I Sealed Sukuna’s Finger#411+412: Three Faction Peace Talks, Arrival at Yasaka Shrine

All things considered, the entire moving process had taken about a day and a half.

Just yesterday morning, Itogami Island had still been under the Japanese government's jurisdiction—still part of Japanese territory.

But a day and a half later, this massive artificial island had become Bokue Keikain's personal private domain, complete with luxury sky villas built atop the island's tallest structure, the Keystone Gate.

By now, the sky villa complex above the Keystone Gate had expanded from last night's five buildings to seven, with the new additions being Natsuki Minamiya's grand villa and Yuuma Tokoyogi's hotel penthouse suite.

And so, noon arrived.

As the fierce late-summer sun blazed directly overhead, Bokue Keikain sat at the edge of the Keystone Gate's rooftop after lunch, facing the sea breeze while gazing thoughtfully at the distant ocean.

Just then, a certain red-haired twin-tailed girl's voice came from behind.

"Um... Brother-in-law? What are you doing here?"

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Bokue snapped back to attention and turned to see Mio Naruse approaching. He scooted over to make room beside him.

"Nothing much, just thinking about what to do next... Wait, where's Rias?"

Bokue suddenly noticed Mio was alone—even Rias wasn't with her.

Ever since Mio had returned to the Gremory family as Rias's cousin, their relationship had grown incredibly close.

Setting aside the initial awkwardness when they'd just met, after that time they'd "fought side by side" in the Northern Territory Old Demon Lord castle's kitchen, the sisters' barriers had completely dissolved.

Like at lunch just now, Mio had gone straight to eat at Rias's place rather than cooking at her own residence.

"Sister Rias went back to the Underworld after lunch."

Mio sat down beside Bokue, dangling her legs over the building's edge like he was.

Facing the sea breeze gave a feeling of complete emptiness.

"Back to the Underworld? Why?"

Bokue asked casually, his practiced hand pulling the red-haired twin-tailed girl's firm yet soft waist into his embrace.

Such intimate contact, combined with the youth's scent, immediately brought a blush to Mio's cheeks. Even her voice carried a shy tremor, though her body honestly snuggled deeper into Bokue's embrace, her long lashes lowering.

"I-it's about the Three Faction Peace Talks..."

"Hm? We're already at the Three Faction Peace Talks stage?"

Bokue grew more confused. He remembered Azazel visiting before about wanting fallen angels and devils to make peace, even planning to include the angel side.

But plans were just plans. The angels had already agreed?

"Yes, that's right."

As if influenced by the youth's presence, Mio's voice grew increasingly soft and sweet.

"It was about two weeks ago, probably right after you mentioned having diplomatic activities with the First Primogenitor here on Itogami Island. That fallen angel governor came by again, telling Sister Rias that he'd worked things out with Heaven. The angels agreed to participate in these peace talks, but the location had to be somewhere everyone could accept."

"Oh..."

Bokue understood now.

That made sense. These peace talks were essentially like walking into a trap for any faction involved. No matter whose home turf they chose, the other two would definitely object.

The human world was indeed the most suitable place—especially his territory. Anyone who dared break the rules and cause trouble would be done for.

But then again, everyone around him seemed to be from the devil faction. Setting aside Rias, Maria, and Lady Sheila, even Akeno was a reincarnated devil. Otherwise they were yokai like Kuroka and Koneko.

Even Asia, Irina, and Xenovia were all former church personnel now.

Calculating it out, he didn't have a single angel or fallen angel faction member around him, did he?

Wouldn't the angels and fallen angels also think he was part of the devil faction?

While Bokue was lost in thought, another voice came from behind.

"Ara, a brother-in-law and sister-in-law hiding in a place like this, embracing so intimately—won't Miss Rias have objections?"

"So what if she does? It's not like Sister doesn't know—"

Mio instinctively started to retort, but halfway through, she suddenly realized the voice sounded familiar.

In her memory, it seemed to be...

When the red-haired twin-tailed girl turned to look, she saw Liala had appeared behind them at some point, still in her pristine white dress. Her dazzling golden hair flowed behind her in the wind, a playful smile on her face.

"Y-y-you... aren't you the Northern Territory Current Demon Lord's sister? Why are you here?!"

"Hmm? That's a long story, but I'm currently staying at Bokue-kun's place."

Liala cutely tapped her lip and tilted her head.

"Staying in my room all day is rather boring, so I came to ask Bokue-kun if there's anywhere fun to go on Itogami Island?"

"There's nothing on Itogami Island, but Kyoto has stuff..."

The words came out of Bokue's mouth without thinking.

He'd just meant to state a simple fact—Itogami Island was like Tokyo, a very standard modern metropolis. Though it had shopping malls and amusement parks, those only appealed to ordinary people.

At least for Bokue himself, he'd rather find some old establishments in Kyoto to see if there were any pleasant surprises with the food.

But speaking of Kyoto...

"Oh right!"

As if suddenly remembering something wonderful, Bokue stood up, fist hitting his palm.

"Since Itogami Island is artificial and can float anywhere on the ocean, I might as well take the whole island to Kyoto. Like sailing a giant ship—and it's been a while since I've been back."

"Eh? Can you actually do that?"

Mio blinked in surprise.

"Let's try."

The moment Bokue finished speaking, powerful golden magnetic field energy instantly spread outward with him at the center, enveloping the entire island in the blink of an eye.

Then the youth muttered:

"Dear citizens of Itogami Island, this island will now relocate directly to Kyoto. Any inconvenience caused can be reported to the island management company, though I won't be handling any complaints."

With those words, Bokue clapped his hands together.

In an instant, the massive artificial island vanished from the ocean three hundred kilometers from Tokyo.

Meanwhile, far away in Kyoto's Yasaka Shrine, Lady Yasaka—who maintained a barrier over all of Kansai with her yokai power—looked up in surprise.

Something very large had just entered!

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The words Bokue Keikain had just spoken weren't merely muttered to himself—he'd broadcast them directly through his magnetic field power into every ear on the island.

Meanwhile, in a high-floor suite at Itogami Island's central hotel—

Sayaka Kirasaka, who'd been packing La Folia's luggage since her visa was nearly expired and preparing to escort the princess home, suddenly felt a subtle change in the surrounding space. Then she heard Bokue's voice ring in her ears.

"Wait, that's... Bokue's voice? What... moving the whole island to Kyoto? What the hell is that guy doing?!"

Without time to think further, Sayaka decisively dug through the already-packed suitcase for La Folia's phone, unlocked it with the password, opened the contacts, and went straight to Bokue Keikain's number at the top of the "Special Contacts" list.

She hit dial.

Ring—

After barely a second, the call connected, and the youth's familiar voice came through.

"Hello? La Folia, why are you calling me suddenly at this time—"

"It's me! You big idiot, Bokue!"

Completely forgetting she was using someone else's phone, Sayaka shouted her correction into the device.

"Eh? Oh, it's Sayaka..."

Bokue on the other end paused slightly.

"But you're using La Folia's phone to call me, right?"

"Uh..."

Sayaka suddenly choked up.

Not because she realized the misunderstanding was indeed her fault.

But because she suddenly realized the reason she was using La Folia's phone to call Bokue was that she didn't have his number in her own phone.

She should've copied the number to her own contacts before making this call!

Especially considering what she'd just heard—obviously Bokue's words had been addressed to everyone on the island.

Though she didn't know how the guy had managed it, La Folia had probably—

"Sayaka, Sayaka, did you hear that voice just now?"

Standing by the suitcase in the suite's living room, Sayaka's thoughts were interrupted by an excited voice from the bedroom behind her.

When the War Dancer turned around, she saw La Folia pushing open the bedroom door and running out, her face lit with excitement.

"That was Bokue-kun's voice, right? I heard it too... Wait, Sayaka, are you using my phone to call someone?"

"Um... uh, yeah."

Blinking back to awareness, Sayaka held up the phone showing Bokue's active call.

"I heard that voice too. Bokue's apparently moving all of Itogami Island next to Kyoto, so I'm calling to ask what's going on."

"Hmm? Kyoto..."

La Folia tapped her chin, looking up thoughtfully.

"Actually, Kyoto sounds nice. After all, besides Itogami Island, I haven't really been anywhere else in Japan. I heard Kyoto has the strongest traditional Japanese cultural atmosphere—might be nice to visit..."

"Your Highness, this isn't about nice or not nice! We're running out of time!"

Sayaka's mouth twitched, forgetting she was still on the phone with Bokue.

"Your Japanese visa expires tomorrow morning at nine. We were supposed to fly you home tonight. If the island suddenly moves next to Kyoto, all the flight routes will—"

"Ah, right!"

As if finally understanding the War Dancer's concern, La Folia's mouth formed an O-shape as she clapped her hands together.

"So that means I don't have to fly home tonight—"

"What about the visa issue?!"

"Oh right, the visa issue..."

"What visa issue?"

Just as the two girls' conversation reached an impasse, Bokue's voice suddenly came from beside them.

But this time not from the phone—directly from next to them.

"Ah, Bokue, you're here!"

La Folia turned at the voice, her face lighting up at the sight of the young man.

After receiving the call, Bokue had teleported directly from the top of the Keystone Gate.

Sayaka then dug out La Folia's visa documents from the suitcase, opening them and shoving them at the newly arrived youth.

"You idiot, Bokue! Princess La Folia has to fly home tonight, but you've moved Itogami Island next to Kyoto—now none of the airport planes can take off!"

"Oh, I see."

Bokue glanced at the document information and nodded slightly.

"Is it urgent? If it's really urgent, I can send you back directly now."

"It's not exactly urgent. If possible, I'd actually like to stay a few more days..."

La Folia scratched her temple, her gaze wandering to avoid the War Dancer's stern look.

"It's just like Sayaka said—my Japanese visa expires tomorrow, so I have to leave Itogami Island today to fly home."

"Got it. Give me that."

Bokue took the visa documents directly from Sayaka's hands, then conjured a pen out of nowhere, casually crossing out the expiration date and drawing a line through it.

Meaning the visa was now permanently valid.

"There, that should do it."

Having completed this operation, Bokue returned the visa documents to Sayaka.

As far as he was concerned, the problem was solved.

But for Sayaka, it only raised her blood pressure higher.

"Th-this... you idiot, Bokue!"

Looking at the markings on the visa document, the War Dancer's face turned red with anger.

"This is a visa approved by the Japanese government! What's the point of doing this? And you're just scribbling on it—"

"Don't worry, I approved it now."

Bokue raised his hand slightly, and the pen he'd just used dissolved into golden particles in the air.

Then he reached out with both hands, pinching Sayaka's soft cheeks between his thumb and index fingers.

"Oh right, I almost forgot to mention—Itogami Island is now my private property. Even if the Japanese government has objections, they can't do anything about it. So La Folia, you can stay as long as you want."

"Really? That's wonderful!"

The silver-haired princess's eyes immediately lit up.

But Sayaka narrowed her eyes.

"...What about me?"

Bokue blinked. "Hmm? Aren't you Japanese, Sayaka? You don't need a visa."

"So that means I can also stay as long as I want?"

The War Dancer pouted stubbornly.

"Of course. Is there a problem?"

Bokue slowly formed question marks in his mind.

"...No, nothing."

Sayaka maintained her pout for a moment before finally shaking her head.

Good enough...

She added mentally.

As the conversation seemed to be winding down, La Folia suddenly spoke up.

"Speaking of which, this is the first we're hearing about Bokue-kun taking over Itogami Island. To celebrate, are you free tonight, Bokue-kun?"

"Tonight?"

Bokue thought briefly.

"Should be fine, but I need to go out for a bit now. See you tonight then."

With that, the youth's form vanished again.

When Bokue reappeared, he'd arrived at Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto.

In the afternoon sunlight-filled traditional room, the youth landed lightly, his palm naturally settling on the voluptuous curves tightly wrapped beneath the fox-eared beauty's kimono.

"It's been a while, Yasaka."