Character featured in the 2nd installment of "Epic of Bravery". Beloved by many fans for befriending the hero during a dramatic situation. From "Epic of Bravery - Stage of Legends." 
Indescribable
????:Hnggh!
Futaba:(Hm? Is that...?)
Futaba:(Oh, it's Hoshimi. She's moving her body left and right... Is she stretching?)
Futaba:Hey, Hoshimi—
Junna:Ahh!!
Futaba:Whoa!?
Junna:Argh, I lost again... Oh, what are you doing here, Isurugi-san?
Futaba:I'd like to ask you the same! You scared me with your shouting...
Futaba:What are you doing? It's rare to see you exercising in the living room.
Junna:Huh? I wasn't exercising though...?
Futaba:But you were moving around... You're holding a...game controller?
Junna:Yeah, I'm playing Epic of Bravery in preparation for our next play...
Futaba:But that's an RPG, why would you need to move your body—
Junna:......
Futaba:Well, I guess it's normal for people who don't play games very often.
Junna:*sigh* It was like this the other time I played too...
Junna:I was playing with Nana and I kept making the same movements as my character on screen.
Junna:I managed to play somehow with Nana holding my arms down...
Futaba:That sounds kinda hilarious...
Junna:I was being serious!
Junna:But it was making things very inefficient, so I'm hoping to get used to it by myself...
Futaba:Hmm, maybe your shoulders are too tense. Try again?
Junna:O-Okay...!
Futaba:Oh I see...you're leaning forward too much. Try relaxing your shoulders.
Junna:Like this?
Futaba:Exactly. Think of it this way. You're not moving the character yourself, but you're getting the character to do something instead.
Futaba:And you have to equip your armor first, otherwise it won't do anything. Let me see your stats—
Junna:......
Junna:You're...very kind.
Futaba:W-What, why!?
Junna:You sat down beside me and you're hanging around until I know how to play this game.
Junna:Heh heh, I can see why Hanayagi-san ends up relying on you so much.
Futaba:What do you mean...
Junna:Oh...did I upset you? I just meant you're very reliable.
Futaba:No, that's not what I meant!
Futaba:It's embarrassing, but I'm happy to hear that. And you're not wrong about Kaoruko relying on me...
Junna:You don't look like you believe me.
Futaba:That's the thing... I don't know how to explain, but like, that's not all there is—
Futaba:Stop! The quest!!
Junna:Huh? Oh, you're talking about the game? I'm going to participate in the tournament the merchant told me about.
Futaba:That's where my role, martial artist, first appears... I quite enjoyed that quest.
Futaba:My first time playing it, I kept being reminded of Kaoruko.
Junna:So if I get past this part, I'll be able to understand your relationship?
Junna:I'm curious now... I'll work hard to clear this!
Futaba:You can do it! I'm not sure if it's enough to serve as motivation, but that's the spirit!
Futaba:But first...let's try holding the controller properly. You've got it upside down.
Futaba's Fragrance
Gloheim—the City of Martial Arts
Martial Artist Futaba:
"Hiyah! Haaaah!!!"
Martial Artist Futaba:
"All my attacks were blocked... I didn't think I'd get stopped here!"
Martial Artist Futaba:
"Damn that dirty merchant... I was promised money for winning! But I wasn't told I'd be up against someone like that!"
Martial Artist Futaba:
"I've never met anyone this powerful before... That light radiating from their soul—"
Martial Artist Futaba:
"I see, you—you're the Legendary Hero!!"
Futaba:See? You can kinda tell the kind of relationship between me and Kaoruko, right??
Junna:Actually no, not really...
Junna:So Hanayagi-san's merchant is the one who hires your martial artist?
Futaba:Yeah. I was hired to enter the fighting tournament for the winning prize—the legendary jewel.
Futaba:Then the martial artist meets the hero in the final round...
Junna:I still don't get it. How is this any different from how Hanayagi-san always relies on you?
Futaba:The Kaoruko I'm talking about isn't just the merchant character, but the entire event as a whole—
Futaba:Hold on, you need to heal first. After this event, the martial artist's attack power doubles...
Junna:What!? This martial artist is too strong!!
Futaba:It's difficult when you've just started...
Futaba:Remember what the martial artist said earlier? He's fired up after knowing the opponent is the hero.
Junna:R-Right, I see... Because he didn't think he'd lose?
Futaba:Exactly. Thanks to the merchant, the martial artist was able to see a brilliance he's never seen before.
Futaba:A brilliance so blinding it goes against everything he's ever known...
Junna:I-I-Isurugi-san! The martial artist won't stop attacking!
Futaba:You should heal and focus on defense. He uses two turns to attack next.
Junna:Turn...? This wasn't written in the instructions...he dances!?
Futaba:No, I'm talking about the attack sequence. It'd' be strange if he suddenly started dancing here.
Junna:R-Right! Um, heal and defense...!
Futaba:Strange, huh...I suppose she's strange too.
Futaba:I'm always chasing after her, but then all of a sudden she'll have gone around and I find her dozing off behind me.
Futaba:She leans on me with no shame and I get a push on my back in return...
Junna:Oh my god, yay! I beat the martial artist!!
Futaba:Nice, you did it! You still ended up moving around though.
Junna:Did I? I can't help it when I'm focused...
Junna:And I'm sorry... I was so immersed in the game that I didn't pay attention to what you were saying.
Junna:Which part of this event reminds you of Hanayagi-san?
Futaba:I already explained that when you were desperately trying to fight the martial artist.
Junna:Aww, that's not fair!
Futaba:Heh heh, it's nothing worth talking about. Let's just leave it at that.
Futaba:Come on, let's see what comes up after the event. The martial artist makes a resolution—
Martial Artist Futaba:
"...I guess I lost.."
Martial Artist Futaba:
"But this powerful brilliance has left behind an indelible mark in me. Please let me join you!"
Martial Artist Futaba:
"I hope that one day...I will also give off such brilliance!!"
Futaba:I'll be performing on a stage at a company's request! We got the offer after they watched one of our plays.
Futaba:I'll be playing a martial artist! It was decided the moment they saw my moves during the action scenes.
Futaba:I've always been confident in fight scenes, so this makes me really happy. It means I'm able to get across the audience the way I had intended to.
Futaba:Slowly but surely, I'm moving towards my goal. Heh heh, I'll bedazzle them all!