Onmyoji, a nobleman in Heian-kyo

Page 815

"You want to eat bean sprouts?"

"I just want to take a bite."

"Then shall I feed you?"

"what."

With her innocent and adorable little face close up and her mouth slightly open, Kyosuke Kousaka gently picked up a small pinch of bean sprouts and placed it on Kagura's pink tongue.

Watching that little tongue curl up seductively, Kyosuke Kosaka calmed his mind, preventing any romantic thoughts from arising.

With the Blue Lantern nearby, he wouldn't dare to act recklessly.

"It tastes great. If one bean can make one stick, then it's a good deal."

"It doesn't necessarily taste good, because poor quality beans, poor water sources, or the growing environment can all make them bitter and astringent."

"It's not mentioned inside," Aoandon said with a smile, vaguely sensing the purpose.

Kyosuke Kosaka stated frankly, "Isn't this great? We can brainstorm and find ways to improve this problem."

Long ago, there were merchants selling bean sprouts at the market on Shichijo-ji Street in Kyoto.

However, this food is not popular.

There were even rumors of disparaging bean sprouts, saying they were inedible food.

In addition, the bean varieties of that era were generally mediocre, and they all had a bitter taste, making them very unpopular.

Since that's the case, we might as well make the most of it here.

Of course, Kyosuke Kosaka didn't want the bean market to be impacted instantly, so he simply didn't teach the complete method for perfectly making bean sprouts.

As a result, there probably won't be many monsters who, like humans, dislike bitter tastes and will not grow bean sprouts.

"cunning."

Aoandon smiled as she commented on a word, then continued eating her bean sprouts in silence.

At noon.

Kyosuke Kosaka took Kagura to check out the newly built village. Yukino, along with Suzune Horikita and Fuuka Kiryuin, were walking around, seemingly inspecting the situation.

Then, he saw mothers bringing their children to work.

The younger children were carried on their mothers' backs in cloth, while the older children followed their mothers, somewhat bewildered...

And the sound of wailing could be heard everywhere.

After glancing at it, Kyosuke Kosaka lost interest and muttered to himself, "Women can hold up half the sky," and prepared to leave.

"Aren't you going to help?" Kagura asked, unusually looking at Kousaka Kyosuke.

Kyosuke Kosaka: "It wouldn't be appropriate for a grown man like me to go. How about you go instead? I'll come pick you up later."

“Okay, I just wanted to practice the earth and wood magic you taught me.”

"Then give it your all."

"I'll do your share too, Kyosuke."

"Don't work too hard, or I'll be unhappy."

"I understand, goodbye."

Kagura waved goodbye and left.

As Kousaka Kyosuke watched Kagura's departing figure, he looked toward the location of the Tsukijin Shrine.

A glance across the distance swept over them.

Kyosuke Kosaka saw Ai Hayasaka and Kei Shirogane with many children, and even met a faint gaze from one of them.

"Humph~"

An unhappy voice rang in Kousaka Kyosuke's ears.

Kyosuke Kosaka chuckled dryly and looked away.

That's enough peeping.

"The ability to chase the moon seems to have been greatly enhanced due to the power of faith."

Kousaka Kyosuke secretly thought.

If one could become a god, that would be even more useful.

However, Kyosuke Kousaka was not in a hurry about this.

After all, treating shikigami as tools goes against one's true nature.

"It seems that some of the children with weaker constitutions are being cared for at the shrine, which keeps Tsuki quite busy. It's best not to disturb her."

"I can sense the presence of the Goddess of Marriage at the Marriage Shrine. I wonder what she's doing there. Let's not go and disturb her and Utaha..."

After a quick thought, Kyosuke Kosaka realized that he couldn't go to either of the two shrines.

He didn't want to help the village too much.

There's an old saying he really likes to hear: "A little kindness is appreciated, but too much kindness breeds resentment."

Helping too many people is not a good thing.

"Good enough, so-so is fine, why be so enthusiastic?"

But if Kagura, Yukino, and the others are willing to help, Kyosuke Kousaka won't stop them.

Fortunately, Horikita Suzune and Kiryuin Kaede, who have rather aloof temperaments, are both present. If some people are not sensible, they will not tolerate it.

Kyosuke Kousaka's main concern was that Yukino was too shy and didn't know how to say no.

For Kyosuke Kousaka, rejection was normal.

Women like Horikita Suzune and Kiryuin Fuka, who love martial arts, have a strong sense of individualism.

That's fine.

But...where should he go now?

Go back to the dormitory?

It's not that it's impossible, it's just that I feel a little out of place not bringing Kagura back with me.

Go on patrol?

This kind of work is actually the least necessary to do; we can't treat the other people in the Procuratorate as mediocre.

As for dealing with Gao Jiexinyi and Yi Zhou behind him?

Kyosuke Kosaka didn't even need to lift a finger.

Just like how they simply ask their subordinates to run errands, Kyosuke Kousaka does the same thing.

Ultimately, some small things don't really require you to do them personally.

If we actually did that, it would only cause trouble for our subordinates who hadn't done anything.

Compared to the previous January.

This month has been very peaceful, as if there's nothing to do.

However, the "involution" phenomenon created by Kyosuke Kosaka has not stopped.

At least, the people in the government office did their work very diligently every day.

Unlike before, things that could be done in a few minutes now take three to five days.

"What should I do..."

Kyosuke Kosaka muttered something to himself, then simply took out a newspaper he had just made from his spatial storage and used it to send it via paper cranes.

One for Shiranui, one for Tsukuyomi, one for Enmusubi, and one for Kasumigaoka.

Among them, Shiranui stopped meeting for the first time, and then met for several days in a row, which felt a bit strange.

It would be better to ask her for her thoughts on the newspaper again a day later.

The miscellaneous newspapers have been delivered.

Kousaka Kyosuke wondered whether he should go to Seimei to ask if he had found any clues about the Sea Kingdom.

But asking seems pointless, because the sea monsters from the Sea Kingdom will inevitably attack; that's for sure.

Therefore, it's easier to be busy in the past.

Perhaps we should just wait for Seimei to contact us first.

correct!

There's also Qing Ji and the Red Spider Lily!

Kyosuke Kosaka suddenly remembered the two people.

Since learning that the subspace dream created by the spider lily might affect her recovery, he has stopped entering her dream.

I plan to go to the underworld every ten days or so to visit them.

Thinking of them brought back certain subtle memories for Kousaka Kyosuke.