Onmyoji, a nobleman in Heian-kyo

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In short, it means eliminating the corrupt leaders in the country, gradually controlling public opinion, and finally becoming a goddess worshipped by the people through various actions.

In short, she is an extremely shrewd woman.

Kyosuke Kousaka kept his distance from this type of woman.

After all, he prefers gentle girls.

"Hehe, as expected of a place where spiritual veins gather. Shall I perform a prayer dance here next?"

"That's not the case; it's in another place."

"I see. There are other better places. But it can't be some deserted place, otherwise even with the best dance, I'll have a hard time achieving anything."

"The Peacock King said with a smile."

She preferred to talk to people like Ara and Susanoo, who were serious and straightforward, and who were easier to gather information from. Unfortunately, that was difficult, so she could only try to approach other people.

Just as Kyosuke Kosaka had just thought, the purpose of Peacock King's visit this time was to retrieve the spiritual power absorbed by the evil god from the Yamata no Orochi that had devoured the evil god.

She would do anything, even have her abdomen cut open and her heart ripped out!

Because no new children have been born in the kingdom where the Peacock King resides.

After several conversations with Huang, she began to understand what kind of situation she was facing—a serpent god even more powerful than the previous lustful evil god.

Fortunately, this snake god was too greedy and ended up courting death.

However, Peacock King knew that he had to cooperate with the gods and humans of this world in order to resolve the pressing problems as soon as possible.

Therefore, she was not very satisfied from the beginning.

Based on what she has seen so far, this is undoubtedly the most suitable place to perform the prayer dance and collect the power of wishes.

Fujiwara no Michitsuna denied it. Was he worried that it would affect the safety of civilians?

Based on the information revealed before the desolation, this world is being eroded by "nothingness," and people are living in self-imposed prisons, only able to rest in a safe place.

Although Peacock King understood that using this place as a stage was extremely dangerous, if she didn't do so, the probability of awakening another, more powerful god, Amaterasu, would decrease, making her desired goal increasingly unlikely.

As time went on in order to achieve his goal, even the Peacock King could no longer be certain what kind of tragedy would occur in that land.

The negative effects of the missing spiritual veins are becoming increasingly severe...

"Don't worry, I'm sure you'll be satisfied with the stage."

"Is that so? Then I'll wait and see—to be honest, I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Peacock King."

Seeing the confidence in Fujiwara no Michitsuna's tone, Peacock King felt relieved and began to introduce himself.

"I am Fujiwara no Michitsuna..."

"I am Seimei, an ordinary Onmyoji in Kyoto."

ordinary?

Kousaka Kyosuke almost burst out laughing. He didn't know if Seimei said it on purpose. Oh, it seems that Seimei sometimes introduces himself like this, trying to keep a low profile.

How about he keeps a low profile?

So Kyosuke Kosaka calmly followed the template and started learning.

"My name is Kyosuke, an ordinary Onmyoji in Kyoto."

"I am Yaobikuni, an ordinary fortune teller."

"..."

Uh.

Xiao Bai stared speechlessly at the introduction that had somehow gone astray.

"Kyosuke-sama and Yaobikuni-sama are so boring, aren't they?"

"If everyone here is an ordinary person, are there any 'extraordinary' people among them?"

Peacock King's smile remained unchanged, but his gaze was fixed on Seimei, whose behavior had become suspicious from the very beginning of the introduction.

Seimei said, "Lord Peacock King, I am ordinary in that I am one of the thousands of guardians of Kyoto, but I also have my 'extraordinary' aspects, such as having survived several direct confrontations with evil gods."

"I see. It seems you are all 'extraordinary' among the ordinary guardians."

Peacock King nodded slightly, quite satisfied with Seimei's reply.

The fact that she was able to survive several direct confrontations with evil gods, and even travel with these two gods who could freely enter and exit other worlds, must be due to her "assistance".

So does everyone else.

Of course, it would sound better to say that they cooperated with each other.

The Peacock King constantly wanted to cut open the Serpent God's belly and extract the power of the spiritual veins.

These people now want to awaken the powerful God King to help them fight the Serpent God, and also take this opportunity to lure the Serpent God out and try to capture him.

Their goals were essentially the same.

Call ~

The circle has been closed.

Xiao Bai felt relieved.

From the very first glance, it could sense that the Peacock King was not an easy person to get along with.

If the ruler of the country were to catch him in the act, things would be in serious trouble.

However, Fujiwara no Michitsuna on the field had a different idea.

"It seems that Peacock King is also very eager to deal with Yamata no Orochi..."

Since Ara did not reveal much information about Peacock King, people don't know much about her.

Although she had no doubt about Ara's judgment, her cautious nature made her want to know more or less something.

For example, why did the Peacock King come to help?

What is her real purpose?

If I can find out the details, I'll feel more at ease.

After all, there are some things that really can't be ignored.

"Shall we familiarize ourselves with the contents of the Prayer Dance now?" Susanoo suddenly said.

Peacock King chuckled: "Lord Susanoo really doesn't know how to be considerate. He's only just arrived and he's already keeping a lowly woman so busy."

"..."

Susanoo remained silent and did not speak again.

Because he wasn't quite sure how to respond to such a statement, and having only briefly observed the situation in the Peacock Kingdom, he understood that the seemingly composed Peacock King might not actually be completely unconcerned.

Even though Susanoo doesn't have the talent to see through people's hearts, he can still sense through some intuition that Peacock King is a very dutiful king and protector.

"Hehe, let's set off then. We can't keep those who are waiting for me waiting any longer."

Seeing that Susanoo didn't respond and looked "dazed," Peacock King was quite helpless.

Having spent her life in a world of deceit and intrigue, she is adept at dealing with all sorts of people.

However, they suffered a crushing defeat when facing the gods.

It wasn't that she had any fighting spirit or desire to win; she never had such trivial emotions. She simply wanted to talk more with Susanoo, who seemed to be the strongest, and see if there were any other ways to save her kingdom.

Ultimately, it's impossible to place all your hopes on just one thing.

As the head of a country, someone who bears the responsibility for the lives of all people, she must do her best!

As she does now, every second she delays could mean that some citizens will encounter various disasters caused by the loss of spiritual energy.

"Set off."

As Kousaka Kyosuke spoke concisely, his gaze swept over Minamoto no Yorimitsu and Onikiri, who had not yet been introduced, or perhaps he did not wish to be introduced, and he felt rather subtle.

"This master and servant pair really do look alike."

Both deliberately concealed their presence and did not want to say much to the Peacock King, perhaps because they felt that communication was useless.

Pretty much the same, actually.

The Peacock King's probing actions were somewhat obvious.

She seemed genuinely anxious; otherwise, someone with so much experience wouldn't have revealed such a flaw.

When people are in a hurry, they will make mistakes.

However, Kyosuke Kosaka wasn't trying to make sarcastic remarks; he just felt that Peacock King's actions were a bit unnecessary.

Because when it's time to learn to dance, Suzuhiko-hime, Kinara, and other talkative gods will probably be able to tell her everything they know.

Kyosuke Kosaka didn't intend to give them any specific instructions.

Given the current situation, there's not much trust between us, so let's build that foundation first.

"If the Peacock King doesn't trust us, then by the same token, no one else dares to trust her too much either."

What we just had was a very simple sparring match.

It is estimated that both sides will continue to probe each other.