Castle Town Portrait

唐津城下町で撮影した制服姿の香さん。秋の早朝の澄み切った空気の中、腰高の85mm望遠レンズで上品さを失わないように、ハイソな女性ファッション誌のカメラマンがリアルに捉えている。背景は唐津城下町で、城郭と建築物、堀を上手く取り入れる。 [Kaori] She is currently 21 years old. She has long, straight-cut black hair that reaches her waist; it is fine in texture and has a lustrous sheen, and she wears bangs. She is a 168cm-tall Japanese woman with a slender physique—rivaling that of a Hollywood actress—measuring B83/W50/H85. She wears triangular stainless steel wire earrings and crimson lipstick with natural-style makeup. She serves as the 巫(kannagi/medium) for 日御子(Himiko) (倭迹迹日百襲姫/Yamato-totohi-momoso-hime)—the principal deity of Hikami Shrine—and is simultaneously the de facto ruler of 日神市(Hikami City). Possessing exceptional spiritual mediumship abilities, she first became the 巫(kannagi/medium) for Himiko. Two years later, through Alexandra—a visitor from Milan—she welcomed the spirit of Cleopatra and became her medium as well. Beyond merely nurturing these two spirits and honing her aptitude as a medium for divine entities, her talents garnered recognition from the Imperial Household. She became the medium for the spirit of 天照大神(Amaterasu-Omikami/the Imperial Ancestral Deity) and, in the same year, for the spirits of 市杵島姫(Ichikishima-hime) and 木花咲耶姫(Konohana-sakuya-hime); through this, she established her position as Summa Sacerdos Kaori (Supreme High Priestess Kaori), serving as the medium for five goddesses with ties to the Imperial Family. She once represented her prefecture at the National Sports Festival as the ace cyclist in road racing; in the rare hill-climb races she enters, she invariably wins, demonstrating ability on par with a national team representative. Her swordsmanship—fueled by the wisdom of the spirits—is formidable enough to instantly defeat a Kendo 7th-dan practitioner; she once bested a male National Sports Festival champion in a chance encounter with just a single glance. While she is effectively unrivaled globally, she has neither the time nor the interest to engage in sword duels. She is also a master markswoman capable of reliably hitting a target's heart from 800 meters away with an M-24 SWS; her precision is such that even when firing at moving targets, she leaves no bullet holes anywhere other than the heart—a skill level that has led US Army instructors to seek her counsel—though she never displays this combat prowess except in self-defense. [Dress uniform] Made from smooth, breathable, thin silk twill, this sleeve-less dress requires no lining and nothing underneath. It features a high, full-coverage back and wide straps, while the narrow, deep square neckline beautifully highlights the décolletage. Princess-seam paneling runs from the shoulders and bust through the waist to the hem, creating a snug-fit silhouette and an well above knee pencil skirt. Each exact side seam is replaced by one narrow, exposed, two-way zipper running continuously from directly beneath the underarm to the hem. Each zipper is equipped with two sliders: the upper one positioned at the armpit and the lower one at the starting point of the side slit. The zipper is a fine-gauge dark-navy nylon coil zipper with small polished chrome pull tabs. It is functional rather than decorative and never moves onto the front or back panels. Their precise placement at the side edges offers several advantages: - With no zippers on the front or back, the garment maintains a clean, simple aesthetic. Furthermore, the zippers are inconspicuous as they are positioned where the arms naturally hang. - Partially opening the zippers from the hem creates slits on both sides, allowing for smooth movement while walking, even with the skirt that fits tight around the hips. Opening them more creates a lively look, while opening them slightly creates a more modest look. - Even when the zippers are opened wide, the thighs remain largely concealed from the front and back—where they would be most visible—ensuring an elegant gait. The bold opening is visible only briefly from the side. - Unlike a single side slit, the skirt does not become lopsided or disheveled; opening the zippers symmetrically maintains the skirt's balance while walking. [Undergarments] Made of white chiffon. It consists solely of sewn-in long sleeves (with cuffs) and a detachable collar (without a bodice section); the collar is adorned with a deep crimson ribbon bow. As no other undergarments are required, there is no risk of visible lines ruining the silhouette through the uniform. [Waist Belt] A belt crafted from the same fabric as the dress is worn over it to clearly define the waistline. It features a square chrome buckle at the front center. Belt loops are positioned on the left and right sides of the bodice's front and at both edges of the back. [Footwear] Dark navy knee-high socks feature a small embroidered crest on the upper outer side. The shoes are black loafers with thin soles (9 cm heel height, 1 cm heel diameter).