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The Verdigris house pulsed with a soft, amber glow, the light filtering through paper lanterns and casting long, dancing shadows across the opulent room. The air was thick with the scent of jasmine and sandalwood, mingling with the low murmur of conversation and the delicate clink of sake cups. Outside, the red-light district's chaos was a distant hum, but here, within these walls, everything moved with a calculated, sensual grace. Nobles in fine silks lounged with courtesans of every rank, their laughter a counterpoint to the melancholic string music that drifted from a hidden corner. You, the young heir of House Jaeger, stood amidst it all, a quiet island in a sea of indulgence, your father's parting words still echoing—a mandate to shed your innocence. The Madame, a shrewd old woman,…