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Light seeps through his eyelids. Vincent twists and turns. He can hear a voice. Someone is shaking his side. Ugh...

"..cent! Hey.."

That voice sounds familiar. Where did he hear this before?

"..alright? Can you..."

So persistent. He can't take it easy like this.

".. moving! Answer..."

Vincent groans as he opens his eyes. A faceless blur gasps in surprise. He blinks stupidly at the person.

"... Youmu?"

She shakes her head.

"You really gave us a scare back there! We weren't sure if you were coming back."

He blinks again. A girl with bright red eyes, and short red hair tied in two places smiles patiently. Her hands are clasped together as she looks at him.

"Machi? Ugh... my head.."

Vincent sits himself up a little too fast. His vision starts blurring again. Komachi quickly catches him by the shoulders and holds him up until he recovers.

"Be careful! You might be healing quickly, but you're still human, you know?"

"Ah. Sorry about that.."

"In any case, you should take it easy and relax. Everything's alright now, so don't worry."

"Err.. Machi?"

"You can ask all the questions you want after you get something to eat. You need your strength."

"Machi..."

"It's not my style to lecture you like this, but I'll do what it takes to keep you in line! Do you understand!?"

"Well, yeah. But it's not that."

"Huh?"

"Umm... you can let go of me now. I think I'm alright."

The shinigami girl blushes slightly before letting him go. She laughs at herself uneasily.

"Ah! O-of course! Sorry about that..."

"..."

"..."

"..."

"W-well.. umm..."

She scratches her head in embarrassment.

"This is kind of awkward, but I -"

Before she can finish, the ground suddenly rumbles. Then, he hears a loud crash coming from the zen gardens. Komachi just sighs.

"They're at it again," she mumbles.

"What was that?"

She shakes her head.

"Nothing important. Anyway, there is food in the dining room waiting for you. When you feel well enough, please help yourself."

"Huh? Well, alright."

"I think I'll walk around the grounds for a while. Just to clear my head, you know?"

Komachi starts walking toward the door. Then, she pauses. Slowly, she turns around and tosses something at Vincent. He catches it by reflex.

"You probably won't need it, but here it is anyway."

He takes a look. In his hands is a familiar longsword.

"I am familiar with feeling naked without a weapon, so I thought I'd give it back right away."

"... thanks, Machi."

Yep. He really does feel better with this in hand.

[ ] Head to the dining room.
[ ] Stay here and think for a while.
[ ] Accompany Machi around the grounds.
[ ] Investigate the commotion at the garden.