Unlike other places, Kyoto covered an enormous area—at least in this world.
After all, this was Japan's Imperial Capital. The capital had yet to be moved to Tokyo; this was where the Emperor resided, the highest seat of power in Japan. How could it possibly be small?
However... humanity's power was basically controlled by Hagoromo Gitsune. Toyotomi Hideyoshi was already old, and much of his authority had begun to be transferred to his third son, Toyotomi Hideyori.
And Toyotomi Hideyori was controlled by his mother—Asai Chacha, Hagoromo Gitsune's reincarnation. It could be said that in Japan at this time, whether among yokai or humans, Hagoromo Gitsune held absolute power.
But... the one truly unfortunate person was Asai Chacha, whom Hagoromo Gitsune had reincarnated into.
Historically, Asai Chacha had originally been a pitiful woman. Now she had to bear the infamy of everything Hagoromo Gitsune did. In Japanese historical records, later generations had always suspected that Hideyori was not Hideyoshi's son, while Chacha herself was regarded as a depraved, promiscuous woman...
Her experience was much like Daji's. Both had their bodies taken over by nine-tailed foxes and were condemned by later generations.
Asai Chacha was the surviving child of the Oda clan. As a fragile woman, she had been tossed about by the conflicts of the Sengoku period, and even her marriage to Toyotomi Hideyoshi had not been something she could decide.
Chacha was also called Yodo-dono. Chacha was her childhood name, and her mother was Oichi, Japan's greatest beauty of the Sengoku period.
As Japan's greatest beauty at the time, Oichi was naturally adored by many, including Toyotomi Hideyoshi. However, Oichi married Shibata Katsuie instead. Later, Shibata Katsuie was killed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Oichi committed suicide alongside her husband.
Before dying, however, she entrusted her three daughters to Toyotomi