Anime, Girlfriend Shokuhou Misaki.

The restaurant's usual weekday traffic wouldn't be very high, but it definitely wouldn't be this deserted.

The reason it was like this was because today, the restaurant owner had moved all the booked guests.

The purpose was solely to receive a VIP.

Now, in this empty restaurant, only a rather burly man with a heroic mustache was waiting.

From his frequent glances at his wristwatch and the clock on the wall, it was clear that this man was quite anxious.

“Mayor Ayase, sorry to keep you waiting.”

Just then, a clear, cold female voice suddenly echoed in the room.

Accompanied by the dazzling purple light suddenly igniting, Nangong Nayue, dressed in a pure white dress, and Yatsumura Makoto appeared directly in front of Ayase Xianzhai.

(Still as elusive as ever.)

Ayase Xianzhai's heart skipped a beat, but his gaze quickly shifted away from Nangong Nayue and landed on the brown-haired youth beside her.

Seemingly messy but actually orderly, exquisitely fragmented hair, and most importantly, that delicate, almost inhuman face and the aura emanating from his body that couldn't be ignored, making one's throat tighten.

“Not at all, this is what I should be doing.”

Ayase Xianzhai quickly lowered his raised head, using his entire body to express his respectful attitude.

“Please, have a seat, Your Majesty, Nangong Attack Mage.”

“Mm!”

Nangong Nayue played the role of her secretary quite well.

Today, she didn't even hold up her parasol the whole time, but instead, very properly came to the front of the table and pulled out the chair for the guest of honor.

Only after Yatsumura Makoto sat down did she sit beside Yatsumura Makoto.

Seeing this scene, Ayase Xianzhai was filled with emotion.

After all, Nangong Nayue's usual appearance was so unruly, but now, Nangong Nayue seemed to have been tamed.

However, he couldn't say anything, because everyone understood Nangong Nayue's starting point.

Nangong Nayue was sacrificing herself for this island.

“Speak, what is it you want.”

“Or, what conditions do you want to discuss with me? Mayor Ayase.”

Yatsumura Makoto's sudden words made Ayase Xianzhai shudder.

He had only just touched the chair with his buttocks, and he was still preparing his words, thinking about how he should start.

But this Majesty actually opened his mouth and asked first.

And not only did he ask, but he asked such a question that cold sweat poured out of him.

“That's not it, Your Majesty.”

Ayase Xianzhai was so frightened that he jumped up from his chair.

“The reason we ask is that we hope to have the honor of knowing your subsequent plans and providing you with convenience.”

Although the man in front of him seemed very gentle.

But he had not forgotten that this one in front of him was a complete killing star, and he also possessed a weapon powerful enough to completely destroy this island.

The oppressive feeling he had felt during their first meeting still made him feel suffocated.

“Alright, there's no need to be so apprehensive.”

“I don't mean anything else.”

Yatsumura Makoto waved his hand, signaling Ayase Xianzhai to sit down first.

With a nervous heart, Ayase Xianzhai slowly sat down, and in the quiet space, the only thing that could be heard was the man's heavy breathing.

“You want to ask me if I have any thoughts of ruling Itogami Island, right?”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

Although he was a little apprehensive, Ayase Xianzhai now roughly understood that this person in front of him seemed to want him to speak directly.

Therefore, even though his heart was pounding wildly, he braced himself under Yatsumura Makoto's gaze and began.

“We want to know if you have any intention of completely incorporating Itogami Island into your command.”

“Rather than just using it as a transition for your territory's participation rights, as it is now.”

Ayase Xianzhai's wording was quite good.

Although he didn't directly state it, the meaning in his words was also saying that he acknowledged all of Yatsumura Makoto's activities on Itogami Island.

“So what if I do, and so what if I don't?”

“Which side do you hope I'm on?”

Resting his left cheek on his hand, a playful smile appeared on the corner of Yatsumura Makoto's mouth, and he looked lazily at Ayase Xianzhai.

Nangong Nayue also sighed softly.

In her eyes, this True Ancestor's mischievousness had begun again.

Itogami Island was such a small place, with so little population, that it couldn't possibly be seen by a True Ancestor.

And Ayase Xianzhai was the same; although Itogami Island nominally belonged to the Japanese government, everyone actually knew that Itogami Island was a very, very small country.

Its territory was completely autonomous and had basically nothing to do with the Japanese government.

Wasn't it better to be one's own local emperor!

No, that's not right; since that's the case, Ayase Xianzhai had already agreed just now, so what was his purpose in going to see this True Ancestor?

An unlikely idea suddenly flashed through Nangong Nayue's mind.

Now, the pressure had also come to Ayase Xianzhai.

And Ayase Xianzhai gritted his teeth.

“If possible, I hope you can bring Itogami Island under your rule.”

“……”

Nangong Nayue's face changed instantly.

From the calm and indifferent look just now, she suddenly became gloomy.

But Yatsumura Makoto didn't care about Nangong Nayue's side; his lazy eyes became somewhat interested.

“Normally speaking, I don't have such thoughts.”

“After all, this witch girl beside me doesn't really want me to do this; this is also considered an agreement between me and her.”

“Although I don't value agreements that much, I still want to abide by them to a certain extent.”

“So, state your reasons.”

Nangong Nayue's face now became even more unsightly.

To be honest, she had never thought that Yatsumura Makoto could completely abide by the unspoken agreement between them.

That's right, it was an unspoken agreement.

It wasn't something they had verbally agreed to, but rather something they had both tacitly accepted.

But she never thought that she would be backstabbed by her invisible teammate.

And it was the kind of backstab that directly stabbed her main artery.

“We know that even if Itogami Island is brought into your sphere of influence, you will definitely expand your territory.”

“Our only hope is that Itogami Island can still maintain its current autonomous mode.”

“Get to the point.”

Yatsumura Makoto suddenly spoke, directly interrupting Ayase Xianzhai's narration.

The calm gaze made Ayase Xianzhai swallow unnaturally, and he subconsciously spoke the truth.

“We can no longer completely suppress the Yaze faction; the reason why the Flame Haze Banquet is being held on Itogami Island this time is because the Yaze faction is powerful.”

“At the same time, we also have many dissatisfactions with the mainland.”

“So, we hope to break away from the mainland's control by changing our allegiance.”

“I see.”

“So, you value the True Ancestor's lack of involvement.”

Yatsumura Makoto laughed directly.

Now, he and Nangong Nayue both understood what kind of ghost idea this Ayase Xianzhai in front of them was having.

Simply put, although Itogami Island was going to change its allegiance as a whole and still be subservient to someone else.

However, being subservient to the Japanese government and being subservient to the True Ancestor were completely different matters.

Just like them now.

Yes, they did have autonomy and could largely ignore orders from the mainland.

However, many orders still had to be considered.

Otherwise, once the Japanese government cut off the supply of materials to Itogami Island, this artificial island, independent of the Atlantic Ocean, would instantly fall into crisis.

But it was different under a True Ancestor.

Unlike those politicians who liked to fight for power and profit, the immortal True Ancestors, whose combat power stood at the top of the world, were truly detached from worldly creatures.

Rule?

These True Ancestors, as long as they stood somewhere, that place would naturally be their territory.

There was no need to worry about resistance or betrayal, because no one dared to truly offend a True Ancestor.

But who would want to offend a True Ancestor?

Apart from those orcs who didn't know the immensity of heaven and earth, the True Ancestors' jurisdiction was so loose.

The territories were basically all handed over to the nobles for self-government; the True Ancestors never interfered, and it could be said that they were as happy as they could be.

And their choice of Yatsumura Makoto revealed their intentions even more clearly.

There were indeed four True Ancestors in the world.

However, only the other three True Ancestors had their own territories and their own bloodlines.

This Fourth True Ancestor had never developed these things.

This also meant that even if this Fourth True Ancestor began to expand his territory on a large scale, he would not have so many vampire descendants under his command to help him manage the country.

At that time, this group of people from Itogami Island would likely come in handy.

“Your Majesty!”

Ayase Xianzhai was sweating profusely again.

This time, he was really scared.

If he was afraid just now, it was mostly of Yatsumura Makoto's aura, but now he was really afraid of Yatsumura Makoto's ability to see through people's hearts.

To be honest, he and the officials of Itogami Island really did not expect that Yatsumura Makoto was so good at seeing through people's hearts and could see through their thoughts in an instant.

After all, according to the records handed down from ancient times.

This Fourth True Ancestor had no interest in establishing a power or reproducing offspring.

He was like a shooting star that flashed across the sky; from birth to end, he only defeated Cain of Calamity.

It was as if that was the meaning of his birth.

So, this True Ancestor must be powerful in combat but inexperienced in the world.

That's right, that's what they thought.

It was all nonsense; he was going to die here today.

Playing such tricks in front of such a big figure, tricks that people could see through at a glance, Ayase Xianzhai felt that he could already see the Grim Reaper beckoning to him.

“It's nothing; it's normal for you to have such thoughts.”