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All things considered, the entire moving process had taken about a day and a half.
Just yesterday morning, Itogami Island had still been under the Japanese government's jurisdiction—still part of Japanese territory.
But a day and a half later, this massive artificial island had become Bokue Keikain's personal private domain, complete with luxury sky villas built atop the island's tallest structure, the Keystone Gate.
By now, the sky villa complex above the Keystone Gate had expanded from last night's five buildings to seven, with the new additions being Natsuki Minamiya's grand villa and Yuuma Tokoyogi's hotel penthouse suite.
And so, noon arrived.
As the fierce late-summer sun blazed directly overhead, Bokue Keikain sat at the edge of the Keystone Gate's rooftop after lunch, facing the sea breeze while gazing thoughtfully at the distant ocean.
Just then, a certain red-haired twin-tailed girl's voice came from behind.
"Um... Brother-in-law? What are you doing here?"
"?"
Bokue snapped back to attention and turned to see Mio Naruse approaching. He scooted over to make room beside him.
"Nothing much, just thinking about what to do next... Wait, where's Rias?"
Bokue suddenly noticed Mio was alone—even Rias wasn't with her.
Ever since Mio had returned to the Gremory family as Rias's cousin, their relationship had grown incredibly close.
Setting aside the initial awkwardness when they'd just met, after that time they'd "fought side by side" in the Northern Territory Old Demon Lord castle's kitchen, the sisters' barriers had completely dissolved.
Like at lunch just now, Mio had gone straight to eat at Rias's place rather than cooking at her own residence.
"Sister Rias went back to the Underworld after lunch."
Mio sat down beside Bokue, dangling her legs over the building's edge like he was.
Facing the sea breeze gave a feeling of complete emptiness.
"Back to the Underworld? Why?"
Bokue asked casually, his practiced hand pulling the red-haired twin-tailed girl's firm yet soft waist into his embrace.
Such intimate contact, combined with the youth's scent, immediately brought a blush to Mio's cheeks. Even her voice carried a shy tremor, though her body honestly snuggled deeper into Bokue's embrace, her long lashes lowering.
"I-it's about the Three Faction Peace Talks..."
"Hm? We're already at the Three Faction Peace Talks stage?"
Bokue grew more confused. He remembered Azazel visiting before about wanting fallen angels and devils to make peace, even planning to include the angel side.
But plans were just plans. The angels had already agreed?
"Yes, that's right."
As if influenced by the youth's presence, Mio's voice grew increasingly soft and sweet.
"It was about two weeks ago, probably right after you mentioned having diplomatic activities with the First Primogenitor here on Itogami Island. That fallen angel governor came by again, telling Sister Rias that he'd worked things out with Heaven. The angels agreed to participate in these peace talks, but the location had to be somewhere everyone could accept."
"Oh..."
Bokue understood now.
That made sense. These peace talks were essentially like walking into a trap for any faction involved. No matter whose home turf they chose, the other two would definitely object.
The human world was indeed the most suitable place—especially his territory. Anyone who dared break the rules and cause trouble would be done for.
But then again, everyone around him seemed to be from the devil faction. Setting aside Rias, Maria, and Lady Sheila, even Akeno was a reincarnated devil. Otherwise they were yokai like Kuroka and Koneko.
Even Asia, Irina, and Xenovia were all former church personnel now.
Calculating it out, he didn't have a single angel or fallen angel faction member around him, did he?
Wouldn't the angels and fallen angels also think he was part of the devil faction?
While Bokue was lost in thought, another voice came from behind.
"Ara, a brother-in-law and sister-in-law hiding in a place like this, embracing so intimately—won't Miss Rias have objections?"
"So what if she does? It's not like Sister doesn't know—"
Mio instinctively started to retort, but halfway through, she suddenly realized the voice sounded familiar.
In her memory, it seemed to be...
When the red-haired twin-tailed girl turned to look, she saw Liala had appeared behind them at some point, still in her pristine white dress. Her dazzling golden hair flowed behind her in the wind, a playful smile on her face.
"Y-y-you... aren't you the Northern Territory Current Demon Lord's sister? Why are you here?!"
"Hmm? That's a long story, but I'm currently staying at Bokue-kun's place."
Liala cutely tapped her lip and tilted her head.
"Staying in my room all day is rather boring, so I came to ask Bokue-kun if there's anywhere fun to go on Itogami Island?"
"There's nothing on Itogami Island, but Kyoto has stuff..."
The words came out of Bokue's mouth without thinking.
He'd just meant to state a simple fact—Itogami Island was like Tokyo, a very standard modern metropolis. Though it had shopping malls and amusement parks, those only appealed to ordinary people.
At least for Bokue himself, he'd rather find some old establishments in Kyoto to see if there were any pleasant surprises with the food.
But speaking of Kyoto...
"Oh right!"
As if suddenly remembering something wonderful, Bokue stood up, fist hitting his palm.
"Since Itogami Island is artificial and can float anywhere on the ocean, I might as well take the whole island to Kyoto. Like sailing a giant ship—and it's been a while since I've been back."
"Eh? Can you actually do that?"
Mio blinked in surprise.
"Let's try."
The moment Bokue finished speaking, powerful golden magnetic field energy instantly spread outward with him at the center, enveloping the entire island in the blink of an eye.
Then the youth muttered:
"Dear citizens of Itogami Island, this island will now relocate directly to Kyoto. Any inconvenience caused can be reported to the island management company, though I won't be handling any complaints."
With those words, Bokue clapped his hands together.
In an instant, the massive artificial island vanished from the ocean three hundred kilometers from Tokyo.
Meanwhile, far away in Kyoto's Yasaka Shrine, Lady Yasaka—who maintained a barrier over all of Kansai with her yokai power—looked up in surprise.
Something very large had just entered!
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