In the world of Type-Moon, it all begins with becoming Morgan's husband!

This is a mansion that has been unused for a long time.

You spent some money to buy this place.

This will serve as Tamamo-no-Mae's temporary residence—in a sense, it can be considered your second "home."

Inside the mansion.

Looking at the dirty scene before her, Tamamo-no-Mae frowned slightly and couldn't help but mutter something under her breath.

"It seems to be an old place."

"Indeed."

Ian also looked at the scene before him.

"But this place is relatively remote, so it should be safer to stay in this mansion."

"However, Miss Zaonv, do you not like it here?"

"If so, it's still early, we can still find another place."

"That's not true!"

Tamamo-no-Mae waved her hand slightly.

"I am already very satisfied to have a place to stay like this!"

"But if it's so dirty, we can't just move in right away. I'll have to clean it up properly."

"..."

Ian hesitated for a moment before speaking:

"Let me help you too."

"Eh?"

Tamamo-no-Mae seemed somewhat surprised.

"Mr. Abe, you actually know how to clean your residence?"

"What you're saying is ridiculous," Ian said with a wry smile. "Even Onmyoji have daily lives, right?"

"Besides -"

"Even if you don't know how, as long as you are willing to learn, you will definitely be able to master it."

"Really?~"

"Come on, let's start cleaning!"

You and Tamamo-no-Mae begin cleaning this old mansion.

This is indeed not complicated, but it's very laborious.

After all, there are only two of you.

You worked from afternoon until evening before you could barely finish cleaning it.

You realize that this is not an easy task.

"Finally done."

Ian looked at the mansion in front of him, which, while not exactly brand new, had become somewhat more pleasing to the eye, and breathed a little heavily.

"Yes, it is."

Tamamo-no-Mae brought over a basin filled with hot water, with a clean cloth floating inside.

"Mr. Abe, please allow me to wipe your sweat."

"..."

Before Ian could answer Tamamo-no-Mae, she had already proactively wrung out the cloth and started wiping the sweat from his head.

It was a look of extreme caution and tenderness.

"Ah."

After wiping Ian's sweat, Tamamo-no-Mae pulled the cloth, put her hands on her hips, and looked very happy.

"Okay~"

"In that case, Mr. Abe looks much more handsome!"

You realize that Tamamo-no-Mae isn't inherently the melancholic type.

She is actually a very lively girl.

This makes you wonder what she went through along the way.

You feel that your decision has taken on a meaning beyond simply exchanging benefits.

"Let's leave it at that for now."

Ian stood up.

The tall, imposing Onmyoji opened the shoji door a crack.

He squinted slightly as he faced the setting sun outside.

"I have to go back first."

"Miss Zaonv, please be careful."

"Migu!"

Tamamo-no-Mae nodded.

Having found temporary refuge, she did seem much more relaxed than before.

Be careful on the road!

She had just said that when she suddenly realized something.

"Um, Mr. Abe, may I ask you for another favor?"

"...Say it."

"that is--"

Tamamo-no-Mae extended her finger and pointed at herself.

"From now on, please do not refer to me as 'Mammo-onna' anymore, Mr. Abe."

"That is a very uncomfortable form of address for me."

"Then what should I call you?" Ian turned to look at the fox demon.

Tamamo-no-Mae smiled slightly.

Please call me Xiaoyu~

"okay."

You left the mansion under Tamamo-no-Mae's watchful gaze.

You have returned to the residence you shared with Minamoto no Yorimitsu.

As mentioned before, Minamoto no Yorimitsu became even busier.

She did not return to your mansion at the originally scheduled time.

You've decided to use this time to temporarily organize your thoughts.

There should be no need to doubt Tamamo-no-Mae's origins anymore.

But the crux of the problem lies in the strange attitude of the retired emperor of Heian-kyo towards him.

To be fair.

Although he had hardly ever been in contact with this emperor, Ian did not think he was the kind of person who would launch such a large-scale search for a fox spirit (or rather, a woman) from the mountains.

After all, if that were the case...

As the governor of Mino, Minamoto no Yorimitsu would certainly have many complaints—she was someone who hoped to revive the Minamoto clan, and naturally she was unwilling to be ordered around by an incompetent lord.

But if we think along these lines—

A new problem will be facing Ian.

Aside from the fact that the victim was a "woman," what else could have prompted the French emperor to order such a massive manhunt?

The great Onmyoji always felt that things were not as simple as they seemed on the surface.

Also.

Although Ian had agreed to help Tamamo-no-Mae, he had no idea what to do at the moment.

How can we get the French emperor to stop the pursuit?

How can we retrieve that mirror for Tamamo-no-Mae?

These are not easy things to do, and they also come with great risks.

but--

If this could give me the chance to "contact" Yuan Manzhong, I would definitely give it a try.

That was the key to preventing Minamoto no Yorimitsu from becoming Ushi no Gozen.

Ian rejected that kind of future.

You have clarified your thoughts.

You realize that a lot of time has passed.

Minamoto no Yorimitsu returned to his residence.

She looked very tired—it seemed that the affairs of state had indeed increased considerably.

"Madam, Peng, you're back."

Although he looked very tired, Minamoto no Yorimitsu still mustered his energy to greet Ian when he saw him.

"Yes, my husband, I'm back."

After saying that, she hugged Ian.