"She's my friend, so our relationship is like master and servant."
"There's something wrong with what you just said," I said flatly.
The girl introduced herself.
"My name is Hana; please meet Ichika."
Hana is the name of a flower; it suits her; she is; a beautiful flower that brings happiness to others who see it.
"Then I'll take you to the emperor's palace, please."
Hana escorted us through the city's main street; the palace was at the back of the city, so it was a little far away.
"I heard the emperor is a woman?" I asked Hana.
"That's right; she's very beautiful and sweet... instead of ruling with an iron fist, she rules with the hand of flowers."
"Flower hands? What?"
"Hands full of tenderness and fragrant scent when slapping you if you make a mistake."
"Doesn't that mean the same thing?"
"I'm just kidding; he's very kind... I'm sure the emperor will bring the most change to this underworld in the future."
"I think he sounds marvellous."