#cursedjustice

"What separates a good leader from a great one in your opinion?"

     ❝ANYONE CAN BE A ‘good’ leader, Shirou. However, not everyone can be great. There is a difference in regards to these two things that most are not aware of, and that difference stems from the wording in itself.❞ He smirked, sitting back against his throne as he made himself a bit more comfortable, lazy body language still in place, a clear sign that Shirou had approached him when he was in a more agreeable mood to speak on such matters overall. ❝A great leader is one who can inspire – their charisma powerful and at times, overwhelming to those that look to them for direction. Their words ring deeply in the hearts of others, pushing and goading an individual to action with nothing but the energy they possess. If one can inspire the laziest man to stand up and pick up a hoe, then they are one to be reckoned with.❞

     A few Servants came to mind then and there, although it was not that Ozymandias would speak their names. He had little to no reason to even as examples. Shirou could decide who fit the description that Ozymandias brought forward and who did not on their own. ❝A good leader, though they can convince others to move forward, cannot do such in the same way as one who fits the intensity of a tsunami. They will not be noticed by their deeds save by those who are under them. The great one, however, will be known by all.❞ He paused, laughing slightly as he waved his hand. ❝Do not misunderstand. Having this trait does not make one an individual without fault, or even what would constitute as a ‘good person’ to another. A pirate who leads their men to kill and pillage neighboring villages can be just as great as the king who inspires his knights to lift their blades and fight to protect their homeland.❞

▲ + "Why are you like this?" Prompted. { @cursedjustice​ }

@cursedjustice said: Muramasa WAS having a decent conversation with Ibaraki until some overly ambitious Great Demon appeared trying attack them both, proclaiming it's foolish desire to eat them to gain more power. With one swift slash of Myoujingiri Muramasa, the demon was split clean in half. "Tch. Loud idgit." He looked over the remains and tossed it's heart to Ibaraki. "A snack. You were sayin' about those damn fools who tried to kidnap you to force you to work at a brothel that one time?"

The Oni was quite contently chatting to Muramasa, recounting some amusing tales of things that happened during his life that weren’t written down in the history books. When the Demon approached them, Ibaraki was annoyed more than Anything. The preposterous notion of some pipsqueak like this eating HIM made him bark a loud laugh, but just as he was about to summon his right hand and CRUSH the annoying pest, Muramasa decided to show of his impressive swordsmanship. 

“Good show!” he complimented, catching the heart and licking his lips with obvious eagerness for his unexpected little treat. He took a large bite of it and hummed contently, chewing and swallowing it before he picked up his tale right where heh had left off, clearly unfazed by the interruption. “So anyway, as I was saying, I was in my female form at the time and--”

@cursedjustice​ said : “Talk about-Makoto!”

-Approving Shirou noises in the distance-