Kyuden Shika

The boy provides a greeting bow, "Good Shika-sama. I hope Inari-kami has provided blessings. Please, treat me kindly." After a pause, he says, "First, I would like to thank Shika-sama an her family for putting the time and effort to hosting me and the other participants." Pei Pei nods. "It is littl...

Pei Pei returned the bow.

"It's no trouble, Usogawa-san. You were meant to be here, and so here you are." she said. "After all, at the end of the miai, your life will be changed forever."

Pei Pei wasn't thrilled to be called into the hallway by the boy who had so far shown hismelf full of little else but empty bragging. But years of experience formed a pleasant seeming mask.

"How may I help you today, Seppun-san?" she asked, mildly interested in what had gotten into the boy now.

Pei Pei smiels a bit at the question. "At a miai, when I was about your age, Usogawa-san, and also just learning what it meant to be a matchmaker. We got into an argument over which string was the most important of all the strings. I was firmly convinced that it was the one of the ones that connecte...

She nodded and smiled politely. "I wanted to learn more about the Shika matchmaking techniques, for starters. Not that I search for any sort of advantage, mind. More I was hoping Shika-sama might inspire this one to see things more clearly? My esteemed aunt, Usogawa Mochi-sama, has made sure to tea...

Pei Pei returned the bow and nodded at the request.

"Of course, Usogawa-san, you are, after all a guest of the Deer clan. What can I do for you?" she asked.

She didn't have to wait long.

"Enter." came the prim voice of the matchmaker.

Pei Pei's receiving chamber was little changed from the last time Narumi was here. Perhaps a few more gifts were on display, but other than that, little else.

The miai candidates are assembled in the Great Hall. The Hall itself seems little changed with no unsual implements indicating the nature of today's challenge. Upon the dais's throne sits the Deer clan champion, watching the miai candidates with interest. Nearby stands Shika Pei Pei, with a small ca...

After songs reaching both great heights and the deepest depths, impromptu concert comes to an end. "Thank you all for your contributions." Pei Pei offers to those assembled, organizing her notes for review. Players in A Tier earn 3 courtship points Susake Tanabe Kuni Yasu Shika Neeshin Kitsu Murato ...

Pei Pei smiles a bit.

"Everything works out in the end, Shiba-san. The threads of fate go where they must." she said, offering a bow.

"Carry the fortunes, Shiba-san."