Onmyoji, a nobleman in Heian-kyo

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It's best to conserve your strength and be prepared for any eventuality, in case of a sudden mishap.

After that.

Kyosuke Kosaka will then lead the water spirits of Arakawa toward his manor.

After greeting the patrolmen, Su Yi arrived shortly afterward. Kousaka Kyosuke briefly explained the situation and then found a barren piece of land to begin construction.

Together with Kagura, they built a pond and constructed houses... It took a full hour, and even the eight hundred nuns returned.

But only eight hundred nuns returned.

"How's it going on the battlefield?" Kousaka Kyosuke asked hurriedly.

Yaobikuni shifted her gaze from the relocating water spirits to Kousaka Kyosuke and smiled slightly.

"The battle is still ongoing, but judging from the situation, it's highly likely that the monsters on Arakawa's side will be defeated."

"Nonsense?! How could that be?" Princess Goldfish couldn't believe it.

The eight hundred nuns remained unmoved.

"Because the sirens seem endless, and their morale and condition are excellent, and they have many outstanding generals..."

"I won't listen! I won't listen—"

"Don't go, rest for a bit first, and then come with me to take a look at the battlefield later."

Kyosuke Kousaka stopped Princess Goldfish from leaving.

Kagura gently advised, "There are too many people involved in the war; it's not something that can be easily changed by just a few people going there."

“I would like to persuade Kyoto to send an Onmyoji to help,” Kousaka Kyosuke said sheepishly, “but those people will probably prioritize protecting Kyoto.”

This kind of thing was expected, but it's still quite embarrassing to say it out loud.

"I can go by myself..."

"Don't do that, Princess Goldfish! It's dangerous for you to go alone!"

Su Chang also grabbed the Goldfish Princess.

Princess Goldfish's eyes glistened with tears; she had stubbornly resisted several times, but could only silently shed them.

Kousaka Kyosuke breathed a sigh of relief and quickly began to recover his spiritual power.

His spiritual energy recovers very quickly.

Once they were fully recovered, they took Kagura and Kingyo-hime and continued their journey to the Arakawa River Basin.

Su Chang and Yao Bikuni stayed behind. After all, they had also expended a lot of energy, so it was better for them to recover first.

They had only reached halfway to the battlefield.

Kousaka Kyosuke then spotted Minamoto no Hiromasa, Shiro, and Fuyuka leading a group of wounded water demons toward him.

"what happened?"

"The Lord of Arakawa ordered us to take these wounded and retreat first. He alone is holding off an army of countless sea monsters..."

"what?!"

As expected, Princess Goldfish couldn't help but scream.

Kousaka Kyosuke gently pressed his hand against her head and asked again, "Is Seimei helping out over there?"

"I suppose so... The Lord of Arakawa truly lives up to his title as the leader of Arakawa. What he wants most is to protect his people—he entrusted us with leading the other Arakawa clan members away..."

Minamoto no Hiromasa had a complicated expression on his face.

He wanted to go and help, but judging from the situation, Arakawa had suffered heavy losses and it was completely difficult for him to withstand the continued attack of the siren.

Well then, let's heed Seimei's advice and accept the commission.

"Can Seimei manage alone? I'll go help right away!"

"Be careful...we'll be there soon."

Minamoto no Hiromasa glanced at Kagura, but ultimately didn't try to persuade her.

Because of their battle against the sea monsters, he, Xiaobai, and Donghua don't have much strength left. If the Lord of Arakawa can't hold off the sea monsters, they will likely fall first and become a burden.

Therefore, we should evacuate first.

On Seimei's side?

Minamoto no Hiromasa certainly didn't want Seimei to stand guard against the Lord of Arakawa alone.

Seeing that Seimei persisted, there was nothing he could do.

While it's true that he didn't know what Seimei's method was, Minamoto no Hiromasa still had to admit that Seimei's mind was sharper than his own.

"Then I'll go first!"

Kousaka Kyosuke didn't ask any more questions and prepared to go and provide support to Arakawa no Nushi and Seimei.

"Princess Goldfish, you should come with us too."

"You have no power..."

When the other aquatic creatures saw that the Goldfish Princess was following along, they immediately tried to dissuade her.

Kyosuke Kosaka quickly replied, "It's alright, I can still take care of her..."

Having already learned that the Lord of Arakawa intended to desperately hold off the entire sea monster army, he understood that the Lord of Arakawa was willing to sacrifice himself.

Since that's the case, he still hopes to see Princess Goldfish one more time.

—Upon returning, Kousaka Kyosuke, vaguely sensing something different about the waters of Arakawa, guessed that the Lord of Arakawa might have already begun a sacrifice to create a barrier.

It was too late to stop it.

"..."

Seeing that Kousaka Kyosuke had already grabbed her and left quickly, Princess Goldfish felt very ashamed and couldn't say anything for a moment.

She knew that what she was doing was causing too much trouble for others.

However, Princess Goldfish still wanted to fight Arakawa no Nushi to the very end; to be precise, she wanted to persuade Arakawa no Nushi to leave.

Princess Goldfish suddenly had a very bad feeling, suspecting that the Lord of Arakawa wanted to fight to the death.

"Kyosuke will help you, and so will I."

Kagura noticed Kingyo's feelings and gently comforted her.

Kyosuke Kosaka rubbed his temples: "I will definitely save those I can."

My chest was filled with guilt.

At this point, he was considering changing his mind and trying to take down Ōtakemaru.

Princess Goldfish trusted him so much, but he only cared about himself, which made him feel very upset no matter what.

Even though I know I have no obligation to help, I can't get over it in my heart.

"You've done your best, there's no need to go to such lengths..."

Princess Goldfish hurriedly said.

Kousaka Kyosuke let out an "oh" and slowly gathered his strength.

One should not be too timid.

Although I was just thinking about taking a steady and cautious approach, it's easy for people to be indecisive.

In my naive childhood, I thought a hundred a day was amazing, but as I grew up, I realized that was hell... In short, what Kousaka Kyosuke is trying to say is that people's thoughts are always changing.

Upon arriving at the battlefield, Kousaka Kyosuke saw that Arakawa no Nushi was no longer fighting Ōtakemaru alone.

There was a man and a woman helping Ōtakemaru.

One was a girl with crab claws, and the other was a man holding a whale bone.

Kousaka Kyosuke immediately realized that the two were Crab Princess and Kyukira from the Sea Kingdom.

Seimei himself was engaged in a fierce battle with six sea monsters, each wielding a variety of weapons, wearing demon masks, and with strikingly different appearances, and he appeared to be handling them with ease.

"Didn't the others, who were weaker, participate in the battle...?"

Kosaka Kyo said heartily.

"who?"

A group of sirens who had been observing their surroundings rushed toward the suddenly appearing Kyosuke Kousaka.

Kagura was hiding with Princess Goldfish when Kyosuke Kousaka appeared.

His purpose in showing up was quite simple.

Let's see if we can defeat and seal Ōtakemaru.

If we were to kill them, we would have to face a horde of ferocious sea monsters, which is definitely the worst idea.

A thought came to my mind.

Kyosuke Kosaka raised his hand and unleashed several spiritual strikes, killing the charging sea monsters one by one.

"How brave!"