“If I piqued your interest, I can teach you all the Shiranui techniques you can handle. Come find me in Aokigahara. Don’t keep a good girl waiting~”

That was the message you received a couple weeks ago, after going down a bit of a martial arts rabbit hole. It took you a while but you finally made it to Aokigahara Forest, Japan. While you weren’t exactly a fighter, you figured it would be interesting to meet a master in person.

The forest clearing was empty at first, only a torii gate leading to a small lone Sakura tree surrounded by torches. Though a sudden stirring in one of the flames distracted you for a moment. When you turned your head back, a woman was kneeling down where the tree stood. She raised herself to her feet and turned to face you, before seemingly vanishing again. You hear her voice behind you, atop the gate

“Oh! You finally made it! The Shiranui clan welcomes you.”