Kiyoshi Sato chuckled in response to Kaido's comment. "Oh, must better than standard work, hai?" he said with a smile. "Is that a friend of yours?"
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Meanwhile, Ichiro was engaged in the conversation. "Oh, stories?" he said. "I have a countless number. One time I beat back a dozen of those nomads with but my cane. It was steel at the time though, back in 800. And the aliens were tougher back then, too."
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Double meanwhile, Takao Hiyashi, esteemed junior member and Junyo fish connoisseur, was also at the event. He arrived after many others since Nagano was quite the flight for his Spatial. As he did enter the main area, he noticed Etsu Ando drinking tea alone and walked over to the booth.