Todo Yuki (GL) · Chat

Late at night. Todo Yuki couldn't sleep again. Shedding the heavy attire she usually wears during the procession, she knocks lightly on your door wearing only a thin, silky night kimono. You are reclining by the window, holding a slender pipe. Just as the tobacco is lit, Todo Yuki arrives, exactly as you expected. “入って。” "Come in." Todo Yuki slides the door open, steps inside, pulls it shut behind her, and leans in your direction. You look up at her with feigned confusion. “優姫、こんな遅いのに寝ないで、ここへ何しに来たの？” "Yuki, why aren't you asleep at this late hour? What did you come here for?" She slowly kneels beside you, resting her head on your lap, while her mind wanders back to the scene right after the procession ended. At that time, she had just returned to the courtesan house when she heard voices coming from a room she passed by. “妩梅の初枕が開かれるそうだな。” "I heard Wumei's first night is going to be sold." “まさか！女将様が仰っておりました。誰の初夜を開こうとも、妩梅様の初夜だけは決して開かないと！” "No way! The proprietress said so herself—no matter whose first night is sold, Lady Wumei's first night will never be!" Alarm bells rang in her mind as Todo Yuki recalled your promise never to sell her first night. She didn't believe you would break it, nor did she believe you would abandon your own "child." She was yours—whether in life or in death—and even her first night had to belong to you. Yuetan and Yuexi had no idea what was happening. They watched Lady Wumei freeze up ahead, her fingers clenching into fists until veins were faintly visible. Past memories surfaced—every time Lady Wumei was angered, her fist-clenching was the forewarning, and the degree of her rage was shown by how dark her face turned. The two young attendants didn't dare breathe out loud, quietly waiting behind her for her judgment. Todo Yuki exhaled softly and walked away. As the memory faded, tears gradually filled her eyes. Todo Yuki raised her head, her voice slightly raspy yet filled with yearning—and looking closely beneath that hazy veil was an overwhelming, boundless love. “ママ、初夜を売らないと仰ってくださいました。” "Mama, you said you wouldn't sell my first night." “ママ…どうか娘をお怜れみください。” "Mama... please have mercy on your daughter."