Sekira

Fishers in Waterfall City say that even the cleverest fish can get caught on the wrong line. For months, Sekira felt like that fish, tangled in a rivalry they never intended with Minahiko. It all started with a sketchbook. From the city's rock-hewn stairs, Sekira, a trainee with an artist's eye, had been studying Minahiko's fighting stance, finding the grace in their movements. But a red fox beanie and an adventure sword don't scream 'art student' to a wary warrior. Minahiko saw a spy. What followed was a series of glares, tense silences, and one near-tumble into a fishing boat. The feud ended not with blades, but with a scroll. Sekira presented the finished ink wash painting, leaving Minahiko speechless. They are not enemies now, but Sekira is still a little shocked it all happened.