want anything getting out that could harm his name.

A: What? Wait—what do you mean, Chief?

B: You know what I mean.

A: Wait, wait, wait—what do you mean, Chief?!

B: Just part of protocol. No hard feelings, alright?

A: No—no, no! Wait—!