<i><b>"A likely story!"</b></i>called a boisterous voice.<br/><br/>It belonged to<a class="link link--external" href="http://s3.postimg.org/694rf23oz/Usagi.jpg" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" target="_blank">Usagi Yojimbo</a>, a white-haired ronin clad in ornate red and gold armor that seemed to only cover the most key elements of her physique while leaving the rest of her attractive body exposed. The strangest part of her armor was perhaps the long rabbit-like ears attached to the back of her helmet - her kabuto. They bobbed lightly as she walked - nay, swaggered - over to where the commotion was.<br/><br/><i><b>"She could be an oni, Kirie-chan! An oni in disguise!"</b></i>said Usagi with a little wink to her comrade. The guards parted for her in a minor display of reverence for the confident warrior. Usagi stepped up to Rei and leaned in closer, inspecting the shorter girl a moment before leaning back again. Usagi pulled forward a red sheath and eyed the strange girl carefully as she grasped the golden handle of the sword within. Usagi made a show of drawing her jian slowly, letting Rei hear the slow rasp of the blade.<br/><br/><i><b>"Kusanagi will judge her! That'll solve this!"</b></i>she said, pulling the blade free. It was highly polished white metal that had a mirror-like sheen, gleaming against the sun as it was drawn. She raised the blade and faced the flat part towards Rei.<br/><br/><i><b>"Look into your reflection in the sword! Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi will judge you!"</b></i><br/><br/>The surface of the sword seemed to shimmer for a moment, as if catching a ray of sun at just right angle. Then the shimmer seemed to fade and the weapon reflected back Rei's own image just as it was. Usagi seemed to be satisfied with this and she flashed a big, broad smile. She returned the blade to it's sheath and it did so with a satisfying click.<br/><br/><i><b>"Hah! She's human alright!"</b></i>announced Usagi, suddenly chipper again,<i><b>"I never doubted it for a moment!"</b></i>This had not been the truth, of course, but don't bother telling Usagi that.