Onmyoji, a nobleman in Heian-kyo

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"bring it on."

Kousaka Kyosuke smiled at Satsuki.

He still pays close attention to May, one of the five sisters, on ordinary days.

After all, May is the youngest and cries more easily.

Even if she appears mature and composed, it doesn't change the fact that she has a rather fragile heart inside.

Kyosuke Kousaka definitely has to take this to heart.

"Mmm!" May nodded shyly and leaned against Kousaka Kyosuke.

Seeing this, Hui, who was adjusting the strings, suppressed the urge to smile and silently wished, "Good luck, May-neechan!"

Kei often carefully observes Kyosuke Kousaka's behavior and naturally notices that Kyosuke Kousaka is always meticulously maintaining everyone's relationships.

If anyone is feeling down, Kyosuke Kosaka immediately notices and offers very considerate comfort.

That's quite gentle.

Hui likes it very much.

Even though she had quite a few companions, and the number seemed to be increasing, she wasn't particularly unhappy about it.

Just like Sagiri, who just arrived.

It's obvious that Kousaka Kyosuke wanted to take her in, so he used the method of "marrying" her to get her from Izumi no Kami Tachibana Michisada.

What exactly was the reason behind it? Hui didn't want to delve into it, but simply thought that there was nothing wrong with what Kousaka Kyosuke did.

Besides, she wasn't unaware of Kyosuke Kousaka's taste...

"Kyosuke-sama still prefers the bigger one."

Hui thought to herself.

She was often massaged by Kyosuke Kosaka in a way that "promoted development," and at first she was a little... well, she's gradually gotten used to it and thinks it's pretty good.

Ignoring Megumi's thoughts, Sakayanagi Arisu's thoughts were also quite subtle.

"Kyosuke-sama is really 'soft-hearted'. It seems he has little resistance to cute and innocent girls."

Great, this is very advantageous for her.

Sakayanagi Arisu was thinking excitedly.

Without realizing it, she looked up at Pochi-chan, whose body was convulsing, and couldn't help but raise her hand to cover the smile on her lips.

Pochi is still as fun as ever.

"Pochi-chan, Kyosuke-sama is coming to check on your body~" Moe-ha suddenly said.

"—Ah?! I'm all better, I'm all better..."

As if still in a daze, Boqi suddenly woke up and kept waving her hands.

Kousaka Kyosuke stared speechlessly at Pochi-chan's slightly distorted expression, not knowing what to say.

"If this keeps up, I'm going to have to teach you a lesson, you know, Pochi-chan."

Despite thinking this to himself, Kyosuke Kousaka still didn't intend to do that.

Because Pochi's treatment seems to be even more troublesome than Sagiri's... Come to think of it, why don't we take her to the manor for a while to "recuperate"? Nijika, that girl, should be a very good "mother".

"Alright! Pochi-chan has finally awakened! The music competition is about to begin—" Komachi said excitedly.

Kyosuke Kousaka watched with a smile, his heart filled with increasing delight, but his mind couldn't help but wander to what was to come: "Should I go find the Spider Lily this afternoon? Aoandon? Or Shiranui? Oh right, I also need to hand that female tengu over to the Great Tengu to deal with..."

245. Pochi-chan is still socially awkward / The Tengu Incident / Shiranui and Fish Soup

Bang bang bang~ Thump thump thump~

The sounds of guitars and pipa gradually rose up.

Since it was a concert, everyone took turns performing their own pieces.

Even Kyosuke Kousaka participated.

Then, relying on his musical skills honed since childhood, he casually played a short tune on the guitar.

Winner first place!

He received a round of applause.

"Kyosuke-sama, your guitar skills are truly excellent."

"In this regard, I first imitated and then tried to surpass. Didn't I mention that there's a five-person band at the manor? One of the guitarists is very skilled, and I studied her guitar playing techniques in the early stages."

Kyosuke Kosaka explained to May.

At this point, Goto Jiri said, "In comparison, my sister is really bad. She doesn't usually sound this bad."

When Boqi-chan heard her sister say that, tears streamed down her face.

"I'm so sorry for playing so badly. I'm a useless water flea, I shouldn't exist in this world..."

As she spoke, she hunched over and curled up, looking utterly lost and disoriented, her body twitching occasionally.

It seems like he's having another episode of hysteria.

Kyosuke Kosaka wasn't surprised at all. "Poch-chan saw me and Sagiri, two strangers, and that's why her playing level dropped drastically."

Boqi Jiang is essentially a socially awkward person.

It's normal to feel fear or anxiety when encountering strangers or unfamiliar people.

Perhaps she had already imagined the scene of being punished by him for being too rude.

That's very likely the case.

"It's probably because they're too nervous," Kagura analyzed.

Looking at Pochi-chan acting as crazy as usual, Moe-ha covered her mouth and laughed: "Pochi-chan is often like this, it's quite amusing."

"Don't be so mean. You should be comforting Pochi-chan right now, like Yotsuba did."

"Poch-chan, wake up, wake up! Please pull yourself together—"

Upon hearing this, Yotsuba shook Pochi-chan, who was still convulsing, with concern.

Mengye remained silent: "It seems even more inappropriate to care about Boqi-chan like that."

She vaguely saw Pokemon spit out some glistening liquid because Yotsuba was shaking it...

If the person is foaming at the mouth, they need immediate medical attention.

"Is it because I was there...?" Sagiri felt guilty.

Kyosuke Kosaka scratched his face: "No, it should be because of me. Maybe Pochi-chan is too nervous because she thinks that what she did might have unintentionally offended me."

Please explain in more detail.

Before taking any action, Boqi-chan would consider all possible adverse consequences from various perspectives, and she would always think of the worst-case scenario, which made her increasingly timid and hesitant.

It's similar to the most typical "job hunting" in the modern world.

Some people with a negative mindset may not even have started the interview yet, or even have prepared anything, but they've already started fantasizing about being "cruel" by the interviewer at the company.

So, without even trying, they chose not to go.

Boqi Jiang is a similar case.

"Kyosuke, are you that scary?"

"It shouldn't be too scary, right?"

When Sagiri asked him about the situation with curiosity, Kousaka Kyosuke was amused.

Fortunately, May quickly said, "Kyosuke-sama is a very nice person! He encourages everyone to study knowledge and music, and enrich their thoughts and lives."

"I'm so sorry, May-neechan, and Kyosuke... I didn't doubt you."

Sagiri immediately realized that she had said the wrong thing.

Kyosuke Kosaka: "It's nothing. I trust you guys. Don't worry too much about such small things. We should just have fun right now."

"I'm sorry, I overreacted." May immediately apologized to Sagiri.

Sagiri shook her head repeatedly: "No, it's my problem..."

"If we keep being so polite, it won't be a concert anymore. Fine, I'll play one more piece."

Kyosuke Kosaka smiled and changed the subject, then picked up his guitar and started playing.

Slender fingers plucked the strings.

The soothing and gentle voice was like a warm spring breeze, and all eyes around him once again focused on Kyosuke Kousaka as he played the instrument again.

Even Pochi-chan, who had been supported and stabilized by Komachi and Yotsuba, gradually regained consciousness.

She stared blankly at Kousaka Kyosuke, who was playing the same piece she had just played with his head down and eyes lowered.

"It sounded beautiful, so beautiful... So, Kyosuke-sama was actually listening to my piece just now?"

The feeling of being silently watched was quite strong.