Onmyoji, a nobleman in Heian-kyo

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"How could that be? I've always been a quiet observer, no matter what."

"Well……"

Qingji wanted to say something, but ultimately held back.

After living with the spider lily for quite some time, she felt that the years the spider lily had lived were really quite boring.

Now that she's mentioned being a mere spectator all this time, Qingji seems to be thinking about the lonely days the other shore flower has spent all these years, and can't help but feel sympathy for her.

Being alone is so painful!

"Shall we go over there?" Kinnara asked, looking at Kyosuke Kousaka.

Kyosuke Kosaka said, "Isn't it enough to just have spider lilies? You probably don't know, but there's another sea of ​​flowers on the other side of the underworld. It's a place that isolates all the chaos from the underworld, and it's the only source of life in the underworld right now."

"You're amazing, Lycoris radiata!" Kinnara immediately understood what was going on and looked at Lycoris radiata with admiration.

The red spider lily gave a meaningful look: "This will have to be repaid."

Qingji pouted: "...I don't really want to speak ill of others, but this woman is indeed a bad woman."

“There’s no need to be too demanding,” Kousaka Kyosuke said to Aohime. “Sometimes I’m not willing to do things that I can help others for free.”

Do unto others, do not impose on others.

This has been Kyosuke Kousaka's guiding principle since he could remember.

Upon hearing this, Qingji immediately nodded her little head and said, "I will remember it."

"So, shall we continue collecting flowers?" Kinnara asked, tilting his head.

The spider lily said, "No need. Kyosuke will make up for the remaining uncontrolled flowers."

"Okay, I understand."

Kousaka Kyosuke understood the hint from the spider lily and immediately raised his hand to lightly touch the spider lily's forehead, transferring his power more steadily and quickly into the spider lily's body.

The red spider lily then manipulates the sea of ​​flowers in the underworld to spread and save more souls seeking help.

As Kousaka Kyosuke gazed into the distance toward the underworld, taking in the sights of many ghosts and spirits, he couldn't help but think about the plight of the human world.

If the dead struggle so desperately, how much more so the living?

"We don't know when Ara and Seimei will arrive to save the day, but thankfully one Spider Lily is worth countless others. Let's head back now..."

Kosaka Kyo said heartily.

He also has to handle some of the manor's internal affairs. The other partners who are currently working must be under a lot of pressure.

432. Plain Clothes' Worries / Fate / Fanbo / Boqi-chan

Having basically completed the tasks required to reach the underworld, Kyosuke Kousaka departed with Kagura and Kinnara.

Princess Goldfish volunteered to stay and help, and Kyosuke Kosaka did not object.

Since the Sanzu River seems to be getting increasingly turbulent, the presence of the Goldfish Princess, who can control the water flow, would certainly be of help at any time.

In short, Kyosuke Kousaka went back.

Go back and help Su Yi with the affairs, since she has always been in charge of the manor's affairs.

So the first person to be comforted was Su Yi.

How to comfort her? Actually, just stay with her while she works.

"Lord Kyosuke, since you say that the power of other evil gods has already begun to extend into the underworld, doesn't that mean that other evil gods may also appear in the human world?"

Upon hearing Kousaka Kyosuke's detailed account of the underworld, Su Yi, who was working, immediately began to make some guesses.

Kyosuke Kosaka said, "It's alright if it appears. Based on the information I've observed from the underworld, the power of other evil gods is far inferior to that of Yamata no Orochi. If it does fully manifest in the human world, I will try to seal it away."

As he said, Kyosuke Kousaka did not place much importance on the other evil gods.

It's definitely strong.

The problem is that they are not as strong as the Yamata no Orochi, and their intelligence is far inferior to the Yamata no Orochi. According to the original story, they don't seem to be very smart either. How could Kousaka Kyosuke possibly put too much effort into them?

"Lord Kyosuke, you seem much more confident than before..."

"Yes, you didn't notice that I've become much stronger. I'm much stronger than before, at least I won't be too strained to restrain the current Orochi. I used to be so worried, but I could never say it out loud."

Kousaka Kyosuke coughed and told Su Yi the truth.

Anyway, he often confided his innermost thoughts to his wives, who were more mature psychologically, such as Xiangzi, Fujishikibu, Sei Shonagon, and Sue.

After all, even if I tell some half-truths, they are too easy to be seen through, so I might as well just tell the truth.

This is not shameful, and it can also give them a little sense of what's good for them.

"Kyosuke-sama, it's okay to say some things. Actually... I'll feel more at ease if I say them."

Su Yi hesitated for a moment, but still softly said what she wanted to say.

To be honest, Su Yi felt that she could easily hear through many of Kyosuke Kosaka's lies, especially white lies, which she could subconsciously distinguish as soon as she heard them.

Perhaps it was because Kousaka Kyosuke often rested his head on her lap and complained to her about various things like a child...

"It's alright now," Kousaka Kyosuke said, feeling embarrassed that he had once again put Su Yi in a difficult position. "Right now, I'm hoping that the legendary God of Judgment will appear, so that we have any hope of victory."

Having personally experienced the power of the Yamata no Orochi, Kyosuke Kousaka placed all his hopes on Susanoo, who had yet to appear.

Because the stronger you are, the more acutely you can perceive your own weakness.

"We will win, Kyosuke-sama."

"Of course, I can confirm that, but I just hope that this chaotic period will end soon. Ever since I started working at the Prosecution Agency, things have never stopped."

Kyosuke Kosaka's thoughts drifted back to the past, and he couldn't help but utter his complaints again.

Of course, after he finished speaking, he suddenly thought of things in other worlds.

Leaving aside the unfamiliar places in the Americas and the West, the Central Plains of Tang always gave Kousaka Kyosuke a subtle feeling.

Especially when he saw the main characters of "Chinese Paladin" such as Murong Ziying, Han Lingsha, and Liu Mengli arrive one after another, Kousaka Kyosuke couldn't help but guess that the Central Plains was probably also undergoing a dramatic change.

It's a dramatic change similar to what's happening in Japan right now. Oh no, if that's really the case, wouldn't I have to go through all that trouble again?

But the lifespan of their partners still needs to be addressed.

“Everything will pass quickly. Lord Kyosuke has just returned from the underworld. Would you like to rest for a while?” Su Yi suddenly suggested.

"...Okay, fifteen minutes it will be."

Still annoyed, Kyosuke Kousaka reflexively swallowed.

A moment later, Su Yi let Kousaka Kyosuke rest his head on her lap. She stopped working, lowered her head, and reached out to stroke Kousaka Kyosuke's hair to comfort him.

With a gradually calming mind, Kyosuke Kousaka drifted off to sleep, and the full moon in his world of vision temporarily lost its appeal.

Lord Kyosuke...

Su Yi gazed quietly at the sleeping Kousaka Kyosuke, her eyes filled with endless tenderness and understanding.

"I was supposed to listen to Kyosuke's complaints as usual, but what he probably needs more right now is rest."

Su Yi knew very well that Kousaka Kyosuke had come over to comfort her, feeling that she was overworked.

Su Yi, however, never felt that way.

Compared to the hopeless days of the past, she now feels happy and hopeful even amidst the turmoil of what she considers the end of the world.

The tribespeople have made some sacrifices during this period, but everyone is willing to do so, just like the previous sacrifices, and believes it is worthwhile.

Similarly, Su Yi believed from beginning to end that everything she did was worthwhile.

And so, Su Yi quietly watched Kousaka Kyosuke for a quarter of an hour.

After the agreed time passed.

Su Yi gently rubbed Kousaka Kyosuke's face with her hands, trying to wake him up. After all, she knew very well that if she didn't wake him up, Kousaka Kyosuke would complain when he woke up later.

"...Hmm, a quarter of an hour has passed. It feels like time has been going on for so long."

The moment he opened his eyes, Kyosuke Kosaka felt a faint five-colored light flash across the world before his eyes. When he came to his senses, he wondered if he was just imagining things.

But is it possible?

"Lord Kyosuke, would you like to sleep a little longer?"

"I'm not going to sleep anymore, I feel like if I sleep any longer I'll start dreaming again."

"I heard from Miss Suzuhiko that when you were unconscious, it felt like you were dreaming..."

Su Yi looked at Kousaka Kyosuke with concern.

For the strong, dreams, which happen only occasionally, are simply not a constraint.

Anyone with a bit of ability can easily escape dreams—in fact, it's quite reasonable that dreams shouldn't occur at all under normal circumstances.

Like this, she hadn't dreamed for many days.

For her, as long as she enters a meditative state while sleeping, several hours will pass in a flash, during which nothing will happen, let alone any dreams.

"I remember dreaming of inheriting a small country, but it turned out to be a war."

Kyosuke Kosaka sat up, smiled, and stroked Su Yi's hair as he spoke of some things he remembered from his dream.