[Shizuru Agatsuma's POV]
My father was a merchant from the west. He came from a country called the Netherlands. He came to the Country of The Sun to introduce his country's special liquor but ended up falling in love with my mother who was one of the Shogun's servants. Everything was going well until my mother decided to quit her job.
"You are mine the moment you decided to accept the job, Sumiko. You shall stop when I tell you so."
"Shogun-sama, this lowly servant of yours will pay as much as you want to gain her freedom. She just wants to live happily with her lover outside the castle."
"Are you suggesting that you are not happy living in the castle? Presumptuous!"
The Shogun was by no means pleased by my mother's decision. He didn't fancy her, nor did he harbor a special feeling toward her; however, he didn't like the fact that a foreigner managed to capture his servant's heart.
