The challenge match in the Fickle Flower Field comes to a head. When the dust settles, will anyone be left standing after all?

Legacy carries weight, and not everyone is willing—or suited—to bear it, yet bear it they must. When eighteen years for one becomes fifty-five for another, even the best of intentions fester into resentment.

Challenge matches for the throne of the Fickle Flower Field have only ever gone one way. The Red Sun Queen holds sway, demonstrating her supreme mastery of the art. No-one questions the outcome, but rather how the innevitable arrives.

The moon watches over her children with love, and smiles when they stare back. A challenge to the throne of the Red Sun Queen is no light statement. How will Granny defend her title?

Nestled in the heart of Chiba City, lies a very assuming cardhouse. The moon shines down with its blessings, but not all it brings are welcome.

The last thing Rinkaku Harigane wants is to be placed on a pedestal, but there's no way he'll ever leave a kindness lying down. He'll do what he can, the only way he knows how.

Wanton glimpses into the past always occur at the worst of times. For Shibaru Harigane, the rose-tinted glasses have never stung quite so much.

Gus Ishimatsu has proven his might over the sea, but threats still await in a foreign land. Can the man among men with no country still triumph?

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