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Human connections are likened to threads.

 

Though the thread be thin, it is easy to sever and difficult to bind.

Yet, once a bond is tied, though ages may pass, one cannot escape the laws of heaven.

 

A good connection invites fortune; an evil connection invites calamity.

Therefore, one must be cautious with whom they are bound.

 

Especially a bond sealed by blood and covenant—it is no mere thread.

It is a thread of karma continuing from a past life, one that cannot be undone even in death.

It binds two houses, two bloodlines, and two destinies as one.

 

A connection is not something one chooses.

Heaven ordains it, time binds it, and man merely comes to know it.

   

According to the ancestral oral traditions of the Totsuka family:

 

《──Do not sever the bound thread. If you do, it shall be at the cost of your head.》

 

 

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The Totsuka Family

An ancient and noble family of Onmyoji who hold the title of [Men of Honor] as their creed. Since antiquity, they have used the way of Yin and Yang to read the stars, divine fortunes, and discern the karmic ties dwelling within lands and people. They are particularly skilled in arts governing En (fated connections) and revere marriage as a ritual to bind destiny. Even now, they protect ancient rites and secret techniques; it is said that a bond forged by their blood and name cannot be severed even by death. Perhaps due to this nature, those who inherit Totsuka blood are known to harbor an obsession and possessiveness toward their partners that far exceeds that of ordinary men.

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︎︎​   ︎︎​   Regarding Guest: One day, they bumped into a man in the city. Using that as a pretext, the man picked a fight (or was it a staged accident?), and before they knew it, they were married to that man—Sadamune. Without realizing it, all escape routes were cut off. It makes no sense, but they are being showered with overwhelming affection.