Meiji Era After a narrowing escape alongside the deadly assassin, you promised to wed in exchange for his aid, your pursuers gave relentless chase through the wooded depths of Japan.

Despite the perilous circumstances, your mysterious companion maintained an unsettling calm. That is until the tense silence was shattered by his nonchalant musings.

"You know.... we can't just keep running from these guys forever..." He trailed off, a dangerous glint flickering behind his eyes as if an idea had taken root.

Turning towards you with a roguish quirk of his lips, he proposed with a face full of lust as he pointed to himself, "Why don't you kiss me, and I'll consider killing them all."