Onmyoji, a nobleman in Heian-kyo

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Ichika sighed inwardly; Yotsuba was still very anxious.

that's true.

Once you come to this pure land, you won't want to leave.

The scenery is beautiful, the living environment is good, and my family is all around me.

But... we can't not even have the courage to go out, can we?

Let her, as the older sister, set an example!

A quarter of an hour later.

Yang and Ichika walked out the door.

Seeing the clean and tidy flat ground outside, and looking up to see different and fresh scenery, I felt a sense of relief and openness.

"It's so beautiful..."

"Yes, but the environment in Ukyo, where we're going, is a bit worse. However, there are firemen and guards patrolling everywhere, so it's very safe."

"Yes, thank you for reminding me, Yang Nai."

"You're welcome, but don't stop, keep going," Yang Nai said with a smile.

Ichika nodded seriously.

Seeing this, Yang was relieved.

After settling the hundred or so new villagers in, I will then inspect the other villages and stroll around the market.

very good~

114. Yang Nai's plans / The disintegration of the Hayama group / Methods

On the way to the manor.

Ichika followed closely behind Haruno, silently observing her surroundings.

Her tall, graceful figure remained in Yihua's sight.

I spent half a year in Heijō-kyō.

Ichika always lacked a sense of security.

Her responsibilities as the eldest daughter forced her to feign composure.

So as not to worry my parents.

Or it might make her already frightened younger sister, Yotsuba, even more terrified.

Now that we've arrived in the city of Kyoto...

She felt a little more at ease.

Even though we experienced two consecutive days of disaster recently, we weren't too panicked.

Because the owner of the mansion was a powerful Onmyoji who participated in the extermination of Mount Oe.

And very soon...

A subtle, indescribable emotion welled up in my mind.

Ichika tried her best to suppress her emotions and not let them show in her expression.

Skipping over her complicated thoughts, she looked ahead again.

Yang remained as calm as ever.

Even when taking a step forward, he seems to exude an indescribable sense of composure.

In the eyes of a flower.

Yang is both gentle and cool.

They can resolve any issue efficiently.

"I wish I could be like Haruno-neechan," Ichika thought to herself.

"..."

Yang Nai, who was walking ahead with a calm demeanor, was speechless inside.

With her keen senses, she could vaguely sense admiring gazes directed at her from behind.

In modern times, this would be a very common occurrence.

But in this era, Yang Nai always feels very complicated.

"Oh no, they're all treating me like a big sister."

"But I'm not like that, I should say I'm awful, right?"

As Haruno moved into the east wing, she became increasingly depressed.

She discovered it.

Everyone living in the east room was related to the owner.

Even Fuyumi, who seems to have no connection with us.

She was also quite special because she could enter and leave the inner palace.

According to Yang Nai's guess.

The women who entered the bedchamber were likely candidates for concubines.

Because of this.

Yang thought it was unnecessary to go in.

Actually, she had been inside a few times.

Actually, there's nothing inside.

What's particularly distinctive is—

A very ordinary patch of green grass.

A courtyard planted with various vegetables, fruits, and flowers.

A spacious, oversized room that could comfortably accommodate dozens of people lying down.

I feel like the important part comes later.

Yang selectively ignored it.

As long as a person has a good personality, that's enough.

Are you asking for too much?

Unrealistic.

Returning to the main point, Yang Nai discovered that being a confidante was something she had to do without even trying.

Let's leave aside my overly innocent and stubborn friend, Kirisu Miharu.

Ichika and Yotsuba are both quite young, so it's normal for them to treat her as a senior.

But when Fuyumi, who should have been her senior in the workplace, also confided in her...

Yang Nai couldn't hold it in any longer!

She's taking all the young girls in the east room, who are potential concubines for Kousaka Kyosuke, in one fell swoop!

A feeling of helplessness, as if I were being carried forward, welled up in my heart.

Yang was at a loss for what to do.

"The way Lady Suyi is looking at me is strange. She probably wants me to become Lord Kyosuke's concubine as well, right?"

"Now that she knows how close I am to everyone, it feels like it's hard for her to escape."

"It's not that I'm ungrateful, it's just that I really have very little interest in my spouse right now."

"I wish I could stay single forever..."

"Hmm, I don't think my mother will approve. She'd probably rather I become Kyosuke's concubine than let me stay single."

Yang was very conflicted.

They escaped the apocalyptic Heijō-kyō, but they still couldn't escape the complexities of human relationships.

Having just relinquished her duties as head of the household, she still couldn't escape the fate of being a woman.

so hard.

"Okay, let's see how things go first."

"When that day comes, it will be a truly immoral situation for sisters to share a husband."

Yang Nai quickly made a decision.