The port of Tsuruga remained busy. Cars, trucks, buses, and bicycles filled this small town. While on the street, multiple languages could be heard: Vuyokian 吳越語, Edo Japanese 江戶日本語, Kansai Japanese 関西日本語, Korean 韓語, and even Liao Mandarin 北遼官話. While it was not as diverse as large metropolis like Zaonhae 上海 or Jijin 薊津, it was what you typically expect for a regional center with a port.
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A black Left Hand Traffic car with golden wheels slowly pulled over at a parking lot near a large concrete pier, bearing the Vuyo 吳越 license plate. The recent integration between the long separated the Yamato regime 大和政權 and the Tokugawa’s Edo regime 江戶政權 had proven to be beneficial for both side of Japan, and border towns like Tsuruga 敦賀 and Maibara 米原 were back to business like a hundred years ago. As the engine stopped roaring, four people - two men and two women began to have a conversation. All of them were in dark suits and dresses, with the men’s face covered by the long rims of the hats, and the women’s face covered with black silk veils.
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“The person you’re looking for will be here in minutes,” the driver of the car, a young man, said.
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“Good,” the older man on the passenger seat, with both hands holding the crutch, said, while showing his satisfaction on the face: “We can finally make our way to the destination.”
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However, while the crowd were talking, they were unaware that a tickling device was hidden beneath the trunk.
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After several minutes, the driver, while checking his watch, seemed to be a bit uneasy - the “guide” didn’t arrive.
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“Did you check your watch? Why the guide hadn’t been here?” The old man became a bit impatient.
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“I think it should be the time -“
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Suddenly, a burst of flame completely covered the car, along with a loud explosion that could be heard even in the town. As the flame calmed down, the smell of burnt gasoline filled the bay, and the brightness of the flame turned the sky red.
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