Onmyoji, a nobleman in Heian-kyo

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The ten people who hadn't been sent away yet had mixed feelings.

"That's alright. I just think this isn't the place for conflict. You should continue with what you're doing."

"He dares to talk big while messing around in my dreams."

"I'm sorry, I'm very sorry, Mr. Ghost Face, it was my fault..." the Dream Eater quickly interjected.

Mr. Ghostface?

Kousaka Kyosuke almost burst into laughter.

He saw that Kuro Seimei's face had darkened even more.

"Little demon, remember, my name is Kuro Seimei, the one who will overturn this world and establish a new order in the future."

"I'm very sorry, Mr. Kuro Seimei..."

The Baku seemed to ignore what Kuro Seimei was saying and continued to sincerely apologize.

Kuro Seimei's eyes twitched slightly, and his gaze returned to Kousaka Kyosuke.

Kyosuke Kosaka could only smile to show that he meant no harm.

What's with fighting in this dream?

It would be better to look forward to encountering a lone Kuro Seimei someday and try to capture him.

"Move aside," Hei Qingming said calmly.

The dream-eating tapir remained silent, as if it wanted to say something but hesitated.

Kousaka Kyosuke could tell that Kuro Seimei was quite friendly towards yokai, but his way of expressing it was clearly not very pleasant.

Then, recalling how Kuro Seimei had used numerous words to recruit Ōtengu and Yuki-onna into his camp in the original story, he suddenly understood.

—The dream-eating tapir is a minor monster; there's no need to interact with or win it over.

From this perspective, Kuro Seimei is quite "snobbish".

Suddenly realizing that he was no better, Kousaka Kyosuke stopped criticizing Kuro Seimei.

Kuro Seimei slowly pulled a folding fan from his sleeve and looked at Kousaka Kyosuke with a languid gaze.

"This is a rare opportunity, and I don't want to miss it."

"If you really want to challenge someone to a duel, why not set a time for another day?"

"We have to give it a try..."

Just as Kuro Seimei was about to make a move, the butterfly spirit with puffed-out cheeks stepped in front of Kousaka Kyosuke, spreading her arms wide.

"Kiss the mud bu bites..."

"Can't you eat something before you talk?" Kuro Seimei frowned.

When the butterfly spirit met Hei Qingming's eerie gaze, her little body trembled with fear, and she chewed even more vigorously.

For some reason, Kyosuke Kosaka thought of the famous scene of "chewing invoices".

Feeling uneasy, he still reached out and patted the butterfly spirit's head, then casually stuffed a rice ball into the butterfly spirit's hand and shielded the butterfly spirit behind him.

"Let's call a truce today. If we leave the Dream Gap riddled with holes, we won't even have a place to rest in peace anymore."

"Moreover, this is the territory of all living beings, and wanton destruction is clearly irresponsible to any existence."

Kuro Seimei frowned even more deeply.

"Your eloquence remains as extraordinary as ever."

Kyosuke Kosaka said calmly, "I was simply stating the facts; I didn't mean to exaggerate or evade the issue."

He is becoming more and more proficient in PUA skills.

In the world of Onmyoji, regardless of whether they are heroes or villains, the vast majority of them have a moral standard far higher than that of normal people.

A case of moral blackmail!

A sense of righteousness weighs heavily upon him!

Humans, monsters, and gods have all knelt down.

"It seems I still need to reassess you."

"hehe."

Kousaka Kyosuke simply smiled at Kuro Seimei.

The butterfly spirit happily shook the drum and started dancing again: "Great, neither of you are fighting anymore."

Kousaka Kyousuke's mouth twitched.

Yes, that's great, you finally swallowed the rice ball.

Watching the butterfly spirit dance with a drum in one hand and a rice ball in the other, while the dream-eating tapir watched the rice ball, he always felt the scene was quite comical.

Kuro Seimei seemed unable to bear it any longer and turned to leave, causing another ripple to spread through the void.

A handsome, silver-haired man dressed in a blue hunting robe suddenly appeared.

Kyosuke Kosaka fell silent; he was feeling utterly exhausted.

He was sleeping peacefully with his wife just moments before, but then he was subjected to trials and self-harm, followed by a whole host of other troubles.

How can we live a normal life under these circumstances?

"Kuro Seimei, it really is you."

The man who appeared was actually dressed almost identically to Kuro Seimei, except for the main color scheme; his entire outfit was nearly the same.

That's right, the man in the blue hunting robe is Seimei.

Kyosuke Kousaka saw him on his wedding day with Kagura.

Hmm, saying it like that gives me a strong sense of dread about minotaurs...

On the field, Kuro Seimei asked with an indifferent yet undeniably provocative attitude, "What?"

Despite his surprise at the appearance of these other unrelated people, Seimei couldn't help but ask, "Who exactly are you?"

"Hehehe, you really asked a stupid question, hahaha..."

A chilling yet unrestrained laugh came from Kuro Seimei's mouth.

Thinking things were getting increasingly complicated, Kyosuke Kousaka gestured to the butterfly spirit and the dream-eating Baku, preparing to leave quietly.

Seimei could meet later; the two of them questioning each other was simply "hitting themselves," and he had no intention of engaging in that.

Knowing that the others had a strong thirst for knowledge after tasting so much juicy gossip tonight, they still obediently followed Kousaka Kyosuke's instructions.

Ayanokoji: "Kyosuke-sama deals with very high-level matters... It wouldn't be wise to make contact with him rashly."

"These two people look more and more alike, and it's just like a scene from an anime, followed by a plot where the villain is redeemed and becomes a hero?" Hachiman thought.

Both of Kousaka Kyosuke's trusted confidants had their own agendas.

However, both of them were actually very worried about the injuries that Kuro Seimei had mentioned about Kousaka Kyosuke.

The other ten people who deliberately stayed behind to find out what was going on began to feel uneasy.

Some things become more dangerous the more you know them.

There are no human rights in this era.

Nobles dislike killing, but they can order others to do so.

Even if an Onmyoji is unwilling to take action, they can still summon shikigami to do so.

"...I'm learning more and more secrets."

Horikita Manabu, who had originally intended to observe the situation quietly, became nervous.

Especially when he heard Kuro Seimei say that Kousaka Kyosuke was injured, he was immediately filled with fear—

For the past six months, he has been carefully gathering intelligence and information.

He even repeatedly emphasized that his younger sister should not actively inquire about important figures.

Even so, he still learned a lot thanks to the convenience of living in the noble area.

Among them, Kyosuke Kousaka and Manabu Horikita, who are frequently the subject of discussion, are the most well-known.

Because Kyosuke Kosaka had a history of taking several maids and farm girls as concubines.

The maids in the noble mansion all hoped to rise to such heights in one fell swoop, and thus became very knowledgeable about many things about him.

Because of this, Horikita Manabu also learned about Kosaka Kyosuke.

Even though it was all hearsay, through his observations along the way, he realized that most of the information and intelligence matched up.

However, this is also the most terrifying.

Since the rumors circulating outside are true, then Kyosuke Kousaka's ruthless methods are also true!

It is said that in some slum areas of Ukyo, perpetrators would occasionally have their heads cut off and hung on the main roads.

If such a strong and deterrent measure was indeed ordered by Kyosuke Kousaka, then Kyosuke Kousaka must not have shown much mercy.

Even if there are such people, they would likely be those who treat themselves well.