Tetsuya put away the scroll and gave Shinada his instructions.
"All right, Shinada. Sorry for the trouble, but I'll leave the affairs of the President's Residence to you."
"Understood. Rest assured, my lord. I will spare no effort!"
"Good. Keep it up. I believe in you."
Tetsuya made no attempt to hide anything. He opened the Golden Portal right in front of Si Shinada and carried the Sealing Scroll through the golden gateway.
Shinada watched Tetsuya create a gateway out of thin air, then step through it and disappear before his eyes.
"This is the lord I follow. His powers are those of a god."
He sighed in admiration, then shook his head, his gaze firm.
"No! The President is the one true god of this Shinobi World!"
The Kaguya Era.
Dark clouds shrouded the sky. After a clap of thunder, rain poured down.
Kaguya-hime sat quietly in the veranda, watching the downpour wash over the courtyard's landscaping.
Rainwater streamed from the eaves, forming a curtain of beads before the veranda.
"Listening to the rain beneath the eaves? How refined, Kaguya."
The Golden Portal appeared, and Tetsuya stepped out carrying a pile of Sealing Scrolls.
Kaguya turned to look at Tetsuya and spoke with some surprise.
"After all this time, you actually came back."
"What? Am I not welcome?"
"It's not that you aren't welcome. I simply never imagined you would really return."
Tetsuya smiled and shrugged.
"Didn't I tell you? I still have business to do here."
"You were serious?"
Kaguya genuinely couldn't understand why someone so powerful would want to make money through business.
What is wrong with you? She had thought Tetsuya's earlier remark was nothing more than an offhand lie to coax her into signing the contract.
"Of course. Making money is my hobby, after all."