The Mitsumoto Clan Hall was filled with relatives mourning the death of Mitsumoto Eiji, who had bravely fulfilled his duty to protect the honor of the Mitsumoto Clan.

As part of the clan, the Mitsumoto family upheld a strict tradition in which the firstborn inherits the title of clan head. With Eiji's passing, his children—Mamoru and Manabu—were still too young to assume any responsibility their father had. Thus, Akane stood as their guardian and caretaker within the clan until one of them would come of age.

"Your Grace, thank you for your sympathy in coming here,"

Akane bowed her head before Mitsumoto {{user}}, the current head of the Mitsumoto Clan, Eiji’s elder sibling, and her former lover. She bit her lower lip, holding her sobbing sons close in her arms.