I'm having fun in Tokyo

He thought for a moment, then changed his words before he could finish.

"We went to a place that was like a 'secret realm,' which was very similar to our place, but also very different."

“I trained and practiced swordsmanship there.”

"A 'secret realm' that's similar to our place, yet different?" Ryoko frowned in thought.

"From your description, it sounds a bit like the 'forbidden area' of Ise Grand Shrine... You didn't go to the shrine maiden's place, did you?"

Chapter 402 Let's Get a Part-Time Job, Otamaru

Morikawa Yu shook her head: "No."

"I did not go to the priestess's place."

He countered, "What's the deal with the forbidden area near the Priestess Hime? Ryoko, do you know?"

Ryoko shook her head: "Actually, I don't know much either. It's just that my previous shrine master mentioned that there is a forbidden area in the Ise Grand Shrine."

"Her description of the place was that it was 'similar to our present world and the hidden world, yet different'."

"So after hearing your description, I remembered it."

Morikawa Yu nodded.

Hearing Liangzi say this, he became somewhat curious.

Ryoko then tiptoed, took his hand, and led him away from the flat, pit-like ground beneath their feet, towards the plaza in front of the main hall, before waving her hand to dispel the domain.

The next moment, the domain dissipated.

Everything around them returned to normal, and behind the two of them appeared the original Lord.

Shimazaki Natsuko was standing in the main hall, looking around.

She was taken aback when she saw the two appear in the plaza outside the main hall, but immediately walked over and said, "Princess Ryoko, Princess Morikawa."

Liangzi waved to her and pointed to the square where the three of them were standing: "Serve tea."

Shimazaki Natsuko nodded immediately.

She turned and left the spot.

Not long after, she returned, followed by five priestesses. Two of them each carried several cushions, two others carried tea sets, and the last carried a tea box.

The shrine maiden laid out the cushions and tea mats, and then immediately began to serve.

Several more witches came from the worship hall, carrying teapots, but there was no stove, only a teapot stand, which they placed beside the seats.

Shimazaki Natsuko knelt beside the seat.

She closed her eyes, her cherry lips parted slightly, and golden flames instantly ignited beneath the teapot stand, scorching the bottom of the teapot and turning the teapot, engraved with indistinct images of monsters and gods, red-hot.

A priestess wearing a golden crown waited quietly.

As she waited for the water to boil, she opened the tea box that had been prepared next to her seat and began wiping the teaware.

Ryoko beckoned to Morikawa Yu: "Please sit down."

Morikawa Yu nodded.

He knew that the last witch was serving tea.

Japan has a tea-drinking culture that originated from China, which has continued to develop from the Nara and Heian periods to the present day.

However, he didn't understand the art of tea, nor did he know why Ryoko suddenly wanted to invite him for tea.

Ryoko was already kneeling on a seat to the side, looking at him with a smile, and pointing to the shrine maiden who was serving tea.

“Yuri is the eldest daughter of the Ogawa family. She learned tea ceremony from her father, Ogawa Tsunekazu, the master of the Ogawa school of tea ceremony, from a young age, and even surpassed her father. Therefore, the Ogawa family sent her to serve me.”

"It's rare for you to come to me, and you've already resolved the matter."

"Let me invite you for tea this afternoon."

Beside her, a beautiful girl dressed in a white robe with a golden crown and delicate features was wiping the tea set with complete focus, as if Liangzi wasn't talking about her at all.

The water boiled at that moment.

She picked up the teapot, poured boiling water into the teacup, then poured the water out. She scooped out two spoonfuls of tea powder, then took a large spoonful of hot water from the iron kettle and poured it into the teacup. She gently stirred it with a tea whisk. Every movement was gentle and graceful, like a light dance.

Finally, she handed the tea to Morikawa Yu with both hands.

Morikawa Yu also knelt down, accepting the tea offered by the shrine maiden with both hands, and looked at Ryoko.

Although he didn't understand the tea ceremony, he figured he could just follow Ryoko's lead.

However, Ryoko did not drink the tea; she simply placed it on the tea table and waited for it to cool.

He did as instructed, and finally looked at Ryoko across from him: "Ryoko, I would like to ask about the forbidden area of ​​Ise Grand Shrine."

Ryoko shook her head: "The forbidden area of ​​Ise Grand Shrine is a secret of Ise. Even my predecessor only knew of its existence, but did not know the specifics."

"You have a good personal relationship with Otamaru, you can ask her for information."

"Daotamaru? She knows about it?" Morikawa Yu frowned.

He recalled what Daitamaru looked like.

I have a feeling that the quirky and clever ghost girl shouldn't know about this kind of thing.

"She should know, after all, the shikigami of the successive shrine maidens are her and a dream spirit named Miyu. You've met that dream spirit before, she's the messenger who came during the last shrine meeting."

“She and Miyu have been at Ise Grand Shrine for over a thousand years. Even the current shrine maiden may not know Ise Grand Shrine better than the two of them.”

"Just ask her, maybe she'll tell you."

"Or you could call her over sometime, and I'll have Mingjue accompany you, so you can take the opportunity to ask her questions and try to understand her mind?"

Morikawa Yu shook her head: "No need."

I already had Mingjue and Xinjue use this move together in Kyoto last time.

If Daiyuwan is prepared, it will only backfire.

Liangzi said with some regret, "That's fine then. You have your own ideas, and I won't interfere."

"Okay." Morikawa Yu nodded.

Looking at him, Ryoko sighed, "In the past, I really wanted to teach you something or help you, but it always turned out to be unnecessary."

"In the end, it was you who helped me, saving me from perishing and vanishing..."

She smiled helplessly: "So, I still owe you more."

"Be sure to let me know if you need any help."

Morikawa Yu nodded.

"Have some tea, have some tea." He raised his teacup.

Liangzi nodded as well.

The two drank tea together.

......

Around evening, Morikawa Yu finished her dinner and went home.

Ryoko first invited him to drink tea, and then had the shrine maidens prepare many dishes for him to eat. In the end, he was so full that he ate his fill.

He teleported home, intending to get some rest, but something felt off.

It seems that an intruder has entered the protective barrier that Ryoko has placed on her family's manor.

This barrier is a projection of the manor.

Those who wish to enter the manor can only enter the projection without the permission of the restrictions; they cannot enter the real manor.

He took out a protective charm from the imperial seal tent, and holding the charm, he entered the "manor" projected by the barrier. Inside, he saw a familiar girl standing there.

The other person stood listlessly in the empty, deathly silent "Projection Manor." Upon seeing him, they approached him directly and complained, "Your house is really hard to get into."

"There's actually such a restriction."

"If I had known, I wouldn't have come so early. I would have just gone to your shrine to find you."

Morikawa Yu: "Who knew you'd be here so early, Miss Ootamamaru? Didn't you say you'd be here tomorrow?"

The girl is none other than Otamamaru.

She seemed a little tired from standing and stretched: "Because the Goddess attaches great importance to this, she was afraid of delaying things, so she sent Miyu directly to Izumo, and I was urged by her to come to Tokyo."

As she spoke, she looked Morikawa Yu up and down: "Speaking of which, you've really become a god?"

"Yes." Morikawa Yu nodded.

He reached out to Daiyu Maru and grabbed her wrist.

The next moment, the two had arrived at the actual manor and were standing in the center of the courtyard.

Otamaru looked around the courtyard: "It's different from the one inside the forbidden area. It looks pretty good, but I think it would be better for your shrine master to live there. I don't know why you insist on living outside by yourself."

She suddenly winked at Morikawa Yu: "Afraid of your wife?"

"Your wife is worried that you'll corrupt the lovely shrine maidens, so she won't let you live at the shrine?"

Morikawa Yu was speechless.

Doesn't this guy know that once he enters the manor, nothing he says will escape the ears of Hishizuki and Mitsuko?

He ignored Daiyu's words and pulled her hand toward the main living room of the building.

"Let's get down to business first."

Otama sighed, "Don't get straight to the point. Let me rest for a bit."

"Otherwise, after you finish talking about your business, I'll have to rush back to Ise overnight. I'm so tired. You can talk about it later or tomorrow. Just take pity on this poor guy who's a shikigami."

After she finished speaking, she changed her shoes in the entryway, entered the living room, and lay down directly on the sofa.

Morikawa Yu looked at her utterly impolite attitude and felt a headache coming on: "Are you here to slack off or to complete the shrine maiden's mission?"

"Can you be a little more serious?"

Hearing this, Daiyu Maru sat up: "I have both. I have to complete the tasks assigned by the Goddess, and I also need to find you to slack off."

She sighed softly, "You have no idea. Ever since I finished the match with you, severed my divinity, and returned to Ise, the Goddess has assigned me a lot of tasks, and even had me clean up Ise."

"These tasks were originally done by the shrine maidens; although they were simple, they were just too annoying..."

Morikawa Yu frowned slightly, interrupting her: "Didn't you say you were happy in Ise?"

After he finished speaking, he noticed that Daitamaru had fallen silent.

She tugged at her black hair: "That's because the Goddess was right next to me at the time, and I couldn't complain in front of her... But I did regain a lot of my strength."

"I guess the God wanted to help me get familiar with the powers I've regained in this way, but it's really annoying."

Morikawa Yu was taken aback upon hearing this.

He opened the status assessment and glanced at Daikokumaru's current condition.

Above her head, a line of text appeared: "Level 16, Status: Worried, Lazy (Finally arrived at Morikawa's house, time to relax and take a break.)"

Level 16...?

I only went from level 13 to 14, and this guy has already recovered to level 16?

How did you recover so quickly?

Morikawa Yu frowned inwardly, suddenly remembering that Daitamaru used to be a level 17 demon, just like the Dream Demon Miyu.

Half a month has passed now, and it's time for things to recover.

But this recovery is too fast, isn't it?

He suddenly felt a sense of crisis.

"Husband."

Feiyue's voice came from the stairs on the second floor.

Morikawa Yu turned her head and saw Hiizuki coming down the stairs, followed by Mitsuko and Kannazuki Chiko.

"Darling~" Mitsuko rushed to his side before Hitsuki could reach him and hugged his neck.