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Place: Far Shore, Western District

<b>Minerva's Mansion</b>
<ul>Minerva's Mansion is drastically different from the original; it has taken on the appearance of a Japanese mansion surrounded by a green forest. Visitors will hear the distinct sound of an owl or two hooting from the tree branches at night. The walkway is wide and leads directly from the main road to the front porch. However, there are two giant <a href="https://a0.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/42532-181271/800!/shimane-hori-mansion-and-garden-181271.jpg">shogi pieces</a> that are stationed on either side of the start of the walkway, marking the entrance to Minerva's Mansion.

The mansion itself can house many guests, though there are four bedrooms that are bigger than the rest--three of them are for her shinki, where as Minerva herself has the master bedroom. The mansion also has a room around the same size as the master bedroom that serves as a library. Shelves line the walls and are home to many books on various subjects; there seems to be a surplus of books on poetry, medicine, and sheet music specifically. There's also a comfy chair in the corner of the library with yarn kept in a basket beside it, along with various tools that one can use for knitting and crocheting.

Strangely, the largest room in the house appears to be a little more barren than the others. There's a table and seats for two, and a shogi board that always seems to be readily set up for a new match on the tabletop. You can't help but feel like you're walking into a battlefield once the door closes behind you.<br><br>