I'm having fun in Tokyo

Morikawa Yu frowned.

Faced with the young man's question, he thought for a moment and said in a deep voice, "I am the highest priest of the Kanto region, the chief priest of Asada Shrine, the master of Mount Fuji, the sword saint of Tokyo, the husband of the lord of the Hokuriku Mountains and the lord of Kansai. And who are you? Where is this place?"

After rattling off his name in one breath, Morikawa Yu stared at the expression on the young man in the kimono's face.

He had just rattled off almost every name he could think of, but he wasn't doing it to show off; he was hoping to gauge the young man's location from his reaction.

First of all, this young man in the blue haori kimono is probably not an ordinary person.

Judging from the opponent's swordsmanship, he is at least at the level of a sword master, similar to his own swordsmanship level back then. He should be considered a person with some achievements in the hidden world.

His apprentice, Keiko Takeda, is still only at the level of a swordsman, not yet at the level of a sword master.

Given the opponent's strength, they must have come into contact with a hidden entity.

If the young man reacts when he hears him say that he is the head of the Kanto Shinto sect, then he may have returned to Kanto, or that this is the historical Kanto region.

If the young man doesn't react to his identity but does react to his statement that he is "the husband of the Lord of the Hokuriku Mountains and the Lord of Kansai," then this place should be the Hokuriku or Kansai region.

Considering that the Hokuriku region is almost devoid of life due to Hiizuki's personality, the possibility of Hokuriku can be basically ruled out.

Moreover, this place should not be the deep mountains of Kansai or the Hokuriku Mountains.

Because he had been to these two places when he was teasing Mitsuko, Tamamo, and Higetsu, he was very familiar with them and would definitely recognize them if he saw them again.

Therefore, he still hoped that the other party could find out from Asada Shrine that this place might be in the Kanto region.

Although he didn't know much about the Kanto region and was only the nominal supreme deity of Kanto, he had real power as the supreme deity.

Putting aside everything else, his Goshuincho is the highest-ranking Goshuincho, and it contains the names and destiny star marks of local gods of all sizes in the Kanto region, heads of upper-class human families, and many yokai.

He can use these names and marks to contact the local gods, heads of households, and monsters, prove his identity to them, seek their help, and get them to help him find Hanamiyuki.

However, the young man looked at him with a puzzled expression and a somewhat blank look in his eyes.

"Tokyo...what Tokyo?"

"I know about Kanto, but what is Tokyo? Is there a place called Tokyo in Kanto?"

"Furthermore, you claim to be the lord of Kanto. Although I have never met the lord of Kanto, I have heard of the name of that lord of Kanto. Her name is Xiangzi, and she is an exceptionally beautiful woman."

The young man looked Morikawa Yu up and down with a strange expression: "You look like a man, how could it be her?"

Morikawa Yu also paused for a moment, then frowned deeply: "Kyoko?"

You said the current head priest of the Kanto region is named Xiangzi?

The young man nodded: "Yes, the current shrine lord of the Kanto region is Kyoko Shrine Lord. You don't look like an ordinary person either. Don't you know her?"

Morikawa Yu was silent.

He certainly knew the head priestess of the Kyoto shogunate. He had even read her notes, which recorded how the Tokugawa family, one of the three great families of Kyoto, had requested permission from Inari to establish a shogunate in Edo because they had not received Inari's approval. However, he did not expect that the head priestess of the Kanto shogunate at that time was actually the head priestess of the Kanto shogunate.

This is probably a historical site, and judging from the era, it should be the Sengoku period of Japan, between the Azuchi-Momoyama period and the Edo period.

Morikawa Yu thought for a moment, then asked, "What time is it now?"

The young man paused for a moment, then subconsciously looked up at the sky and at the height of the sun above the treetops.

He said in surprise, "Noon."

Morikawa Yu: "Uh... no, I mean the specific time, what year, month, and day?"

The young man in the blue kimono paused for a moment, then looked at him with a strange expression.

"Are you a monster?"

"Has Your Excellency been in the mountains for too long and lost track of time? I called you to ask what time it is."

Chapter 601 A swordsman who never gets lost is not a good swordsman.

Morikawa Yu shook her head: "No, I am human, not a monster. I just haven't been out for a long time, so I don't know the time. Just tell me the time."

"I see..." The young man thought for a moment and nodded: "It is now the 13th of the first month of the second year of Keicho. Do you remember it? If you do not remember it, then you have indeed not come out of seclusion for a long time."

Morikawa Yu was taken aback: "Keichō 2nd year? Hazuki?"

He knew that Keicho was a reign title and Hazuki was August, but what year was Keicho 2?

Morikawa Yu suddenly missed Fujiwara no Otome and Tokugawa Maka, the three great families of Kyoto.

They were both young ladies from upper-class families and served as shrine officials. They were knowledgeable, highly professional, and knowledgeable about the past. Upon hearing this era name, they would certainly know what year it was.

Unlike him, who only knew it was the period between the Azuchi-Momoyama period and the Edo period, but didn't know the specific time.

Morikawa Yu sighed inwardly.

"Um... allow me to ask one more question." The young man looked curiously at Morikawa Yu's waist, as if searching for Morikawa Yu's sword: "I just heard you claim to be a sword saint, and you do indeed possess an incredibly powerful and sharp sword intent. Are you truly a sword saint?"

Although the young man didn't quite understand what Morikawa Yu meant by "Tokyo," he did hear the names Morikawa Yu used.

Among them, Morikawa Yu claimed to be the sword saint of Tokyo, but he had never heard of such a young sword saint in the Kanto region.

Besides that, he didn't quite understand what Morikawa Yu was saying either, but he felt it was very impressive.

However, he didn't quite agree with Morikawa Yu's claim that he was a sword saint.

As the young man bent down to pick up his bag and slung it over his shoulder, he looked up and smiled at Morikawa Yu: "Sir, I have only heard that the head of Kashima Shrine is a sword saint. Are you perhaps a self-proclaimed sword saint?"

“I can sense that your sword intent is astonishing, far surpassing mine, but you probably haven’t reached the level of a Sword Saint yet, have you? I’ve only ever heard of the head of Kashima Shrine being a Sword Saint, I’ve never heard of a second one.”

"Since you possess such profound swordsmanship, you should continue to advance in pursuit of even higher realms."

“When you reach the level of the master of Kashima Shrine, you will naturally become the second sword saint in the world. There is no need for you to call yourself a sword saint.”

Morikawa Yu raised an eyebrow slightly.

The young man said that the head of Kashima Shrine should be Urabe Asataka, the only sword saint in Japanese history.

Asaka once told him that Urabe Asataka was the son of the chief priest of Kashima Shrine, who later became a sword saint and lived in seclusion at the shrine in his later years.

But upon hearing this guy say that, Morikawa Yu immediately realized that this guy must have never seen a real Sword Saint and had no clear understanding of the Sword Saint realm.

However, he had no interest in arguing with the young people.

It's rather beneath him, a true sword saint, to prove himself as a sword saint when someone doesn't even know what level a sword saint is.

"Oh, by the way, you asked about my identity earlier, and I haven't answered yet." The young man suddenly became serious: "My name is Sakurada Ichiro. I have been practicing swordsmanship since childhood and have defeated many swordsmen. I am currently traveling around to hone my swordsmanship."

"Yes." Morikawa Yu nodded.

Suddenly, Morikawa Yu remembered the young man's first words when they met: "Sakurada Ichiro... I'll call you Sakurada-kun then. Sakurada-kun, you said this place is where monsters roam. What did you mean by that?"

Sakurada Ichiro paused for a moment: "There are powerful yokai here, so of course it's a place where yokai roam."

Morikawa Yu frowned: "Is there a very powerful monster here?"

He suddenly remembered the powerful demonic energy he had sensed earlier; it must have belonged to a demon from the Age of Gods.

Sakurada Ichiro nodded: "Yes, I heard that the most powerful yokai in our Izumo land lives here."

"Don't you live here and haven't been out for a long time? Don't you know that a great demon from the Age of Gods lives here?"

Sakurada Ichiro looked at Morikawa Yu with a strange expression.

Morikawa Yu thought for a moment and shook her head: "I don't live here. I just got lost when I came down from the mountain and flew here."

"I was originally going to another place... the one I just told you about, Mount Fuji. I had arranged to go cherry blossom viewing on Mount Fuji with two beautiful young ladies, but then something unexpected happened."

"Then I saw you and wanted to ask what time it is and where I am?"

He had already promised Fujiwara Shiori and Tokugawa Maka that they would go to Mount Fuji to see the cherry blossoms after resolving the Izumo Incident, so saying that wasn't wrong.

Sakurada Ichiro clicked his tongue in amazement: "Then you really have gotten lost quite a distance."

“Mount Fuji is located at the border of Kanto and Kanchu. This is the deep mountain of Izumo. You flew directly from Kanto through Kanchu and Kansai to our Izumo.”

Morikawa Yu frowned.

This is actually Izumo. The divine ayakashi dwelling in this deep mountain must be the divine ayakashi from Izumo, Shinori.

Suddenly, Ichiro Sakurada couldn't help but laugh.

Morikawa Yu stared at him: "What are you laughing at?"

Sakurada Ichiro: "It's nothing. I just suddenly thought of my master. Although he doesn't have your level of sword intent, he also gets lost often and always needs help to find his way."

"Later he disappeared. My fellow disciples and I went to look for him, but we couldn't find him for half a year. Later, one of my fellow disciples found him on Kyushu Island."

"He originally intended to go to the Karasu-no-Shrine on Mount Hōki to learn swordsmanship from the shrine master Karasu-no-Shrine, but he took the wrong road and ended up on Kyushu Island, which was in the completely opposite direction. He has never been able to find his way back."

"In the end, it was my senior brother who brought our master back."

Morikawa Yu was stunned for a moment.

Grass.

He was just saying it casually, and there really are guys who can get lost that far?

After laughing, Sakurada Ichiro looked at Morikawa Yu and said jokingly, "I only thought you were stronger than my master, but I didn't expect you to be even better at getting lost than my master."

"If I were to tell my master about your situation, he would surely consider you a close friend."

"However, I have important matters to attend to right now and cannot tell my master about this."

Sakurada Ichiro thought for a moment, then suddenly put down his backpack and rummaged through it. Finally, he found a jade pendant: "Your Excellency, this is a jade pendant that I always carry with me. My master and fellow disciples all recognize it."

"Didn't you want to come out of seclusion? You can first go to my dojo where I practice swordsmanship. Although my master often gets lost and his strength is not as good as yours, he is still considered one of the top swordsmen in Izumo, and his dojo is the largest dojo in Izumo."

"You may first go to my master's dojo, then show my jade pendant to my master and tell him about your matter. My master will certainly treat you well."

Chapter 602 The Former Sword Saint and the Present Sword Saint

Morikawa Yu nodded, but did not take Sakurada Ichiro's jade pendant.

Sakurada Ichiro paused for a moment: "Ah, I almost forgot that you are just as prone to getting lost as my master. Even if I give you the jade pendant, you may not be able to find my master's dojo."

Sakurada Ichiro smiled apologetically, put the jade pendant away, and placed it in his pocket.

He slung his bag over his shoulder and said, “How about this, you travel with me first, and after I finish what I need to do, I will accompany you to my master’s dojo. Please ask my master to treat you well.”

"You are also a powerful swordsman, and like my master, you got lost. You will surely become good friends with my master."

“If you are in a hurry to return to Mount Fuji to see the cherry blossoms, I can take you to the border of Izumo first. I have a friend there who can take you back to Kanto.”

"However, it is already Hazuki, and the cherry blossoms should have all fallen. Even if you manage to reach Mount Fuji, I'm afraid you won't be able to enjoy the cherry blossoms with those two beautiful young ladies."

Morikawa Yu shook her head: "It's okay, I invited them to see next year's cherry blossoms."

Sakurada Ichiro paused for a moment: "So it's about next year's cherry blossoms? Making a promise to enjoy next year's cherry blossoms with your beloved young lady, what a wonderful arrangement. You have quite the refined taste."

"No." Morikawa Yu waved her hand, changing the subject: "That's something for after we go back to Kanto. We can talk about it when we get back."

"Sakurada-kun, you know there's a great yokai from the Age of Gods living here, so why did you come here?"

"Do you intend to go and defeat that great demon from the Age of Gods?"

Morikawa Yu looked at Sakurada Ichiro with suspicion.

This place is inhabited by the great yokai of the Izumo lands, Kamio, one of the strongest at the pinnacle of the Hidden Realms. Although Sakurada Ichiro possesses a strong sword intent and is not an ordinary person, that's all. He can barely be considered a second or third-rate level in the Hidden Realms and is definitely no match for the great yokai of the Izumo lands.

“Of course not.” Sakurada Ichiro shook his head: “I am merely a swordsman; how could I possibly be a match for that great yokai from the Age of Gods?”

"I'm just looking for someone here."

"Do you remember the head of Kashima Shrine whom I just mentioned? He was a sword saint of unparalleled swordsmanship. I would very much like to learn swordsmanship from him, but unfortunately he passed away more than twenty years ago."

"However, I have heard that there is a demon who took the head of the Kashima Shrine as his master and learned all the sword techniques of the Kashima Sword Saint. After the sword saint passed away, he changed his name to Kashima to mourn the Kashima Sword Saint. Therefore, I have asked my master for permission to find this sword demon and learn the sword techniques of the sword saint from him."

"Finally, I received news that the demon Kashima returned to Izumo from Kashima Shrine and then followed the master of this place, Shinori. So I rushed here to find it and learn swordsmanship from it."

Morikawa Yu paused for a moment, then frowned: "Sakurada-kun, you're saying that the demon Kashima who follows the great yokai of the Age of Gods is the same demon who studied under Urabe Asataka, the swordsman of Kashima Shrine?"

Sakurada Ichiro nodded: "Yes, don't you know?"

"Kashima is also in the Kanto region. Since you come from Kanto and are such a powerful swordsman, you should also know about Kashima Shrine, right?"

Morikawa Yu did not answer.

He simply pondered Sakurada Ichiro's words.

He never expected that the demon Kashima was the same demon who had been defeated and beheaded by the former sword saint Urabe Tomotaka. So he became Urabe Tomotaka's disciple and began to practice the way of the sword.

He recalled the demon he had fought while protecting Hanamiyuki, and suddenly felt a sense of disorientation, as if everything had changed.