The affairs of the Tenmangu Shrine would naturally be investigated by personnel from the Imperial Household Agency and the police. After leaving the shrine, Akagi took a car to the hotel arranged by the Imperial Household Agency.
"My lady, we have clarified the matter. That Dingyuan Pavilion was constructed during the Meiji Era. Using his identity as a member of the National Diet, the shrine's priest, Ono Ryosuke, gained permission from the headquarters at the time to salvage and dismantle the wreckage of the sunken Dingyuan battleship before building it into the pavilion." Upon returning to the room, the attendant from the Imperial Household Agency had already gathered sufficient information and promptly reported to Akagi.
Akagi knew well that this attendant from the Imperial Household Agency was not just there to arrange her day-to-day needs. Without surprise as to how he obtained such detailed information, she simply asked, "So, what exactly did they suppress?"
