Onmyoji, a nobleman in Heian-kyo

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Because Kyosuke Kousaka knows how to nurture.

Whether it's Komachi, Megumi, or Kagura, he will try his best to raise them until they are old enough to eat.

Princess Goldfish will just have to wait another ten years at most—well, to be honest, Kyosuke Kousaka doesn't have much desire for Princess Goldfish, but he'd be happy to raise her as a little sister.

After he revives Arakawa no Nushi, they will continue to play games, party, and chat together.

Noon time.

Kyosuke Kosaka met with each of the combatants.

Isn't it normal to win people's hearts and do favors?

Are we going to make enemies with these people?

"Kyosuke-sama, urgent report from Kyoto Port!"

Just as Kousaka Kyosuke was about to take Kagura to the aquatic community, a messenger arrived with a message.

What he said sent a chill down Kousaka Kyosuke's spine.

When will this ever end?

It must be a siren!

As expected, the urgent report came as a surprise.

In short, in the morning, tens of thousands of water demons attacked Kyoto Port. The Onmyoji of the three major Onmyoji families, the Minamoto, Fujiwara, and Kamo, joined forces and defended the port under the command of Minamoto no Yorihira. In the end, half of Kyoto Port was lost.

Then, instead of asking for aid, they asked to take in homeless disaster victims in Kyoto Port.

"There are already enough people here."

Kyosuke Kousaka really wanted to complain.

Considering that the "disaster victims" inside were just ordinary nobles, he knew he still had to help.

Even among noble families who intermarried and exchanged goods, "humanitarian aid" was still necessary, no matter how distant the relationship.

In this situation, there is absolutely no option to refuse.

With these thoughts in mind, Kyosuke Kosaka hastily summoned the management of the Mizubushi Manor to explain the situation.

After some discussion, it was decided that the 200-person guard team would go to pick up the people.

It's definitely impossible to get any more.

Holding the front line on Arakawa's side is more important than anything else.

"We expect to accept around a thousand people." In private, Kyosuke Kosaka discussed the details with Su Yi.

Su Yi's heart stirred slightly: "Lord Kyosuke, do you intend to take advantage of this situation and accept those refugees?"

Yes, the port of Kyoto nearly fell, which means that not only the nobles were homeless, but also other commoners were.

"Yes, since we haven't finished recruiting all the villagers in the manor, it's not a bad idea to use those refugees as temporary labor. We can observe them for a while and then send back the rest if they don't turn out well."

"Okay, Kyosuke-sama."

Su Yi bowed and then turned to leave to prepare for taking him in.

She actually knew it too.

Failing to help a group of civilians suffering from disaster during such a tense moment will severely damage one's reputation.

Call ~

Kousaka Kyosuke secretly breathed a sigh of relief and used his still relatively nimble hands to hug Kagura beside him.

"..." Kagura watched quietly, and in response, hugged Kousaka Kyosuke with both hands.

for a while.

Kagura then asked, "Is the issue of taking in people difficult?"

"It's not that difficult, but it's somewhat manpower-intensive to manage, and there's a possibility that these people might disrupt the order here, so I'll have to act according to the situation."

Kousaka Kyosuke replied.

He felt that the group of nobles who came from Kyoto Port were a bit troublesome.

Unfortunately, we can't just ignore it.

These are actually not so bad.

The main problem is that we also have to add those disaster victims, who are of varying quality.

Considering the large number of people and the presence of strangers, Kyosuke Kosaka tried his best to project a helpful image.

Like Seimei.

He became very famous because he often helped people and monsters.

Otherwise, no matter how strong one is, one will not have much of a reputation among monsters.

"I will go and help too."

"We'll see then."

Kyosuke Kosaka did not refuse Kagura's offer to help.

People can't be mascots.

Especially when someone really wants to show off, he certainly can't dampen their enthusiasm.

Then, Kyosuke Kosaka returned to his usual place to rest.

The siren did not attack that day, because the disaster at Kyoto Port largely took its place at the Shuibushi Manor.

Day 324 of crossing

Kyosuke Kosaka waited quietly.

They waited to see if the siren would attack.

Su Yi, Su Chang, Shizuko, Chitanda, Yaodao-hime, Hakuro, and their companions were busy with their own things as before.

Su Yi was busy with the manor's work of taking in refugees from Kyoto Port; Su Chang was on patrol and had some fun along the way; Shizuko and Chitanda, true to form, stayed at the manor, which was heavily protected by barriers, to study agriculture; and Yaodao-hime and Bailang went to stand guard on the banks of the Arakawa River...

Looking at it this way, Kyosuke Kousaka is indeed quite lazy.

In addition, I started writing love letters.

If others found out, they would all spit on him and call him a "scumbag!"

"Kyosuke, Kagura!"

Calls came from outside.

Kyosuke Kousaka, who was writing the letter, looked towards the source of the sound and knew without a doubt that it was Princess Goldfish.

Princess Goldfish's gentle voice as she grew up is quite special.

Her charm was tinged with a subtle yet unwavering determination.

"You came."

"Yes, it is……"

"sit down."

"Mmm." Princess Goldfish obediently sat down.

Kyosuke Kosaka neatly put away the letter on the table.

Princess Goldfish immediately became curious. What is this?

"This is a letter I'm preparing to send to my partners at our Kyoto residence," Kyosuke Kousaka said frankly, noticing Princess Goldfish's confusion.

Oh!

Princess Goldfish showed an "I see" expression.

Then, she fiddled with the clear, sea-blue strands of hair on her head and lowered her face slightly.

The whole place was quiet and peaceful.

Kyosuke Kosaka's lips twitched slightly: "Let's just maintain our normal relationship for now, and things will naturally fall into place as time goes by, right?"

He initially wanted to refuse, but Princess Goldfish's innocent, first love-struck look was too obvious.

Since Kyosuke Kousaka wasn't impotent, he naturally agreed.

Let's treat them as playmates for now, and talk about it later.

"...I don't quite know how to treat you right now." Princess Goldfish raised her head slightly, looking carefully at Kyosuke Kousaka, her blushing cheeks clearly visible.

Doesn't this sound familiar?

Kousaka Kyosuke thought for a moment, then looked at Kagura.

Kagura understood what Kousaka Kyosuke meant and looked at Princess Goldfish.

"When I met Kyosuke, he was holding me."

"Hug, hold me? Yes, yes, that's not impossible."

"Don't force yourself."