Onmyoji, a nobleman in Heian-kyo

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The wife was truly terrifying, the eldest daughter was terrifying, and the second daughter was terrifying as well.

Conversely, cuteness is also overwhelmingly powerful.

Shogo certainly loves these things and works as hard as he does in real life.

He strives to improve his status so that his wife and daughters can live a more comfortable life.

Right, now I need to figure out why my boss, Kyosuke Kosaka, did this!

Changwu immediately snapped out of his daze.

It turned out that the two colleagues next to him were looking at women's accessories.

Changwu: "..."

"I want to buy some small accessories for my wife and daughter."

Noticing Shogo's gaze, Maruo nodded and explained.

“Yes,” Changwu said with a wry smile, “it is indeed necessary.”

He also wanted to buy it secretly.

I didn't expect everyone to be so nonchalant?

It seems he was being too dramatic.

"Whether you're a father or a husband, what you need to do is watch over and support them."

Maruo, who is usually quiet, became unusually talkative.

Changwu immediately felt embarrassed.

He understood that Maruo was giving him advice or reminding him.

Yes.

Don't think about anything else, just show your attitude with actions!

As long as you show how much you love your wife and daughter, everyone else will back down!

Once it reaches the point where most people know about it, there shouldn't be anyone left who's going to be so clueless!

Forget about introducing your sister or daughter!

"..." Maruo was silent.

I noticed that the expressions of my two colleagues kept changing on the way.

He probably guessed something.

Although I don't want to delve into it or get involved.

However, he felt obligated to help his two colleagues adapt to the current situation as quickly as possible.

"The situation should have become tense at this time due to the large number of monsters coming to Kyoto."

"The reality, however, is not as tense as expected; rather, it's somewhat complicated..."

Through the constant reports from the patrolling firemen.

Maruo and other insiders also learned that the yokai hardly made any moves during the day.

At night, many monsters began to roam—

For example, rabbit spirits that look like humans run around the streets of Kyoto every night.

For example, a skull with a skin covering its face is applying makeup to a tree on one of the eight main streets.

For example, in the Sakyo area, which is relatively close to the suburbs, there is an illusory shower of cherry blossoms falling...

It was as if all the monsters had moved here together.

Surprisingly, it did not bring disaster like the two consecutive days of great calamity that had occurred before.

This is quite a rare thing.

Maruo inexplicably thought of the folk legend of "Hyakki Yagyō" (Night Parade of One Hundred Demons) in response.

During the Heian period, a hundred demons paraded at night, and humans and demons coexisted in the world.

This is a very famous folk legend.

Maruo has been feeling it very clearly these past few days.

Suddenly he noticed a vendor whose face was pointed and monkey-like, and a flash of inspiration struck him.

"So that's it..."

Moo-!

An angry mooing of a cow suddenly rang out.

Following the mooing of the cows, screams and howls of agony rang out.

Maruo, Shogo, and Hiroto all looked toward the source of the sound very quickly.

I just took a look.

Then we saw a cow with a ferocious face, its furrowed brows contorted in anger, charging and crashing forward erratically!

Many shoppers, vendors, and store owners have been impacted as a result.

The more serious negative impacts came from the pushing and trampling caused by the chaos.

An accident in an already bustling commercial center will only cause panic and fear!

Maruo quickly grabbed a bamboo stick about two meters long from a corner of the wall not far away...

Seeing this, Changwu and Hiroto also searched around for tools to confront the mad bull.

"Don't panic! This humble monk is here!"

A flippant voice cut through the noisy, panicked street.

A man dressed as a shady monk, who was about 150 centimeters tall, lunged forward.

A pair of hands, almost the size of a child's, managed to stop the mad bull from charging forward!

The mad bull roared even more fiercely.

"Moo-"

Just as Maruo, Shogo, and Hiroto were each carrying bamboo sticks, stones, and other items, intending to go and help.

A dazzling, sharp white light flashed above the mad bull's head.

A man dressed in a white hunting robe appeared before the mad bull.

A drop of blood dripped from the long sword he held tightly in his hand.

Mad cows, that is, collapsed.

"Eight..." Hao Ren's mouth was slightly open, his face full of disbelief.

Who is the man reflected in her eyes?

Why does she look so much like her son?

Is he dreaming?

Just as Haoren was thinking this, the man's once sharp gaze became languid and listless.

"..."

so tired.

Hikigaya Hachiman silently sheathed his sword and bowed to the short monk who had helped him to express his gratitude.

I'm very tired after work.

I was very tired when I got home.

Meeting people you know is exhausting!

Voluntary work after get off work is even more tiring!

With a sigh, Hachiman Hikigaya saw a group of fire soldiers arrive and reluctantly went forward to explain the situation to them.

He also subtly reminded the firefighters that they should help the people who had collapsed on the ground.

“...That looks like your son, Hiroto.”

Changwu looked at Hiroto with a strange expression.

Seeing that Hachiman Hikigaya quickly resolved the problem and even organized fire soldiers to properly manage the surrounding affairs.

He was completely stunned.

So my colleague's son is this outstanding?

When asked, Hiroto stroked his beard and answered hesitantly and dryly:

"It's probably my son."