On the seventh floor of the Tenshukaku, Yae Sakura stood inside and looked out. With a single glance, she could truly take in the entirety of Musashi Castle.
The Tenshukaku had originally been built at the highest point in the city, then raised to seven stories. With no other building in the city exceeding three floors, one really could see everything from the top floor of the Tenshukaku.
It was fortunate that this world had yet to develop airplanes or cannons. Otherwise, with an air force, the Tenshukaku would simply be a target for the enemy.
"Not bad, right? Doesn't it give you a feeling of looking down on everything?" Tanihara Natsu's voice reached her ears.
"...You don't completely dislike power, do you, Xia Ji?" Hearing that, Yae Sakura turned to look at Tanihara Natsu. At that moment, Natsu was lounging half-reclined on the tatami. The bearing of someone who had spent years in a high position naturally showed itself.
Though she did not yet possess the aura of an empress, she certainly had the potential.
"Huh?! You can't put it that way. After all, after so many years... many habits simply became natural."
She truly had not liked such things before. The fact that she had abandoned Tanihara Castle without caring for it and directly followed Yae Sakura was proof enough. But who could have known that Yae Sakura would leave for more than fifty years?
So women really were unreliable!
"You..."
Just as Yae Sakura was about to say something, she suddenly sensed a trace of demonic aura.
"A demon is approaching?"
Instinctively gripping the ice blade at her waist, she fixed her gaze on the doorway. A chill instantly filled the room.
"Please don't worry, Lady Yae. It's one of ours."
Seeing Yae Sakura's reaction, Tanihara Natsu