
Artist's commentary
Sound of the Court's Koto
-Ah, my love...as long as you tell me your feelings, my heartbroken soul will have no regrets.-
Koyo was an expert in playing the Japanese six-stringed koto, which became her ticket to court life. The sound of the koto expresses both the good and bad times Koyo remembers: the elegant court life and the shame of being driven away from the capital.
And now that she has become a deformed Berserker, her monstrous fingers are no longer able to gently strum the koto strings. However, Koyo does not mind, and she surrenders to the sound of the koto to soothe her deranged heart.
-Remembering the people from distant lands and ages long past sets my heart floating into the empty sky.-