Tamamo-no-Mae
E-Pal Wars
Tamamo-no-Mae:
Master, where are you?
Your Caster's looking for you!
Mash:
That's... Tamamo, isn't it?
What's gotten into her?
Tamamo-no-Mae:
Oh Master, there you are.
I've been looking for you.
Tamamo-no-Mae:
Let's get going, then!
Come on, come on! This way! Come on!
Fujimaru 1:
Where are we going?
Fujimaru 2:
Um, you're a little too close.
Tamamo-no-Mae:
We're going, of course, to our...
H O N E Y M O O N♡
Mash:
Oh, so that's all it was...
What!?
Tamamo-no-Mae:
Mmm! Blue skies! Sandy beaches!
And a clear blue sea as far as the eye can see!
Tamamo-no-Mae:
It's the perfect day for a honeymoon,
isn't it Master?
Tamamo-no-Mae:
...That said. (Glance)
Mash:
...(Hmph)
Fou:
Fooou...
Tamamo-no-Mae:
Well, one or two tag-alongs shouldn't bother us too much.
Tamamo-no-Mae:
Oh, how about something to drink?
D A R L I N G♪
Dr. Roman:
I really don't want to know,
but how did this happen?
Dr. Roman:
I mean, I really, really don't want to know.
Actually, just forget it.
Tamamo-no-Mae:
Too bad, here's how it happened! Listen up. Yesterday,
I got a message from Kiyohime, my texting buddy.
Tamamo-no-Mae:
I just went on a date with my Master,
who is also my lover.
Tamamo-no-Mae:
A lover's tryst, you could say. A lover's tryst.
Tamamo-no-Mae:
"So, how are things with your Master, Tamamo...
Oh. (gotcha.) Anyway, I'll text again sometime♪"
Tamamo-no-Mae:
Can you believe she sent that!? What the hell was
(gotcha.)? What is she saying she got!?
Tamamo-no-Mae:
Kids these days... Even Osakabe-hime, who never leaves her room...
Tamamo-no-Mae:
Is going on "chat dates!"
Tamamo-no-Mae:
At this point, I have no choice but to act!
Tamamo-no-Mae:
So I'm sending selfies of me and my Master being lovey-dovey, just to show the two of them who's boss...
Mash:
So... It doesn't have to be with Senpai, does it?
Dr. Roman:
That's right. She just wants to brag that she's getting along well with her Master.
Fujimaru 1:
Caster, you're toying with me?
Fujimaru 2:
Caster, let's end our contract...
Tamamo-no-Mae:
Oh, no! No! Not at all!
It's true that I've sworn my soul to another.
Tamamo-no-Mae:
Even though I don't quite remember what that person was like, or even which dimension did I encountered them in.
Tamamo-no-Mae:
But that's different!
Tamamo-no-Mae:
I respect Fujimaru for making a contract with an Anti-Hero like me, and with no complaints!
Tamamo-no-Mae:
I've seduced countless men and committed countless sins. But if I feel this one's the one, I'll serve with my whole spirit—
Tamamo-no-Mae:
That is my true nature as Tamamo-no-Mae, the Caster!
Tamamo-no-Mae:
Okay, so maybe "honeymoon" was going too far,
but maybe you can at least call it a vacation? Maybe? Tee hee hee!
Mash:
...
Dr. Roman:
Sorry to interrupt, but we have enemies.
Looks like this is a Lamia spawning ground.
Dr. Roman:
It looks like you're surrounded?
What? Your discussion's more important? Sorry.
Tamamo-no-Mae:
Why now, of all times!?
Geez, this is just great.
Tamamo-no-Mae:
Now I feel awkward, like when you run into an old friend and you find out she's married and has children now...
Tamamo-no-Mae:
...I'm going to take it out on these...
What were they? Lamias?
Fujimaru 1:
All right, fine. I'll join you!
Fujimaru 2:
Yeah, I know how you feel.
Tamamo-no-Mae:
That's my Master!
I'm even more in love with you now!
Tamamo-no-Mae:
Now that we're both on the same page,
excuse me while I give a little speech.
Tamamo-no-Mae:
I will come to your aid whether you ask for it or not!
The reliable Shrine Maiden Fox, Casko-chan, now descends upon the tropical seas!
--BATTLE--:
Tamamo-no-Mae:
Wow, it sure is nice to relax in a mountain inn,
isn't it, Master?
Fujimaru 1:
Sure is.
Fujimaru 2:
I want to relax...
Mash:
What's going on here...
Dr. Roman:
Don't ask me. No idea...
Fou:
Fooou...
Tamamo-no-Mae:
So Master...
Oh who is it, at a time like this...
Tamamo-no-Mae:
Oh, a message from Kiyohime?
What does it say...
Tamamo-no-Mae:
"Today I went shopping with my Master, who is also my husband."
Tamamo-no-Mae:
"We went to a famous French clothing store... Oh, what was its name? Anyway, there my Master bought me some Western-style clothes."
Tamamo-no-Mae:
"I get so put on the spot by things like this. So Tamamo, do you... Oh. (Gotcha.)"
Tamamo-no-Mae:
"Anyway, I'll text again sometime. -from France with love- Your Kiyohime"
Tamamo-no-Mae:
This again! I'm asking you, what the hell is this?
What the hell is this, this (Gotcha.)?
Tamamo-no-Mae:
In the first place, I'm sure her partner is being tricked!
Fujimaru 1:
Not Kiyohime?
Fujimaru 2:
The partner is!?
Tamamo-no-Mae:
Yes. It's not polite to say, but unlike me,
Kiyohime can get the weirdest ideas in her head.
Tamamo-no-Mae:
Tendencies for love at first sight aside, she often creates relationships in her mind without talking to the men involved.
Tamamo-no-Mae:
Her imagination when it comes to these things could put virtual reality to shame. Every relationship she imagines already has marriage on the horizon.
Tamamo-no-Mae:
Ultimately she traps the guy inside a bell and burns him to death. That's how she is, so I worry about her partner...
Mash:
...Oh, I should've brought us lunches or something.
Fou:
Fooou...
Dr. Roman:
I hate to interrupt, but I'm picking up something...
Yeah. It looks like we're in wyvern territory.
Tamamo-no-Mae:
Again? Jeez, I just want to make some memories with my Master. Why do they keep interrupting?
Tamamo-no-Mae:
This isn't fair!
My texting buddy does this to me every single day!
Tamamo-no-Mae:
Her texts always sound so happy!
I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!!
Fujimaru 1:
Me neither.
Fujimaru 2:
ME NEITHER!
Tamamo-no-Mae:
Wyverns, flying lizards, I don't know what you are...
But how I feel on all those Sundays...
Tamamo-no-Mae:
The feeling that I should do something meaningful but ends up on the couch, getting nothing done...
Tamamo-no-Mae:
Then after a bath, realizing I'm already getting into bed...
That dismal feeling...
Tamamo-no-Mae:
I'LL TAKE THEM ALL OUT ON YOU!
Mash:
...I'm actually feeling the same way.
Oh, Senpai! I was joking! I-I'll do my best!
--BATTLE--:
Dr. Roman:
Well, I'm glad you two had fun yesterday...
Mash:
What exactly was all that, anyway?
Fou:
Fooouu...
Tamamo-no-Mae:
Oh, Master!
Trouble! Big trouble!
Fujimaru 1:
What is it?
Fujimaru 2:
Another text message?
Mash:
Now what is it? Did Osakabe-hime ask you on a double date or something?
Tamamo-no-Mae:
No, she's, you know,
in the middle of a very cute internet romance.
Tamamo-no-Mae:
The problem is the active one, Kiyohime.
It seems, um... she got–dumped.
Fujimaru 1:
Huh?
Tamamo-no-Mae:
Yes, apparently she got mad and started setting everything on fire.
Tamamo-no-Mae:
I wanted to ignore it, but you know,
she's a dear friend.
Tamamo-no-Mae:
We'd both promised to enroll in that cooking class held by Benienma from Severed-Tongue Sparrow, you see.
Tamamo-no-Mae:
So out of my deep compassion and love,
I think Master and I need to stop her!
Tamamo-no-Mae:
It's a friend's job to be supportive at times like this, right?
Tamamo-no-Mae:
–Though I've never met her in person.
Tamamo-no-Mae:
So come on! Come on! Come! Come!
With the deep bonds between us,
Tamamo-no-Mae:
we shall heal poor Kiyohime's wounded heart!
No ulterior motives, of course!
Tamamo-no-Mae:
Oh, the shield girl is welcome too,
I suppose...
Mash:
I'll pass.
Senpai, please try to avoid being burned to death, okay?
Nine-tailed Fox
Dr. Roman:
The enemy type is a demon!
Be careful, the readings are off the chart!
Fou:
Fou-foou!
Mash:
Roger. Let's go, Master!
You be careful too, Tamamo!
Tamamo-no-Mae:
Right, right.
Sure thing, Shieldy!
Mash:
Shieldy!?
--BATTLE--:
Mash:
Whew... That was tough.
Tamamo-no-Mae:
...
Mash:
...Is something wrong, Tamamo?
Tamamo-no-Mae:
Oh no, it's nothing!
Come on, let's finish off the last of them!
Fujimaru 1:
???
--ARROW--:
Fou:
Fou!
Mash:
...Oh, that's Tamamo.
What's she doing in a place like this?
Tamamo-no-Mae:
Sigh...
Fujimaru 1:
What's wrong?
Fujimaru 2:
Why the sigh?
Tamamo-no-Mae:
Master... I'm sorry.
You've caught me at an embarrassing moment.
Tamamo-no-Mae:
Actually... No, I'm sure you've already noticed. It's about my body.
Mash:
Your body?
W-What does she mean, Senpai!?
Fujimaru 1:
C-Calm down!
Fujimaru 2:
Deep breaths, deep breaths...
Tamamo-no-Mae:
I'm sure even Shieldy's noticed,
but lately, I've been slowing you down.
Mash:
What did you do, Senpai?!
...Wait, slowing us down? You, Tamamo?
Tamamo-no-Mae:
Indeed... You see, for some reason, I cannot fully use my powers.
Mash:
It doesn't feel like you're holding back...
Tamamo-no-Mae:
No, I can feel that I am.
It's my body, after all.
Tamamo-no-Mae:
A long time ago, you see, I had nine fluffy tails and would go around...
Tamamo-no-Mae:
...causing havoc everywhere.
The follies of youth, you understand–
Tamamo-no-Mae:
I'll spare you the details, but eventually I became deeply, deeply repentant.
Tamamo-no-Mae:
I sealed away eight of my evil tails...
and became a weak, one-tailed fox.
Dr. Roman:
The famous story of the nine-tailed fox. I've never heard that she lost her tails, though.
Tamamo-no-Mae:
I'd like to be stronger so that I can be of use to you, Master, but...
Mash:
Is there a problem?
Tamamo-no-Mae:
Yes, when I get stronger, I get more tails. But you see...
Tamamo-no-Mae:
When I get more tails, I become a very different sort of creature than I am now...
Tamamo-no-Mae:
Yes, I kind of... I become a great demon strong enough to destroy the multiverse.
Dr. Roman:
Y-You get that strong?
Tamamo-no-Mae:
Yes. Understand that this isn't an exaggeration. I become a great demon...
Tamamo-no-Mae:
...that is an avatar of the apocalypse itself.
Fujimaru 1:
I see...
Fujimaru 2:
But should I care?
Tamamo-no-Mae:
The thought of you seeing me like that makes me scared to grow more tails...
Tamamo-no-Mae:
But if I can't be useful to you, I'm just a fluffy fox, shrine maiden...
Tamamo-no-Mae:
...and the cause of this Holy Grail War is a threat enough to rival my nine-tail self...
Tamamo-no-Mae:
I'm not sure what to do.
Mash:
A battle with your past, huh?
Dr. Roman:
Sorry guys. I hate to interrupt, but there's another monster... A big one!
Dr. Roman:
It's bigger than that demon enemy!
Fou:
Fou!
Mash:
Senpai, leave this to me and get Tamamo!
Tamamo-no-Mae:
If I could get back at least one more tail, that monster would be nothing...
Tamamo-no-Mae:
Aah, I hate myself for having so much hidden power!
Fujimaru 1:
Even with more tails, aren't you still Tamamo?
Fujimaru 2:
Really, it doesn't bother me.
Tamamo-no-Mae:
I know, I know...
You're just about to get sick of m... MIKON!?
Tamamo-no-Mae:
M-Master!?
W-What did you say?
Fujimaru 1:
Seriously, I don't care.
Fujimaru 2:
You'll always be Tamamo.
Tamamo-no-Mae:
What!? So Master, even if I get all nine tails back, and even if I think...
Tamamo-no-Mae:
“Wow, this is ridiculous,” you'll still treat me like you did before?
Fujimaru 1:
Yup.
Fujimaru 2:
Yeah.
Tamamo-no-Mae:
I can't believe it! I came to this world by pure chance, and to think the Master I've contracted with out of some sense of fate...
Tamamo-no-Mae:
...Would possess such a handsome soul! Oh, but it's not as good as the man I'm destined to be with.
Tamamo-no-Mae:
Okay, now I'm really fired up!
I'm even more serious about this! Yeah!
Tamamo-no-Mae:
Even if something terrible happens, you can quell my negative energy, scold me, and exorcise me!
Mash:
...U-Um, so what exactly are you doing?
Tamamo-no-Mae:
Shieldy, I'm sorry for worrying you!
From this moment, I am reborn—
Tamamo-no-Mae:
A reborn Tamamo-no-Mae! That's right! I am the New Tamamotchi, at your service!
Tamamo-no-Mae:
Come, come, come, come, come, Master! Come watch the cute little Casko-chan's big moment on stage!
Tamamo-no-Mae:
–Come now! Those afar, hear my sound! Those nearby, be charmed!
Tamamo-no-Mae:
I am the guardian of the Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor, the bearer of luck from the Kunluns!
Tamamo-no-Mae:
A mirror of water reflecting the golden sun's rays!
Behold the Eightfold Blessing!
--BATTLE--:
Tamamo-no-Mae:
Mmm! Tamamo W I N S!I feel so good! So good!
Fujimaru 1:
You don't have more tails, do you?
Fujimaru 2:
Did you power up somewhere?
Tamamo-no-Mae:
Oh, my tails?That's right... To get another tail back...
Tamamo-no-Mae:
I need another 500 billion experience points or so?
So I'll just have one for now.
Mash:
Huh? Then all that stuff about you growing your tails back...
Tamamo-no-Mae:
Oh, I'm just a worrywart, you know?I'm the type who worries about the future.
Tamamo-no-Mae:
But I'm okay now.With my Master's trust, I'm invincible.
Dr. Roman:
Honestly, I didn't see anything different between that last battle and the one before it...
Mash:
That's right... What was all that stuff she was talking about?
Dr. Roman:
They do say the mind rules the body, right?
Fou:
Fooou?
Tamamo-no-Mae:
This fleeting world is but a moment's dream, just as the lives of men are but morning dew...
Tamamo-no-Mae:
But my contract with you is firmer than the Sesshouseki. I will serve you with all my soul, Master!