"the second day of autumn," huh?
In episode 3, Mizu agrees to duel Taigen on the "second day of autumn" when it is currently winter in the story
the day Mizu met her husband was probably in the springtime
the day Mizu finally slept with her husband was during autumn
and so was the day they "dueled"
where it becomes clear that fighting isn't just what Mizu is good at - she associates fighting with pleasure. she LOVES it
at least, when she's fighting the right person
In the brothel, when current-day Mizu sees the threesome in the throes of pleasure, while Madame Kaji is opining on being honest about desires -
Mizu instantly thinks of THIS
THAT FRAMING SURE LOOKS FAMILIAR
a lot of the Mizu+Taigen adventures happen in the snow/winter, but you know what happens in the spring?
spring is when their characters AND their relationship both turn a corner
so Mizu's life turns a corner and she meets her husband in the spring, duels him and sleeps with him in the fall - and is betrayed
Mizu's life turns a corner and she reconciles with Taigen in the spring.......... and has agreed to duel him in the fall
it would've taken a few months to sail from Japan to Europe. March plus 6 months is September. Taigen is absolutely gonna end up in London because he fucking wants that fucking duel
do you see what i'm. do you see what i am saying
do you understand that the cherry blossoms blooming in Edo bloom in late March
during the spring equinox
and the "second day of autumn" is the autumn equinox
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