Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 3, Part 4

[Hello Purvis]

>"I would debate that, but I understand what you mean. I suppose the question becomes, is flummoxing an enemy more important than achieving your goal?"

[Oldmansour]

>"I would debate that, but I understand what you mean. I suppose the question becomes, is flummoxing an enemy more important than achieving your goal?"

>"Your question is nonsensical."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Is it? It is merely a choice of that is more important, stymieing any effort I might take against you, or securing your overall goal."

[Oldmansour]

>"Is it? It is merely a choice of that is more important, stymieing any effort I might take against you, or securing your overall goal."

>The Water Demon merely regards you with her closed-eyed visage.

[Hello Purvis]

>"You cannot really have both at this point, can you? If you withhold information, then it seems to me that you're not pursuing the fulfillment of your objective. Is that wrong?"

[Oldmansour]

>"You cannot really have both at this point, can you? If you withhold information, then it seems to me that you're not pursuing the fulfillment of your objective. Is that wrong?"

>"Terran, I don't know what you're talking about. If I was one to make assumptions, I would believe you were trying to make fun of me."

[Hello Purvis]

>"No, I am not. But I may be looking at the situation a little differently. Your purpose is to conquer this world and make it a haven for your people, is it not?"

[Oldmansour]

>"No, I am not. But I may be looking at the situation a little differently. Your purpose is to conquer this world and make it a haven for your people, is it not?"

>"I believe we've discussed that."

[Hello Purvis]

>"I know, but please confirm it for me so I may clear any misunderstandings I have."

[Oldmansour]

>"I know, but please confirm it for me so I may clear any misunderstandings I have."

>"If I must. Yes, your summary is essentially correct."

[Hello Purvis]

>Nod.
>"Then, if there is a chance that Makai is going to follow you through, doesn't that imperil your entire mission?"

[Oldmansour]

>Nod.
>"Then, if there is a chance that Makai is going to follow you through, doesn't that imperil your entire mission?"

>"Ah, I think I see the disconnect between us." Louise says with a faint nod. "You assume that what happened once could happen again. And you may be right, I don't know. The point is, I don't know. And I will not compromise myself, or the other Champions, on a 'maybe'."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Mmm, I see. In my case, I wouldn't want to compromise the main goal on a maybe."

[Oldmansour]

>"Mmm, I see. In my case, I wouldn't want to compromise the main goal on a maybe."

>"It appears this is another way in which we differ, Magical Lotus."

[Hello Purvis]

>"That may be so. May I ask why you have drawn the conclusion you have?"

[Oldmansour]

>"That may be so. May I ask why you have drawn the conclusion you have?"

>"What conclusion do you think I've drawn?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"It seems that you are choosing a path to achieve your goal that may not be feasible in light of what you've discovered today. In that light, it seems the best thing you can do is make sure that others know about it and then adjust plans accordingly so that time and resources are not wasted in ignorance. As it is, you are risking your people's future on something that now has a significant likelihood of being fatally flawed."

[Oldmansour]

>"It seems that you are choosing a path to achieve your goal that may not be feasible in light of what you've discovered today. In that light, it seems the best thing you can do is make sure that others know about it and then adjust plans accordingly so that time and resources are not wasted in ignorance. As it is, you are risking your people's future on something that now has a significant likelihood of being fatally flawed."

>"You see a flaw where I do not, Terran. While it is true that one lone Tar pool followed me, there is no way to know it has happened to the others, if it will happen to the others, or if it will happen once we succeed. One pool of Tar does not change anything."

[Hello Purvis]

>"I don't agree. If it happened once, then the groundwork for it to happen again exists, and it becomes a question of how many times it will happen again. I think this is enough that it needs to be considered more carefully, and ways to prevent it discussed. Otherwise, the entire effort may be for naught. Given the stakes involved, I don't think I could take that gamble."

[Oldmansour]

>"I don't agree. If it happened once, then the groundwork for it to happen again exists, and it becomes a question of how many times it will happen again. I think this is enough that it needs to be considered more carefully, and ways to prevent it discussed. Otherwise, the entire effort may be for naught. Given the stakes involved, I don't think I could take that gamble."

>"But you are not me."

[Hello Purvis]

>"That is why I am explaining my reasoning, and why I wish to try and understand yours. Why do you take this gambit, when there is another way?"

[Oldmansour]

>"That is why I am explaining my reasoning, and why I wish to try and understand yours. Why do you take this gambit, when there is another way?"

>The demon folds her hands at the small of her back. "Do you always talk in circles, Terran?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"When it is appropriate to reference past things, I see no problem with referring to them."

[Oldmansour]

>"When it is appropriate to reference past things, I see no problem with referring to them."

>"Is this common among your kind?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"I'd imagine so."

[Oldmansour]

>"I'd imagine so."

>"Conversations amongst your kind must last for quite some time." Louise observes.

[Hello Purvis]

>Chuckle.
>"With serious issues, they can last for some time. All angles must be considered."

[Oldmansour]

>Chuckle.
>"With serious issues, they can last for some time. All angles must be considered."

>"It must take some time to arrive at decisions."

[Hello Purvis]

>"It can. But it's better to have one that has been properly considered than one which has problems, wouldn't you think?"

[Oldmansour]

>"It can. But it's better to have one that has been properly considered than one which has problems, wouldn't you think?"

>"Would it not depend on the situation?"