"Cheeky boy" is exactly what Merlin thinks when Shun'ya does the bow, urging him forward instead of doing it himself. He stares at him, wordlessly, for one moment, two, three, then moves forward, into the hospital. Their adventure is short-lived and fruitless, save for a brief stint of combat or two, but nothing more than that. Still, in a situation like this, getting in and out relatively unharmed and unscathed is as good a victory as any. ]
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"Cheeky boy" is exactly what Merlin thinks when Shun'ya does the bow, urging him forward instead of doing it himself. He stares at him, wordlessly, for one moment, two, three, then moves forward, into the hospital. Their adventure is short-lived and fruitless, save for a brief stint of combat or two, but nothing more than that. Still, in a situation like this, getting in and out relatively unharmed and unscathed is as good a victory as any. ]