Akamine Yuuna no Shou 1-4N

Akamine Yuuna no Shou 1-4N

[Zouzu city - Sayabashi] [1]

Kir: The reason we were chosen is to fulfill a special duty. Me as a Miko, and you two as signal arrows.

Mir: Miroku heard... was told that we would be performing rituals.

Kir: Yeah. We will be driving away monsters, praying for bountiful harvests and good health.

Aka: Like the Taisha does every now and then?

Kir: No, those are just normal rituals. Like when you pull on a bowstring, let it ring and dispel the impurities.

Kir: We're different. We're physically releasing an arrow. And drive away monsters.

Kir: The name for that arrow is signal arrow. In other words, you.

Aka: Eh? We're going to be fighting monsters? Like the legendary Heroes?

Kir: Nope, those enemies are gone. Our enemies are people who try to disturb the peace.

Aka: Ah!

Kir: That's why we won't be wearing any garments like the great Heroes did. We'll be silently piercing through our targets.

Ren: Miroku was told it would be a hard duty of purging the impurities, but now it makes sense.

Aka: A-And we, middle schoolers, are going to do that?

Kir: Innocent girls chosen by Shinju-sama house great powers within their bodies.

Kir: And bestowing those powers upon you through a prayer is my job.

Kir: Your job is to exorcise evil with those paranormal powers. It's a duty that absolutely must not become public knowledge.

Ren: Exorcise evil. In other words...

Kir: Apparently, people who have divine power wielded against them fall into a coma.

Kir: And in the end, whether they'll be saved or have divine judgement passed upon them is up to Shinju-sama to decide.

Kir: I want you not to worry too much about it and just do your job as the arrows. That's what I think.

Ren: ...

Aka: ...

Kir: I bet you're at a loss for words with how sudden this was. The Taisha people will tell you more.

Kir: There's just one thing to say: Shinju-sama chose us to protect the peace from now on.

Ren: ...That's an honour.

Aka: Shinju-sama's will...

Kir: For the record, "she" will be watching your training.

Aka: Eh? Eeh? W-When you say "she", you can only mean one person, right?

Ren: Yes. The legendary Hero who lived through the apocalyptic war...

Aka: Nogi Wakaba-sama...

Kir: That's just how important the signal arrows are.

Kir: We're finally at peace, but something is in motion that threatens to return us to the days of the apocalyptic war.

Kir: The signal arrows are to prevent that. That's what I've been told.

Aka: If that's the case...

Ren: Yeah. We cannot leave it be.

???: Akamine Yuuna and Miroku Renge honed their skills through harsh training.

???: A year has passed. It is now the Divine Era, year 72.

Kir: Tonight is the night we finally begin our "rituals".

Ren: This is all so that the people may live.

Aka: The flames shall dance.

???: There are no flowers in this age. Only signal arrows that exorcise evil.


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Notes:
1 - Sayabashi (lit. sheathe bridge) is a landmark of Kotohira, the real-life prototype of Zouzu.