Onmyoji, a nobleman in Heian-kyo

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Instantly, a chorus of voices rang out.

"Hmm." Kousaka Kyosuke, who appeared as if by teleportation, nodded slightly, then looked at the fox spirit. "My infamy is still quite formidable, but this time I'm willing to wait for the evidence to be verified. You should all be patient and wait this time as well."

"—?!"

The fox demon's pupils contracted sharply.

At the same time, an eerie silence began to persist.

The monsters fell completely silent, their eyes fixed on Kyosuke Kousaka himself, the stagnant air seeming to tighten with tension.

"You can have whatever evidence you want. This time I'll wait patiently. Don't bring up anything about humans or demons."

Kyosuke Kousaka said calmly to the fox spirit.

This guy is such a troublemaker, he really knows how to stir up trouble.

By stirring up conflict between humans and yokai, then disappearing without a trace, leaving behind a mess, Kyosuke Kosaka can already imagine whether humans and yokai will be able to cooperate when the Tenkai Kingdom invades in a few years.

"I remember this guy was a necrophiliac who liked strong women and would turn them into specimens."

Kyosuke Kosaka recalled the information in his head and was already thinking about how to cook this monster.

Once this thing is in his hands, the concept of reincarnation disappears.

To die without pain is the greatest happiness.

In fact, Kyosuke Kousaka was even more frustrated that he had found this guy later than Hikigaya, Ayanokoji, and the others, which led to the deaths of so many women.

"...Hehehe, all you do is use overwhelming power to suppress all dissent, completely ignoring the conflict between humans and demons?"

The fox demon seemed to be both crying and laughing, displaying a nonchalant attitude of laughing at life and death and fearing nothing.

Kyosuke Kosaka was amused.

"What are you talking about? Is there a big difference between humans and demons? Humans have killed the most humans, and most of the weaker humans are afraid of you. By the way, aren't demons the ones who have killed the most demons? I want to ask you that."

Using words is his specialty!

"..." The fox demon was indeed rendered speechless by Kousaka Kyosuke's retort.

"Besides, I have several shikigami myself, and I get along well with them. In addition, I have a few yokai friends. This person who is trying to capture you also has a yokai as a shikigami."

"Here it is~"

A sweet voice rang out.

A beautiful figure dressed in a kimono appeared from a corner of the rocks behind.

It is Prajna.

He walked quickly to Hikigaya and smiled at the Yamawaro and the other yokai.

"I have formed a very deep friendship with A-Ba."

"..."

The fox spirit, who wanted to quickly think of a solution, had a blank mind.

Too many things happened to him at once!

He couldn't solve it immediately, and even playing the victim wouldn't work...

"If you still want to emphasize the discrimination between humans and yokai, I just want to say—you're overthinking it. In Kyoto, anyone who commits a serious crime, whether human or yokai, must be punished. I myself have personally cut off the heads of those evil people and hung them on some notice boards."

Kyosuke Kosaka said slowly.

Not content with overwhelming him with power, he also needed to mentally torture this trash monster a little.

"You can choose to treat your injuries, eat something, eat your fill, and wait until the truth is confirmed before continuing your defense. I welcome you anytime."

"Perhaps there's a misunderstanding here. I just hope you'll stop using the distinction between humans and yokai as a reason to make any excuses, as this is very hurtful to humans who have good relationships with yokai."

Kyosuke Kosaka continued his verbal attacks.

In terms of force, he was capable of easily dealing with this rabble in the market.

and then?

Does that mean I'll suddenly become handsome?

Of course not!

Kyosuke Kousaka hoped to deepen the trust between humans and yokai through this incident, rather than have it destroyed by the troublesome fox spirit.

The Sea Kingdom can lack monsters even if it lacks people.

Compared to Onmyoji, Yokai are stronger individually and possess various special abilities, making them one of the main forces in the future fight against the Sea Kingdom.

Since that's the case, Kyosuke Kosaka might as well use this opportunity to win over the yokai.

Even if you can't get the reward, you shouldn't hold a grudge.

"Since you've said that... then it's decided. I'm rooting for him!"

The mountain boy, who was thinking of leading the resistance against humans, was not a fool. He immediately ordered his other subordinates to guard the fox demon.

The fox spirit's mood plummeted to rock bottom.

What made him even more fearful was that a handsome young man dressed in a purple hunting robe with purple paint on his face, dressed as an Onmyoji, also came along.

Behind the young man was a yokai with wings holding a round fan, and a woman wearing a white kimono.

Now, it was even quieter around us.

——Black Seimei, the Great Tengu, and the Snow Girl.

These are some of the most famous establishments, known to everyone because they have residences in the city.

"That's perfect. You can be a witness too, so as not to hurt the relationship between you, Ōtengu, and Yuki-onna."

Kousaka Kyosuke spoke to Kuro Seimei in a very familiar manner, without even bothering to greet him.

Kuro Seimei waved his folding fan, looking relaxed: "Since you're being so frank, I don't mind playing along for a bit."

"Let's drink."

Kousaka Kyosuke conjured up a table, chairs, sake, and pastries, and immediately invited Kuro Seimei to sit down.

"Great Tengu, go and check it out."

"Ah Ba, stay with Da Tengu so he doesn't get lost."

"Yes!"

"Humph!"

The Great Tengu turned his head away, refusing to look at Kousaka Kyosuke.

However, this person still obediently allowed Hachiman to follow.

This is the epitome of hypocrisy.

If it were a woman, that would be considered arrogant and tsundere.

For men, calling it tsundere is somewhat insulting.

"My bleeding is about to stop..." the fox demon suddenly clutched his wound and said in a sorrowful voice.

Kuro Seimei said calmly, "Yuki-onna."

As soon as he finished speaking, a thin, almost imperceptible layer of frost appeared on the fox demon's wounds, and the bleeding stopped completely.

"Your wound has healed. Would you like something to eat? You can tell me anything you want, and I'll try my best to satisfy you."

Kyosuke Kousaka said considerately to the fox spirit.

He comes from the modern world, so let's show him some humanistic concern for the modern world.

Eat some nice food, and you'll have pleasant memories of suffering later.

"..."

The fox demon, who had just been screaming in grief, trembled, his expression stiff, as if he had crashed.

Kuro Seimei chuckled and said, "Stop with your perverse sense of humor."

Kousaka Kyosuke shook his head:

"Is that a perverse pleasure? Perhaps. I think this fox used to enjoy it quite a bit, savoring other people's pleas for mercy and howls as the most delicious food. I bet you didn't see how happy he was back then."

Those who bully women must die.

In this era, a woman's reputation was still very important, as evidenced by the Snow Woman's cold expression when she looked at scumbags and fox spirits.

"If it's that kind of boring and despicable behavior, then being punished is something he probably thought of."

"Yes, I agree with that."

Kyosuke Kosaka quickly reached an agreement with Seimei Kuro.

There's not much to say about this.

It is not a given that one should be punished for doing something wrong.

Ayanokouji, as an observer, found it quite comfortable and enjoyable.

He was a witness to the fox demon's arrogant laughter.