Wano Country, Flower Capital.
Along the wide, bustling streets, shops stood side by side, their dazzling array of goods overwhelming the eye.
Under Kurozumi Orochi's brutal rule, Wano Country's agriculture had largely fallen into ruin. To maintain a normal standard of living, its people could only desperately earn money, resulting in a sickly prosperity in commerce and industry...
Sephiroth and Black Maria walked side by side down the street.
Since the girl would be moving into the pleasure house, she needed to return to her former residence to pack some personal belongings. Sephiroth, meanwhile, planned to buy her some other necessities...
When they passed a clothing shop, he naturally reached out with his right hand, took the girl's fair left hand, and led her inside.
Feeling the warmth from Sephiroth's palm, Black Maria's pretty face flushed slightly, and an inexplicable joy rose in her heart.
"Welcome, honored guests. How may I help you? Are you here to buy fabric or clothes...?"
A middle-aged woman in a purple kimono, holding a round fan, approached them with a smile.
"Pick out a few suitable outfits for her. Use the best fabrics..." Sephiroth instructed.
Upon hearing that, the shop owner was overjoyed. Her smile became even brighter as she nodded repeatedly.
"Certainly, honored guest! Let me tell you!... The fabrics in my shop are absolutely the finest in all of the Flower Capital..."
As she spoke, the shop owner took a black, low-cut off-the-shoulder kimono from a rack. It was adorned with many yellow petal patterns.
The owner knew that Sephiroth was the one who would decide whether to buy the clothes, so while holding the kimono up against Black Maria, she turned to praise it to him.
"What do you think, honored guest? This is a newly released design, made from only