Onmyoji, a nobleman in Heian-kyo

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“That’s true,” Lianhua said knowingly. “If land is provided free of charge, then probably no one will feel at ease.”

The Frog of the Other Shore Flower said, "That's right! Lady Tamamo-no-Mae is really quite kind to those humans."

“I’m quite curious about what the fields here are like,” said Kyosuke Kosaka.

Since there's nothing much to see, let's check out the agricultural situation here.

"I understand. I'll take you all to the fields right away."

The spider lily frog led the way.

Kyosuke Kosaka, Kagura, Menreiki, and Renka discussed lunch.

When he parted ways with Tamamo-no-Mae, Kyosuke Kosaka had mentioned this matter, saying that he would go to the banquet that evening, which was a banquet prepared by Tamamo-no-Mae.

Since we've done such a big favor, it wouldn't be very polite to just leave, so let's take a look around.

In fact, Kyosuke Kousaka was also curious about this.

The manor is always the same, so there's nothing wrong with trying something new, especially since the people around me don't object.

Lianhua: "I want to eat boiled dumplings."

Menreiki: "I want to eat some fried food."

Kagura: "I want to eat tofu soup."

"it is good."

Kyosuke Kosaka silently made a mental note of how to prepare lunch.

His culinary skills have become a tool for him to gain favor.

Even if the favorability rating is already full, you can still keep trying to increase it.

Upon arriving at the fields, Kyosuke Kosaka's attention was drawn to those fields that didn't seem much more fertile than normal wasteland.

"...I saw weeds, but I feel a little sorry...that I found them here."

Lianhua's expression was somewhat complicated.

The dark ears of wheat that came into view were rather dull, almost lacking the vitality that plants should have.

"They're not arranged neatly," Menreiki commented.

The rice stalks in the paddy fields she saw on the estate were so neatly arranged that they were a pleasure to behold.

It's not just that the wheat ears here don't look good; their distribution is also terrible.

"The farming methods are too primitive..."

Kyosuke Kousaka was speechless.

He had mentioned the planting arrangement of millet in the Yokai Market newspaper, but unexpectedly, he hadn't received any news about it here.

"There seems to be some miasma on the wheat," Kagura noticed.

Kyosuke Kosaka couldn't help but ask the Spider Lily Frog, "Are they alright after eating the wheat?"

"It seems not, probably no one has died... We might have to ask, people die every few days or ten days, I don't really know."

The other shore flower frog answered uncertainly.

Kousaka Kyosuke understands very well.

It's already quite good that monsters don't harm humans; don't expect them to actively help humans or even try to understand them.

Maintaining distance from humans is the usual practice for monsters.

"Things are not too unexpected. There's still some time before lunch. Let me see if there's anyone sensible enough to do this."

Kousaka Kyosuke said.

He was telling the people around him.

It's normal for people to keep agricultural techniques to themselves in this era.

Unfortunately, some things are too easy to imitate.

Kyosuke Kousaka usually spreads things that are easy to imitate and practice, which makes them more valuable; otherwise, it's like doing useless work, and it feels like it's better not to do it at all.

The perspective shifts to the other side.

The Hundred-Eyed Demon, who was aimlessly leading Murong Ziying around, answered Murong Ziying's questions in a calm manner.

"They eat people, how can they live without eating people?"

"...You treat humans as food?"

"Some are food, some aren't, isn't that normal? You humans also eat pigs, cows, sheep, horses, and the like, do you think they like it?"

"This is misleading and confusing!"

"Then tell me your reasons? Many animals have feelings no less than humans, but they are not stronger than humans, so they are eaten. I am stronger than humans, so isn't it reasonable for me to eat them? If one day a human becomes stronger than me and eats me, I won't have any objections."

"..."

Murong Ziying remained silent.

At that moment, he realized that communicating with the monster was a mistake in itself.

He originally thought that his thinking was far removed from that of ordinary people, but he never expected that the thinking of monsters was completely incomprehensible to him.

In an instant, Murong Ziying's opinion of monsters plummeted.

But he wasn't targeting all monsters.

After living in the manor for a period of time and getting to know Tamamo-no-Mae, Murong Ziying realized that some monsters were indeed no different from humans, and even simpler than humans.

Although such thoughts were considered blasphemous in his sect, he would not go against his conscience or do anything contrary to his principles.

"I think you'd better not try to persuade me. Once I leave the Demon Realm, I won't think it's unreasonable for you to want to defeat me. After all, humans and demons are enemies."

Hyakume-ki continued speaking leisurely.

She has lived for countless years; how could a human being under a hundred years old possibly comprehend her?

Just like Kyosuke Kousaka, such an abstract existence is beyond Hyakume's comprehension.

It's understandable that Aoandon, a yokai who was originally human, favors Kousaka Kyosuke, but why does Higanbana, a great yokai who has existed for so long, also do so?

Hyakume felt that Kousaka Kyosuke was indeed quite capable.

If one day I were to win over those high and mighty goddesses of Takamagahara, she would not hesitate to express her admiration.

"I want to go and see those humans who were taken in by Tamamo-no-Mae."

"Okay. By the way, these people aren't on my menu."

"..."

Murong Ziying did not reply.

Hyakume's slightly provocative words along the way did not shake his resolve in the slightest.

In the Central Plains, Murong Ziying would have summoned his sword energy and beheaded the monster without listening to a single word. However, in Japan, Murong Ziying's strength has indeed been weakened, but he still has no problem fighting most monsters.

Like the Hundred-Eyed Demon before my eyes.

Murong Ziying was able to estimate the approximate strength using only his keen senses.

Back in the Central Plains, he had killed too many monsters with the strength of Hyakume-ki, so dealing with him now was a piece of cake.

Characters like Tamamo-no-Mae possess truly extraordinary strength.

However, Murong Ziying also joined forces with other fellow disciples to kill a powerful demon of similar strength.

This does not mean that a powerful demon like Tamamo-no-Mae is weak.

This is simply because their Qionghua Sect is a renowned immortal cultivation sect in the Central Plains. They revere sword-forging techniques and can easily vanquish demons with just a single sword. If they combine their swords to form a sword formation, they are unparalleled in the world!

About a quarter of an hour.

The human and the demon arrived at the gathering place where Tamamo-no-Mae had taken them in.

Upon arriving, Murong Ziying was the first to see Kousaka Kyosuke, Kagura, and others.

"Should we go over there?" Hyakume asked.

"Yes."

Murong Ziying said calmly.

Upon hearing the instruction, Hyakume-ki moved forward.

at the same time.

While still teaching people how to farm, Kousaka Kyosuke also spotted Murong Ziying and Hyakume-ki.

"These two didn't fight on the road, so it seems that Murong Ziying has quite a lot of patience."

Yes, Kyosuke Kousaka took his leave first, partly because of Hyakume-ki.

Since we already know that this monster has a very sharp tongue, let's avoid it.

Otherwise, Kyosuke Kousaka doesn't know if Menreiki could hold back.

Menreiki is not as harmless as her cute appearance suggests.