Volume 4 - Sounds

Sounds

“I do not believe that any political campaign justifies the declaration of a moratorium on ordinary common sense.”
Dwight David Eisenhower

Scene 1, The Grand Plaza
Irakura: People! As per Your wishes, we will be holding an election for the position of Prince, within a few weeks! Are there any nominations?!
Hebimaru: I nominate Irakura!
Irakura: *bows and smirks* Why thank You Hebimaru.
Mana Taebii: I nominate Dan Kasupe!
Dan Kasupe: I nomnate Mana Taebii!
Both: *bow* thank You for Your support.
Irakura: We will hold debates here, everyday, until the election, so the people can better choose who to vote for. You're encouraged to visit rallies, and the campaigners' words will be relayed to the people through Norea's very first newspaper, The Prince's Bugle!
[Crowd Cheers]

Scene 2, Canon's Apartment
Koiki: So who will we, and the Ameyura, support?
Canon: I don't know. I don't know any of these candidates, so we'll have to thoroughly investigate them before we make our decision.
Atsura: What about Kasupe?
Canon: I'm not sure if we can trust Kasupe, he's relayed information to Us before, but that's only because we told him that we're the Ameyura, and that we're seeking to overthrow The Prince. He could just be power-hungry. Atsura, I want You to make some preparations.
Atsura: For what?
Canon: I'll tell You after the others leave.

Scene 3, Mana's Home
Heiba: How odd that Mana isn't home...
Canon: it is kind of strange. I wonder where he is... Heiba, keep watch. I'm going to check his personal papers.
Heiba: Right!
[Canon breaks into his office and checks through his papers.]
Canon: Donations to charities... payments for damages... his journal... *flips through it* nothing strange there... except for the fact that this guy seems perfect! No one's this good.
[Exit]

Scene 4, The Grand Plaza
Irakura: People, i've realized that Your feelings towards my servant Hebimaru aren't very good... so i'm firing him!
People: *silence*
Irakura: All for You! He is no longer welcome in my Palace, or even at the political meetings!
Hebimaru: You...! *gets up and leaves, very angry*
Irakura: Whoops! Looks like I forgot to tell him about this! Hahaha!
Taebii: That was rather cold.
Kasupe: Yeah. But it was pretty funny!

Scene 5, The Harbor
Hebimaru: I want one ship, to sail far beyond Norea.
Captain: I can give You that.

Scene 6, In The Market
[Canon is following Kasupe. Kasupe gets angry when a shop keeper gives him rotten fruit, but Kasupe blows it off. Kasupe gives a little money to some street children.]

Scene 7, Canon's Apartment
Canon: I've followed them each for a week now, and they seem to be pretty good people. Mana Taebii seems too good to be true, so i'm wary of him. Kasupe is very human, but a good one.
Atsura: So who...?
Canon: Both, for now. We'll wait for new developments.
Koiki: The campaigning has gotten pretty big, hasn't it?
Atsura: Of course. The winner becomes The Prince.