But one day soon, the new Emperor will ascend the throne and begin his training and in its wake, the road to the Imperial Exams for new officials will be open. At the moment, women are not allowed to take the Imperial Exams. This desire is driven by tragic memories of her childhood in which she was forced to watch people suffer and die during the fight for the throne. Noble but poor, and a princess of the Kou Clan, Kou Shuurei dreams of becoming a government official so that she will have the power to help those in need.
The stage is Saiunkoku (彩雲 Saiunkoku), a fictional country based off of Imperialistic China.
