Living your daily life in a shonen anime seems to be wrong.

Compared to the daimyo's mansion, Nanaya seems to prefer shrines.

Although the Daimyofu was much larger and more luxurious than the shrine.

But Shichiya still chose the shrine.

So, is he really destined to spend his life guarding the shrine and the doujinshi (traditional Japanese books)?

The wind, flowers, and light snow are unaware.

In any case, what she hoped for was to spend her life with Qi Ye.

Perhaps it's time to consider marriage, after all, I'm already seventeen or eighteen years old.

Because of the low average lifespan in the ninja world, people tend to get married quite young, around seventeen or eighteen years old. In an ordinary family, they might already have children by then.

Of course, Feng Hua Xiao Xue is a famous name, so she can't be like an ordinary person.

Furthermore, the marriage between Feng Hua Xiaoxue and Qi Ye is not just a matter for her alone; many people are also paying attention to this matter.

For example, officials, whether from the political or military circles, are all paying attention to this matter.

Many civil officials have made suggestions to her regarding this matter, but these suggestions have been shelved.

However, this cannot continue indefinitely.

"Let's ask Brother Qiye for his opinion."

Thinking of Qi Ye, Feng Hua Xiao Xue's pretty face turned a little red again.

She was naturally willing.

only……

……

shrine.

In the living room.

Seven Nights sat there, his head resting on the table.

Two mechanical arms extend from under the table, one on the left and one on the right; one is responsible for feeding snacks, and the other for feeding hot tea.

There wasn't much difference between when I was in Konoha.

Of course, Konoha doesn't have that much snow, nor is it that cold.

Although Shichiya is not afraid of the cold.

Fuuka Koyuki didn't know about what happened to Shichiya back in Konoha, but she had seen Shichiya like this many times before.

That lazy demeanor, that personality that wouldn't even bother to pick up the snacks right in front of his mouth...

Sure enough, the troublesome matter of marriage would probably scare Qiye away.

After all, it's a famous place; getting married there is a lot of trouble.

Moreover, doing so would completely tie Nanaya to the war machine of the Snow Country, and there would be a lot of trouble to come.

"I think I should just forget about it."

The wind, flowers, and light snow sighed helplessly.

She knew and was very clear about Qi Ye's personality, after all, she had been living with Qi Ye ever since her father died.

If he were to mention marriage at this point, Qiye would probably just turn around and run away.

Believe it or not, Qiye really did it.

"Brother Qiye".

"Um……"

"Here is some intelligence information. Take a look."

"Ah."

Qi Ye was too lazy to say much, only responding with an "uh-huh".

But he still straightened up, yawning as he took the documents from Fuuka Koyuki.

Several maids who had come with them had already left and were waiting outside.

Every time they come to the shrine, it's just Nanaya and Fuuka Koyuki together.

So this counts as a time for two?

Feng Hua Xiao Xue did want to, but Qi Ye was too lazy to even move. He would just sit there drinking hot tea and eating snacks, seemingly not considering anything else at all.

"Hmm? Information about the Ninja Continent?"

Seeing what was written on the paper, Nanaya also focused his attention.

There was a lot of intelligence, but it was basically just a sentence, accompanied by a map with some markings.

What minerals are found in the Land of Fire, or perhaps in the Land of Earth, the Land of Wind, or even in the mineral branches of some smaller countries?

Some have been explored and are even being mined, while others have not yet been explored.

Of course, these minerals are mostly iron, copper, and silver.

However, there are still some places marked with phrases like "suspected oil field".

What does an oil field represent?

Oil.

This is probably more valuable than gold to the Land of Snow.

Ships, tanks, armored vehicles, airplanes, and so on all need fuel. Without fuel, they are just piles of scrap metal and are completely useless.

With fuel, their fighting power can be fully utilized.

However, the Land of Snow has no oil. The only oil field they had previously discovered was on a small island by Shichiya, but that wouldn't last long.

The army of the Land of Snow has recently reduced its military exercises in order to save fuel.

However, now, intelligence agents and geological surveyors from the Land of Snow have discovered what appears to be an oil field on the Ninja Continent...

"Although it looks like Japan, this is ultimately not Japan!"

Seven Nights grinned.

Japan has virtually no oil resources, but the Ninja Continent here may have abundant oil resources.

That would have been bad enough, but then the Snow Country's intelligence agents discovered it.

"Brother Qiye, what should we do now?"

Feng Hua Xiaoxue asked.

She relies heavily on Qiye. As long as Qiye is still in the Snow Country, she will ask for his opinion before making any decisions, and the decisions she makes are basically based on Qiye's suggestions.

Only when Shichiya is not around can she perhaps be a proper daimyo.

This is also why those officials in the political arena harbor resentment towards Qiye.

They couldn't oppose Qi Ye, nor could they change Feng Hua Xiao Xue's mind, so they could only hope that Qi Ye and Feng Hua Xiao Xue would get married as soon as possible, so that they could feel a little better.

The military is in a similar situation, but their idea is to completely bind Nana to the war machine of the Land of Snow.

However, Shichiya had no such thoughts.

"Go and talk to them about the terms, see if we can be allowed to explore and mine through normal means. As long as the benefits they offer are sufficient, I think it should be possible."

"What if they absolutely refuse to agree?"

"Let's wait until then. Anyway, the oil fields that were discovered before can hold out for a while longer."

Qi Ye didn't care at all. It wasn't even a matter of time before anything was even started, so why bother thinking about it so much?

But I felt a little sad inside.

The existence of the oil field will accelerate the Snow Country's expansionist ambitions.

Should I have run away after all?

Just like when they escaped from Konoha.

If we don't run away, things will probably get very complicated.

What should we do if war really breaks out?

So it's better to run, as this will ensure that your quiet daily life won't be disturbed.

Come to think of it, we've been busy working for the Land of Snow for so many years.

Lately, I haven't even drawn much in my notebook, which won't do.

It should be understood that as the white-robed archbishop of the shrine, his primary duty is to spread the glory of the shrine and the brilliance of the book.

I can't just not do my job properly; I need to keep drawing and selling booklets.

book……

Qi Ye bit her nails and started brainstorming plot ideas for her doujinshi again.

Nothing is expected to happen for the time being, so it's okay not to run away for now.

However, we should definitely continue to do our job well, or perhaps we should try to continue exporting doujinshi to the Ninja Continent?

You should know that there are still many people on the Ninja Continent who have not yet seen the doujinshi that Shichiya mentioned that day.

You want to know which day it was?

Of course, it was the day when Shichiya released her last doujinshi while she was in Konoha.

Each notebook has its next sale date indicated at the back.

However, after that, Shichiya ran away, and naturally, there were no more books drawn by Shichiya for sale on the Ninja Continent.

So they still haven't found the book that Seven Nights mentioned that day.

"Then, Brother Qiye, I'll be going now."

"Uh-huh……"

"..."