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“Han’s man Gao is with him”

“Throw your weapons out and surrender,” Oni’s voice boomed across the rooftop

“So you can fra the Japanese Prime Minister?” Joe shouted back “No thanks”

“Then coht,” Oni said “Or wait for the robots to come up and tear you apart It makes no difference to me”

“He does have us at a disadvantage,” Nagano said

“And he’s not wrong,” Kurt said “The situation is only going to get worse when the robots arrive”

“So we charge hiested

“I thought you were against suicidal plans,” Kurt said

“In principle,” Joe said “But we’re running out of options”

“I have an idea,” Kurt told hi Fire a shot his way every once in a while to keep his attention on you” As Kurt spoke, he held up the sword “I’ to flank himsamurai-style”

As Kurt le round as a conversation starter “You don’t have much to hide behind up there,” he pointed out “Out in the open and all exposed All I need is one good shot and you’re a dead man”

“You’ll never get that lucky,” Oni laughed “But if you want to coet to your feet and give you a fighting chance”

“I suspect he’s probably lying,” Nagano said

Joe laughed “And I suspect you’re right”

In response to the offer, Joe held the gun over the opening and fired again