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Day 289 of crossing
Kyosuke Kousaka, who hadn't left the house all day yesterday, took Kagura to the government office early this morning to clock in.
Simply passing by a workplace and making your presence felt is more valuable than that of over 70% of the officials in the imperial court.
They would take several days off whenever they saw the corpse of some cat or dog, and they wouldn't even do their jobs. The only reason they could keep going was because someone was still doing the work for them.
Therefore, someone as hardworking as Kyosuke Kousaka feels he deserves to be praised.
Actually, it's okay not to be praised.
Anyway, he didn't do much work; he gave it all to his relatives, and had them monitor and supervise everything.
Check-in complete.
Just as Kousaka Kyosuke was about to leave, Fujiwara Tomoyuki came over to report the situation.
"Lord Kyosuke, I've heard that things aren't going well with him..."
"what happened?"
“The stall fees I used to run were too high, so I stopped doing business and ended up with no source of income.”
Has he been expelled from the clan?
"not at all."
"Then let him come work in the dormitory and handle official documents and miscellaneous tasks for him," Kousaka Kyosuke instructed.
Fujiwara Tomoyuki immediately agreed, struggling to suppress the strange emotions welling up inside him.
He wasn't quite sure what was so special about the man named "Naoki".
However, he had no interest in investigating further.
Even though Kyosuke Kosaka is very easygoing, he would never go so far as to meddle in things he shouldn't.
Since Kyosuke Kosaka is willing to entrust him with such a personal matter, he should take it even more seriously.
They left the office of the Inspector General.
Kyosuke Kosaka then took Kagura and began to inspect the situation.
He was still thinking about the Sea Kingdom; its invasion was definitely a turning point in Kyoto's history.
Because the sirens invaded the entire country, they were powerful and fearless, with both individual and collective strength being formidable, making humanity the absolute weaker side.
This also led to a change in humanity's attitude towards monsters.
Just as Kousaka Kyosuke usually thought.
—If there is no conflict of interest and you will even benefit from it, then why resist?
This can be considered the first honeymoon period between humans and monsters.
This is good for Kyosuke Kousaka.
"Human strength is really too weak to rely on Seimei, Minamoto no Hiromasa, Minamoto no Yorimitsu and others alone. Without the help of those yokai, it is always a dead end."
Kousaka Kyosuke pondered.
What seems simple in a game can be fraught with danger in real life.
In the end, which battle to defend Kyoto didn't rely on Seimei rallying the yokai he knew for help?
Without them, the fall of Kyoto would have been certain.
Fortunately, the nobles of Kyoto are probably not fools, at least the Taoist priest is not stupid.
If we provide political support at that time, there won't be any problems.
But thinking about it still makes me a little panicked.
Since their estates are all located around Arakawa, abandoning them is definitely out of the question!
Even if he makes a tough decision, no one else will.
They would rather die in battle than abandon their possessions.
Well, in the end, those people are all tied to the manor, like having a secure job. Their descendants won't go hungry, and they even have some minor privileges, so naturally they are unwilling to give it up.
Putting himself in their shoes, Kyosuke Kosaka decided to go to the Water Department again.
As they walked, they considered how to protect that base area.
Upon arriving at the Shuibusi Manor.
Su Yi, Su Chang, and the others were quite surprised that he would come.
Kousaka Kyosuke smiled and didn't explain much, then led Kagura and Susa across the Arakawa River to catch fish at sea.
"We make a lot of dried fish every day. The innards are used as fertilizer and feed. It's really good. The soil has become more fertile, and the eggs have gotten much bigger..."
Su Chang chattered on about the manor.
Besides enjoying hunting, fishing, and sports, the girl also quite liked farming.
"The steamed egg custard is delicious," Kagura echoed.
"Yes, yes, compared to tofu, steamed egg custard is so smooth and tender, and it also has a sweet and savory flavor~"
"The radish is also very big..."
"Yes, it feels like it will be bigger than my legs in the future."
The two girls started discussing food.
They were different from those aristocratic men and women who were ashamed to talk about the taste of food.
But they are perfectly normal.
It's only natural for a normal person to want to wear beautiful clothes, eat delicious food, and enjoy the best entertainment.
Kyosuke Kosaka should be proud of the fact that he raised them to be so normal.
The fact that Kagura would discuss the taste of food is a sign of progress.
He kept his face down and didn't say a word, which made him seem like a failure.
"Huh? There's a lot of miasma at sea today," Su Chang suddenly noticed.
She has no spiritual talent, yet she can do many things just like spiritual cultivators through the power of true qi.
Therefore, she can clearly sense things that ordinary people cannot see, such as yin energy, miasma, and the spirits of the dead.
“These fish are probably all inedible; we’ll have to go to the other side to eat them…” said Kyosuke Kosaka.
His heart was filled with increasing vigilance.
We didn't see many sirens, but the powerful, corrosive miasma was outrageous.
"...What exactly is going on?" Su Chang asked, somewhat unhappy.
Although the fish caught cannot be sold, the dried fish made from them is a delicacy.
Dried fish cannot be sold, but as my husband said, it's okay to give it away.
The husband stipulated that if anyone else's salvage volume exceeded a certain amount each time, the rest would be his.
The people of the tribe often returned with their catches, and the dried fish they made were used as gifts.
It's just as good as those silk and cotton fabrics.
In the past few months, I've heard that those clansmen who haven't died have all married into other minor noble families, using dried fish instead of money and grain—it's both prestigious and practical...
"It seems to be coming from afar, but we can't quite pinpoint the exact source. In any case, let's find a suitable fishing route first."
Kyosuke Kosaka carefully considered his words before speaking.
He could clearly sense Su Chang's displeasure when he suddenly remembered that the Qin family members had been fishing unusually diligently these past few days.
He happened to overhear Su Yi mentioning that the newly adult members of the clan were preparing to get married one after another after the first month of the lunar calendar, and he couldn't help but make the connection.
"What a waste of time. We could have just caught some fish that weren't affected by the miasma..."
"There's another reason—the fertilizer in the fields can't be stopped."
"Oh." Seeing that Kousaka Kyosuke was serious, Su Chang naturally had no objection.
Kagura searched everywhere, but like Kousaka Kyosuke, she couldn't find the true source of the miasma.
"It's just as Kyosuke said... The miasma comes from a very distant place, but the erosion is not continuous, so this route may not need to be abandoned."
"We'll see then. We need to be on high alert in the days to come," said Kyosuke Kousaka.
Su Chang perked up again: "Lord Kyosuke, don't worry! Many of you couldn't swim before, but now you're all as slippery as fish!"
Kyosuke Kosaka smiled, but his heart was filled with bitterness.
"You guys are so skilled in naval warfare, the situation is going to get even more dangerous. We need to build a batch of equipment!"
The Qin clan members who came to the Water Department are all here to retire; it would be truly terrible if they were to die.
After that, Kyosuke Kosaka found a peaceful and safe sea route.
I also drew a simple nautical chart.
Su Chang leaned closer to look at it closely, her face full of admiration, her brown eyes sparkling like stars.