Chaldea Assorted Games Night! 4

Next, we have Lady Ushiwakamaru and Lady Taira-no-Kagekiyo.

But I doubt those two will need a guide. They should be able to manage just fine on their own.

Yes?

Yes?

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All they ever think about is killing, so they should have no trouble finding a game to suit them.

For example...

The Genpei Tou

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Yes?

Let me see, where was I? Oh yes, Lady Ushiwakamaru and Lady Kagekiyo.

One game I am quite sure they would enjoy is The Genpei Tou

Whoa there!

(Huff, huff, gasp...) Phew, that was too damn close!

I had to paraglide all the way from Diamond Head, but I'm here, and I'm ready to protect everything, in more ways than one!

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Hell yeah!

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U-um, what's going on with Tomoe? She doesn't seem like herself.

This is rough, not gonna lie.

'Course, I can't, like, really blame her, even if they are from a totes different time than me.

...For Tomoe, both Ushiwakamaru and Kagekiyo are kinda like mortal enemies.

You see, her husband, Kiso Yoshinaka, was killed by Minamoto-no-Yoshitsune.

Minamoto-no-Yoshitsune...

Right. And Ushiwakamaru is the Heroic Spirit of Minamoto-no-Yoshitsune's childhood Spirit Origin.

And Taira-no-Kagekiyo may be a Taira warrior at heart, but they materialized in Minamoto-no-Yoshitsune's body.

So they're basically the same person then!? Oh man...

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...Indeed not.

Really?

Really. Were it otherwise, I would never have invited them to join my club!

Perhaps my wording seemed harsh...but I have thought this through.

My earlier comments were not made with hatred or malice.

It is true that I will bear Lord Yoshitsune a deep grudge for as long as I live.

But...I also understand that Lady Ushiwakamaru's soul is from a time before she became Yoshitsune.

And while Kagekiyo's body may belong to Yoshitsune, their soul is made up of countless Taira warriors.

So while I do...occasionally sense Lord Yoshitsune's presence in them...

...right now, we are all comrades in arms fighting for a common Master.

So, at least with regards to playing games together as part of the same club, I am willing to make an exception...

A special exception!

...and put my anger aside for the time being. Again, this is a special exception!

I am doing my very best to be as magnanimous as possible!

Especially given that Lord Yoshinaka shows up in the sequel!

Sequel?

Gyaaah! Again! She's talking about the legendary game where you mow down waves of Genji again!

But like, Yoshinaka's a bad guy in the sequel, right?

Heeey! What're you doing!? Don't egg her on!

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Tomocchi told me about it.

The board game remake in particular is an excellent party game!

Gyaaah! (Coughing up blood)

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Oh for... We'll never get anywhere like this!

How much longer are you going to keep talking about this stuff!? Knock it off already!

You! You're the even more tyrannical Proper Human History CnocI mean, Queen Medb!

Hm? Who're you? Another new Altria? That's weird. You kind of remind me of, well, me.

Kanra kara kara! Don't forget about me!

Hm? I wonder what all the commotion's about? It looks like Master's there, too.

Wait. Oh crap, it's my mentor! Along with THAT one!

Don't call me "that one."

I just came back to this Singularity for a bit because I forgot something.

But wow, you're in an even sorrier state than usual, aren't you, Ushiwakamaru?

...What do you mean?

So you're having trouble coming up with a book idea, huh?

Ugh. Pathetic. Are you sure you're the same woman who actually gave me a run for my money one summer, not so long ago?

Oh, so that's your game.

If you're looking for a fight, I'm happy to oblige. It's about time I relieved you of that empty head, anyway.

Kanra kara kara! So, you're still as big of a fool as ever, Shana-oh!

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...Mentor.

What do you think that Spirit Origin of yours is for!? You're supposed to be enjoying your summer!

If you can't do that...I'll kill you myself right here and now!

It looks like there's going to be a battle, Master! Which side will you take!?

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Understood!

Understood!

Hahahahaha! Well done! Well done indeed!

Ow, ow, ow, ow... Not bad. Well? Have you snapped out of it yet?

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Grr... You are stronger...than you look...!

I'm not done yet! I can still fight, Mentor!

No, we're done. I, for one, am bored, so I'll just let the beach queen take it from here!

Ugh, this better be worth it. Anyway, don't tell me you don't know what to draw. It's obvious when you take a second to think about it!

The beauty pageant, right!?

That's what you should be focusing on! Forget about killing and lopping off heads for a bit!

The only thing you should be working on now is becoming the next beach queen!

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So that is what I should be doing in my summer Spirit Origin...

My Spirit Origin and Spirit Core do both still clearly remember the battles we had that one endless summer...

Right? That was when you and I both learned just how passionate summer can be.

And that means you can't escape, even if you wanted to. So quit resisting already.

You NEED to be looking for passion in the summer, whether in the real world or a digital one.

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Ushiwakamaru...

...But Medb, there IS no such thing as a beauty pageant game out there, right?

Th-there isn't!?

I'm not sure! I'm afraid I still don't know much about games, so...

Hmm, true. Okay then, how about an idol game?

You can wear swimsuits in those, right? Throw in the singing and dancing, and it's as close to our summer selves as you can get.

Good point!

They are!?

Nnn, I'm not sure!

Well, when I told them about some promising idol games

This idol kind of reminds me of my brother!

And that's not all. I swear this other idol is the spitting image of Shizuka!

How strange. This one resembles Lord Koremori, even though they are of different genders...

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Their fave idol characters, specifically!

Congratulations. Now you just have to put those feelings into your draft!

Let's see what they've got planned... "A Tale of Two Idol Game Faves"!

That's great! Okay, that just leaves one last draft to go!