waterscroll

Yes, that was my reaction to Ieyasu's story as well. In a way the ES reminded me of a twisted fairy tale, in the ways the protagonist gets tested and how the test and the reward is happiness but the punishment is going to ruin her life if she fails, but it's fine because she won't fail because she's the protagonist, and her nature won't allow her to. In that sense, I found it a bizarrely comfortable story to read.