Chapter 400 – The Aftermath of the North Manchurian Oil Field Incident (1)

When we returned to Japan, the central government was already in an uproar.

However, the details of the incident had not yet become widely known, and we were still under a strict gag order ourselves, so we were not chased around by newspaper reporters. Of course, the incident had not yet made the front page of the newspapers either.

For the time being, though, Mai-san was going to spend some time at the Ootori family’s main residence, just in case. It was larger and safer than Torasaburo’s estate, and it was isolated from the outside world.

“Reiko, you sure do have a knack for running into dangerous incidents. It makes me wonder if that’s part of your shrine maiden powers.”

That was Father’s sighing comment after we arrived at the Ootori main residence late in the evening and finished explaining the details immediately