After leaving the world of all NPCs

"Apologize... If you're apologizing, you should show your belly to show your sincerity, right?"

Shinano: “?”

A trace of genuine confusion appeared on her beautiful face.

"Show...your belly? Is this a special rule here?" Shinano tilted her head, as if trying to understand this unfamiliar request.

Ye Zuochen shook his head, as if it was a matter of course: "Well, there are no rules."

"I'm just curious. A fox like you who sleeps all day would have a little belly. I wonder if you have a cute 'little belly'?"

Shinano: “…”

She stared blankly at Ye Zuochen's face, which was full of "curious baby" expression, and paused for several seconds.

Then, under the gaze of everyone, she actually lowered her head, stretched out her slender white arms, and carefully touched her flat abdomen through the luxurious dark blue and white kimono.

Touched it twice.

She raised her head again, her eyes still hazy from sleep: "I... don't have that kind of thing."

Ye Zuochen curled his lips with a hint of regret, then his gaze fell back on Akagi and Kaga who were struggling and twisting on the ground. His tone changed and became very businesslike.

"Since they made a mistake, attacked the commander, and damaged my carpet, it's only right that they're being held hostage by us, right?"

Shinano nodded quietly, "Yeah."

Ye Zuochen, hands behind his back, paced around the office for a few steps before suddenly stopping in front of Shinano. "If you want to redeem someone, shouldn't the Sakura Empire show some sincerity and express its intentions?"

Shinano tilted her head slightly: "How should I express my feelings?"

Ye Zuochen grinned and pointed directly at Shinano: "Easy! Go on a date with me."

"Right now, let's go out for a walk and chat. As long as I'm in a good mood, the two of them will naturally be free."

"Just you and me."

Shinano blinked her long eyelashes very slowly, and her ethereal voice carried a barely perceptible hesitation: "A date...with me?"

Ye Zuochen nodded as a matter of course: "What else? Are there other foxes here that can represent the Sakura Empire?"

Shinano's gaze lingered on Amagi and Kaga for a moment, then she looked back at Ye Zuochen and nodded gently, "If this can appease your anger... I'd also be happy to see the wonders of this port area."

"Very good!" Ye Zuochen naturally extended his arm towards Shinano, making a gentlemanly invitation. "Then let's go, beautiful Miss Shinano?"

Shinano's gaze lingered on his outstretched arm for a moment, and she resisted the urge to put her arm around it. She simply lifted the wide and gorgeous hem of her kimono slightly, revealing a section of her calf wrapped in pure white over-the-knee socks and black wooden clogs decorated with blue butterfly wings. She took a step forward and floated towards the door like a dream.

Ye Zuochen withdrew his hand nonchalantly and followed with brisk steps.

Ye Zuochen opened the huge oak office door, and the afternoon sun instantly poured in.

The two of them walked out leisurely, one in front and one behind.

Click!

The door was casually closed, blocking out the sunlight outside and also blocking out the two pairs of eyes inside that were almost spewing out real flames.

Quiet.

Deathly silence.

Akagi and Kaga lay stiffly on the ground, tied up like two expensive gift packages.

The soft sound of the wooden door closing, Ye Zuochen's abominable footsteps, and the subtle clatter of Shinano wooden clogs gradually receding into the distance still lingered in my ears...

that's it……

Left them here?

Just follow that damn human?

“Wu-wu-hmm!”

Akagi struggled and twisted her body frantically, the ropes that bound her were tugged and made a buzzing sound. Deep red fox fire sprang up from her body uncontrollably, burning the carpet and emitting a burnt smell.

Kaga bit her lower lip so hard that her pale pink lips almost bled. Her eyes were filled with shame and anger for being treated as air. The coldness around her burst out uncontrollably, the temperature in the office dropped sharply, and even frost began to climb up the floor-to-ceiling windows.

King George V of England looked at the two trapped beasts struggling furiously but in vain on the ground, then looked at the closed door. He couldn't help but chuckle happily, picked up the teacup, and took another sip leisurely.

"It's such a lively afternoon tea time."

……

The blue universe.

As dusk fell, the last ray of sunset was swallowed by the shadow of the shrine's eaves.

The outline of the torii gate stood silently in the deepening night, and the flickering candlelight in the stone lantern dyed the surrounding moss a warm orange.

The air is filled with the fresh scent of fir and the faint lingering aroma of incense sticks.

Amagi sat upright on the wooden steps in front of the shrine's worship hall, his figure as upright as an orchid in a deep valley.

Slightly higher than her side, Shinano was leaning against the corridor pillar. Her gorgeous kimono of dark blue and white was like a rare flower blooming in the night. The collar of her clothes slid down lazily, revealing a large area of ​​skin that was as smooth as the moon in the dim light.

His cobalt blue eyes were half-lidded, gazing sleepily at the dark blue sky dotted with sparse stars above the courtyard.

"Lord Shinano, regarding that lord, the outer lord...what do you think now?" Amajo asked bluntly.

Shinano's long eyelashes fluttered very slowly, as if she was awakened from a deep dream.

"dust……"

Tiancheng calmly corrected, "It's 'outer master'."

Shinano didn't seem to notice the subtle correction, or perhaps, she didn't care.

"Chen...is a very gentle person."

"Although sometimes they make some troublesome requests..."

"But it's also very interesting and very strong, like a star in the darkness, shining brightly."

Amagi turned his head slightly, his purple eyes reflecting the bright expression on Shinano's face. The sleepy mist seemed to dissipate temporarily, revealing his true face illuminated by some light.

This look...

Did the fox in estrus finally find its ideal partner?

Tiancheng still maintained a gentle calmness on his face, just listening quietly.

Shinano's voice continued to flow, with a gentleness that was almost confessional: "...When we were strolling around the harbor, the king was very interested in the takoyaki sold by a roadside vendor, even though I thought it was just an ordinary food."

"Chen ate so much that his eyes sparkled, and he insisted that I try some too..."

"I don't like the smell of fireworks, but looking at Chen's appearance, I feel that the ordinary food seems to have taken on a strange brilliance."

"And the sunset at the seaside, the king said, its color is like my eyes. I never thought there was any connection between sunset and eyes..."

Shinano described the trivial details of those dates in great detail, and the expression on her face became softer and more vivid.

The feeling of something wrong in Tiancheng's heart was like a drop of ink dropped into water, quickly spreading.

It seems that the Lord has completely captured Shinano's heart and successfully enabled her to achieve full power.

Given Shinano's special status and current state, it can indeed form a subtle check and balance against Yamato within the Sakura Empire.

The most urgent task is to deal with the Son of God.

Thinking of this, Tiancheng's heart suddenly jumped!

Lord?

Why did she call Ye Zuochen like this in her heart again?

A chill instantly crept up her spine.

No, absolutely not!

This name can be blurted out if one is not careful. If it is heard by colleagues in the Sakura Empire, especially those who are already suspicious, the consequences will be disastrous.

I must always be vigilant and force myself to replace that name with the cold "Outer Master" or "Ye Zuochen".

At this moment, Shinano's dreamy and warm voice came again, and one of the words in it pierced Amagi's thoughts like an icicle:

"...As long as I am by the king's side, I feel..."

Amagi suddenly raised his head. "Lord Shinano, what did you...just call him? Your Majesty?"

Shinano seemed disturbed by Amagi's reaction. He turned his eyes to Amagi with a hint of confusion, as if he didn't understand why Amagi was so surprised.

"Kings……"

"I have lamented endlessly the many 'helplessness' that were entangled in my fate..."

"And now, as long as I am here, as long as I am with the king, I feel that no matter what fate may come, I have nothing to fear."

"Your Majesty is a king, a tyrant, a brave man who breaks the shackles of fate... He is destined to be the one everyone follows."

"Therefore, I shall address him as 'Your Majesty'."

"What's wrong with this?"

Amagi felt dizzy and tried to keep her voice steady as she chose her words, "Shinano-sama thinks so highly of the Outer Lord. I am deeply pleased."

"only……"

"Excuse me, but my foreign lord once claimed that the ships of the Sakura Empire were all of outstanding appearance, and he was quite interested in getting his hands on them."

"Shinano-sama has a pure mind and is ignorant of worldly affairs. If this continues, I'm afraid he will take advantage of me and trick me..."

On Shinano's beautiful face, an extremely suspicious blush quickly spread from her fair neck to her ears. Then she quietly looked away, no longer looking at Amagi, and the tips of her small white fox ears trembled slightly.

Guilty.

This reaction simply had the word "guilty" written all over his face!

Amagi's heart sank suddenly: "Lord Shinano?"

Shinano still turned his face away, not daring to look at her.

Amagi closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, his expression became extremely serious. "I apologize for my impoliteness. How far have Lord Shinano and... the Outer Lord come? Perhaps we haven't reached the final step yet, have we?"

Shinano shook her head slightly, her voice as soft as a mosquito, but very clear: "Of course, the king has not taken my body away from me..."

Amagi's tense heartstrings had just relaxed a little, but were immediately gripped again by Shinano's next words!

"It's just..." Shinano unconsciously raised her hand, her fingertips lightly touching her plump chest, which was wrapped in a gorgeous kimono, but the low-cut design revealed a large area of ​​white skin. "I used this to clamp the king..."

"...it almost melted my soul."

"And here..."

As he listened, Tiancheng felt a surge of hot blood rushing to his head, and his fair cheeks turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye, spreading all the way to his neck.

Even the collarbone, which was wrapped in black fabric and was faintly visible from the wide collar, was pink.

The purple eyes that were always gentle and calm were now wide open, filled with incredible shock and embarrassment.

"Shinano-sama! T-this isn't... Have you done everything except the last step?!"

"Also, more!"

"This kind of thing...this kind of thing, there's no need...no need to explain it in such detail!"

Shinano was also shocked by Amagi's violent reaction. She suddenly withdrew her hand and covered her equally hot cheeks tightly with both hands.

The shrine fell into a dead silence, with only the crackling of candlelight in the stone lantern and the slightly rapid breathing of the two people.

After a long time, Tiancheng seemed to have exhausted all his strength and took a deep breath.

"Well... Lord Shinano, it seems Akagi and Kaga haven't returned from that dimension yet? What's the situation?"

"Akagi? Kaga?"

Shinano slowly lowered her hand from covering her face. The blush hadn't completely faded, and her cobalt blue eyes were still filled with moisture and confusion. Then, as if finally retrieving the two names from the depths of her memory, she softly uttered, "Ah," "I... forgot."

Amagi: "..."

The night wind blew through the torii, making a whimpering sound.

Depart from Shinano residence.

Amagi stood alone on the bluestone path leading to the dojo. The evening breeze, carrying the salty smell of sea water, blew past, lifting the wide hem of her scarlet haori and the ends of her chestnut hair.

There is still no news from Akagi and Kaga.

She had already reported this to the Son of God, Lord Nagato, and the silent nod behind the curtain was his permission.