Onmyoji, a nobleman in Heian-kyo

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"Are you hard? I'll help you."

"No need, let's talk about it later. Aren't we going to have some fun now? At least let's see some beautiful scenery and brighten our mood!"

Kyosuke Kosaka hurriedly offered his suggestions.

—And what makes Kyosuke Kousaka most uncomfortable is that Menreiki can take everything for granted.

"...I think our feelings for each other should be enough."

"That's enough, definitely enough, but let's walk around first, shall we? Don't doubt my desire for you."

"Covet?"

"Yes, I also have a strong possessive streak towards you. Just wait and see."

"I'll be ready."

Menreiki continued to rub her cheek against Kousaka Kyosuke's profile.

Kyosuke Kosaka smiled, but his inner thoughts were hard to describe. "This is bad. The first day of our date is going to be... well, anyway, I should try to calm myself down."

Just now, the emotional Menreiki only wanted to... well, maybe I shouldn't refuse.

At most, it's just a superficial attempt.

We should take advantage of this half-day to do our best to treat it.

Just as Kyosuke Kosaka was about to speed up to his pre-determined destination, a dark red figure appeared ahead.

The clanging sound of chains clashing together.

A thick, pungent smell of blood gradually filled the air...

Menreiki, who was so excited she was about to cheer quietly, slowly composed herself and narrowed her eyes.

"Is this annoying guy trying to ruin my date with Kyosuke...? Probably. If so... then I'll just split his soul in two. Kyosuke probably won't say anything then, yeah, that's right..."

A strong sense of malice lingered and brewed behind him, causing Kyosuke Kousaka, who was carrying Menreiki, to twitch his eyelids.

The intensity of the negative emotions is no less than that of the clueless guy before, and there is even a phenomenon of surpassing it. Does this intensity not conform to the original work?

277. Kidomaru / Soul Modification / The Long-Awaited Matchmaker

Evil thoughts.

Kyosuke Kosaka clearly sensed the intense malice hidden deep behind him.

It is normal that he was able to immediately perceive the details of Menreiki's condition because he was in close contact with her.

"The young man holding several chains in front should be Kidomaru. His killing intent and malevolent aura are indeed stronger than those of Ōtakemaru we encountered before, but... compared to Menreiki's evil intentions, he might still be a little lacking."

Kyosuke Kousaka, who quickly came to a conclusion in his mind, was quite shocked.

At this moment, Menreiki, who doesn't have a strong presence in the original Onmyoji story, seems to be even more formidable than Kidomaru, who has a high battle record.

At least, that's what Kyosuke Kosaka saw and estimated.

It's important to understand that in the story, Kidomaru is a demon with a considerable chance of killing Seimei.

He possesses considerable martial arts skills and an Onmyoji talent that is no less than that of Seimei.

Objectively speaking, he is a slightly more troublesome character than the powerful demon king.

Of course.

Kyosuke Kosaka, however, was not particularly affected by this.

Unless the chain that Kidomaru is holding is a divine artifact.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have found it too troublesome.

Because he usually pays attention to certain limits when fighting in this world.

Whether it's Ibaraki-dōji, Shuten-dōji, or other yokai, they wouldn't normally kill each other, except for mortal enemies like Ōtakemaru during special periods.

And Kidomaru?

Judging from his hunting-like demeanor, he seemed like a difficult opponent.

But for Kyosuke Kosaka, if he really wanted to deal with it decisively, it wouldn't take long.

"That seemingly friendly attitude, yet one that can't hide its sinister intentions, is truly unpleasant. Actually, it's nothing to me, but Menreiki probably..."

Kyosuke Kosaka pondered in his heart, trying to figure out how to handle the situation.

In his opinion, Kidomaru didn't provoke him, yet he attacked first?

It's clear from any angle that he's in the wrong.

Forget it, I'll just pretend I didn't see it.

The main issue is that Kidomaru only hunts demons in the story, and it seems that the only people he kills are his fellow Onmyoji who once wanted to kill him; he has never killed ordinary people.

It seems they don't take ordinary humans seriously.

Since that's the case, Kyosuke Kousaka doesn't need to cause trouble.

At this moment, dating Menreiki is still more important.

Although Menreiki was probably about to make a move because she saw that Kidomaru was up to no good.

He continued moving while thinking.

Kyosuke Kosaka deliberately avoided Kidomaru.

The main purpose of this trip was a date, but Kidomaru seemed only interested in powerful demon kings like Tamamo-no-Mae and Shuten-dōji.

And there is no history of killing humans.

Then let's just pretend we didn't see it.

however.

The reality was not as simple as Kyosuke Kousaka imagined.

Just as he was about to take a detour to avoid it, the dark red figure blocked his way.

Wearing a tattered, dark red robe, with a thin red thread wrapped around his neck, and a beautiful face... who else could this unique outfit be but Onikiri?

"May I ask what's the matter?"

"Excuse me, may I ask if you are Lord Kyosuke?"

"Yes, but I have something to take care of, so please excuse me."

Having no intention of getting entangled with Kidomaru any further, Kousaka Kyosuke continued to walk past Kidomaru with Menreiki on his back.

"He seems quite polite, but his robes are made from the fur of demons. Looking closer, he seems more like a pervert, doesn't he?"

Suddenly, a dark red shadow flashed in front of Kousaka Kyosuke again.

"Lord Kyosuke, I have urgent business to attend to—"

The once-smiling, delicate face began to stiffen.

Looking up, Kyosuke Kousaka's eyes seemed to hold an endless vortex.

"As expected, the Asura's bloodline has not been fully activated. He is easily influenced by the power of his bloodline, which makes his personality very difficult to change... He is easily influenced by killing, and therefore has very low resistance to illusions."

Countless pieces of information about Kidomaru flooded his mind.

Kyosuke Kosaka began to analyze the approach.

Because he diligently studied after receiving the inheritance, his illusion magic has become much stronger than before.

It's more than enough to deal with ordinary demon kings, let alone Kidomaru, whose bloodline power hasn't awakened and whose thoughts and emotions are easily influenced by his bloodline.

Perhaps Kidomaru's will is very strong.

However, under the influence of bloodline power, it was still weakened considerably, even less so than the ability of a typical ghost king to resist illusions.

It seems that their strength has been overestimated.

No... This is probably also related to the fact that Kousaka Kyosuke happened to have mastered the illusion technique.

be honest.

If it were any other yokai with an excessively strong obsession, it's unlikely that Kyosuke Kousaka would be able to completely control them.

Someone like Kidomaru, who has no real purpose in life, is exceptionally weak in resisting illusions.

"Kyosuke, let me help you too."

"Need not--"

Kousaka Kyosuke wanted to refuse, but a mask appeared in front of Menreiki on his back. The mask flashed with a cold, eerie light and quickly entered Kidomaru's body.

"What is this?" Seeing that Kidomaru himself didn't seem to have changed, Kousaka Kyosuke changed the subject.

Menreiki: "This monster looks very evil, so I'll turn him into a kind monster, and then there won't be any problems in the future."

A rare serious expression appeared on her innocent face.

But Kyosuke Kosaka found it a little scary.

"This is pure brainwashing-style personality transformation, all while maintaining a 'I'm doing this for your own good' attitude. Well, it seems I'll have to work even harder to carefully manage the Menreiki."