As a general, she cannot be a good daughter of Kage.

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"Huh... that's all, you should just focus on her. Seeing that she can be loved by you, as a mother, I am very happy."

Shadow sighed and looked at his finished tea cup.

"..."

Seeing this, Linghua took the initiative and walked forward and knelt down in front of the opponent again. She filled the cup of tea for the opponent. Her movements were as smooth as a general's.

"Linghua..."

Ying looked at the girl who was pouring tea for her, with some expectation in her eyes.

"Yes, Master Kage."

Ayaka put down the teapot and placed the folding fan on the ground. She sat on her knees with her hands on her thighs and straightened up obediently to look at her.

"This child... will make you worry more in the future."

"...Please rest assured, Lord Shadow, Lord General has brought me up since I was a child, and I will never let her down. Although to Lord General, I only have a lifespan of a hundred years, but...I will do my best during this period. Go take care of her."

After Ayaka said that, she put her hands on the ground and bowed deeply to her.

"Get up quickly. No need to give a big gift. I feel relieved to hear you say that."

"……Um."

After helping Ayaka up, they looked at each other. The two of them smiled at each other as if they had a tacit understanding, and then started drinking tea again.

"but…"

"...? Master Kage?"

Ayaka heard the other party speak again, so she patiently looked over and waited for the other party's next words.

"'You only have a lifespan of a hundred years', well - it's better not to mention it in front of her. She will definitely be sad when she hears it."

Ying told her in a gentle voice.

"...Well, Linghua knows, Kage-sama can rest assured."

Ayaka understood, and there was a hint of complexity in her eyes, but there was a relieved smile on her lips, as if she had seen through something, and she answered obediently.

Huhu~!

The sea breeze of Kaiji Island has been much wetter than Narukami Island since ancient times. Just like the metaphor of the sea before - the sea breeze here is as soft and cool as jellyfish, while the sea breeze of Narukami Island is as agile as swimming fish. A sense of agility.

"call……"

She breathed gently to the sky, raised her eyes to look at the clear sky, and couldn't help but fall into a state of trance around her chest. Her soft, light pink hair was blown by the cold wind, floating in the air like beautiful coral.

The location she was at at the moment was an inconspicuous shore near Haiji Island. Of course she came here for a purpose. She was waiting for an important person to land on the island. The previous guest had written her a letter in advance. letter.

For this reason, her heart was very complicated. She was happy for the other party's arrival, but also a part of her was uneasy. The reason for the joy was naturally that she had the opportunity to build a good relationship with the other person. The uneasy part was that she knew why the other person came without even thinking about it.

wow~

While she was speaking out, a small private passenger ship docked quietly under her sight.

"!"

She came back to her senses and put all these trivial matters behind her, and quickly walked to the shore where the ship was docked to greet the arrival of the adult.

clatter...

The sweet sound of heels reached her ears first, and then the purple-haired beauty in a beautiful dress appeared. She slowly disembarked from the boat with moderate steps.

"...?"

The first thing she saw after getting off the boat was the ethereal jellyfish-like girl wearing a dreamy feathered coat waiting opposite.

"Sir General...welcome to visit Kaiji Island again. Thank you for the hard journey."

Xinhai walked over first and took the initiative to raise her slender hand wrapped in white silk gloves, with the palm facing up, and stretched it out to her, as if inviting a female guest.

"...Why again?"

After she saw the other person's reaching out movement, she also understood what the other person meant. She simply raised her slender hand wrapped in black silk gloves and gently placed it on Xinhai's white silk palm. The fingertips were wrapped in white and black. They fit together as if they had different identities. Xinhai then pinched her fingers and slowly helped her off the boat. The movements of both parties, which corresponded perfectly and had visual differences, were very smooth and not rude. The festival also reflects her noble status.

"You have been to this island before because of the evil eye incident, but... due to the situation, you left in a hurry, and there was no time for you to visit."

What Xinhai was talking about was that incident with Zheping, and she also remembered it.

"It doesn't matter, I'm here this time... Could you please ask Miss Coral Palace to be my tour guide~?"

She raised her arms and asked teasingly.

"Haha... Of course you can. It is my honor to lead the way for the General."

Xinhai just smiled slightly after hearing her teasing tone, then clasped his hands in front of him and bowed to her.

At this moment, the two of them were still communicating in a business tone.

"..."×2

Then the two of them seemed to be in awkward silence for a few seconds.

"Huh... no more polite words."

The general couldn't stand it any longer, so he took a few steps forward casually and said this.

"Well...it's just that I haven't seen the General for a long time, and I suddenly wanted to open up the topic in this way."

Xinhai heard the general take the initiative to put down his official tone and exhale with relief, and followed him obediently.

"I didn't expect you to be here waiting for me."

She looked at the girl beside her.

"...Do you want me to ignore you, as if I ignore your arrival and continue to stay safely in the Coral Palace?"

After hearing this, Xinhai smiled inwardly and then walked up to her and asked teasingly.

"This kind of thing is up to you, I'm not that big-hearted."

After she finished speaking, she paused again——

"Of course, if you are really like this...then I can definitely tell that you know about my arrival, and then let everyone on Haiji Island deal with my preparations, so as not to reveal any unsightly flaws in the process?"

"..."

Xinhai also stopped and quietly raised his eyes to look at her. Her figure was reflected in those gradually pupilless eyes. Even if he was teasing her like this, he didn't feel dissatisfied. He just shook his head helplessly. .

"I haven't mentioned anything about your arrival today to them."

She answered bluntly.

"Why don't you mention it? Don't you want your people to 'show' more in front of me?"

she asked pointedly.

"...That's just superficial. Besides...I think what you want to see is not as simple as 'performance'."

Xinhai answered her directly with sharp thinking.

"Oh? In this case, do you know the purpose of my coming here?"

The general couldn't help but feel some interest after hearing what the other party said. He narrowed his eyes slightly and asked softly. She had never mentioned this 'purpose' in the letter, and she did it deliberately.

"You're here for peace talks, right?"

Xinhai answered straightforwardly.

"That's right. Since you want peace talks, then talk to me. It's concise and clear, isn't it?"

After saying that, she took the initiative and walked past the other party, giving him a slender back.

"..."

Xinhai was stunned for a moment and then understood. He turned around and looked at the general's leaving figure.

puff…

She held back an inexplicable smile for a while and then took steps to follow.

"Master General."

After following him, he stood side by side with the general again and called him.

"What's the matter?"

The general squinted his eyes and did not look at her, but responded anyway.

"Miss Kujo Sora under your command is my target for peace talks this time."

Xinhai confirmed.

"It's me. I'm a straight-tempered and honest person. You can manipulate me every minute at the negotiation table. If the other party inadvertently signs a contract that is beneficial to Kaiji Island but brings disgrace to Narukami Island, wouldn't it be bad? Already?"

The general explained to her in a tired tone.

"..."

Hearing this, Xinhai didn't answer anymore and was silent for a moment.

"What? Disappointed? What a shame... It broke your little heart."

Perhaps after hearing the other party's silence, she shrugged slightly and spoke in a mocking and indifferent tone.

"...Do you...have some kind of stereotyped prejudice against me?"

Xinhai felt a little uncomfortable after hearing what she just said, so she asked straightforwardly.

"…Is not it?"

She asked naturally.

"...You make me sad like this."

Xinhai lowered his eyes and felt aggrieved.

"..."