Onmyoji, a nobleman in Heian-kyo

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He needs to avoid trouble.

If it weren't for the necessity of removing the seal on Tian Ni Mei, he would have wanted to leave immediately.

Who has that much time to fuss over trivial matters?

Huhuhu~

A gust of wind blew by.

A beautiful figure appeared in front of the Great Tengu.

"It really is you, Tian Ni Mei."

"Heh... What? You've come to kill this female demon?"

"No, I just want to talk to you."

The Great Tengu spoke earnestly to his former companions who had left their clan's territory.

Have a chat?

Kyosuke Kosaka's lips twitched slightly; why did those words seem so familiar?

"Talk to me? What's there to talk about? Just kill me if you want." Tian Ni sneered at Da Tian Gou.

The Great Tengu remained unmoved.

“When I went to train, I didn’t expect that to happen, but I have always believed that the attack on the village had nothing to do with you.”

"Alright, alright, kill me if you want. If you don't kill me today, don't blame me for trampling your righteousness under my feet."

"I won't waste any more words... You have to believe that there will always be people in the world who believe in you, just like there will be people who think you are beautiful."

"——?!" Kousaka Kyousuke was stunned.

He's just a bystander!

"Oh, you mean that Onmyoji in the distance who's acting like it's none of my business?"

A hint of ambiguity curved at the corner of Tennis's lips as he gazed at Kyosuke Kosaka.

Kyosuke Kosaka said calmly, "No, I'm just saying that women with darker skin are just as attractive. Similarly, I want to say that judging beauty or ugliness based on skin color is a wrong idea."

Admittedly, most of the companions in the bedchamber were fair-skinned and had a delicate pinkish hue.

That's alright.

It has absolutely nothing to do with what was said!

"...You're not Kyosuke, are you? You don't even spare female monsters?" Tensei Mei, who had been staring at Kousaka Kyosuke for a while, suddenly said.

Kousaka Kyosuke’s expression remained unchanged:

"You're overthinking it. I just said I had no prejudice against monsters, but I didn't know the rumors would get so outrageous. I'm also very troubled by this."

"Speaking of which, you are on Izumi's side, and the transmission of information can be subtly distorted by the different interpretations of each yokai. So if you really believe the information you hear from Izumi, you are only proving your own ignorance."

Tenni smiled and said, "I've also heard that Kyosuke, this Onmyoji, is quite skilled at using his tongue."

"I advise you to listen to less of this gossip. Believing everything will only harm you."

"Is he getting angry out of embarrassment?"

"Hehe." Kousaka Kyosuke chuckled, not angry at all.

He's a man who's been through a lot, how could he be so weak?

If you get angry easily when provoked, it just means that you have poor emotional management skills and need to work on them.

"Alright, unleash my power."

"Who are you ordering around?"

"Kyosuke, please..."

The Great Tengu sighed and made the request again, a rare occurrence.

Upon seeing this, Kyosuke Kosaka composed himself.

Seeing the Great Tengu's appearance, he realized that things were quite complicated, but that was none of his business.

He then broke the seal and quickly left.

The Great Tengu, still inside the house, spoke softly to the departing Tennimei:

“I believe you still hold fast to your principles, and I also have my own principles. Every being has its own different convictions. I just hope you don’t forget your original intentions.”

Even now, Ōtengu still believes in his former companions.

Because the worst thing Tian Ni ever did was to use his superhuman strength to bully other people of his race, or even humans, but he always kept his distance and never harmed them.

Until that day, when the village of the tribe was extensively destroyed and attacked, and the traces were obviously caused by wild beasts, the most foolish suspicion arose because of a single black feather.

The Great Tengu didn't understand why the clan leader, elders, and even other clan members preferred to believe what they believed rather than what they saw...

To be honest, this incident completely changed some of Ōtengu's thoughts and beliefs.

Therefore, when Kuro Seimei appeared before him, he also wanted to follow his ideals and embody "righteousness".

"My great cause... is to make all ghosts fear me."

"Then keep going and persevere. But if you ever do something wrong or get in the way of my good cause, don't blame me for being ruthless."

"Then you just wait for that day, hahaha—"

Tian Ni laughed and flew away from the mansion.

He vanished like a gust of wind, never glancing at the Great Tengu again.

The Great Tengu opened his mouth as if to say something, but before he could speak, Tengoku, who was flying in the sky, hit an invisible wall with a dull "bang."

The Great Tengu gazed at the black feathers falling from the sky... his expression unreadable.

Then, the Heavenly Reversal, which had been suspended in the air, disappeared even faster, leaving everyone speechless.

the other side.

Tian Ni grimaced and touched his body, trying hard not to cry out in pain.

Looking around, she realized she was in a bustling monster market.

"Is this the market town on the outskirts of Kyoto...?"

Tian Ni muttered to himself.

Having heard of this place, she had considered coming here.

But upon hearing that the Great Tengu was also there, she instinctively felt a sense of rejection.

At this moment, she didn't want to see anyone from her clan.

Even the Great Tengu who claims to believe in her.

Whether you believe it or not, it doesn't matter anymore.

She, who was born to feed on and manipulate fear, is no longer the person she once was.

She wouldn't be foolish enough to try and make excuses anymore.

"I still have some money... let's go for a drink." Tian Ni saw that the other monsters in the market were using human currency to trade, and immediately realized that the copper coins he had were usable.

It's actually quite funny.

It's ridiculous that monsters have to use human currency to trade things.

Following the scent of alcohol, Tian Ni quickly found the tavern.

After looking at the display board on the wall and estimating the amount of money he had, he ordered a drink from the cat demon and finally found a secluded spot to sit down...

However, Tengoku immediately sensed something was wrong and turned around abruptly, only to see Kousaka Kyosuke! He was sitting with a woman who was also supposed to be a yokai.

"As expected—"

The sound stopped suddenly.

Tian Ni turned his head as if being manipulated, and then continued to wait for something.

"Okay, that's all, let's continue our conversation."

Kyosuke Kousaka, who had instantly set up a barrier, smiled at Aori.

Despite her curiosity and some doubts, Aori smiled at Kousaka Kyosuke and continued talking.

"Lord Kyosuke, your plum wine is delicious."

"There will be peach blossom wine later, please wait a while. There will also be peach wine later... I'll bring you other kinds of fruit wine to try."

Kyosuke Kosaka maintained his warm smile.

If Aoandon isn't here, then let's find A-Zhi.

A-Zhi always felt guilty for not participating in the Suzuka Mountain battle, and he wrote a letter to Higanbana as well when he wrote to her.

Although there was no way to reply, Kyosuke Kosaka still believed that Ori's favorability rating had been boosted to the max.

Now is the time to focus on building up your relationship with them.

Even if the heavens defy all reason, let's just solve it with physics!