At the foot of Mount Fuji, the shores of Lake Motosu lay all the more tranquil beneath the radiance of the supermoon.
The area around Lake Motosu had been sealed off under martial law. Protected by fully armed Self-Defense Forces personnel and U.S. troops, several divers were adjusting their equipment, preparing to retrieve the Jeweled Branch of Mount Penglai that had been sunk in the lake.
Someone happened to look up and saw a peerless beauty radiating allure from head to toe, walking through the air on moonlight like a celestial maiden from the moon.
"Who is that? A heavenly maiden? She's so beautiful..."
"OMG, I can't breathe!"
A Black soldier clutched his own throat, his face besotted with lust. The Self-Defense Forces personnel around him were equally entranced and spellbound.
Although their races, nationalities, and cultures differed, Princess Kaguya's beauty, bright enough to illuminate the night, had conquered them all.
After receiving Grace's report that the strange phenomena on Mount Fuji had only appeared after the Akatsuki sank five treasures into the Fuji Five Lakes, the operations room had hit upon the idea of recovering those treasures to undo Mount Fuji's barrier.
Even though Mount Fuji's barrier had already collapsed, the plan to retrieve the five treasures had not been canceled.
After all, these were the five rare treasures from The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter. Even without considering their role in Mount Fuji's barrier, the supernatural qualities they had already displayed were enough to send people flocking after them.
For a moment, all hundred-odd people on the shores of Lake Motosu lost themselves in Princess Kaguya's beauty.
Having left Hyuga Miko, Uchiha Senmon, and the others behind on Mount Fuji and raced through the sky to Lake Motosu, Princess Kaguya suddenly looked pained.
Princess Kaguya raised a hand