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Zendra

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An adventurerer in another world

Kazuo: Could y'place these there?

Kaori: Sohdesu né. (Sure thing)

She grabs the basket full of fruits and puts them on top of a shelf.

Kazuo: That's all for today.

Kaori: Yokata! (Thank goodness)

She stretches her body as Kazuo turns off all the lights.

A few moments later.

Both of them are in a Japanese style living room.

Kaori: Arigato. (Thanks)

Kazuo: Daijoubu. (It's ok.)Did I say it right?

Kaori: Yep.

Kazuo: The old wheel still spins.

Kaori: This place has weird sayings.

*Ting ting*

Kazuo: Coming.

He opens the door, holding a pen but drops it immediately.

Kazuo: Aniki?

...Mellord presents....

A young lad with a long sword, black long hair and a warrior's robe sit with them in the living room with a small girl about as big as a human head with four pink petals for wings and green clothes and two finger rings worn in the wrist, like a perfect fit.

Kaori: So this is your son?

Kazuo: Yep.

Rosemary: And I'm his friend. Rosemary.

Aniki: Dad, who's this?

Kazuo: Oh, this is Miyako. Miyako Kaori.

Aniki: What's she doing here?

Kazuo: Nothin' much. Just livin' with me.

Aniki: So she's homeless?

Kaori: Hey! I'm right here y'know.

Aniki: So what?

Kaori: Jāku. (Jerk)

Aniki: What was that?

Kaori: Nandemonai. (Nothing)

Rosemary: Hey, what's she saying?

Kazuo: She ain't from here. She's from Tokoto.

Kaori: Tokyo.

Kazuo: This one was better than the last one.

Kaori: Guess it's true.

Aniki: Where's that?

Kaori: Another world.

Aniki starts laughing.

Aniki: Another world you say?

Rosemary: Wait, I read a few books about this.

She slowly flies towards Kaori to observe her.

Suddenly, Kaori's face lights up as she covers her face.

Kaori: Kawai.

Rosemary: What?

She pulls Rosemary in for a hug.

Rosemary: Too tight. Too tight.

She immediately let's go.

Kaori: Komenasai. (Sorry.)

Kazuo: And that's all.

Aniki: You have a problem with trusting people.

Kazuo smirks.

Kazuo: And that trust is the reason you're alive.

Kaori: So why're you back?

Aniki: I was around the area and decided to visit.

Rosemary: He ran out of money and hasn't eaten anything since morning, to feed me.

He suddenly and angrily gets up.

Aniki: Hey. Don't you just-

*Growl*

Kaori: Was that your stomach?

A few moments later, Aniki is enjoying some udon whereas Rosemary has a small pot of honey.

Kaori: You're helping me with the dishes.

She glares at Aniki.

Aniki: What? Why?

Kaori: Because I've been doing them for almost one full month.

Kazuo laughs.

Kazuo: So true.

Aniki: Why can't she do them?

He points at Rosemary.

Kaori: Because she's cute. Duh.

Aniki: How's that fair?

Kaori: It isn't. Kinda the whole point y'know.

Few moments later.

Kazuo: Here you go.

He opens a sliding paper door to a room with two futons on the ground with a small basket, having small mattresses and pillows.

Aniki: Y-you don't accept me to share a room with her right.

Kazuo: Yep I do.

Kaori: Here you go.

She hands Rosemary a rose about as big as her.

Rosemary: So cool.

Kaori puts it on her back and straps it on, using a vine worn around her waist like a belt.

Kaori: Perfect.

Rosemary looks around and suddenly glows up with magic, powering the flower.

Kazuo: What do you think, Miyako?

He looks at Kaori.

Kaori: About what?

Kazuo: About there only bein' one room.

She looks at the arrangement of her room and gets shocked.

Aniki: Exactly my point.

Kazuo puts his hand on Aniki's shoulder and smiles.

Kazuo: Well, y'got no choice.

Kaori sighs.

Kaori: At least we have different futons.

She starts going inside but Aniki stops her.

Aniki: Stop!

Kaori: Nani? (What?)

Aniki: You're not gonna fight back?

Kaori: Nande? (Why?)There's no point anyways.

Kazuo: Sou dana.(Exactly.)

A few moments later.

All three of them are lying in their own beds.

Aniki: I just got back.

Rosemary: Want me to do it?

He looks up and nods.

Kaori: Do what?

Rosemary: Mikyako-chan.

Rosemary gets up from her bed and covers her lip with her finger, smiling.

Rosemary: Not telling.

Aniki suddenly gets up from his futon.

Aniki: Rosemary. What's 'Chan'?

Kaori: Relax. It's a Japanese thing.

Aniki angrily gets to bed as Rosemary starts to circle around the room, releasing a pink glittering powder from her petal-wings into the air.

The next day.

Kazuo: You're goin' already?

Rosemary and Aniki stand by the door.

Rosemary: Yep.

Aniki: The call of adventure is too strong.

Kazuo smiles.

Kazuo: Guess you've always been like this.

Kaori: Chotto matte. (Hold on.)Chotto matte kudasai. (Hold on please.)

She comes out of the room wearing a royal red and plump pink Kimono furisode with flora garment, a decorative obi belt tied around her waist with a ribbon on the left frontal side. Her Kimono shows her entire right hand including the shoulder and a bit of the chest area-the chest area covered with a white inner wrap and a white and red wrap around her wrist with a pink ribbon. Her Kimono reaches to half her hip with the rest being covered by gray tights and a golden-white pair of boots, and gray gloves on both hands revealing the thumb in each.

Her hair is set as a ponytail getting to the level of the back with small braids in front of her face, and two long braids reaching the shoulders in front of the ears. The ponytail was held together with a red string, tied to a ribbon.

Two thin bent plates of metal reside in her left shoulder, layering on one another. A big blue cloth, fully going around her waist, with golden wave-like patterns remained sandwiched between the Kimono and the Obi belt. Through the knot of the red string on her head, went a large golden pin with a ring attached like a hook on the other side. On the obi black belt, a golden '霊' (sprit) symbol remained.

All three of them remain shocked.

Rosemary: Woah girl. You look fabulous.

Aniki: What in the name of Zendra-

Kazuo: What's up with the new outfit?

Aniki: Yeah!

Kaori: Well. I put some thinking into it and... Kazuo-kun.

Kazuo looks at her.

Kaori: I'm going on a journey with them throughout Eutika. I wanna further understand this magical realm I got transported in.

Kazuo claps.

Kazuo: That's... GREAT!

Aniki: What!

Rosemary: Yay, more companionship.