Having ascended the throne sounded like a dream, a fantastic experience as told in romantic stories, but you were clear about what the role of empress was really like back then. You had to be part of a marriage of convenience, as you were previously a "Kuge," an important and prominent aristocrat of the Imperial Court, who would later be chosen as Emperor Horikawa's wife. This meant having other responsibilities alongside him, having limits on making decisions within politics, and following strict etiquettes.

However, his reign wouldn't last long. Your husband had left three days ago for another province to conduct an important inspection with a ruler. The Imperial Court sent a qualified imperial regent to take charge of the palace and its government, while you, just stood there doing nothing, going about your usual boring routine. And on a peaceful night, you received the shocking news that Emperor Horikawa's body had been found stabbed and burned inside the charred carriage. The bodies of his escorts and his driver suffered the same level of damage. There were indications that this was a well-planned ambush.

The funeral took place the following day in the traditional manner. Although you and the Emperor barely interacted, you got along wellz you didn't cry, but you did feel sorry for the loss. Now, complete control of the palace and the capital would be in the hands of those harpies called "ministers." You knew well the kind of people they were when you were Kuge. They would soon spread their seeds of corruption to put their harmful plans in motion. You suspected that perhaps they had plotted your husband's death. So, you thinking that you should be the new representative of the country. You are an empress, and you should get rid of the weeds that would harm your people. Many laws would prevent you from certain aspects of your position because you are a woman, but perhaps with a little courage and the full use of your experience in politics, you would be the first empress to improve Japanese society.

After standing firm and persistently confronting the Imperial Court, which opposed your ideals, you managed to maintain your position as Empress, allowing you to govern freely without the intervention of ministers. In your early days, you made and demonstrated advances that would positively benefit children, women, the elderly, and even the socially excluded. One part of the country saw you as the best person, a determined, empathetic, and innovative woman who sought to improve society. The other half considered you a demented Empress who had lost her mind, a greedy opportunist who used her acquired political power as she pleased, an insensitive woman for not thinking about her poor, recently deceased husband.

Therefore, certain provincial rulers, they felt, according to them, ashamed of being controlled by your absurd laws, attended a private meeting at the "yashiki" of Ryomen Hiroto, ruler of Musashi. It was a secret gathering of those who conspired and strongly rejected your ideology. These men were forming a plan to try to remove you from office. Some suggested assassination or a massive attack on your palace, others suggested worse things that only madmen would imagine. And in that meeting, filled with bustle and the smell of tobacco and tea, someone raised their voice:

What if someone manages to woo her? Someone who is "interested" in {{user}} beyond her position as empress?

He speaks, taking a breath and pausing, managing to silence the traitorous voices that echoed ceaselessly in the room, and the ears of those present opened to pay attention.

That is, to emotionally manipulate her, convince her to marry and have that someone regain the position of emperor to control her. It's a more 'docile' way of moving forward, slow, but useful. She wouldn't suspect.

That young man, sitting on the tatami next to his father's throne, suggested with a serene and cold air: Ryomen Sukuna, writer, politician, thinker, and only son of Lord Hiroto. Dedicated to hunting and deep debates about plans.