"Her Excellency, the Shogun must have a reason for doing this."
After listening to Kamisato Ayato's account, a pensive Ayaka said this, though with some uncertainty.
Although Ayaka also found the matter strange, if it involved Her Excellency, the Shogun, then it was a different story. After all, the Shogun was a god, and her way of thinking was very different from that of mortals. Just like the Eternity that Her Excellency pursued—that was something she truly could not comprehend.
"That is indeed a possibility." Kamisato Ayato nodded.
"Um… Miss Ayaka, Lord of the House…"
Just as the Kamisato siblings were both pondering the matter of the Shogun, Thoma, who was standing to the side, suddenly spoke up.
"What is it, Thoma?"
Returning to his senses, Kamisato Ayato looked at Thoma.
He knew that Thoma likely had something to say about Her Excellency, the Shogun.
"It's just… the Shogun I saw at that time felt…" Seeing both Miss Ayaka and the Lord of the House turn their gazes toward him, Thoma hesitated for a moment before continuing, "I feel… Her Excellency, the Shogun was a bit different."
"Different? How was she different?"
Hearing Thoma's words, Ayaka subconsciously asked this question.
"I don't know how to describe it. It's just a feeling that she was different from the Shogun I've seen before. Of course, it might just be my imagination, since I haven't seen Her Excellency many times."
As he spoke, Thoma scratched his head.
He knew he had to be cautious when it came to matters concerning the Shogun. But since he was with Miss Ayaka and the Lord of the House, he could be at ease on this point. If it were anyone else, he definitely wouldn't have said such a thing.
"Someone… impersonated Her Excellency, the Shogun?!"
It had to be said, Ayaka was shocked by the implication of Thoma's words. She found it hard to imagine that someone would dare impersonate the Shogun, and merely for the sake of obtaining island-entry and residency permits.
So she continued, "No one would dare do that, right? If you want to get island-entry and residency permits, you can just spend a little Mora to smooth things over. There's no need to take such a huge risk."
"Perhaps it was just a test to see if anyone could tell the difference?"
At this moment, Kamisato Ayato, lost in thought, said this faintly.
In truth, he didn't quite believe Thoma's guess, but the Shogun's strange actions forced him to consider it.
"Then… what should we do, Brother?"
Ayaka was now a bit unsure of what to do. But it didn't matter; her brother was here.
"How about this: I'll go to Ritou to have a look first. Thoma, you'll come with me." After a moment of thought, Kamisato Ayato made his decision.
There was no point in speculating here; it was better to go to Ritou and assess the situation.
If he didn't see Her Excellency, the Shogun in Ritou, then he would submit a formal apology, stating that Thoma had failed in his duty to receive her. That way, he would find out whether the Shogun had actually appeared in Ritou or not.
"Yes, Lord of the House."
"Brother, please be careful."
As her brother prepared to leave for Ritou, Ayaka urged him to be cautious.
After all, if someone was truly impersonating the Shogun, then that person was definitely not simple and had to be treated with prudence.
"Don't worry, we're just going to see Her Excellency, the Shogun."
After smiling at his sister, Kamisato Ayato led Thoma out of the study.
"Miss Ayaka, the Lord of the House and I will be going now."
"Mm, you may go."
After watching her brother and Thoma leave, Ayaka turned to look at the food her brother had just placed on the desk.
The round trip to Ritou will take some time, so I need to take this back to keep it warm, otherwise it won't be good if I leave it here.
Her Excellency, the Shogun…
Picking up the food...
Ayaka's thoughts couldn't help but drift back to the matter of the Shogun. She was truly curious about what was going on with the Shogun who appeared in Ritou…
Never mind… I'll know when my brother and Thoma get back.
With that thought, Ayaka, holding the items, turned to leave. But as she turned, she saw a familiar figure standing at the entrance to the study, watching her.
Ritou.
"Please prepare four rooms for me."
Arriving at a place that provided lodging for those entering the island, Kaito asked the owner to prepare four rooms.
Four rooms???
Standing behind Kaito and listening to his words, Lumine's eyes widened. She couldn't understand why Kaito wanted to rent so many rooms. Logically, wouldn't two be enough? Why four?
"Wow, four rooms! Do I get my own room this time?"
It wasn't just Lumine who was surprised; Paimon was also curious why Kaito got so many rooms.
"Haven't you always shared a room with Lumine? You want to sleep by yourself this time?"
Hearing Paimon, Kaito turned his head to look at her.
If Paimon wanted her own room, that wasn't out of the question.
"No, I was just wondering why you got so many rooms. Aren't two enough?"
Waving her little hands, Paimon voiced her confusion.
"There are too many people, so we need more rooms, don't we?"
Turning back to pay, Kaito said this as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
Too many people?
In that case… Paimon and I in one room… Then Kaito, Acheron, and the others, a total of four people, in three rooms… So… Acheron and the others take turns sharing a room with Kaito???
Thinking this, Lumine couldn't help but glance at Wendy and Kiana beside her. She noticed that neither of them seemed surprised at all. This meant they had arranged things like this with Kaito before.
This guy!
Although she felt Kaito's energy was ultimately limited, she still believed he should treat everyone equally. However, she also knew that this was, in fact, treating everyone equally, but the method just felt a bit strange to her.
"Alright, let's go."
After getting the keys to the rooms, Kaito headed for the second floor.
Since the rooms were all next to each other, he would give Lumine her key once they were upstairs.
"Aren't we going to eat first? I'm so hungry."
Seeing that the lodging was settled, Paimon wanted to eat.
"You're hungry already?"
Because they had just eaten in Liyue, Kaito was surprised that Paimon was hungry again so soon.
"Yeah, so hungry."
"Then go buy something to eat yourself, I'm not going." Casually tossing a small bag of Mora to Paimon behind him, Kaito said he wasn't eating. Then he turned to look at Lumine, "Lumine, if you're hungry too…"
"I'm not hungry yet. Let Paimon go by herself."
Before Kaito could finish, Lumine had already shaken her head.
"Alright, then I'll go buy it myself."
Since Kaito had given her some Mora, Paimon would go out to buy food even if she was alone.
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