Onmyoji, a nobleman in Heian-kyo

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What a speechless world...

As for Kagura herself.

She tried to gently embrace the two misty objects as if they were future children.

In Kagura's eyes, she could clearly see the child's true nature.

And she also fantasized that she was the mother of twins.

For a long time.

Kagura released the twin spirits and turned around with a helpless expression.

"They thanked me, but I could sense that they hadn't achieved their goal."

"Hmm... tell them to wait a bit."

"it is good."

Kagura turned around and explained again.

After the conversation ended, Kyosuke Kosaka led Kagura away for a distance before beginning his questioning.

Why did their parents bury them?

"The parents of Little Flower and Little Grass thought they were dead, so they buried them, but it was also related to their extreme hunger..."

Kagura slowly explained the situation.

Kyosuke Kosaka listened carefully and quickly summarized the cause and effect—the parents left only food for themselves and their son, while the twin sisters only ate a tiny bit of wild vegetables…

Therefore, it's not surprising that they eventually starved to death.

"I remember an old man mentioning that during famines, girls always starve to death first..."

Kyosuke Kousaka inadvertently recalls things about his own world.

Even in the world we live in, the most basic problems of food and clothing were not solved until the late 80s.

Moreover, this was in the ancient world, which was feudal, had low productivity, and was plagued by various disasters.

Logically speaking...

The reason why rural people value men is because they are the main source of labor.

Women are inherently weaker, and their physiology also means that their labor value is greatly reduced, so it's no wonder that people in ancient times preferred men to women.

From this perspective, this is just a very ordinary event.

Although in the eyes of modern people, this would be considered a crime.

“Then tell them to wait a little longer. We’ll go find someone who can make them feel loved by their mother.”

Kosaka Kyosuke suggested calmly.

Kagura replied, "Okay."

She had often done similar things with Kyosuke Kousaka before.

The same is true now.

After that, Kagura explained things to the ghost twins.

After explaining, Kousaka Kyosuke led Kagura to the location of the Tsuki-no-Shrine.

There's a large group of single mothers over there, isn't there?

"I'm just not sure if anyone will be willing to go there..." Kyosuke Kousaka was troubled by another problem.

If it's an adult's last wish, and it's too troublesome, he absolutely won't bother with it.

It could be assumed that it was the child's last wish, and he felt it was necessary to fulfill his duty.

Yes.

He definitely needs to achieve this before he can feel at ease.

The question is, does anyone in Widow Village have such audacity?

Suddenly, Kyosuke Kosaka remembered someone.

“Isn’t there love?” Kagura said.

"Yes, I suddenly thought of her too."

Kyosuke Kosaka smiled at Kagura.

He's a good friend of Qingji, how could he not know?

Yesterday, he originally planned to bring Hoshino Ai to the cherry blossom viewing party as a surprise for Aohime.

Unexpectedly, Hoshino Ai, who usually spends most of her time at the shrine, goes to work in the village.

Then there's no way.

Kyosuke Kousaka, who had never intended to set foot in the Widows' Village, simply gave up on the idea.

Now, thinking of this young single mother, I went straight to her after I found her useful.

Would you call this scum?

Kyosuke Kosaka suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

Arrive at the Tsuki-no-Shrine.

This time, Ai Hoshino is involved.

Because her daughter Rumi has a congenital physical deficiency and needs spiritual energy to nourish her from time to time, Hoshino Ai spends most of her time at the shrine.

Perhaps for this reason, she herself was isolated by the women and children of the widow's village.

At least that's what Aohime said, according to Kyosuke Kousaka himself.

Kyousuke Kosaka believes it for now.

Ultimately, those who don't conform are more likely to be ostracized.

Everyone else lives in villages, but you live in a shrine? Isn't that a bit too "arrogant"?

It's the same principle as school bullying and workplace bullying in Japan.

Hey, that's not right.

To be precise, isn't this the same principle in every country?

"...I wonder if loving you would be willing to help?"

Kagura, who had come to Hoshino Ai and explained the whole story in an orderly manner, directly asked for her opinion.

Hoshino Ai, holding Rumi, bowed her head apologetically:

“If it were just that, of course I would be willing. But Rumi is not my biological daughter. I adopted her because I felt sorry for her and because I suddenly had the urge to experience what it's like to be a mother.”

Kyosuke Kosaka paused, taken aback.

He knew that Hoshino Ai was a modern person, and he also knew that Hoshino Ai was not a single mother in the modern world.

Therefore, I thought Hoshino Ai came into this world to become a wife, but... that's it??

"Since you're willing, then give it a try. After all, I don't think many people would be unafraid of seeing the undead or monsters."

Kousaka Kyosuke said.

Hoshino Ai smiled at Kousaka Kyosuke: "Yes, Kyosuke-sama."

"Okay, let's go."

Kyosuke Kosaka didn't linger. After bidding farewell to the Moon Goddess, he took Kagura and Ai Hoshino back to their original place.

It took less than 15 minutes to get back.

Kyosuke Kosaka vaguely sensed a hidden gaze watching him from the side. Noticing that it seemed to have no malicious intent, he simply chose to ignore it and continued to look at Ai Hoshino as he had in mind.

"Love you--"

"Ah! Ah!~"

"uh-huh……"

A crisp cry followed by a suppressed groan interrupted the conversation.

Kousaka Kyosuke, who had temporarily stopped speaking, looked helpless and focused his gaze on Kagura.

At this moment, Rumi, who was still full of energy, grabbed Hoshino Ai.

Hoshino Ai couldn't help but squint and make a sound.

Kagura, after being signaled by Kousaka Kyosuke, went over to take a look.

And so, Hoshino Ai and Kagura were presented together to Kousaka Kyosuke.

For some inexplicable reason, Kyosuke Kosaka suddenly discovered a blind spot, his hidden gaze comparing a flat area with a wavy one... He seemed to understand.

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