"Princess Kaguya... other lunar envoys have descended to the surface. You should already know about it, right?"
After speaking with Princess Kaguya for a while about Fu Hua, Eirin Yagokoro changed the subject and brought up the lunar envoys' arrival on the surface.
"I know. I do have some doubts... What could have happened to make those people descend to this filthy surface? There are still several years before my sentence is complete..."
Princess Kaguya sat formally before Eirin Yagokoro, one hand pressed against her skirt while the other covered her cherry lips with her sleeve. She looked like a delicate, naturally demure young lady of the inner chambers.
"They should be targeting me. You know that there have long been people in the Lunar Capital dissatisfied with my existence. But... they would not dare, nor could they, act against me directly. So their only opening would be..."
To be honest, Eirin Yagokoro felt rather helpless. Though she was known as the Sage of the Moon and Tsukuyomi trusted her greatly, Tsukuyomi's descendants regarded her as a thorn in their side. Yet she could not easily lay a hand on them.
"So they will strike at me?"
Princess Kaguya picked up where Eirin Yagokoro left off, but she did not seem worried in the slightest.
"You are still a princess of the Lunar Capital. At most, they would only capture you. But the people around you... So, Princess Kaguya, if you are worried about that immortal, you should leave her."
"That way, she will at least avoid being implicated."
In the Lunar Capital, gods that were rarely seen on the surface were practically everywhere. Moreover, the Lunar Capital's army had once swept across the world. It could be considered one of the strongest forces in this age.
And the authority