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

Xinhai intervened at the right time, and used a clear tone to restore Naruse's innocence.

"Lord Coral Palace?!"

Matsuda looked at her differently.

"Otherwise, according to the behavior style of fools, some evidence should be left behind."

Xinhai continued.

"But--"

"Nothing but."

Xinhai rarely interrupted the other party. The originally pure Qingquan voice also had a low-pressure coldness, and his words were extremely decisive.

"!!"

Matsuda trembled at his master's tone.

"..."

The general glanced at Xinhai's profile, which was a little serious at the moment.

——Isn’t this quite aura?He usually looks like he is never angry and easy to bully.

"Now that the goods have been recovered, according to the previous agreement, we should return his innocence. You also promised it before, right?"

Xinhai folded her arms and looked at Uchimura with a cold look. She disliked people who broke their promises.

"Hug, sorry..."

Matsuda broke into a cold sweat and apologized hastily.

"We were reckless."

Next to him, Uchimura also apologized.

"Humph! I'm telling you, you big soldiers, you dare to come to trouble me when you don't do business on weekdays. Now you know you're wrong, right?"

The next second the businessman started to sneer again, and began to mock the two soldiers in an inordinate amount of detail.

——Where do you come from so many words?After a while, you are caught playing the game again, and there is no one to save you.

The general gave him a blank look at this. She felt that these guys were half-assed and normal.

"This businessman, please don't be complacent. Although we have proven your innocence, according to the latest decree, malicious hoarding of necessities will be punished."

Xinhai didn't want to spoil him, so he immediately poured cold water on him mercilessly.

"Eh?!"

Maybe 'happiness' came too suddenly, Naruse trembled instantly and froze on the spot.

"Since you admit that these are your goods, we will also take necessary measures. In addition to forcing fair sales... there will also be a fine, the amount is-this amount."

Xinhai measured the amount with his slender fingers wrapped in white silk gloves. As soon as the amount came out, the other person opened his mouth in a daze, and his eyeballs instantly shook!

"!"

The general was slightly startled after hearing what Xinhai just said, and looked at the girl next to him in surprise. Didn't she just say that the punishment was just a low price?Why suddenly——?

"Stop!! Stop!! Ahem~! Lord Coral Palace, aren't you on my side?!"

Naruse quickly called out to Xinhai and asked in confusion. In the process, he wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and his whole body started to tremble.

"Of course not. I am the 'Miko of the Goddess' of Kaiji Island, and I follow the principle of 'clear rewards and punishments'."

Xinhai decisively denied,

"Any merit should be rewarded, and any mistake should be punished. Although your innocence has been repaid, you still have to pay the price for what you have done."

During this period, Xinhai's eyes always had a determined look, without any emotion, and with a certain coldness attached to it.

"Ah this——! Eh?!"

Naruse looked at the soldier on the side with a frown on his face. This time the roles were reversed. He was still wagging his tail just now, but now his tail is bald.

"What are you looking at?! Take it away! Pay the fine!"

Matsuda grabbed Naruse and left the place as if out of anger, during which he even kicked the opponent's butt.

"Lord Coral Palace, although this person said these are his goods, I feel a little strange."

Uchimura, who was standing behind him, spoke now.

Xinhai also looked at it.

"These ones with the Tianling enshrinement mark should be authentic, but the other goods don't seem to be. Especially these ones, they are obviously for the shrine."

Uchimura gestured to some other sundries in the car, such as a miko bell.

"Hmm... The Fools probably mixed up all the things they grabbed. For the other goods, please go find the owner. Those related to the shrine will be returned directly to the Coral Palace. I will deal with them in turn later."

After Xinhai finished speaking, he looked at Uchimura.

"Thank you for your hard work."

He rewarded him.

"Ah! It's not hard!"

Uchimura shook his head quickly but then remembered something——

"By the way, Mr. Coral Palace, although we didn't catch them this time, Tianling is committed to colluding with the fools, but our people have seen it with their own eyes. Please think twice about peace talks when the time comes."

"I see, I'll pay attention."

Xinhai nodded.

"Ok!"

After Uchimura finished speaking, he directly pulled the cart of goods towards Wanglong Village.

"call……"

Xinhai then relaxed slightly, as if his whole body was relaxed.

"Didn't you say that was the businessman's problem? The goods were bought by the other party, so why do you want to fine him?"

The general looked at Xinhai and asked teasingly after seeing the other party leave.

"...Didn't someone ask me to punish him hard? Since she said so, I have to punish~ If I don't punish, someone will be unhappy and lose his temper, right~?"

Xinhai complained meaningfully in a very doting tone, and then glanced at her with a peaceful smile.

"Pfft, who is that person?"

The general also laughed, mischievously.

"Well - yes, who is it? I only know that the other person is a little childish."

clatter...

Xinhai cooperated with her and said something else before walking towards Wanglong Village first.

(Who is being childish! Really...)

"..."

After watching the other person's leaving figure, she narrowed her beautiful purple eyes, revealed a speechless fish eye, and then followed him.

Motaki Village is equivalent to the residential area of ​​Kaiji Island. It is also the most densely populated village here. However, the overall scale is not as wide as Hanamizaka. After all, one is a 'city' and the other is a 'village'. However, even so, it is very lively. The atmosphere is not inferior to Hanamizaka.

In the center of the village is a dirt road leading to the Coral Palace, surrounded by sea-blue flowers and plants that are a specialty of Kaiji Island, as well as fluorescent coral branches and misty seaweed. Although the overall environment is far from Narukami Island, the style of its residences The house is indeed in the standard Inazuma style, with lavender brick bungalows and screens that glow with warm light. The golden lights on both sides of the road look particularly peaceful in this environment where bubbles float out from time to time like the bottom of the sea.

Walking on this village trail can even make your originally irritable mood gradually calm down. This is very different from the bustling Hanamizaka all year round.

——These are her inner feelings at the moment as she walks beside Xinhai.

"The customs and customs of Kaiji Island are different from Narukami Island. I wonder if you can get used to it?"

Xinhai, who was walking beside her, looked at the various people's livelihoods around him and subconsciously showed a smile of relief, and then looked at the woman beside him with concern.

She was very concerned about whether the general of Narukami Island would not be used to the climate and atmosphere of Kaiji Island.

"Although it is different from Narukami Island, this place is very suitable for living. It is lively but not impetuous, and peaceful but not lonely. This is the wonderful thing about this place, right?"

Following the girl, she sighed at the surrounding environment.

"Haha~ I am very happy to hear you say that. I was also thinking about what to do if you are not used to it, but it seems that I am overthinking it."

After hearing this, Xinhai smiled reassuringly at her.

"I've always wanted to ask, where do these bubbles come from?"

She stretched out her slender hand and touched the bubbles floating in front of her with her fingertips. However, the bubbles did not burst, but bounced away in the opposite direction like balloons. The inner substance of these bubbles seemed to be filled with water elements. strength.

"The environment of Haiji Island is more special than other islands. The concentration of water elements is very high, and most of it comes from... the remaining power of Lord Orobas."

Xinhai paused slightly when she said Orobas, she was afraid that the general would mind.

"Why do you care? Back then, Kage - cough, this body has already allowed you to worship the Great God of the Sea here, so there is no need to worry about it."

She held up her arms and said in a serious tone.

"……Um."

After hearing this, Xinhai lowered her eyes and answered softly. She knew the general's kindness very well, otherwise Haiji Island would have been razed to the ground. However, many of her people did not appreciate it. This is also her biggest headache now. a little.

"Do you visit this village often?"

He asked casually while looking at the houses around him.

"...I haven't been here for a long time. I have been busy with more and more things recently... Phew."

Xinhai touched her forehead and spoke to her with a slight complaint. Normally she would not complain to others about work, but today she couldn't help it. Maybe it was because the other party was a general and he was someone who could listen to her. Someone to talk to a little bit.

"Are you usually very busy?"

she asked.

"Yeah - very busy."

Xinhai answered teasingly. He was so busy that his body couldn't bear it. It was fine before, especially in this year, with the resistance and peace talks, and occasionally the issue of consecrating the land. It doesn't matter that the resistance army has been disbanded by her now. The transformation of the Holy Land is a perennial problem. Now the main thing is to negotiate peace and not make any mistakes. Fortunately, the general can come to help each other in person, which saves her a lot of effort. Otherwise, You may get busier and busier.

"I see."