Onmyoji, a nobleman in Heian-kyo

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"I feel that this acting god-king is just as dangerous as, or even surpasses, those evil gods."

Longkui, who was sitting quietly next to Kousaka Kyosuke, also stood up and casually expressed her opinion.

Kyosuke Kosaka said, "It feels more appropriate to seal them away."

"Kyosuke, you can't show these thoughts outwardly," Kagura reminded him.

“I understand. In the end, Tsukuyomi hasn’t done anything too outrageous. Even if you condemn him for his inaction when Takamagahara faced difficulties in the human world, he can find all sorts of fancy excuses.”

"Why...why do the gods protect humanity?"

Longkui suddenly raised a question.

In her eyes, several Takamagahara gods, such as Enmusubi, Ara, Miketsu, and Susanoo, were quite good.

However, when it comes to other unfamiliar gods of Takamagahara, Longkui is the kind of person who reflexively assumes they are from the Central Plains gods.

"There's a deep divide between two species that are so different; how could they all be gods who love humans? More likely, they're the kind who look down on humanity."

This cannot be interpreted as Longkui having a prejudice against the gods of Takamagahara.

Rather, she clearly understood the kind of cognitive barriers that such a large gap could create.

“Well, I think it has a lot to do with the will of the God-King Amaterasu,” said Kyosuke Kousaka. “Even if some gods see humans as insects, they will still restrain themselves because of Amaterasu’s will.”

Upon hearing this answer, Longkui remained silent for two or three seconds before saying, "Then she really is a very good deity..."

If the gods of the Central Plains had been willing to lower their stance a little, would those weak humans, including her, have come to this point of fighting to the death?

However, thinking about these things is a waste of time.

The three of them went outside and met a group of people gathered together.

Seimei, Minamoto no Hiromasa, Yaobikuni, Fujiwara no Michitsuna and others all came, and Kousaka Kyosuke even saw Minamoto no Yorimitsu, who was said to be very busy.

As always, Minamoto no Yorimitsu still had Onikiri by his side.

"The messenger of Takamagahara, the god who calls himself the 'Child of the Stars,' says he is acting on the orders of Lord Tsukuyomi to capture the rebellious god Susanoo, and he wants our assistance in Kyoto. Kyosuke, what do you think?"

When Minamoto no Yorimitsu saw Kousaka Kyosuke approaching, he greeted him with a familiar smile.

Kyosuke Kosaka said, "Just give it a perfunctory answer. Say you can, but drag your feet. If you want to hold him accountable, let him punish you. If he wants to kill someone, stop him. In short, nothing works!"

“Let me start from an emotional point of view. Takamagahara was our former superior, and he hasn’t contacted us for years. Now he’s asking us to betray Susanoo, who just helped and protected us. It seems like he’s being ungrateful.”

"From the perspective of practical interests, it becomes even simpler! Lord Susanoo is willing to sacrifice himself to protect Kyoto without hesitation! But Takamagahara, which we know nothing about, seems to be unable to do so. So any normal person would know which to choose, right?"

When Fujiwara Michitsuna heard the last part of Kousaka Kyosuke's words, he couldn't help but clap his hands and cheer.

"The analysis is very reasonable."

"So, the task of appeasing the divine messenger is now entrusted to you?"

Kyosuke Kosaka said to Michitsuna Fujiwara.

“I have no problem,” Fujiwara Michitsuna replied, pausing as he looked at the others, “I just don’t know if any of you have different opinions.”

Yaobikuni said, "Mr. Michinaga, beg for mercy at this crucial moment. Takamagahara has been far removed from the human world for many years, and the attitude of those gods towards humans is questionable."

"It seems we don't need anyone else's opinion." Fujiwara Michitsuna laughed.

Minamoto no Yorimitsu said, "Find out the attitude of that acting god-king. If he really is cooperating with the evil gods, he might also be an actual evil god."

Kousaka Kyosuke was quite stunned.

First of all, everyone surprisingly agreed with his casual suggestion.

Secondly, Minamoto no Yorimitsu's guess was damn accurate!

It's practically a prophetic statement!

The evil gods that have appeared so far are a few that have not yet fully manifested their forms and have not yet fully unleashed their power, but Tsukuyomi is not one of them.

He was only kept in the dark because of his identity as the acting God-King.

But as things progressed, it became increasingly difficult to conceal Tsukuyomi's true identity.

“That’s terrible,” Xiaobai said. “The internal conflicts in Kyoto have just been resolved, and now other things are piling up.”

Before, Xiaobai was somewhat skeptical when Kousaka Kyosuke told him that Tsukuyomi was from the side of the evil god.

Now, hearing that he sent an envoy to capture Susanoo and denounce Susanoo as a traitor, Shiro is completely certain that Tsukuyomi is an enemy of their Kyoto side.

"I have also informed Lord Ara about this, and Lord Susanoo, who is with Lord Ara, is on his way," Seimei said.

Kyosuke Kosaka said, "If they happen to run into that Takamagahara messenger on their way to Kyoto, things will get very interesting, and then Michitsuna can finally relax."

Fujiwara Michitsuna chuckled and replied, "Isn't that perfect? ​​We'll have to face this kind of thing sooner or later anyway, it's just a matter of time."

"Yeah, that's right. We need to give people a break. With things happening one after another, even if I can handle it, everyone else will probably be exhausted."

Kyosuke Kosaka's thoughts were exactly as he said.

At this point, he was more focused on becoming stronger and didn't care about whether it was troublesome or not.

If Tsukuyomi's side were to send troops to attack him, he wouldn't mind seeing what kind of methods the divine soldiers and generals of Takamagahara possessed.

Since they're all just whetstones anyway, why would he care so much?

If it's going to be war, then let's fight.

"Only war." Minamoto no Yorimitsu's words became brief, and the tone of his speech was extremely strong.

Kyosuke Kosaka clearly sensed a murderous aura.

It is estimated that if the gods of Takamagahara were to do anything that would endanger the safety of Kyoto, Minamoto no Yorimitsu would not hesitate to take action.

Upon closer examination, Minamoto no Yorimitsu seems to have an even greater ruthlessness in killing gods than Kousaka Kyosuke.

Kousaka Kyosuke doesn't mind killing gods either.

Considering the trouble caused by killing a god, they preferred to seal it away.

"With my current strength, dealing with ordinary gods is still a piece of cake. It might be easier to use some of my power to seal them."

Kyosuke Kousaka still vividly remembered the information that Tsukuyomi had killed all those high-ranking gods.

This kind of thing can indeed make Tsukuyomi control Takamagahara more efficiently, but without high-end combat power, Takamagahara poses almost no threat to Kousaka Kyosuke.

Kyosuke Kosaka dares to guarantee that even all the divine soldiers and generals capable of fighting combined might not be enough to defeat a random evil god!

"Lord Michitsuna, something terrible has happened! Nearly five hundred soldiers from Takamagahara have appeared outside the castle and have surrounded Lord Ara and Lord Susanoo!"

Fujiwara no Michitsuna's shikigami, Uzume, rushed over to report the situation.

Kyosuke Kousaka pondered for a moment, then lowered his head and murmured, "Tsukuyomi will die, Tsukuyomi will die..."

"..."

Longkui stared speechlessly at the muttering Kousaka Kyosuke.

She was no longer able to comment on this man who liked to joke from time to time.

The others were unfazed, but Yaobikuni chuckled softly in response.

"Let's go, let's go take a look right away."

Seimei was a man of action; he stood up and quickly walked outside.

The others were also quick to act.

The perspective shifts to the outskirts of Kyoto, to the region outside the storm and thunder barrier of Kyoto.

"Lord Susanoo, Lord Tsukuyomi wishes you to return to Takamagahara."

Please don't make things difficult for us.

"Lord Huang, please stop standing with this traitorous god..."

The soldiers from Takamagahara who came over were ordered by the acting god-king Tsukuyomi to capture Susanoo.

However, Ara was trying to stop them, while Susanoo seemed to want to rebel as well, leaving them in a dilemma.

He was a relatively ordinary member of Takamagahara.

The two beings before them, Ara and Susanoo, are both supreme gods of absolute nobility. Even if they were humiliated by these two supreme gods, they might not dare to resist.

If we say that the social hierarchy in the world is feudal, rigid, and absolutely insurmountable.

Therefore, there will only be more here in Takamagahara, not less.

"Everyone, I still wish to protect humanity. It won't be too late to go to Takamagahara with you after I have resolved the matter of the evil god. Lady Amaterasu has moved the gods and the people with love; she loves the gods and she loves the people. Since you are unwilling to fight the evil god, then I will do it..."

Susanoo looked at his former subordinates and spoke slowly, sighing inwardly.

These once valiant subordinates had lost all their fighting spirit, which Susanoo considered to be practically "dead."

He felt regret, but also anger.

Knowing who the root of all this was, he almost wanted to go straight to Takamagahara.

"Lord Ara! Lord Susanoo!"

Kousaka Kyosuke, Seimei, and others approached from a distance. Shiro, worried about Ara and Susanoo, was the first to call out to them.

Upon seeing mortals approaching, the divine army immediately dismissed them with indifference.

"You mortals should not interfere in the affairs of the gods!"