Wow, Emiko thought, bringing her fan up to hide her expression, such intensity in Kenichi-san and such brave honesty from Shingo! I did not know my co-delegates had such hidden depths! I wonder...does that make me a bad courtier? *Gulp* I really need to start thinking about the interior world. Gran...

The calligraphy of the reply is exceptional, with each stroke perfectly designed to be gentle on the eye and to lead one languidly across the page. The paper is good Isawa make, though more durable than one might expect. Of course, it's had quite the journey. Yasuki-san, Your letter was received ju...

Here is an example character. Sasaki Emiko will be showing up to demonstrate events and so on over the course of the game. Please be kind to her! Name: Asako-ke no kashin Sasaki Emiko School Rank: Asako Loremaster 2 (159 Insight) Honor: 6.5 Glory: 2 Status: 1 Influence: 2 Rings [98 points] Please m...

In this instance, Asako Emiko will appear as the first respondent, but please recognize that she will have waited quite some time for more senior members of the delegation to introduce themselves. She is, as always, merely serving as an example of how this particular task gets done. Sasaki Emiko br...

Whoa, so this is an actual Champion's Reception! Emiko's wide-eyed look about the room takes in the myriad sights, from the row of well-dressed servants grilling skewers of fish to... oh my kami, that's Matsu Tsuruyo!! And Otomo Keihime!! Trying to contain her fangirling, Emiko stops stock-still, b...

Emiko’s grandmother had included in her instructions an entire scroll on how she was to comport herself in this ceremony. She knew for sure that her hands weren’t supposed to be shaking like this, and the lump in her throat was worrying—sudden onset goiter? A curse from Jurojin, perhaps? But there w...