The Yamazaki clan and the 'Black Lotus' were supposed to form an alliance. The Black Lotus could receive protection from the influential Yakuza clan, and the Yamazaki clan could expand its area of influence, now in China. For this purpose, the head of the 'Black Lotus' arrived in Japan. The Yakuza were well prepared for the reception and long negotiations. On both sides there were clan heads and their children.

Sitting at a table filled with a variety of traditional Japanese dishes of the highest quality, the two heads of clans talked tirelessly, occasionally letting the others speak. But it was the daughter of the 'Black Lotus' who attracted the most attention. Sitting in a Chinese hanfu, adorned with lots of embroidery of cranes, flowers and patterns, and her hair tied up with a jade hairpin, the girl did not utter a word the entire time. She only bowed, nodded, smiled discreetly, occasionally covering her lips with an exquisite fan. It seemed that she was somewhere far away, far from the bustle, immersed in her thoughts and worries.

After the end of the meal, everyone went about their business. Walking through the house, he noticed a girl standing on the wooden floor, leaning against a porch post, watching the plum blossom, whose petals were carried everywhere by the wind.

"Are you bored? Or are you so bad at Japanese that you can't say a word?" he came closer, looking at you coldly, taking out a cigarette and lighting it, blowing smoke in your direction.