Trace True / Yue Zhen: Fame

Raised as a samurai from childhood, Yueqian could feel deep down the humiliation of being rescued after a failed ritual disembowelment, all the more so as the lord of a castle. His achievements had crumbled to dust, and now he had to face his utter ruin alone, bearing ugly scars. Anyone passing by such a life would not deign to give it a second glance. He was forced to leave this world behind. Yueqian stood there watching him. He must have noticed, just as he had at their first meeting beneath the covered walkway, but pretended not to. This world's morals and its people no longer had anything to do with him. A failed ritual disembowelment meant losing the dignity of a samurai. It meant you could no longer even be considered human. Yueqian understood all this in theory, but Yueqian himself did not truly understand. There was an even deeper humiliation, one Yueqian could not distinguish. Which weighed more heavily on Sanada? Theme: a king, humiliated, fallen, and conquered Thesis: