I'm having fun in Tokyo

Fujiwara Shiori is the eldest daughter of the Fujiwara family and the chief administrator of the shrine. She once came to Tokyo with the Inari deity. Later, the Inari deity's conspiracy was exposed, and he wanted to use her body to be reborn, but he stopped him and saved her.

"Long time no see, Mr. Morikawa... His Highness Morikawa."

With a serious expression, Shiori Fujiwara bowed to him, then stepped aside and led him to the cabin lounge.

Morikawa Yu gave her a strange look.

He remembered Fujiwara Shiori as a seemingly outstanding and impeccable young lady with impeccable work ability, but actually a lazy and good-for-nothing who liked to slack off. Why was she so serious now?

He stared at her for a while, and Fujiwara Shiori couldn't hold back any longer.

She whispered, "Your Highness, Princess Yujinzi and the others are right behind you. Please stop looking at me and look at them more. If they get angry, I won't be able to help you."

"Oh." Morikawa Yu also realized the problem and glanced behind her.

Mitsuko and Hisukatsuki were right behind him, just as they entered the cabin.

Asaka and Kokoro walked at the very back.

"It's alright." Morikawa Yu smiled. "I was just saying hello to you. They won't take it to heart."

"How have you been lately?"

"What about your sister?"

Fujiwara Shiori also stopped in her tracks: "My sister is at the shrine. Lady Kaoru asked the shrine maidens and officials to prepare to welcome Princess Mitsuko and you, and she also needs to make preparations."

"As for me, I can only say it's alright. After all, I have to be a bit more serious at home and can't be too lazy. But thanks to you and Princess Mitsuko, my family has given me more free time. Also, Uncle Keisuke and Aunt Harumi are on their honeymoon and haven't returned yet. Otherwise, he was planning to come and welcome you in person."

"It's alright, let him enjoy his honeymoon with Mrs. Fujiwara." Morikawa Yu chuckled, "I just hope Mrs. Fujiwara doesn't find the photos of her husband in women's clothing that her brother took on his phone, otherwise he'll have a hard time explaining himself."

Shiori Fujiwara paused for a moment, then, clearly remembering Keisuke Fujiwara's cross-dressing fetish, she couldn't help but chuckle softly.

Behind Morikawa Yu, Mitsuko and Hiizuki entered the cabin.

Mitsuko wrapped her arms around Morikawa Yu's waist from behind and looked over his shoulder: "Alright, darling, I understand your desire to get closer to the lovely female administrators, but we have important business to attend to later, so let's not bother them."

She smiled at Shiori Fujiwara.

Fujiwara Shiori immediately lowered her head: "Your Highness, welcome back."

"I was talking to Prince Morikawa about Kyoto."

Yuzuko was very satisfied with her performance and nodded: "It's okay. You and your darling are friends. It's rare for you to meet, so it's fine to chat. Don't be so reserved."

She lightly kissed Morikawa Yu on the cheek, walked past her, into the cabin lounge area, sat down, and patted the seat next to her: "Darling, come sit here~"

Morikawa Yu walked over and sat down next to her.

Feiyue and the others also came in.

Himeko glanced at Mitsuko and sat down next to Morikawa Yu. Asaka sat next to Mitsuko, while Shinkaku sat down at the table with fruit and snacks in the middle of the rest area.

She picked up a pastry and glanced at Morikawa Yu.

Morikawa Yu nodded.

She immediately started eating in small bites.

This time, only five people went out: Morikawa Yu, Hisui, Shinkaku, Mitsuko, and Asaka.

My older sister, Maki-sensei, and Emi are all at home.

Erii was also left at home.

Erii was worried about going to Izumo with Morikawa Yu, so after discussing it with Morikawa Yu, her older sister decided to leave her at home and have Nishino take care of her.

Once he and Hiizuki find the Divine Demon named Kamio, Nishino will take Erii with him to find Morikawa Yu.

Once everyone was on board, Shiori Fujiwara spoke to the maintenance crew via walkie-talkie.

The cabin door slowly closed, and she and Tokugawa Maka entered the rest area.

Mitsuko looked at them, leaned lazily on Morikawa Yu's shoulder, her ear close to Morikawa Yu's chest, and whispered, "Shiori, Kaoru told me that she gave you the investigation documents from Izumo. Bring the documents over and tell me in detail about the situation at the Izumo border."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Fujiwara Shiori's expression turned serious. She turned and walked towards the cabin conference area, opened the safe, took out a thick stack of documents, and quickly returned. She said in a deep voice, "The documents are all here, Your Highness."

"I will give you a brief report first."

"After listening to the report, you can choose the investigation topics that interest you to read. The remaining documents will also be placed here."

“Yes.” Mitsuko nodded.

Morikawa Yu glanced at the documents Fujiwara Shiori was holding and then listened attentively.

These documents are the results of a survey conducted by the Kyoto Inari Shrine. It would be much better for him to take a look at them than to go to Izumo completely clueless and blind.

Fujiwara Shiori glanced at Morikawa Yu and Mitsuko, as well as Hisui who was resting with her eyes closed beside her: "Then I will begin my report, Princess Mitsuko, Princess Morikawa."

"The first report is a survey of border cities in the Kansai region and border cities in the Izumo region."

"Lord Kaoru dispatched officials from various families and battle priestesses from shrines to conduct investigations in Tottori City, Hino City, Niimi City, Okayama City, and other places on the border of Izumo."

"The investigation shows that there are no abnormalities in these areas. Only in Yasugi City, which is close to the Izumo border and borders the Izumo region, have some rumors about Izumo City and the abnormality of Izumo."

"The local shrine maiden of Yasuki City, Lady Kume Chiyomi, is working with the administrative officer and battle priestess we sent to find the source of the rumors."

"In addition, the Princess of the Ise Grand Shrine arrived in the Izumo region half a month ago. When the incident broke out, she rescued many people in the Izumo region, including the local shrine master of SJ City in the Izumo region, Lord Mizuki Rin."

"Her Highness the Priestess Hime has learned that you and Lord Morikawa are about to travel to Tottori City on the border of Izumo, and has already sent Lady Miyu of Ise Grand Shrine to take Lady Mizuki Rin to Tottori City to recuperate."

"Once you and Princess Morikawa arrive in Tottori City, Lady Mizuki Rin will report to you the detailed changes that occurred there."

Chapter 495 Sakura Shrine Maiden

Morikawa Yu listened, frowning.

Seeing that he seemed not to understand, Tokugawa Mako immediately took a step closer and whispered to him, "Lord Morikawa, you have just taken over the position of Princess Nagako, so you may not be very familiar with the secrets of the region."

“Besides the shrine priests of famous shrines like yours and Princess Mitsuko, who protect a region, there are also local shrine priests.”

"Shinshu" is the title for the highest-ranking person in charge of a shrine.

Of course, not only the largest shrines in Japan have shrines with priests.

The highest-ranking person in charge of a shrine can be called the Shinto priest.

However, some shrines are more powerful, while others are less so, hence the difference.

The five most powerful shrines, known as the Famous Shrines, are: Izumo Taisha in the Izumo region, Kyoto Inari Taisha and Ise Grand Shrine in the Kansai region, Asada Shrine in the Kanto region, and Shinano Shrine in the former Kanchu region.

The head priests of Meishin Taisha are the most powerful among all the shrine priests. Each priest governs a region, arbitrates secret matters, and is respectfully addressed as His Highness in secret.

In various cities and regions, there are also local shrines.

They are also priests, but far less powerful than the priests of the famous shrines. They are generally only responsible for the secrets of a city and are respectfully addressed as "master".

Further down are the villages and towns in cities or rural areas.

The heads of these shrines are also called Shinto priests, and they are responsible for the secret affairs within the town. However, because the shrines are so small, most of them are called priests.

Originally, there were many famous shrines in various regions, far more than five, but more than twenty. However, over time, the lineage of many famous shrines was interrupted, such as Shinano Shrine in the Kanchu region, Sumiyoshi Taisha in Osaka Prefecture, and Katori Shrine in Chiba Prefecture. The lineage of these famous shrines was interrupted in history.

At this time, nearby famous shrines would send shrine maidens and priests to these shrines whose traditions had been interrupted to take charge of affairs. Over time, these famous shrines became local shrines that were dependent on other famous shrines.

Later, some famous shrines established the position of Mikami-ko (priestess). If the lineage of a famous shrine was broken, the Mikami-ko would be sent to these shrines to serve as local deities.

Ryoko's Mikamiko Shimazaki Natsuko and Mitsuko's Mikamiko Kaoru Kashima are such examples.

Their status was similar to that of local shrine chiefs, so they were addressed as "masters" by the officials in charge. If the various famous shrines were operating normally, and the lineage of the chiefs of local shrines was broken, these shrine chiefs would be demoted to local shrines to serve as chiefs.

“That Lady Mizuki Rin is the local shrine priest of SJ City in the Izumo region,” Tokugawa Maka whispered.

"She was the shrine maiden of the previous generation of shrine maidens. More than ten years ago, the local shrine master of SJ City was killed by a high-ranking yokai, and the lineage was cut off. The previous generation of shrine maidens executed that high-ranking yokai and sent her to Matsue Shrine in SJ City to serve as the local shrine master."

"This is also because SJ City is quite important. It was the capital of Izumo Province a long time ago, which is why Lady Mizuki Rin was sent there. Otherwise, the previous generation of priestess would not have done so."

Morikawa Yu was taken aback: "Why do you say that?"

“Because the previous generation of priestess was very fond of Lady Mizuki Rin.” Tokugawa Maka smiled. “Lady Mizuki Rin has been by the side of the previous generation of priestess since she was a child, and was raised by the previous generation of priestess from childhood to adulthood.”

"Besides her immense divine power, she also possesses extraordinary beauty and the reputation of the Cherry Blossom Shrine Maiden. Perhaps Your Highness will find her appealing?"

Tokugawa Maka winked at Morikawa Yu.

Beside her, Mitsuko was looking at the investigation documents handed over by Fujiwara Shiori when she glanced at Tokugawa Maka.

Tokugawa Mako froze, then quickly changed her tune: "Ah... speaking of cherry blossoms, I suddenly thought of Mount Fuji. I've heard that the cherry blossoms on Mount Fuji are also very beautiful, like a fairyland reaching to the heavens."

"If we want to go and take a look, Your Highness Morikawa, please be sure to agree."

Morikawa Yu frowned: "Mount Fuji...?"

He knew about Mount Fuji, which was considered a "sacred place" by the Japanese. The oldest collection of Japanese waka poems, the Manyoshu, contained eleven poems praising Mount Fuji.

In its previous life, it was Japan's most famous mountain and a World Heritage Site, attracting nearly 200,000 tourists every year.

For some unknown reason, it has been sealed off in this life, existing solely as a nature reserve, and no one is allowed to approach it.

"Why do I have to agree to go to Mount Fuji to see the cherry blossoms? What does it have to do with me?"

“Eh? Your Highness doesn’t know?” Tokugawa Mako was also taken aback. “Mount Fuji belongs to Your Highness. Of course, we can only go there to admire the cherry blossoms as Kyoto’s envoy if Your Highness agrees.”

"Huh?" Morikawa Yu was stunned: "Mount Fuji is mine!?"

“Yes.” Tokugawa Maka looked at him curiously. “Mount Fuji belongs to His Highness. Doesn’t His Highness know that?”

Morikawa Yu thought for a moment, then looked at Shinkaku, who was diligently eating her snacks, hoping to get an answer from her.

Xin Jue immediately shook her head: "I don't know, Master, I don't know anything about this."

Fujiwara Shiori raised her arm and nudged Tokugawa Maka's elbow: "Alright, His Highness may really not know about this. Please explain it to His Highness."

"Oh." Tokugawa Maka nodded immediately.

"Then let's explain it to His Highness."

She smiled at Morikawa Yu.

"Your Highness should know about our family background, right? We come from the Tokugawa family, and are descendants of the former Minamoto family. The last shogun's family in the world is the Tokugawa family from which we come."

“Our ancestor, the Tokugawa clan, seized power from the Toyotomi family in the present world, but he was slow to gain the recognition of the Kansai shrine lord, 'Lord Mitsuko,' who was disguised as the Inari god. His position was unstable, so he sent someone to meet with the Edo shrine lord, Lord Kaori, to request the establishment of a shogunate in Edo.”

"Princess Xiangzi felt that the world had been in war for too long and needed to recuperate. In addition, many daimyo who were loyal to the Toyotomi family had turned against our ancestors. So she sent her Mikamiko to meet him and allowed him to set up a shogunate in Edo. She also helped him get the recognition of Princess Mitsuko."

"Our ancestors were grateful to Princess Kaori, so they renovated the old shrine on Mount Fuji, the 'sacred mountain,' and offered it along with Mount Fuji to Princess Kaori."

"Princess Xiangzi sent her Mikamiko there to serve as the local shrine maiden."

“From then on, Mount Fuji has been the private property of the successive heads of Asada Shrine. Since Your Highness has taken over the position of Princess Nagako, the ownership of Mount Fuji has been transferred to Your Highness's name, and Mount Fuji is also Your Highness's private property.”

"Your Highness is unaware of this matter?"

Morikawa Yu listened in a daze, realizing that he really didn't know about this.

But he immediately remembered that he had seen the name of this shrine priest, Xiangzi. Just yesterday morning, when he went to see Liangzi, he had read the shrine priest's notes, which also mentioned this matter.

However, he never expected that the shrine maiden who cheated while playing shogi with his own shrine maiden and made Meijue read his mind had actually done this.

Ryoko seems to have said that the shrine owns a considerable amount of assets and land, and that he owns half of all of these assets and land.

He said he wasn't interested and didn't care. Ryoko sighed and only said that Shimazaki Natsuko would manage it for him and give him the profits and dividends regularly, without saying anything more.

But he didn't know that these land ownership rights actually included Mount Fuji!

If Liangzi had told him earlier that he had such a mountain, he would definitely be interested and go to take a look.

After all, that's Mount Fuji! A sacred place among the World Heritage Sites, Mount Fuji was a place he had long admired and wanted to visit whenever he had the chance!

"So, will His Highness allow us to go to Mount Fuji to see the cherry blossoms?" Tokugawa Maka stared intently at Morikawa Yu, her face full of anticipation.

Morikawa Yu seemed to see a tail wagging excitedly behind the young woman who could borrow the power of the Tokugawa family's ancestral gods and manifest black half-demon dog ears and tail.

"Yes, of course." He nodded.

Anyway, it's just for her to see, and he also wants to see it.

"Yay!" Tokugawa Maka clenched her fist happily. "Your Highness is the best!"

If it weren't for Mitsuko and Hisui sitting next to Morikawa Yu, and Fujiwara family's former family head Asaka watching over them, she would have been so happy that she wanted to hug Morikawa Yu and spin her around on the spot.

Shiori Fujiwara sighed, unsure of what to say.

But beneath her helpless expression, she was actually a little envious of Tokugawa Maka.