Hello! If you are reading this, then this probably means you have read Chapter 0 of Mirai-chan no Senpusho!, and if so, thank you! This is the start of my new series I''ve been working on for a very long time now. For the very very minute people that were there for it, I authored the now deleted ''Super Sekken'' series. Whilst it was not very good (I wrote that 60,000-word story in a month) it was my first taste at authorship, and I''ve been spending everyday researching, teaching myself art, trying to iron out my characters and storytelling so I could release something I am far prouder of.


    This "Chapter" will serve as small bits of housekeeping and explanations, as well as a cast introduction, if you want to know to some degree of what to expect going forward. I will not be spoiling the story so much as I am going to be displaying a groundwork of the world. Whilst I have confidence in my ability to "show not tell" in my worldbuilding, I do think a small guide could be helpful.


    Posting: Concerning my living situation, my posts may be either frequent or distant. I''ll try to write and post when I can, but I''m not confident in my ability to make an official schedule.


    Title and Logo:


    Mirai-chan no Senpusho means "Mirai''s Whirlwind Palm!". Another name and English translation I''ve considered is "Mirai Wants to Fight!". Both can be used interchangeably, with abbreviations being "MnS!", "MWP!", and "MWtF!" respectively.


    Setting:


    The setting takes place in a small rural town of New Tako. It''s quite distant from the busy Japanese metropolises, though the closest is Osaka. This small town is known for its wonderful fishing spots around its harbor, and equally so the number of seafood and street food vendors who are eager to capitalize on the town''s increase in tourism.


    Compared to other places in Japan, New Tako Town attracts very little tourists, but what numbers they do get help its local economy as well as its efforts to modernize. Most of the town center has modernized, but if you go far out enough, you''ll still find plenty of quaint traditional houses, farms, and most of all, the Keikan Mansion.


    The Keikan Mansion belongs to the Keikan Family, of whom are considered minor nobility for they are descended from the Ishiken Clan, a small samurai clan created during the Sengoku Jidai period, or the Great Warring Period, in Japan out of the townspeople''s interests to protect their land from the war-torn chaos across the archipelago. The Ishiken Clan wasn''t exactly powerful compared to armies of other warlords, but they made up for their lack of strength through the employment of ninjas and diplomacy to avoid charging into battle, thus risking their town being plundered.


    This method of stalling and quiet assassinations allowed the clan to grow its forces, protect its harbors, and train its men, eventually leading to their first and final proper battle during the Sengoku Jidai: a face-off with the newly established Tokugawa Shogunate. It was a futile fight that resulted in the Ishikens'' inevitable defeat and the torching of their castle, but the rest of the town was miraculously spared.


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    During the Edo Period, a new castle was built where the old one stood and acted as the headquarters for the now subservient Ishiken Clan. This remained until a riot broke out in the late 19th century, where the castle was once-again torched, and the clan was dissolved as were the samurai and shogunate as a whole.


    The Keikan Estate was founded in the 1920s, but after World War II, the family decided to sell their land so more houses could be built, leaving only the three-story mansion that exists now, which is stylized like a shrunken-down castle as homage to the Keikan Family''s link to the Ishiken Clan. Family members still get involved with local politics, like Keikan Ren, who is the chief and head of the town''s police force.


    Meet the Cast!


    Keikan Ren:


    As previously mentioned, Ren is the head of the police force, so every misdeed and crook on the loose are reported to him. He also attends to political matters outside of his job, representing the family and its influence on the local culture. Due to this, he is very busy, but he hopes that his only daughter will not hate him for the lack of time they spend together.


    Keikan Sayaka:


    Competitive, sharp, and smug, Sayaka is confident in her abilities to come out on top. But all Mirai remembers of her mom was that she unexpectedly left when she was five. She doesn''t know why her mom left, or really much about her beyond the stories that her dad tells her.


    Keikan Mirai:


    Mirai is the heir to the family fortune and the legacy of the Keikan Family. She doesn''t realize the sheer weight that is to be placed on her shoulders, but she sees no reason to worry about it. Mirai is seven years old, she''s got plenty of time to decide about what to do. Right now, she has her sights set on becoming the coolest hero she can be! Maybe her dad would spend more time with her if she was...


    Nozomi:


    Nozomi is the first student of Kanrin Mark, of whom trained her out of necessity. She''s a very spiritual person, being a miko at the Shin Tako Jinja, but also a practitioner of dark magic, giving her access to a terrible power she must keep in control. Nozomi chose to become the maid of the mansion because she lacked a home herself. She isn''t confident in her ability to babysit, nor cook, but it seems like both Mirai and her needed company.


    Kanrin Mark:


    Kanrin Mark is a man with a debt to pay-- or so he felt, after Ren and Sayaka saved his life a few years ago. He happened to be training a student already, so he''s offered to extend his services to Mirai. He doesn''t really enjoy training kids and would much rather stick to his day job as the Maguro High school janitor, but a debt is a debt.


    Yamamoto Miura:


    Classmate of Mirai''s at Furuo Elementary School, Miura noticed one day that Mirai was lonely and offered her a seat at her table. Miura''s parents are musicians, her father a conductor, her mother a former idol, and she shares in their love for music. One day she''d like to perform in an orchestra, but what instrument should she play?


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