角色故事•一(解鎖條件:角色等級20)
「…並非人選擇刀,而是刀選中了人。正如人無法選擇命運,而是命運選擇人…那一日,看着『刀』經由我手鍛成,再被交予少女手中,我意識到,在對抗『八百萬神』的道路上,她選擇了——或是被選中——踏上那條看似邁向明日的道路。我多麼希望這是一個美好的時代,即便出雲國依舊面臨威脅,人們也依舊懷抱希望,相信惡神會被盡數斬落,天下將重獲自由…可直到刀光消隕,我才明白,這是一條沒有終點的死路,而踏上它的人們,再無回頭的可能……」
——古老的殘卷
Character Story: Part I
• Unlocked at Character Level 20
"...Warriors don't choose their blades, but rather their blades choose them. Just as people don't choose their fate, but rather their fate chooses them... On that day, as I witnessed the blade I had crafted being passed on to that girl, I realized that in the fight against Yaoyorozu no Kami, she had chosen — or been chosen — to embrace the path that seemingly led her toward a new tomorrow. How I wish that there would be a bright future, that despite the peril looming over the Izumo Kingdom, its people would hold onto hope, believing that the evil gods shall one day be vanquished, and the world shall be liberated... However, it was only when the blade's light waned that I came to a realization: This is an impasse with no escape, and those who venture upon it have no recourse to turn back..."
— An Ancient Scattered Manuscript