This country is Shiraishi's preferred springboard for attacking the Wind Country.

The Bear Country is more difficult to deal with. It is a small country with a ninja village. Although Shiraishi is not afraid of it, it is always a bit troublesome to deal with it.

Not only that, the Snow Country in the north is also what Shiraishi wants to achieve.

If you combine these small countries into one and tear off a piece from the territory of the Kingdom of Wind, you can have the same size as the five major countries.

In the final analysis, the foundation of all this comes from one's own powerful force.

After annexing these areas, it will be difficult for the Kingdom of Ghosts to cover up... No, it is estimated that during the planning process, it will be impossible to cover up, and it will be targeted by the five major countries.

But as Shiraishi had thought before, at that time, it was the period when each of the five major countries was weak, and it was too late to lick their wounds. Even if they wanted to control the ghost country, they were powerless.

Konoha, the strongest country, is separated from the Kingdom of Demons by many countries. At most, it is just a verbal warning and threat, which is not painful at all for Shiraishi.

The next development plan of the Kingdom of Oni is to continue to focus on developing domestic economic and military strength, while at the same time conveying the unique witch culture of the Kingdom of Oni to surrounding countries.

Finally, expand the territory and increase the population.

This plan was named the Ten-Year Plan by Shiraishi.

To be completed within the next ten years.

After all, how to transport the culture of witches, annex the territories of these countries, how not to cause opposition and panic among the local people, and how to make the people recognize the rule of the Ghost Country requires careful planning. Simply using violence is not feasible and requires long-term thinking.

Counseling work.

The Kingdom of Ghosts wants to transform, but its status as a neutral country is an obstacle.

He believed Maitreya Maiden had already seen this.

Therefore, after formulating this strategy, Shiraishi had to communicate with Maitreya Miko, because the assistance and approval of Maitreya Miko were needed to convey the Miko culture of the Demon Country to neighboring countries.

Get on the road to the shrine and keep going up the circular road.

Arriving at the familiar but deserted main hall, Shiraishi found it strange that there were not even a single guard or maid in the shrine palace here today.

Normally, no matter how few people there are, there would still be a few guards and maids left, but now they have all disappeared.

Moreover, this palace looked no different from usual, but for some reason, Shiraishi always felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere in the palace, and there was an aura that made Shiraishi's hair stand on end in the air.

Looking directly at the miko Maitreya behind her through the curtain, she was sitting there as upright as ever.

"Lord Maitreya, I need a large number of witches."

Shiraishi put away his thoughts, and as soon as he arrived here, he put forward his request to Maitreya Miko in a concise and concise manner.

"A large number of miko? I wonder what Mr. Shiraishi is going to do?"

Maitreya did not agree or object, he just asked Shiraishi's reason for asking for a large number of witches.

Shiraishi prepared a sentence and said to Maitreya: "Your Excellency Maitreya, I learned from the history of the Kingdom of Ghosts that in the past, there were many witches in the Kingdom of Ghosts who traveled around the world and hung pots to help the world. I wonder if there is such a thing?"

Regarding what Shiraishi said, Maitreya Priestess did not hide anything and answered Shiraishi naturally:

"It is true that there is such a thing, but it was already in the Warring States Period and before. After ninjas became the mainstream of the era, shrine maidens have withdrawn from the stage of history. I don't know much about these things, they should have happened a long time ago

Already."

"Now I plan to reuse these witches. The distribution area will not be too wide. Just let them operate in several surrounding countries. I need them to help me do some publicity work. I will guarantee their salary and safety."

Not only that, Shiraishi also plans to put some female members of the military into witch costumes and start a cultural invasion of neighboring countries.

"If you can guarantee salary and safety, you can lend some to Mr. Shiraishi."

After all, mikos in the Kingdom of Ghosts also need to make a living. Most mikos live in poverty. If Shiraishi can make some extra money for them, Miroku would also be happy to see this happen.

"Grateful."

"Speaking of which, I happen to have something important to tell Mr. Shiraishi."

Maitreya Miko's voice came out from the curtain, and it sounded no different from before.

"important things?"

This was the first time Maitreya Maiden had been so cautious about something. Although she couldn't tell this feeling from her tone of voice, Shiraishi had a vague feeling that what Maitreya Maiden was going to say next was definitely something serious.

But no matter how he guessed, Shiraishi couldn't guess what the important thing Maitreya said was.

So, Bai Shi's face became solemn and he said seriously: "Please speak, Your Excellency Maitreya."

"I am pregnant."

"?"

Maybe it was the meaning of this sentence, which was very jumpy. After hearing this sentence, Shiraishi sat on the mat and was stunned.

Pregnant?

After coming to his senses, Bai Shi's face was full of weirdness, and he resisted the desire to complain.

"Um, Lord Maitreya, who is your husband..."

As far as he knew, the witch Maitreya kept herself clean and had no close dealings with any man.

Then where did this child... come from?

To say this is a joke would be a bit too much.

But Shiraishi knew that Maitreya was not joking.

She is really pregnant.

Because of this, Shiraishi felt that things were strange.

"I don't have a husband, nor do I have a good man."

Bai Shi remained silent, but there was a chill behind his back.

"This girl's name is Ziyuan, and she will be born in nineteen months."

Maitreya Miko said something again that shocked Shiraishi.

"..."

Shiraishi's eyes widened immediately, his face full of disbelief.

Nineteen months later? Born?

The pregnancy period of a human woman is approximately ten months, nineteen months...

And why does time have to be so accurate?

Have you even determined your gender?

Are the Maitreya witch girls...really human?

Even Shiraishi had to consider the answer to this question.

From a long time ago, he had a vague feeling that Maitreya Maiden was not a human being.

But that is just a feeling, and there is no real evidence to prove that Maitreya Maiden is not a human being.

Now that Maitreya Maitreya has said this, if there is something wrong with her brain, it means that Maitreya is probably not a human being, at least not an ordinary human being.

"It's normal for Mr. Shiraishi to be surprised. This is also the reaction that normal people should have."

"Um... Lord Maitreya, can you put it more plainly?"

"I am not a human being... Including my mother, and all the shrine maidens of previous generations, are not human beings. In words that Mr. Shiraishi can understand, it is parthenogenesis."

At the same time, that includes the unborn daughter, who is not human either.

Maitreya Miko carefully told Shiraishi these secrets.

Shiraishi fell into thinking.

To be honest, it does sound surprising at first that an inhuman being becomes a shrine maiden who protects a country.

But when I think about the toad of Mt. Myoboku actually wanting to choose the son of prophecy among humans to save the world and establish a so-called peaceful and prosperous age, the inhuman status of the witch from the land of ghosts doesn't seem so hard to accept.

"Your Excellency Maitreya told me this, what do you want me to do?"

Shiraishi took a deep breath, knowing that Maitreya Miko told him this and must be asking for something.

"I hope Mr. Shiraishi can recognize Shion as his goddaughter. She is of extraordinary significance to human beings."

"……I see."

Shiraishi just lowered his head and thought for a moment, then raised his head and looked at the Maitreya witch behind the curtain, and nodded in agreement.

Although Shiraishi didn't know why Maitreya Miko persisted in doing this, the sentence "She is of extraordinary significance to human beings" made Shiraishi even more interested.

Can we think that the specialness of witches is for the entire human group?

Moreover, Maitreya Maiden helped him a lot, but she just asked for her daughter, and he was too embarrassed to refuse.

"As a reward for agreeing to this matter, Mr. Shiraishi can make decisions on his own without asking me for instructions in the Kingdom of Ghosts."

Maitreya Miko said these words, which is equivalent to letting Shiraishi take the position of the leader of the Kingdom of Ghosts, replacing the supreme status of the miko.

"Is it okay to do this?"

Shiraishi was a little unable to adapt to this sudden joy, and he couldn't figure out what Maitreya Maiden wanted to do.
To be continued...