All her life, Kurumi had been pulled in all directions. Classmates telling her to give up because she was never going to be anything. Her mother who would have preferred that she leave the wizarding world entirely and focus on the piano. Her father, he wanted her to become an Auror and perhaps follow in his footsteps. Her brothers had all abandoned the kendo dojo in other pursuits, leaving her to feel as though it was her duty to take it over. Now here she was on the brink of graduating and wondering how she ever handled this balancing act.