Onmyoji, a nobleman in Heian-kyo

Page 206

"...Kyosuke-sama?"

A chorus of sweet, distinctive female voices rang out one after another.

"It's nothing, it's nothing." Kousaka Kyosuke shook his head and waved his hand with a smile.

Su Chang looked suspicious.

Because her husband had been dismissed from his post, she kept a close eye on his condition.

So it seems she saw Kousaka Kyosuke heading in that direction—

Following the memories.

Su Chang then saw Fumino, Yukinoshita, and Shizuko looking at her with concern.

In a daze, she suddenly remembered Kousaka Kyosuke's inexplicable answer during the day, and it dawned on her.

"Smaller is better."

That's it!

That’s what it means!

"Well……"

"Mrs. Wennai, what's wrong?"

Yukino, noticing Fumino's condition, inquired about it with concern.

"It's alright," Fumino shook her head wryly.

I always feel like I've suffered some kind of mysterious wound to my heart.

Mingming got along very well with everyone today.

Even when I first arrived, I was already used to taking showers and baths...

Besides feeling very sad when she heard that her husband had been dismissed from his post at night—could it be because of this reason?

"..."

Yukino, unaware of Fumino's situation, considered the matter carefully.

She planned to tell Kyosuke Kosaka privately after she finished her bath.

Perhaps she has some hidden illness.

"Ugh."

A soft sigh was heard.

Yukino looked at Shizuko beside her, who was staring blankly with her head down.

Beneath the snow, a dull ache lingered in her heart.

She understood what Shizuko was doing; it wasn't just daydreaming.

Yukinoshita was silent for a few seconds, then offered words of comfort:

"You still have hope. Besides, a girl's value isn't determined solely by that; everyone's situation is different."

"Even if we really have to rely on external performance to make a decision, we should adopt a relative evaluation and make a judgment based on overall balance."

"You don't need to care at all. On the contrary, I want to tell you that no one can predict what might happen in a few years..."

Jingzi: "..."

Do you really not care about that?

You don't need to comfort me so much.

Fumino looked at Yukinoshita, who had entered a mysterious state, with an awkward expression, and gave a dry laugh.

Even under the snow, he remained completely absorbed, unable to tear himself away.

Those gentle, soft words flowed on and on, forming a long, tedious discourse that was a real headache.

None of the three knew why they had moved a little further away from the others.

Whispering doesn't attract much attention.

Fortunately, Kyosuke Kosaka didn't mention the situation outside anymore.

So everyone went about their own business...

As the night deepened.

Kyosuke Kousaka went to Fumino's room.

Even though I know Fumino is used to it, I still have to comfort her since it's only her first day here.

Besides, I'll be working with everyone the day after tomorrow.

"Lord Kyosuke, are you alright?"

As soon as the door opened, Fumino came up to greet her and asked with concern.

Kyosuke Kosaka smiled and casually put his arm around her.

"No, I just happened to choke on some saliva."

"……Oh."

Wen then understood; so that's how it is.

She couldn't help but feel embarrassed.

It's so embarrassing to get to the bottom of something like this and end up with such an awkward result.

"By the way, how did you get along with everyone today?"

"Everyone is doing well, Kaori-neechan is doing well, and so is Fujishikibu-neechan..."

Wen Nai responded enthusiastically.

Suddenly, she remembered another familiar person in this world.

"Kyosuke-sama... Mafuyu-nee-nee-san is also yours..."

"Yes, but you can't call someone that in public, it'll cause trouble."

Kyosuke Kousaka stroked Fumino's hair as he spoke.

He really wants to rank people by age.

Unfortunately, this era places far more emphasis on identity and status than modern times.

"I know."

Despite being somewhat shocked, Fumino tried her best to hide her surprise when responding to Kousaka Kyosuke.

"Kirisu-sensei is really Kyosuke-sama's woman."

"What should I do...?"

During the day, when Fumino was introducing herself to everyone, she discovered her former history teacher.

I just noticed that the teacher was pretending to be nonchalant.

She didn't dare to disturb them.

I was deeply shocked to learn of the situation.

However, upon closer reflection, she immediately felt fortunate that the teacher had met such a wonderful person as her husband, Kyosuke Kosaka.

Fumino wasn't completely ignorant.

In fact, even without seeing the situation outside, she guessed that it must be terrible.

Previously, while at Kamo’s residence, I overheard many maids discussing various events that had occurred in Kyoto.

These include floods, plagues, hauntings by vengeful spirits, and invasions by monsters...

At this moment, monsters have invaded.

"...Kyosuke-sama."

"Don't worry about the official residence. I feel more like the Taoist priest is helping me."

Kyosuke Kosaka didn't elaborate, but only reminded Fumino.

Fumina nodded her head repeatedly, behaving unusually obediently.

Kousaka Kyosuke unconsciously glanced at Fumino's cherry blossom-colored blouse.

Upon closer inspection, the slightly undulating curves in front of her body are still quite noticeable.

Even though it doesn't reach the level of beauty of Fujiwara no Kaori, Fuji Shikibu, Susa, and others.

But no matter how you look at it, it's definitely cute, right?

“…Please make yourself at home.” Noticing the gaze, Fumino lowered her head and said softly.

Kyosuke Kosaka watched as a blush crept onto her lovely cheeks, making her look incredibly alluring.

He couldn't help but fall into deep thought.