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"Opportunity?" The woman's graceful figure remained still, the blade twisted and pressed downwards, "You ask for an opportunity, but who offers the Shinobi Sect of the Phantom an opportunity?"
"Sect Leader, Madame Butterfly requests your presence in Sea City," the general blurted out as he saw the blade poised to fall, his heart nearly leaping from his mouth in fear. He reined in his body, his voice clear yet trembling as he spoke steadily, sustained by a sheer force of will.
He recalled Ida Chapman's sorry return from the sea, watching him with a mocking smile and slowly saying, "I hear your Sect Leader is a stickler for principles. I'd like to invite her over to weigh in on a matter for me, to see if the Phantom Shinobi Sect intends to make amends for my losses. It would help me report back to the decision-making body of Organization X."
The thought made the general shudder all over as Ida Chapman's snake-like words burrowed into his heart.