Maidens and Weddings don't mix (Job, Misayo and Brad)

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This was going to be somewhat fun, she wasn’t sure if she was so ready to be a guest in such a wedding which wasn’t performed in the name of religion or anything of the sort. But as an ex-shrine maiden, she was sure to be able to relax and enjoy herself more now that she didn’t have such duties to behold anymore. On the bright side, this wasn’t because she was a friend or anything of the such of the couple, but she was in fact here because of a job that she decided to take on. According to the job she took on, someone got themselves into trouble with a stupid ex-lover. Personally, Misayo has never loved anyone apart from her family, but her trust broken with her father made her sympathise with her.

To this wedding, Misayo had to wear a formal outfit as it was important to do so. Unfortunately she had to quickly get one handmade for her with the little money she had because the only thing that survived in the shrine was herself, her father and the katana that was now bound to her until her death. She hoped this was going to be the very thing that was going to help her put the issues with the ex boyfriend and the whole shenanigans to rest.

It seemed that nobody that was causing disruption was around but Misayo couldn’t help but feel slightly uncomfortable, anxiety was itching in her bones and she didn’t know how to truly feel… This was going to be a major thing involving fighting that she wasn’t sure how her magic was going to handle it… it was just a katana after all. What would a girl with a flaming katana do?? Even she didn’t know her limits yet and she just wanted to know just how far she could go as a mage… well… there was always a start in everything.

“Ah, you must be… the mage… right?” A female spoke out of the blue and it shattered Misayo’s train of thought, the female had to turn and gazed over at the female, she seemed all done up and pretty. This must be soon to be mrs. Goldstar.

“Ah, yes. I am indeed. I do hope that I will help solve this issue somehow.” She noted as she bit her lower lip. Some time has passed since the job began and nothing really was happening. “I must congratulate you, by the way. I would do so later, but I do not know when the target arrives.”

“You should lighten up…” The soon-to-be wife spoke in a concerned tone.

“Do not worry about me.” Misayo reassured. “Just get ready for the wedding. Soon will be the ceremony and then the party.”

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HP - 100
MP - 100%
Words: 462

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The female felt sorry for the bride when she spoke them words, but in reality the bride shouldn’t really be concerned with a stranger in the first place. Misayo wondered what it would be like to be a bride herself, but then immediately felt afterwards that she was being a tad too selfish and knew she had other matters to attend to in a proper and polite manner. She had to focus on keeping everything under her watchful eyes…

It seemed that the bride was speaking to someone else now, it was good she was keeping herself busy, but she really should get herself ready for the wedding. No matter, she can take the time now to just inspect what a wedding looked like before the ceremony itself. She wondered if her brother had been to weddings before, he was banished from the Oshiro family so he probably has in one way or another.

Ah, it seemed that the bride has finally walked away from a dude who looked… very rich and fancy it seemed. She was glad that she managed to get a fancy outfit from the tailor herself, she would have been struggling to know what to wear considering she had absolutely nothing.

The lass decided she had enough hanging around and decided to have a little walk, maybe she can then scout out some others too, maybe even some of the cronies. It would keep her busy and it would help her to not feel so much anxiety towards the job.

That was when she bumped into him, of course, it was by accident. It was awkward at the same time however, this was because she bumped into the same man that the bride was speaking to after she spoke to her… well… that was an interesting way to greet someone in her opinion??

“Hello!” She spoke in a lighthearted tone as she tilted her head gently to the side, she tried to keep her cool even though she felt a bit uncomfortable right now. “I do apologise, I was… you could say I was… daydreaming.” She admitted as let out a big sigh. “I should get back…”

Suddenly, some voices of anger can be heard nearby and Misayo seemed to be alerted by it, she had to dispatch them quickly! They could be the objective!

“Sorry! Gotta go!” She shouted as she ran towards that direction.

“This early… it was bound to happen…” She retorted, maybe they were trying to crash it early, well she was going to crash them instead!

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HP - 100||MP - 100%
Words: 426
Notes: Rolling

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Misayo running on a dose of anxiety and excitement, this is finally the time where she can finally be an actual mage, she didn’t know how everyone would react to her magic since her magic was a really weird one was far as she knew… it was fire, but the fire was almost always attached to the katana itself. This was all thanks to observations that she usually takes into account from when she usually shows off such a thing in the first place.

While Misayo ran to the source of the commotion, she spotted that the male was running with her… something told her that they were working towards the same goals, or something similar anyway... finally, they arrived and it seemed that what Misayo thought… was true. There were three people being innapropriate for the wedding and Misayo knew she had to stop what was going on. Misayo was just about to get out her weapon however to kiss it when she noticed that Brad managed to take out a sword… out of nowhere?! What kind of magic was that?? That seemed pretty cool! She never seen that type of magic before. She would probably have to ask later since the male spoke out seriously about the three going into the hospital.

They simply shrugged their shoulders, they disregarded what the man was saying, the three must have been really brave or really stupid because they weren’t just dealing with him whatsoever… they were dealing with another mage, two is better than one and the fact that her magic focused on giving out burns, then it’s not really a good idea. Nonetheless, they charged at him. She decided to give him some assistance.

“Oh no you don’t!” The maiden cried out, finally showing off the hilt of her katana to the little crew and quickly placed her lips on the hilt. Fire suddenly popped out from the hilt of the katana, revealing it to be a katana blade that was completely made of fire, nothing more, nothing less.

She noticed that the guests were starting to panic at that very fact, but there was nothing else that Misayo could really do about it. This was her magic and she embraced it fully. “Keep going and I will make mincemeat out of you three!” She declared as she shook her head, nonetheless one of them then began to charge at her. She was going to have none of it, that was when she held the katana in front of her and just blew on the katana to extend the flames that was connected to the katana, the fire landed on one of the three and they started to scream in pain. Seems like they couldn’t really handle the fire after all…

Afterwards, Misayo then sliced her target quite a few times before the target then fell onto the floor… Maybe she had gone too far.

“Oops…” She chuckled, scratching the back of her head afterwards.

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Misayo had to stop and look to Brad after she admitted her mistake. She didn’t think that she would be able to help in one way or another, but she did and boy was she glad that she managed to deal with one of them in time, even if it made everyone feel awkward seeing a katana wielding female that probably had nothing better to do then fight with fire. That was not the case, Misayo was just bound to the sword and is currently getting to know her magic, she cannot fight fully with fire, but she can most certainly deck people whenever it’s necessary to. She guessed it was a downside to having a very dangerous type of magic in a sense.

Seeing the man and the woman then charge at Brad worried Misayo, she had to quickly drift out the way ever so gracefully only to see the fancy dressed male beat the living daylights out of them within reason. Misayo had to admit, he was a decent swordsman, he must’ve had lots of sword training which kind of made the katana user a tad envious, she would like to get to know how to use her katana more efficiently since the katana cannot cut, only lend out severe burns.

It seemed that the problem was quickly dispatched, that was pretty cool. She managed to pull it off with someone else by her side too which was even cooler, she didn’t think there was someone else here who was going through the same task as her. She was glad at that, it would make things certainly easier for her and her awkwardness, they can be awkward together!

The man soon introduced himself as Brad Clad, a member of Infinity Hydra… that was a pure coincidence in the eyes of the fire maiden. She was a little bit shocked, but she didn’t dare show just how shocked she was, instead she kept her cool and bowed down a little like all shrine maidens did when they were working in their shrines. “Yes! It does indeed!” The female exclaimed as she bowed back up and gazed at him for a good few seconds. “My name is Misayo, Misayo Oshiro. I find it pure coincidence that we are here doing the same task because I am also one of the newer members of Infinity Hydra. I hope we can synergise well.” She spoke with some formality to her tone of voice before she chuckled some more. She looked to all the guests, some were still slightly shaken up, but she was glad they were all safe and sound.

“Anyways, now that introductions are over…” She mumbled as she kissed the hilt of her katana once more to allow the flames to die down. “We should wait for more disturbances so we can surprise them, sound good??” She questioned the male as she bit her lower lip, she was so ready to kick some butt if more appeared.

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Speaking to Brad was like an ounce of fresh air, it was definitely different from the people that she was so used to speaking to, that being said, it could be because they had a much more casual approach, much more casual like her anyway which was fair enough, Misayo was brought up to be a young woman with proper mannerisms and a big dollop of formal attitude towards everyone that she would come across, not that this bothered her as much, but it may make her appear that she was a bit of an emotionless person, which was completely untrue. She loved many things like any other normal mage… except she was still learning about the human world.

Misayo slightly panicked the moment Brad reminded them that they were guests but retained her emotions quite well on that retrospect. Keeping her composure, she simply smiled awkwardly and looked around. She forgot that she was also a guest here… oops…

“Ah, my apologies.” She started as she gazed upon the male. “It seems I forgot that we are also guests here. Being someone who used to be a shrine maiden, I keep forgetting that I now have the ability to lighten up.” Misayo nodded as she looked to her katana hilt, she remembers that day so well still, it’s etched into her brain and she struggled to understand why her mother told them that she was the one that had to do it…

That was when the female clapped her hands lightly, maybe now was the chance for her to get to know her guildmate aswell which would be cool! “I am going to warn you now however, I am a lightweight, I have never have an ounce of alcohol in my life.”

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The maiden listened to his words, nodding and understanding where he was coming from… it seems them both were going to find out just how far they can do with their tolerance to drinking. Misayo hoped that she didn’t get a major hangover after the drinking bonanza but she was sure it was going to be a good time to let herself loose without anything or anyone stopping her.

Suddenly, some shouting and yelling could be heard coming from this dude and it clearly affected the local area which caused distress towards the others. Misayo had to stop this with Brad right now otherwise the others would never experience true entertainment. Listening to Brad’s words once more, she nodded and then shown the hilt of her katana once more, placing her rosy lips on it’s hilt before flames roared out in anger. She was totally ready to kick some butt and do with style!

“I heard you loud and clear.” Misayo smirked, she never really was a leader, always a bit of a follower, which was quite understandable since shrine maidens always had to follow a religion and were usually quite peaceful people, never rebellious and trying to break away from such a thing like Misayo is trying to do right now.

Stationing herself near the male by walking over to him elegantly, she tilted her head as she kept her sword quite close to her… she was ready to take him out, but she figured that it would probably be best if Brad kickstarted the whole thing… she didn’t seem really good at doing the whole stopping thing.

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It was time! Brad done all that he could and so it was her turn to pull off some moves herself, she had to admit once again, Brad was an impeccable fighter. He knew pretty well what he was doing and being the type of person who was still learning, she found it pretty interesting to watch his every movements, trying to learn how some people go about it, this gave out a lot of the person’s personality in one sense or another, although she would prefer to not exactly admit it because she could be even more inexperienced then she originally thought.

After Brad finished off his barrage of attacks, the female brandished her weapon once more, letting her lips lightly touch the hold of the sword before it released it’s true power… she had to admit, it was the strangest way to activate a weapon, but she loved it nonetheless because it out some sort of warning if anyone noticed it’s activation: potentially, it could tell others to back away from her otherwise she would SERIOUSLY burn them to a crisp.

Charging straight in, the female’s dainty feet carried her for the small step of the way before she got into a samurai stance. “Hold stance!” She shouted before she used her burning sword to slice him vertically and horizontally, making sure that she moved behind him as she did so. She then turned around and was preparing for her next move… that was when the male tried to hold her blade and failed miserable as his fist just clenched together. This hurt his hand badly. It was the perfect opportunity! The man was in pain and seemed distracted from the burn! She quickly de-activated her weapon before giving him a harsh bonk to the head with the hilt, knocking him unconscious.

The female looked around awkwardly before she knelt down beside the seemingly limp body and placed her two fingers on his neck… Yeah, he was unconscious, that was always a good sign. “He seems to be done in. By that, I mean unconscious” She stated before she stood up and looked to Brad, allowing herself to exhale before she bit her lower lip. “I must have hit him too hard on the head.”

Nonetheless, the others seemed rather relieved regardless and some even stood up to pick up the unconscious ex-boyfriend and placed him on a chair, making sure to bound him to the table and used some sort of magic to cover his mouth… That didn’t look friendly.

“I guess they must be doing that until some sort of authority arrives.” The fire maiden assumed before glancing over to Brad once more. “But it seems the problem is over... Now how about a few drinks??”

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Brad was right, Misayo took the attacks way over the top. However, Misayo also knew that she was still a bit rusty with this kind of work. She knew she would improve however and she knew that everything will be more or less settled the moment she got used to the whole mage thing. Right now, she was glad that everything was finally over and done with because it meant she had completed her mission. It was time for fun! Joy! Laughter! Things she hardly experienced back at the shrine because of the upbringing she was given upon birth. Her father or mother cannot tell her what to do nor is her little brother here to keep her in check.

Seeing the waiter come around finally with some sort of drinks on himself, the glasses were… interesting. She would have thought that the glasses would be longer and much more simplistic… instead they looked much smaller than she thought they would be. Nonetheless she watched the man grab two of the glasses and was handed one by Brad himself… he was such a gentleman.

“Cheers!” The female exclaimed, also raising her drink before she tipped the glass on her rosy lips and tipped the glass, letting the liquid enter her throat… The moment she finished it, the female had to cover her mouth and cough heavily, she understood that it might be really strong, but she didn’t think that it would make her cough or splutter… maybe she should set for something a little lighter.

“Oh, I know!” The maiden giggled as she stood up. “Let’s get some vodka and coke!” Misayo smiled softly as she grabbed Brad’s hand to take him to the bar. She wanted to try this vodka and coke stuff, she only had coke before, but it was never mixed with vodka… she was told that vodka was a very bad thing to have because it was alcoholic… well nobody was going to tell her now!

“Excuse me!” The female exclaimed as she tried to gain the attention of the bartender who was busy preparing another drink for a guest, he quickly noticed her afterwards and he walked over to her. “Please may me and my friend have vodka and coke please??” She asked politely as she exhaled. Now she couldn’t wait to try the vodka and coke!

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Misayo couldn’t believe what she was actually pulling off. She didn’t think she would have so much drinking before, she was in love with it though, this must be what others called ‘social drinking.’ Where people have fun in social gatherings while drinking at the same time. Now she has experienced it herself fully, she was having so much fun with Brad specifically. She hoped she didn’t make any mistakes though, she really didn’t want to make any mistakes that could cost her something important.

Drinking the vodka and coke, she was enticed by it’s taste, it mixed so well! She didn’t think such a thing could exist in the first place. Now she was excited and she didn’t know what else to think. But there was one little problem, she was beginning to lose her focus as she let the drink consume her fully. She quickly ordered another drink however as she quickly finished hers in no time at all while listening to Brad speak about… diplomatic meetings… what the hell are them?? Oh well, she was here to have fun! Not to be serious!

“This is so much better than I thought!” She grinned before she clapped her hands ever so happily as another drink has arrived! Oh yes, she was going to enjoy this one just as much as the last one. She was finally showing off her playful side and not showing off her professional side at all. “Excuse me!” She exclaimed “Can we have another one, please??” She asked as she started to drink her second vodka and coke.

“You know… Father would be furious right now if he even seen me… hahahah!”

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The drinking was starting to get more fun by the second, even if the two were starting to spurt out stuff they weren’t really meant to. It was clear that the alcohol was affecting the shrine maiden and her jobbing partner for that day. Misayo started to lose track of what she was actually drinking and even though it wasn’t such a bad idea to go for, she was simply having too much of a good time to stop…

Looking to Brad, she then began to giggle as she drank yet another glass of vodka and coke, she should really try for something else… She wanted to try everything that was on the menu drink-wise but she didn’t know what to try! There was so many… Maybe this time, Brad can decide what to drink since she decided on the vodka and coke. “Brad!” She grinned as she allowed her eyes to sparkle with enthusiasm. “We should go grab something else to drink?! How about it, huh??” She wasn’t paying attention to what was going on with her surroundings anymore. Everything was making her lose focus, but she opted to keep going.

“So what should we have?? Theres plenty of choice here…” She wanted to read what some of them were, but the writing was too fuzzy and it looked like it was ready to crawl off it’s labelling. Not that it mattered, she was sure that Brad would pick a fine choice with the plenty of alcoholic drinks that were presented for the likes of both of them...

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Misayo didn’t know how to react fully to Brad calling her beautiful. Sure, she sometimes got compliments back at the shrine because of her looks, Kenji usually got angry when she did though, she didn’t know if she could class that as sweet or him being an overprotective little bugger, but she was his sister and understood why to an extent. She didn’t think that she would be called beautiful ever so casually though, it was strange, but she quite liked the casualness of it too.

It didn’t take long for Brad to decide, but he didn’t keep himself to himself when he mentioned it, exclaiming that he wanted chocolate truffle before proceeding to lean into the female. She didn’t know how to process this at all, her mind was thinking of some freaky stuff, and it wasn’t cool. Soon, the drinks were ordered and the female couldn’t help but push Brad away ever so lightly to take their drinks from the bartender, eventually passing one to him. Letting the glass be near her lips before she tipped the liquid into her… the drink had a strange taste to it, but she will roll with it because she likes the taste regardless.

“Braddd…” Misayo whined ever so playfully as she finished her glass quickly before ordering another one from the barman, she wanted to finish this one before she would officially stop, she has had way too much to drink for a lightweight and she needed to drink something else.

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Feminine groans were heard as the fire maiden’s lips as her red eyes slowly flickered open, the comfort of the bed was obviously giving out too much comfort as she didn’t want to leave the bed. Sitting up, she let the stinging pain hit her completely as she sat up from the comfort of the bed. She was happy and content until she looked to the side to see that Brad was sleeping next to her. Oh god… she only remembered odds and ends of what happened. She got seriously drunk after the wedding, and Brad invited to take her somewhere more private, that was when she took his hand…

She felt so awkward, she came to the guild to become a mage and loosen up, but she took ‘loosening up’ to a whole new level. Although, she will admit, it was one hell of a night but she was still confused by it all. Did the alcohol cause this??

Looking around frantically, she tried her best to look for her yukata, she had to put it on quickly for obvious reasons, but what if she got out of bed when Brad woke up?? What would he think of her?? Would they just be really awkward because they knew what they done or something?? She had to think fast, because she was sure as hell that he wouldn’t want to do such things to her again. If he did then it would be a miracle.

“Yukata, Yukata… where is my Yukata…?” The female mumbled under her breath while she was still in the bed.

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