And I’m so glad that I can finally admit to myself and to say it out loud. To say it to you. To say it to Dave.”In the dark and given the angle, I...couldn’t see the look on his face, but the tone of Chris’s voice told me his expression was probably serious. “I love you too, Jill. And I’m glad we can both he honest about how we feel about each other. Me to you, and you to me,” he said before pausing, “And both of us to Dave.”My eyes had accustomed to the light enough that I could just about make. (seizing him by the front of his shirt) The Oniwabanshuu is mine. And I won't allow anyone to speak badly of them! (releasing him) To continue, their target is Takani Megumi. She is confined in the third floor observation tower. Now go count your money and leave this to me.(In the tower, Megumi is coming to her senses.)Aoshi: You're awake.Megumi: This is... the tower? What on earth... Aoshi: The men from the Kamiya Dojo have come to get you back. They've already defeated the soldiers.Megumi:. Cousin Betty. Cousin Shirl. And especiallyBrutella, because you're the one holding that all-to-familiar paddle."He honestly couldn't believe it had only been three days since hisarrival. Jimmy tried to turn his frown upside down but only succeeded inmaking his red-lipsticked lips, formerly so quick to express his bad boypersona of naughtiness, disobedience, and making unpleasant noises,twitch.******Is six months a long time? It seemed like six years, or 72 months, oreven 2,190 days, give or. I realized my buttocks were sore and that reminded me of how I had been displayed before all the men, the whipping, and the mass groping to which I had thankfully lost consciousness. My cheeks burned when I remembered these things and I felt ashamed. I felt even more embarrassed when I thought of the pirate captain, the Red Devil. I could feel myself growing aroused just thinking about him. What kind of man was he? He seemed a strange mixture of gentleman and bastard, and though he had been.