Onmyoji, a nobleman in Heian-kyo

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It's not that Kyosuke Kousaka is being pretentious.

However, Menreiki itself has many problems.

In essence, this girl is quite similar to the girl in the box we encountered before.

Each of them has its own unique logic of thinking.

Kyosuke Kosaka hadn't spent much time with Menreiki and hadn't fully understood her, yet he had almost completely "understood" her?

This is beyond what can be described as mere recklessness.

At the very least, Kyosuke Kosaka believed that Menreiki's favorability rating needed to be raised to a suitable level.

Unlike now, Kousaka Kyosuke can only see Menreiki's behavior, which is like a child snatching candy.

As the person involved, Kyosuke Kosaka should be proud.

But after feeling proud, shouldn't we think about the practicalities?

For example, we should focus on the mental health of Menreiki, rather than acting recklessly for a moment's pleasure.

Therefore, Kyosuke Kosaka decided to take a compromise approach.

"Sleeping together? If it were with Kagura and Menreiki, I would be quite happy. But I don't think I've even gone on more than a few dates with Menreiki, and we're not even married yet. Wouldn't it be irresponsible to just sleep together like that?"

"I don't mind."

"I mind! At least spend some more time with me, and then we can have the wedding witnessed by Kagura and everyone else."

Kyosuke Kousaka gently poked Menreiki's head.

Menreiki, whose little head tilted to one side from being poked, asked, "Kagura, did you sleep with Kyosuke after you got married?"

"No, I started sleeping with Kyosuke right after we met."

Kagura is an honest and good child who is not good at lying.

Therefore, he looked at Kyosuke Kousaka with considerable apology.

Thus, Kyosuke Kousaka received a slightly questioning and scrutinizing look from Menreiki.

"Kagura is Kagura, and I have to treat her the way I would treat her. As for Menreiki, I will also try my best to treat you the way I would treat you best."

Kyosuke Kosaka answered calmly.

Giving up Menreiki is definitely out of the question!

He's not an irresponsible man!

Now, what he wants to do is raise Menreiki's favorability to a certain level, get to know each other better, and then take things to the next level.

Otherwise, it will only be planting landmines that will explode sooner or later.

Ultimately, even Menreiki now suffers from what is known as "schizophrenia".

—Because he was neglected by his father, and under the instigation of the mask, he committed evil deeds. Menreiki chose to escape and fantasized that all these evil deeds were done by another person, namely "Black Menreiki", another version of himself.

This shows that Menreiki's personality is rather timid and she likes to escape reality.

Given this situation, Kyosuke Kosaka was determined that if he didn't get her sorted out, he definitely couldn't continue developing the relationship further.

"Kyosuke, I think the best thing for me right now is to sleep with me."

"Who said that? Aren't there other things? For example, I'll cook for you, feed you, or rub your back and give you a massage. In short, whatever Kagura has, you will definitely have too."

"Yes, Menreiki, you don't need to doubt that."

Kagura provided the perfect assist.

Kyosuke Kousaka then hugged Kagura and Menreiki.

Put your desires aside for now.

Once you've built up a huge positive impression, the key is to work on maintaining that positive image.

Isn't that what Qing Ji is like?

The same applies to Menreiki.

"..." Menreiki, who was suddenly hugged by Kousaka Kyosuke, thought for a moment and then acquiesced to Kousaka Kyosuke's statement.

Because what Kousaka Kyosuke said wasn't wrong.

Menreiki originally came from a noble family, so she naturally knew about some things between nobles.

Therefore, I understand that the conditions Kousaka Kyosuke mentioned were indeed very sincere.

"I just realized I've been busy looking for this for so long. It's almost noon now, so I'll cook for you."

Kyosuke Kousaka released Kagura and Menreiki.

Kagura said expectantly, "I want to eat takoyaki."

"Okay, what does Menreiki want to eat?" Kousaka Kyosuke asked.

Menreiki replied, "I want something sweet."

"There will be dessert after the meal, and we can just eat the main course normally, right?"

"Ah."

Menreiki nodded slightly.

To be honest, she's always been quite curious whether lunch counts as a proper meal.

Not eating two meals a day?

One morning meal and one evening meal?

However, when Kyosuke Kousaka's relationship with her took a leap forward and he started sending paper dolls to deliver meals, Menreiki discovered that the timing of the meal deliveries was quite mysterious.

Once in the morning at Chenshi (7-9 AM), once at noon, and once in the evening at Youshi (5-7 PM).

Three times in total.

This was different from what she knew.

Menreiki went out to observe the surroundings and found that Kousaka Kyosuke might be the only one who was special.

Menreiki really likes this.

The food provided by Kyosuke Kosaka was exquisite and delicious.

"I'll go cook outside now, please wait a moment."

Kyosuke Kosaka was in a fairly good mood after discovering Menreiki, and secretly planned to strengthen his connection with Menreiki in the coming days and help her recover.

Thinking about it this way, I feel like I'll be very busy in the next few days.

Of course, compared to Seimei, Minamoto no Hiromasa, Minamoto no Yorimitsu, and others, he was far too idle.

So it's best not to sigh.

After Kyosuke Kousaka left.

Kagura and Menreiki started chatting again in the room.

"Kyosuke sometimes prefers to get along well with everyone before spending time together, and that's the case with the people in the bedroom too."

"Oh, it seems I'll have to go on a few more dates with Kyosuke. Where do you guys go on your dates?"

"Many places. Because we've had a lot of things to do in Kyoto this past year, we'd sit together in quiet, scenic spots after we finished our work..."

"I see."

Menreiki looked enlightened.

Then she began to ask Kagura in detail about Kousaka Kyosuke.

She thought to herself, since Kyosuke Kosaka has even brought up marriage and is willing to cook for her himself.

The effort required would be substantial.

Therefore, she certainly couldn't treat it casually; she had to respond seriously.

While preparing food outside, Kousaka Kyosuke was thinking about how to quickly boost Menreiki's favorability.

According to her character design, Menreiki has a strong desire for control and is also very obsessive.

The PUA (Pick-Up Artist) skill definitely cannot be used indiscriminately.

I guess I'll have to pamper Menreiki, but I have to find a balance and not spoil her into becoming a yandere.

The probability is quite high; we need to be careful.

"It definitely takes effort to be with a girl with a difficult personality, but saying this sounds more like bragging."

Kousaka Kyosuke laughed at himself.

Previously, if you forcefully pushed Menreiki away and prevented her from kissing you.

Then they would naturally be friends.

But the truth is that Kousaka Kyosuke didn't stand up for himself at all; in fact, he was the one who was forced to stand up for himself by Menreiki.

Yeah, I was rock hard back then too.

Ultimately, Menreiki's expressionless little face slowly approaching was undeniably attractive; one could say it was incredibly cute.