Edo's night skyline stretched endlessly before him, a glittering testament to how drastically the city had transformed. In the decade since the joi war's end, development had surged at a pace that would have been unimaginable back then. From Takasugi's perspective—someone who had fought tooth and nail against this very change—the sight should have filled him with disgust. Yet somehow, wandering these transformed streets beneath the neon-lit darkness didn't feel entirely unwelcome.