As the man spoke, Shinji noticed that although he seemed to be inviting all of them, his gaze had remained fixed on Tamamo Hotaru. A concealed flash of lust crossed his eyes, too. Presumably, he was already harboring some unsavory intentions.
"Your master?"
"Indeed, my master is the Daimyō of the Land of Salt! Today, he heard of a woman of unparalleled beauty. Having seen her in person, he found her as stunning as a heavenly maiden."
After that lavish praise, Tamamo Hotaru immediately lifted her chin at Shinji, secretly pleased with herself.
Even the Daimyō of a country couldn't walk away after seeing me, and he wanted to invite me to dinner. Who else could command that kind of respect?
Hmph!
It wasn't that Tamamo Hotaru didn't know what the man was after. She simply wanted to show off a little and salvage her dignity.
"Since he's looking for you, we'll be leaving first. See ya, wouldn't wanna owe ya." (Not a typo.)
"Huh? You're not coming with me?"
Tamamo Hotaru was dumbfounded.
The man, on the other hand, grew even more excited and hurriedly said, "Since these two gentlemen are unwilling to come, my master certainly won't insist. Beautiful lady, let us go. We mustn't keep my master waiting."
Seeing that Shinji and Sasuke truly had no intention of going with her, Tamamo Hotaru could only politely decline. "Sorry, we still have a journey ahead of us. Please thank the Daimyō for his kindness."
With that, she held the small White Fox in her arms and hurried after them, afraid Shinji would simply leave her behind.
Moonlight Foxes with royal blood could all change their size to a certain extent.
The official's face immediately fell, but out on the street, he didn't dare do anything too excessive.
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