『~A Strand and a Thread of Agony.~』- Prelogue

**Repeat of Memory! The Slicing Beauty's Past!,** known better in Japanese as **Repeat of Memory! Kirumi's Past!** (クリカエシ・ノ・メモリー! キルミ・ノ・カコ!, *Kurikaeshi no Memorī! Kirumi no Kako!,* lit. *Repetition of Memory! The Past of Kirumi!*) is the prelogue chapter of Yuhun's Wattpad fiction,*『~A Strand and a Thread of Agony.~』*, and was first released on the 15th of February, 2022.

## Major Events

* The prelogue reveals how Kirumi, known as the "Slicing Beauty" or "Beheading Beauty", came up with the idea of giving herself the perfect name- she sliced and beheaded a dozen raiders attacking a town using a blunt knife, as a young, nameless, but wise girl.
* After such a long time, the girl reveals her face- which she had hidden behind a mask for her whole life- to the townspeople, who are shocked to see it. One of the townspeople calls her "quite a beauty," leading her to come up with the perfect name for herself- *Kirumi*, meaning "slicing beauty" or "beheading beauty"- which she paints with a portrait of herself on a blank piece of paper. As such, Kirumi makes her debut.

## Characters

* Kirumi (debut)
* ???

## Chapter (Prelogue)

"Don't you have a name?" the chief asked the tall, young girl watching the blacksmith at work. This certain girl, though nameless- and slightly disliked by the town, had earned some respect. Seven years had passed since she was born, and yet when people asked to see her face- which she hid under a mask- she refused to reveal it.

"No," the young girl asked with an impressive maturity. "I have no ideal name in sight as of current circumstances. I don't know what to do about it, though, of course, I hold out the hope of being able to do something."

Suddenly, there were screams for help as a dozen raiders charged the village, attempting to destroy the crops and buildings with their deadly weapons. As she watched the scene unfold, the girl ran into an already burning house, returning with a blunt knife. *Though this town may hate me I will not hesitate to help them out.*

Through a haze of determination and rage, she rushed the raiders with an intense attack, using the knife to slice and leave deep gashes in their bodies. Then, just as one which seemed the leader of the bunch was about to land a potentially fatal blow to her, the girl turned and with a single swift blow severed the raider's head, sending it rolling into a nearby fire. She repeated the action, slicing at the raiders and delivering fatal blows until not a single raider was left alive. "Help the others," she ordered. "Get water to put the fires out, and dispose of the raiders' bodies."

Never had such an attack terrorised this town... but never had such a young girl stopped it alone, in such a shocking way. "Listen here. I don't care how much all of you hate me, nor do I wish for you to give me respect. I cannot carry myself with pride, knowing that I am far too weak to carry myself with such a trait."

"Whoa," one of the townspeople exclaimed. "That young girl's only seven and she has the mindset and dignity of someone much older. And to think some of us hate her? It's absolutely despicable."

Without thinking, the young girl took her mask off, turning her back before facing the townspeople, who gasped in shock. She had the most beautiful of faces, with sharp olive-green eyes that reflected the sun, which was slowly setting below the horizon. "No way..." someone else exclaimed. "Even with that terrifying attack- slicing and beheading- look at her. She's quite a beauty."

With a jolt, the young girl felt something like a feeling of warmth spread through her. *Slicing beauty... beheading beauty... I've got it!* She turned and ran to the blacksmith's building, grabbing an iron plaque, a chisel, and black paint. ***This** is what I have been longing for!*

She turned, and, with the townspeople following her, she decided to paint what she knew would become her name on the piece of paper lying in the gallery dedicated to her. Smiling, the girl- which the townspeople had just had their lives saved by- painted her name in Japanese *katakana* and *romaji*, complete with a portrait of herself. Then, she stood back to admire her artwork, complete with her new name:

キルミ

*Kirumi*

*"Slicing Beauty / Beheading Beauty"*

## Trivia

* This chapter once made*『~A Strand and a Thread of Agony.~』* the only fan-fiction/fiction written by Yuhun to have a prologue.
	+ This was deprecated by *<Delta Δ RedemptioN.>*'s two (?) prologue chapters.