Onmyoji, a nobleman in Heian-kyo

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Generally speaking, it's normal for a team to have a character who acts as the "complainer."

I remember Kagura was the same.

However, after marrying him, she focused on dating him.

“Little dog, what you’re saying sounds more like sarcasm, doesn’t it?” Minamoto no Hiromasa said.

Xiaobai exclaimed, "Really? Ah! I've messed up Lord Seimei's plans!"

Kyosuke Kosaka said, "There's no need to overthink it. I should just do what suits me. Seimei's arrangement is very reasonable."

As he spoke, he smiled at Seimei.

As the strategist and combat leader in the game, Seimei is unlikely to have any major intellectual problems.

He'd be better off sticking to being a tool.

To better slack off, don't even think about showing off.

“I’ll go with Mr. Kyosuke too,” Yaobikuni said at that moment.

"..." Seimei paused slightly, then hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but stopped.

Kyosuke Kosaka probably understood that Yaobikuni was in a similar situation to him yesterday—avoiding suspicion.

Previously, he was helping Orochi revive, and now he has to deal with Orochi's affairs, so it doesn't seem like a good fit no matter how you look at it.

Therefore, it's better to take the initiative to speak up and avoid the situation.

"Hey, Yaobikuni, are you looking down on us?" Minamoto no Hiromasa asked angrily.

He took a deep breath and said, "Since we've chosen to believe you, don't do this!"

Yaobikuni smiled and said, "I just wanted to go with Kyosuke to see the sins I've committed..."

Minamoto no Hiromasa was stunned and said nothing.

Seimei said, "Yaobikuni, just do what you believe is right. After all, what's done is done."

Yaobikuni smiled again and did not respond further.

Kyosuke Kousaka, who was just observing the situation, started to think about PUA (Pick-Up Artist) techniques.

Since Yaobikuni wants to see it, then she should look carefully.

The resurrection of the serpent priestess has caused a major problem for the relief efforts, with the tragedies occurring every moment being even worse than before.

all in all.

Kousaka Kyosuke then bid farewell to Seimei, Minamoto no Hiromasa, and the others, and headed to the Kenbishi-cho (Imperial Envoy's Office) with Kagura and Yaobikuni.

Maintaining order cannot be done by Kousaka Kyosuke alone, so he came to the government office.

"Gather one hundred people."

Upon entering the official residence, Kousaka Kyosuke gave instructions to Fujiwara Tomoyuki.

Fujiwara no Tomoyuki obeyed and immediately took action.

Noticing that there was an extra shrine maiden beside Kousaka Kyosuke, everyone in the official residence pondered whether something major had happened.

Many people are aware of the major events that occurred at Suzaku Gate not long before the Great Closing Day, and naturally, they are all on edge.

The Vermilion Bird Gate is the main gate to the imperial palace; a fight there is a serious matter!

Fortunately, nothing seemed to go wrong in the end.

"Lord Kyosuke didn't specify what the hundred people were here for, so it seems there are no requirements regarding standards."

Fujiwara no Tomoyuki's thoughts.

Currently, the prosecution service is divided into two types of people: those who can fight and those who cannot.

The former is destined to go out on patrol, and since there is a high probability of encountering danger, there are various subsidies.

The latter is different.

Anyone with low work efficiency is very likely to be personally assigned by Kyosuke Kousaka to do all sorts of tasks.

Previously, some captains and lieutenants of the sixth or seventh rank who relied on their Fujiwara clan background died without anyone noticing.

Kyosuke Kousaka gave the full amount of compensation, and that was it...

Because of this, some individuals in the government office developed a great fear of Kousaka Kyosuke.

When all one hundred people were gathered, Kyosuke Kosaka was speechless to discover that a large portion of them had heart rates that were alarmingly high.

"Am I the executioner?" Kyosuke Kosaka wondered.

"Come with me to the outskirts to maintain order."

After saying just one sentence, Kyosuke Kousaka walked straight ahead.

Of the hundred people, five were from the Qin family, while the rest showed little to no distinguishing ability.

It seems that Fujiwara Tomoyuki understands him very well.

At times like these, the best job is to find a way to make any kind of idiot useful.

If someone can't even do something as simple as maintaining order, then they deserve to commit seppuku.

Indeed, it is quite simple.

It was quite simple to get people to move away from the area around Black Night Mountain.

Yaobikuni herself saw the specific condition of those ragged vagrants and uttered a soft sigh, but Kousaka Kyosuke couldn't understand what she was saying.

Is it some kind of alien language?

Kyosuke Kosaka thought to himself, "He probably didn't say anything at all."

"Mr. Kyosuke, are these vagrants just being herded aside like this?" Yaobikuni asked.

Kyosuke Kosaka noticed her confusion and patiently explained:

"For them, as long as it's not a place that shelters them from the wind and snow, there's not much difference. Kyoto has been under martial law since New Year's Eve, and it's even harder for people who aren't properly dressed to get in than usual..."

As the capital of the country, Kyoto excels in every aspect, and people who can't make it in their hometowns usually come to Kyoto to develop their careers.

The lucky ones become ordinary citizens, while the even better ones are naturalized as lowly people who do menial labor.

Even if you're not selected, as long as you wander around Kyoto, you'll always find something to benefit from.

In the past, when nobles held weddings or funerals, they would often give leftover food to the homeless to deal with.

Wealthy nobles directly provided relief, and Daozhang's father, Jianjia, did so several times during his lifetime...

The Taoist priest will probably be like that in the future.

With a stipend of 10,000 shi and the "contributions" from the various state estate owners, the Taoist priest was basically never short of food.

Although this major capitalist in the country should be more profit-driven, it doesn't mean he wouldn't engage in vanity projects.

Spending some money to win over the hearts and minds of the masses is a perfectly normal practice.

Thus, Kyosuke Kosaka gave Yaobikuni a brief introduction to the situation of Kyoto's wanderers.

"There are too many, so we can't manage them all..."

That's just how things are; there's no need to take it to heart.

Kyosuke Kosaka offered a word of comfort to Yaobikuni.

In ancient times, unless there was a major top-down reform that overthrew the powerful and redistributed the benefits, the poor would continue to suffer more and more.

Of course, after it's overturned, there's a high probability that it will just go through the same cycle again.

Kyosuke Kousaka, who felt things were too complicated, never gave them much thought.

"Everything will be alright." Kagura held great expectations for the future.

future?

Kousaka Kyosuke pondered for a moment, then glanced at the five Qin family members whose eyes were darting around, scanning the situation with lightning speed. He felt relieved and decided to take Yaobikuni to another place.

"There's a place that's actually quite nice."

"Oh?"

"Come with me."

Judging that the road was quite far, Kousaka Kyosuke crouched down.

Kagura felt a little embarrassed, but still climbed up.

"You should know how to travel, right?" Kousaka Kyosuke asked Yaobikuni, who was carrying Kagura on her back.

Yaobikuni smiled and said, "Yes, I will show Kyosuke-san my amazing side."

"...I have no intention of competing against you."

Kousaka Kyosuke said.

Playing games behind his wife's back is a very inappropriate act.

Yaobikuni smiled, and a light blue aura rose from beneath her feet.

Once Kousaka Kyosuke saw it, he began to move forward, heading towards his destination, with Yaobikuni following behind, seemingly slow but actually fast.