The next day, Walter came in and said, "Pardon me for barging in again, but I hope you slept well last night?"
"We were told that the masters are all out today, and that us prentices are to have a holiday." Jonathan said as he arrived.
"They gave us permission to go out, too. Since the weather's so nice, why don't we eat breakfast outside? We invited Isabeau, but she demurred and said, 'I'd rather spend it alone.' Then again, Kelsey jumped at the opportunity so what can I say."
"There's a very good bakery in the castle town. Let's try their wares."
"oho. . . is that your stratagem for wooing the ladies, Jonathan?"
"What-!? D-Don't be coarse, Walter. I do not. . . erm, you know. . ." Jonathan said as he blushed.
"Wait, are you saying? I see! In that case, let's be on our way. We'll get our breakfast first."
"That's a good idea." Issachar said.
Once at the bakery, the baker welcomed everyone and immediately recognized Jonathan and then said, "Jonathan, my boy! I heard that you became a noble Samurai. It must be inconvenient, going without your servants, but I hope you'll continue your patronage here."
"Hoy, we'll take five loaves. Can we get fresh-baked ones, still kicking?" Walter asked.
"I don't know of any bread that kicks, but here you go. It's a pleasure to have you as a customer." The baker said to Walter.
"Anyways, we should get going. The best place that I can think for a good place to eat at is Lake Mikado." Issachar said.
After staving off some rambling from the baker about books, the five prentices went to Lake Mikado. Once there, Flynn saw someone familiar standing nearby.
"Oh, good to see you, Flynn." the Casualry said.
"Who are you? The name's Walter." Walter said to the Casualry.
"He. . . he's my father, Walter. Please show some respect for him." Flynn said.
"My, my, Flynn, you've matured a lot since you left for Mikado Castle with Issachar. I never thought that the two of you would become Samurai." Flynn's father said.
"Agh, we should have brought beverages." Jonathan just said, still thinking about breakfast.
"The crystal clear Lake Mikado water should do just fine." Issachar said.
"Anyways, I should really get back to Kiccigiorgi. If I start walking right now I should get there before my break time is over." Flynn's father said.
"You still tend the fields with Mother, I presume?" Flynn asked.
"Yes, my son. Now I must say farewell."
Flynn's father left, leaving the prentices to eat their breakfast alone. "I must say, you must have a lot of respect for your father. I couldn't get along with my dad before I started becoming a young woman at 12 years of age." Kelsey said.
After eating their breakfast, the prentices returned to the barracks at Mikado Castle, unaware that trouble would soon bring Issachar and Flynn back to Kiccigiorgi.
Underneath the Eastern Kingdom of Mikado in Tokyo, Koga Saburo was at the Meiji Shrine in Yoyogi talking with Futotama.
"So the Ashura-Kai plan to destroy Akibahara tomorrow?" Futotama asked.
"Yes, Futotama. I found out from a Mou-Ryo I talked to after retrieving this." Koga Saburo said before pulling out the Yasakani Magatama and gave it to Futotama.
"You've retrieved one of the Three Sacred Treasures. Maybe we can revive Amaterasu after all."
"The Ashura-Kai are still at our old Headquarters in Kasumagaseki, so that base is out of the question. Unless we can call the support of some hunters, we'll be getting nowhere with that and the Ring of Gaea won't let anyone into their stronghold at Ginza either. I also got this." Koga Saburo pulled out a mirror and gave it to Futotama.
"The Yata no Kagami. Now only the Kusanagi is needed for us to revive Lady Amaterasu."
The Kabuto Shrine is where the Kusanagi lies, but getting there requires going through Ginza and we know how that will turn out unless we can fly."
"You have a point, Koga Saburo."
A man from the Ring of Gaea ran in and said, "Sir Koga Saburo, I overheard and have brought you this." before pulling out the Kusanagi Tsurugi.
"You managed to fight off that jackass Aciel!? I never thought that anyone could best him." Koga Saburo said as he gave the sword to Futotama, who confirmed the Kusanagi Tsurugi as authentic.
"Now we just need to reach the Tokyo Castle Ruins in Kasumigaseki." Futotama said.
"The Ashura-Kai don't control the terminal at Ginza ever since we took control of that area. Unfortunately, they control the terminals at Shinjuku, Ueno, Shibuya, and the old Counter-Demon Force base at Kasumigaseki. They even maintain a blockade against the Tennozu and Toyosu areas." the Gaea man said.
"Even if the Ashura-Kai were to retake Ikebukuro and slay Xi Wangmu, it doesn't change the fact that they still control the terminal there." Koga Saburo said.
Meanwhile in Ginza, Rise Kujikawa was busy getting ready for a meeting with Yuriko, the leader of the Ring of Gaea. Even though by now she should have been around thirty of forty years old, she was still sixteen due to a lucky meeting with a Queen Mab when she turned sixteen. The blessing Rise received from Queen Mab prevented her body from aging and allowed her to mentally mature. Checking herself in the mirror, Rise made sure that her attire fit her. As it stood, her red blouse, light orange knee-length skirt, and orange shoes all fit.
Life had been harsh for Rise when the ceiling appeared above Tokyo. Her manager Inoue had been killed by foreign demons in Ikebukuro and his corpse had probably been eaten by Xi Wangmu, the bloodthirsty Empress of Ikebukuro. After losing her manager, Rise herself had nearly been captured by members of the Ashura-Kai and for two years she had eluded them. When she got her blessing from Queen Mab, she learned about how the Ring of Gaea had holed themselves up in a tunnel and stayed with them until they made a push into Ginza, where the Ring viciously purged all members of the Ashura-Kai after taking the district from them. After Ginza had been taken by the Ring of Gaea, Rise elected to stay in a few of the homes that had been deserted by the original inhabitants.
A/N: well, what we have here is a small situation going on in Tokyo itself. Also, Rise Kujikawa from Persona 4 will be a minor character in this story.