As dawn broke, golden sunlight gently bathed the ancient and majestic city, gilding every blue-stone tile with a faint, radiant glow.
Yet this serenity and beauty failed to penetrate the inner Sekai of Okuraigai Takatora. Inside his residence, a different scene unfolded.
Okuraigai Takatora sat upright on the tatami mats, his back as straight as a spear. His gaze was deep and sharp, as if able to pierce through all the illusions of the world. Before him lay a tightly sealed letter, like a precious treasure. The exquisite wax seal on the envelope gleamed with a cold light in the sunlight, seemingly foretelling that the secret about to be revealed was of extraordinary importance.
Chapter 1583