All around him were the exclamations of excited students, but Arthas and the three girls weren't among them.
After all, they weren't as naive as they used to be. Having seen the magnificent scenery of Hell, these things seemed a bit commonplace.
"It's indeed a luxurious hotel, but it's still a bit inferior to the President's mansion."
Xenovia's words made Irina and Asia nod in agreement. That castle, which couldn't be described as luxurious, was naturally not something that hotels in the human world could compare to.
To be honest, just one piece of art in the castle was probably worth more than the entire Sirzechs Hotel.
After entering the lobby amidst the commotion, there were already many students wearing Kuoh Academy uniforms gathered there.
They were waiting for the accompanying teachers to call their names, and then they could move freely.
It was worth mentioning that the teachers' team included Azazel in a kimono, Gabriel in a simple skirt suit, and Rossweisse in sportswear.
Soon, after the teachers finished explaining the precautions, Rossweisse also walked to the front.
Um. There's a 100-yen shop in the underground shopping center of Kyoto. If there's anything you're short on, just make do there.
You can't be extravagant with your allowance. If you spend money recklessly when you're a student, you'll grow up to be useless adults.
Money is something that circulates in the world. If you buy this and buy that, you'll quickly run out of money. So, make do at the 100-yen shop - the 100-yen shop is a treasure of Japan.
After being given to Arthas by that old man Odin, Rossweisse had also become a teacher at Kuoh Academy.
Although she had changed the person she served, Rossweisse's thrifty personality didn't seem to have changed.
However, because of their appearances, the two new female teachers, Valkyrie Rossweisse and Gabriel, were very popular among the students of Kuoh Academy, even trending towards surpassing Rias and Akeno, the two older sister-level figures.
Therefore, although she had said so many somewhat nagging words, the students didn't show any impatience.
In fact, many female students had even taken the initiative to ask Rossweisse to go shopping with them.
"Please pay attention to the above points. After putting your luggage in your rooms, you'll have free time until 5:00 PM.
However, please don't go too far. Please stay near Kyoto Station and return to your rooms by 5:30 PM."
The last teacher standing in the front finished his final words, and the gathering finally disbanded.
Arthas and the others packed up and prepared to leave.
Since they had chosen to visit temples and shrines, Xenovia continued to make suggestions.
The first target they chose was Fushimi Inari, which was said to be a shrine that worshiped foxes.
"Inari Station" was one station away from Kyoto Station. After getting off there, they could enter the path leading to Fushimi Inari.
After being jostled in the train with the three girls for a few minutes, they arrived at Inari Station.
After getting off the train, they saw a sign that said 'Welcome to Fushimi Inari Taisha'. The station itself was very exquisite.
The pillars and beams inside the station were also vermilion, like shrines and torii gates.
As soon as they left the station, there was a shopping street displaying all kinds of exquisite local products.
"Hey, look, Asia, Irina. There are a lot of rare things displayed at the stores."
"Wow, there are so many cute foxes."
"I wonder if we have enough allowance to buy some small souvenirs here?"
Having just arrived, the trio from the church had already started to enjoy the air of Kyoto to their hearts' content.
The chattering Asia and the others looked no different from ordinary female students.
Shopping was indeed a woman's nature. The three girls surrounded the cute fox dolls, looking like they wanted to buy them but were hesitating.
"Alright, we'll buy them after we come down from the shrine. We'll bring some for Rias and the others too."
Patting Asia's head, Arthas continued to say.
"There seem to be a lot of presences monitoring us. It seems that even with the proof that Rias gave us, they're still not at ease. The youkai and Onmyouji here are really wary of devils."
"After all, it's someone else's territory. It's only natural that they're a bit wary. As long as we don't clash with them, it'll be fine."
Xenovia said this, and Asia and Irina both nodded. The group went up the stairs, passed through the front torii gate, and a gate appeared. Fox statues like stone lions were placed on both sides.
"They're statues to ward off evil. Originally, there was an aura that didn't allow beings like us devils to approach, but thanks to the pass from before, it didn't cause any trouble."
Xenovia said while looking at the fox statues like stone lions.
The torii gates here are all barriers. Without a pass, trying to pass through would alert the big shots. Speaking of which, the Inari Shrine in Kyoto has a corridor made up of thousands of torii gates.
With so many barriers protecting it, this should be one of the main bases of the leader of Kyoto.
"Yeah, that's right. The leader of Kyoto's youkai, the Nine-Tailed Fox - Kuyo, lives here. Azazel also told me that I'll have to represent the Three Faction Alliance to visit her later."
Arthas said this, touching his nose unhappily. That guy Azazel had gone off to have fun, but he had left this troublesome matter to him.
The scenery of Mount Fushimi Inari was indeed fascinating. Asia and the other trio from the church took pictures while looking around, and laughter echoed along the way.
Arthas naturally wouldn't shout like a child. After accompanying the three girls for a while, he headed straight to the top of the mountain.
According to Azazel, in order to express courtesy, it was necessary to pay a visit. Moreover, from the way he spoke, it seemed that not only him, but all three factions wanted Arthas to act as their representative.
For Arthas, this was naturally a good thing. He was finally getting closer and closer to the goal he desired.
After reaching the top of the mountain, what stood there was an ancient shrine.
The deep red color, paired with white and gold decorations, was exquisite and clean in the light mist. There were many fox statues around the shrine.
Surrounded by trees, the sunlight could only barely shine through, making the entire environment of the shrine appear dim.
"So this is the home of the fox spirit. It looks very quiet and elegant."
Slowly walking towards the shrine, just as he was about to push the door open, the sound of 'rustling' came from the forest behind him.
"Woo～Aren't you from Kyoto?"
A clear and beautiful voice came from the forest. Sensing it, Arthas could tell that there were dozens of figures emitting a special aura surrounding him from all sides of the forest.
"Well...It seems I've been surrounded."
Smiling somewhat helplessly, touching his nose, Arthas looked towards the petite girl who was being protected in the very center by the youkai.
This was a small girl wearing a miko outfit, with pointy ears that made her look very cute. Clearly, the girl who was surrounded by so many youkai in this shrine wasn't a human.
The restless tail wagging behind the girl exposed her identity.
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