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Kakita Aichiko: Reaction Before focus effects resolve in a duel involving Aichiko: Set the focus value of one of your cards equal to Aichiko's personal honor Speed of the blade: Focus effect: Give this card's focus value a bonus equal to the base personal honor of your personality in this duel.
My question is regarding the wording of Aichiko. If I focus speed of the blade with her is the total focus value of speed of the blade 8 or 5
Kakita Aichiko: If I focus speed of the blade with her is the total focus value of speed of the blade 8 or 5
Kakita Aichiko occurs "Before focus effects resolve", which must happen before Speed of the Blade, which has a Focus Effect.
Aichiko has a Personal Honor of 4, so the focus value of Speed of the Blade becomes 4. Then, the Focus Effect resolves, for an additional 4, for 8 total.