"There's something filthy so close to the shipping lane. What do the island magistrates usually do? What? All the island magistrates are dead. That's fine."

A young and promising-looking man complained. Someone beside him whispered something in his ear. He then waved his hand and looked at the man and woman standing in front of him.

"Miko-sama, it is our negligence that has caused you to be exhausted."

The man immediately put on a flattering smile and spoke to the woman who had changed into a red and white shrine maiden costume.

"Now that we've come this far, I guess some people don't have the courage to do anything anymore."

Woman, Amber said lightly.

"No, no, our company will definitely welcome you, Miko-sama. Don't worry, we will provide the most thoughtful protection. From Akiyama Island to He Island, you will definitely not see anything you don't want to see."

The man said with a smile.

"I am the priest sent by the Wasima Grand Shrine to welcome the Miko-sama. Xia Dao, I will be in charge of arranging the Miko-sama's itinerary. As for this mercenary, thank you very much for escorting the Miko-sama. We will give you three times the agreed compensation as a token of our gratitude."

He wanted to send Lu Ban away.

Although no one knew where this mercenary came from, he and the witch were alone together. Even if nothing happened, if other people knew about it, they would gossip. In order to avoid trouble, it would be best to send him away.

"The commission I accepted was to escort Kohaku to Wajima Taisha."

Lu Ban replied.

"Well, Mr. Mercenary, you have to know your position. Some people might make use of your journey to make a fuss. For the Waseda Taisha..."

Xia Dao wanted to persuade her, but Kohaku had already spoken.

"He's coming with me."

In this case, Xia Dao had no choice but to do as he was told.

Anyway, if there really was something going on between them, it would have been discovered during the election for Wajima Taisha.

After watching Xia Dao leave the room, Amber's originally upright and tense sitting posture suddenly relaxed.

"I don't know when it started, but I'm no longer used to this kind of life."

There was some resignation in her tone.

"What will happen to Changfeng Island?"

Lu Ban asked.

Qiushan Island, where they were, was the closest to Changfeng Island. At night, they could see flickering flames in the distance. This flame might become the story of a mother on Qiushan Island scaring her children who didn't sleep, and everyone who lived here would move away.

According to the experience of the Waseda Taisha Shrine, the purifying fire of Changfeng Island will take about ten years to completely burn the island, and then spread to the sea. Fifty years later, Akiyama Island will be in danger of being purified and burned, and before that, all the people on the island will be relocated.

The Qiushan Channel will therefore be renamed, the voyage will be extended, and it will bypass Changfeng Island and Qiushan Island.

Until one day in the future, the filth will attack some of the islands in the middle again. After a long tug-of-war between humans and the filth, this waterway will be completely cut off, and the people of Sakurajima will have to take a longer detour to reach Kazushima.

Lu Ban also heard that some islands were even more miserable. They themselves had not been eroded or attacked by filth, but the islands around them were all polluted. The pure fire gradually turned the surrounding sea into a sea of ​​fire, and the island was completely isolated from the outside world.

If the people on the island fail to evacuate in time, they will experience a true slow death, watching the pale and colorful fire that was supposed to save them devour the land they live on bit by bit, eventually burning everything to ashes.

"Residents of Changfeng Island and its surrounding areas will be evacuated and relocated. The community will take over and warn passing ships."

Amber said somewhat melancholy.

"That's right."

When Lu Ban saw this witch, he remembered something.

"In the case of the mother and daughter, the mother was devoured by the filth, but the daughter survived. Her father was killed by the filth that fled to the sea."

The little girl is now with Laika, being looked after by the community council.

"How about taking her to Wajima? The shrine there should be able to take her in."

Lu Ban suggested.

As an orphan, the little girl would only live a more miserable life if she stayed here, and her current situation was largely caused by Lu Ban and Amber, so it was reasonable for him to help them.

"Well, I will intercede with the shrine. The shrine is already short-staffed, so it's normal to recruit some miko to see if they can practice."

Amber nodded.

She suddenly smiled at herself again.

“I didn’t expect that I would choose this path.”

Lu Ban looked at the girl who was in melancholy and couldn't think of any words to comfort her.

"It's okay. When I saw those filth killing humans and devouring the land, I knew clearly that I was born for this. If I have this ability, I should use it. Everything is destined."

Amber comforted Lu Ban in return.

"Besides, even if I become the chief priestess, we can still meet. By then, I will be the most noble and honorable person, and no one can go against my will. It shouldn't be difficult for you to get a sinecure in the shrine. Then you won't have to wander around, and you can settle down and start a family."

“That’s great.”

Although Lu Ban was not able to enjoy it, he thought that at least Amber would be able to live a comfortable life in the safest place on the island from now on, which could be considered as the final consolation.

The next morning, Amber and Riku Kan, along with Laika and the little girl, boarded a ship to Kazushima Island.

Originally, Lu Ban was worried that those powerful people would kill Amber along the way, just like they did before on the waterway.

But he soon discovered that what Amber did on Changfeng Island at that time was not only not resented by the islanders, but made them worship her as a god. The news of her freely moving in and out of the pure fire and controlling the pale flame spread.

People regard Amber as the Son of God and believe that she is the earthly representative of God. Whenever Amber's ship enters the port, countless islanders will welcome her at the port. Everyone believes that Amber is the strongest shrine maiden in history and can inherit the Watashima Taisha Shrine.

In this situation, everyone's eyes fell on Amber.

The game related to her is also unfolding rapidly.

Moreover, after experiencing the previous assassination attempt, these dignitaries were also surprised that Amber could remain safe and sound even in that situation. So was it really a destiny that she was destined to sit in that position?

Some people want to please Amber's family in advance, some still feel that they are competitive, and some are wavering.

Under such checks and balances, Amber safely arrived at Hedao, the center of the world.

The legendary shrine is just around the corner.