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As the two followed Rien and her attendants, she transformed into her masculine Yang form.
"I'll be busy preparing a ritual to celebrate this occasion." Rien spoke as he moved towards an excited purple-haired man. He also had a long ponytail and swept, leaf-like bangs on his right side. "In the meantime, your training and tour will be conducted by Ran, my right-hand man, over here."
"Hello there! I'm Ran!" the indigo-haired male greeted as Rien and the two Doshi leave.
Chobei and Mizuho were befuddled by the Lord Tensen member's behavior since, with the exception of Tao Fa who was simply flirting and lustful towards them, Ran was the only one who was nice to them.
Is this some sort of trick...?
"Umm... hello!" replied Mizuho, trying not to be rude.
"Hey, you must be Chobei!" Ran said to the blond cheerfully, ignoring the ravenette. "I was the one who gave you those sick clothes!"
"I see..." the Bandit King responded, a little annoyed with him.
"Follow me to my palace, the Do'in Sanctum!"
The two followed the Lord Tensen member as they passed by beautiful gardens and religious sculptures. There were multiple pavillions and lakes covered with dozens of flowers. Some Doshi walked by the three while carrying what seemed like incense as they went the opposite direction. Mizuho oohed and aahed at the surroundings around her while Chobei admired her reactions.
"As you can see, I've helped create the beautiful sights around us..." Ran showed off his skills by molding spikes on the floor, scaring the duo, "... using Feng Shui...." he stopped as the two continued following him, "... and as a result, most of the palaces around here change throughout the years."
They then stopped at a palace where Ran opened the door to reveal an empty area with only pillars decorated with dragons filling the place.
"Welcome!" The man explained as he removed his coat, revealing his muscular arms and his sleeveless shirt with orchid patterns. Ran began to stretch as he explained. "Here, you'll learn one of the inner ways of Tan--Do'in. Do'in is all about moving the body to promote better Tao cultivation. Under me, you'll be practicing a number of forms."
The ponytailed man started to show off multiple exercises as Chobei and Mizuho copied them with Ran only paying attention to the former.
"My, you pick things up quickly! Marvelous! Like a sunny day!"
The Bandit King looked over at the ravenette, who was somewhat disappointed that she was ignored.
"Hey, loudmouth." He insulted to the leaf-haired man. "What about Mizuho? How is she doing?"
Her eyes widened at this gesture to be recognized as Ran spoke.
"Oh, her. Yeah, she's doing fine."
Chobei then looked over at the ravenette who was smiling at him, thankful for his action.
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After they were done exercising with Ran, the two were led to the Shuden palace with scrolls and books that filled out the multiple shelves. However, there was no Lord Tensen member present other than the ponytailed man.
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Adaption is Key (An Aza Chobei Fanfic)
FanfictionWhat if Aza Chobei had a different executioner? What would happen if an unranked woman of the Yamada clan took his brother's place instead? Mizuho may be looked down upon, but won't be underestimated by the Bandit King. This franchise belongs to Yuj...
