Master: I was your age when I came to live by the sword. I may have continued that life if war persisted. But the world changed, and so must the Way. Niten Ichiryu is not merely swordplay - It is the Musashi precept of ensuring peace. ...Y/n. You are special; your mind works differently. You possess the flexibility to embrace the new, the humility to revere the old, and the gentleness to yearn for peace. Above all, you sense the rational path forward. I chose you because I saw your potential. I'm sure your parents saw that as well and asked me to train you. I hoped to train you into a worthy opponent... It was not out of love, not compassion.
Y/n: ...Master...
Master: In the end, you were too kind. Were I young, perhaps I could-
Y/n: Master?
Master: My teachings offer you nothing but pain. If you were to come across such a fate, you would so readily accept it. To save people, of all things. Y/n... You were born in the wrong age.
Episode 2
Blundering Through The Flowerbed
(Morning arrives as the sound of rooster crows. Y/n slowly awakes as his eyes squint)
Saber: -ake...you...
Y/n: ...... (...Master...)
Saber: ...up. Can...hear..?
Y/n: (...No. He is already... That was so long ago...)
Saber: ...Wake up already, Y/n!
(Y/n fully awakes and sits up to see Saber waiting)
Y/n: ...Morning, Saber.
Saber: Don't call me-ugh, whatever. It's late, Y/n. This bodes ill for the future. How could a little skirmish wear you out so much? Good grief. I think next time I'll pour salt water into your eyes.
Y/n: I wouldn't advise that. I might draw my sword in the confusion.
Saber: Well, now! Y/n drawing a blade? Draw on me, and I might cut you clean in half.
Y/n: You might be right. So let's rethink the whole salt water thing.
Saber: Very well. Anyway, you need to hurry up and get out of bed.
Y/n: For what purpose?
Saber: I'll be staying at your house from now on. You said so last night, right? We slept and awoke. So next would be eating. Yes, it's time for breakfast! So get cooking, Y/n!
Y/n: ......
???: Y/n! It's terrible! All the houses around here have been destroyed...
(Kaya enters)
Saber: Oh, a guest?
Y/n: I wouldn't say guest. You just came here yesterday, Kaya. Why are you here aga-
Kaya: Your house is in shambles, too! What in the world happened?
Y/n: Oh, right... Last night... (I was attacked by some inhuman being...is not something I can tell Kaya about.)
Saber: Hm? It's pretty clear. An angry thunder god dropped a bolt of lightning around here! Which caused the big panic last night, right, Y/n?
Y/n: .......
Kaya: So it was lightning...
(Kaya sees her brother and Saber sitting across from each other)
...Ahem, more importantly, who is she?! So pretty... Wow... Uh, um, this is without a doubt... Did you bring a woman home?!
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Hope or Despair?
FanfictionIt is the Taisho Period in Japan. It has been several centuries since the end of a turbulent, blood-soaked era. People were enjoying peace and tranquility. But, a battle between seven pairs of Masters and Servants is about to begin, as the "Waxing M...
