Miroku did not have to wait long before Shiro came out carrying food for six. "Call Rider out. I'll teach you a technique later, and then you won't need to keep her in spirit form to conserve stamina."
"How could I possibly accept that, Lord Shiro? You..."
"It's fine. It isn't anything particularly valuable, and it's only useful for Servants. Besides, the Land of Demons is rather special. Even if there are small nations equal to you or stronger than you, their future status still won't be higher than yours. So show a little confidence, Lady Shrine Maiden."
"...Thank you, Lord Shiro."
Miroku froze for a moment, then quickly caught on. What Shiro was probably talking about was the Shrine Maiden inheritance of the Land of Demons, because that was the only thing they had worth mentioning.
She just did not know what was so special about the Shrine Maiden inheritance.
They had inherited it for centuries, yet they still had not figured out what power it truly contained. They had even lost some things along the way.
Because of that, Miroku was also very curious about what made the Shrine Maiden inheritance special. But now was clearly not the time to discuss it, so Miroku nodded and quietly ate her meal.
"Sorry, I'll have to make you wait a little longer." Shiro cleared the table while giving them an apologetic nod. "Naruto, stop lying around. Go get Tenten over here."
"Huh? But I just finished eating. I don't wanna move."
"You have three minutes."
"..." Naruto got up with a face full of reluctance and sighed. "I'm definitely going to become Hokage one day, and then I'll arrest everyone who makes children work!"
"Get lost!"
"Tch~"
"Master."
"You're here. Let's go. Lady Shrine Maiden, please come with us too."