Walkthrough Legend of Willow 2 episode 1 season. Guide "One"

Romance Club. Willow Legend 1

Mei woke up with a chill that was beating her. "I had a nightmare," the girl decided. Immediately realizing that she was not in a geisha school, she realized that what happened yesterday was not a dream. "Mizuage. Fox transformation. Chase. Old garden." She raised a thin hand. The scratched palms looked completely normal. Human.

"I am me again. The spell. Is the sorcery over?" Looking around, she grimaced. The girl was almost completely hidden under a pile of sawdust. "What is this place? Oh yes."

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Memory of last night

Lisa took a deep breath and listened. Calm and quiet. But the snow was getting stronger. "We need somewhere to hide." Looking around open places, creeping along the ground, the fox ran to the edge of the garden. "Poor Quarter". Behind one of the houses stood a wooden shed. "All squinted. They don't use it. There's a deadbolt on the door. It's too high." Fear-bound thoughts were ragged and short. "Look for another cover? Dangerous. Chase nearby. Could collide."

Make a choice: how to get inside?

She shook her head. Then she walked confidently towards the nearby house. Near him, under a canopy, a pile of firewood lay. The red shadow shot up. A jump to the side, and the fox is already gracefully running along the edge of the fence. The animal body is obedient and dexterous. Another effort, and Mei climbed onto the roof of the shed. The straw that covered it quickly yielded to the scraping and tearing paws. "The main thing is to be calm. You have to be careful. It can't be very high here."

Inside the barn

The fox jumped into the hole made in the roof. Abandoned workshop, May decided. In addition to the logs worn by woodworms, there were old tools and a pile of caked sawdust. The walls protected from the wind, and the roof from the snow. Appeared animal instincts prompted to dig into the sawdust. It got warmer. Mei curled up and closed her eyes.

Morning

"I slept through the night and into the morning." The girl stood up, brushed herself off the sharp sawdust and yelled: "It's cold!" She stood on her tiptoes. Thin socks did not protect the feet. Trembling and struggling with disgust, I had to burrow again. "When it gets dark, we can go out and try to find some clothes. How I wish I could wake up again and find out that, apart from the mizuage rite, nothing happened."

It was scary, ugly and lonely. I wanted to cry, but she learned a long time ago. Choose one of the options:

• Get distracted by thoughts of the past for 34 diamonds. You will see the story of how Mei became a geisha
• Try to sleep again.

The story of how a girl became a geisha : The girl was the daughter of a blacksmith, the family lived in poverty. Once, Mrs. Kinuyo came to them, she had heard about the beautiful and smart blacksmith's daughter. The woman is ready to take the child to her for training. Instead of a poor existence, Mei can grow up and become a geisha. Father will sell Mei.

Relax with thoughts of the past

Mei began to remember how she studied dance and tea ceremonies. As a mentor, she cursed because the girl did not play musical instruments for a long time. "She never really got angry, she was always kind to me."

She remembered how happy she was when Mother Kinuyo called her the best student in the school. "I was really proud of myself then. I achieved it, I was able to. Other maiko were ready to kill me that day." Then her memory carried her to events even more distant.

It was winter after a lean autumn. In times of famine, villagers gave their daughters to maids or brothels. The chosen ones were lucky - if their girls were beautiful and not yet exhausted by hard work, they could become geisha apprentices. May was not out of luck. Kinuyo, who was picking up a pupil, heard a rumor about an unusually smart and outwardly cute girl. Intrigued, the geisha herself went to look at her. The covered wagon stopped in front of the forge. Father went out to meet a potential client. Instead of another merchant buying up hardware, an elderly woman, who had not lost her beauty, stood at the gate.

• Good afternoon.
• Hello madam.

She pointed to little Mei, who was playing near the house.

• Yours?
• Ah? Yes.
• I am a geisha. I have my own okiya. She would suit me.
• Bad year, right. Only now I'm a blacksmith, and I don't grow rice.

Kinuyo-sama looked at the man carefully.

• Customers are still decreasing. You are young. Wives, apparently. Not anymore. Or was it not at all? And there is a child.

She shook her head.

• Who will raise her? Stepmother? Appear like this, she wants to nurse her children. If you had a son, you would continue your work. And the daughter. What's in store for her? Marry a peasant. She will bear him children as soon as she can. Yes, and he will die at the age of thirty, when he once again catches a cold, collecting knee-deep rice in cold water. If I take her away, the girl will eat well and dress warmly. Live in the city. Learn to read. Will go to theaters. He will live to old age, maybe even retaining his teeth.

The geisha glanced around defiantly. She took out a purse from a wide sleeve and threw it to the blacksmith. The man caught. He loosened the strings, poured the coins onto his callused palm. The guest smiled.

• In a week they will come for it, and you will receive the same amount. Think blacksmith.

The little girl did not understand what was going on, but by the intonations of the adults she felt that the conversation was being carried on. very serious. She began to worry, not yet realizing that she would soon leave the house forever. Her father looked at her, then called:

• Daughter, come here.
• What is her name?
• May.

The woman took the girl by the chin. Strictly but gently raised, looking into her eyes.

• Hello May. I see you grow strong and beautiful. Have you ever wanted to see the city?

“Wow. I remember my father’s face, even though I haven’t thought about it for many years. What would happen if he didn’t give me back to Mother Kinuyo?”

Try to sleep again

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Mei closed her eyes. "Interestingly, if my father hadn't once sent me to a geisha school, what would have happened? I wouldn't have turned? Or turned before?" She pulled her bottom kimono tighter. She sneezed. "If it was a chicken coop, you could eat a couple of eggs. I think like a fox? No, I just want to eat. What happened? Why a fox?"

There was no answer. Mei could not help feeling the unreality of what was happening. Of course, she believed in magic, witches and ghosts. But all this was met somewhere far away, in someone's stories and legends. The same could happen to others. Not with her. "And most importantly, why would anyone even need to turn me? Maybe it all happened because of Mr. Kyo Sugai? What if it's him? Or am I cursed and can't be close to a man?"

In the evening

May was cold. As dusk fell, my toes began to go numb. She decided that she couldn't stay here any longer. Got up. We need to get out, but how? The door is locked from the outside, and the thatched roof cannot bear the weight of a man.

Choose what to do:

• Check walls.
• Check out old tools. Right choice
• Push the door.

Check the walls

The girl tried to loosen the boards. No visible effect. It won’t break, and you can’t make noise, because people outside can hear. Look for another solution!

Push the door

The girl leaned against the door, but the bolt on the outside held. Another attempt. Useless. We'll have to look for another solution!

Inspect old tools

She saw several hammers, a rusty axe. "It's not that..." And then she found a saw: "It should fit." Mei slipped the jagged sheet through the gap between the door and the wall. Pressed from bottom to top. The bolt outside went up. "A bit more.". Door opened.

Gritting her teeth, slapping her wet socks, constantly slipping, Mei crept along the houses. Rare passers-by did not notice her. "Need clothes." In the courtyard, a little further on, things were drying on a rope. Running closer, the girl saw old geta under the porch. Then she got dressed. She took off her clothes from the rope, mentally apologizing to the owners. "I'm sorry, I have no choice. I really need it now. And may the good spirits bring grace to you. Now it's time to leave."

Choose clothes:

• Old kimono for 12 diamonds.
• Worn kimono for 17 diamonds.
• Rags for free.

"It's terrible. If Lady Sumiko sees it, she will strangle it with her own hands. If she first believes that I'm not a witch, and let me on the threshold." While no one paid attention to the girl with makeup completely inappropriate for the pale quarter, Mei hurried to find a well and wash. Then she headed towards the geisha school.

With each passed turn disturbing doubts became more and more. The closer the okiya got, the more often Mei lost her stride. “What if they don’t believe me? They think I’m a witch? Or cursed. Who wants to deal with the damned? Who needs me? They will turn me out into the street, and I will become a beggar.” She examined herself. "I already look good."

Indulging in soul-tormenting thoughts, the girl did not notice how two guards appeared from the side, from the alley. One of them sharply ordered:

• Stop.
• Mister?

They approached, peering into her face. "It's good that it's autumn now and it's getting dark early. But what do they even need?"

• Who is she?

In order not to arouse suspicion, it was necessary to answer quickly:

• Mayko.
• The carpenter's daughter.
• Geisha.
• Maid. Correct answer .

maid

The men looked at each other. The second asked:

• Whose?

Choose an option:

• Miss Fengeng. Right choice
• Lady Kinuyo.

Mei didn't know any lady Fenggen. The guards too.

• Who is this?
• She. a good friend of Mr. Eiji Mori.
• Good friend? That is?
• Mr Mori is a respected person. I shouldn't discuss it. Sorry.
• And what is her maid looking for in this quarter?
• I'm on a delicate mission.

The girl hoped that ordinary guards would not interfere in the affairs of the owner of a large manufactory, a rich man with connections.

• Okay, let him go. This does not concern us.
• Wait a minute. There was an order to check everyone.

He took out a tinderbox, about to light a lantern. "In the light, deceit can be revealed, my face and hair are much more well-groomed than a simple maid should be. Especially such a poorly dressed maid.

Some decisions affect Mei's magic. The pearl fox prefers various illusions. The magic of the Amber Fox is somehow connected with fire.

Choose a solution:

If only the lantern went out

The guard stepped up to the girl and peered. The flame in the lantern flickered and went out.

• What nonsense?

He looked in surprise at the wick, which began to smoke heavily. And then completely faded.

• Hmm.
• Mister?

The man took out the flint again. Chirk. Chirk. Sparks flew out without lighting a fire.

• Hm. Damp, probably, or decayed.
• Leave her. Let's go to.
• OK.

The warriors turned and moved away down the street. Mei scratched her itchy palm. "Oh. Looks like luck." Attributing what happened to the tricks of a wind that had flown in time, the girl continued on her way to school. Over time, Mei will learn to use magic consciously. "I wonder what Sumiko-sama will say?"

geisha school

Close to the okiya, Mei heard people talking behind her.

• Soon no one will invite these geishas to the tea house. They say one of them turned out to be a witch.
• I heard, not by a witch, but by youkai, that they come for souls from Naraka itself.
• All right. My father also told me: kitsune is a yokai sorceress.
• Kitsune. They are so beautiful that no man can resist the temptation to take one of them. Lure us into bed.

The man lowered his voice ominously.

• And then they kill, gnawing the throat of a sleeping person.
• Who is "us"? Hehe. The geisha fox will not be interested in you, do not be afraid.

They turned onto another street. The girl didn't turn around. "Words have spread around town? Oops." Mei approached the school and her chest stung. A white ribbon hung by the door. The color of death meant one thing - one of the inhabitants of the house had died. "What could have happened? Maybe they think I'm dead?".

Bypassing the house, the girl was in the yard. The back door, as usual, was not locked. No man has ever entered an okiya without permission. And geisha were not afraid of thieves. Even the last bandit in the city would not rob them. The leaders of the criminal gangs loved to spend time with actresses no less than they knew. "We need to find Mrs. Sumiko, tell her everything, explain. She will definitely help. She always stands up for everyone, even when she scolds later." May entered, wondering where to look first.

• Go to your room.
• Head to the teacher's room. Right choice
• Look into the bath.

Go to your room

Nothing has changed in Mei's room. It just smelled weird. "Smoke? And herbs. Something familiar." She suddenly understood. Such a smell sometimes hovered in the temples. In those rare cases, when the monks burned dry leaves of acacia and calamus, performing rituals of purification from evil. "Was my bedroom cleared of the magic that turned me into a fox?" Involuntarily thinking of Mr. Kyo Sugai, the girl left.

Head to the teacher's room

There was silence in the corridors. It was completely wild and impossible, because Mei never for a moment assumed that the mourning ribbon at the entrance was because of Lady Sumiko. Even standing on the threshold of her room, looking at the body wrapped in a shroud, the girl did not immediately realize who was in front of her. Dry lips whispered, "No." She slowly approached, knelt before the mentor. She repeated: "No."

Kinuyo-sama appeared immediately.

• Unfortunately yes.

Startled, Mei turned around. It was Kinuyo's mother.

• Madam.

Overcoming the pain growing in her heart, the girl forced herself to bow respectfully.

• Some people think it was you who killed her.

The geisha entered and closed the door.

• Why are you here, May?
• Killed? That is. Was she killed?
• Yes.

From excitement, the girl’s breath hitched, she became more frequent.

• I don't. This. not me. It's not me.
• When you came here as a little girl, I immediately decided that Sumiko would be the one to raise you. And then, watching your relationship, I never once doubted the correctness of this decision. I don't believe you could do it.

The girl bowed again. The woman's dispassionate voice continued:

• But you are a witch.

Path of Cold

May: "You know it's not." May tried to remain calm. "You yourself chose me. I am a simple girl from the village. I was taught here to dance, sing, talk and have a beautiful tea ceremony. Do not conjure."

Path of Passion

May: "But it's not like that, mother!". Mei folded her arms across her chest. "I grew up here. You've known me all my life. Mother Kinuyo, I'm not a witch."

• Didn't you turn into a fox?
• No, mother. I became a fox, it's true. But not by herself. I've been turned. Cursed.
• Do you think curse is better? What will they say about my school now? Notoriety throughout the city.
• What is my fault?
• Anyway. You need to leave.

May didn't understand.

• Where?
• Away from here. From the city to another province. Forever.
• What?
• You are a threat to the school. They are looking for you.

It took the girl a few seconds to collect her thoughts. She swallowed hard. Looking at the white cloth that hid her mentor, she asked:

• Tell me, what happened to Lady Sumiko?

Turning towards the door, the geisha said:

• All the inhabitants of the okiya are scared to death. If someone sees you.

Choose an option:

• I ask you for 12 diamonds. You will learn that Sumiko was found outside the city.
• I understood.

I ask you to

You ran away. There was a noise. Here the guards of Mr. Counselor (Judge) hung around. Then the guards came. So many men have never been here in the history of the school. What a disgrace. everyone was asking about you. Finally the warriors left. I began to go around the school, to calm the girls. The turmoil is over. The geisha and the students went to their rooms. That's when I realized that Sumiko was missing.

Kinuyo continued after a short pause.

• They found her in the morning. Fishermen outside the city walls. Dead.
• How did she get there?
• Maybe Sumiko came out on her own. Or maybe the body was removed. Without a reason, the guard will not check all the carts. Only everyone is sure that it is. You. With the help of magic.

The girl's eyes went blank, her cheekbones turned pale. She reached out her hand to open the shroud, to take a last look at her face. Say goodbye.

• Not worth it.
• Why?

Kinuyo hesitated.

• Why?
• She was tortured. I'm sure Sumiko would rather you remember her mature beauty than.

She didn't agree.

• When is the funeral?
• Do you want to come? No need.
• I have to take her.
• There was a monk who performed the farewell ceremony.

"The appearance of kitsune, the death of Lady Sumiko. Mother could not help but call the priest. Probably, the whole house was cleansed of evil."

• He said you shouldn't come to the funeral.
• This will confirm the rumors about my involvement in the mentor's death.
• Death is just a stage. This is rebirth. When you leave, don't be afraid. However, those who remain are still sad. Sumiko loved you. Perhaps she did not want you to indulge in grief. Funerals are a sad event. Or is it a warning to you. You must disappear, May.

"Or a convenient outcome for you. The sooner everyone forgets about me and Sumiko, the better. Bad things happen, but you have to move on."

In place of the fear that drove the girl into the old garden last night, an evil doom came. The feelings were so strong that they could not be disassembled. The soul was cut, burned and chilled at the same time.

• I'll just take things.
• Your mizuage passed, I got the money. You don't owe the school. But. after all that has happened, we will all suffer great losses. It's also about reputation. I have to take care of the okiya, the people who live here.

Mei's voice didn't waver.

• It is me.
• And who are you? What if it's still a kitsune? Witch? Evil spirit? Youkai?
• I am May. The rite took place. So I'm a geisha. I am one of you.

Choose how to say it:

May added with feeling:

• You yourself once said that this is now my home. Can I at least take back what Sumiko-sama gave me?

Kinuyo stepped towards her, touched her hand.

• Go to your room, get yourself together. Quietly so no one can hear. I'll bring you food.

In parting, the hostess of the school slipped May a small purse. She briefly hugged me and said:

• Child, you are half right. Now you're a geisha, that's the truth. Sorry.

The girl decided that it was best to leave the okiya the same way she had come. Once on the street and hearing voices, I realized that I had done the right thing. "Around the corner, at the entrance, a few men." She looked out carefully. It was the guard. The commander gave orders to subordinates:

• You two stand there in the shadows. Come to the crossroads. And you to the trees.

"I'll stay here, they'll notice me."

• Follow both! She could be here at any moment. She has nowhere else to go. Clear?

The soldiers bowed in unison.

• I'll send a replacement in the morning.

Mei, hiding, waited for a sufficiently large group of passers-by to appear on the street. Judging by the traces of dirt on their clothes and shovels in their hands, they were diggers returning home. As soon as they were close, Mei left the courtyard and followed. The workers bowed their heads respectfully as they passed by the soldiers. She bent even lower, hiding behind their strong backs. The guards ignored her. As she passed them, Mei took a deep breath.

"Does it seem to work?" And then she got scared again, noticing out of the corner of her eye the commander following. Three more heartbeats, and. he overtook a company of diggers. At that moment, when the man passed by, the girl, still not raising her head, saw his reflection in a puddle [saw a demon - author's note]. To keep from crying out, she bit her lip. After taking a few steps, the guard turned, crossed the street and disappeared around the corner.

"Who is this?!". Mei almost ran in the other direction. "What does all of this mean?". Frightened, completely unaware and crushed with grief, the girl did not know what to do. Before, she would never have ventured outside the city walls into the night. But now. "Staying in the city is even scarier. I've been hunted down like a fox here. The money received from Kinuyo is enough to pay for the road to another province. Later."

Mei suddenly froze. "What's happened?". The soldiers guarding the gate stopped all the women, girls and teenage boys who happened to be nearby. Nobody was going to leave the city at such a time of day, but the soldiers were even interested in those who were just walking by. One of them was just rubbing the face of a young man with a rag. Another drew attention to Mei, waved his hand, beckoning. Pretending not to notice, she turned into an alley. "This is a real raid. They check everyone. You can't get out of the city!"

End of series.