"Last time was a test.", Tomoe finally spoke, shattering the tense silence of moments before.
"A test to determine each of your strengths and weaknesses."
The bandit stopped his pacing and turned in a stiff fashion towards his underlings. A grim smile crossed his face and a darkness in his eyes. He knew that in order to properly train these rookies to be the best they could possibly be, he would need to ensure they could endure suffering and face frustration time and again.
What kind of frustration? Quite simply, the kind that involves loss on a minor scale at first, but gradually escalates in the quantity of despair they would feel. Tomoe knew exactly how he would temper his new weapons best, and that they would be powerless to stop him.
"Grit your teeth, boys.", Tomoe spoke, following up with a booming laugh and the cracking of his knuckles.
Without drawing his sword, the Joyan rushed forth with speed and aggression towards the unsuspecting trio of thieves. Caught off guard, all they could do was let out screams of terror as the mad cultist descended upon them with all of his might. It took a lot to keep up the facade of a harmless drunk to the public, and Tomoe figured this would be a golden opportunity to let out pent-up rage and frustration against targets that couldn't fight back. Simultaneously they would learn what it meant to cross him. Ultimately this was a scenario in which everybody won, in his eyes.
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