Aoto and his team watched Nakamura Chouhachirou all day, nearly without interruption.
The early summer sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
Silently overlooking Aoto and the others busy with surveillance.
Silently overlooking the busy people weaving through the streets of the town.
Silently overlooking... an Edo where all, including Aoto, have yet to notice the turbulent undercurrents.
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Man'en 1 (1860), May 20——
Edo, Foreigner Residence Area——
"Miss Leroy, the hem of this dress seems a bit too long."
"Hmm... it does seem a bit long, let's change it."
With that said, Leroy turned back to the wardrobe, pulled out an incredibly new and exquisitely styled white puffy dress.
With Leroy's help, Elodie put on the new puffy dress, bounced to a large floor mirror, blinked, and upon seeing her beautifully dressed self in the mirror, she smiled joyfully and spun around excitedly, admiring the hem that lightly flared up with her turns.
Knock, knock, knock, knock...
