Shinigami are not known to be charitable. They are, after all, gods of death. It is risky to believe in capricious powers that view life as worth so little." "Every day is a risk," Cho said. "A hundred risks. Maybe I'll cross the wrong person, start that fight I can't win. Maybe something in the broth I eat will be off. Maybe a tree branch will fall at just the wrong moment as I pass underneath. Every fight we enter is a risk. Perhaps I'll have a bad day. Perhaps I'm a little too tired and slower than normal. Perhaps my enemy knows how to counter every move I make. Life is a series of risks,
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