Fortunately, there were quite a few vacant rooms on Watatsumi Island.
Under Sangonomiya Kokomi's arrangements, the three of them each managed to get a large room to stay in.
While Kamisato Ayaka and Yae Miko were checking out their respective rooms.
Yuuko took the opportunity to speak with Sangonomiya Kokomi.
"Miss Kokomi, I've really troubled you this trip by arranging such a nice place for us to stay."
Sangonomiya Kokomi shook her head: "No, after all, we received sufficient Reward. This kind of arrangement is nothing worth mentioning."
Afterward, Sangonomiya Kokomi smiled again:
"Moreover, Mr. Yuuko is quite the celebrity here on Watatsumi Island. Many residents on Watatsumi Island are your fans, and if we fail to host you well, it could cause dissatisfaction among the people of Watatsumi Island."
"Haha, that's rather embarrassing." Yuuko gave an awkward laugh.
To be honest, he felt quite embarrassed that his books were so famous.
Sangonomiya Kokomi showed a faint smile, then chuckled:
"In short, Mr. Yuuko, please enjoy your time here. If anything comes up, you can find me at Sangonomiya Shrine."
After speaking, Sangonomiya Kokomi waved her hand and walked toward Sangonomiya Shrine.
Along the way, her face was filled with confusion.
"Strange, just who exactly is that Yuuko..."
"Why would the Raiden Shogun send someone to specifically instruct me to satisfy the requests of Yuuko, this writer, as much as possible..."
"And then, even the Archon of Snezhnaya came knocking, asking me to open the entrance to Enkanomiya..."
A while ago, Sangonomiya Kokomi received a secret letter from the Raiden Shogun.
The letter instructed her to receive a writer arriving from Inazuma, to treat him well, and to satisfy all of the writer's requests as much as possible.
Since Watatsumi Island is still under Inazuma's jurisdiction, Sangonomiya Kokomi had no choice but to comply.
That wasn't too unusual.
After all, Sangonomiya Kokomi had investigated Yuuko and knew that he was a very popular writer in Inazuma.
It was normal for Inazuma to attach importance to him.
But later... the Archon of Snezhnaya actually came to Watatsumi Island and sought out Sangonomiya Kokomi privately... It was already extremely rare for the Archon of another nation to come to a place like Watatsumi Island alone.
And the arrival of the Snezhnaya Archon was specifically to make Sangonomiya Kokomi open the passage to Enkanomiya.
It was utterly baffling.
Not to mention how the Tsaritsa, Empress of Snezhnaya knew about the existence of Enkanomiya.
But the bargaining chip offered by the Tsaritsa, Empress of Snezhnaya made it impossible for Sangonomiya Kokomi to refuse.
Combining all these signs, Sangonomiya Kokomi had no choice but to direct her suspicion toward Yuuko.
Yet, after the observation just now, she didn't detect any unusual aura from Yuuko... Afterward, Sangonomiya Kokomi shook her head: "Forget it, worrying about this is useless. What needs more attention right now is the movements from the Abyss."
Based on the reminder from the Tsaritsa, Sangonomiya Kokomi also discovered something.
During this time, there were signs of Abyssal forces operating on Watatsumi Island and even Enkanomiya.
It seemed the Abyss had probably set its sights on this location.
Lost in thought, Sangonomiya Kokomi quickly returned to her workplace.
No sooner had she returned than a soldier came to report to her:
"Lady Sangonomiya, some monsters carrying a pitch-black aura have appeared around Watatsumi Island again recently!"
Monsters carrying a pitch-black aura naturally referred to Abyssal Monsters.
"What about the numbers?"
"Three medium-sized canine monsters."
Hearing this, Sangonomiya Kokomi immediately gave an order:
"Then send two squads of troops to exterminate these monsters. We absolutely cannot let the monsters threaten the safety of the people."
"Yes!" The soldier acknowledged and departed.
After the soldier left, Sangonomiya Kokomi sighed softly again.
The Abyssal Monsters appearing on Watatsumi Island recently had caused her immense distress.
As the successor of Sangonomiya Shrine, she naturally knew that these monsters from the Abyss were trouble.
If these monsters weren't handled properly, they could cause a massive disaster.
This was something Sangonomiya Kokomi desperately needed to avoid.
"Things have been coming one after another recently."
"Abyssal Monsters are starting to harass Watatsumi Island, and the Tsaritsa, Empress of Snezhnaya didn't hesitate to offer a huge bargaining chip just to make me open the passage to Enkanomiya. Could these two things be related..."
Mumbling to herself like this, Sangonomiya Kokomi frowned deeply.
Just as Sangonomiya Kokomi was deep in thought, a voice suddenly came from behind her:
"Kokomi, long time no see."
Sangonomiya Kokomi was slightly startled, her guard instantly raised, and many floating jellyfish immediately appeared in the room.
This was the most heavily guarded area of Sangonomiya Shrine, with strict security all around.
Anyone who could sneak into this room without Sangonomiya Kokomi noticing certainly wasn't a simple person!
However, after turning around and clearly seeing the figure behind her, Sangonomiya Kokomi finally relaxed.
It was The person wearing the Yellow Fox Mask, whose entire body was covered in Geo Elemental Power.
"Mr. Yellow Fox! You're back!" Sangonomiya Kokomi exclaimed joyfully.
With Watatsumi Island falling into a dangerous situation, the appearance of the Yellow Fox undoubtedly gave Sangonomiya Kokomi immense hope.
Yuuko walked to the opposite side of Sangonomiya Kokomi and sat down gently:
"Yes, I'm back."
"Mr. Yellow Fox, where exactly have you been during this time..."
"It was nothing, just taking care of some matters. The reason I've returned now is also due to circumstances." After speaking, Yuuko looked seriously at Sangonomiya Kokomi:
"Based on what you just said, it seems Watatsumi Island has also experienced harassment from Abyssal Monsters?"
Sangonomiya Kokomi nodded bitterly: "That's right, and the numbers are quite significant. Their appearance locations are always unknown, making them particularly difficult to deal with."
"Is that so." Yuuko smiled: "But since I'm back, I will help clear out the Abyssal Monsters."
Sangonomiya Kokomi was slightly stunned, and then bowed deeply toward Yuuko: "Thank you, Mr. Yellow Fox."
"It's nothing." Yuuko shook his head: "Besides, I have my own purpose for returning this time."
"Mr. Yellow Fox, what exactly is..."
"Kokomi, I need to go to Enkanomiya." Yuuko said seriously.
Hearing this, Sangonomiya Kokomi was momentarily stunned, and said in disbelief:
"Mr. Yellow Fox... how did you know about the existence of Enkanomiya? This should be a secret of Watatsumi Island..."
Enkanomiya was a place that Watatsumi Island had desperately tried to hide for hundreds of years.
Generally speaking, outsiders shouldn't possibly know about it.
Yet recently, people have continuously come asking for the opening to Enkanomiya to be activated... First the Tsaritsa, Empress of Snezhnaya, and now the Yellow Fox... Before Yuuko could answer, Sangonomiya Kokomi sighed softly again:
"But then again, Mr. Yellow Fox is so versatile; knowing such a secret is not surprising."
Sangonomiya Kokomi looked seriously at Yuuko: "If it is Mr. Yellow Fox's request, I will certainly do my best to fulfill it, but..."
"I still need to ask: what exactly does Mr. Yellow Fox plan to do in Enkanomiya?"
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