< Sun And Snow Part 1 Opened >
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< This Memory Record will be shown based on the Battle Maiden's memories plus some things she get to know from others at that time, plus again some knowledge she gets after Ragna Twelve helped her know more about what happened at that time with his 'Twelve Eye of Time', transferring past visions to her before she confronted Player Ragna Current. >
( October 2020 )
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< Location: Main Exorcists Fortress, Kyoto >
" Arisu-Sama, we are very joyful to see you here! "
" To think you would come, but I must protest that you came here... "
" Uninvited!? " Arisu quickly responds, now with her new attire, she now covers her body with more traditional clothing this time, unlike her usual modern fashion attire.
"( Really hate this while in the Fortress, but what can I say? )" Arisu then tells the woman, the Fortress servants to take a rest as she and her bodyguards will take a stroll.
"( It is our custom to be traditional behind these Fortress gates, it is imperative for the Noble Clan orders the Fortress to be free from western culture to maintain the old tradition's purity. )"
"( Which is bullshit! )" Arisu says as she sees the fortress guards holding guns, despite them using traditional enhanced exorcist armor.
"( If you guys want to maintain the old customs, then why the f*k do you guys have guns here, aren't those western weapons! )"
"( Hypocrites, all of you! )"
"( You just want to keep the thing you're used to but you know the things of old would be wiped out someday, into ashes. )" Arisu still thinks of what she sees, being the modern person she is, she sees the hypocrites of those who maintain traditionalism like the Noble Clans whom always talk high about maintaining the tradition but in reality, it is all for their own purpose behind their big talk.
As Arisu walked down the aisle, she then sense a quite powerful presence, a presence she'd known for in the past.
" Arisu-Sama, this is... "
" I know... " Arisu says, for she then sees the person in front of her, the owner of such a powerful presence.
" I never thought I will see you here, lady Grand Holy Priestess-Sama. " the woman bows, an older woman, older than Arisu and one of the known Noble Clan Leaders.
" Oh my, look who's here... " Arisu says acting like she's surprised.
" It's the Fubuki Clan Leader herself, the High Priestess, Miss Fubuki Misaki! " Arisu says as she greets back the Fubuki Clan Leader (the mother of a person that will be important for the MC of this Webnovel).
" You honor me, young Noble Clan Leader. " Misaki says to her.
" I never thought that the Tsuchimikado Clan would address with great honor. "
" After all, since I'm technically part of the branch families, aren't I? " Misaki asks while Arisu went silent as she thinks about this.
"( Fubuki Misaki, the Current Clan Leader of the Fubuki. )"
"( This Clan is one part of the Tsuchimikado Clan's branches but they decided to make their own as they differentiate themselves from us. )"
"( Unlike the real Tsuchimikado, the Fubuki doesn't only excel in Spiritual Arts but also Martial Arts as well, a trait they used to compensate for their Spiritual and Gifted Powers' disadvantage against the Main Tsuchimikado Clan Members. )"
"( But, just like us... )" Arisu says as she sees the Fubuki Clan Leader's daughters coming in.
" We greet the Grand Holy Priestess," said Misaki's daughter Makino, coming in with her sibling Himeko and Kinako.
" We greet the Grand Holy Priestess. " the three daughters said as Arisu accepts it while counting the Fubuki's numbers.
"( 1...,2...,3... )"
"( Only three of them were here, huh? )"
"( Sad, rather than seeing her first three daughters, I rather meet and talk with the 4th one, the 'Snow Princess' herself. )" Arisu sighs as she was hoping to meet the Fubuki Clan Leader's 4th daughter.
"( But aside from that, this Fubuki Clan, despite our differences, we both share the same fate. )"
"( The decrease of male descendants... )"
" How lovely you bring your daughters before me, Lady Misaki. "
" Do you bring them here for me to give them blessings, hmmm...? " Arisu suddenly asks, teasing the Fubuki Clan Leader which hit shallow at first.
"( This brat! )" the Fubuki Leader thinks in her mind while her face maintains a cute smile.
" Well, lady Grand Priestess, I- "
" For someone who loves to marry many times, it seems you really picked a pretty good seed for your descendants, aren't you Fubuki Clan Leader!? " Arisu teased Misaki more.
"( Lady Misaki, the High Priestess with high ambition. )"
"( Your voice and mannerism might be as soft as snow, but inside you're nothing more than freezing ice, a person who cares nothing of other people. )"
"( Even to your own Clan, you were able to sacrifice them for your own needs and experiments, didn't you? Witch!? )" Arisu says while walking with the Fubuki Clan Leader towards the Main Hall for the Noble Clan Leaders meeting room.
" I must ask, were you here before me, Miss Misaki? " Arisu asks Misaki.
" Yes, Lady Priestess. "
" I am, the Clan Leader scheduled to guard this Fortress this week, remember? "
" This week? really, Miss Misaki? " Arisu asks as she could see she didn't elaborate further or try evading her question.
"( This woman, what is she scheming now? )" Arisu wonders as they arrived in front of the meeting door's room.
" After you, lady Priestess. " Misaki says while Arisu comes in first, followed by the High Priestess herself while their people, including Misaki's daughters, had to wait outside for only the Clan Leaders to be allowed to enter.
As the two get in, their subordinates stare at their opposing sides, the two factions who followed the two Clan Leaders looked at each other, analyzing each other.
" Hmph! " Makino says it smug in front of Arisu's men.
" Hmph! " Arisu's bodyguard replied to it, while they prepared themselves if the Fubuki daughter start behaving that will insult their honor or perhaps their leaders.
"( Focus on the Fubukis, men. )" said their leader as they wait and see for what happens next.
( Meanwhile. )
( Inside the Meeting Room )
" It's been a while, guess you really know how to prepare for a meeting aren't you..., Miss Misaki? " Arisu as she sees the whole meeting room covered in Blood, as she sees corpses everywhere.
The corpses of the other Japanese Noble Clan Leaders were all brutally killed.
After talking Arisu then continue to talk some stuff while analyzing the whole thing.
"( No, ice attacks... )"
As Arisu talks about some things, Misaki hears it all and laughs for she smirks at Arisu.
" Well, well, is that a surprised face you just made? " Misaki asks Arisu Arisu then lowers her black glasses to show Misaki her Gift Eye.
" You're saying? " Arisu says, telling that she already knew this will happened in the first place.
" Fubuki Clan Leader, Fubuki Misaki... "
" It seems this is time for you to show your true self. "
" You cunning witch! " Arisu says as she uses [Sun Arrows] to attack Misaki but then.
[ Snow Blizzard, Snow Barrier ]
Misaki creates a barrier, for she then protects herself from the arrow of the Sun God herself.
" Phew! " Misaki sighs as she survives Arisu's first and foremost primary attack.
" It seems you had long prepared for this, aren't you Fubuki Clan Leader? " Arisu asks as she then senses an incoming wave of Tainted Spirits, powerful ones, not just that...
*Outside Chaos*
" Hmph! I see... " Arisu says as she sees the battle outside, using her [Star Spiritual Eyes] between her men and the Fubuki Daughters, the three girls overpowered them.
" No wonder, I didn't see your 4th daughter, guess she's too pure for all of this, isn't she? " Arisu asks mentioning Misaki's 4th daughter.
" You mean Yukino? " Misaki asks, telling the Grand Priestess that she could've called her daughter's name instead of numbers.
" Yeah, I should've called them by names. "
" After all, those daughters of yours are all firsts, aren't they? "
" You Polyandric* hag! " Arisu says it, mentioning the Fubuki Clan Leader's greatest secret about her daughters.
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< Cutscene Ended >
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Extra:
Poliandric:
The Fubuki Clan Leader, High Priestess Misaki is Polyandry, she had many husbands giving her each of her daughters.
note: Yukino and Minako, Misaki's last daughters never once knew about this fact, only her eldest daughters were present here.