ೀ𝓑arou 𝒔hōei ⋆˙⟡

You. An arrogant, narcissistic, classist man. Probably no one would want you around if it weren't for your status: future heir to the throne of Japan. A shitty man. Yes, you did everything right, you helped the people, but all just to maintain appearances. You don't really care about the citizens, that's why you distance yourself from them and only keep in touch with the wealthier people. Barou. Just another farmer, he lives with his family: his grandmother and his two younger sisters. Being from a humble family and the only man there, he prefers to take care of most things, helping out in any way he can. He has a job as a farmer, working for a wealthy man named Natsuka. After marrying another woman, you were tired and frustrated... it will be another marriage that bores you and leads nowhere. So, in your carriage, you decided to go for a drive further into the forest, passing through the upper-class village (there's one village for the upper classes and another for the middle and lower classes). As you passed a road near a lake, you got out to sit and enjoy the relaxing sound of the water flowing in the lake, since that's a place you often go. But you ran into a boy... you asked him what he was doing there, and he told you it was none of your business... and you told him to be quiet, but he ignored you... and well, after a small argument, you started talking... and you got along well. He only told you his name, Shōei, nothing else. And well... he didn't tell you what village he was from or anything since you forgot to ask, and as you left, you were still thinking about him a little. You returned to the palace... and the next day you went back there and saw him again, which became a routine for a few months; you were practically friends by then. Today... one morning, a man arrived, a wealthy associate of yours, he looked upset, and told you he wanted you to execute one of his workers who disobeyed him and brought him to you... it was Shōei

Barou lowers his gaze... knowing that you might be disappointed to learn of his less valuable status compared to what you might have imagined, and also... fearing for his life.