Onmyoji, a nobleman in Heian-kyo

Many people who made mistakes were frequently assigned various tasks by Kyosuke Kosaka.

Kyosuke Kosaka was still smiling and offering gentle encouragement from the side.

It's really terrible!

On the field.

The argument between the woman wearing a city hat and the middle-aged man whose real name was Fujiwara Yasuke had escalated.

"Come on, let me see your face."

"Get out! You lecherous scoundrel!"

"Haha...that's right, that's me."

Seeing Fujiwara Yasuke's smug look, Kousaka Kyosuke finally made his appearance.

"My lord, I don't think you should be making such a fuss."

"roll!"

Fujiwara Yasusuke shouted disdainfully and kicked Kosaka Kyosuke.

Kyosuke Kosaka clicked his tongue in amazement. This was brilliant.

He quickly retreated to avoid it.

"You're so unrefined, such an unreasonable person!"

"court death!"

Upon hearing the word "refined elegance," Fujiwara no Yasuke, who hadn't taken the person seriously before, suddenly became furious.

After arriving in Kyoto, he was unable to take up a post due to various circumstances. Every time he went to the Ministry of Shikibu to inquire, he was given various perfunctory and evasive answers. Before he even passed the door, he could always hear several mocking voices.

"They're no different from barbarians."

"What bad luck."

"A barbarian who doesn't know any refinement..."

Memories are awakening.

An overwhelming feeling of extreme shame surged into my heart like a burst dam.

Fujiwara Yasusuke's eyes were red, and he exuded a murderous aura.

"Kyoto, the capital city, is not a place for you to act recklessly. Don't do anything barbaric that you'll regret."

Kousaka Kyosuke kept retreating.

Almost everyone else who was still watching the commotion dispersed.

“Barbaric…” Fujiwara Yasuke chuckled again.

The shame gnawed at his heart like a monster.

In a daze, I heard a series of disdainful and scornful laughs again.

"Let me show you whether I'll regret this..."

Fujiwara Yasuke's voice became softer than ever before.

The anger that had been building up in his chest for so long was now like a violent volcano about to erupt!

It can't be hidden anymore...

His large, calloused hands were placed on his waist.

"Don't..." Kousaka Kyousuke said.

He had barely uttered those two words, before he could finish his sentence, when a long knife slammed down on his head.

Huhuhu~

A fierce wind raged, and the long sword transformed into a dazzling light, landing on Kousaka Kyosuke.

The next moment, a long, slender, fair hand reached out to stop it.

The splattered blood made Fujiwara Yasuke reveal a sinister smile, like a demon.

Just when he thought he would see the person in front of him turn into a corpse... the knife stopped moving downwards.

Instead, the surrounding earth collapsed.

Thick smoke and dust billowed up~

With wisps of dust seemingly surrounding him, Kousaka Kyosuke forcefully twisted his long sword to one side.

Blood dripped slowly from the hand gripping the long sword...

A pair of eyes, devoid of joy or sorrow, gazed indifferently at Fujiwara Yasusuke.

"Everyone says not to do anything foolish."

54. Provoking/Underground/Men and women should not touch each other

Tick ​​tick tick~

The blood dripped from his palm and fell to the ground, turning into a pool of blood.

Two blurry figures were reflected in the deep red pool of blood...

It was located less than ten steps away from the scene of the incident.

Su Chang stared blankly at the scene where Kosaka Kyosuke caught the knife with his bare hands, but did not use any means to protect himself as she had expected.

Su Yi, who was rushing to find Su Chang after she left home, also looked bewildered.

She knew Kyosuke Kousaka.

The Qin clan lived in the Ukyo region.

During the previous flood season.

Even though they are located in higher northern regions, they are still significantly affected.

Kyosuke Kosaka was appointed as the new Assistant Commissioner of the Bureau of Prosecution and the "Vice Minister" of the Bureau of Prosecution.

Upon assuming office, he ordered the arrest of all the homeless disaster victims, forcing them to move corpses, sweep the streets, and build high walls.

The only compensation provided was food and lodging.

However, that very thing did make the surrounding environment much better.

It's an almost earth-shattering change!

After the flood season, firefighters patrolled the area frequently, and the security and environment improved considerably.

For this reason, Su Yi had a good impression of the Imperial Calendar Doctor, Jianfeiwei Envoy, who was said to have served as the Imperial Calendar Doctor in the Yin-Yang Bureau.

In addition, Kyosuke Kosaka recently clashed with Yasumasa Fujiwara, a relatively well-known figure known as the Lord of Tango.

It even involves a "coopetition incident" involving a peasant girl from the Qin family manor.

This made Su Yi even more memorable.

Until... right now!

Su Yi finally saw a more authentic side of Kousaka Kyosuke.

“…It was intentional.” Su Chang, who had practiced her family’s martial arts since childhood, saw through the situation at a glance.

What shocked her even more now was why Kyosuke Kousaka would do such a thing.

Su Yi vaguely guessed the reason.

She knew very well that Fujiwara Yasusuke was the younger brother of Fujiwara Yasumasa, who had previously had a conflict with Kosaka Kyosuke.

This person is quite well-known in Kyoto.

It has a bad reputation.

His reputation is very poor because he is frequently involved in fights.

He harassed many noblewomen and was even reprimanded by some of his superiors.

It's said they also looted civilians' belongings; perhaps that's true...

"Don't say that out loud. Just answer honestly when someone asks you."

"Oh."

Su Chang responded obediently.

She roughly guessed that Kousaka Kyosuke probably wanted to deliberately injure Fujiwara Yasuke so that he would suffer a serious crime.

Thinking of this, Su Chang's heart pounded rapidly.

"Does he like me?"

Did you fall in love with someone the first time you met them?

That's so fast!

Su Chang, who was staring intently at Kousaka Kyosuke, fell into a subtle spiral of thought.