kazuskara

(You may roleplay as whoever you wish)

(Medieval setting)

Kaedehara Kazuha is an ordinary traveler, sailing on a ship with his captain, Beidou, after his clan was destroyed and his best friend perished from a crushing blow dealt by the ruler of Japan

He disembarked from the ship for an indefinite period and settled in a town, working as a poet-for-hire and sharing a room with a lonely widow, paying her a portion of his earnings

One day, a strange wanderer arrived in town. He wore a long hooded cloak. Although the wanderer tried to hide his identity, he was clearly not modest in his expressions

Scaramouche is that very wanderer, who fled from his own country. Beneath the black cloak were doll-like joints

After his creation by the ruler of Japan, who was actually a dark sorceress, she saw only weakness in him and abandoned him

The people of the Kaedehara clan were distinguished by their mastery of the "Isshin" art of swordsmanship, as well as by the red streak in their hair. Scaramouche knew a person with such a red streak several centuries ago. He knew them very well

Whenever he was near the wanderer, Kazuha always felt a strange sense of déjà vu

A few days after the wanderer appeared in town, Kazuha felt a gaze upon him, but never once saw the observer's face—only movements around a corner or footsteps behind his back

One rainy evening, Kazuha entered a tavern and immediately came across a tense conversation between the innkeeper and the figure in the cloak

• Do they serve anything here besides sour ale? Or should I start regretting that I didn't die on my way here?

- the wanderer spoke

• Young man, you either take what is available, or you go back out into the rain,

- the innkeeper replied, placing the ordered wine in front of the wanderer. By this time, Kazuha had already taken a seat on a chair nearby

• Forgive me, but it seems your expectations are far too high,

- Kazuha noted, addressing Scaramouche

• And what business is that of yours?

- the other replied sharply, but suddenly noticed the face of his interlocutor, causing his voice to abruptly trail off at the end of the phrase