However, no one felt there was a problem with this. After all, setting aside Ibuki Taiyu's famed beauty as the most beautiful woman in Japan, her identity as the Master of Yoshiwara was already quite enticing.
She was incredibly wealthy, and furthermore, a powerful woman. Securing her alliance would grant you vast wealth, an information hub and media center, and a top-level personal bodyguard.
Moreover, Ibuki Taiyu was a vine woman, an exemplary mother. She herself was a priceless treasure, and offspring with her would ensure the family lineage continued.
This is the real key, because to those ancient families with long histories, an excellent heir is more precious than any treasure, as it represents the furtherance of the family's legacy.
Thus, despite the fact that Ibuki Taiyu's reception banquet was supposedly meant only for the local people of Japan, in reality, there were not only locals who came; many foreigners also arrived.
Mia was one of those foreigners.
