Onmyoji, a nobleman in Heian-kyo

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He is currently in charge of the statistics on the deceased.

The death of an individual represents not only death, but also the enormous consequences for certain families caused by the loss of their breadwinner.

Therefore, we cannot be negligent in terms of showing consideration.

The government's relief funds may not be enough to bring the breadwinner back to life, but at least they can help some families continue to survive.

This is already quite an achievement.

Such a good thing never happened before.

For the vast majority of people, once they die, they are simply dead; there is no possibility of receiving compensation.

For this reason, even ordinary firefighters put aside their fear and went out to work diligently.

The saying goes, "There is no harm without comparison."

The performance of the Outer Guard Office was somewhat unsatisfactory.

Minamoto no Yorihira, who had inquired about the situation from Mount Kuroya and participated in the matter concerning the giant serpent, was speechless at this moment.

Having just told his brother the information he knew, he was forced to face the somewhat tense atmosphere in the government office.

Through the report from his attendants, Minamoto no Yorihira realized that he had not done a good job of appeasing the people.

"Lord Kyosuke, you really are..."

Minamoto no Yorihira gave a wry smile.

If he could, he would certainly like to be like Kyosuke Kousaka.

However, the conditions are quite difficult.

After all, the Ministry of Finance has been actively cutting public funds from many government offices, and there are even rumors of further salary reductions from time to time, so it is very difficult to get more public funds from them.

"Let's talk to my older brother about it." Minamoto no Yorihira quickly made a decision.

He understood perfectly well that Kousaka Kyosuke had done nothing wrong, and neither had the people in his own office.

Put yourself in their shoes.

Kyosuke Kosaka hopes that the people in the government office will actively respond to this unprecedented disaster.

The guards under his command hoped that they could gain even the slightest benefit from risking their lives.

No one is at fault.

Of course, Minamoto no Yorihira did not think he was wrong.

After careful consideration, he decided to first calm down his other subordinates, as the current situation was extremely tense.

"Lord Raiping, Lord Kyosuke is here to visit." A servant suddenly knocked on the door to report the news.

"Invite him in."

Soon after, Kyosuke Kosaka entered.

Minamoto no Yorihei couldn't help but smile wryly again when he saw Kosaka Kyosuke.

"Lord Kyosuke, you've really put me in a difficult position this time."

"Ok?"

Kousaka Kyosuke was slightly stunned.

He had just heard from Fujiwara no Michitsuna that the Genji had the latest information on Orochi, so he came over to ask about it.

Is it really inappropriate to come here now?

"what happened?"

"Seniority..."

"Ahem, I'm sorry, almost all of the dead were from my wife's family." Kousaka Kyosuke immediately felt embarrassed.

It's his fault for not paying attention.

It is indeed a case of "not worrying about scarcity but worrying about inequality," and what I did was clearly adding to Minamoto no Yorihira's troubles.

But he couldn't refuse. The Qin family members truly treated him like family, even though he didn't know many of them.

So you just ignore him after he dies? Kyosuke Kousaka isn't that cold-blooded.

"My wife's family..." Minamoto no Yorihira's resentment lessened somewhat.

Knowing that Kyosuke Kosaka cared a lot about women, he understood Kyosuke Kosaka's predicament.

"If we really don't have enough money, let's try another method. How about we use some of the money and food to incentivize others? The amount of money and food should be more, and the distribution should be as even as possible among the people involved..."

Reflexively, Kyosuke Kosaka thought of the methods he used to govern others when he first arrived in this world and became a prosecutor.

That means we should try our best to get everyone "rolled up"!

At this time, all the guards of the Outer Guard Office were dissatisfied because they might not receive their pensions, and the conflict was mainly focused on the head of the government office.

Therefore, we need to find a way to shift the conflict to avoid everyone becoming resentful.

It's roughly the same principle as how low wages in modern companies lead to employees secretly cursing their bosses.

"Isn't this the method you used during the floods... I had completely forgotten about it."

Minamoto no Yorihira sighed.

In terms of management, he is still quite incompetent.

We must work hard to properly resolve the issues at the government office!

"You should try to make these things more reasonable," Kousaka Kyosuke said, then immediately changed the subject, "If I may ask, did you discover anything over at Black Night Mountain?"

Minamoto no Yorihei's expression turned serious: "Indeed, I was just about to tell you about it."

Then he began to recount the events of Black Night Mountain in detail.

Kousaka Kyosuke, who was listening attentively, appeared calm on the surface, but was inwardly extremely astonished.

A ghost messenger from the underworld?

Shuten-dōji?

They were actually forming a group to fight against Kuro Seimei, who was controlling the magic array?

As expected, Seimei was more capable than imagined, always managing to gather a group of people without anyone noticing.

"...In the end, his Yin-Yang reversal spell failed, but the result of the failure was even greater turmoil. Narrow cracks appeared, and the evil god trapped between the Yin and Yang realms was about to break free. I'm sure you guessed it."

Minamoto no Yorihei looked at Kosaka Kyosuke with a helpless expression.

At this point, he began to understand why his brother hadn't taken much action.

They probably already guessed that this would happen, and Kousaka Kyosuke in front of them must be the same, right?

There is so much he needs to learn!

"I had some guesses, but I'm only now confirming it after hearing what you said," said Kyosuke Kousaka.

"The evil god is only one step away from breaking free of its seal, and it could happen at any moment..."

"There's no need to worry too much. After all, the breaking of the seal on the evil god was a possibility we had guessed before. Now that it's confirmed, let's just proceed step by step."

"Yes!"

Minamoto no Yorihira responded with great enthusiasm.

They discovered that their older brother, Kousaka Kyosuke, and even the half-sunny Seimei all possessed calm and composed personalities.

He very much wanted to stand on the same level as these people he admired.

"Then I won't disturb you while you're handling your internal affairs." Having learned the information, Kousaka Kyosuke decided to take his leave immediately.

"I send you."

"Why be so polite?"

After a firm refusal, Kyosuke Kosaka left.

After leading Su Chang and Shen Le out of the outer guard's residence, the group returned to the mansion.

Ultimately, the sky didn't fall.

night.

After dinner and a bath, Kyosuke Kosaka and his group of partners chatted in the mother's room.

It seemed no different from usual.

However, there were still fewer people.

For example, Komachi, whom Kousaka Kyosuke loved most, went to stay with her mother.

Ichika, May, and Hiromi were also with their mother.

Since the fathers were all at work, the mothers were left alone at home, so the daughters naturally had to visit and comfort them.

Kyosuke Kosaka understands this very well.

It's a real shame.

"Lord Kyosuke, when will Kyoto be at peace?" Chika asked a rare, serious question.