Sayaka serves as the second main protagonist of Yaiba, and she's also Yaiba's love interest—though it's a pretty unlikely pairing. She didn't actually plan to get caught up in Yaiba's adventure; she basically got swept up in everything when she woke up already tied to Kagetora while Yaiba was chasing after the Thunder God's sword.
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