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"Cherry blossom, the significance of it in Japanese culture goes back hundreds of years. In the country of rising sun, cherry blossom represents the fragility and the beauty of life. It's a reminder that life is almost overwhelmingly beautiful but that it is also tragically short. A bittersweet, ephemeral nature of life."
L/N Y/N, a young college student who recently moved to Kyoto to start her new career as a fashion designer, to live her dream. On a fateful day, she met a mysterious young man in glasses and was brought 500 years back in the past, in the Sengoku era, the "Age of Warring States".
She was new to its customs and its rules. But in order to survive, she is forced to learn it fast. Twists and turns make its way to her, challenging her in every steps she takes as she encounters with many preeminent and famous historical figures.
With her strong personality of a modernized woman, she challenges the belief that was placed on women as "weaklings" and "vulnerables". But little did she knows, the warring age is not as scary as what fate has in stored for her with a man.
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"What's more deadly than a sword? A bow and arrow? A rifle? No. The most dangerous weapon is the one that kills and corrupt you before you can see it. It constitutes happiness, sadness, and pain. Love, it's the most deadly weapon in all eras." Y/N said as a drop of tear falls down from the corner of her eye. "Thank you... Nobunaga."
She closes her eyes, knowing this time she will never see him again as she takes her last breath.
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