Note: Now I can get rid of the nonsense that's piling up in my head. If I don't let it out, it's going to explode, and I don't know what the hell I might end up writing."
Translation: Word (Microsoft).
One-shot
Demon King and Demon Queen
I was walking to the largest room in the castle I roam. I wanted to distract myself from the many battles I have with Azi Dahaka. So, I was in Queen's castle to rest. While walking, I heard a melodic song as I approached.
🎶In a world of dreams, we'll take you, With magical notes, we'll envelop you.
It's Nightmare's voice, so she's here.
🎶Vibrations that lift you, To a place where desires slide.
That's Queen's voice; it seems they are singing a song.
🎶With each stanza, we weave spells, You'll lose yourself in this corner of infinity.
🎶Words dance, chords whisper, You'll immerse in an ecstasy you'll never forget.
The closer I got, the more palpable their duet became.
🎶And in this symphony of charm and mystery, We'll guide you into the unknown, sincere.
I reached the room and saw them singing and dancing.
I decided to approach to listen to their song.
Nightmare looked at me and smiled to continue the song.
🎶Answers are in the floating notes, In this musical universe, your destiny is noted.
I was confused because they were singing.
🎶Questions fade, answers intertwine, In our spell, reality shifts.
Their joint singing intensified.
🎶In the rhythm of magic, in the charm's beat, We take you to a place where everything is different.
The song reached its climax, and at that moment, I realized something too late; my body was enveloped by magic at the end of the song.
And now I find myself falling from the highest point; I could see a new world, perhaps magical, due to the sudden surge of spirit beings that I could feel in various directions.
Even my body is undergoing a great change; my height had reduced, as well as my body, resembling that of a child entering adolescence.
What did they do? How did they force my body to change from divinity to [Buddhism]?
I see that I am going to fall into a large lake. Well, I suppose it's a good thing; although I don't mind falling to the ground, I wouldn't receive any harm, to be honest.
Splash!
My body sank into the large lake; I could also see a girl bathing... Hah, I hope it doesn't turn out to be a problem, really.
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I was bathing in a large lake that Restia had found. I was enjoying cleaning my body after a tough training session with the old witch, although it was my last training before exploring more of the world on this little adventure I have before the Spirit Festival "Blade Dance" begins.
I have to win this festival to fulfill a wish.
A wish that may or may not be granted by the great Spirit Kings.
While thinking about the wish, something caught my attention in the sky.
There was a boy my age falling from that great height into the lake where I was bathing.
He won't die, right?
Splash!
The resounding sound of his body hitting the lake echoed; it even splashed the water where he had fallen.
I started swimming to save him in case he was injured.
Coming as fast as I could swim, I found the boy's floating body.
Is he dead?
It seems not; he had changed his position and was swimming upright.
—I'm surprised at your confidence in rescuing a stranger while being like that, —he said, pointing to my body.
...
RIGHT, I'M NAKED
I acted quickly as a maiden would in this situation.
—PERVERT!
I slapped him hard, sending him flying several meters from the lake.
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Why the hell did she slap me?
Well... she's somewhat justified in slapping me. I observed her naked body, which was developing, even in the lower part.
The lake has clear and crystalline water that clearly showed everything underwater.
I better stop thinking about the lower part of that girl.
I started swimming to the edge of the lake to get out.
Thanks to the slap, I was very close to the shore.
Getting out of the lake, I looked back at the girl who was swimming on the other side of the lake.
Something caught my attention.
It was a jet-black sword leaning against a stone.
I decided to approach to get a better look at the sword, although seeing where it was, it is surely the girl who slapped me.
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I felt the presence of that boy coming to my location.
Will he come to apologize?
Although it was his fault for his comment, if he hadn't said anything, I wouldn't have slapped him at all.
Dressing quickly and grabbing Restia, I raised my guard in case he wanted to attack.
—I'm sorry for earlier, but may I see that sword?
He apologized, and he also wanted to see Restia.
I frowned. —Why would I let you see her? — There was no reason to leave my precious friend in the hands of that boy.
—I promise it will be quick; I just want to feel the steel the sword is made of.
I raised an eyebrow. —Are you a blacksmith?
—Ah... it's been many years since I stopped being a blacksmith after becoming a spirit... — He put his right hand to his chin as he said that.
Can someone become a spirit?
That's the only thing that caught my attention.
—Alright, I'll let you hold Restia, but return her quickly.
—Thanks. —He took Restia and began looking at the Vorpal Sword from various angles. —Oh, this is interesting... a demonic sword... with the power of darkness and lightning... interesting abilities for a sword, to be honest.
How the hell did he see the abilities of the Vorpal Sword?
I was surprised by his observation skills; he easily saw Restia and her abilities.
—Heh, really thanks for letting me observe your sword; I can't imagine what the pinnacle of a master's sword skill would be. Haha, maybe it could reach the point of destroying a mountain with a single swing.
He seemed happy to discover Restia's power.
—I haven't reached the level of destroying a mountain, but who knows if I'll achieve it in the future.
—A rigorous training and experience; you'll surely show a level beyond human limits.
—I have no idea what the limit of a human is, but my skills already surpass those of a professional fencer by far.
—That catches my interest; want to have a fencing match?
—I'm fine with that; after all, as you said, I need more experience to surpass human limits.
I was smiling; I was going to have another fight other than the old witch.
—Haha, true, prepare your stance because we're starting to fight.
He took out an oriental sword called a Katana.
A beautiful katana of jet black, like Restia.
—Six Cuts.
That's what I heard from the boy to quickly realize that six cuts were coming at me.
I ended up using Thunderclap to escape.
He was very fast; I need to pay full attention to his attacks since I didn't see him swing his weapon.
—Incredible, you managed to dodge that; so how about ten cuts.
Using Thunderclap again, I managed to escape the attacks that were coming in all directions to my body.
He's really dangerous; if it weren't for my abilities and speed, I would surely die in a life-or-death battle with this boy.
I have to go all out if I want to defeat this boy.
—Absolute Sword Art - 9th Destructive Form, Bursting Blossom Spiral Blade Dance, 16 consecutive strikes.
Chas! Chas!
Chas! Chas!
Chas! Chas!
Chas! Chas!
Chas! Chas!
Chas! Chas!
Chas! Chas!
Chas! Chas!
I was surprised and frozen.
My attack was easily repelled by him.
I would understand if he tried to move to dodge since it was the first time, he saw my ability.
But it was repelled without any difficulty, attacking my attack, clashing sword with sword where you could even see the sparks it released with each sword clash.
—That was an interesting fencing skill, but I would advise you never to reveal your attack when you're slow and weak; you can easily say it if your enemy is too weak, but it won't work with me. I'll easily discover your movements if you disclose your abilities.
I received a sermon for revealing my ability, but he's somewhat right in that I would reveal my next move to my enemy; it's something I learned from the instructors who educated me to be an assassin.
I had changed a lot since I escaped, and I forgot some things I had learned as an assassin.
—But still, your fencing skills are amazing; you'll really become the best swordswoman if you keep improving and gaining more experience to continue your growth.
The katana he had in his hand had disappeared when he said that; it seems our little confrontation is over.
It's a shame; it would serve to continue improving, as he said.
—Thank you very much; you really remind me of the old witch.
—Old witch? She seems interesting if she has that nickname, haha.
—She's my teacher, and she has an incredible fencing skill. I'm sure she's the strongest, and no one can defeat her, but she's getting older, and her skills may decline with age.
—Well, you're somewhat right; age is sometimes a problem. How I would have liked to meet her at her best and have a fight.
—By the way, how did you get to this place?
I asked something that caught my attention since he had arrived falling from the sky.
—Oh, that, it was my two daughters' fault. I heard them singing, and it was a magical ritual to take me to another place. I realized too late; I got distracted by the song, well, what can you do? Now I'm in this place.
—Can you go back?
—Yes, but it will take some time before I can achieve it.
—How long will it take you to achieve it?
—It depends.
—Depends?
—Yes, on how much fun I can have in this place. It seems interesting since you showed a demonic sword, so I'll be exploring, and where are you going?
—I'm going to participate in the Spirit Festival 'Blade Dance' and win to fulfill a wish.
—Wow, that catches my attention more; so there are Spirit Kings capable of granting wishes. This place becomes more interesting.
—I'm curious, why do you always call it 'this place'? Don't you belong somewhere in this world?
—Haha, truth is, no, I belong to another world where it's also interesting. Just to tell you that a human can become a god if they're lucky enough to get [divinity], and by the way, I haven't told you my name... let's see... Demon King... Oni King... Demon Lord... Senji Muramasa or Sengo...
His voice had dropped to a murmur; I only heard something that surprised me.
A human can become a god.
In this world, they would be a Spirit King equivalent to a god in his world. So, in this world, can someone become a Spirit King?
I have no idea how to verify it; I already had a wish I had to fulfill for Restia.
—All right, call me Sengo; it's a pleasure to meet you.
He extended his hand, and I responded with a handshake.
—Likewise, I'm Ren Ashbell; seeing your interest now in the Blade Dance, do you want to accompany me?
—Of course, it will be interesting to see more people with incredible combat skills.
With that, we left the large lake hidden in a part of this incredible forest; we already had a place destined to go.
This Spirit Festival 'Blade Dance', I will win it and fulfill Restia's wish.
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Note:
Senji Muramasa from F/GO, Azi Dahaka, as well as Nightmare and Queen, belong to the world of "Mondaijitachi ga Isekai kara Kuru sou desu yo?" It's a crossover that I plan to do to introduce the story of this Senji Muramasa residing in Little Garden of Mondaiji. Someday, I'll write it. I wanted to write this one-shot featuring Senji Muramasa (Mondaiji) in "Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance" with the female version of Kazehaya Kamito. Of course, it was a cross-dressing, but for this one-shot, I portrayed Kazehaya Kamito as a woman. Since this story will go unnoticed for obvious reasons, I don't think anyone will be bothered by using the female version of Kazehaya Kamito. Now, I bid farewell.
Goodbye, goodbye.