Onmyoji, a nobleman in Heian-kyo

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Minamoto no Yorimitsu said with a smile.

His gaze was fixed on the sky, as if he were waiting for something.

Kyosuke Kosaka muttered to himself, "Wow, there are so many people here. They all seem to have been mobilized and come here."

As for the reason?

Kousaka Kyosuke once again focused his attention on Seimei, for it was this protagonist who had brought everyone together.

"what!"

"quiet!"

The noise that started was immediately stopped by Minamoto no Yorimitsu's loud voice.

It turned out that black water appeared out of thin air in front of Luocheng Gate, and in the blink of an eye it turned into a towering wave, with the huge shadow of a ghost ship in the wave.

“Anyone who didn’t know better would think the siren had attacked again,” said Kyosuke Kousaka.

Yaobikuni, who hadn't said much, was amused: "Mr. Kyosuke, Lady Suzuka Gozen came here to help, you can't hurt her feelings like this."

support?

Upon hearing this, Minamoto no Yorihira's eyelids twitched; he felt this was an absolute joke!

The siren almost captured Kyoto not long ago. Even after surrendering, there were still tens of thousands of people there. They were a force that the nobles of the entire court feared.

Even Minamoto no Yorihei almost drew his sword the moment he saw the black water gushing out.

however.

A bright red flame suddenly drew everyone's attention.

The orange flames cleaved through the giant wave that appeared out of nowhere.

Chi chi chi~

When water and fire meet, the waves instantly turn into mist that drifts into the air, obscuring everyone's view.

As the fog dissipated, a woman and a man appeared before everyone.

"It's Shuten-dōji!"

someone exclaimed.

The woman, Suzuka Gozen, was not particularly noticeable.

That's because many people don't know that Suzuka Gozen is the current leader of the sirens; otherwise, they would be astonished.

"Is setting demonic fire on the ghost ship a provocation by the lord of Mount Ooe?"

"Haha, don't be so nervous. It's your fault for always causing huge waves every time you show up, leaving no place for people to stand."

"Heh, I didn't know the Ghost King was so awkward, so concerned about getting his clothes wet."

As the two spoke, a screeching sound came from the higher sky.

Countless people were stunned.

Because it was a very large army, an army riding winged horses.

Kyosuke Kousaka knew very well that the horse was a Pegasus.

Who is coming?

He's just the ruler of the Heavenly Realm.

A pure white celestial horse slowly descended in front of Seimei, and a handsome silver-haired man, whose appearance was no less than Seimei's, dismounted from the celestial horse.

"Seimei, I apologize for being late. I've been circling up there for a while, but I can't find a place to stand."

Kyosuke Kousaka, silently serving as a background figure, nodded in approval.

He liked that about Seimei.

Whenever there is trouble, he calls on his friends and allies. The demon kings who came one by one were all here for Seimei.

Kyosuke Kosaka doesn't think he has that much influence.

After all, he had almost no contact with these demon king-level monsters.

"Besides helping Seimei, they are also helping themselves. They probably all know very well that Orochi is the kind of creature that attacks indiscriminately."

Kyosuke Kosaka also had a certain understanding of the situation.

"Looks like everyone's here."

Shuten-dōji also landed from the sky next to Indra, the ruler of the heavenly realm.

Suzuka Gozen also landed along with Shuten-dōji.

"Shuten-dōji, who is this person traveling with you?" asked Indra, who seemed to know Shuten-dōji.

"From the sea kingdom—"

Just as Shuten-dōji was about to make an introduction, Suzuka Gozen spoke.

"There's no need for anyone else to introduce themselves. My name is Suzuka Gozen, the current ruler of the Sea Kingdom. I've come to punish the Yamata no Orochi, the enemy who has bewitched our clan! If anyone dares to offend the Suzuka clan, I will show no mercy!"

Seeing that Suzuka Gozen spoke solemnly, Indra was naturally not to be outdone in terms of imposing manner.

"My name is Indra, the king of the celestial beings residing in the heavenly realm. Our celestial race has always disliked conflict and always repays kindness! Just recently, my race received a favor from Seimei and his party in quelling the chaos of the demon gods, and now that Kyoto is in trouble, we have come to provide assistance!"

Kousaka Kyosuke silently counted the supporting forces.

Suzuka Mountain, Oe Mountain, Tenyu, Omahara... the people from these four places are all elites.

Wait, that's not right. Shuten-dōji and Tamamo-no-Mae didn't bring anyone with them.

But the sea monsters of Suzuka Mountain and the celestial beings of the Heavenly Realm combined constitute a very powerful force.

Moreover, Shuten-dōji and Tamamo-no-Mae are each worth a whole group.

"Thank you all for coming to help."

The protagonist, Seimei, finally spoke up to express his gratitude.

Indra asked bluntly, "Is the enemy this time Yamata no Orochi?"

"exactly."

"His strength may be greater than imagined."

"It seems you've made some discovery."

"Yes, I rode my celestial horse from the sky and witnessed a rare celestial phenomenon."

As Indra and Seimei were talking, Minamoto no Yorimitsu suddenly stepped forward.

"I have prepared a banquet; why don't you all sit down and discuss this in detail?"

"Such formalities have been prepared, which makes me feel a little constrained."

"The King of Heaven, the Lord of the Sea Kingdom, and the Lord of Mount Ooe have all come to support us. It would be extremely impolite not to prepare a liberation banquet."

"Hahaha! Minamoto no Yorimitsu, your smooth talk makes me very happy, but ranking me after Indra and Suzuka Gozen has ruined my good mood."

"The Ghost King is naturally unruly; would he really care about such a thing?"

"Did you learn your glib tongue from Kyosuke?"

"—?!"

Kyosuke Kosaka looked completely bewildered.

How did this all end up involving him?

Also, did Minamoto no Yorimitsu deliberately avoid addressing Tamamo-no-Mae? It seems he wasn't very welcoming to him.

"What's wrong with me?"

"Aren't you the most talkative person?"

When Shuten-dōji saw Kōsaka Kyōsuke asking him a question, he directly stated his own senses.

Kyosuke Kosaka said, "Don't slander people out of thin air. Anyway, let's go have a drink. Otherwise, standing here in the wind and rain, people will think that we won't even give you heroes a welcome banquet."

"See, aren't you good at talking? Hero, I like this compliment."

"..."

Kousaka Kyosuke turned his face away, completely unwilling to speak to Shuten-dōji again.

Indra felt a strange sensation upon first meeting Kyosaka Kousaka.

He hadn't noticed anything different about Kousaka Kyosuke at first, but he vaguely sensed a faint, hard-to-detect danger emanating from him.

It's really strange...

"A hero?" Suzuka Gozen smiled. "I accept this praise, and my future actions will be worthy of it."

"...There's no need to push yourself too hard."

Kousaka Kyosuke had no idea that his words were pleasing to Shuten-dōji and Suzuka Gozen.

Or perhaps you have a good impression of him as a person?

Suzuka Gozen is fine, but what's with Shuten-dōji's favorability rating?