Enyun-chan lay on the ground. Speaking of her cat cafe, something happened recently that wasn't exactly strange, but somewhat outrageous.
Forget it, I'll find a time to tell the scummy master about this. Speaking of which, it was that fellow Nyanko-sensei who discovered it first. Would Takashi know about it already?
Nyanko-sensei expressed, My job every day is to eat, drink, and play. What do the affairs in your shop have to do with me? After a while, Hiratsuka Shizuka, the last to arrive, came jogging over with Fujiwara Chika, Amakusa Shino, and Shirogane Kei.
Uchiha Ryo: "Everyone is here, right?"
Shuchiin Student Council: President Shirogane, Vice President Shinomiya, Secretary Fujiwara, Treasurer Reserve Ishigami.
Classic Literature Club: Advisor Hiratsuka Shizuka, President Amakusa, Hayasaka Ai, Chitanda, Yukinoshita, Uchiha Ryo.
Others: Takashi, Bocchi-chan, Shirogane Kei, Rumi, and Hana.
Mascots: Nyanko-sensei, Enyun-chan.
Such a small-to-medium tour group of 15+2 was ready. The Shinomiya family's bus had, of course, been waiting here for a long time.
After everyone got on the bus, Shinomiya Kaguya also revealed the destination of this trip.
A southern island purchased by the Shinomiya family. It was an uninhabited island that had already been developed, so there wouldn't be any danger.
Regarding the matter of directly choosing a private island for travel.
Yukinoshita and Chitanda felt a little surprised, but given the capabilities of the Shinomiya conglomerate, it wasn't too unexpected.
Hiratsuka Shizuka tutted and shook her head. Too extravagant! Hopefully, there was alcohol in the villa on the island.
Shirosaki Hana and Tsurumi Rumi felt it was amazing, but even Little Rumi, who hadn't been exposed to society yet, only felt it was amazing. She herself had no concept of buying an island.
But Bocchi-chan and Shirogane Miyuki were completely dumbfounded.
As someone who frequently worked part-time and was often beaten down by society, Shirogane Miyuki understood that in this world, buying a house could become a life goal for people like them at the bottom.
Buying an island... You must know that the land area of the Sakura Country is smaller than some provinces in the East, but the population is very large, showing that land prices are truly worth their weight in gold.
This is the life of a conglomerate. Shirogane Miyuki couldn't even say words of envy; this was simply heaven and earth.
As for Goto Hitori, she was already socially anxious. In this bus where she didn't know many people, she was suddenly told that there was a young lady from a top conglomerate present...
Bocchi-chan's body trembled slightly. That was fear because she felt that if she didn't perform well or said the wrong thing in front of the other party.
Shinomiya Kaguya: [Lowly pauper, do you want to be tied to a cement block and sunk into Tokyo Bay?] Sensing something wrong beside her, Hayasaka Ai put her hand on Bocchi-chan's shoulder.
"Bocchi-chan, are you okay? Just follow me on this trip, I'll cover you!"
"Mn... okay."
...
The final destination was a small island in the south of the Sakura Country, so everyone rested on the bus for about the whole morning, and then boarded the Shinomiya family's private cruise ship at the seaside.
Shirogane Miyuki: I'm numb. I don't understand the world of conglomerates.
Goto Hitori: Why does this group of people all seem to act very naturally? Am I really not a cat that fell into a group of tigers?! When everyone came to the deck, the cool sea breeze blew past, dispersing the summer heat.
Uchiha Ryo picked up a can of chilled cola.
"Going out to sea is indeed comfortable. How long do we have to sail to reach the Shinomiya family's private island?"
Shinomiya Kaguya: "Probably two hours."
Fujiwara Chika blew in the sea breeze. "Two hours... Then let's go back to the room and rest for a while."
Hayasaka Ai pulled over a deck chair. "Or sunbathe here!"
Chitanda raised her hand: "Can I go fishing!"
Yukinoshita: "Seemingly not, Eru. The speed of this cruise ship is relatively fast, so for safety's sake, unless the speed is very slow or stopped, it's better not to fish."
Shinomiya Kaguya nodded. "I just asked the pilot. This cruise ship was assembled by people found by my brother Seiryu himself. Its speed is much faster than ordinary cruise ships."
Shirosaki Hana, who was on a cruise ship for the first time, was running around on the deck. Although Tsurumi Rumi wasn't that active, she was also looking at the cruise ship with a face full of curiosity. Upon hearing that Shinomiya Kaguya's family had someone assemble it, she asked curiously.
"Shinomiya-senpai, does this ship have a name then?"
Shinomiya Kaguya said casually.
"My second brother Shinomiya Seiryu's naming ability... Hehe, this ship is called Seiryu No. 2."
Bocchi-chan, who was standing silently on the deck, suddenly raised her head.
"No. 2... Then where did Seiryu No. 1 go?"
Shinomiya Kaguya heard Bocchi-chan's muttering and said with a smile.
"It just accidentally encountered a storm. Speaking of which, that uninhabited island was discovered by Brother Seiryu..."
Goto Hitori: "!!!"
Alright, she probably guessed how that Shinomiya Seiryu discovered this uninhabited island after going through a storm... Hayasaka Ai pulled Bocchi-chan over.
"Your guts are really small. Rest assured, although the weather at sea is changeable, it will be sunny for the next three hours."
Even if something happened, there were lifeboats, and the ship would send out a rescue signal immediately. The Shinomiya family would even send out a rescue helicopter within an hour.
"Ryo-nii, Nyanko-sensei wants us to go over for a bit."
"Mn? Oh, then let's go."
Uchiha Ryo on the deck turned and left. Although he didn't know what Takashi wanted with him, seeing the other party's serious look, it was likely related to youkai.
Cruise Ship — Uchiha's Room.
Enyun-chan: "Um, this matter is mainly related to me."
Seeing Uchiha Ryo and Takashi walk into the room, Enyun-chan immediately jumped onto the bed, while Nyanko-sensei lay dozing on the cushion, showing no intention of speaking.
Uchiha Ryo pulled a chair over and sat down. "So, did you two discover some youkai?"
Enyun-chan nodded, then shook her head. "Sort of."
Uchiha Ryo: "... Where is the youkai? I want to see what kind of youkai even you can't handle and have to come to me."
Enyun-chan: "Uh... I think Nyanko-sensei should explain. Isn't the appearance of youkai because of them!"
Uchiha Ryo and Takashi's gazes simultaneously turned to the fat cat on the cushion.
Nyanko-sensei opened his eyes. "Blame me? It's because you opened a cat cafe and actually used youkai as employees!"
Enyun-chan: "You say it as if you didn't come often to mooch food and drinks!"
Takashi: "You two stop arguing first. Nyanko-sensei, you'd better explain the situation."
Nyanko-sensei nodded. He disdained to bicker with a young kitten like Enyun-chan.
"Anyway, do you know the principle of how youkai are born?"
In this world, there are three ways for youkai to be born.
The first is spirits nurtured by nature. This kind of youkai is also the most powerful, for example, Nurarihyon.
The second is inanimate objects worshiped by humans or some kind of human obsession, such as the God Grandmother, Calamity-Blocking Teacup, and Evil Spirits.
The third is living beings, that is, animals and plants absorbing the spiritual energy escaping between heaven and earth, giving them intelligence.
The third is also the most common one. Like Takashi's Asagi, who is a plant youkai, and the Maki fox siblings, who are typical animal youkai.
Uchiha Ryo: "Oh, please get to the point."
Nyanko-sensei frowned. "Hmph, young people these days are really... In short, because of the frequent appearance of youkai in the cat cafe, those ordinary cats were tainted with the youkai's spiritual energy, and quite a few have gained intelligence."
Enyun-chan: "Anyway, it's just... I seem to have raised a group of cat youkai, meow~"