Onmyoji, a nobleman in Heian-kyo

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"Miss, I should go and deal with the other monsters."

Seeing that the girl in his arms was gradually calming down and her sobs had subsided, Kousaka Kyosuke finally spoke up to remind her.

He was happy to spend fifteen minutes comforting a seemingly cute young girl.

Unfortunately, the level of help they provided was limited.

Kyosuke Kosaka has his own things to take care of and can't afford to spend too much time on strangers.

We should still get down to business.

Unfortunately, the girl in his arms kept her head down, clutching tightly to Kousaka Kyosuke's clothes, and didn't say a word.

"Miss, the Onmyoji has important matters to attend to."

At this moment, the black-haired maid saw that the time was right and stepped forward.

"Well!"

Uh……

The moment the silver-haired girl stubbornly rammed into Kousaka Kyosuke's arms, Kousaka Kyosuke also received a headbutt.

The light, ticklish attacks were quite enjoyable to Kyosuke Kousaka.

What does it taste like? It tastes about like Kagura.

So, Kyosuke Kosaka looked at Kagura with a pleading gaze.

Kagura blinked, tilted her head, and stepped forward, saying:

"Kyosuke will come to see you later. He has something very important to take care of, and there will be serious consequences if he doesn't."

"..."

The silver-haired girl was silent for two or three seconds before looking up at Kousaka Kyosuke.

Looking at that pretty and cute little face, Kousaka Kyosuke realized that it was just as youthful as Kagura's.

Those deep blue eyes were so pure and clear that there wasn't a single impurity.

A faint sadness mixed with visible fear and unease evokes pity.

But for Kyosuke Kosaka, the look in those eyes was like a sharp knife, piercing straight into his heart.

—Kousaka Kyosuke seemed to see Kagura awakening back then.

Of course, the girl in his arms was not Kagura.

Therefore, Kousaka Kyosuke remained calm, but unconsciously raised his hand again to stroke the girl's silver hair, tidying up the slightly messy strands.

"I'll come find you later?"

"..." The silver-haired girl opened her mouth slightly, as if to speak, but immediately lowered her head again.

Kyosuke Kosaka tried his best but couldn't hear what the girl was saying.

They didn't say anything at all, did they?

While she was still pondering, the silver-haired girl broke free from Kousaka Kyosuke's grasp.

"Miss."

The maidservant also hurried forward to prevent anyone from continuing to harass Kousaka Kyosuke.

Call ~

Kousaka Kyosuke breathed a sigh of relief and summoned the Talisman Bird, preparing to use it to take the two of them back.

All you need to do is control the talisman bird with your mind.

Ultimately, the road was littered with corpses, and the oxcart was hardly capable of navigating it, nor was the long, ornate robes worn by the silver-haired girl suitable for travel...

Then, things didn't go too badly.

After the noble lady and her maid sat securely atop the talisman bird, Kyosuke Kousaka, following the maid's instructions, controlled the talisman bird to lead them to their destination.

"It feels like me."

As the talisman bird disappeared into the sky, Kagura couldn't help but say something.

Kyosuke Kosaka said, "That was then. Aren't you happy now?"

As he spoke, he tapped Kagura's little nose.

Kagura stepped forward to greet her, giggling, and then tilted her little face up in a blissful expression.

Kyosuke Kosaka chuckled and patted Kagura's hair before continuing to lead her to sweep away the monsters in other parts of the street.

At this moment, there are no ordinary people on the street. Those standing there are either Onmyoji, samurai, or other humans, or yokai that are causing destruction everywhere.

Among the monsters, the most numerous are the oni (ghosts).

The others are just ordinary monsters like wolves, rats, and pigs.

Kyosuke Kousaka eliminated them all and used Kagura's perception magic to locate their hideout.

Wasn't his polite refusal of Tachibana Michisada's invitation precisely so that he could resolve things quickly and leave as soon as possible?

Ultimately, there was nothing here that Kyosuke Kousaka would miss.

"It's over here. The spirits say that monsters gather in the deepest cave in this forest."

"Then let's get rid of the commander quickly."

"By the time we finished resolving the issue and established the barrier, it was almost evening..."

"We'll stay here for the night and leave tomorrow. We'll wander around a bit on our way back."

Seeing that Kagura had precisely timed everything, Kyosuke Kosaka smiled and took over, helping her complete the "plan".

Upon hearing what Kousaka Kyosuke said, Kagura lowered her head and smiled shyly.

Her seemingly innocent face had a radiant beauty like a ripe apple.

Kyosuke Kosaka saw this, and it was hard for him not to get angry.

Yes, lust.

"This is bad, my self-control is getting worse and worse," Kousaka Kyosuke thought to himself.

He remembered that he wasn't a lolicon, right?

Oh, so the girl you like is a loli... I see.

He came to his senses and stopped thinking about it.

Thinking about these things is pointless; the most important thing is to live your own life well.

We arrived at our destination.

Kousaka Kyosuke and Kagura discovered something that shocked them—the monsters around them were all lying on the ground with bruises and swelling on their faces.

"Are you OK?"

Kyosuke Kosaka walked up to a pig demon that seemed to still have some consciousness and asked it with a puzzled expression.

The pig demon's swollen head truly exemplified what it means to have a "pig's head".

"Spare me... Boss..."

The pig demon muttered to itself, its entire body twitching for a long time before finally falling silent.

Kyosuke Kosaka examined him closely and found that he was still breathing, but not much.

It's similar to a situation where "air goes in but no air comes out".

After thinking it over, Kousaka Kyosuke decided not to treat the monster. After all, the monsters here were unfriendly to humans, so they deserved to die.

“If I’m not mistaken, the culprit is a woman,” Kagura said.

Kyosuke Kosaka nodded as well: "I just don't know what exactly is going on. Judging from the situation, there's a good chance that a new enemy has arrived."

What he said was not without basis.

Because he had learned about the situation from the Moon Chaser, Kyosuke Kousaka knew that some "cross-river dragon" type monsters would beat up the local "local tyrant" monsters when they passed through certain places.

Reasons? There are many, many reasons.

There are those like Ibaraki-dōji who fight just for the sake of fighting.

But more often than not, it's a situation of fighting for territory.

I don't know which one it is?

With mixed feelings, Kyosuke Kosaka led Kagura deeper into the forest.

The further they went, the clearer they could hear the unrestrained giggles.

"Come play! Hahahaha—"

"Help!"

"Run!"

Some monsters were already fleeing in the direction of Kousaka Kyosuke and Kagura. Upon seeing the two, they were initially taken aback, but then continued running forward, ignoring them completely.