Onmyoji, a nobleman in Heian-kyo

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"There are a lot of monsters living here, and some single men have set their sights on them. After verification, most of them want to use their power..."

Yes, according to the survey, there are people who want to pursue yokai, especially female yokai.

Besides being driven by physiological desires, it is more likely related to one's own circumstances.

Because nowadays, almost all the single men in the manor have problems in various aspects.

Or they are of low status and seem to have no hope for the future.

Or it may have some major flaw.

In short, they are at a great disadvantage in the marriage market and even in their living environment.

The humans in the manor who have formed a bond with monsters all hold high positions and enjoy exceptional treatment.

But Kyosuke Kosaka really wants to tell those who have ulterior motives that they're overthinking it.

The reason they were able to form a bond with monsters was entirely due to their own charm.

Each of them belongs to the elite level among the general public, and at the very least, they all have a special skill. The reason why monsters like them is because they have many advantages!

If they can't understand this and still dare to act recklessly, Kousaka Kyosuke thinks they probably haven't experienced the manor's "iron fist."

In fact, only those who have committed clear and subjective errors are subject to severe punishment within the manor. Therefore, there are usually no events that would frighten the general public.

Perhaps for this reason, some people initially felt that the manor was too lenient and tried to do things that went too far.

"Knowing full well that monsters are a special group in the manor, they actually thought that as long as they didn't break the law, everything would be fine... Isn't that wishful thinking?"

Kyosuke Kousaka, who harbors a certain aversion to these people, intends to completely lock up their freedom, so that they will learn a lesson for the rest of their lives.

Of course, while you may think this way, you don't need to be too deliberate in doing it.

Just give a brief, specific instruction to the person in charge.

Given Kousaka Kyosuke's current level, he certainly wouldn't bother dealing with them directly; he could simply instruct others to handle it.

The reason Kousaka Kyosuke wanted to handle the situation personally was simply to learn more and, incidentally, to appease the area where the yokai lived, so that some of them wouldn't hold a grudge.

After all, male yokai have been pursued before, so Kyosuke Kousaka doesn't find female yokai disgusting at all.

It is estimated that most of the monsters felt offended.

With many thoughts running through his mind, Kyosuke Kosaka simply recounted some of the unpleasant things that had happened that day.

Anyway, Seimei, Minamoto no Hiromasa, Yaobikuni, and the others are not outsiders, so let them say what they want. It's not a big deal.

"Huh? So even Xiaobai is at risk of being pursued by men!"

The little white cat's tail stood up, and it was in a state of panic with its fur standing on end.

Kyosuke Kosaka was surprised by Shiro's unusual thought process and felt very complicated.

"I don't think it's that bad..."

Xiao Bai is currently still a two-tailed fox, and looks very much like a puppy. Even when he transforms into human form, he still looks like an eleven or twelve-year-old boy.

It would be more accurate to say it was an older boy.

Kyosuke Kosaka felt that there wouldn't be any perverts like Shiro appearing in the manor for the time being.

"Little dog, are you indirectly showing off your charm?" Minamoto no Hiromasa directly criticized Shiro.

Xiao Bai said seriously, "For safety reasons, Xiao Bai has decided not to transform into human form casually here."

"You're overthinking it," Kyosuke Kosaka said bluntly. "Those who pursue yokai aren't too stupid. They just target the ones that are easier to talk to, and they're usually the kind that don't seem to have much presence."

"Xiaobai, as Seimei's shikigami, even if someone wants to use you, they will probably turn around and leave after hearing all your information."

Yaobikuni laughed: "That sounds interesting."

She really didn't expect such an interesting thing to happen so soon after arriving here.

"It's nothing, but I still need to go to the area where the monsters live to deal with some hidden dangers. Do you want to come with me?" Kousaka Kyosuke asked.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, he realized that none of them had anything too urgent to do at the moment.

That would be a good idea to go sightseeing together.

Compared to the human-inhabited areas, Kyosuke Kosaka was more relaxed in the yokai-inhabited areas because many yokai didn't have so many formalities and mostly greeted him warmly.

“I don’t need it,” Minamoto no Hiromasa immediately refused. “I still need to arrange for people to familiarize themselves with the situation here. It wouldn’t be good if they had a conflict with your people here.”

It seems that this brother-in-law has a strong sense of responsibility.

She's taking good care of him, which shows how attentive she is.

“If you don’t mind, please let me join. I’d like to see the environment in which everyone lives,” Seimei said.

Seimei held a very special affection for yokai.

Although he has fox spirit blood and has always lived in Kyoto, he is naturally different from others and actually prefers to be with monsters.

As an Onmyoji, his primary responsibility is to protect Kyoto. Even though he has helped many yokai solve their problems many times in the past, he knows very well that he cannot change many things on his own.

The appearance of Kousaka Kyosuke seemed to gradually give Seimei a glimmer of hope.

Many of the problems that had once troubled him seemed to be gradually resolved by Kousaka Kyosuke, and it seemed that this state could be maintained indefinitely...

This made Seimei increasingly happy, but he never showed this emotion.

Now, he wants to go a step further and take a look.

At this time, Ara had not yet accurately located the worlds where the other evil gods resided, which was just the right time for him to spend time seeing the "kingdom" built by Kousaka Kyosuke.

The coexistence of humans and ghosts has already been achieved in this place.

At least since arriving here, Seimei has clearly felt this.

“Me too,” Yaobikuni said, following Kousaka Kyosuke.

"Then I'll go by myself—by the way, is Kagura learning the Prayer Dance now?"

"Yes, she's learning very well and is now teaching others."

"Ah."

Having learned of Kagura's situation, Minamoto no Hiromasa took his leave with satisfaction.

After Minamoto no Hiromasa left, Kousaka Kyosuke, along with Yaobikuni, Seimei, and his shikigami Shiro, went to the area where yokai lived.

“That’s Itsumade…” Xiaobai looked at a girl in surprise.

Before they even reached their destination, they encountered Itsumade.

With its full, white feathers and sharp, powerful claws, these two features are so obvious that Itsumade, who looks like a human, can be recognized as a monster at a glance.

"Kyosuke-sama, Seimei-sama, Eight Hundred Bhikshunis, Xiaobai-sama!"

Itsumade recognized the group and greeted them warmly, stopping her work in the process.

Incidentally, she was sweeping leaves off the street.

"Huh? You know us?"

Xiao Bai asked curiously.

It remembered that it should never have had any contact with Itsumade, the bird demon who was said to have golden feathers.

Itsumade laughed: "You gentlemen are so famous, and your faces appeared on the day the evil god destroyed the world. I still remember your heroic figures in battle..."

"Hehe, you flatter me." Little White wagged its tail happily.

Yaobikuni asked curiously, "Izumaden, are you working right now?"

“Yes!” Itsumade’s eyes lit up, and she looked at Kosaka Kyosuke with great gratitude. “Although we can’t earn money from work, we can earn work points that can be exchanged for many good things. I plan to work hard with everyone to exchange for a set of furniture and tableware…”

Kyosuke Kosaka listened quietly, feeling as if he were listening to an innocent girl recounting her dreams.

It seems that's really the case.

Although Itsumade has an extremely strong sense of vigilance, once she lets down her guard, she is not much different from an ordinary girl.

As far as Kousaka Kyosuke knows.

It wasn't just Izuma, whom Kousaka Kyosuke knew and who worked for Aori, who was incredibly diligent; all the other Izuma from Aomori were also extremely diligent.

First they worked hard to save money in the Yokai Market, and now that they've moved here, they're working hard together to save work points.

He's either working or on his way to work; even if he's called the "King of Hired Managers," it's well-deserved.

Also, this Itsumade is not the one that Kousaka Kyosuke met at the beginning. It's just that for some reason they don't plan to take any other names, so they are all called by their race names.

After that, everyone chatted with Itsumade for a few more minutes before saying goodbye.

Kousaka Kyosuke noticed that Seimei remained silent throughout, only smiling faintly, and he sensed that the protagonist was somewhat strange.

"They probably didn't expect that monsters could work for humans, right?"

As soon as she thought about it, Yaobikuni smiled and raised a related question.

"Mr. Kyosuke, according to Itsumade's description, the manor doesn't seem to be short of people, but you seem to prefer recruiting yokai for work. Is that alright?"

"We need to consider some of the associated costs—for example, if some people are just bored and want to cause trouble, we can handle it by sending a few people. But if it's a problem caused by monsters, we'll likely need more people to deal with it..."

Kyosuke Kosaka patiently explained.

To be honest...