Wano Country, Flower Capital.
Inside a private room on the third floor of the Thousand Crane Brothel, its window facing the street.
A heavily made-up geisha in a purple kimono held a shamisen in both hands, leisurely playing a tune called "Moon Princess."
Sephiroth sat cross-legged on the balcony, his right side leaning against the low railing.
He swept his thoughtful gaze over the pedestrians passing along the street below.
It had to be said that under Kurozumi Orochi's rule, Wano Country was filled with misery. Yet, if one ignored the exorbitant cost of living, the Flower Capital could still be considered a paradise...
At the very least, Sephiroth found that the Thousand Crane Brothel he had just bought was doing quite well. Plenty of customers had already come by early in the morning!
As the saying went, "When people are well-fed and warmly clothed, they think of lust; when they are hungry and cold, they turn to theft."
If the Flower Capital's residents could barely stay alive, they would not have spare money to visit a brothel...
What puzzled Sephiroth, however, was that after buying the Thousand Crane Brothel yesterday, he had summoned all the girls under his command for a look.
They could only be described as somewhat pretty, though a few of them could be called beauties.
Sephiroth had little interest in them and did not even have the urge to exploit unspoken workplace rules.
Without realizing it, the girls around me have spoiled my standards of beauty... Sephiroth lamented inwardly.
After Ah Ling, the former oiran, died, the Thousand Crane Brothel lost its top courtesan.
To improve the quality of the girls in the brothel, boost its business, and make a name for it.
Sephiroth had specifically asked Kumagoro and Camel to post recruitment notices everywhere,