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Suigin-Tou took a moment to observe the man. He seemed certainly... different from the humans the first Rozen Maiden had interacted with in the past. Definately bolder - or perhaps Suigin-Tou had spent so much time around people who knew what she was capable of that she had forgotten ordinary men were not the least bit afraid of dolls, or even talking dolls. Perhaps she could enjoy this...

"Father never created us with the intention of harming humans. A Rozen Maiden that inflicts pain upon a person does not deserve the name of Alice."

Suigin-Tou angrily grasped her head between her hands, as Shinku's words stabbed like iron blades into her recollection. That twerp had no idea what a real Rozen Maiden was supposed to be. Humans were just another tool to use in order to win the Alice Game! She would...

Suddenly, her eyes snapped open, and she realized the man had closed the distance between them and his hand, armed with those peculiar blades, was pointed out to touch her. Involuntarily she hissed, and the feathers that danced in front of her immediately converged in the shape of a long black sword in her right arm. Even as she was chastizing herself for losing her calm, she lunged forward to stab Suikotsu's outstretched arm.

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