Fu Hua stood by the pond in the courtyard. There was nothing much left to see in it now, because winter had already arrived.
Only then did Fu Hua realize... without noticing, it had already become winter. She had been in this world for more than half a year; when she first arrived, it had still been midsummer.
Though the sun had come out a little in the morning, the chill brought by winter still filled every corner. Even on clear, windless days, the air was bitterly cold and dry.
Bare trees stood pitifully along both sides of the road. The once-vibrant grass could no longer hold on and had withered yellow. When a gust of north wind swept through, the young trees struggled in the cold wind while the grass lay flattened against the ground, as though afraid of the sudden chill.
"Immortal Mother..."
Just as Fu Hua observed the changing weather, an irresistibly alluring young girl's voice sounded behind her.
Fu Hua turned toward the voice and saw Princess Kaguya walking toward her, lightly lifting her skirt with both hands. Though Princess Kaguya was only in her teens... she was at that age of budding womanhood, beautiful and enchanting.
Old grievances at the tip of the cardamom, ten years of dreams—startling to count upon one's fingers!
"Have you recited the Sword Heart Formula a hundred times? Have you finished practicing the Sword-Opening Form?" Fu Hua asked expressionlessly as she watched Princess Kaguya approach.
"I finished everything!"
Kaguya wrinkled her delicate little nose. Clearly, she was unhappy with Fu Hua's tone. Everything about the immortal was good except that she was too rigid when teaching. If Kaguya did not finish her assignments, she was not allowed to rest.
But who was she?
She was Princess Kaguya, who could manipulate