Character

Miyamoto Musashi

A swordsman from the early Edo period, Musashi was renowned as the strongest swordsman in the history of Japan. He founded the Niten Ichi-ryū (二天一流, ?) school of swordsmanship -- a martial art that involved the dual-wielding of a katana and wakizashi. ......or so it should have been, but seems that her circumstances are somehow different from the Musashi that left his name in history. 「Eh? The Musashi in this world is a man? 　And also extremely famous? What a surprise!」 As you see, the person herself has a relaxed, open attitude that never gets worked up. Having no particular interest in victory or prestige, yet sloven with alcohol, a sucker for money and weak against free food. However, all those who confronted and were beaten by her in battle said this in the end: ───a vibrant flower of tengen. 　　Her sword reaches the heights of nothingness. In the proper history, Musashi was born in Oohara, Sakushu (modern day Mimasaka, in the Okayama prefecture), at 1584. His father was a practitioner of martial arts named Shinmen Munisai, who served as an instructor of martial arts to the Shinmen House of lords of the Takayama Castle, and who received the name of Shinmen from his employer’s family. Shinmen Munisai built a dojo of jutte techniques in the Miyamoto village of the Yoshino district, and Musashi would later call himself “Miyamoto” due having this land as his hometown. He left behind many anecdotes and went through numerous battles against martial artists upon reaching adulthood - especially during the ten years of his 20s. Those famous bouts are even now seen as a staple of the entertainment industry. However, the truth behind the episodes of these ten years of battle is mostly wrapped in mystery and there are strong suspicions about them being mere fiction. His female counterpart is cheerful and openhearted, a female swordsman that is lively yet dignified. She is constantly full of pride, acting complacently, but that does not mean she is looking down on her opponent. She is merely enjoying life. Her way of expressing emotions is somewhat great. She greatly laughs and gets greatly surprised. While she has a broad-minded personality that laughs off most things, due to being “someone who masters the way of the sword” at her roots, she is very dry and severe in regards to the taking of lives. That being said, she falls in love easily and likes to be depended on very much. She also likes to be praised very much. Weak to flattery. She has a banchou disposition that loves a brawl. Although she has a sense of justice, she never preaches to be righteous herself. She is fundamentally a carefree wandering vagabond, but she becomes ruthless when coming across scenes such as “an one-sided massacre”, “trampling on people’s dignity, convictions for fun” or “stealing my food when I’m hungry”.