(Oh, and apparently the poll's been reset momentarily or something...? that's kinda awful, I hope it's back to normal soon :p)
And what brings us today is, the backstory from Kaguya, plus Iroha's for added effect. We were kinda expecting Kaguya to have Grimoire Conversations already, maybe Seiten up there will give us the pleasure?
Enjoy!
Kaguya
A stately
mansion stood out amongst the luxury houses lined up in the city.
Five fine
young noblemen had come today to the mansion wherein resided Kaguya, the pride
and joy of the old, rich couple here as well as their only daughter. They came
aiming to propose to her.
The prettiest
girl in all the city, that claim could hardly be denied when it came to
describing Kaguya.
Although, the
prospect of becoming son-in-law to the millionaire couple, who were already quite
old, was also something worth no small consideration.
There was but
one condition to marrying her.
“He who wants
to marry Kaguya, bring me treasure!”
They were to
fetch the super weapon-like treasures scattered throughout the land known as
“Magic Clothing” and then, they were to fight and defeat Kaguya as she wielded
the treasures in battle.
“As promised,
Kaguya, my sweet, I bring to you the Fist of the Fire-Rat.”
It had been a
long journey. As such, what the young nobleman handed out was a pair of long
worn-out, gigantic gauntlets that were unwieldy and made of metal.
“However, they
appear to be broken. I don't believe you'll be able to best me using those. You
should merely surrender to your fate and quickly accept my proposal...”
“Oh-, these are
great! Kaguya's thrilled!”
With an
adorable look on her face and without the faintest trace of hesitation, Kaguya
equipped the gauntlets. The gloves, at least 10 times the size of her hands and
that had remained inert thus far, immediately began to give off a pale light as
soon as they were fitted on Kaguya's hands.
Kaguya touched
the ground with her glove, an innocent look about her, causing her abundant
twin mounds spilling forth from her unguarded chest area. The young nobleman
swallowed his saliva with a “gulp”, and attacked Kaguya.
“Well, now it
is time for your end of the bargain! Become miiiine!”
“How rude--!”
A wave of
raging flames burst out from the gloves all of a sudden and engulfed the young
nobleman. Though he had been spared being turned to charcoal, he would not be
wooing women ever again.
Four more gave
her one treasure each and each were defeated in turn, forcing them to flee as
Kaguya became stronger with each Magic Clothing.
“I wanna play
even more, and see just what these treasures can really do.”
It was at that
moment that someone else visited her mansion. A woman of incomparable beauty
and whose strength was leagues beyond that of the young noblemen who had fled
just now.
Indeed, it was
a beautiful fighter who sought to obtain the Queen's Blade.
“You'll do! If
you can beat Kaguya, then you can marry her!”
Sure enough,
can Kaguya defeat this powerful beautiful fighter?
They won't
know that unless they fight.
Iroha
My name is
Iroha. It is out of a large debt of gratitude that I serve and take care of my
Master. Though we are by no means living a life of luxury, I can honestly say
it brings me great joy to serve my Master each and every day.
However,
lately Master has been acting unlike himself. Could something be troubling him?
All he does is sigh all day…
No matter how
many times I ask, all he ever says is: “It's nothing, you needn't concern
yourself, Iroha.” Am I not doing enough in fulfilling Master's wishes? This
saddens me…
But one day, I
discovered Lord Tokugawa was to hold a fighting contest. Were I to achieve
victory there, would that by chance be what it takes to satisfy Master's
wishes!?
Just wait,
Master! I'll definitely win this contest, and prove to you that I can fulfill
any of your desires! That's how I decided I'd depart, seeking entry in this
fighting contest.
Yet, my
opponent today... what unconventional armor she is wearing, not to mention
she's clearly unarmed. Could she be some kind of specter, an ogre perhaps?
Sure enough,
can Iroha defeat these unknown opponents, and lay to rest her Master's worries?
They won't
know that unless they fight.
