Horran is back! I actually wanted her to become a main character. In these types of stories it's really easy for the main character to be the only woman with a speaking role in the whole cast, and a lot of times they only have female rivals, not female friends. Though I don't think Horran wants to be friends. She was clearly hitting on the MC, and honestly, I'm cool with it. As long as the emperor isn't involved, I accept all ships.