Onmyoji, a nobleman in Heian-kyo

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Hiroi Kikuri laughed and said, "Yes, Pochi-chan, you have to do your best. If you take the initiative to talk to Kyosuke-sama, he definitely won't need you to rack your brains to find other topics to talk about."

"Don't underestimate Pochi-chan!"

Hoshika glared at Hiroi Kikuri, her inner thoughts a little complicated as she spoke.

To be honest, she felt for some reason that what Kikuri Hiroi said was absolutely right.

Of course, Pochi is a good kid.

I'm just a little shy.

There wasn't anything too serious; everyone liked her.

"...I will try my best."

"But Boqi-chan quickly regained her senses and said in a low voice."

in fact.

She could clearly feel Kousaka Kyosuke's very strong and intense goodwill on many occasions.

It was as if they wanted to treat her well without any explanation...

Although Boqi-chan always finds this incredible.

But then she suddenly remembered some of the things her online friend Xiong Jie said in her dreams, and she felt that this might be an arrangement from heaven.

The two people have the same name.

The thought of this made Boqi feel that it must be some kind of fate.

According to what the God of Fate often says.

If you always ignore the "fate" that you can see, you will be lonely for the rest of your life.

Boqi-chan doesn't want this.

"I need to muster my courage!"

Clenching her little fist, Pochi-chan finally made up her mind!

Well?

Kyosuke Kousaka was quite surprised to feel a strong thought surge into him in an instant.

"Want to strike up a conversation with me?"

Yes, in a split second, Kousaka Kyosuke received emotional feedback from Pochi-chan.

After all, Kyosuke Kosaka had considered that Pochi's emotions were unstable, so he simply entered her dream to comfort her when her emotions plummeted to a certain peak.

We've known each other for several years now.

Kyosuke Kousaka felt that he had to take good care of Pochi-chan no matter what.

I never imagined that such a situation would occur one day.

but.

For now, it's more appropriate to focus on the more important matters that concern the lives of countless people in the future.

"How about it?"

Seeing that Shizuko had shifted her gaze from the research equipment to him with some hesitation, Kyosuke Kosaka immediately asked her a question.

Shizuko said helplessly, "These seeds have no vitality. Although I haven't checked them all, since they've all been specially cooked, I'm afraid they're all the same."

Why is this happening?

The corn looks like it was just picked recently...

"How about we try planting it for a few days?" Chitanda asked hesitantly.

As a farmer's daughter, she understood very well just how great a grain corn truly is.

If it can really be planted, then there will definitely be fewer people starving to death in the future.

Even if the nobles were to cut back on food, the coarse corn stalks were still a nutritious and filling food.

—In general, as long as corn is harvested, the entire corn kernel can be used as food, not to mention its yield, which is even more abundant than that of rice today!

"Let's ask Inari-sama for help; she's the expert on this kind of problem."

Kousaka Kyosuke said.

Shizuko couldn't help but ask, "Isn't there also Tsuki? Isn't she an agricultural goddess now?"

"Her own agricultural god power is not very strong, but her protective power is growing stronger day by day."

"To be on the safe side, I think we should also invite Tsukito over. Anyway, it's unlikely that we can contact Inari-sama so quickly. At the very least, we can ask her to preserve the fruit's condition even more perfectly!"

"I'll go find Zhuiyue."

Kagura volunteered.

At this moment, her movement speed was not much slower than that of Kyosuke Kousaka.

It won't take too long to quickly get to the shrine and bring the Moon Goddess over.

"Okay, please."

Kyosuke Kosaka smiled at Kagura.

Su Chang hurriedly said, "Kagura, let's go together! An Onmyoji and a samurai make the best battle combination!"

"Yeah, together."

Kagura nodded in agreement without hesitation.

So Kagura and Susou left.

Unable to contact Inari-sama for the time being, Enmusubi-sama couldn't help but say:

"If all else fails, spending a lot of money to buy a seed from that island shouldn't be a big problem."

"This... Lord of Fate, what do you think might happen if things don't go well? For example, what if those people contact the relevant agricultural gods? After all, it involves something called a 'divine object,' so it's reasonable to treat it with utmost seriousness, right?"

Kousaka Kyosuke said.

After saying that, he felt that what he had said was inappropriate, so he continued:

"I believe that there is a good chance that the Inari God can reactivate these lifeless seeds, but I cannot make a specific judgment as to whether the gods associated with this crop can destroy it from a distance using some divine magic."

"So, for now, let's do this rather unethically, then try to keep some seeds as insurance, and apologize to the god of agriculture afterwards. If he doesn't forgive us, we'll apologize again then..."

The God of Fate rolled his eyes: "You know this is really unfair?"

If she hadn't known that Kyosuke Kosaka was a very good person, she wouldn't have helped contact the Inari deity!

“High-yield crops can save more lives! And I’m pretty confident that this oyster is absolutely drought-resistant and can grow without much water, unlike other crops that require rice or other water…”

Shizuko quickly listed all the benefits of corn.

She heard that corn was called yumikas.

I subconsciously thought of the gods Yom Kax and Yom Kaxu, which were described in storybooks I had read before.

Whichever one it is, they all seem to be quite powerful gods from the Americas.

Shizuko genuinely didn't believe that asking for seeds in the past would guarantee a reward.

From a theological perspective, corn, this key sacred object, may also be related to faith.

Asking her in the past would be no different from provoking her, and she didn't want to lose her beloved husband at such a young age!

But are there any risks involved in secretly planting them?

Perhaps.

But Shizuko would absolutely not give up just because of this relationship!

To know.

Corn has low requirements for its growing environment and is easy to plant, dry, store and transport.

It's really excellent compared to rice, which requires a lot of water.

After all, not every place has a sufficient water source.

"Sigh, if we're going to face that god, count me in too." The God of Fate sighed.

She understood perfectly why Kyosuke Kousaka and Shizuko were so insistent.

As a god.

She could still intuitively sense how big the crisis would be in the future.

If we can find crops that don't have high requirements for their growing environment, it could indeed save many lives.

As for which agricultural deity is unknown?

If you get caught, then apologize.

“I don’t think we can plant here without being discovered. After all, this is the territory ruled by Takamagahara. If the gods can really sense it, then they must be gods of the creation level.”

"I think so too."