Star Railway, starting as Kiana

"Woo!"

While Inashiro Hotaru was still feeling emo, Kiana acted as if she were back home. She went to the vicinity of the general and pulled out a bunch of snacks from the side, eating them as if no one else was around.

"Cough cough!"

The general was about to reprimand Kiana to uphold his authority.

But perhaps because she ate too quickly, Kiana choked and started coughing.

The general's expression remained unchanged, but she moved closer to Kiana, gently patting her back. She then took out an unopened bottle of juice from the snack pile, opened it, and held it to Kiana's lips.

"Tons, tons, tons!"

"Ah! I'm alive! I almost thought I was going to die!"

If others knew that a dignified Herrscher, or even the End, almost choked to death because she ate too fast, Kiana really wouldn't want to live anymore.

"What is this pile of charcoal? How did it get mixed up in my snack pile?"

Shadow: Huh? Isn't this my castle tower? You opened my cabinet!

Kiana picked up the unknown object that had almost caused her to choke to death.

Looking at the object that resembled a block of charcoal, Kiana was certain that she hadn't bought it.

The general didn't speak, but just looked at Kiana with a resentful expression.

"It's probably lost. Maybe... it was just put away by accident."

Perhaps because Inashiro Hotaru was still present, the general did not directly reveal the shadow's name.

Only the general herself knew that this was not Shadow's masterpiece, but rather that she had suddenly decided to taste what the cake that Shadow and Kiana liked so much tasted like, which made the two of them so obsessed.

However, just as she was about to eat, Kiana and Inashiro Hotaru suddenly appeared in front of her.

She, in the fastest time she had ever done, completed a series of operations: discharging electricity, destroying evidence, and hiding evidence.

Looking at the single crack in the "cake," the general suddenly had a strange idea.

"By the way, wouldn't this count as what people call an indirect kiss?"

Meanwhile, Inashiro Hotaru was still trembling with fear, but the approval was delayed, making her increasingly anxious.

"Kiana, you didn't just come here to eat, did you?"

The general flipped through the documents on the table while asking Kiana questions.

Kiana finished the bottle of juice and then said with a serious expression, "What kind of person did you play for me?"

The general stopped what he was doing and looked at the white fur ball beside him.

A greedy white cat?

The general didn't say it aloud, but the meaning was already quite clear.

"Hmph! I have something important to say today, Hotaru, you should talk to her."

When Inashiro Hotaru noticed the general looking at her, she stammered out the whole story of what had just happened during the exorcism ritual.

"Evil spirit, evil eye? I understand, you can leave now."

"Yes, General."

Inashiro Hotaru didn't have time to linger and turned to leave.

"and many more."

Kiana spoke again, coming to Inashiro Hotaru's side, "Let's go, I'll take you home first."

Not long after, Kiana returned once again, and the general was also there, as if he had known all along that Kiana would return.

"Kiana, what is the Evil Eye?"

"what?"

Seeing that the general's expression didn't seem fake, Kiana then revealed her understanding of the Evil Eye.

The general remained silent throughout, waiting until Kiana finished speaking before asking with some confusion:

"Why haven't I heard any of what you've said?"

"Who am I asking you to ask me?"

Kiana rolled her eyes at the general. Judging from his confident expression, she thought he knew about the Evil Eye.

I never imagined that the general would be kept in the dark about information to this extent. Even Yae no Miko didn't say anything?

Chapter 316 The kitchen at Narukami Shrine exploded

"Okay, I understand. I'll handle it."

Although that's what the general said, Kiana still felt it wasn't very reliable and planned to wait until Yae Miko returned tomorrow to discuss the matter with her.

But Kiana then thought of what Inashiro Hotaru had said to Tsuchimon's two apprentices at the end.

Is it possible...

Is Yae no Miko's trip here with the mastermind behind it all?

The reason she set the latest return time as tomorrow morning is perhaps because Tsuchimon's two apprentices will be coming to her door, and Inashiro Hotaru will be performing an exorcism ritual—all of this is under her control.

What a terrible woman.

However, looking at the soft, large bed, Kiana, after snuggling into the covers, no longer wanted to think about these people scheming against each other.

"go to bed!"

Not long after Kiana lay down, Yae no Miko returned.

The first thing she did upon returning was to visit Kiana and see what Kiana was doing.

When she saw Kiana sleeping and that there were many snacks and treats in the room, she was completely stunned.

Meanwhile, Kiana was sleeping soundly, a smile playing on her lips, as if she were having a sweet dream.

Yae no Miko found it somewhat amusing.

"You can really sleep! I was thinking of bringing you some good food, but it turns out I didn't need to buy it myself."

Yae no Miko checked to see if Kiana had kicked off the blanket, and after confirming that nothing was amiss, she returned to her own room next door.

Looking at the note left by Inashiro Hotaru on the table, Yae Miko still maintained a smile, but there was no real joy in it.

"These guys are going a bit too far."

...

Kiana originally wanted to participate in the subsequent events, but by the time she woke up naturally, the sun had already risen and was high in the sky.

"Little guy, the sun is already high in the sky, and you're only just getting up."

"Hmm, how come it's already noon!"

"Shouldn't you ask yourself that question? Go wash up, lunch has been prepared for you."

If you had gotten up any later, you could have had dinner right away.

While eating, Kiana kept her mouth busy, inquiring about the aftermath of the Tsuchimon incident.

As expected, the problem was solved, Tumen regained its faith, and returned to normal.

But is that really the case?

"Although having the Eye of God taken away will indeed have many negative effects, such as on memories and beliefs."

"But how could a grandmaster be so easily defeated?"

"You know, even that little oni kid, and the former shrine maiden who resigned from my job, weren't affected at all."

In fact, the abnormal phenomenon is that people's personalities changed drastically after their God's Eyes were taken away. Otherwise, if the Eye Hunting Order had been in effect until now, and all ninety-odd people whose God's Eyes were taken had gone mad, Inazuma would have been in chaos long ago.

Perhaps, all of this is still inseparable from the tricks of the Fools.

Aside from these three characters in the main storyline, there was almost no mention of changes to others. However, it didn't seem to affect Araki Ichito much, and even Hisaki Shinobu's surrender was somewhat voluntary, perhaps due to a matter of probability? The plot holes weren't filled in later.

During this time, Yae no Kamiko would go out every few days, and each time she would stay out for a whole day.

Kiana, on the other hand, returned to her old life. Apart from being called out to be an idol from time to time, she spent almost every day at Narukami Shrine, where she could choose to eat and drink at any of the shrines or castle towers.

During this time, something interesting happened: Kage, who was eating and drinking with Kiana every day, suddenly had a whim to cook a meal.

However, the castle tower does not have a kitchen, because neither the Kage nor the Shogun knows how to cook.

So they came to Narukami Taisha and borrowed the kitchen belonging to Narukami Taisha.

Kiana knew that Shadow couldn't cook.

However, just because someone can't cook doesn't mean they're born with the "kitchen-blowing" attribute like the Kaslana family.

After all, she has the face of a cook. Mei didn't know how to cook at first, but she eventually became a cook.

However, Kiana was still stunned when she saw the melted kitchen utensils being served in bowls, along with the unknown "poison" emitting wisps of purple mist.

Goodness, I thought the "Time of Judgment" dish was just a joke, but it actually turned out to be made?

Whether it's poisonous or edible, let's leave that aside for now.

But this corrosiveness? How did you even manage to make it?

As Kiana cast a strange look between her and "Time of Judgment," Shadow couldn't help but say, "I can do anything, except cook!"

Ying seemed to know that the food she made wasn't very good, so she let the general take over her body again, while she herself went back to her seclusion once more.

After taking over the body, it's unclear whether the general was either disbelieving in superstition or simply wanted to show off.

After Kiana replaced the tableware and ingredients in the kitchen, the general went back in for a while, and when he came out, he brought out a pot of "Time of Judgment" that looked just like the one used by the Shadow.

General: ...

Kiana: ...

The newly returned Yae no Miko: ...

"This is what you are doing?"

When she heard that the Shadow and the General were cooking, Yae no Miko looked as if she had seen a ghost.

Upon seeing the two's "masterpiece," he was stunned for a moment before bursting into laughter.

They showed no regard for the feelings of the general who had not yet left.

"Haha, you guys are actually cooking."

"Hahaha, I can't take it anymore, it's too funny, I'm going to laugh myself to death."

Seeing the general's face grow increasingly gloomy, Yae no Miko laughed even more unrestrainedly.

until...

"Wait, wait, is this really necessary? Aren't we best friends? Why are you pulling out a knife?"

Seeing the general pull the sword from his chest, Yae no Miko finally calmed down.

Kiana, meanwhile, took advantage of the time the two were interacting to go into the kitchen.

"Is Kiana cooking?"

The general spoke first, addressing the pink-fuzzy fox in front of him, whose fur was standing on end from the electric shock.

"Maybe, or maybe it's to clean up the mess you and Ying made?"

The general did not reply, pretending not to have heard Yae no Miko's words.

"By the way, can Kiana cook?"

Yae no Miko thought about the rice balls Kiana made and said uncertainly, "Probably."

"boom!"

Both Yae no Miko and the Shogun fell silent as they stared at the destroyed kitchen.

Kiana, on the other hand, walked out of the kitchen unharmed, looking at her masterpiece behind her.

"Oh no, it exploded again? I didn't even light it!"

...

"Have you heard? The kitchen at Narukami Shrine exploded?"