Let's Manage The Tower

(7) Relationship between foxes and people

Yuriyuki Shrine was originally a paradise for foxes until the Yuriyuki Shrine was established (?) Yes.

Because, after all, there was only limited human access and, above all, there was only one person who knew what was going on.

However, since the Lily Jingu was built and the general public began to enter and exit, it was no longer possible to come to the shrine "as a fox" casually.

When it comes to the total number of fox families, most foxes can no longer come because the number that can become human is very small.

There are still fewer people coming and going as tourist destinations, but they are more inconvenient (from a fox's point of view) than before.

It is a shame to see foxes resting or playing by the shrine.

Of course, we are not now thinking of eliminating the Lily Shrine.

"... I wonder if there's a good way."

K?

At the edge of Yuriyuki Shrine, a fox stroked by Kaiseki with pleasure raised his head and tilted his neck.

I was surprised by the sudden utterance of the study aid that had been silently thinking until now.

Incidentally, you can sense as many signs as you want, so you can come here in the form of a fox.

However, thanks to the cuckoo, Wanli can freely become human or fox-shaped at any time, so there's no need to come all the way in a fox-shape.

Now, I was stroked in the form of a fox by the examiner because if I was facing the sun in the form of a fox so that people wouldn't find me, it happened that the examiner came.

As he turned his face and leaned his neck, Kaiseki smiled as he stroked his back.

"Oh, sorry, sorry. Nothing. I was just thinking."

When Kaiseki said so, Wanri was convinced that she was again in a position where her head was lowered and stroked.

However, Wanri returned to her original state, but Mitsuki, who had come to study aid from another direction, came out of her mouth.

"Lily Shrine... or the foxes?

Since it is usual for Mitsuki and Kouhi to have a complete outlook on their thoughts, they nod honestly.

"Yeah, well, yeah."

"Why don't you build a new shrine outside the shrine?

In response to Mitsuki's most plausible suggestion, Kaiseki returned a bitter smile.

It's important to repeat, Mitsuki and Kouhi are looking forward to the idea of study aid.

So, of course, I know the words of the next exam, and I hear them.

"It's certainly the easiest solution. That makes little sense."

Simply relocating the place where the fox stops doesn't change the fact that the fox can't easily be seen in public.

Ultimately, Kaiseki wants to create an environment in which foxes and people can coexist, at least within the Jingu.

It makes no sense to build a new shrine and use it as a hub for foxes.

Mitsuki understood his thoughts and dared to throw harsh words.

"That's a very rude request, isn't it? In this world, foxes are monsters.

"I know. But after all, there is something you want to do. Besides, I don't want you to get along with all the foxes, no matter how much."

What Kaiseki thinks of is only an environment in which family members can freely walk.

In the first place, even though there are disputes between family members and other foxes, I don't think that I can get along with all foxes.

Here, did you listen carefully to what I said earlier? I licked the hand of the examiner who didn't move with his head up.

"... oh, no, I wasn't just worried about Wanri, so don't apologize."

"That's right. After all, it's Kaiseki's own desire."

To Mitsuki, who said that in a straight ball, Kaiseki could only return a bitter smile.

That's exactly what Mitsuki said.

The conversation was interrupted by Mitsuki's words, but Kaiseki was relaxed on the spot for a while.

Of course, there were times when I thought about what I was talking about, but there were other times when I simply wanted to slow down.

While doing so, the examiner finally murmured.

"... I can't help it. Maybe I should talk to someone else."

"Oh, you've finally made your decision. So, to whom?

Mitsuki, who did not know who specifically decided, looked at the study aid with interest.

When I realized it, Wanri looked up at the study aid in the same way.

"I don't have any particular reason... Sylvia, after all?

Oh, I see.

Mitsuki nodded convincingly to the candidate who would be taken for granted in a sense.

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"--I understand, but why did you choose me?

That's what Kaisuke told Sylvia about his thoughts at Yuriyuki Shrine.

"No, it's not a big deal. So far, I have come to the Jingu only because there are many clergy officials or enthusiastic believers, so I thought it would be useful for some reference."

Is that what you're saying?

Sylvia nodded for a convincing reason.

And after Sylvia's troubled face,

"Perhaps the easiest thing to understand is to mark somewhere, like a Tame Monster?"

Ah, I knew it would happen.

When Kaiseki walks around town with Nana and Wanli, he also makes a mark like a collar.

That's why they recognize me as a decent monster.

That way, you won't be mistaken for a monster and raided.

However, it is still different from the image Kaiseki thinks.

Sylvia sighed and said more when she saw the examiner's face.

"If that doesn't work, we'll have to go to the tunnel."

What do you mean...?

"At first, I get used to the witches at each shrine and make them think that the foxes that come out there are fine. There are boundaries and monsters can't come in, right?

It is true that Sylvia said that the whole Lily Shrine is divided into boundaries and monsters do not come into its range.

Paradoxically, the foxes that can be inside are safe.

However, as Sylvia also said, it is obvious that this is going to take a very long time.

When Kaiseki was worried about the shrine, he sighed because he was thinking the same thing.

"... it's a long way to go."

"I can't help it. These things can only be improved with genuine efforts."

The relationship between people and monsters has been going on for quite some time.

No matter how much Sylvia, I can't think of any strange ideas that can be solved in no time.

Sylvia thinks of this in the first place because there is a special relationship between assistance and family members.

Otherwise, I would have taken the opposite position.

Kaiseki sighed unexpectedly at the difficult future relationship between the fox family and people.

However, there was one thing that Sylvia had completely forgotten about at this time.

That's what Sylvia said when she was seeing Ellis as usual: "Shouldn't Kaosuke-sama give you a god?".

Sylvia had completely forgotten that she understood the principle of normal study aid behavior, but she pretended not to have noticed and thankfully implemented Ellis' advice.