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

She responded, and then walked up the stairs to the front yard of the Coral Palace, feeling the beautiful color of the palace.

When I reached the edge of the pond, I touched my skirt and crouched down gently. I wanted to reach out and touch the spring water. However, when I saw that my forearm was still wearing black silk gloves, I had no choice but to shrink back.

wow~ wow~

The clear sound of the spring water spouting from the statue's mouth and falling into the pond filled her ears, playing a healing melody in harmony with the other ambient sounds of nature around her.

tata~

The next second, there were several quiet footsteps behind him.

"Is it a guest? Are you looking for Master Coral Palace?"

Then came the voice of a woman. She stood up and turned around to see a miko with long, straight black hair. Her miko uniform still had the blue and white theme unique to Kaiji Island. Corresponding to the red and white colors of Narukami Island.

"Oh... you are really a symbol of beauty. It is not an exaggeration to describe you as the most beautiful person in the world. You and our Lord Coral Palace are a perfect match~"

After seeing her face, the miko covered her mouth slightly and showed a slightly surprised expression. This was true. It was the first time she had seen such a beautiful person come to their Haiji Island. Was she a friend of Lord Coral Palace?Because the other person's appearance and outfit don't look like a civilian at all.

"Excessive praise..."

After hearing the other party's compliment, the general subconsciously twitched his hair behind his ears. A trace of vague embarrassment flashed in his eyes, and then he looked at the miko in front of him again.

"My name is... huh, my name is Raiden Mio, and I am... a friend of your Lord Coral Palace."

"Hello, my name is Luzi. I am the great witch and housekeeper of the Coral Palace."

The long-haired miko named Luko bowed politely to her.

"Nice to meet you, Luzi."

The general also replied honestly.

"Is Miss Mio here to see Mr. Coral Palace? Mr. Coral Palace has gone to a meeting and it will probably take a long time to come back."

Luzi said to her with some regret.

"No, I have this. Before she left, she handed it to me and said that she would let me take a stroll here first."

She explained as she put her heart into her badge and let the other person take a look at it.

"Ah, I see. It seems you didn't lie~ Haha."

The other party smiled sinisterly.

"……lie?"

She froze for a moment.

"Yes, I thought you might be lying, pretending to be a friend of Lord Coral Palace to do some unsavory things, but I feel relieved after seeing the proof in your hand."

Luzi explained.

"Is this badge important?"

she asked.

"Yes, it is very important. She is one of Coral Palace's personal belongings. I never give it to others for safekeeping. You are still the first. Does this mean that Coral Palace trusts you very much?"

Luzi smiled at her.

"Really... That's really 'lucky'."

She replied with a slight complaint.

"Haha... I can tell from your tone that you are really familiar with Mr. Coral Palace."

Luzi laughed again, and her tone sounded like someone she knew well, without the strange feeling of meeting her for the first time.

"Farewell, I don't know that guy well."

She was a little shy for some reason at the moment, so she subconsciously looked at him and looked at him arrogantly for a moment. She was very cute for a moment.

"Okay, okay~ I don't know you. If you want to enter the Coral Palace, please feel free to do so. You have the badge of the Coral Palace and you can come and go at will."

Luzi smiled mischievously when she saw her appearance. She had already seen this arrogance, but she just didn't point it out.

"Ahem, got it..."

She coughed awkwardly in reply.

"Well, please do so, Miss Mio."

After Luzi said that, she turned around and left towards the main entrance, leaving her alone in the Coral Palace.

"..."

After leaving the main entrance, Luzi walked halfway and looked back at the Coral Palace, where the general was just now, and then curled her lips.

"Please stay with Coral Palace-sama, Miss Mio."

He parted his lips and murmured softly.

After all...that kid is a little lonely.

"Miss Luzi? What's wrong with you?"

The soldiers standing guard in front of the gate couldn't help but asked curiously when they saw the great miko who paused on the steps as if in a trance.

"Oh, it's nothing... I'm just happy for Mr. Coral Palace."

clatter...

After saying that, she turned back and walked towards the meeting place again.

"……Eh?"

The soldier looked at the other party's figure with a confused expression, and then looked at the Coral Palace on the steps.

……What's the meaning?

Maybe Xinhai was in a hurry when he left. Although he arranged a room for her, he didn't tell her the specific location of the room. He wanted to ask the miko but he didn't meet anyone around, so the general at this moment had to go out of his way to confirm one by one. That's it,

The interior layout of the Coral Palace is very extensive and complex. The interior lining is not luxurious but has a somewhat simple beauty, which is in sharp contrast to the dreamy appearance. Although it is simple, it does not lack the atmosphere. All in all, it is a place suitable for quiet office and life. Place.

tata~

Standing on one side of the corridor, she glanced at the room in front of her, raised her hand and knocked lightly on the door a few times, then listened to the noise in the room.

"..."

However, no one responded, and there was no sound. Maybe the room was vacant.

Click!

He tentatively reached out to hold the handle and pressed it down. He found that the door was not locked, so he simply opened it a little.

"……excuse me."

She whispered softly as she was accustomed to, and slowly opened the door, and then saw the room inside -

It should be said that it is the kind of bedroom with a strong girlish feel... The overall color is warm and lavender. The walls, furniture, and even the carpets on the floor are all deliberately made of lighter colors. Even the chandelier you encounter is in the shape of a swimming fish.

The lavender curtains are divided on the left and right sides of the window, and the golden sunlight is projected into the room through the window sill, making the originally plain room more vivid and gorgeous. The room is of a decent size, not too big or too small, whether it is the bed or the The furniture is placed just right, and it must have been carefully matched by the owner. There is even an extra desk on the wall, with a pile of unknown documents on it, and a few... light novels?

……light novel?

Why are there light novels here too?

She was confused. Is this thing already so popular?Is there even a place like Kaiji Island?

She didn't dwell too much on her doubts. She wanted to step into the house, but at that moment she paused slightly. She glanced at the fluffy carpet in front of her and couldn't help but frown slightly and looked at her shoes.

"call…"

Sighing slightly, she bent down and reached out to gently untie the knot of the ribbon that bound her ankle. The soft ribbon lost its strength and collapsed on both sides of the shoe. Then she inserted her slender fingers into the gap between the black silk foot and the shoe pit. , slightly opened it a little distance, so that the soles of the feet lost the restraints of the shoes, simply took them off and placed them on the edge of the carpet. The soles of the black silk feet lightly stepped on the carpet and stepped forward. room.

The first thing I saw when I walked into the bedroom was the photo frame placed on the desk. I walked over curiously, picked it up and looked at it carefully.

The little girl with long pale pink hair was accompanied by an older pink-haired woman. Both of them were dressed in similar witch costumes, but the little girl didn't look so happy, she just showed a hint of quietness. Her smile and look had a hint of frailty. From her appearance and demeanor, she could tell that this girl's personality was not the carefree and energetic type.

"...This is my mother."

"?!"

The sudden voice made her instantly come back to her senses and subconsciously look to her side... What a coincidence, the mature version of the girl was standing in front of her at this moment.

"Like it, right?"

Xinhai looked at the photo in her hand and showed a nostalgic smile.

"I didn't feel it before, but now I see this photo again and it feels incredible."

"……Feel sorry."

Yet she apologized.

"Ok?"

My heart was stunned for a moment.

"I saw your door was unlocked, so--huh, that's all...that's not an excuse. I shouldn't have entered your room."

Halfway through, she apologized honestly and put the photo frame in her hand away.

"Haha, it's okay...and it was my negligence that the door was not locked. If I am wrong, it is also mine."

Xinhai smiled at her gently, shook his head and denied it.

In fact, she left it unlocked on purpose. Only in this way could the woman in front of her enter her room by accident. The evidence is that she did not look for the general's whereabouts but directly entered her own room and saw him. The time has been estimated long ago.

"..."

The general did not reply, but she subconsciously lowered her eyes and glanced at the pair of bare white silk feet that was in her heart at the moment. The other person came in with bare feet and shoes like her. It seemed that she did the right thing. That's what this carpet is for.

"This carpet didn't exist originally. I installed it later."

Xinhai noticed the general looking at her feet, so she explained like this.

"how so?"

she asked.

"The floor of the room was originally replaced by a floor instead of the previous tatami, so every time my bare feet came in, it would be bitingly cold. Maybe it was because of my health, so I laid out a new blanket that was pretty good. The style I had at that time It took a long time to choose.”

Xinhai told her the reasons one by one without treating her as an outsider. During this period, she sat directly on the edge of her bed, her long and beautiful legs hanging down deliberately stretched forward a little distance, her jade-like white lips The slender feet intertwined cutely back and forth a few times and gently rubbed the blanket with their toes, as if they were completely relaxed and exposed themselves most truly and voluntarily in front of the person in front of them.