Onmyoji, a nobleman in Heian-kyo

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Having spent a considerable amount of time meeting Aoandon, Higanbana, and Shiranui, and then spending more time with the two girls, it was almost evening, so naturally it was time to go and meet Kagura.

Upon arriving at the Oitsuki Shrine, Kagura was picked up without any delay.

He also comforted Aohime, bid farewell to Yaobikuni, and then went back.

It was a very fulfilling day.

Kyosuke Kousaka wanted to live like this forever.

In short, it's another day without the sirens causing trouble, so let's start the feast!

Day 336 of crossing

Kousaka Kyosuke brought the excellent seeds of the seed to the Yokai Market and handed them over to Kuro Seimei.

After all, self-sufficiency is the only way to stabilize the situation.

"I've heard that there are signs of siren in Ise. If you're interested, you can go and take a look," Kuro Seimei said after receiving the seed.

Kyosuke Kosaka paused for a moment, then said, "That's far away. Just pretend I've never heard of it."

Kuro Seimei smiled faintly: "That's your business. Besides, you might not gain anything even if you go through with it."

Kyosuke Kosaka's lips twitched into a forced smile, too lazy to say anything more.

Kagura remained silent.

She only spoke after Kousaka Kyosuke had said goodbye to Kuro Seimei.

"a……"

"Okay, okay, let's go take a look."

Kyosuke Kosaka drew out the sound, and then pinched Kagura's rosy cheek.

Kagura shook her head: "It's not necessary to go. Kyosuke, you can arrange it."

"Since we have information, let's try to find out more. I happen to have nothing else to do."

Kousaka Kyosuke said.

What he said was exactly what he thought.

Since Kuro Seimei's words are quite credible, let's go take a look. Anyway, his teleportation speed is very fast, and Kagura is there to "recharge".

After returning to their lodgings with Kagura, Kyosuke Kosaka explained the situation to Kaori, Sue, and the others before preparing to depart.

As it turned out, Ping Weiheng made it through.

"Lord Kyosuke, we have received a request for help from the clan..."

"..."

Kousaka Kyosuke listened to the conversation and looked puzzled. It seemed he had no choice but to go.

Isn't the current governor of Ise Province the one who maintains peace and stability? Right now, he's just collecting a salary, and in the future, he'll be going there to retire and settle down as governor... Well, now I have even more reason to do this.

227. Ise / The Siren's Scheme? /The Taira Clan Wants to Apologize / She

The exchange with Ping Weiheng has ended.

Kyosuke Kosaka bid her farewell and, with Kagura in tow, headed to Ise at an even faster pace.

Ise belongs to a major power.

Large countries are the most resource-rich and have the most control over their resources, which is at least in terms of crop yields.

And the ability to govern a major power absolutely requires a strong background.

But isn't this a very normal thing in ancient times?

Speaking of great powers, Kyosuke Kosaka thought of Kanetaka, the son of the former Kanpaku, who was demoted and exiled.

Wasn't he supposed to be the chief minister of a great or superior country?

It's been too long, I've forgotten.

I just feel that there will soon be more people working with him as a national official.

"Judging from his status, Ichiju was at least a high-ranking official in the State of Dazaifu... No, I remember he was treated the same as Sugawara no Michizane in history."

Although Kyosuke Kosaka studied in Japan, he did not delve too deeply into Japanese history.

I know perfectly well that Xiangzi is knowledgeable in this area, but she's just too lazy to investigate further.

Since the invasion of Suzuka Mountain by the sea kingdom, Kyoto has been transformed.

As long as you don't deliberately court disaster, you can simply focus on maintaining public order for a long time.

There's almost no need to concern ourselves with political matters anymore.

The reason, of course, is that Kousaka Kyosuke himself is a good fighter.

Being able to fight is enough.

If nobles want romance and leisure, they need a group of enforcers—including Onmyoji and samurai.

Among them, the Onmyoji and samurai of the Minamoto clan, who were responsible only for the imperial family, were the most skilled fighters, followed by the Onmyoji of the Kamo clan, and lastly the Onmyoji of the Fujiwara clan.

Regarding the samurai, Kousaka Kyosuke did not know much about the Fujiwara clan.

He figured in his mind that he shouldn't be too weak, at least definitely stronger than Kamo.

Unfortunately, the main fighting force of this era was the Onmyoji.

The Onmyoji's barrier, various area-of-effect spells, and ability to command shikigami far surpass those of the samurai.

So, overall, the Fujiwara clan is still at the bottom.

That's why, as long as the head of the direct lineage isn't stupid, he won't make things difficult for him.

If the Taoist priest were to pass away one day and replaced by someone else, as long as they weren't mentally impaired, no one would bother to get along with them.

Especially after experiencing this war.

"After a few more crises, the nobles will realize just how important the Onmyoji are."

Kousaka Kyosuke muttered secretly.

As a beneficiary of the existing system, he wasn't entirely averse to these unexpected troubles.

Even when Ping Weiheng made a request, he readily agreed.

Because it's mutually beneficial.

As fellow followers of the Taoist priest, they were on the same side, so naturally they had to help him.

Arrival at the destination.

Using Taira no Kosaka's token, Kosaka Kyosuke inquired about the situation from the Taira clan members stationed in Ise, and arrived at the scene of the incident in no time.

As Kousaka Kyosuke smelled the pungent odor of blood, he noticed a large pile of dry straw spread out in an inconspicuous spot, and he couldn't help but frown.

"Kagura, follow the demonic aura and see if you can find them."

"Yes."

After Kagura obediently responded, she began to use search-type spells.

After a long pause, she spoke up: "To the east."

"Let's go," Kousaka Kyosuke said, then embraced Kagura and quickly moved eastward.

Upon arriving at the location, the two saw three sea monsters.

"It's the Onmyoji Kyosuke!"

"kill him!"

The sirens' eyes turned bloodshot when they saw Kyosuke Kousaka, and they charged at him with their weapons almost without hesitation.

With a wave of his hand, Kyosuke Kosaka unleashed three spiritual strikes, instantly killing the easily defeated sea monsters without any intention of leaving any survivors.

He is very clear.

If it's difficult to get information out of you, you might as well just kill him.

"With Kagura around, it's best not to use any overly ruthless methods. A simple extermination will suffice."

Kousaka Kyosuke secretly thought.

Having lived in this era for so long, he still has some understanding of how things are handled.

That is, apart from the hawkish Onmyoji, normal Onmyoji do not like killing and prefer to repel monsters.

For example, Seimei.

His usual job is to quell chaos, and he mainly uses persuasion to deal with evil monsters.

The most common warning was, "If you do evil again, I will get rid of you," and then they would let you go.

While Kyosuke Kosaka didn't particularly like this approach, he did enjoy watching the yokai continue to make mistakes despite the warnings.

He had heard his brother-in-law, Minamoto no Hiromasa, mention it before.

At that time, after hearing the reports from the other shikigami, Seimei immediately set off with Shiro to subdue the yokai that ignored the warnings.