Onmyoji, a nobleman in Heian-kyo

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I'm ignoring it!

Kyosuke Kousaka had thought it through completely.

If you find the problem difficult, just use the koto to "nurture" it as well.

The bands like Hoshika, Nijika, and Yamada Ryo have all gone through this, so one more won't make a difference.

In any case, Kyosuke Kousaka was already prepared for this.

If I had to describe it in one word—give up!

"No, that seems too disrespectful. Let's see how things go first."

In short, Kyosuke Kousaka had made a general decision.

And the zither playing?

Now, when she reflects on her experiences over the past few days, she has the same realization as Kyosuke Kosaka.

But she really felt happy!

Whether she was with Kyosuke Kousaka or with other people who were connected to Kyosuke Kousaka, she felt unexpectedly relaxed.

The fact that there weren't many formalities in private was even more unimaginable to her.

The area around Kyoto Port is densely populated and particularly prosperous due to foreign trade, so people there pay great attention to etiquette.

Occasionally, she would play the koto? And sometimes, she would overhear servants whispering about related tragic events…

It was precisely these factors that caused Kotobuki to feel a strange, subtle distance from Kyoto Port.

The situation at the Shuibusi Manor is different!

Kotobuki hadn't lived in the manor for very long, but she could easily sense the servants' positive attitude, and the orderly way everything was made her subconsciously think of modern times.

Then, she made plans with Ritsu Tainaka, Mio Akiyama, Yui Hirasawa, Azusa Nakano, and others to form a band, and she was overjoyed...

To be honest, Kotobuki is starting to have some reservations about going back.

However, from the parents' perspective, this is an act of filial impiety.

She needs to reflect on her actions.

But no matter how much she reflects, Kotobuki has made up her mind to join the band and become a musician at the manor.

She didn't want to continue living like that, in a daze.

She wanted to do her own thing.

The three arrived at the manor.

Kousaka Kyosuke asked Kotobuki to look after Kagura while he went to the banquet.

There is nothing we can do about it.

He couldn't possibly bring a girl to a banquet, especially since he was just going there to drink and engage in mutual flattery with others, which would be incredibly boring. Therefore, there was no need for Kagura to go.

If possible, it would be better not to bring it along.

Considering everyone's concerns about their health, Kyosuke Kosaka naturally didn't intend to do that.

The best thing a good husband can do is not to make his wife worry too much.

And so, after bidding farewell to Kagura and Kotobuki, Kousaka Kyosuke went to Minamoto no Yorinobu's residence.

As expected, many people came to show their support. Kyosuke Kosaka greeted and chatted with each person according to their status and rank, and time began to fly by...

Originally, Kyosuke Kosaka thought he would probably be drinking until night.

But things took an unexpected turn.

It wasn't that a problem had arisen, but rather that someone of special status had arrived—Minamoto no Yorimitsu!

"Lord Raimitsu!"

"Lord Raimitsu!!"

As soon as the officials saw Minamoto no Yorimitsu enter the hall, they all stood up excitedly as if on cue.

As the host, Minamoto no Yorinobu stood up faster than anyone else.

Yes, how could Minamoto no Yorinobu, a member of the Minamoto clan, not be enthusiastic and respectful when he met the clan head who governed him?

Moreover, Minamoto no Yorinobu was Minamoto no Yorimitsu's brother.

"Lord Lai Guang, I am so sorry for not greeting you properly."

Minamoto no Yorinobu respectfully stepped forward to receive Minamoto no Yorimitsu.

The others remained motionless, inconspicuous like background figures.

Kyosuke Kousaka also wanted to be a background character.

"Call me brother. The chanting of those monks in Kyoto was too noisy today, so I thought I'd come over here and have a drink with you."

“Brother, that’s quite a coincidence. I was just entertaining Kyosuke at the same time.”

"Oh? Kyosuke—are you alright?"

Minamoto no Yorimitsu looked at Kousaka Kyosuke as if he had finally "discovered" him, and showed a surprised expression.

Kyosuke Kosaka gave a dry laugh, his lips twitching slightly. "I can still have a drink."

"Your breathing is so unstable, yet you still came here. You must really like the wine here. I'll come and try some too."

"Ah ha ha……"

Kousaka Kyousuke laughed dryly.

I couldn't help but force a laugh, mainly because I didn't know what to say.

Judging from Minamoto no Yorimitsu's words, he definitely knew about Kousaka Kyosuke's injury.

That's right too.

Shortly after the battle ended, Kousaka Kyosuke reported the situation to Fujiwara no Michitsuna, who was in charge of intelligence analysis, through the talisman bird. Seimei did the same.

Minamoto no Yorimitsu had previously held a meeting to subtly suggest that people not keep secrets, so Fujiwara no Michitsuna certainly wouldn't act recklessly like that.

Therefore, it's quite normal that Minamoto no Yorimitsu knew all the details of Kousaka Kyosuke's encounter with Yamata no Orochi.

After all, Kousaka Kyosuke was fully aware of what was going on when he reported it to Fujiwara Michitsuna.

He even told them about the Yamata no Orochi's attempt to recruit him.

Ultimately, nothing is truly unspeakable; once it's said, it's said.

Ok? !

When Minamoto no Yorimitsu said that, the way he looked at Kousaka Kyosuke immediately changed.

Even though he seemed injured, he still came to show his support. That's giving them way too much face...

"Come on, everyone, let's drink."

Minamoto no Yorimitsu intimately pulled Minamoto no Yorinobu along to pour wine for the guests, and then looked around at the others, including Kousaka Kyosuke.

Everyone at the banquet became excited upon seeing this scene, filling their glasses to the brim with wine. Some even whispered begs to borrow some because they had run out of wine...

The atmosphere became tense and heated.

Minamoto no Yorimitsu truly lived up to his reputation as someone who could easily win people's hearts.

"If they simply didn't say such indecent things in court and kept repeating the same behavior, that would have been enough, but that didn't happen."

Kyosuke Kosaka muttered to himself.

He even began to suspect that Minamoto no Yorimitsu might have done it on purpose.

Indeed, because Minamoto no Yorimitsu frequently made various declarations of "the threat of yokai" and "human supremacy," almost all officials kept their distance from him.

Why is no one willing to approach them?

For example.

If it were the motley crew of sycophants under Ichiju's command, most likely just sycophants who only knew how to flatter and fawn, who were to make contact with Minamoto no Yorimitsu, they would very likely encounter some bloody events.

It's really hard to say.

Like the story of "Lord Ye who loved dragons," you say you like dragons, right? I'll show you a dragon.

So, on Minamoto no Yorimitsu's side, it's like this: You say you long to slay demons, right? Well, I'll show you! Swish! Swish! One slash and you're done! Countless demon corpses for you to see! Happy or not?

This is exactly the kind of situation that nobles who may have never witnessed bloodshed in their entire lives fear.

Hmm, it seems I'm overthinking it.

drink wine.

boom!

"Cheers!!"

Half an hour later, except for a few people, everyone else was lying on the ground or slumped over the table.

"I'm taking care of some things with Kyosuke, I'll be back later."

"Yes, elder brother."