Onmyoji, a nobleman in Heian-kyo

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"Sister Jing."

"Ah~ Say it again~ I don't think I heard you clearly..."

"Sister Jing."

Hayasaka Ai greeted a woman she encountered who appeared to be around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old.

The woman was called "Shizuka," a name derived from the famous Taira clan in the modern world.

Unfortunately, the Taira clan did not have much fame in this era.

If we're really talking about someone famous, then it has to be the one who rebelled... let's not even mention him.

Let's get back to the main topic.

Hayasaka Ai was very curious about this woman from the Taira clan.

I hadn't had much contact with her before and didn't know much about her, but I knew she was a very forthright woman.

My mother said that this woman from the Ping family was originally supposed to be a concubine for the head of the household, but it seems that the head of the household did not make any arrangements... and so it just ended there.

Hayasaka Ai felt sorry for this woman from the Taira clan.

The woman from the Taira clan, whose real name was Hiratsuka Shizuka, was overjoyed to hear Hayasaka Ai address her so youthfully.

Perhaps it was fate that wanted to punish Hiratsuka Shizuka.

Yang happened to come over and told her something with a smile.

"Jing~ Lord Weiheng sent over a cartload of fine silks and satins. It seems he hasn't forgotten you after all."

"—?!"

Hiratsuka Shizuka's smile froze, as if she had fallen into an abyss.

Then, Yang added, "Lord Kyosuke hasn't forgotten you either, he invited you to dinner..."

"what?!"

241. Hiratsuka Shizuka's Marriage? /Miku's Fighting Spirit/ Accept Mission

"—Are you sure it's just for a meal?!"

The words that were on her mind were about to be spoken, but Hiratsuka Shizuka suddenly shut her mouth again.

She suddenly remembered that Hayasaka Ai was still by her side.

Besides, we can't expose ourselves to Yang Nai!

"...Well, since it's Kyosuke-sama's invitation, I'll definitely be prepared before I go."

Hiratsuka Shizuka quickly changed her facial expression, pretending to be calm and composed.

At this moment, Hayasaka Ai hurriedly bowed.

"Excuse me, please allow me to take my leave now... Goodbye, Shizuka-neechan, goodbye, Yonai-san."

After saying that, Hayasaka Ai disappeared in the blink of an eye, as if she had greased her feet.

Yang clicked her tongue as she watched the direction Hayasaka Ai had left.

"Xiao Ai is such a well-behaved and considerate girl."

"..."

Hiratsuka Shizuka immediately understood the unspoken meaning behind Haruno's words: Hayasaka Ai had tactfully left to save face for her.

Then, he couldn't help but give Haruno a "death stare," hoping to shut her up.

Unfortunately, Yang was not afraid of threats at all.

"Alright~ Now I'll tell you about everyone's information in the bedroom!"

"Why are you so enthusiastic? It's just a meal."

"Yes, it's just a meal."

Yang smiled and echoed Heizuka Shizuka's words.

Having lived in the mansion for a long time and frequently entering and leaving the sleeping quarters, she was quite clear about the details of the events related to Hiratsuka Shizuka.

First of all, Yang knew that Kousaka Kyosuke planned to marry Hiratsuka Shizuka, but his approach was rather unusual: he let Hiratsuka Shizuka get to know him for a while before they got together.

However, Hiraihira was clearly a bit too anxious, thinking that Hiratsuka Shizuka would never get married.

Now, perhaps because of the misunderstanding on Taira no Miyako's side, Kousaka Kyosuke is starting to establish a relationship first.

"How realistic. No matter how famous a man is, he is consistent in his attitude towards women, treating them as tools to be used... I guess even the men who transmigrated here and rose to a high position would not be able to avoid being assimilated."

Thinking about Ping Weiheng's actions, Yang sighed inwardly.

She then spoke with Hiratsuka Shizuka about the basic information regarding the sleeping quarters.

In reality, it's just a matter of simply introducing the ladies who don't go out, because Hiratsuka Shizuka usually has contact with and knows the other people in the bedroom.

Such as Mafuyu, who is close in age to him, and the quintuplets, Hiromi and Megumi, Komachi, and others who often walk around inside and outside the bedroom.

Perhaps because of this, Hiratsuka Shizuya wasn't too nervous.

Until dinner time in the evening—

When facing Kyosuke Kosaka and a group of people, some familiar and some unfamiliar, Shizuka Hiratsuka froze as if her computer had crashed.

Dazzling, so dazzling!

There are so many people!

They could form a small team to defeat the Demon King!

"There are too many people here, so you don't need to greet everyone individually." As if understanding Hiratsuka Shizuka's situation, Kousaka Kyosuke tactfully skipped the necessary formalities.

When I speak, my feelings are rather complex.

Well, he was planning to hold a banquet today, so why is Ping Weiheng in such a hurry?

Well, I can't make things difficult for Hiratsuka Shizuka, so I'll try to get to know her first.

"Well... we still need to observe the proper etiquette."

I had thought that Hiratsuka Shizuka was very brave, but her voice was low and her gaze was down, like a little girl.

Haruno, who came with Hiratsuka Shizuka, almost burst out laughing, but she managed to suppress her urge and speak up.

"Lord Kyosuke doesn't allow anyone to contradict him."

"..."

"Don't treat me like a tyrant. Just sit down and wait for your meal."

Seeing that Haruno's teasing was easing Hiratsuka Shizuka's tension, Kousaka Kyosuke also chimed in.

Upon hearing this, Yang chuckled and pulled Hiratsuka Shizuka to a seat next to her sister.

Afterwards, Komachi, Nino, Miku, Yotsuba, Miharu, and the others actively served the dishes. In no time, the low tables were filled with food. After finishing their work, they sat down at the low tables and prepared to eat.

"Have a meal."

Kyosuke Kosaka picked up his chopsticks and made a declaration.

Everyone else then picked up their chopsticks as well.

The movements weren't very synchronized; each person went about their own business, some faster, some slower.

There's Miku fiddling with the plating of her dishes, Yotsuba complaining about the amount of vegetables, Itsuki feeling that the portion of one of her dishes might be a little too small, and Susou quickly stuffing meat into her mouth...

Everyone does different things while eating.

Hiratsuka Shizuka, who was eating in silence with her head down, would occasionally glance at Haruno on her left and Yukino on her right out of the corner of her eye, looking as helpless as a child.

Yang Nai almost burst out laughing, "Hahaha, where did your former boldness go?"

Yukino noticed both Hiratsuka Shizuna's pleading gaze and Haruno's twitching eyes, and she was quite annoyed.

"Hiratsuka-sensei, you don't need to be so scared... Also, sister, if you really start laughing, it'll be hard to stop."

Actually, not only did Yoko want to laugh, but Xiangzi also wanted to laugh.

She knew quite a bit about Hiratsuka Shizuka, even though she only knew her briefly in modern times.

It wasn't that Xiangzi was interested in Hiratsuka Shizuka, but rather that Hiratsuka Shizuka was too eccentric.

They were among the top of the blacklist in previous social events for university teachers.

reason?

He smoked incessantly, made outrageous remarks after drinking, and used strange things as snacks with his drinks... This was the main reason why the already small circle could not accommodate this legendary figure.

I guess only my friend Mafuyu, who's a bit of a homebody, hasn't heard of it.

"Maybe they don't even know me yet, since we've only met a few times," Xiangzi thought to herself.

It was this relationship that she found very interesting to develop.

It seems very immoral for a woman in her late twenties and a young man in his late twenties to be together.

Moreover, it seems that both Yukino and Haruno know Hiratsuka Shizuka.