41 Chapter 41 (1/2)
When Laura came back to her senses the first thing she noticed was the bandage wrapped around her head slightly digging into her ears. The second thing was that instead of lying on the ground, she had woken up in an actual bed. Telling anything more was a bit hard with how her tails had enveloped her.
Opening her eyes slowly and looking around two things stood out to the Kitsune. One she was in the Universities small infirmary, which was, so Daiki had claimed, mostly used when Student's keeled over form panic or exhaustion during and immediately after exams. And two there was a young woman kneeling besides her bed, wearing the traditional outfit of a shrine maiden.
”Oh you finally wake Kitsune-sama” the miko said, bowing down until her head touched the ground. ”I hope these accommodations were acceptable Kitsune-sama, they were the only ones available for you to regain your strength after your victory over the demon.”
”They were indeed.” Laura replied, still a tad confused what had happened after she had passed out. ”May I ask who you are?”
Blushing furiously, the young woman slowly replied. ”Of course Kitsune-sama, I am Kimura Unagi, and will be your humble servant for the time being.”
”Sure, sound good.” Laura replied, unsure what to make of it for now. Not noticing how her casual tone affected the priestess, the Kitsune continued. ”So could you please fill me in on what happened since I fell unconscious Miss Kimura?”
”Of course.” came the prompt reply as the younger woman finally stood up. ”Three days ago, you slew the demon rampaging across campus with the aid of Prof. Yakamura who had been about to disassemble a test setup for an engine. You were found unconcious while my shrine, which was the closest one to this University was contacted. The head priest sent his most promising assistant and myself here. Me to take care of you Kitsune-sama and the young priest to oversee construction of a shrine to honor you and your victory.”
More than a little overwhelmed with all of this Laura simply let the Miko continue for the moment, trying to sort her thoughts enough to respond.
”By now only a small portion of it housing the weapons you used and the scythe of your foe as a trophy has been finished. The plans were made by civil engineering students of this very institution, while its owner promised to fund anything necessary to get the shrine build and to pay the priest and miko who will tend it as well as setting aside rooms in the dormitories for them.”
”That is most generous of him.” Laura replied, not doubting for a moment the man who build a university to please a spirit would bankroll a new shrine.
The young shrine maiden just nodded, before mumbling under her breath ”I wish I was chosen to tend Kitsune-sama's shrine”
Not responding to the mumbling to keep the younger woman from getting even more embarrassed, Laura slowly got up. ”Would you show me the way to it please?”
”Of course. But would you like to get dressed first?” Unagi inquired, picking up the yukata Laura had worn three days ago.
With Unagi insisting to assist Laura in putting it on, they were done surprisingly quick and headed out to where the student had blown up an engine. As the duo walked across Campus, everyone they passed made way for Laura and bowed down.
Fifteen minutes later they arrived at the former track and field area of Campus, where a construction site now resided. Stepping inside it, Unagi led Laura to two men standing before the little hut that had been finished so far.