Onmyoji, a nobleman in Heian-kyo

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The previous clan leader, Daojian, must be the one who regrets it the most.

He was cursed to death.

If there were more capable Onmyoji in the clan, and if he himself had expressed more support for cultivating Onmyoji, he probably wouldn't have served as clan leader for only a few days and regent for seven.

"I wonder what it's like in the suburbs..." Kyosuke Kosaka pondered.

Kyosuke Kosaka, who lives in the suburbs, is quite worried.

They were worried about whether the Moon Chaser God could protect his followers.

What about the Shuibusi Manor?

Kyosuke Kosaka wasn't worried at all.

There are a large number of members of the Qin and Kamo clans there, and magic arrays and sensing barriers have been set up around the government offices. Kousaka Kyosuke is developing it as his main base, so he cannot afford to lose it.

At present, there is no situation.

Overall, Kyoto is the key area.

—Because the divine serpent was sealed in Kyoto, he secretly guided Kuro Seimei to perform the Yin-Yang reversal spell. When the spell failed and the Yin and Yang realms were in chaos, he could take the opportunity to escape.

Furthermore, Kyoto is the gathering place of the nation's spiritual energy, and only by controlling it can Kuro Seimei begin to establish a new order.

Unfortunately, converting Kyoto into the underworld would put them at odds with Orochi and all the Onmyoji in Kyoto, making success extremely difficult.

Ultimately, Kyosuke Kosaka could see that none of the yokai with even a modicum of sense supported Kuro Seimei.

Only the lesser demons are easily bewitched by Kuro Seimei.

Time flies, and it was already evening when we got busy.

The internal order of Kyoto is basically stable, but many corpses and traces of battle still remain and need to be cleaned up by non-humans.

Kousaka Kyosuke went to the government office and spoke a few words with his subordinates. He then told his brother-in-law, Kamo Yasunori, in the Yin-Yang Bureau about the several rifts in the underworld he had discovered. Finally, he rushed to Fujiwara no Michitsuna to report the information.

"Thank you for your hard work," Fujiwara Michitsuna said, offering his usual comforting words.

Kousaka Kyosuke, looking somewhat tired, rubbed his temples.

"Please help me get the Taoist priest to approve more public funds, otherwise I won't be able to properly comfort the dead here, and things could easily get out of hand."

"That's fine. Are there any other concerns?"

"No, as long as we have money and food, I will take good care of all other issues!"

Seeing that Fujiwara no Michitsuna readily agreed, Kousaka Kyosuke felt a little better.

Some familiar people, including many members of the Qin family, have died.

Although they all seem indifferent to life and death, it's hard for him to be happy.

A familiar person who greets you warmly today may turn into a corpse the next day.

Even though he had encountered it before, it didn't mean that Kyosuke Kousaka could remain calm.

"Many of them were relatives who grew up with Su Yi and Su Chang. How could they not be heartbroken to see them die like this?"

"...Never mind, just try your best to get their compensation settled and take good care of their families, then they will rest in peace."

Kyosuke Kosaka quickly composed himself and stopped showing his emotions.

Noticing the clue, Fujiwara no Michitsuna smiled and said, "I was originally planning to keep an eye on your and Lord Yukinari's movements today."

"What's the point of paying attention to that kind of thing? Paying attention to everything will only hurt you."

"Some of the things you say are quite interesting."

“Perhaps this is a talent,” Kousaka Kyosuke remarked.

The matter of public funds was agreed upon readily and decisively, as if it had been guaranteed.

My mood instantly brightened up~

Therefore, it's not a big deal to chat about it.

"Is that so? Your title has already expanded from 'The Playboy' to include 'The Talkative One'."

"...They're all just bored. Let's see if they can stay idle for the next few days!"

Kyosuke Kosaka spoke through gritted teeth, his inner emotions undisguised.

Fujiwara no Michitsuna let out a soft "Huh?" and asked, "What did you guess?"

"What else can we guess? The spell to reverse the Yin and Yang realms is being implemented, but judging from the flow of Yin energy, it has been interrupted. With such a huge upheaval in Kyoto, what do you think will happen?"

Kyosuke Kousaka's expression was strange. Couldn't he have guessed it?

Fujiwara no Michitsuna was also somewhat bewildered; he then realized that he had overlooked this point.

When the world experiences such great turmoil, narrow cracks will appear, and the great serpent hidden in those cracks will inevitably emerge!

The serpent illusion during the day was not just a hoax!

"Miscalculation!"

"...It's nothing, I feel that even without this incident, Orochi would have escaped through other means."

"But the later it can be, the better. Besides, even if the giant serpent is to emerge, a ritual must be performed—"

Fujiwara no Michitsuna stopped abruptly halfway through his sentence, suddenly thinking of Seimei, and was completely puzzled.

Seimei, that great Onmyoji, really knows how to stir up trouble.

Even if Fujiwara no Michitsuna understood that Seimei's actions were only hastening the inevitable...

"Let's just take it one day at a time." Kyosuke Kousaka remained calm.

The giant snake will escape no matter what, so let's stick to the old routine to avoid it doing anything crazy that could kill even more people.

Fujiwara no Michitsuna rarely showed a speechless expression.

"Kyosuke, do you know something else?"

"I only kept the fact that I encountered the giant snake in my dreams a few times before. That shouldn't be a big deal, right?"

"...Please don't hide this kind of thing."

"Okay, I promise I won't do it again next time."

“You bastard…” Fujiwara no Michitsuna shook his head helplessly, not bothering to complain much.

As Kyosuke Kosaka said, since Orochi can freely enter and exit other people's dreams, it means that even if he is still in the abyss, there is definitely a possibility that he can get out.

They might even manipulate things through conspiracies and tricks, like Kuro Seimei's current situation.

In short, the giant serpent simply couldn't be sealed away!

"It is said that there should have been a guardian beast guarding the giant serpent in the Hazama..." Fujiwara no Michitsuna then began to recount other secrets.

Kousaka Kyosuke: "It should have disappeared."

He certainly understood what was going on.

That is, under the guidance of the giant serpent, an Onmyoji took pity on the tomb guardian beast and used the "substitution technique" to replace it. As a result, the tomb guardian beast escaped from the place where it was monitoring the giant serpent and could not return.

This is why Genji was able to make a deal with Orochi, and Orochi was able to regain his power by offering sacrifices to the priestesses who were worshipped to him.

But Kagura was sitting quietly and obediently beside him, so of course he couldn't mention it.

"Yes, but there's no point in saying all this now. You should be more explicit next time."

Fujiwara Michitsuna raised his hand and rubbed his brow, just like Kousaka Kyosuke had done earlier.

Kyosuke Kosaka said, "Thank you for your hard work."

After he finished speaking, he felt something was off. Did something seem familiar?

Fujiwara Michitsuna, the person involved, was even more frustrated.

He's been so busy with his own things these days that he's become quite careless.

It seems necessary to be more vigilant.

"Then I'll take my leave now. You can take your time to handle the rest."

Kyosuke Kosaka bowed apologetically as he took his leave.

He overestimated Fujiwara no Michitsuna; no, it should be said that he was too familiar with the plot of "Onmyoji" and was therefore able to analyze the course of events immediately.

Fujiwara no Michitsuna was busy with many things, so sometimes he didn't notice anything.

It seems I need to be careful.

"No need to feel guilty, it's my own fault." Fujiwara Michitsuna waved his hand with a smile.

After careful consideration, he immediately realized that Kousaka Kyosuke had placed too much faith in his abilities, and could only admit that he had been too careless.

It seems I can't afford to worry about my own affairs for a while.

Fortunately, the information about the giant serpent remains unchanged, so the Taoist priest can still be used...

Kyosuke Kosaka smiled and said, "Give it your all."

After offering his encouragement, he left with Kagura.

Next, he needs to go back to the official residence to carefully observe the situation.