“We need to do something,” Saburo said. The others did not question his statement; they didn’t know what they could do to stop Kali-Ma, but they were all sure sure they should be doing something.
“It is peculiar how the war is going, though,” Shunori said. “There have been several points where the Destroyers could have burst through the Empire’s lines and seized large amounts of territory, but they did not.”
“I suppose when you have an inexhaustible supply of demonic soldiers you don’t need tactics,” Hideo said.
“One might think so,” Shunori said. “But there have been similar situations when they have taken advantage of the tactical situation. It is as if,” he paused, thinking, “as if they know they need to do something, but they aren’t sure what it is.”
“Perhaps they are waiting for a sign,” Mirumoto Ichizo said from across the room. He put down the puzzle-box he had been toying with and turned to the monk who sat near the door, gazing out into the garden. “What do you think, Brother Furumaro?”
“I think it will rain tomorrow,” the monk said.
...κι επειδή ο φουρουμάρος ξέρει τι λέει... " “Indeed,” Furumaro said. He rose from his seat and walked over to the table. He studied the map for a moment, and then slowly drew a finger from the battle-lines north. “The Scorpion have a weapon of great power,” he said. “They took it from the Tomb of the Seven Thunders.”
“Powerful enough to stop Kali-Ma? Ichizo said. “Then why don’t they use it?”
“Who can anticipate the Clan of Secrets? Perhaps they do not fully realize what they could accomplish with it. Perhaps they fear it would not be enough. Or perhaps they prefer to let the war go on a little longer.”
“Longer?” Hideo asked. “Why would they want that? The Empire is suffering horribly.”
“The Lion, the Crab and the Unicorn are at war in the south,” Shunori said slowly. “The Phoenix and the Dragon battle in the north. While they wait, every other clan save the Scorpion and the Cheese Loving Hippies is losing strength.”
“The Scorpion would never do that,” Ichizo said. Shunori, Hideo and Saburo exchanged looks.
δεν είναι μια γλαφυρή απεικόνιση της πίστης των συμμάχων και της καχυποψίας των lion/Cheese Loving Hippies/mantis?
μα καλά κι εμείς, τέτοια μετριοπάθεια, να έχουμε ένα όπλο που να κάνει καλά an enemy with "an inexhaustible supply of demonic soldiers" και να καθόμαστε να κάνουμε αψιμαχίες με Cheese Loving Hippies patrols.... μου θυμίζει αμίμητες στιγμές που το stealthy crab cavalry run amock in our provinces και οι καλύτεροι ninja δεν μπορούσαν να το βρούνε καν, αλλά μόλις ο αφεντικός αποφάσισε να στείλει το higatsuku να φάει το tetsubo του kuon στο κεφάλι αυτός το εντόπισε αμέσως!!!!