Onmyoji, a nobleman in Heian-kyo

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Kyosuke Kosaka bid farewell to Michitsuna Fujiwara and headed to his residence.

"The Yamata no Orochi really knows how to instill fear; it wasn't like this in the original story... It seems it really might be trying to regain its power?"

On the way back, Kyosuke Kosaka confirmed some of his guesses.

For example, the fact that Yamata no Orochi engages in such perverse acts may also be related to its own power.

At this time, Orochi's divine power was still sealed, and its strength was extremely limited. Furthermore, the injuries it sustained in the battle with Susanoo might not have been fully healed, so it was necessary to use various methods to heal itself.

In the past, the Genji clan continuously worshipped priestesses full of spiritual power. Now that they have fled Hazama and are hiding somewhere in the world as chess players, it is reasonable for them to use human fear to heal their wounds.

There were such speculations before, but even if we guessed correctly, it wouldn't have made any difference. Now that we've confirmed some things, it's still useless, because we can't find the location of Orochi from beginning to end, so what's the point of talking about it?

However, Kyosuke Kosaka was still able to be roughly certain of one thing.

That is, the Yamata no Orochi might be more composed than he imagined, possessing not only the arrogance of a god but also the composure of a chess player.

The thought of this possibility gave Kousaka Kyosuke a headache.

He would rather the Yamata no Orochi be a little more arrogant and conceited than have it so stable.

The more outstanding the enemy, the more disadvantageous it is to you.

Back to the residence.

Kyosuke Kosaka put aside his inner turmoil, gathered his companions who were preparing to leave, and got ready to go to the manor to continue helping with the farm work. He figured that thinking too much about things that couldn't be solved was useless, so he decided to do something that felt worthwhile first.

I remember that the band Mingchu wrote a similar song recently, with the same theme as "MyGo": it doesn't matter if you're confused, you should still move forward even if you're confused.

I'm not confused, it's just that my mind is too cluttered and I have too many thoughts right now. So focusing on one thing will prevent me from getting too stressed.

"Kyosuke-sama, be careful along the way."

As Kousaka Kyosuke was about to leave, Goto Nuri waved her little hand. She was small, cute, and adorable.

Kyosuke Kosaka smiled gently at Jiri Goto: "Don't worry about your sister, I'll take care of her."

"You've really gone through a lot, Lord Kyosuke, and I've made you worry about my sister's condition..."

Goto Natsumi's face turned embarrassed, and she gave Kousaka Kyosuke a respectful bow.

"..." Boqi-chan, who was not far away, was stunned and looked like a wooden chicken.

Kyosuke Kosaka couldn't help but laugh when he saw this.

My sister is so articulate, how come she hasn't learned anything from me?

However, Boqi, who suffers from severe social anxiety, is also quite unique, and as his first friend, he will definitely protect her well.

"You should also study hard and learn to read and write, that's how you become a good child."

Kousaka Kyosuke skipped over the topic of Pochi-chan and started encouraging Goto Jiri to study.

Even if the world were to end right now, we still have to keep learning; we can't stop!

“I know, Kyosuke-sama, my mother won’t give me the chance to skip school,” Goto Jiri said obediently.

Kousaka Kyosuke silently watched Goto Nuri's obedient posture, a complex feeling stirring within him.

"So you mean you won't go to school unless your mother supervises you?"

Well, kids at this age are definitely mischievous.

"Okay, let's go."

After concluding his exchange with Goto Jiri, Kosaka Kyosuke led yesterday's group back to the manor.

Everyone seemed to intend to keep things as they were, so he naturally had no objections.

Kyosuke Kousaka thought Nino and Miku would be replaced by other sisters, but it seems he was overthinking it. It's highly likely that the five sisters have already reached another agreement. As expected, these five sisters are still as interesting as ever.

Chenshi.

Kyosuke Kosaka arrived at the manor and, with Kagura by his side, continued yesterday's monotonous work.

The others who returned also got busy with their own work.

After that, everyone spent the day in a fulfilling way, and even the nights were very enjoyable.

Day 477 of crossing

Kyosuke Kosaka finally stopped working on the farm, because he had finished.

He used magic to continuously promote the growth of the sweet potatoes, and all that was missing was the most special blessing of the Moon God.

If we invite the Moon God over tonight, we'll have a huge sweet potato harvest tomorrow. Then we can use them as seeds and continue cultivating them using appropriate methods, so the food shortage won't be too severe later on.

Even if that doesn't work, there's still Inari, isn't there?

Kyosuke Kousaka believed that if the Moon Chaser could do it, then this god who governs agriculture certainly could too! And he would be even more powerful!

Excellent! The Han family and that unknown person who brought sweet potatoes from America have been a great help!

Just when everyone thought that Kousaka Kyosuke could finally relax a bit, Tamamo-no-Mae, who had been staying at the manor for the past few days and fighting with Murong Ziying every day, suddenly showed up at their door?!

Not only Tamamo-no-Mae, but Murong Ziying also came with him.

Kyosuke Kosaka was puzzled. He asked what it was, and without hesitation, he blurted out his question, because he didn't want to cause too much trouble.

"Is something wrong?"

"I'm so sorry for the intrusion of staying overnight these past few days and for troubling you repeatedly."

It's a rare sight that the renowned nine-tailed fox demon humbled itself and apologized.

Kyosuke Kosaka was astonished, and became even more certain that this matter was closely related to Tamamo-no-Mae's wife and children, which was the only explanation for everything.

"It's nothing. Just tell me what's on your mind. I might need your help in the future, so there's no need to be so polite."

“Since that’s the case, then I won’t be coy anymore—Kyosuke, I hope you can come with me to save my wife. The monk who came to Japan before cast a spell on me that only works on spirits. Now my wife has fallen into a deep sleep, and I heard from Brother Murong that you seem to have a special talent for identifying the spells of monks…”

"Okay, no problem! I can come over right now!"

Kousaka Kyosuke didn't deny it at all; he was just even more curious about whether this human and fox had become friends after a fight.

"Thank you." This time, Tamamo-no-Mae spoke more concisely.

Kousaka Kyosuke, however, knew very well that Tamamo-no-Mae must have remembered this favor.

"Wait a moment, I'll go find Menreiki, who has exceptional knowledge of soul manipulation, and a girl named Renka. She also has a strong talent for manipulating Yin energy, which is enough to ensure that nothing worse happens."

Kyosuke Kosaka recommended two more people.

After all, Menreiki and Renka are indeed very suitable helpers, and they have a good chance of being of assistance.

"..."

Tamamo-no-Mae felt strange. He was about to talk about Menreiki when Kousaka Kyosuke introduced another yokai he didn't recognize.

It seems he has become somewhat ignorant over the years.

At the same time, Tamamo-no-Mae secretly felt ashamed of her idleness over the years, thinking that she might be able to find more helpers.

There are indeed some monsters that may be weak, but their abilities are so special that they are rare in the world.

Menreiki and Renka, as mentioned by Kyosuke Kousaka, are precisely such beings.

Soon after, Menreiki and Renka arrived.

Their attitudes were also quite unusual.

"I am the newly born youkai, Renka. Mr. Tamamo-no-Mae, nice to meet you..."

"What an honor to be able to help the renowned Nine-Tailed Fox."

"You flatter me, I've just lived a long time."

After Tamamo-no-Mae smiled and nodded at Renka, who was introducing herself, she went on to answer Menreiki's question.

"That's enough about getting to know each other. Let's get ready to go!" Kousaka Kyosuke ruffled Menreiki's hair and took the initiative to talk about setting off.

Besides Tamamo-no-Mae and the monk Murong Ziying, Kousaka Kyosuke brought Kagura, Menreiki, and Renka with him.

The destination is the Demon Plain, which has a lot of wasteland.

Oma no Kōgen.

It was an extremely vast and desolate land, the soil was not fertile, and there was a lot of miasma.

Generally speaking, only monsters can barely live there.

However, while the Suzuka Mountain sirens were carrying out large-scale blood sacrifices, some of them came here to settle down and seemed to have no intention of leaving.

This was something that Kousaka Kyosuke's companion told when the frogs, such as Shuten-dōji and Ibaraki-dōji, occasionally came to his house to freeload, and only then did Kousaka Kyosuke himself find out.

Normally, Kyosuke Kousaka wouldn't pay attention to the Omahara.

There's nothing here. Even if you farm, the harvest would be meager. It's not a place worth paying too much attention to.

"Are people really living here?"

On the way, Murong Ziying couldn't help but say.

The land, which resembled a ghost town, made him begin to have doubts.

Tamamo-no-Mae chuckled: "Yes, people who live here will die young, and may even turn into monsters, but they still don't want to leave. I don't know what it is about this place that attracts them."

"..." Murong Ziying remained silent, vaguely guessing what was going on.