Onmyoji, a nobleman in Heian-kyo

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Kyosuke Kousaka and Yamausagi have experienced countless worlds.

Among them, the dreams of the monsters that Kousaka Kyosuke knew were quite numerous.

There wasn't a single human among them.

Therefore, Kyosuke Kosaka concluded that this was probably related to the mountain hare.

Yamausagi is a yokai, so it's easier for it to enter the dreams of other yokai, or perhaps it subconsciously chooses the dreams of its own kind?

No matter how you analyze it, it's giving Kousaka Kyosuke a headache.

After finally defeating the demon horned sea monster, Kyosuke Kousaka realized that the dream world could finally end.

"Onmyoji, you'll come back with me, right?"

"Of course."

Kyosuke Kosaka finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Thankfully, time in the dream world is different from that in reality, otherwise a considerable amount of time would have passed.

Even so, he still had a hard time.

However, Kyosuke Kosaka gradually realized that Yamausagi himself had special potential.

The potential to enter a dream state.

Perhaps we could try together to build a more solid, hidden dream that could deceive the gods?

The possibility still seems to exist...

"On my deathbed, I would like to express my gratitude to the Onmyoji."

"you are welcome."

Kousaka Kyosuke saw that Yamausagi still hadn't recalled her past memories, and didn't try to remind her.

"The real-life Yamausagi is still too young; let's wait until she grows up..."

Kyosuke Kousaka still has some integrity.

You can't exactly take a young child with you into battle, can you?

This is not reasonable.

"Let's go."

"Please wait a moment, Onmyoji, what is your name—"

"a."

Kyosuke Kosaka finally left the dream, taking Yamausagi with him.

Who knows if the mountain rabbit will continue to indulge in its dreams?

It's safer to actively pull it back to the original body.

reality.

Less than half an hour had passed.

Kyosuke Kosaka slowly opened his eyes and looked around.

Kagura, Kinnara, Meng Po, and the frog demon are all there.

The tiny, still-grown mountain hare is taking a nap on the grassland.

"Lord Kyosuke, Yamausagi is still... eh—"

Just as the anxious Meng Po was about to ask, she opened her eyes wide and looked at the mountain rabbit that had suddenly started to glow on its own.

Kousaka Kyosuke was also confused.

This familiar scene... he felt like he'd seen it somewhere before.

336. The help of the Mountain Rabbit/Moon Palace/Blue Lantern and Menreiki during adolescence

The slightly dazzling white light subsided and disappeared.

Under the big tree on the grassland, where the mountain hare stayed.

At this moment, a more mature-looking girl with rabbit ears appeared.

The original mountain rabbit is, of course, gone.

—Because the mountain rabbit has evolved!

Evolved into the form it took to grow up in the dream.

"...Mountain Rabbit?"

Meng Po stared blankly at the rabbit-eared girl.

Even though the bunny-eared girl has changed a lot, she has grown taller and her face has matured.

But the basic appearance remains unchanged.

The basic features are still there.

Therefore, it's normal that other yokai familiar with Yamausagi can recognize her at first glance.

"...I've grown up."

The mountain rabbit stared blankly at its own body, and even raised its little hand and waved it.

"I never imagined that the mountain rabbit would grow up after just one night's sleep," the frog demon said with a sigh.

I felt both disappointed and happy.

The disappointment stems from the fact that the mountain rabbit has grown so big that it can no longer be used as a mount.

I'm happy because... I finally don't have to be a mount anymore!!

"The mountain rabbit has grown so tall all of a sudden."

Kinnara looked at him with great surprise.

Kagura silently watched the figure in front of Yamausagi.

When he noticed the distinctly undulating curve, he couldn't help but let out a soft sigh.

Kyosuke Kousaka could only pat Kagura's head.

He's not trying to persuade him anymore.

It's not that I'm lazy.

Instead, they understood that Kagura was just a bit of a disappointment.

After a while, he quickly came to terms with it.

"Neither encouragement nor comfort is appropriate; it would be better to show it through concrete actions later."

Kousaka Kyosuke secretly thought.

On the other hand, I never expected the mountain rabbit to grow up to be this big.

Yes, the saying "a girl changes drastically at eighteen" probably describes this situation.

"Now that the matter has been resolved, we'll be leaving."

Seeing Meng Po, the mountain rabbit, and the frog demon chattering away, Kousaka Kyosuke decided not to disturb them.

As for the matter of taking the mountain rabbit as a shikigami?

No matter how you look at it, you can't rush it.

It's quite unusual to be so eager to recruit someone once they've grown up.

"Thank you so much for your help, Kyosuke-sama, Kagura-san, and Kinara-san!"

Seeing that Kyosuke Kosaka was taking his leave, Meng Po politely thanked her again.

The frog demon, as before, bowed politely and said, "Thank you..."

Yamausagi, who had completely transformed from a young girl into a young woman, hesitated to speak.

Noticing something amiss, Kyosuke Kousaka guessed that Yamausagi retained memories of her previous dream, and therefore felt reluctant to part with her partner.

"Come visit my manor sometime."

"……Um!"

For a moment, Yamausagi nodded heavily, unsure of what to say.

Kyosuke Kosaka smiled, and then took Kagura and Kinara with him to inspect other places.

The mountain rabbit watched the group leave with mixed feelings.

She suddenly realized that her thoughts had changed after growing up so quickly.

No matter what kind of person or thing you look at, it all seems to change.

"Mountain Rabbit, are you still not awake?"