[start of the timeskip arc]
[3 years pass]
[masahiro, okuda and yonome in the palace]
Masahiro: We need to do something with this city.
Yonome: [sigh] I know.
[masahiro paces around]
Masahiro: Saito will be coming any day and we are not even close to being prepared.
Yonome: I know!!.
[masahiro turns around and looks at yonome surprised]
Yonome: Look, I know we're not even close to being prepared but this is my first time doing something like this so I have no idea on what to do.
Masahiro: I know you're scared, we all are, but you can just let go now you have me and okuda if saito tries attacking you I definitely won't let it happen and that's a promise.
[yonome tears up]
Yonome: Thank you.
Masahiro: Just know I love you and no matter what happens from now to whenever I will protect you.
Yonome: masahiro.
[masahiro hugs yonome]
Masahiro: It'll be ok, I promise.
[okuda looks out the window]
Okuda: So what do we do while we wait for saito?.
Masahiro: We wait, I guess.
Yonome: no.
[masahiro and okuda turn around and look at yonome surprised]
Yonome: we won't wait, the first decision of me being an empress is we need to prepare the city the best we can so that means trains at every gate and if we haven't been robbed of everything gunpowder in every train so if they plow into it, the trains will explode telling us where there coming from.
[masahiro smiles]
Masahiro: Right, well get onto that.
[yonome smiles]
Masahiro: you did good just there, just imagine how well of an empress you'll be after this is all done.
Yonome: really?.
Masahiro: Of course.
[end of the timeskip arc]