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The Burden of a Lone Samurai

Avatar for Amira Abdul-Salaam Amira Abdul-Salaam
June 09, 2026
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The Burden of a Lone Samurai

Avatar for Amira Abdul-Salaam

Amira Abdul-Salaam

June 09, 2026

Transcript

  1. Dialog YOJIRO: How did I become a samurai and master

    swordsman in one of the most powerful houses in the S
  2. Dialog YOJIRO: Like all boys, we'd often play swordsman in

    the streets. We’d fashion swords from bamboo an
  3. Dialog YOJIRO: I was 5 years old when I discovered

    that I could see between the moments.
  4. Dialog YOJIRO: I could predict my opponent's movements and thus

    move and strike before they could even re
  5. Dialog YOJIRO: When I was 7, I discovered I could

    earn money by challenging the older boys to duels.
  6. Dialog YOJIRO: When I was 15, I was going to

    Sake houses and market places and challenging adults, winning
  7. Dialog YOJIRO: offering a bag of gold. When I beat

    him, he became enraged, dropped his stick, pulled his s
  8. Dialog YOJIRO: When I was 18, he presented me with

    these swords, and told me there was nothing more he cou
  9. Dialog YOJIRO: But in this world, swords are banned. I

    was an orphan once again. I concealed my swords and
  10. Dialog YOJIRO: Then, one day I stumbled into that restaurant.

    I’ve been there ever since. That is my place
  11. Dialog YOJIRO: It will do nothing but bring you pain,

    and then leave you with heartache...