Abe no Seimei Michiru Otori/Bond Story

*Abe no Seimei, a powerful onmyoji, was regarded with awe and respect. But still the chaotic darkness approached Kyoto from the shadows... From "YIN-YANG."*

* Chapter 1
* Chapter 2
* Bond Level 15 Talk
* Bond Level 30 Talk

Constructed Absolute Ruler

 **Mei Fan:**Oh, look at the time...!? This is odd, usually at this time—

***\*click\****

 **Michiru:**Hey, Mei Fan. Thanks for organizing the paperwork♪

 **Mei Fan:**Oh, Michiru-san! Thank goodness...

 **Michiru:**Did I worry you?

 **Mei Fan:**Yes. You're here later than usual...!

 **Mei Fan:**If it were Yachiyo I wouldn't have thought anything of it, but it's rare for you to stray from your schedule.

 **Michiru:**Heh, you sure pay close attention to everyone. Good job♪

 **Mei Fan:**Thank you!

 **Mei Fan:**Wait, no... Did something happen? Is there anything I can help with?

 **Michiru:**Hmm. The girl in charge of the script just needed my advice for something.

 **Mei Fan:**Oh! Is this about the upcoming performance!?

 **Mei Fan:**It's based off of Abe no Seimei's story...

 **Michiru:**Yeah, just as Akira said in the announcement♪ The theme this time is on a Japanese classic.

 **Mei Fan:**"Regardless of the generation, world, and thought, we aim for the summit known as Elysion..." Her words really resonated with me.

 **Michiru:**Yes, however...

 **Michiru:**This time, the girls in production are kind of all over the place.

 **Michiru:**They feel so strongly about creating a stage that's never existed before that...it's turned into this unconventional story.

 **Mei Fan:**An unconventional story...?

 **Michiru:**Yeah. Abe no Seimei is the villain and Ashiya Doman is the main character.

 **Mei Fan:**Whaat!?

 **Michiru:**Based on your reaction, you've read anecdotes on Abe no Seimei as well, huh.

 **Mei Fan:**Yes! After hearing about the theme, I went and picked up some related books.

 **Mei Fan:**But they all have the same story line where extraordinary onmyoji Abe no Seimei defeats the evil priest Ashiya Doman.

 **Michiru:**Well, that's kind of different from history too...

 **Mei Fan:**R-Really...!?

 **Michiru:**It's true that Doman gets painted as the bad guy in "Kojidan", "Uji Shui Monogatari", "Jikkinsho", "Mineaiki", et cetera...

 **Michiru:**It's especially prominent in "Tales of Abe no Seimei".

 **Mei Fan:**And evidence the characters were modeled after Doman...?

 **Michiru:**Only things like it being someone who was active at the same time as Seimei or the suspect of some incident related to curses.

 **Mei Fan:**What...? That's surprising since he's now known as Seimei's rival...

 **Michiru:**Yeah...why do you think that happened?

 **Mei Fan:**Hmm, maybe because there aren't many other known onmyojis?

 **Michiru:**Yes and one more...

 **Michiru:**I think it was to make Abe no Seimei into a hero.

 **Mei Fan:**Make him into a hero...?

 **Michiru:**Yeah, there are so many stories surrounding Abe no Seimei...turning a stone into a swallow, calling a dragon, confronting his rival Doman. They were all written after he had died.

 **Michiru:**The people and the times wished for an absolute ruler, so demons were created and priests who dispel grudges were born—

 **Michiru:**They placed their hope and admiration on the character called Abe no Seimei.

 **Mei Fan:**And those feelings are what resulted in his stories being handed down for generations...

 **Mei Fan:**When you look back at it, that's amazing!

 **Michiru:**Yeah, so when the girl in charge of the script came to me—

 **Michiru:**I told her to put her pen to paper while paying respect to the stories created by history♪

 **Mei Fan:**I see! So to write a story that conveys the present without having to be unconventional... It's simple, but really important.

 **Mei Fan:**Sounds like we'll be able to meet the hero Abe no Seimei with no problems in the upcoming play!

 **Michiru:**Hee hee, you're right...I think I did a good job at giving her the push she needed.

 **Michiru:**I can't wait to see the finished script♪

To Stand By Your Side

 **Michiru:**Hello? Akira? I want to talk to you about the casting... You went and gave a special order without me.

 **Michiru:**Because you knew I'd be against it!? Of course I'd be against it! I can't believe it.

 **Michiru:**Of all the things, you're playing the villain Ashiya Doman!

 **Michiru:**It's not too late, you can still take it back. We'll have you swap with my role as Abe no Seimei...

 **Michiru:**Don't you use that voice on me! Anyway, we'll talk when I get back. You're in trouble—

 **Michiru:**...! I'm hanging up.

***\*beep\****

 **Mei Fan:**Liu Mei Fan, Frau Rubin of the Siegfeld Institute of Music Acting Department, is here!

 **Michiru:**Hello, Mei Fan.

 **Mei Fan:**Oh Michiru-san, you're by yourself...?

 **Mei Fan:**I could feel the heat from the other side of the door. You sure don't hold back even during extra practices... As expected of the one chosen for the next lead!

 **Michiru:**About that...there might be some changes to the casting.

 **Michiru:**That's why I thought I would do some extra practices today♪

 **Mei Fan:**What...!?

 **Mei Fan:**But I thought it was decided that you would be Abe no Seimei and Akira-san would be Ashiya Doman...?

 **Michiru:**Yes, the rest haven't been decided yet, but I asked them to reconsider everything. So the changes will probably be mine and Akira's roles.

 **Michiru:**...I'm sure everyone will be shocked to see me as Abe no Seimei and Akira as Ashiya Doman.

 **Mei Fan:**B-But Akira-san was the one who directed the casting this time... I have no problems with it!

 **Michiru:**Even so...

 **Michiru:**I can't believe Akira is playing the villain... No matter how you look at it, she should be Abe no Seimei—

 **Mei Fan:****(Sakata Kintoki)**
"Oh, I cannot accept you!!"

 **Michiru:**A line from act 1 scene 2...

 **Mei Fan:****(Sakata Kintoki)**
"You claim to be Lord Yorimitsu's friend!? You're a rogue who disorients people with your suspicious magic!"

 **Mei Fan:****(Sakata Kintoki)**
"I heard you were born from a fox...you're a monster!"

 **Michiru:****(Abe no Seimei)**
"Pfft...hahaha!"

 **Mei Fan:****(Sakata Kintoki)**
"W-What is so funny!?"

 **Michiru:****(Abe no Seimei)**
"Calling me a monster to my face... You're certainly straight forward."

 **Mei Fan:****(Sakata Kintoki)**
"You think I'm a fool!?"

 **Michiru:****(Abe no Seimei)**
"No, I'm jealous actually. That fire in your heart..."

 **Michiru:****(Abe no Seimei)**
"Circumstances and the ways of the world mean nothing to me. Just like a powerful sword that remains buried unless there is a reason to wield it."

 **Michiru:****(Abe no Seimei)**
"If there is no one who can match me, it is but a waste of time—"

 **Mei Fan:**Thank you very much. He is human, but also not—the emptiness of one who wields the power to rule... That was fantastic acting.

 **Mei Fan:**Truly the one who knows the king... The one who is the closest to the king!

 **Michiru:**...And that's why Akira gave me the role of Abe no Seimei. Is that what you wanted to say?

 **Mei Fan:**Yes, exactly. When I first heard of the special order, I understood immediately...

 **Mei Fan:**Akira-san wanted you to play the position that is the most familiar to you.

 **Michiru:**But that doesn't mean Akira needs to be Doman, right? She could be Seimei's friend, Yorimitsu.

 **Mei Fan:**Doman was born to make Seimei the hero... That's what you taught me.

 **Michiru:**...!!

 **Mei Fan:**The one who makes the absolute ruler, the absolute ruler... It isn't Yorimitsu, it's Doman.

 **Mei Fan:**When you think of it that way, the one who is the closest to Seimei is Doman. Akira-san must've wanted to catch a glimpse of your point of view—

 **Michiru:**......

 **Mei Fan:**Oh gosh!! I-I've overstepped the boundaries...!

 **Michiru:**Heh heh, you've grown up.

 **Mei Fan:**D-Do you mean my attitude!? Oh, I'm so sorry...

 **Mei Fan:**Oh, I know! I'll run 100 laps around the field as punishment!!

 **Michiru:**Oh, just wait, Mei Fan—

 **Mei Fan:**I can't believe myself—!!!

***\*dash\****

 **Michiru:**Oh my...I guess it means she's matured♪

 **Michiru:**So you want to catch a glimpse of my point of view? All right, Akira.

 **Michiru:**If that's what you wish... I've been prepared to offer this sapphire long ago.

 **Michiru:**You got it♪ This time Siegfeld's play is called "YIN-YANG" and it's centered around the many stories surrounding Abe no Seimei!

 **Michiru:**"This time our play features many unusual roles, so many of you might feel nervous, but..."

 **Michiru:**"Most of all, I want you to remember the words of our king: Everything leads to 'Elysion'."

 **Michiru:**Okay, the beginning of the speech is done. Everything is our king wishes... Leave it to me♪