There was no such thing as love at first sight, only lust at first sight.
But when he went over to speak with her, he was completely dumbfounded. She was actually one of his father's daughters—the younger sister people only occasionally mentioned, the one with hardly any presence at all...
Fujiwara no Mei Hong.
Fujiwara Maro was dumbstruck. He was utterly devastated!
He shut himself away for several days.
His feelings were troubled, complicated, and painful...
He had finally met a beautiful girl, only to find out that she was his own younger sister.
Come to think of it, he had more than one younger sister. But his other two younger sisters were like ordinary noblewomen, their makeup making them look like ghosts. Whenever they ate together, he did not dare look at them too much for fear that his heart would not be able to take it.
On the contrary, this younger sister whom his father disliked and rejected had no status as a princess of the Fujiwara family—daughters of Japanese nobles were also called princesses—so she hardly wore any makeup at all, usually appearing barefaced.
And although her status was low, as Fujiwara no Fuhito's daughter, she did not have to worry much about food or clothing.
Fujiwara Maro shut himself away for several days, but he did not give up. Instead, his resolve became even firmer.
Wasn't she just his younger sister?
Wasn't she merely his half-sister from the same father?
Wasn't his mother, Nakatomi no Iohime, also his father's half-sister?
If Father could do it, why couldn't he?
Yes, that's right. He wanted to marry his younger sister!!
But things were far more difficult than he had imagined, and his father hated this younger sister even more than he had expected.
Although he had recently