"We will not let you leave here, Your Highness Ziyuan! No matter what you say today, we will make you stay and learn the etiquette that a lady should have!"

"No! I will die of boredom if I stay in a place like this where birds don't poop!"

It's a pity that a person's power is always limited, and these witches have extremely strong willpower and won't let go no matter what.

In the end, Shion, who was alone, was defeated and was forced to learn etiquette by the witches in the side hall.

…

About two hours later, an older shrine maiden walked into the side hall where she was learning etiquette.

I stopped in front of the curtain. Inside was a place for Shion to rest.

"Thank you for your hard work in the afternoon study, His Highness Ziyuan. I know that His Highness doesn't like this kind of long and boring etiquette study, but the following is an important day for His Highness to accept the adult ceremony, and you must not be rude in front of the envoys from various countries. Well, wait until

After the coming-of-age ceremony is over, His Highness can regain his freedom."

No sound came from inside.

On the bed, you could only see the figure of a girl lying on her side.

The old miko sighed, knowing that Ziyuan was angry with her, so she probably didn't want to pay attention to these complicated and troublesome etiquette.

However, considering that this year's main line of mikos is slightly different, and the Kingdom of Demons has also undergone tremendous changes, she turned a blind eye to some of Shion's behaviors that were not in line with mikos.

"Since His Highness has rested, as long as His Highness can promise me to study here peacefully these days, I will not disturb you."

However, this time, there was still no sound from the girl on the bed behind the curtain.

"Your Highness?"

The old miko hesitated and tried to call out.

Finally realizing that something was wrong, the old miko quickly stepped forward to lift the curtain and saw the girl lying on her side on the bed with a quick movement that was not like an old man.

The girl was wearing a witch costume, but there was no trace of popularity on her body. She looked like a doll placed here.

The expression of the old witch goddess changed slightly, and she formed a seal with one hand.

"untie!"

The miko on the bed immediately turned into a puff of black smoke and disappeared into the air.

On the bed where the girl originally lay on her side, there was only a palm-sized scarecrow tied with a red string, which seemed to be making a silent mockery of her.

The old miko's face suddenly darkened.

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"Going to the land of ghosts?"

Shikamaru, who came back from outside in the evening, was informed of this incident by his father Shikaku as soon as he returned home.

The sixteen-year-old Shikamaru is not only taller, but also a little stronger than before. It's just that it can't be seen under the clothes. But his temperament is mature and stable compared to his peers.

It cannot be faked.

In the past two years, although he often complained about the busyness of tasks, the hard work of training, and teaching Naruto was a headache every week...but in the end he gritted his teeth and persevered.

To put it simply, he thinks that with his current strength, he can easily defeat himself when he was chasing Zuosuke three years ago.

Biquge

With such impressive results, it can be regarded as a fruitful one.

Despite the energy and time he put into it, he was often exhausted.

The leisurely days are gone forever.

However, he has just come back and is about to be ordered to go to the Kingdom of Ghosts. Isn't this too intensive a squeeze on him?

It is true that he no longer rejects the job of ninja, but he can't squeeze his body like this, right?

Sensing Shikamaru's resentful gaze, Shikaku also knew that Shikamaru might be wrong, so he said: "Don't worry, although it is a mission, I will go with you. And it is not a troublesome diplomatic work. It should be said.

It’s only a trip at public expense.”

"Dad, will you come to me for such a good thing?"

Shikamaru looked at Shikaku with suspicion.

"Can you have a little more confidence in me as a father?"

Shikaku complained.

"Then, the specific thing is..."

"The miko of the Kingdom of Ghosts is planning to hold an adult ceremony in a week. At that time, all countries will be invited to participate, and Konoha is also among the invitations. Lord Hokage will leave this matter to me, and I will choose to participate in the Ghost Country.

The envoys of the coming-of-age ceremony held by the shrine maidens of the country.”

Shikaku's answer made Shikamaru feel relieved.

In this case, it is really not a troublesome thing. Apart from the disadvantage of traveling a long distance, the evaluation of traveling at public expense is not an exaggeration at all.

He was afraid that he would have to go to the Kingdom of Ghosts to engage in some extremely troublesome diplomacy, which would not only affect his body, but also his brain.

He is just a sixteen-year-old child, but he cannot bear the pressure caused by the collision between countries. It is too heavy.

"Then the personnel you decide..."

"There are a dozen people in total, you are one of them, and I am also considering the rest. The departure time is early the day after tomorrow, and we will be on the road with the envoys from Daming Mansion to arrive at the Kingdom of Ghosts a few days in advance."

"That's it, then I have no problem. I just want to relax recently. By the way, I can bring Ino and Choji with me too."

"As long as you get their consent, I have no problem. As for Naruto, you should know what to do without me having to say anything."

"Of course, if he knew it, he wouldn't be able to shake things up..."

Shikamaru scratched his head, nodded, and agreed.

Although it was not good to hide this from a friend, because of Sakura's incident, he could not judge how Naruto would react after learning about it.

Therefore, I had to conceal the matter for the time being, wait until the limelight passed, and then explain it to Naruto properly.
Chapter completed!