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# ⚔ Gi (Integrity)
How deep into the abyss are you willing to dive if this means survival? How many iniquities can you tolerate from yourself? Are you willing to throw away your conscience to make it another day?
These are questions that every Owlbeing of Ineidou has to ask itself daily and, depending on which 0wlbeing you ask, the answer will be different. But with the country being in its current state, choosing the right path seems like the wrong option. The path to survival is almost identical to the path leading to sin, crime, disgrace.
Right in the center of the capital, lived a young Owlbeing, Hachirou, working hard every day to make a living for himself and his family. Coming back late at night only to take care of his sick parents, cook for them and give them their medicine.
To make his coin, Hachirou owned a small item shop where other Owlbeings could sell their old, unwanted items. And out of those sold items, others could come and buy anything they found of interest. A lot of similar shops existed in the capital at that point, the competition was high and it was hard to make enough coin.
There actually was this one way that could make him earn more almost instantly. He could overvalue and charge more for the items he already had in his shop while undervaluing and paying less for the items that customers would sell to him.
The other shops were already doing that, no customer could tell the difference and the owners were enjoying a good profit from it, with many of them having riches comparable to the ones of the nobles. By doing that, Hachirou would be able to buy better medicine for his parents and feed them quality food. But that was against his values, it was not an honest way to work and was something he would not accept from himself.
The other shop owners were astonished when they found out. “How can an Owlbeing be so naive?”, “Doesn’t he know that through trickery is the only way to grow?”, “A few lies here and there won’t hurt anyone”.
One evening, Hachirou had spent the whole day working in the shop and was about to close up and get back to his parents. It was already late enough so he was in a hurry. But then, an elderly Owlbeing came in; the final customer for the day. He was holding a katana in his hands, which he placed on Hachirou’s desk, asking about its price.
“15 coin,” Hacirou said.
The answer surprised the customer, who then asked about the price of a handful of other things on Hachirou’s wall. With every answer, the Owlbeing seemed more and more dumbfounded.
This odd customer told Hachirou he also had a similar shop, decades ago. He was an expert in judging the value of items. He was astonished because Hachirou was the sole Owlbeing to tell him the truth about each price. Every other shop owner tried to deceive him, gain double the profit, and trick him out of his hard-earned coin.
Happy to have finally found a truthful shop owner, the Owlbeing smiled and left Hachirou’s shop.
The next day was more busy than usual. More Owlbeings came to sell and buy from Hachirou. This was not just a lucky day as it continued for the whole week. And then the whole month. The elderly Owlbeing that had visited him was spreading the word about how Hachirou had the best shop, how he was the only one that should be trusted, and how his shop was the only place you should sell your items.
Eventually, the whole capital would only trust Hachirou with their items, as they knew they would get a fair trade. This made him earn so much coin that he finally managed to buy proper medicine for his parents and provide them with an abundance of nutritious food.
Once Hachirou’s parents were finally healthy and independent again, the God of Bushido approached him. Hachirou was told by the god to leave the shop to them as he had a more important mission to complete instead. Walk around the streets of the capital, find anyone willing to listen, and teach them about the importance of integrity. How it can save you and your family and how this always leads to good, even if you cannot immediately see it. This was now the duty of Hachirou, the Master of Integrity.
