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The moment Itogami Island appeared in Kyoto's coastal waters, piercing alarms blared throughout the barrier hall at the Keikain clan's main house.
"Warning! Warning! Detection barrier issuing highest-level alert!"
"What's happening?!"
"According to the data, a massive object suddenly appeared in Kyoto's coastal waters! The scale is roughly... this size is insane, let me calculate... uh... about the size of all of Tokyo!"
"What... are you sure the detection barrier isn't malfunctioning? What kind of yokai is the size of an entire city?! And Kyoto has Lady Yasaka protecting it—if something that huge appeared, shouldn't Lady Yasaka have already dealt with it?"
"How would I know? Besides, the detection barrier doesn't just detect yokai—it picks up ships and planes too."
"Are you insane? You're saying a ship the size of Tokyo suddenly appeared in Kyoto's coastal waters?"
"Dammit, I'm just telling you what happened! The barrier detection results are what they are—understand? If you don't believe me, go look at the beach yourself!"
Just as the barrier hall descended into chaos—
A girl's clear voice rang out from the hall entrance, instantly silencing the commotion.
"Everyone stay calm. I'll go ask Lady Yasaka about the situation. Until then, everyone maintain your guard!"
Before anyone in the hall could react, the onmyoji girl had already turned and run off.
The hall remained deathly silent. After five or six seconds, the people who'd been arguing finally exchanged glances.
"That voice just now... was Lady Yura, right?"
"If I heard correctly, yes."
"So Lady Yura's gone to find Lady Yasaka. What should we do?"
"Follow Lady Yura's orders—stay alert."
"No, I mean what about this alarm? Just let it keep blaring?"
"Uh... better turn it off. Lady Yura's round trip will take at least three hours. Three hours of this alarm will destroy our eardrums."
"But won't that seem too un-alert?"
"What do you want then? Let the alarm keep going? If there really was a yokai the size of Tokyo in Kyoto's waters, what difference would our alarm make?"
"Good point. In that situation, we'd probably have to rely on Lady Yura."
"No, Lady Yura probably couldn't handle it either. The only one we could count on would be..."
"Who?"
"Never mind, forget I said anything. We probably can't count on them either—that person isn't in Kyoto right now."
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Meanwhile, in Yasaka Shrine's traditional room, the golden-haired fox-eared beauty sitting at the table with her teacup smiled gently at the youth's appearance.
"Bokue, I knew it was you..."
Yasaka set down her teacup, shifting to nestle into the youth beside her. She turned her face up, bringing her nose close to his neck, sniffing delicately before laughing softly.
"Hm? Bokue, what's this—coming to me with other girls' scents still on you? Just leaving those poor girls behind like that? That won't do~"
"It's not quite like that..." Bokue scratched his head. "More importantly, Yasaka, you don't seem surprised by my appearance at all?"
"Oh, I was surprised..."
Yasaka smiled slightly, relaxing as she rested her cheek fully against the youth's shoulder.
"You know, a fox's nose is very sensitive. The moment you appeared, I knew... along with that big thing you brought with you."
The big thing naturally referred to Itogami Island.
Currently, Bokue had parked Itogami Island less than ten kilometers off Kyoto's coast. The massive artificial island rivaled Tokyo in scale—even standing on the beach, one could clearly see Itogami Island's outline on the distant waters.
Especially for Yasaka, as the Eastern General of Japan's yokai world, whose yokai power formed a barrier covering all of Kansai.
With Bokue bringing an entire island like this, it would honestly be harder not to notice.
"Well, there's a reason for it, but overall it's to make seeing Yasaka more convenient."
As Bokue spoke, his hands grew increasingly bold.
His fingers tightened slightly on Yasaka's kimono hem, and the golden-haired fox-eared beauty's breathing immediately carried a hint of heat.
"Mmm... more convenient to meet?"
Yasaka raised an eyebrow slightly, the curves of her chest rising and falling more noticeably.
"But traveling between Tokyo and Kyoto isn't difficult for you anymore, is it?"
"True, but it's still not as convenient as living together with Yasaka."
Bokue's expedition continued southward, advancing toward the deep canyon.
"Ah... slow down, child, let's finish talking first..."
The golden-haired fox-eared beauty shifted slightly, her golden eyes instantly gaining a layer of moisture.
"So what do you mean by living together? Are you asking me to move to..."
"To Itogami Island, of course."
Bokue stopped beating around the bush, directly sweeping the golden-haired fox-eared beauty into a princess carry across his lap.
"That's why I moved the whole island here. This way, Itogami Island counts as part of Kansai, and you have to guard here every day because of your Eastern General position."
"But..."
Yasaka still hesitated.
Though objectively, as Bokue's first blood recipient, she should be the legitimate wife, their relationship wasn't exactly proper given their generational difference.
Over the years, she'd noticed Kunou's feelings for Bokue and supported them internally.
But moving in together would mean...
"Hm?"
Finding Yasaka's continued hesitation pointless, Bokue simply accelerated, turning the golden-haired beauty from her sideways princess carry position to face him directly, leaning in to kiss those full lips.
"!"
Yasaka's body trembled slightly. She realized what would happen next and only struggled symbolically.
"B-Bokue, keep it down... Kunou is napping next door right now..."
"Next door?"
Bokue's hands didn't stop as he raised an eyebrow questioningly.
"Wasn't Kunou's bedroom on the other side before?"
"Mm, she changed rooms..."
Yasaka explained vaguely.
But this only confused Bokue more.
Typically, traditional Japanese rooms had the best lighting and ventilation in the whole house. In summer, the room that felt warmest in winter became the hottest.
Moving her bedroom next to the traditional room in this season? Seriously?
But there was no time to think further—the golden-haired beauty with nine swaying fox tails, unable to hold back any longer, initiated a kiss herself.
What neither noticed was that a finger-thick hole had somehow been drilled through the previously intact wall.
A beautiful, pale-skinned girl with long black hair in a dark uniform sat in the adjacent room, her narrow, beautiful fox-like eyes calmly observing the traditional room through the hole in the wall.
Sister... you look truly happy right now.
But the four-hundred-year deadline is almost here. When that time comes, whether it's the Keikain clan, or those yokai from Edo and Shikoku, I'll sweep them all away.
Every last one!
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