Onmyoji, a nobleman in Heian-kyo

At this moment, Ken Ryuguji, who had a braided hairstyle and had previously spoken to Kyosuke Kousaka, couldn't help but speak up.

"Apa, what are you thinking? Even if the fields are barren, they still belong to someone else!"

"Why not just plant them secretly? Not many people pass by here anyway."

"So what do you think will happen after the land is cultivated?"

“Then it will be ours, won’t it? What’s there to say!” Apa shouted.

Kenzaki, his face expressionless, silently turned his head away, not wanting to see this scene again.

These kids are such a nuisance.

As the lowest rung of society, no one comes to step on them because they think they're too dirty and useless.

If one owns land, regardless of whether it is legal, it is not impossible for it to be seized or even for which one may be convicted.

What principles were needed in a feudal era?

What logic is there to speak of?

Kenzaki sighed inwardly, pondering how to deal with the yokai that might return that night.

I didn't mention it simply because I didn't want to create more anxiety.

If only that lord had been willing to intervene as he did a few days ago...

That night, a ghostly wind howled. Several people hid in a makeshift shed. Some were terrified and prayed to the gods for protection, while others held sticks and stones, defiant and fearless. Nothing happened that night, except for a faint, inconspicuous scream that someone heard.

Day 39 of crossing

Kyosuke Kousaka, who was a little late getting up, opened the sliding door.

Chitanda Eru, who was cleaning, heard the noise and soon came over with a basin of hot water.

I felt the gentle, careful movements again.

With his eyes closed, Kousaka Kyosuke could naturally sense the slight shyness in his movements, a feeling that wasn't present in his first time.

Everything is difficult at the beginning.

Indeed, there is some truth to this.

"Alright, Kyosuke-sama." Kousaka Kyosuke opened his eyes, meeting Chitanda Eru's innocent gaze.

His initial excitement began to wane, and he simply nodded with a kind smile.

Chitanda Eru's beautiful face, which had been slightly tense due to her focus, instantly relaxed, and a gentle smile appeared in her eyes.

Afterwards, Chitanda Eru slowly left with the basin in her hand. Her slender figure passed by, bringing a gentle breeze. Kousaka Kyosuke inadvertently noticed that the breasts beneath the girl's figure were unexpectedly high and rounded.

Chitanda Eru is very healthy.

Kyosuke Kousaka immediately came to this conclusion.

I almost unconsciously wrote down this conclusion when I moved it to the desk, but I stopped myself at the last moment.

He should practice his calligraphy.

In the courtyard, a cool, aloof girl, observing out of the corner of her eye, looked on with suspicion...

Around noon.

Yesterday, the maid who delivered the love letter came again.

The reply received was "Candle Engraved on the Riverbank Pine".

Kyosuke Kosaka glanced at it and thought to himself that he had actually solved it.

It also comes with a poem.

"On a sunny day, I happened to meet him, but in my haste, I could not recognize my former lover, who was like the moon hidden in the clouds."

Kyosuke Kousaka touched his face and couldn't help but ask the several identical girls around him, "Am I good-looking?"

Nino exclaimed without hesitation, "It's beautiful!"

Miku glanced at Kyosuke Kousaka: "...It's beautiful."

May echoed her two older sisters, "Yes, it looks good."

Yukino nodded silently, as if she was being a little reluctant.

Kyosuke Kousaka missed Eru Chitanda's innocent expression; he imagined she would earnestly say "It looks good!"

Next time, let someone else take care of the messenger maid.

Kyosuke Kousaka then wrote a limerick—

"A beauty unparalleled through the ages, a pleasing sight indeed. A face that could topple kingdoms and cities, astonishing the world."

Mutual compliments are something everyone knows how to do.

"Your handwriting is so beautiful," Miku couldn't help but praise.

Kyosuke Kosaka sighed inwardly, "Now that's true sincerity."

Day 40 of crossing

When Kousaka Kyosuke passed by the manor where Sekiya Jun lived, he decided to go and take a look, but he immediately saw him being beaten by several villagers by the gate.

"You bastard! You actually sent your niece away!"

A middle-aged man dressed as a military officer cursed loudly.

Kousaka Kyosuke glanced at him from head to toe and said, "You're with me, what can I do for you?"

The man turned around and sneered, "I am Fujiwara no Asomi Yasumasa!"

"Oh, I am Fujiwara no Asomi Kyosuke."

"Get out of my way! You're just a Taoist priest's dog!"

"Then whose dog are you?"

Kousaka Kyosuke sneered.

After calmly considering the situation, I realized that this person had limited historical information.

It can be confirmed that he belongs to the Fujiwara Southern Clan, while famous figures such as Michitaka, Michikane, and Michinaga belong to the Northern Clan, thus having a natural opposing stance.

However, in history he was known as a retainer of the Taoist priest.

It is highly likely that there is a strong political force behind it, which led the Taoist priests in history to win it over.

But we can't just watch someone get beaten to death, can we? Eru would be heartbroken.

18. Paradox/Hachiman's Sister, Sacrifice/Noble Lady

"You've got a sharp tongue."

Upon noticing that Kyosuke Kosaka immediately retorted, Yasumasa Fujiwara began to look at him seriously.

He was tall and imposing, with a full beard, and his gaze carried an undeniable air of pressure.

Kyosuke Kosaka smiled and said, "Because you scared me."

"I don't think you're scared at all."

Fujiwara Yasumasa also smiled.

He walked along, laughing, at a leisurely pace.

Finally, he moved to the side of the fallen Guan Gu Jun and stomped on his face.

Sekiya Jun, who was already vomiting blood, vomited some more blood with great difficulty.

The blood made the ground even redder.

Out of the corner of his eye, Kousaka Kyosuke saw him trying to move, as if to shake his head, his unfocused gaze carrying a pleading look...

If they don't speak, it's hard for anyone to understand what they're saying, right?

But it's really hard to speak when one cheek is being kicked by a size 40 foot.

"How was it?" Fujiwara Yasumasa asked with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Kyosuke Kosaka simply shook his head slightly and looked at him with a complicated expression.

“Lord Baochang, if you are so happy to step on a lowly commoner, I have no objection.”

Finished.

Fujiwara Yasumasa's face immediately turned ashen!

His stubble twitched, and then he stomped hard on the head he was stepping on.

After Guan Gu Jun uttered a soft moan, he remained motionless.

Kyosuke Kosaka simply looked at Yasumasa Fujiwara with amusement and gave a respectful bow.

"Lord Baochang has an extraordinary demeanor."