I'm having fun in Tokyo

After thinking about it for a while, he realized that he still preferred a free and unrestrained life.

While the deity can govern the secrets of a region and wields immense power, he still bears considerable responsibility.

He would rather carry out justice as he sees fit than be a leader or protector.

Ryoko sighed.

She looks like a naive little girl right now, and this adult-like sigh has no sense of authority at all. Instead, it gives off a cute vibe of a little girl pretending to be a mature woman.

"Fine, I know you have secrets. If you don't want to tell me, that's fine too. I won't force you."

"But... Morikawa, has my body really reverted to that of a child?"

"Or is this only happening for a short period of time?"

Ryoko looked at him, then glanced at herself in the mirror, seeing a reflection that looked exactly like her when she was a child.

Mitsuko was right; she could indeed feel the vitality within her body.

She hadn't felt this way in a long time.

Therefore, although her childlike appearance was embarrassing, feeling the vitality and energy within her, she felt a sense of longing and fear of returning to her previous state of depleted life.

Morikawa Yu nodded: "Yes, it seems we really have returned to our childhood."

He didn't speak with absolute certainty, but Ryoko sensed the confidence in his words and breathed a sigh of relief.

"What's wrong? What's wrong? What happened to Ryoko?"

Yui stood beside Meijue and asked curiously.

She sensed that something must have happened, but she had no sight, only the ability to hear conversations, and she didn't know what was going on. She was very curious.

“Something very interesting happened.” Mitsuko whispered to Yuon, who was standing right next to her. “My dear one loves Ryoko dearly and doesn’t want her to die, so she found a cure for Ryoko.”

"Her life was saved."

After she finished speaking, she sighed with some regret.

"But Ryoko became enraged and wanted to repay kindness with enmity, and hurt me and my dear."

Hearing Mitsuko say this, Yuon became even more curious.

"Your Excellency, you...?"

"Don't listen to her nonsense, Yuon. I'm fine, and Morikawa is fine too."

Liangzi snorted.

That sly fox is always afraid things aren't chaotic enough.

If it weren't for the concern for Morikawa and the fear that he wouldn't be able to govern Tokyo well in the future, why would she have thought of introducing her, the ruler of Kansai, to Morikawa and trying to match them up?

If she had the time, she would certainly prefer to teach and mentor this outstanding junior herself...

As Ryoko pondered this, she suddenly looked at Mingjue with a hint of annoyance.

"Enlightenment!"

As she was thinking these things, Mingjue read her thoughts aloud almost word for word.

Mingjue nodded quickly and shut his mouth under Liangzi's angry and warning gaze.

She didn't mean to expose Ryoko's shortcomings.

However, speaking out about other people's thoughts and embarrassing them is truly toxic, especially embarrassing super-strong people like Mitsuko and Ryoko who govern a region. It has an indescribable thrill.

That's why she couldn't help herself.

"Actually, this is really cute, Ryoko."

Mitsuko walked over to Ryoko, bent down, pressed her shoulder, and rubbed her face with her ear.

"Stay away from me!"

Xiao Liangzi stretched out her hands, which shone with divine light, as if trying to push Yu Jinzi away.

Because of her movement, her skirt and trousers fell down again.

Ryoko's face turned bright red again.

Ah, so cute!

So cute!

Looking at Ryoko, Morikawa Yu felt the same way.

I really want to make Ryoko angry, to hold this shrine maiden who secretly rules all of Tokyo and is revered and feared by all the families of Kasumigaseki in my arms, to do all sorts of things to make her angry, to see her embarrassed and furious, and then to coax her to be happy with gentle words.

Such a strange thought unconsciously arose in his mind, and he immediately became alert.

Something's not right. Something's not right about me.

It is said that the senses can read minds.

Could it be that she read it to me too?

He pretended to be nonchalant and looked at Mingjue, only to find that Mingjue was also looking at him, seemingly puzzled.

Did she not read it aloud?

That's right, I bought a veil for my soul.

She couldn't hear her own inner voice.

"Morikawa... I feel like I can't hear your thoughts? Aren't you thinking about something strange?"

The beautiful girl with long gray hair looked at him, tilted her head, and seemed somewhat disappointed.

Morikawa Yu felt a little guilty, but still nodded matter-of-factly: "No."

"Mingjue, can't you hear Morikawa's thoughts?" Ryoko pushed Mitsuko away, squatted down, covered her skin with her outer robe, and turned to look at Morikawa Yu.

"Yes, I feel that Morikawa is like a tranquil ice surface, with tides rising and falling beneath the ice, but the surface remains completely still."

Liangzi frowned.

She sensed that Morikawa Yu must have obtained a treasure that concealed his mind from somewhere, and it was very likely related to his secret.

But since she had already decided to ignore his secret, she couldn't be bothered to care anymore.

"Fine, if I can't hear it, I can't hear it."

"Anyway, they're probably laughing at me. I don't know, so it's better to avoid getting annoyed."

Ryoko frowned, as if she had given up on herself, and shook her head, no longer paying attention to Morikawa Yu and Meijue.

She looked in the mirror, her brows sometimes relaxing as if she had let go of some worry, and sometimes blushing as if she were a little shy, lost in thought.

Morikawa Yu, Hisukatsuki, Mitsuko, and Akira and Yuon stayed with her in silence.

He knew in his heart, and so did Hisukatsuki and the others, that Ryoko was accepting that she had become a child and gained a longer lifespan.

This was an unexpected surprise for her.

Although the process was somewhat strange and the outcome somewhat awkward, it still doesn't change the fact that she didn't have to wait for death and was reborn.

This was enough to move her deeply, and she disregarded the loss of face and other thoughts, thanking Morikawa Yu.

After a long time, Ryoko finally came to her senses, looked at herself in the mirror, and then looked at Morikawa Yu.

"Morikawa, will my body still change in the future?"

Will I always be like this?

After accepting reality, although her heart was still pounding, a trace of worry still arose.

The divine person will freeze her appearance.

She had some doubts that she might always be like this.

That would be too strange.

She still cares about her reputation.

While she could barely accept seeing herself like this in front of close friends and family like Morikawa Yu and Hisukatsuki, she absolutely could not accept appearing in front of others in this state.

Morikawa Yu frowned.

He had no idea about this kind of problem.

However, since the system is here, we can ask it.

After a few seconds, he nodded: "No, Ryoko, your body has just returned to childhood. It will grow up again, and then stop in your twenties until life withers away again... Uh, don't look so worried."

"I can give you more medicine later."

"Yes." Ryoko nodded.

She sighed.

It will take another ten years or so.

From now to my original appearance, how should I handle things over these past ten years?

How could you appear before others with such a face?

Absolutely not!

I would definitely lose all my dignity and be ridiculed in my heart!

If that's the case, it's fine if you don't know what others are thinking.

Mingjue, that wicked and mind-reading girl, would definitely be secretly telling herself things like, "Ryoko, this girl is making fun of you, saying you're like a baby who hasn't been weaned," or "Ryoko, Ryoko, she said you look even more childish than her daughter."

That's too torturous.

After hesitating for a long time, she finally looked at Morikawa Yu.

"Morikawa, you really don't want to take over my position?"

Morikawa Yu nodded, but also seemed a little wary: "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, I just wanted to ask you for a favor." She hesitated and said, "I was supposed to have a meeting this afternoon, but in this condition, there's no way I can hold a meeting with those families."

"Can you help me attend the meeting with them?"

Going to a meeting?

Morikawa Yu thought for a moment, then shook her head: "No."

"Today is my first day of marriage with Hiizuki and Mitsuko, Ryoko, you can't make me do chores."

Liangzi gritted her teeth: "I know you don't want to go, but if it weren't for you and Feiyue, how could I have become like this?"

"Of course, I know you did this because you felt sorry for me and wanted to save me. I will definitely remember this kindness."

"But how am I supposed to attend a meeting looking like this?!"

"I will lose all my dignity!"

Has its prestige been completely lost?

Upon hearing this, Morikawa Yu suddenly thought of a certain dignified young lady in Gensokyo.

However, he also knew that this was not the time to joke around. Ryoko was probably really worried and scared, and to be honest, she was quite cute like this.

She, who was originally composed and mature, would never have behaved like this.

"Morikawa." Ryoko's tone softened a little.

"I'm not asking you to do any work, I'm asking you to help me hold meetings with those families."

"Meetings are something that the person being held to dreads, not something that will make things difficult for you."

"And I will go with you, hiding in your Goshuin-chō."

"You don't need to worry about anything happening."

Chapter 376 Ryoko's Embarrassment

Morikawa Yu thought for a moment...

Will Ryoko go with us?

That's pretty much it.