Onmyoji, a nobleman in Heian-kyo

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Well……

Sensing something amiss, Kagura lowered her gaze slightly, looking at what lay before her.

Almost a year has passed.

She had grown a little taller, but there was no movement in front of her.

Is this how it will always be from now on?

"No, Yukino has only grown a little bit in the last few days."

Kagura suddenly remembered Yukino.

When she arrived at the manor, she discovered while taking a bath that only Fumino and Yukino were a little older than her.

But Fumino gradually grew up.

Therefore, Kagura mainly focused her attention on Yukino.

It was discovered that she had only grown a little bit in about six months after arriving at the manor.

If we include the years before that, doesn't that mean Yukino didn't grow up much at all?

Then, Kagura herself is actually still quite young.

Therefore, it is reasonable to wait a few more years and see how things go.

There's no need to be too anxious.

Yes, that's right.

In a split second, Kagura's mind raced with thoughts.

She was very decisive in her actions, reaching out her hands towards Hoshino Ai.

"Let me take care of Terumimi's clothes."

"Mrs. Kagura, thank you for your trouble."

After quickly calming her daughter Rumi, Hoshino Ai carefully handed the item to Kagura.

The rather energetic Rumi seemed to recognize Kagura, making "ee-ya ee-ya" sounds as she looked at Kagura and stretched out her two small hands.

Kagura naturally took Rumi and placed her in her arms with practiced ease.

"Ru Miyi~"

"Yeah!"

Rumi called out energetically.

Kyosuke Kosaka looked at Rumi with a warm smile, but his feelings were quite complicated.

He is very clear.

In this country, there will inevitably be many cases of children starving to death in the foreseeable future.

Unfortunately, Kyosuke Kosaka himself didn't have much ability or time to save them.

Especially food resources!

From a practical standpoint, the cost of saving a child is too high.

From a rational perspective, considering mortality rates and return on investment, this is simply not a worthwhile endeavor.

Wouldn't it be better to use that grain for the vassals and their associates?

Moreover, a more serious war is likely to break out again, and the food reserves may really not be enough then.

Fortunately, Kyosuke Kousaka's large expenses were covered by combat personnel.

If it really doesn't meet the demand, borrowing from the imperial court, Taoist priests, or even Minamoto no Yorimitsu wouldn't be a problem.

You can't lead your men into battle only to find they're starving, can you?

It's estimated that Yi Zhou's faction wouldn't easily get involved in this kind of thing.

Let's skip over all that.

At this moment, Kyosuke Kousaka's gaze was more focused on Ai Hoshino, who was walking towards the twin ghosts.

On the way, Kyosuke Kousaka temporarily cast the "Spirit Vision" spell on Ai Hoshino.

Therefore, Ai Hoshino can currently see the spirits of the twins.

"What a poor kid."

Hoshino Ai murmured as she approached the twin spirits, fearlessly embracing the two faintly human-shaped orbs of light.

In her opinion, the abandoned twins were truly pitiful.

She desperately wanted to influence them with her maternal love.

"Even now, I'm not sure if I have 'maternal love' in the first place, but I do have very subtle feelings for these twins."

"Sympathy and pity are definitely included, but as for whether maternal love exists? I'm not quite sure..."

Hoshino Ai gently pulled the two humanoid lights into her arms.

Imagine transferring your body heat to them.

"From now on, I'm your mother, okay?"

Hoshino Ai also didn't forget to comfort the twins' spirits.

Immediately, a delicate question came from beside her ear.

"Really?" ×2

Their unanimous questions revealed both bewilderment and a subtle, almost imperceptible, delight.

“Yes!” Hoshino Ai replied confidently.

Countless points of light transformed from dim to dazzling and radiant, their numbers seemingly increasing.

The specks of light scattered and danced!

The undead twins dissipated at a visible speed, as if they had been decomposed.

"Thanks……"

A faint sound, almost inaudible, drifted away on the wind, scattering into the distance along with countless specks of light.

Kyosuke Kosaka could clearly see that the undead twins had entered the passage of reincarnation.

Once the obsession dissipates, one will naturally move to the underworld according to the rules, awaiting a new cycle of reincarnation...

"I'm a little sorry."

His gaze slowly shifted to Hoshino Ai, and Kousaka Kyosuke felt a great deal of remorse.

Even though I know that Hoshino Ai must be a weirdo.

That doesn't mean that Kyosuke Kousaka himself can disregard her feelings.

After a long silence, as Hoshino Ai gradually came to her senses, Kousaka Kyosuke finally spoke.

"I'm so sorry to put you in this situation."

"No, no. I sincerely thank Kyosuke-sama for allowing me to face this matter!"

Hoshino Ai wiped away some tears and a bright smile appeared on her face.

There seemed to be no sadness in that smile.

All that could be seen in Kousaka Kyosuke was joy.

Thus, the conclusion gradually formed in my mind—this person has some kind of "emotional deficiency".

When Hoshino Ai frankly revealed her reasons for adopting Rumi, Kousaka Kyosuke had already guessed some of Hoshino Ai's situation.

Perhaps because he often encountered all sorts of strange monsters, he wasn't particularly surprised by Hoshino Ai's question.

If we consider it as a monster with a peculiar worldview and values, wouldn't that be much more normal?

Of course, Kyosuke Kousaka still had something to say.

"As expected, people who get along well with Qingji have some flaws in certain aspects."

Forget it, let's just leave this matter alone.

"In any case, I'm very grateful to you this time. So please feel free to tell me if there's anything I can do to help you. As long as it's within my ability, I will definitely do my best to help."

"Lord Kyosuke, we can never repay the kindness of you in taking in my daughter and me."

"The kindness of compound interest?"

Kyosuke Kosaka's lips twitched slightly.

Upon hearing Hoshino Ai's familiar words, he immediately thought of a meme.

“Yes!” Hoshino Ai nodded solemnly. “Yes, it’s the kindness of compound interest.”

Kyosuke Kosaka gave a rare wry smile: "I think I should take back what I just said."

Seeing that Hoshino Ai was not joking at all, he naturally didn't dare to joke either.

Living in Japan, I've seen some people with a strong sense of shame who are very grateful and even do things that are completely contrary to their own desire to repay kindness.