Onmyoji, a nobleman in Heian-kyo

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Previously, the Zhen bird was living alone with several chicks that couldn't survive on their own, hoping that others wouldn't disturb it.

At present, Kyosuke Kosaka is taking care of her and a few of her clansmen along with her. He hopes that Zashiki and her clansmen can live a quiet and peaceful life.

"No... Since they can stop producing toxins, they have escaped the fate of loneliness. I am different from them."

Zhen shook her head and refused.

She was holding two of her own kind just now only because she had no other choice at the moment...

In the past, she had to carry bamboo baskets on her body and back to move around with her unruly clansmen.

It would be difficult to do that at this time, otherwise it would cause a scene.

If this gets out of hand, everyone will probably try to pin the blame on Kyosuke Kosaka, which will make things very difficult for Zashiki.

So all she could do was hug him like Kyosuke Kousaka did.

When conscious, Zhen can actually ensure that not a single drop of the toxins in her body leaks out.

"You're being too pessimistic, thinking about loneliness and fate. If all else fails, just control how you absorb the miasma. That way, you won't produce toxins in your body. I can help with that."

Kyosuke Kosaka directly stated the solution.

Upon observation, he discovered that the toxins on the poisonous bird's body were mainly related to the miasma it had absorbed.

Once it is no longer absorbed, the so-called toxins naturally cease to exist.

Kyosuke Kosaka speculated that the poison of the poisonous bird was actually related to survival.

Aren't there many animals in nature that rely on highly toxic substances to survive?

"it does not matter……"

"Is there a connection? Don't worry too much about me. I do need your poison, but do I need a lot? You can just make some more when you need it, right?"

Kousaka Kyosuke said bluntly.

He still needed to obtain the poison from the poisonous bird and carefully analyze how it was produced.

This was his promise to Zhen.

This is also a method with a high success rate for confronting Yamata no Orochi in the future.

He had no reason not to conduct research and experiments.

"Lord Kyosuke, let's talk about this later." Zashiki lowered her head, not wanting to discuss her problems any further.

She was happy to be able to help Kyosuke Kousaka.

As for other things, she can handle them herself; no one needs to worry about them.

"Alright then, I'll offer you some comfort while you think it over."

Seeing that Zashiki was so stubborn, Kyosuke Kosaka withdrew one of his arms from the chicks and changed to holding two chicks horizontally in one arm. Then, he raised his free hand and patted their heads.

Who is being patted on the head? It's none other than the shikigami, Zashiki.

"The concept of destiny simply doesn't exist. If it did, we should fight against it even more. Every intelligent being living in the world longs to live happily, but this cannot be bestowed upon us by heaven."

"Even if heaven really does bestow charity, you still need to make an effort to catch it. It's like a meat bun falling from the sky; if you see it, you still have to reach out and catch it. You can't just open your mouth and put it in your mouth, can you?"

Zhen was stunned, forgetting to notice as her hair was touched several times: "This..."

Kousaka Kyosuke realized what was happening and started coughing:

“My analogy may not be quite right, or rather, it may not be quite accurate, but that’s not the point—you just need to know that you shouldn’t give in to fate.”

"...Yes, Kyosuke-sama, I understand."

"Good, now come with me to meet the neighbors."

Kyosuke Kosaka withdrew his hands and resumed holding the baby bird with both hands.

Zhen gave a soft "hmm," just like a newlywed bride, which made Kousaka Kyosuke really want to tease her, but he tried his best to hold back.

Not long after, Kyosuke Kosaka, along with the Zashiki and the fledglings, visited Menreiki and Renka, among others.

When it was almost time, Kousaka Kyosuke bid farewell to the others to go see the spider lilies and Aohime.

Tomorrow is the manor's celebration.

Kyosuke Kosaka hadn't seen them in real life for a while, so he came over to check on them.

They hadn't even exchanged a few words before the atmosphere became lively.

It was so hot that Kyosuke Kousaka found he didn't even have time to say anything.

Only when Aohime happily snuggled against Kousaka Kyosuke did Kousaka Kyosuke have a chance to speak.

"Would it be appropriate for me to pick you up tomorrow?"

"No need, the spider lily and I can go over by ourselves—hey, spider lily, your leg is pressing on me!"

Qingji complained to the other shore flower with dissatisfaction.

Higanbana, who was sitting on Kousaka Kyosuke, raised her legs and suddenly turned around.

"Well!"

Kousaka Kyousuke couldn't help but groan.

For some reason, a strange image of a towel being wrung out came to mind.

Snap!

"Hey, sorry, Qingji, my leg is on you." The other shore flower bent down, tilted her head slightly and smiled at Qingji, just like a lively and lazy kitten.

Startled, Qingji finally snapped out of it and yelled, "Hey, hey, what are you doing?"

"You should ask this man."

Lying completely on top of Kyosuke Kousaka, Higanbana poked Kyosuke's face with her finger.

Kyosuke Kousaka was like a dead fish, almost rolling his eyes.

"It's all my fault. Let's get back to the celebration. If there's anything you'd like to eat or do, tell me now so I can make the plans."

Aohime, who was a little worried about Kousaka Kyosuke's situation and still a bit angry about Higanbana's behavior, immediately fell into a state of great interest and anticipation for tomorrow's festival.

"Hehe, I want to eat some boiled offal, but I was too embarrassed to eat it before."

"What's there to be embarrassed about? There's no such thing as high or low quality food; as long as it tastes good, that's all that matters."

"I want to see some impressive scenes."

"Um...can you give me an example of the red spider lily?"

"No, you'll have to figure that out yourself. You can give me an answer later."

"..."

Kyosuke Kousaka was speechless.

Compared to the easily satisfied Qing Ji, the Higanbana loves to cause trouble.

Since the other shore flower has never made any unreasonable demands on him, he can only choose to comply.

"From an objective point of view, the Red Spider Lily is a woman with a sense of humor and personality."

"It's just too hard to win over a woman like this... I'd rather just stick to being a sarcastic commentator."

"Hmph, how dissolute!"

Qingji gradually lost her excitement and began to criticize the red spider lily.

Higanbana, who was completely lying on top of Kousaka Kyosuke, squinted her eyes and didn't say anything, simply using Kousaka Kyosuke as a bed as if no one else was there.

Kyosuke Kosaka was used to this. He reached out and touched Aohime's hair to cheer her up and reduce his actions against the spider lily.

My gaze couldn't help but fall upon the serene and beautiful face of the spider lily in front of me.

"Qingji, you've all been alright here these past few days, haven't you?"

"No, it's been peaceful here for quite a few days. It's just that the spider lilies always like to explore those twisted places."

"Sai no Kawara..."

Kousaka Kyosuke murmured.

This place, where the flow of time is distorted, is the biggest taboo he subconsciously avoids.

With Suzuka Gozen as the ultimate role model, Kousaka Kyosuke dared not act recklessly.

On the contrary, the other side of the spider lily doesn't care.

Born in the Sanzu River, also known as the River Styx, she was very familiar with the surrounding area, making it highly unlikely that she would get lost.

Even in Sai no Kawara, the spider lilies might not get lost there.

But this is still a bit dangerous.

Kyosuke Kosaka had advised Higanbana before, but it seems she's still "knowingly doing the wrong thing."

He didn't have any good ideas about this either.

"At least wait until I die of old age before you go looking for it," Kousaka Kyosuke complained to the spider lily.

He knew that the red spider lily was somewhat more responsive to gentle persuasion than force.