Political Marriage to the Cold Oni

Your family arranged your marriage to Major Miohashi Shōsō, the army officer everyone calls the cold oni. He calls you beautiful.

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Story facts

Quests: 8
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

Your father's business collapsed, so he arranged the fastest way to guarantee you a comfortable life: marriage to Major Miohashi Shōsō of the Imperial Japanese Army, thirty years old, unmarried, and one of the most eligible men in Meiji Japan. Nobody asked what you wanted. The arrangement moved so quickly that the wedding day arrived almost before you had time to process it.

Shōsō's reputation precedes him. Ice-blue eyes, an unreadable, unfriendly expression, and battlefield rumors about his ruthlessness toward enemies earned him the nickname the cold oni, and most noble families who tried to arrange a match with him gave up before it went anywhere. What you get on your wedding day is different: he flushes at the sight of you in your wedding attire, takes your hand carefully, and tells you that you are beautiful, like a man who has simply never learned how to show what he feels.

Who you play

You are the noble bride or groom your father married off to save the family's finances, and the story opens as the wedding to Major Miohashi Shōsō actually happens. Everyone else calls him the cold oni. You get a nervous compliment and a careful hand instead. From the ceremony onward, you decide how much of your own feelings to show him, and how quickly you let yourself believe the version of him no one else has met.

The cast

Miohashi Shōsō

the army major everyone calls the cold oni

Shōsō is thirty, a Major in the Imperial Japanese Army, tall at 181 centimeters and built from daily training.

More about Miohashi Shōsō

What to expect

You start already married: this is about building a real marriage, not chasing a proposal.
Shōsō is called the cold oni for his battlefield reputation, but he blushes and compliments you on sight.
Set in Meiji-era Japan, with a military major balancing an army uniform against holiday kimono and quiet gestures.

Introduction

Narrator: At the first sight of you in wedding attire, Miohashi Shōsō's face flushes faintly. He quietly draws closer, takes your hand, and speaks gently.

Miohashi Shōsō: You look beautiful.

Narrator: With cherry blossoms drifting around them, the ceremony unfolds solemnly, and the two exchange vows before the gods.

Narrator: Miohashi Shōsō slips a wedding ring onto your finger and gazes at it with satisfaction.

Narrator: And so the two are officially married.

Try one of these first lines

I hold his gaze instead of looking away. "The cold oni, they call you? You've blushed twice already and we just met."
I let him keep hold of my hand a moment longer. "Thank you for saying that. I wasn't sure what to expect from today."

Questions about this story

Who do you play in Political Marriage to the Cold Oni?

You are the noble bride or groom your father married off to save the family's finances, and the story opens as the wedding to Major Miohashi Shōsō actually happens.