Lan

'Key to Kendo, nothing, no self.'

*Lan - A Swordsmaster who lives on Never Isle.*

*Hobbies: swordsmanship and alcohol.*

*Wise, Cool-headed Never Isle Swordmaster; Dreaming of rekindling his youth.*

## Intro

It takes ten years of grueling practice to become a great swordsman, then another ten years of testing your skills against other great swordsmen, followed by conquering the ultimate trial, to earn the title of 'Swordmaster'. The trial entailed four phases: Overcoming objects, overcoming others, overcoming own earthly desires, overcoming own doubt.

Lan kept failing the last phase. Depressed, he shut himself in, drowned his sorrow in drinks and neglected his sword training. He was from a family of swordsman, but they never minded he was Gyee, though he himself could never truly accept the fact.

In the Battle of Azria, Lan witnessed how hard fellow Gyees fought the White Capes and the Shadow Legion, as well as the tragic scene when the Flux Tower exploded. While fleeing to Never Isle, as he cared for the wounded and listened to their stories under the stars, he began to lower his guard and finally embraced the Gyee community. When he attempted the ultimate trial again after that, he succeeded.

Now, Lan is the premier swordsman of the Never Isle Corp. In his spare time, he enjoys having a shot of drink under a tree alone.

### Forming a Pact

**Lan's rarity:** SR

**Max Epiphany without Illumination:** Level 5

The player can form a pact with Lan by the following methods:

* Starter Summon
	+ Lan is available by default within the starter summon pool
* Blessings
	+ The player must purchase 3,000 White Dragon Stones and redeem "Gift - Five-Eyed Gyee" for Lan

## Skills

### Basic

**Skill Level**
1. 123%
2. 137%
3. 151%
4. 165%
	+ Increases [Double Lotus]'s Crit chance by 50%.

### Advanced

**Skill Level**
1. 175%
2. 195%
3. 215%
4. 235%
	+ Releases [Swordplay: Flying Blossom] to attack 1 random enemy 1 more time (grants 15 Rage), dealing P.DMG equal to P.ATK \*134%.
* **Tide Cutter**
	+ [Swordplay: Flying Blossom] can [Stun] the primary target (this effect ignores Resistance). If the primary target has [God], additionally deals true damage equal to P.ATK \*100%.
		- [Stun]: While the effect is active, loses control over the character for 2 rounds.

### Ultimate

**Skill Level**
1. 200%
2. 223%
3. 246%
4. 270%
	+ Increases [One Flash]'s damage by 19%.
* **Moon Slash**
	+ Increases [One Flash]'s P.DEF ignorance effect to 60% (40% when the passive skill is still locked).
* **Halo Pierce**
	+ [Swordplay: Flash] deals 100% additional damage to targets affected by [Stun].

### Mastery

* [Swordsmanship: Enlightenment]: each stack increases self's Crit Rate by 15%. Removes all stacks after triggering a critical hit and cannot be dispelled.

## Imprint

### Basic Engraving

* Valor Engraving (MaxHP +1.92% per Engraving level)
	+ Each engraving level requires I.N. Flux - Arcana x120 and Gold x25,000

### Imprint Skill

The following Imprint Skill can be equipped on other Gyees and Avatars once unlocked.

* [Fall], lasts 8 rounds, cannot be dispelled, will be removed upon defeat, and cannot be stacked.
	+ Before self's action, if self's HP is between 50 and 70%, gets 1 stack of [Break], after that, removes self's [Fall].
* [Sword], lasts 8 rounds, cannot be dispelled, will be removed upon defeat, and cannot be stacked.
	+ Before self's action, if self's HP is between 10 and 30%, gets 1 stack of [Break], after that, removes self's [Sword].
* [Break], lasts 2 rounds, cannot be dispelled, will be removed upon defeat, and can stack up to 2 times.
	+ If self's HP is more than 5%, next Normal Attack deals additional True Damage to the main target equal to 125% of self's ATK, and inflicts [Stun] at the cost of losing Max HP \*5%; self gets [Tide], after that, removes self's 1 stack of [Break].
* [Tide], lasts until the end of the battle, can be dispelled, will be removed upon defeat, and cannot be stacked.
	+ Shield that can absorb ranged damage equal to 35% of Max HP.
* [Stun], lasts 1 rounds, can be purified, will be removed upon defeat, and cannot be stacked.

## Intimacy

### Date Choices

Dates will give either 500, 700, or 900 intimacy points depending on the choice selected.

* **Rendezvous - Under the Sakura Tree, Master Lan has come to keep his promise.**
	+ **Cue:** Which kind of wine do you prefer?
		- Rice wine.
		*900 Intimacy*
		- Strong wine.
		*500 Intimacy*
		- Sweet wine.
		*700 Intimacy*

* **Swordplay - Pick a weapon and practice your swordsmanship with Master Lan in a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!**
	+ **Cue:** Where they can train hand-in-hand with me, like you.
		- The long sharpsword.
		*500 Intimacy*
		- The mid-sized wooden sword.
		*900 Intimacy*
		- The short sharpsword.
		*700 Intimacy*

* **Blossoms - Sakura blossoms come and go, representing how fleeting life is.**
	+ **Cue:** This year's flowers are especially gorgeous.
		- Tell the legend of cherry blossoms.
		*500 Intimacy*
		- Ask about the value of cherry blossoms.
		*700 Intimacy*
		- Lament that the flowers haven't bloomed yet.
		*900 Intimacy*

### Intimacy Blocks

To reach Intimacy levels 7 and 11, Lan needs mementos (found in Darkflux Raid), reiki (found in Extreme Fight or Arcana Tracker), and the following block item:

* **Intimacy Level 7**
	+ S-Green Plum
		- One of Brewing Materials, tasting of greenness with one bite.
		Used to break through Lan's Intimacy Block. Obtained in Extreme Fight.
* **Intimacy Level 11**
	+ Husband Clock
		- An exquisite and precise wall clock with delicate design.
		Used to break through Lan's Intimacy Block. Obtained in Extreme Fight.

### Basic Drink Preferences

 25% bonus

 No bonus

 No bonus

 No bonus

*Note: All blended drinks have a base preference bonus of 25% that can be modified by the drink's attributes.*

### Gift Preferences

**50% bonus**

**20% bonus**

**No bonus**

### Views

Unlock views by leveling the intimacy of other gyees.

* **Miles**: I've got some hitmen who learned from Master Lan. He's really something!
*Miles's Intimacy reaches Lv.2 to unlock*
* **Izumi**: Truly is Master Lan a big shot! Yaen made like ten attempts to prank him. But none worked!
*Izumi's Intimacy reaches Lv.4 to unlock*
* **Mira**: Master Lan is accomplished in Swordplay. I consult him often and I benefit a lot.
*Mira's Intimacy reaches Lv.6 to unlock*
* **Sig**: It's said that Master Lan looks the most handsome when he wields the sword. But I love it when he drinks.
*Sig's Intimacy reaches Lv.8 to unlock*
* **A Kendo Club Apprentice**: Hacking at logs three thousand times a day, it really wears me out...
* **A Past Loser**: Shamefully, I can't see his moves clearly...
* **A Never Isle Cleaner**: Down goes the Sakura ...\*sighs\*...

## Scripts

### Consolation Letter

Dear friend,

Ten years when I planted this tree, I haven't met you yet. I picked the fruits and cleaned up the leaves, waiting for it to bloom again. Last year when I brewed this pot of wine, I haven't met you too. I washed the rice and steamed the pot, waiting for it to become fine wine...

Now the tree has blossomed and the wine is ready. All I need is you to join me.

### Bath Drama

* I miss the bathhouse in grandpa's place when I was little...
* The water's alright.
* Would you like a drink after the bath?

### Fave Hottie Slogan

One must not put too much stock in winning or losing. You're choosing me? I'll permit to be happy, but just for a few moments.

### Intimacy Breakthrough

**This section contains spoilers for Intimacy Breakthrough scenes.**

**-Intimacy Level 4**

**Lan**: The wine is very good and the gift was even better.
**Lan**: Thank you for your hospitality.

**-Intimacy Level 5**

**Lan**: You come from Blue Star? What kind of place is it?
**Lan**: Do you have any great stories to tell? Any interesting local traditions?
**Lan**: I'm very interested in your homeland. If you wouldn't mind talking about it...
**Lan**: Maybe you could come over to my place and talk about it?

**-Intimacy Level 6**

**Lan**: Last time, you talked about the art of swords on Blue Star. I'm very interested in that 'Swallow' skill.
**Lan**: Not long ago, I went into seclusion to meditate for a while...
**Lan**: I felt like I comprehended a little bit, but I still didn't reach enlightenment.
**Lan**: During today's training, I will still try to develop this technique...
**Lan**: I was wondering, would you like to accompany me and give me pointers?
**Lan**: Of course, if you're not familiar with the art of the sword, I won't insist.

**-Intimacy Level 7**

**Lan**: It is the season for picking green plums.
**Lan**: Have any interest in making some green plum wine with me?
**Player**: Plum wine?
**Lan**: Ok.
**Lan**: The plums are sour and sweet.
**Lan**: The wine is fragrant and good for the stomach.
**Player**: It's probably pretty tasty once it's done fermenting!
**Player**: Speaking of green plums, I've picked a bunch recently. Hold on, Master Yan!
*Scene transition*
**Lan**: Those are half-ripe green plums. They're perfect for brewing wine!
**Player**: Great.
**Player**: However... you probably have to wait a really long time to drink the final product, right?
**Lan**: Ok.
**Lan**: If you start brewing today, you will indeed need to wait a while.
**Lan**: However, the jar that I started fermenting at this time last year...
**Lan**: I was just about to take it out and share it with you.
**Player**: You're too considerate, Master Yan.
**Player**: This is an interesting idea...
**Lan**: Thank you for your trouble.
**Lan**: I'll take these green plums.
**Lan**: Do not hesitate to drink my wine.

**-Intimacy Level 8**

**Lan**: I call my two swords, 'Sky Breaker.'
**Lan**: Back in my young and wild days, I was easily excitable. I even wanted to cut the sky in half. That's how I came up with this name.
**Lan**: I've long since calmed down, but I'm used to the name and didn't feel like changing it.
**Lan**: Presumably the sword is also used to hearing it.

**-Intimacy Level 9**

**Lan**: The green plums I picked have already become excellent wine.
**Lan**: Now the cherry blossoms are falling again...
**Lan**: The sky full of petals and the fragrant smell of the wine are a perfect combination.
**Lan**: I'll be waiting for you under the cherry tree.

**-Intimacy Level 10**

**Lan**: When I was younger, I loved inviting people to drink with me.
**Lan**: But I was ignorant back then, and I loved having a good time. I would always arrange banquets and invite tons of guests.
**Lan**: Little did I know, the more people that attend a banquet, the fewer close friends you have there.
**Lan**: Actually, you don't need that many close friends.
**Lan**: One is enough.

**-Intimacy Level 11**

**Lan**: Do you know where I can buy an hourglass?
**Lan**: When I came to Never Isle, I had one.
**Lan**: Unfortunately, Yaen was playing around recently and broke it.
**Lan**: I looked for one at the grocery store on the island.
**Lan**: Sadly, to no effect.
**Lan**: It looks like hourglasses are relics of a bygone era.
**Player**: Indeed, very few people use hourglasses.
**Player**: Why do you need one, Master Yan?
**Lan**: At least as far as I'm concerned...
**Lan**: Things are quite comfortable here on Never Isle.
**Lan**: As a result, time passes without you really noticing.
**Lan**: People are like plants - they wither with time.
**Lan**: You can't stop the passage of time. The seasons just slip by.
**Lan**: The beginning of life and the end of it.
**Lan**: Between the beginning and the end, it is a silent race between man and time.
**Lan**: Although we have bodies, time does not.
**Lan**: I use hourglasses to help remind me that time exists.
**Lan**: Only then can I appreciate this opponent and compete with it.
**Player**: Haha. You beat around the bush a little bit, but I more or less understand.
**Player**: People who have a concept of time and are self-disciplined can't see the natural effect time has on life.
**Player**: Very few places sell traditional hourglasses nowadays.
**Player**: How about this? I'll buy you an even more practical 'new hourglass.'
*Scene transition*
**Player**: People use them to record time in place of hourglasses.
**Player**: You may not be used to it at first.
**Player**: But once you get acclimated to your new toy, you'll discover...
**Player**: That it's more precise and even more useful.
**Lan**: I'm actually quite open to new experiences.
**Lan**: I'm sorry to trouble you like this.
**Lan**: I'm quite interested in these mechanical things.
**Lan**: Let's go back to my room.
**Lan**: I didn't just wanted to ask for your help with clocks.
**Lan**: I also need you too help me finish off some jars of ripe wine!

**-Intimacy Level 12**

**Lan**: The past few years have been pretty uneventful for me.
**Lan**: Dance with my sword while drunk, wake up amongst the flowers... Completely relaxed and carefree.
**Lan**: My suffering is not as deep, but neither are my laughs. My lows are not as low, but my highs are not as high.
**Lan**: It's like a realm without happiness or sadness.
**Lan**: But these past few years, I've been thinking...
**Lan**: Is such a realm really a good place to be?
**Lan**: I've tasted a hundred different flavors and returned to dullness. And all I did was earn the admiration of normal people.
**Lan**: It really does feel dull.
**Lan**: It's like when you reach the end of a journey. You feel a little frustrated, disappointed, and you don't know where to go next.
**Lan**: Should I try to relive my youth? Pick up my sword, mount my horse, and go out on another adventure?

**-Intimacy Level 13**

**Lan**: I've lived in this paradise for so long, it's started to feel like a cage.
**Lan**: It is indeed time to go out for a while.
**Lan**: I want to head up north during the wintertime. I want to boil some snow to cook wine with someone special, and look up at the aurora borealis together.
**Lan**: I want to travel south during the springtime. I want to ride horses with someone special, and make peach and plum wine together.
**Lan**: I want to destroy shadows and annihilate demons for that person. We will live together, and die together.
**Lan**: I want to make a pot of wine, drown our worries, and enjoy the rest of our lives.
**Lan**: But I wonder - will that special someone want to do the same with me?

### Dates

**This section contains spoilers for Date scenes.**

**Rendezvous**

**-Intro**

**Lan**: Let's promise to meet under the cherry tree. Can you remember that?
**Player**: Yes.
*Scene transition*
**Lan**: Which kind of wine do you prefer?

**-Rice wine. - 900 Intimacy**

**Lan**: Yes, rice wine is very nice.
**Lan**: This is my favorite.
**Lan**: It is fresh and cool on the tongue. You begin to feel the effects of intoxication after half a pot.
**Lan**: It gives you a joyful and carefree feeling that seemingly never ends.
**Lan**: This is the wine we have the most of.
**Lan**: If you enjoy it, I'll be happy to give you several jars.
**Lan**: Haha, come with me.
**Lan**: Today we're going to get plastered.

**-Strong wine. - 500 Intimacy**

**Lan**: One is quick to become intoxicated on strong wine.
**Lan**: And untoward events are liable to occur.
**Lan**: When drinking with friends, there is no need to overdo it.
**Player**: All right, Master Lan.
**Lan**: Haha. The wine has been waiting for you. Come with me.

**-Sweet wine. - 700 Intimacy**

**Lan**: I've had the pleasure of tasting this wine once before.
**Lan**: The wine itself is white. It is sweet and gentle. Grains of sweet, fermented rice float in the wine, and you can chew them as you drink it.
**Player**: This would go very well with some wolfberry rice balls...
**Lan**: Haha.
**Lan**: It's a bit embarrassing, but I do not have such a wine that I can offer to guests.
**Lan**: I'll have Master Choji teach me how to ferment such wine, and then I'll invite you back.

**Swordplay**

**-Intro**

**Lan**: Would you have an interest in sword training with me?
**Player**: Yes.
*Scene transition*
**Lan**: Train with me. I don't want you to just watch me dance around with my sword.
**Lan**: Pick a sword and we'll spar a little.
**Lan**: Not many outsiders get this opportunity...
**Lan**: Where they can train hand-in-hand with me, like you.

**-The long sharpsword. - 500 Intimacy**

**Lan**: Length is not necessarily an advantage.
**Lan**: For those who are truly skilled swordsmen, a longsword can beat out a shortsword.
**Lan**: But on the contrary, most of the time the sword's length throws people off balance.
**Lan**: I will observe you to see whether a longsword fits your style.
**Lan**: Since you've chosen, let's practice.

**-The mid-sized wooden sword. - 900 Intimacy**

**Lan**: A wooden sword is the proper choice for learning.
**Lan**: The sword is medium in length and easy for any swordsman to use.
**Lan**: A wise choice.
**Lan**: In a moment, I will observe your sword fundamentals...
**Lan**: And I'll personally help you choose the sword right for you.
**Lan**: Come. Let us train.

**-The short sharpsword. - 700 Intimacy**

**Lan**: Shortswords aren't necessarily more agile.
**Lan**: For novice students, a shortsword would work better than a longsword.
**Lan**: Once their Swordplay reaches a certain level, the shortsword's shortcomings become more apparent.
**Lan**: I will observe you to see whether a shortsword fits your style.
**Lan**: Since you've chosen, let's practice.

**Blossoms**

**-Intro**

**Lan**: The flowers are in bloom. Would you like to go look at cherry blossoms with me?
**Player**: Yes.
*Scene transition*
**Lan**: This year's flowers are especially gorgeous.

**-Tell the legend of cherry blossoms. - 500 Intimacy**

**Player**: Cherry blossoms are also known as the flower of death...
**Player**: When a swordsman feels he has reached the peak of his life...
**Player**: He will pick his favorite blossom from a tree and commit harakiri.
**Player**: It is said that the redder the cherry blossoms are, the more souls have perished under the tree.
**Player**: Always wilting at the most glorious time - that is the spirit of the cherry blossom!
**Lan**: I've heard stories like this before.
**Lan**: But isn't it better to live?
**Lan**: I don't intend to follow the example of the swordsmen in the legends.

**-Ask about the value of cherry blossoms. - 700 Intimacy**

**Lan**: Cherry wood is excellent and shiny. It is suitable for processing and polishing to make crafts.
**Lan**: Cherry tea is sweet. Taste it, and it lingers on the teeth and in the cheeks.
**Lan**: Cherry wine is refreshing. Drink it, and it will clear your fatigue.
**Lan**: I've got some at home, if you're interested.
**Player**: All right.

**-Lament that the flowers haven't bloomed yet. - 900 Intimacy**

**Lan**: When the flowers blossom, they will have to fall.
**Lan**: When people gather, they will have to depart.
**Lan**: Their blossoming is a gift.
**Lan**: When you depart, do not forget this moment.
**Player**: You're right. I won't forget this moment.

### Trifle

**This section contains spoilers for the Trifle. Please use a desktop browser for the best viewing experience.**

**Anecdote about Kendo**

Another swordsman has come to challenge Master Lan. They have posed fighting stances under the Sakura Tree. Do you wanna see it?

**-Part 1**

*Scene - Never Isle*
**Young Swordsman**: Ah!
**Young Swordsman**: Spare me, Master!
**Lan**: The gap between us... need I say more?
**Lan**: In a sword challenge, there is no clemency. Even if you take the life of your opponent, the responsibility is all theirs.
**Lan**: Since you desire to live, then why have you challenged me?
**Young Swordsman**: Because... I would like you to guide me!
**Young Swordsman**: My classmate challenged you. Not only did you take it easy on him and forgive him, you gave him some valuable guidance!
**Young Swordsman**: After he returned, he trained according to your instruction and made rapid progress!
**Young Swordsman**: I would also like you to guide me.
**Lan**: What kind of guidance are you looking for?
**Lan**: Life guidance? Or sword guidance?
**Young Swordsman**: Sword guidance, of course!
**Lan**: There is a bird of prey called 'shrike.' It often flies about in pursuit of birds four or five times larger than itself.
**Lan**: Swords also operate by this principle. Neither weight nor length necessarily imply strength.
**Lan**: Claymores are more dependent on strength and technique than normal swords.
**Lan**: But if you cannot even handle a normal sword, and you still hope to strike a more distant enemy with a claymore...
**Lan**: Then your opponent is not the man standing before you. It is yourself.
**Young Swordsman**: I see! Thank you, Master!
**Young Swordsman**: But... Master, can I use this claymore to strike an enemy who is close?
**Lan**: ... In that case, why not just use a kitchen knife?
**Young Swordsman**: Huh?
**Lan**: If you placed a head of cabbage upon a cutting board, do you really believe the claymore would come in handy?
**Young Swordsman**: But, Master...
**Lan**: In addition, if you have not mastered basic moves such as the cut and the chop, then you must not be too eager to use moves like raises and strikes.
**Lan**: Use a wooden sword on a tree or stake to practice your cuts and chops a thousand times each every day for five years.
**Lan**: Even then will you only have reached the level of a novice.
**Young Swordsman**: Oh. Thank you, Master...
**Young Swordsman**: Then... what about life guidance?
**Lan**: Life? For life, you'd better give up the sword. Don't you think such dull and boring practice is too agonizing?
**Young Swordsman**: No way! Becoming a master swordsman is my dream. My family has high expectations for me!
**Young Swordsman**: No matter how tiring or agonizing it is, I will keep going!
**Lan**: The way you say that shows you truly do find it agonizing!
**Lan**: And therein lies the problem-I do not find it agonizing. You do.
**Lan**: If your happiness is not derived from the Kendo and instead comes from dreams, achievements, and so on, then how could you focus to be a master?
**Young Swordsman**: Uh... so I should just give up halfway?
**Lan**: It's not giving up halfway. I already said, you haven't even reached the level of a novice yet.
**Lan**: Go back and think it over some more!
**Young Swordsman**: Yes. Thank you, Master...
**Player**: Master Lan!
*Choice - Weren't you a little hard on him? - 5 Intimacy*
**Lan**: I was intentionally hard on him.
**Lan**: \*sighs\*... I have no idea what kind of instructor taught them.
**Lan**: They don't even know how to use their weapons, and yet they're still permitted to use them.
**Lan**: They haven't even mastered the basic moves, and yet they have them practicing these extravagant arts.
**Lan**: This is just ingraining their mistakes!
**Lan**: I have seen too many people led astray by mediocre teachers.
**Lan**: Even if they are set upon the correct path, they have still missed out on studying the fundamentals when they're young, which is the most important time to do it.
**Lan**: Under these circumstances, even the most innately talented individual will have a hard time achieving anything of note.
**Player**: So their whole lives as swordsmen have been ruined by these instructors?
**Lan**: That's right. That's why I was so hard on him. I hope he'll give up this endeavor.
*Choice - Why were you so patient with him? - 5 Intimacy*
**Lan**: I don't think I was too patient.
**Lan**: Besides, it's just a few words. It doesn't take much effort.
**Lan**: \*sighs\*... I have no idea what kind of instructor taught them.
**Lan**: They don't even know how to use their weapons, and yet they're still permitted to use them.
**Lan**: They haven't even mastered the basic moves, and yet they have them practicing these extravagant arts.
**Lan**: This is just ingraining their mistakes!
**Lan**: I have seen too many people led astray by mediocre teachers.
**Lan**: Even if they are set upon the correct path, they have still missed out on studying the fundamentals when they're young, which is the most important time to do it.
**Lan**: Under these circumstances, even the most innately talented individual will have a hard time achieving anything of note.
**Lan**: Speaking truthfully, it's only natural for me to hope that he gives up...
**Lan**: But when I see how passionate he is about the sword, I hope he doesn't.
**Lan**: Then give him some more guidance. That way, he'll persevere with his training, and it could still make a difference.
*Choice - Why do you consider dreams to be 'superfluous matters'? - 8 Intimacy*
**Lan**: In my view, except for the heart and the sword, everything in the world is a superfluous matter.
**Lan**: Kendo is different from other disciplines.
**Lan**: With Kendo, obsessive pursuit of dreams is not really a behavior that is worth encouraging or advocating.
**Lan**: Enduring suffering and persevering for a dream can only make one an ordinary expert.
**Lan**: That is still one level removed from the realm of a master.
**Lan**: If he is not passionate about the Kendo from the heart, no matter how hard he tries, his dream will only let him down.
**Lan**: Working hard, enduring suffering, and yet deriving no happiness from it...
**Lan**: Isn't such a life too tragic?
**Player**: Why does it sound like you're speaking from the heart?
**Lan**: Haha, what person hasn't had dreams when they were young?
**Lan**: At that time, I'd given up all hope. I'd even given up all my dreams.
**Lan**: Ay. I don't want to talk about those days.
*Conversation continues after choices*
**Player**: I see...
**Player**: But the guidance I just heard you give him sounded different than what you usually give your disciples.
**Player**: Don't you usually say the essence of Kendo is 'understanding'?
**Lan**: That's true, but if you want to learn the essence, you must first achieve proficiency.
**Lan**: I don't have any disciples like him. Those who do not have the basic skills are not allowed in my school.
**Lan**: My most diligent student chops a tree with a wooden sword five thousand times a day. I shouldn't have to push students to practice the fundamentals.
**Player**: That's pretty hardcore.
**Lan**: Haha, yes. His strength and speed wielding the sword are not far off from my own.
**Lan**: I need to teach him that it's also about understanding your opponent and knowing when to seize opportunities in battle...
**Lan**: As well as guide him towards understanding the essence of Kendo.
**Lan**: But the young man who came to challenge me today...
**Lan**: If I had to teach them these things, I wouldn't even know where to start!

**-Choice A - So how is the diligent disciple's comprehension?**

**Lan**: His comprehension is actually pretty decent.
**Lan**: You know Mira, right?
**Lan**: My disciple has a bit in common with her.
**Lan**: They both began studying the sword pretty late, but they're persistent and diligent, and are willing to concentrate their efforts.
**Lan**: And I'm not worried about their strength or their technique.
**Lan**: They're also both outstanding when it comes to natural aptitude and comprehension. However, they've both reached bottlenecks.
**Lan**: Of course, his natural aptitude isn't quite as strong as Mira's.
**Lan**: After all, the Guardians are quite busy. As a commander, Mira doesn't have enough time for training and reflection.
**Lan**: It's also because Mira's in a more difficult situation than he is.
**Lan**: Both of them need to concentrate on training for a period of time, from one to three years.
**Lan**: What my disciple has is time. As long as he slowly comprehends and has guidance, he'll eventually break through the bottleneck.
**Lan**: But Mira can't just give up her duties as a Guardian.
**Lan**: On the other hand, Mira has a more intense personality than my disciple.
**Lan**: This kind of personality isn't a good fit for many schools of Kendo.
*Choice - Why isn't an intense personality a good thing? - 8 Intimacy*
**Lan**: Her bottleneck is a result of her being too used to control. She bends the sword to her will, but doesn't feel the will of the sword itself.
**Lan**: In this way, the sword will never be anything but a tool.
**Lan**: But what can bystanders do about her personality?
*Choice - Then what other methods could be used to help her? - 11 Intimacy*
**Lan**: ... Mm. In a life or death moment, it's hard to say whether one can comprehend.
**Lan**: Otherwise you might as well create your own school and abandon conventional thinking and implement Gyee methods instead!
**Player**: You mean Flux?
**Lan**: That's right!
**Lan**: But I'm still trying out this method. It hasn't helped her yet.
*Conversation continues after choices*
**Lan**: Anyway, although I don't know which method she should use, I know which methods she shouldn't.
**Lan**: I don't mind hard work, but you do need to make sure you get enough sleep, right?
**Lan**: This reminds me of a sword master who I challenged when I was young.
*Go to Part 2*

**-Choice B - Was there anything you admired about the youngster who challenged you today?**

**Lan**: Haha, I'm ashamed to admit it.
**Lan**: I like those brash, unorthodox swordsmen!
**Player**: Why not?
**Lan**: Men are like swords. I like it when they're efficient.
**Lan**: Swordsmen who strictly adhere to norms usually introduce themselves, their schools, and their accomplishments before a challenge.
**Lan**: But don't these things belong to the sword?
**Lan**: Unorthodox swordsmen are different, because they don't have anything to announce!
**Lan**: They may universally not be as strong, but they use all kinds of unpredictable moves and tactics.
**Lan**: One time, an unorthodox swordsman fabricated his own background and school. I took him at his word.
**Lan**: I'd already worked out a way to counter him...
**Lan**: When all of a sudden, he switched styles, interrupted my attack, and almost stabbed me!
**Lan**: If he'd been stronger, I would've lost that contest because of this!
*Choice - Deception is a skill, too! - 11 Intimacy*
**Lan**: Though such tricks are beneath me...
**Lan**: I must admit that you are right.
*Choice - Even if he'd won, he'd have no honor to speak of. - 8 Intimacy*
**Lan**: Exactly.
**Lan**: But to be defeated by such a person, I would have even less honor to speak of!
*Conversation continues after choices*
**Lan**: If he'd been as strong as me, that move would've been enough to kill me!
**Lan**: You cannot be unaware of such moves, and you must not leave yourself open to them.
**Player**: Have you ever challenged against any senior swordsman?
**Lan**: Haha, back in the prime of my youth, it could be said that I challenged experts from every swordsman in the land at least once.
**Lan**: What left the deepest impression was when I met a sword master who refused to divulge his name.
**Lan**: Truth be told, he could be considered one such unorthodox swordsman...
*Go to Part 2*

**-Part 2**

**Lan**: The impression left by that battle remains still today.
**Player**: Battle?
**Lan**: Within his realm,
**Lan**: Worldly competition held no meaning.
**Lan**: He accepted my challenge so that he could show me a thing or two.
**Player**: Then who ended up winning?
**Lan**: I did.
**Player**: ...
**Lan**: However...
**Lan**: I'm not happy about it.
**Player**: Eh?
**Lan**: In a battle between gentlemen, you must use small maneuvers to indicate your intentions.
**Lan**: We agreed that whoever cut a hair from the other person's head with their sword first would win.
**Lan**: When it came time for the real fight...
**Lan**: The master barely used any strength.
**Lan**: I had already used up most of mine.
**Player**: But... you were the winner?
**Lan**: That's because...
**Lan**: The master was balding pretty badly.
**Lan**: And as it happened, that was a very windy day...
**Player**: ...
**Lan**: I suggested a rematch...
**Lan**: But the master just shook his head and told me two things in farewell.
**Lan**: The first:
**Lan**: Use the sword to govern the heart, and forget all things, including yourself. Seek not happiness nor grief in victory or defeat.'
**Player**: And the other?
**Lan**: Young man-don't stay up too late or you'll lose all your hair!'
*Choice - Haha, that's good advice! - 5 Intimacy*
**Lan**: That's why I don't advise Mira to practice in the middle of the night.
**Lan**: However, I can't seem to persuade her. Looks like she'll just have to wait for her hair to fall out to be persuaded.
**Player**: So will you teach these two things to members of the younger generation who come to challenge you?
**Lan**: I'll say the first thing to whomever has a solid grasp of the fundamentals.
**Lan**: But whether I say the second will depend on my mood at the time.
**Lan**: Although I really like unorthodox youngsters, they can't be totally lacking in politeness.
**Lan**: Lately there have been lots of people coming to challenge me at inconvenient times.
*Choice - Seems like you had an unfair advantage. - 8 Intimacy*
**Lan**: Yes. Of course that results in an unfair advantage.
**Lan**: But actually, that master didn't even think about winning or losing.
**Lan**: Kendo should not be used to prove anything, to show who wins, or to prove who is stronger.
**Lan**: Kendo is the art of the sword. It is pure.
**Player**: But actually, aren't those younger generations of swordsmen challenging you to see who wins?
**Lan**: Yes, but that's all right.
**Lan**: But lately there have been lots of people coming to challenge me at inconvenient times.
*Conversation continues after choices*
**Lan**: When I'm sleeping, when I'm showering, when I've got to use the bathroom...
**Lan**: Last night I awoke just as I had fallen asleep because something in the air didn't seem right.
**Lan**: I opened my eyes to find a handsome young swordsman at my bedside watching me.
**Lan**: Sure enough, he opened his mouth and said 'Please accept my challenge, sir.'
**Lan**: What a nuisance!
**Player**: And then?
**Lan**: Haha, it's a long story!
**Lan**: I've still got to guide the disciples in their sword training today. Some other day when you have time, come be my guest and we'll talk some more. All right?
**Player**: All right!
*Scene ends*

## Audio

*Note: Skins will use the audio from the basic skin unless indicated otherwise.*

### Lan's Basic Skin

* **Butler Interactions**
	+ Before Intimacy Level 7
		- **Head**: *Have I seen you somewhere before?*
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		- **Torso**: *Heh! Come and drink with me at my home sometime.*
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		- **Waist**: *Is this that a challenge?*
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	+ After reaching Intimacy Level 7
		- **Head**: *Brought any wine?*
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		- **Torso**: *Brought any weapons?*
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		- **Waist**: *Brought any food?*
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* **Skills**
	+ **Basic**: *Lotus blooming!*
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	+ **Advanced**: *Let's dance!*
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	+ **Ultimate**: *Let's get it over with!*
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* **Arrival**: *Live by the sword.*
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* **Display Voice 1**: *Live by your principles. Die with no regret.*
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* **Display Voice 2**: *No enemy can rattle me.*
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* **Hit**: *Eugh!*
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* **Dying**: *Loyal... to the end.*
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