Onmyoji, a nobleman in Heian-kyo

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Kousaka Kyosuke laughed.

Upon hearing this, Qingji's face lit up with joy, and she ran over with a clattering sound, culminating in a flying pounce.

Kousaka Kyosuke, who was still holding the spider lily, immediately reached out and hugged the lunging Qing Ji.

"Kyosuke, Kyousuke~Kyosuke——"

Aohime called out Kousaka Kyosuke's name with joy, as if singing.

Kousaka Kyosuke responded with a smile.

The spider lily, left aside, watched with a smile, saying nothing.

Soon.

The three sat on a bed made of red flowers, and Kousaka Kyosuke began to play the pipa he had just learned.

After the performance.

They started chatting casually.

"Kyosuke, I want to eat ice cream."

"Isn't the weather quite cold? Never mind, I happen to have some materials."

Upon hearing Qing Ji's rare request, Kousaka Kyosuke decided to grant it.

"Great!"

Aohime eagerly pounced on Kousaka Kyosuke, rubbing her body against him repeatedly.

Kyosuke Kosaka was exasperated, but still lightly chopped Aohime's head with a chop.

Since confirming their relationship, Qing Ji has actually become more normal... right?

In short, she's just very clingy.

Kyosuke Kosaka didn't seem to care much about this at all.

Kagura isn't always sticky when she first wakes up, but she returns to normal as time goes by.

Qingji can definitely do it too.

Immediately, Kyosuke Kosaka took out eggs and milk, preparing to whip them with a wooden stick until they were foamy to make cream.

Since ice cream without cream is definitely incomplete, and I didn't have any on hand, I decided to make it myself.

"Can these eggs be eaten raw?" asked the spider lily, resting her chin on her hand.

Kyosuke Kosaka: "No, I'll fry it until it's cooked and let it cool before you eat it."

"My stomach is very healthy."

"For safety's sake, don't eat raw food. I'll make you some sashimi later."

"also."

The red spider lily simply sat upside down, quietly waiting, its eyes slightly narrowed.

Aohime stood not far from Kousaka Kyosuke, jumping up and down with a joyful expression.

Kyosuke Kosaka quietly prepared the food.

Secretly, I had a sense of déjà vu, like a family of three...

That's actually pretty good.

Shen Shi.

Lying lazily on the flower bed, Higanbana watches as Kousaka Kyosuke prepares a meal once again.

Her snow-white and delicate skin was displayed so boldly.

"You really enjoy cooking."

"This is love."

Kyosuke Kosaka used a simple form of manipulation on Higanbana once.

The red spider lily chuckled softly and then fell silent.

After a while, the fast-sleeping Qing Ji was woken up by Kousaka Kyosuke for a farewell ceremony.

The spider lilies, which he had been watching with curiosity, soon became Kousaka Kyosuke's second target.

"……Well."

"This is the price for all those demands we made earlier."

The red spider lily gently licked its fingers, deftly collecting the crimson blood that clung to its tongue.

Kyosuke Kosaka touched his mouth, sensing that his partner was still so dangerous, compared to Aohime who was fast asleep again... there was no comparison.

"gone."

Too lazy to think too much, Kyosuke Kousaka waved goodbye to the spider lily.

Seeing that Kyosuke Kosaka didn't care at all, Higanbana glanced at him and said, "Cover me with the blanket."

"Oh, okay."

Kyosuke Kousaka, who thought the spider lily liked nudity, thoughtfully covered her with a blanket.

For a moment, feeling like he was taking care of a child, Kyosuke Kousaka felt a pang of indescribable reluctance.

Before I could say anything more, the red spider lily closed its eyes.

Kyosuke Kousaka had no choice but to give up.

Quietly listening to the footsteps gradually recede until they disappear, the spider lily glanced at the dark and chaotic background, yawned softly, and continued to sleep.

Day 316 of crossing

Early in the morning, Kousaka Kyosuke sent love letters to the underworld's spider lily and Aohime.

He still had some complaints when he sent the letter.

She hadn't written love letters to her other partners, yet Higanbana and Qingji often received them. It would be very bad if this got out.

But upon closer reflection...

The underworld where the Red Spider Lily and Qing Ji live is always gloomy and cool. Since I don't go there often, isn't it only natural to send some warmth there?

Skipping over these details, Kyosuke Kosaka began another day of work.

He escorted Kagura, Yukino, Horikita Suzune, and the others to the shrine, while he went to the Water Department to conduct a brief review of the estate's income.

Manors were the main source of income for the nobility in this era.

in the end.

In this era, commerce was underdeveloped and was almost entirely monopolized by the largest noble families.

In places like Kyoto, the market was divided into East Market and West Market. Each shop sold a monopolized product, and mixed business operations were strictly prohibited. Goods such as silk, brocade, cattle, horses, salt, and medicine were all controlled by various nobles.

The situation of "competing with the people for profit," which was frequently protested against in ancient Tang Dynasty, would never have occurred.

This is how they so readily monopolized the market, and Kyosuke Kosaka never intended to make any commercial advances.

I never even considered things like time travel to sell soap, toilet water, or alcohol.

Is it bad to just blindly follow the crowd?

Why try to be different?

Fortunately, the Taoist priest had given them plenty of benefits. They had official positions for their relatives and farmland. If they could have a few more years, they would indeed have been able to develop very well.

Unfortunately, it was riddled with mines.

Even so, Kyosuke Kosaka was still willing to accept it.

Ultimately, areas outside of Kyoto will still experience devastation later on, while regions not far from Kyoto will receive protection from the gods of Takamagahara and the Onmyoji.

Overall, Kyosuke Kosaka was very satisfied.

It would be good if the Sea Kingdom didn't come.

Kyosuke Kosaka muttered to himself again.

He complains about this existence every day, but there's nothing he can do about it if he tries to stop it.

Who told the enemy to be so stubborn? They had a powerful demon equipped with divine artifacts, a sorcerer secretly manipulated by the Yamata no Orochi, and a group of sea monsters with considerable strength... What's terrifying is that none of them are willing to die.

Kyosuke Kosaka dislikes people who are reckless and don't care about their lives.

They are powerful, numerous, and extremely difficult to deal with; even the gods of Takamagahara would die if they came.

Kyosuke Kosaka dared not confront these beings head-on.

All we can do is strengthen ourselves every day, wait patiently, and eventually launch a counterattack.

We can't just take the initiative, can we?

If we do that, we'll probably have to take the blame. We'll have to say we brought the siren on ourselves, and no matter how many mouths we have, we won't be able to explain ourselves.

That's quite a passive situation.

The saying goes, "It's better to die for your fellow practitioners than for yourself," meaning that preserving one's own life is more important.