Fly Me To The Moon Chapter 4

==Freesia==
==New character==
Prince Umayado, more commonly known as Prince Shōtoku, was a fairly legendary figure in Japanese history, and lived from 574 to 622 CE. While some historians believe that he was actually a collection of people, his achievements and contributions to Japanese history are all very real. He's most famously credited for the spread of Buddhism throughout Japan, and the modernization / centralization of the Japanese government. 
==Speculated timeline==
This chapter also mentions the "Great Country of Sui", referring to the Sui Dynasty, one of the shorter-lived Chinese dynasties, which lasted from 581 to 618 CE. Importantly, the Sui Dynasty featured a strong central government, and strongly promoted Buddhism throughout the empire.
In 595 CE, a Buddhist priest known as Hyeja became the first priest to come to Japan from Goguryeo, and told Prince Shōtoku that Sui "is a great country, well-regulated by a strong government and protected by Buddhism". Hyeja would go on to become Prince Shōtoku's teacher of Buddhism, and while this was not the first exposure Prince Shōtoku had to Sui China, it was greatly influential on his actions from then forward.
Given these facts, it would be fair to estimate that this chapter took place between 595 and 600 CE, after the start of Prince Shōtoku's regency, but before he began establishing his new centralized government. (Notably, The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter wouldn't be written until a few hundred years later, during the Heian Period.)
==More info about Tsukasa's Age==
Tsukasa became immortal at age 16, and while the time she spent wandering alone isn't clear, let's assume that it was between 1 and 5 years. In that case, she would've been around 20 years old in this chapter, thus placing her birth year around 580 CE. As such, her true age is actually around 1440 years old in 2021, which is quite close to her original statement of "around 1400 years".
==Credits==
* Major thanks to Tsukinara for theorizing the speculation above.
*Link to reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/manga/comments/n28qh4/disc_fly_me_to_the_moon_chapter_4_tonikaku_kawaii/gwi3bng
*Link to their reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/Tsukinara/
==Characters in Order of Appearance==
*Tsukasa Tsukuyomi
*Nasa Yuzaki
==Trivia==
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