[ this brick is still smarter than senri ]

[usogi]

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[usogi]

Mm-hmm! Love, Cheri, I think Beauty would say that too.

[he's a big fan]

.... Shang-san, would you share your alignment with me if I asked?

[nosediving]

Are you asking? . . . What do you think it is?

[usogi]

Mm.... You were with Fortune, but you got hit with Advancement Opportunity, right?

[senri hums thoughtfully]

... I think you're the kind of person that would join Justice.

[nosediving]

[that brings a smile to shang qinghua's face, but with a pinch in his brow.]

Great Justice? This one is humbled that you think so. I'm afraid that I defected to Great Piety once I was forced to move on from Great Fortune, though.

[usogi]

Ehh? Really? So you swapped to Piety just in time to save him? That's lucky!

[nosediving]

. . . No, that was when Great Piety had two followers. The following week, I defected again.

[usogi]

... eh?

[senri blinks]

And then...?

[nosediving]

Well . . .

After offering some comfort to Great Ambition, things turned out unexpectedly for the beginning of this week.

[usogi]

[ . . . ]

So you -

Went to Bambi...?

[nosediving]

[that pause deeply concerns him.]

Yes, Great Ambition was adamant that I join her. This choice, do you disagree with it?

[usogi]

No.... Um...

Well, I like Bambi a lot so it's hard for me to say that you chose poorly. I'm sure it made her really happy.

[ . . . ]

I guess it's just a surprise. I didn't think you were the type to follow her agenda.

[nosediving]

Great Ambition's vision rewards hard work. Those in An Ding Peak all work hard every day, and even my life before I became an outer disciple was rife with hardship. It took all the effort I could muster to be where I am today.

When I put it this way, is it still so surprising?

[usogi]

... I mean no - I think all the gods have good points?

I guess it's just if you think she's suited to rule over all the other gods in the pantheon, even if her world in theory sounds good.

[nosediving]

She sounds kind of young . . . But you saw how worried she was for Great Cunning. Even if she's inexperienced when it comes to handling others, her heart is in the right place. [he pauses.] Probably.

[usogi]

You haven't seen her face, huh.... Bambi's around my age, maybe a little younger.

[ . . . ]

She's a really sweet girl. I like her a lot.

I'm just scared, of what might happen if she's under a lot of pressure. I don't want people to get mad at her, when she's doing her best.

[nosediving]

Pleasing everyone is a difficult task, but so is leading a group of individuals. If she wins this contest, that pressure will never abate in its entirety.

Without pillars to support the foundation, the person at the top, no matter how experienced, will fall. If it ever gets to the point you're imagining, Great Cunning and Great Disorders should be around to support her where she needs it . . .