Onmyoji, a nobleman in Heian-kyo

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For example, the king of the merfolk.

This guy went from male to female, a complete sex change.

He dreamed of absorbing the bloodline of the dragon and gaining eternal control over the Sea of ​​Immortality.

Therefore, based on this deduction, Kyosuke Kosaka guessed that the Merfolk King was currently thinking of having them busy while he himself prepared a trap to wipe them out in the end.

Thinking only of wonderful things!

The mouth then said, "I see. So what exactly is this 'tide'?"

To be very cooperative with the Merfolk King, Kousaka Kyosuke specifically went to inquire.

The Merfolk King sighed and replied:

"The natural disaster that struck after Suzuhime left took away my contract with the tides, and as I gradually weakened, I could no longer use the power of the tides. Without the protection of the tides, the Sea of ​​Immortality was gradually frozen and encroached upon, becoming what it is today."

"Now, only the 'Shark Dragon' is qualified to inherit the contract with the tides. That means it's you, my most precious princess—Suzume. And the tides have now returned to a state of being ownerless, scattered throughout the entire Eternal Sea. Only when the new queen pulls out the 'Sea Shell Halberd' and collects the tides can this frozen sea be revived..."

After hearing the whole story, Suzuka Gozen remained silent for a long time before finally shaking her head.

“I have no connection with the Sea of ​​Immortality. Even if I regain the power of the tides, I will not become queen… My family is still waiting for me to return.”

"How truly heartless, Suzuhime. So be it, the rebellion of children is always so lamentable. Now I have found the magic to re-establish the pact with the tides. Fill the sea shells with the tides and bring them back to my throne. I will then give you what you need. How about that?"

"It's a word."

"And Mr. Kyosuke. I'm sorry, please forgive me for hiding some things from you before. The thing I gave you actually needs to absorb a certain amount of spiritual power to be activated. If I re-establish the contract with the tide, that item can also be activated immediately."

"I see... Then I'll help collect the tides too? After all, I can't be away from home for too long."

Kyosuke Kosaka said.

I was completely speechless.

"You keep coming up with one lie after another. Do you really think I'm mentally challenged?"

To be fair, this merman king was just an ordinary male merman, so it's normal that he wasn't very intelligent.

At most, he's become more ideologically aware and ruthless.

He was just a ruthless person who could make up his mind to kill the mermaid queen who had just given birth.

Wisdom doesn't necessarily mean having a lot.

"Then please."

The merman king nodded slightly, still maintaining a reserved demeanor.

Kousaka Kyosuke was inwardly chuckling.

If it were the real queen, he truly believed that he would not be encountering such a series of lies now.

What's the saying?

Lies can snowball and grow bigger and bigger until they become uncontrollable.

That is the current situation.

As the person involved, he probably still feels good about himself. What else can Kyosuke Kosaka say?

After a group of people left the palace.

Senhime, who had been almost completely silent and leading the way, suddenly turned to look at Suzuka Gozen.

"You bastard, even with your pretty tail, you can't impersonate my sister! I won't acknowledge you!"

“I don’t need your approval. I will draw the Sea Shell Spear and complete the deal.”

"Hmph! You'll be exposed tomorrow!"

"Let's wait and see then, why say more?" Suzuka Gozen said rationally.

She came here only to find the treasure that carries the soul of her loved one, Ōtakemaru, and had no interest in anything else.

Let alone arguing with Senhime in front of him.

“I think we should let the facts speak for themselves. There’s one more thing—Chihime, do you have any wild game meat to eat? I’ve had too much seafood and I’d like to try something different.”

"...There is still dried meat of wild beasts from the mainland here."

Senhime looked at Kousaka Kyosuke, who had changed the subject, with a rather speechless expression, and then explained.

Kagura then said, "We can go to our accommodation ourselves. Senhime, you take Kyosuke to get some jerky."

Kyosuke Kosaka looked embarrassed.

"I made things so complicated because of my own selfish desires..."

"It's okay! I'll have someone else take my place!"

Not wanting to be impolite, Princess Senhime immediately asked other servants to help guide Kagura, Suzuya Gozen, and the others.

And so, Kousaka Kyosuke was taken by Senhime to eat meat.

He has temporarily left the group.

"Mr. Kyosuke, you're as interesting as ever."

Yaobikuni chuckled softly.

She has always been interested in Kyosuke Kousaka.

They clearly intend to be lazy, yet they are always so diligent.

Even though they could have avoided it, they were always the first to face it.

Such a person had never appeared in the hundreds of years of memories of the nun Yaobikuni.

It's like adding a vibrant splash of color to a gray photograph.

Yaobikuni couldn't help but notice.

A long journey.

She was a pitiful person who possessed immortality but was physically and mentally exhausted.

She has met kind people who brought her warmth and comfort, as well as bad people who wanted to obtain the secret to her immortality.

My heart is already numb.

But as she arrived in Kyoto and met more and more people, and as she clearly sensed the "colors" in these people, the light deep within Yaobikuni's heart gradually began to shine brighter again...

Among them, Kyosuke Kousaka is quite interesting.

It's much more interesting than Kagura, Fuyuka, Seimei, Minamoto no Hiromasa, Shiro, etc.

It always gives people a magical little surprise.

Even the things they say have a refreshing feel to them.

It's amazing.

"His popularity with the opposite sex is even more amazing."

Yaobikuni made another comment in her mind.

the other side.

After quickly finishing his dried meat, Kyosuke Kousaka started listening to music again.

Yes, Senhime is singing to him.

"It felt like I was receiving five-star service."

Kousaka Kyosuke secretly thought.

Because she had helped the Sea of ​​Immortality solve its problems, Senhime treated him with great respect and courtesy.

The service was attentive, like that of a servant, from beginning to end.

This must have been really tough on Senhime.

Fortunately, Senhime didn't seem to mind serving him much, and even seemed quite happy to do so.

As a result, Kyosuke Kosaka didn't hold back much politeness.

Having spent some time with Senhime, he knew that she was a serious and meticulous person.

If you really want to be precise, she's actually quite similar to Yukino.

However, it should be Yukino from the original "Oregairu" manga, who is somewhat different from the Yukino that Kyosuke Kousaka currently knows.

In the original work, Yukino is a proud, assertive person who is very strict with herself.

The same goes for Senhime in front of me.

It felt very familiar to Kyosuke Kousaka.

I do not know how long it has been.

The singing stopped.

Senhime bowed her head and thanked Kousaka Kyosuke.

"...Thank you, Mr. Kyosuke, for listening to my song."

"I'd love to listen to such a great song every day."