Hololive: Reflection

Part Twenty-Three: Let's Do This

One day remains.

...

"Today's the day, man," Tamashi informed his Echo, holding back excitement, "Our biggest mission yet."

Shut up man, I'm gonna get nervous if you put it like that, Nozomi groaned, getting out of bed and rubbing his eyes, It's weird. I barely got any sleep last night, but I feel more energized than ever.

"You're determined, Nozomi," Tamashi grinned, "You really don't want anyone to die, don't you?"

Of course not, Nozomi shook his head, The thought of it terrifies me.

"You're kind hearted to a fault, you know that, Nozomi?" Tamashi sighed, "You better not go kicking yourself if someone dies out there. Such things happen in battle."

You're one to talk, Tamashi, Nozomi rolled his eyes, cracking a small grin, Didn't you say you told Ayame you wouldn't let anyone die today?

"Well- that's..." Tamashi stuttered before letting out an exasperated exhale, "You got me there. I guess I pulled one from you."

You should really stop stealing my lines, man, Nozomi said with a smug smirk, I know I'm a genius and all, but seriously, come up with your own material.

"Genius? Please, if you were a genius, you would've asked Roboco out by now," Tamashi teased, "It's clear as day she likes you, my guy."

Honestly, the Roboco teasing is getting old, Nozomi shook his head, You need to not only come up with original material, but fresh material too? Oh man, poor Tamashi...

"Y-you know what?" Tamashi stuttered, unable to think of a comeback, "Just get ready for work."

Nozomi grinned due to his victory as he complied, preparing his green kimono for wearing. As he did this, he glanced over at his sword. Walking over and unsheathing the blade, he looked at the engraving. The kanji for "pearl" and "samurai" adorned the bottom of the steel.

"Any story about this?" Nozomi asked Tamashi.

"Not particularly, to be honest," Tamashi chuckled, "The sword's hue was pearl-like and it reminded me of a samurai sword, so I thought engraving those kanji into the blade would make it look cooler."

"Well, it certainly does..." Nozomi agreed.

...

"Woah, you look just like a samurai when you swing your sword like that!" a girl with long black hair and circular glasses said eagerly, "I wish I looked like that when I used my staff!"

"H-hey, Ahmya!" Tamashi stuttered, his jet black hair glistening in the moonlight, "Father would kill you if he saw you up this late!"

"That's true, I suppose," Ahmya said, grinning, "Still though, how do you do it?"

"The Pearl Sword is special," Tamashi explained, "It allows you to transfer your energy to its steel. It almost becomes a part of you when you use it."

"So, it's just a trick with your blade then?" Ahmya gave a smug smirk, "Why don't I try it, then?"

"It's not just the sword," Tamashi rolled his eyes, "Believe it or not, I'm quite competent. It takes quite a bit of skill to use this sword, and as such not many have made use of the blade's power."

"Well, ain't you just a special li'l snowflake," Ahmya cheekily said.

"Shut up and get back to bed, Ahyma, I need to practice," Tamashi sighed, "I'll be back in an hour or two."