Sanada Junko

[Yaoquizque]

Sanada Chozaburo had a simple wish : Have a heir to succeed him.
Two times, the fate decided otherwise.
Two daughters.
For a man of tradition such as Chozaburo, this was a shame, if not a disaster.
No male would bear the name of the venerable and aged house he was now leading.
Not from the main branch, at least.
It would have been a mistake to say that Chozaburo didn't love his daughters.
But, secretly, he was blaming them to have come to this world as females.
Unconsciously, he was punishing them to not have met his wishes by rarely showing them any affection.
Now, the only thing he could hope for was that they join a good lineage; that they do a good marriage.
As the far-sighted and self-willed man he ever was, he quickly made the arrangements, using a tactic that always benefited the old clan.

The younger daughter's marriage was quickly disposed of.
Fuyuko always was an easy child and she turned into a frivolous lady before Chozaburo could even put a finger on this change.
At the age of sixteen, she followed her husband Hanawa Jirokichi, a man who, despite his disgracious appearance, had the good fortune to belong to a very influential clan in the Samura keiretsu.
Chozaburo was planning to bind the elder sister, Junko, to a powerful clan linked to Kishiro.
However, things were more difficult on this side. Way more difficult.

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