The Gu Clan that protects Shanxi.
The mountain behind that Gu Clan.
Whoooosh….
Wind blew there.
The spring wind swept through like a whirlwind, making the flowers sway.
It gently enveloped the mountain covered in flowers.
Hwaaaaa-!
Every time the wind stroked once, flower petals fluttered.
It seemed calm, but there was clearly power within it.
The wind continued to pass through the forest and rushed toward the summit.
Climbing along the end, a field full of blooming flowers came into view.
The strange thing was that the wind wasn’t blowing in one direction, but swirling around a certain center as a starting point.
In the center of the field, the wind was wrapping around someone as if embracing them.
At that center stood a person.
It was a woman.
The one wrapped in the wind was a blonde woman.
Hair that seemed to shine even in broad daylight. Skin so white it looked transparent.
The nose bridge was sharp, and the lightly tinted lips were like flower petals.
An appearance that seemed to have concentrated and condensed the word beauty.
Just looking at her gave a sense of otherworldliness; the woman had her eyes closed, feeling the wind.
“…Hoo….”
With the low breath she exhaled, the wind rippled.
The wind’s speed, which had quickened to some extent, became constant, and feeling that, the woman soon moved her hand.
Nothing was held in her hand, but the shape of her hand somehow seemed like it was grasping something.
Ssss.
Slowly, her arm rose.
Then, just as the woman was about to swing her hand through the air.
Twitch.
“…!”
The woman’s brow furrowed slightly.
Whoooosh-! Bang-!
The swirling wind disappeared with a rough sound, hiding its form.
The surroundings became…