I'm having fun in Tokyo

If you try to persuade them with human reasoning, you might end up having your values, which have been formed over hundreds or even thousands of years, refuted, leading them to question the meaning of life.

If you try to deceive them with schemes, they can guess what you're up to without even thinking, and they'll set a trap for you.

The same applies to this campaign against Qingluo.

If it weren't for the genuine injury I inflicted on her and my outburst on the spot, I really couldn't outsmart her by scheming alone.

But now she's dead, while I'm still alive, and I've made her pay the price for all the sins she committed over the years.

So let's not worry about it too much.

Just strive to improve yourself, and live a simple and happy life like Asaka and Hisukatsuki.

He smiled.

Ryoko did not interrupt his thoughts and walked alone towards Mitsuko on the other side of the square.

He followed, waving at the big fox.

The big fox saw him, smiled at him, and pulled Kashima Kaoru towards him: "Morikawa, what were you and Ryoko talking about in the back?"

Morikawa Yu shrugged: "Nothing, just asking the shrine maiden's shikigami what her master is trying to do?"

"Did you manage to get the answer?"

"No, she doesn't even know why she was left here."

"No way?" Mitsuko was somewhat surprised.

"Who knows? Anyway, she's probably contemplating life in the back."

"Really? Then I'd better not bother her." Mitsuko was a little disappointed. "I was originally going to ask her about the current shrine maiden."

"Ask away if you want to." Morikawa Yu took her hand.

"Anyway, she's with you, isn't she?"

"You are the master here, you make the decisions."

Yujinzi paused for a moment, not even considering whether his words were right or wrong, and let him hold her hand, looking at him with a smile as she walked towards the main hall.

Chapter 292 This is a lie

Morikawa Yu pulled Mitsuko to the main hall plaza, where Otamaru was still sitting.

She held her phone in one hand, scrolled through it for a while, then, bored, turned off the screen, stuffed it into her clothes, and used her demonic power to nurture her Three Bright Swords.

But she held the small Tonglian and the Xianminglian in her hands, while the large Tonglian was left aside.

She glanced up unintentionally and saw Morikawa Yu and Mitsuko coming over. Her expression changed, and she quickly put away the small Tonglian and the Xianminglian, and hugged the large Tonglian in her arms.

"Human... and Lady Mitsuko, is there anything I can help you with?"

Morikawa Yu frowned when he saw Otamaru's disgusted and wary look.

But he couldn't be bothered with this guy who had been abandoned in Kyoto by the shrine maiden and was now homeless.

Mitsuko chuckled at him before turning back to look at Otamaru, her expression returning to calm: "It's nothing, I just wanted to ask about your master, the shrine maiden."

"Ask me about my master?" Daitamaru became even more wary. "What do you want to ask? Although my master doesn't care about me anymore, I will not betray her. Don't expect me to sell her out."

Mitsuko shook her head: "Don't worry, I mean no harm and I won't ask you or her any questions that would embarrass you."

"After all, she had no choice but to help Qingluo because of the promise between the first priestess and the Inari god."

"Besides, she didn't do anything in Kyoto this time, so I can forgive her for supporting Seiro and delaying Ryoko."

"You don't need to be so reserved or on guard."

This is a lie.

Although the Priestess Hime did not participate in the Qingluo campaign, she sent Otamaru to help Qingluo and held back Ryoko.

If Morikawa hadn't dealt with Otamaru in advance, this former demon god could have broken through the outer blockade of the Fujiwara and Tokugawa clans single-handedly, causing them enormous trouble.

Moreover, the priestess's act of holding back Ryoko is the biggest threat they face in this Qingluo campaign.

Without the shrine maiden, Ryoko could easily have dealt with Aoro and eliminated this troublesome figure without Ryoko and Morikawa having to face Aoro personally.

Besides these two points, the fact that the shrine maiden appeared at the end and wanted to take Morikawa Yu away also made her wary.

She even suspected that one of the shrine maidens' purposes in coming to Kyoto was to take Morikawa away.

It's just that the other party may have been bound by the established agreement between the gods, which is why they didn't make a move at the end and instead withdrew and left Kyoto.

Moreover, she must have some ulterior motive for leaving Da Yuwan here, but I don't know it yet.

Therefore, she hated the priestess from the bottom of her heart.

If given the chance, she would definitely retaliate without hesitation.

Even if she can't cause the other party any major trouble because of the relationship between the gods, she won't let the other party feel too comfortable either.

Now, when I tell Ootamaru that I don't mind, it's just to make myself seem more magnanimous.

As for getting Ootamaru to lower her guard, it was obviously impossible with just a few words, and she had no hope of that.

Otamaru looked at Mitsuko with a hesitant expression.

She was a little skeptical of Mitsuko's words, but judging from Mitsuko's eyes and tone, she couldn't see anything wrong at all.

Unlike this human and Lady Ryoko, I don't have any shikigami around me who can read minds.

Since that's the case, I'll just pretend to believe it for now.

"Thank you for your magnanimity, Lady Mitsuko. Please ask, and I will answer to the best of my knowledge."

Otamaru stood up, sheathed his beloved sword Otsuren, and bowed to Mitsuko.

Morikawa Yu stood to the side and sighed.

He had Shinkaku listen to the conversation between the Great Fox and the Great Tamamaru in the Goshuincho, only to discover that not a single word they said was true.

This left him speechless, but he also wanted to help Mitsuko.

His expression turned serious, and he called Xinjue out from inside the Imperial Seal Tent.

“Miss Ootamaru, it’s not that I don’t trust you, but in the spirit of friendly communication, I’d better have Shinkaku be my witness.”

"Xinjue, you must act as a fair and impartial witness, understand?"

He looked at Xinjue with an air of righteousness.

Xinjue, her little face also serious, stood beside him and said, "Yes, Master!"

Daiyu Maru's face darkened, and he almost cursed.

This human is Mitsuko's lover, and this little maid is his attendant. What kind of fairness and justice is this relationship?

However, she didn't dare to explode in front of Mitsuko.

With Qingluo dead, no one dares to challenge Mitsuko's authority anymore. Given time, she will be able to regain her full power and become the ruler of Kansai.

Even the host took the initiative to back down this time, giving the other party face.

As a shikigami, how could I possibly tell her, "I doubt your man's character, so you can tell him to get lost?"

If I really say that, I'm afraid I'll be the one who gets humiliated and then kicked out, right?

Otamaru nodded with a dark expression: "Okay."

Mitsuko smiled slightly.

Since Morikawa is willing to help me, I don't need to ask him directly.

"I only want to know one thing."

Mitsuko spoke softly, but her eyes suddenly turned sharp.

"Did your mistress, Princess Hime, come to Kyoto because of Inari and Seiro? Is her arrival in Kyoto related to Morikawa?"

Daiyu Maru's body tensed.

She gritted her teeth.

Xinjue looked at her and also pricked up her ears.

However, she doesn't have cat ears or fox ears; she just has ordinary human ears that aren't very noticeable when they stand up.

"Yes! Master, she came to Kyoto because of Qingluo's request and the promise between the first master and the Inari god, and her arrival here is also related to the humans around you."

Otamaru gritted his teeth and said.

Morikawa Yu frowned immediately: "Miss Ootamamaru, that's not what you just told me."

“When Ryoko and I asked you, you said you didn’t know why the Priestess wanted to take me away.”

“I truly don’t know why Master wants to take you away,” Ootamaru sighed. “I just don’t know the reason.”

"You didn't ask me about this, so why should I tell you?"

Damn, Morikawa Yu's face stiffened.

Just as he was about to get angry, he saw Mitsuko purse her lips and her fox ears twitch.

"Is that so, Miss Ootamamaru?"

"How could you deceive my lover's feelings? I can't stand by and watch such a despicable thing happen."

She smiled, and her nine tails swayed slowly behind her.

"What do you want?" Daiyu asked warily.

Mizuko gently shook her head: "I didn't mean anything by it, I just hope you can be honest and answer the rest of the questions."

"The remaining questions? Didn't you say you only wanted to know one thing?"

Daiyu's expression immediately turned even more unpleasant.

"Just now, now is now."

Mitsuko held Morikawa Yu's hand, looked at her, and narrowed her eyes: "Do you know how much I like Morikawa?"

"If he were to lie to me, it would make me even angrier than if he were to lie to me."

Upon hearing this, Ootamaru trembled and lowered his head.

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Chapter 293 One Slash Deals Two and a Half Times the Damage

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More than ten minutes later, Mitsuko's brows relaxed.

Daitamaru's face was ashen, with an expression that said, "That's all I know," and he also had a self-doubt that he thought, "Holy crap, do I really know that much?"

But in reality, Mitsuko just asked her a few more questions, and in more detail.

However, through these questions, Morikawa Yu confirmed that the shrine maiden had no ill intentions towards him.

And it was through this that he learned that when Ryoko said that Mitsuko and the shrine maiden had a conflict, she didn't mean that Mitsuko and the shrine maiden actually had a conflict, but rather that the Inari god who had previously used Mitsuko's name had a conflict with the shrine maiden.

Even these contradictions are false contradictions.

The true purpose of Inari God was to leave a contingency plan, so that the shrine maiden would have a reason to interfere in Kyoto's affairs in the future.

The complexity of the relationship between the two left him a little confused, and it took him a while to figure it out.

"Your mistress, the priestess, is trying to tell me through these things that she is not my enemy."

Mitsuko looked at Otamaru and smiled coldly: "But she doubted that you could explain yourself clearly, and she was also afraid that I wouldn't believe you, so she left you here with me and asked me personally."

"Really?" Daitamaru's expression was not very good.

Honestly, it's a bit unpleasant to have your own owner doubt your intelligence and communication skills.

“You’re no longer of any use, why would I lie to you?” Mitsuko waved her hand. “Leave Kyoto. Go back now, and your master won’t say anything to you.”

"Really?" Daitamaru asked again.

She didn't really want to believe Mitsuko's words, and the girl next to her was constantly targeting her, which made her very uncomfortable.

Mitsuko didn't answer her, but instead held Morikawa Yu's hand.