"You honor me, your majesty. Nnh." Kyouka replied, lowering her head to hide her muffled moan. "My experiences with lord Yokuboo? Forgive me, your majesty. I have only recently returned from my stay in Santila. So I am unfit to say anything about how the land is governed." She answered in an apologetic tone.
"Somewhere between one and two dozen warrior monks, well trained, and armed with both naginata and firearms." Sengoku looks. "You don't have to do this, but it would mark you as a man I can rely on." He nods. "I confiscated many matchlocks as well. You may have them as a reward." Lord Yokuboo knows that, thanks to Shintaro, a good portion of his army knows how to use firearms, but there have never been enough in Clan Yokuboo for them to be a viable tactic on the battlefield. If he had enough weapons, his army would already be capable of putting them to good use. Alternatively, matchlocks are prized enough to be worth good money.
"Santila, and tell me, were you well treated by the nanban?" Unfortunately for Kyouka, the emperor seems to be the curious sort.
She looks up at him. "The night before we went on the ship, I, my father visited me to tell me he was leaving on a mission for the clan. I...we... I didn't want to lose him, so I embraced him, forgetting that I was naked, and one thing led to another... We made love, my father and I." She's on the verge of tears. "I'm disgusting, I know."
Inazuma wasn't sure what she should do before message arrives to her. But something telling her she stinks, so she decided to take hot bath.
Jian didn't know what to do or say for a long moment, before he grabbed her and pulled her into his chest, caressing her hair, 'Come here. You... you are not disgusting, Chitsu. I cannot know how you felt that evening... do you love him like a lover?'
"A-ahn... well... not at first." Kyouka's eyes widened as she let out a moan. Hopefully her follow up was be able to hide it. "I lived in Santila for a few years... so, I was able learn their language while I trained along with their musketmen."
As she leaves the bath, she sees a man entering the hallway, a nanban who carries himself with an air of extreme confidence. "Eexcuuse meh, maadaam." His pronounciation is almost comical, but she can understand him for the most part. "Are yeh Een-ah-zuuma?"
"Firearms?" He asked surprised. "How come they have some... and how come they use some?" He paused. "The Nanban?"
"I...I don't know. All I know is that I love him and I don't want him to leave me again. I feel the same way about you." She caresses his chest, feeling his heartbeat.
Inazuma stand wraping arms across her cheast. "If you looking for Inazuma, so yes it is me, sir...?" She asked as once hear it is title of nanban noble.
"Fascinating, tell me-" The emperor is cut off by the dowager. "My love, we do have many people to go through. Perhaps we should..." Emperor Jin nods. "Yes, yes. Well, Kyouka, I wish you good luck, and hope you enjoy the capital." The eunuchs call out for the next person to move forward. As Kyouka stands, the empress gives a mostly knowing smirk, clearly understanding what was happening to Kyouka, but not why.
"Surprising, is it not? The monks have become masters of western firearms. They used them well to defend their temples during the war." He grunts. "I'm not sure. The monks have been known to steal from clan lords, but I wouldn't put the foreigners past selling them weapons. Unfortunately, the leader of their sect is a part of our government, one of Gotaka's attempts to make peace, so we can't just arrest them."
"Thank you, your majesty." Kyouka replied, bowing to the emperor, while avoiding the dowager's gaze. As she stands, she could only hope no one notices how drenched the front part of her dress was. Mostly due to her position, and how much her juices were leaking. Kyouka bows once more, and leaves.
Jian held her tight, 'I want to stay with you too, but... I do not want to share you with your father, Chitsu. I know it is cruel to make you choose, but... one has to the be the lover the other just family, I do not think it can be both.'
(I'm not going to write the accent, but consider him to have strong accent and poor pronunciation when he speaks in Inazuma's language.) "I am Juan Garcia Altona de Maria Alcazar." Be bows flamboyantly, taking off his hat. "My acquaintance, Harazra, said that you could use assistance getting into the Devaron Club."
