I was Betrayed then Reincarnated as a Kitsune

Chapter 162: Returning to the Shrine Once Again

[Luna POV]

A few days after Tamamo came back, we all got ready to go to the shrine for the festival.  As soon as we all met in the main living room, we teleported to the shrine.

You know, maybe I should choose another room to teleport to, mine is a bit small for five people. (Luna)

We left my room and went to talk with mom in her office.  By the time we got there, her and Ana were leaving the room to go somewhere.

Oh, hello Luna.  I was wondering when you were coming back.  Welcome home. (Amagi)

Glad to be back. (Luna)

I see nya.  You take after your mother nya. (Mio)

What do you mean Mio? (Luna)

Your looks nya.  No offence to any other kitsune here, but you and your mother are the most beautiful kitsune Ive seen nya. (Mio)

Thanks I guess. (Luna)

Fufu.  Thank you for the compliment.  I am Amagi Reed, Lunas mother and head priestess of this shrine. (Amagi)

I am Anastasia Smith, her assistant and friend, as well as Soleils mother.  Its nice to meet you. (Ana)

I am Mio, or as you have probably heard, Mio the Shadow Nya.  Pleased to meet you nya. (Mio)

Shall we move to a more comfortable place to talk? (Amagi)

We all nodded and followed mom and Ana to a private room.  When we got there and sat down, mom asked me about Mio.

So Luna, is Mio here a temporary or permanent party member? (Amagi)

Permanent.  Im also her eternal friend, so were basically family now, so she knows everything. (Luna)

Im also the Goddesss third Apostle nya. (Mio)

Yes, that as well. (Luna)

I see.  Nice to meet you then, fellow Apostle of Goddess Tamamo. (Amagi)

Indeed nya. (Mio)

I also made Ophidia my second Apostle recently. (Luna)

Thats nice. (Amagi)

How close is Soleil? (Ana)

I still have a ways to go mom.  My stellar magic is only level four. (Soleil)

Youll get there Soleil, you just need to be patient and work hard. (Ana)

I know. (Soleil)

My mirror then floated out of my inventory on its own.

{Hello everyone.}

Hello Goddess Tamamo.  How have you been? (Amagi)

{Quite well.  Something came up a few days ago, but it has been settled, so I will still be showing up at the festival this year.}

Was it something important? (Ana)

{In a way, yes, but not something that I would have needed to bother any of you about.  Ill let you know what happened when I come down there.}

Understood.

Speaking of the festival, how are the preparations coming along? (Luna)

Everything is going as it should.  The preparations will be done either tomorrow or the next day. (Ana)

By the way, you know how we were diving in a dungeon recently? (Luna)

Yes. (Amagi)

We managed to procure some rather tasty meat.  Its not on the level of wyvern, but its a close second. (Luna)

Both mom and Anas eyes started to shine when I said that.

Do you have enough to share with us? (Ana)

Of course I do, who do you think I am? (Luna)

My daughter. (Amagi)

That is correct, I am your daughter, Luna Reed. (Luna)

You are the crazy person that has anything and everything in that inventory of yours.  It would hardly be surprising if you pulled out a castle as big as the one in the capital one day. (Ana)

Also tru-wait, I dont have a castle in there yet. (Luna)

What do you mean by yet? (Velvet)

Luna, do you seriously plan on putting a castle in there? (Amagi)

Well, what will pretty much be a future castle.  How do you think Im going to move my island to the divine domain? (Luna)

Does it work like that nya? (Mio)

Maybe?  If it doesnt, Ill just do something with a domain to move it. (Luna)

Can you move your domains? (Velvet)

Yeah.  Why wouldnt I be able to? (Luna)

Its just, you havent ever done that up to this point, so I just assumed you couldnt. (Velvet)

{Velvet, you have to understand.  Even if its only partial Authority, its still Authority.  Luna can do a lot of things with space; she just chooses to do the bare minimum.  If she can create a domain, she can just as easily move it anywhere.  Honestly, she doesnt even use her domains to their full potential.}

Of course I dont.  It would take all of the fun out of stuff. (Luna)

{How very you, Luna.}

Fufufu. (Luna)

And there they go. (Amagi)

So, this has happened a lot in the past nya? (Mio)

Mio, how long have you been traveling with Luna? (Ana)

A few months nya. (Mio)

How have you not noticed her doing things like this all the time? (Ana)

Most of the time weve been together, weve been in a dungeon nya. (Mio)

Believe it or not, big sis cuts down on the flirting a lot when in a dungeon.  Of course, it still happens, but not as much. (Soleil)

Not to mention that its a lot better than it used to be, Ana.  You know that just as much as Soleil and I do. (Amagi)

Thats true. (Ana)

Just how bad did it used to be nya? (Mio)

On days where she had a break from training, she would just sit in one place and talk with Goddess Tamamo all day. (Amagi)

Wow nya.  Ive seen couples like that before, but never to that extent nya. (Mio)

Fufu.  Honestly, it was quite entertaining back then as well.  Since Lunas expression was easy to read, we had a little game going to see if we could figure out what they were talking about. (Amagi)

Oh, I remember that.  Though I still find it surprising that Deacon was the one who won most of the time, followed by Soleil.  I mean seriously, how could they be ahead like that when Im the diviner? (Ana)

In my defense, I was like that at the time.  As for Deacon, Im not sure. (Soleil)

Dad has always had that weird intuition, so I can see why he would be in the lead in a game like that.  Also, thats rude, Im not some kind of entertainment you know. (Luna)

{Come now Luna, theres no need to be upset by something like that.}

Im not upset, Im just saying it was rude. (Luna)

Oh, Ophidia, I forgot to mention, but Skadi is here.  She should be at the training grounds. (Amagi)

Thank you for telling me, Lady Amagi.  If you excuse me master, I will be going. (Ophidia)

With that, Ophidia teleported out of the room.

I was wondering why she was so quiet. (Velvet)

Shes been using space magic to look and see if Skadi was here.  Her range is quite far. (Luna)

How long has she been doing that nya? (Mio)

Pretty much since we got here. (Luna)

Doesnt that spell take a lot of mana to maintain? (Ana)

{Shes the Apostle of space, so it takes less mana for her than it normally would.}

Anyway, is dad training like usual? (Luna)

No actually.  Hes in the capital.  Lobo called him there for something or another. (Amagi)

You dont know? (Velvet)

The reason was probably stated on some paperwork somewhere, but I do so much of it, I forget unimportant things like that. (Amagi)

Mom showed a tired expression that I only ever see when she gets too much paperwork.

Mom, you really need to push some of that off on dad every now and then.  Its not good for your health to stay cooped up in that office all the time.  Get out, go mess with someone.  Let your nature run free for a bit. (Luna)

Ana, my daughter is trying to tempt me and Im actually considering it.  What do I do? (Amagi)

I have no idea. (Ana)

{You should listen to her.  Ill even give you a tip on how to make it easier on yourself.}

Im listening. (Amagi)

{You can use illusion magic just like every other kitsune.  Just make some illusions of yourself and let them do the work.}

While I love the idea, there is a major flaw with it.  I dont have infinite mana to be able to do that consistently. (Amagi)

Can illusions actually even do that in the first place?  I mean, they arent sentient. (Ana)

{Oh right, it doesnt work that way for most people.}

Well well well.  This is a side of Tamamo I dont usually get to see. (Luna)

And there they go again. (Velvet)

Indeed. (Soleil)

Oh right, I completely forgot about this.  Mio, so you have anything you wear regularly that isnt enchanted? (Luna)

I do nya.  Why? (Mio)

I should enchant it with illusion magic so that you can hide your other tail. (Luna)

Oh nya.  I completely forgot about that nya. (Mio)

Oh, she does have a second tail, I didnt even notice. (Amagi)

Thats true.  I didnt know cat beastkin could grow multiple tails. (Ana)

We normally cant nya.  Im a bit special since I was also blessed by the Goddess of Sleep nya.  Thats how I got this nya. (Mio)

When did a Goddess of Sleep appear? (Amagi)

{Ill inform you of the details later, so dont worry about it for now.}

Ok. (Amagi)

We all continued to chat like this until lunch time when I gave everyone some dungeon bison meat.  After that, we went back to catching up with everything that has been going on recently.

Chaos Realm:

Atmos: Payto, what have you been doing over there?

...

Atmos: Paytooooooo.

Grey: Leave him alone Atmos, can't you see he can't hear you?

Atmos: But he's been doing something on that small tv in his hands and I want to know what it is.

Grey: You know those video game things I've told you about?

Atmos: Yeah.  They are the things that you base a lot of stuff off of that otherworlders notice and point out sometimes.

Grey: *Sigh* I guess I should actually introduce them to you properly once you get over the anime phase you're in.  If it's too late to stop that, then I'll just embrace it and join in on the fun.

Atmos: Hehehe.  I like that smile on your face.

Grey: Heh.  I knew you would.

If the two of you are going to flirt, go and find a separate room.

Atoms: Ooooohhhhh.  So you notice that.