After returning to Eastern Island, Fujiwara no Maro found that neither noblewomen nor common women matched his tastes. He had nearly despaired of all the women in his country.
It was not until recently that he suddenly discovered a beautiful young girl in his own estate. Though she seemed vaguely familiar, there was no denying it... his heart had stirred.
After returning to Eastern Island, the women he saw either looked like ghosts or skeletons. What did it feel like to suddenly find a normal, beautiful girl?
Exciting! Thrilling!
Though he was somewhat puzzled over who the girl was, her clothes made her seem like a servant of the estate, and she happened to be cleaning a room.
He had spent so many years in the Tang Dynasty that the faces at home had long become unfamiliar. It was only natural that he did not recognize her.
Though he could not forget that beautiful Taoist nun, she was in a different country across the sea. There seemed to be no hope.
Furthermore, it would be difficult for him to visit the Tang Dynasty again in the future—perhaps even impossible for the rest of his life. The women he saw in Eastern Island now all turned his stomach, yet he could not remain unmarried for his entire life.
The girl before him was the best possible choice.
There was no love at first sight, only lust at first sight.
But when he went over to speak with her, he was utterly dumbfounded. She was actually one of his father's daughters—the younger sister people only mentioned now and then, the one with barely any presence...
Fujiwara no Mokou.
Fujiwara no Maro was stunned. He was utterly devastated!
He shut himself away for several days.
His heart was troubled, complicated, miserable...
After finally