Onmyoji, a nobleman in Heian-kyo

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Upon hearing Su Jing's teasing words, Ishigami Yu was slightly taken aback and spoke, but then immediately shut his mouth.

Yes, how could the local villagers here possibly be satisfied?

Compared to the refugees taken in from outside, the local villagers inevitably look down on them, much like how people in Kyoto look down on people from other places.

Coincidentally, some of these people who were originally refugees have done some bad things that have affected everyone's reputation, which naturally makes them dissatisfied.

As far as Ishigami Yu knows...

The local villagers were mostly relatives or vassals of the manor lord Kyosuke, that is, vassals of vassals.

These people are all very self-disciplined, and they receive subsidies in all aspects of their lives, including food, clothing, housing, and transportation.

Newcomers, unless they have certain abilities, receive standard treatment: they won't go hungry or be homeless.

From a modern perspective, it means "living".

But this is already the best treatment they can offer.

However, compared to the local villagers, they are worlds apart.

This naturally creates a kind of opposition.

However, most of those taken in were very well-behaved, or rather, none of them dared to cause trouble, and there wasn't a single one, because the manor was full of fully equipped samurai, and it goes without saying how serious the consequences would be if trouble were to break out.

Therefore, these conflicts actually occur in private.

They were probably dissatisfied with each other behind the scenes, even hostile, but neither of them dared to actually do anything.

If things continue like this, the conflict will likely become public sooner or later...

There might be bloodshed or even death at that time, who knows?

No, we can't let that happen!

"Thank you for reminding me, I will handle it."

"Deal with? How? Some people are already eyeing beautiful monsters. Are you suggesting we castrate them to eliminate the threat?"

"...You can rest assured."

Yu Ishigami immediately gave his assurance.

Just then, a monster with rabbit ears came running by, and when it saw Ishigami Yu, it was as if it had seen a savior.

"Yu! Help me! Someone confessed to me!"

"Haha, you seem to be in such a hurry, could it be that a guy is confessing his love to you?"

Su Jing was already laughing with schadenfreude.

The monster named "Usagi-maru" looked at Su-ching in horror.

"Yes! I already told that person I'm male, but he actually said he didn't mind, and strangely said things like 'as long as it's cute, it's fine.'"

"...Who is it? Perhaps we need to restrict his movements."

Upon hearing Rabbit's response, Su Jing could no longer laugh. Instead, she gradually calmed down and began to ask questions.

After all, no matter how relaxed the manor is, it's not a place where you can act recklessly.

Perhaps I should report this to my elder sister and set an example.

"Wait... calm down first—"

"I'm very calm. Fine, I'll go ask them myself. Those outsiders... they've gone too far. If we don't crack down on them severely, what will become of them?"

Having swallowed the word "outsider," Su Jing left behind a single sentence and then vanished without a trace using her movement technique.

Seeing this, Ishigami Yu resisted the urge to cover his forehead and instead focused his attention on Usamaru, comforting him while carefully inquiring about the situation.

to be honest.

What he's heard is so shocking to his worldview that he needs to calm down.

On the other side, Su Chang and Shu Zhu, who were already visiting the nunnery, also brought up the topic of love between humans and demons.

"I should probably talk to my sister about this; some people are going too far."

Su Chang, who felt that the rosary was being treated unfairly, finally expressed her dissatisfaction.

Horie-dono, also known as Tennoji Miri, also felt that some romance scammers went too far.

"Yes, many monsters are as innocent as children, and those people want to take advantage of that..."

"Actually, it's alright. They didn't do anything. You just have to refuse." Suzhu shook her head.

Even if the man she had only known for less than two days continued to beg her, she would not agree.

After all, she has her own goals and wants to cultivate herself for the rest of her life, so how could she possibly form a marriage with someone else?

Furthermore, as a yokai, she possesses extraordinary perception, enabling her to sense some human emotions...

"Jingyin, Qianjia, what do you think?"

Su Chang then asked for the opinions of Hinako and the beautiful maids of Tennoji.

Among those who trained alongside Tennoji Miri was Konohana Hinako, whose status was not much different from hers. Her father, Kagon, was the head of the Daoist family, second only to the head of the family in rank.

However, she was sleeping in at the moment, so only her maid Jingyin came out to entertain Sushang and Shuzhu.

Chika is actually a close friend of Tennoji Miri. She accompanied Tennoji Miri after she decided to become a nun. Her family is not poor; her father is a fifth-rank nobleman.

"Excuse my bluntness, but those people have seriously disrupted the order of the Water Department. They have gone too far."

Chika, who didn't have much feeling for men, didn't hide her thoughts.

While she held deep beliefs about hierarchy, she had an extreme dislike for despicable men who harbored wicked intentions.

“They are allowed freedom, but they take that freedom as a license to be reckless. I don’t understand,” Shizune chimed in.

Shizune, like Tennoji Miri and others, comes from the modern era.

In the modern world, Hinako's maid also has a strong sense of hierarchy.

Therefore, I find these people who clearly lack any sense of propriety annoying.

"What about the prayer beads? I remember you also talked to some of your companions about them. What were their thoughts?"

After hearing Qianjia and Jingyin's unanimous opinion, Su Chang couldn't help but inquire about the news.

Suzuki hesitated for a moment, then said after several seconds, "Isn't it annoying...? Nobody's interested in ordinary people..."

That's what she said, but Suzuka was thinking of another person that her friends often talked about—Kyosuke.

Some say they dream of becoming his shikigami, and others...

In short, it's hard to talk about.

“An ordinary person?” Su Chang nodded thoughtfully. “It’s quite remarkable that someone has formed a marriage with a demon these days.”

They were all exceptionally talented men.

Furthermore, each of them possessed a personality no less than that of an ordinary samurai; their martial prowess might be lower, but it was not without its own.

Overall, he is an outstanding man who is both literate and skilled in martial arts.

The kind that many girls adore.

As for why they were with monsters?

There seem to be some special reasons for each of them.

Oh, right, these people actually came because they heard the manor didn't discriminate against monsters, and they came with their monster partners...

Who would have thought that those people with ulterior motives would actually believe that monsters would easily accept humans?

But that's not how it works at all.

Normal humans reject monsters, and normal monsters also reject humans. However, there isn't much conflict between them in the manor, so it naturally appears harmonious.

If it were outside, the moment a monster appeared, it would already be being chased away with sticks.

"Sushang, you mean you're preparing..." Tennoji Miri realized the situation.

“Oh right, I’ll tell my sister about this later. These people were able to move around freely because they were certain they wouldn’t harm the order of the manor, but that’s no longer the case.”

"Please wait, Su Chang, I'm really fine—"

Shuzhu immediately tried to plead for mercy.

She believes that there is no need to deprive others of their freedom over such a trivial matter.

"That's not the case. They've already shown a tendency to get out of control, so to prevent anything bad from happening, we should keep their actions within a certain range. After all, we're always fighting, and we can't focus too much attention on them."

Su Chang explained patiently.

Since marrying Kyosuke Kosaka, she has often listened to Kyosuke Kosaka's various principles, and during the time she spent with her older sister, she also learned a lot of knowledge and skills from her.

Although some of the methods may seem ruthless and cold-blooded, they are the best way to protect everything.

“Once some of them repent, their freedom will be restored.” Shizune reiterated her agreement.

The biggest feeling I got from coming to the manor was the freedom that I don't get in many other places.

Although the rules of hierarchy still apply, the regulations also protect the rights of the general public and the management and enforcement are humane, which is quite good.

The problem is that there are always some people who take chances and do things that have a bad influence.