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

Ian gently stroked Tamamo-no-Mae's cheek—it felt incredibly smooth and supple.

"By the way, consider it taking Xiaoyu out for a walk."

"Xiaoyu, you haven't gone out in a long time, have you?"

"Is this really okay?"

Tamamo-no-Mae glanced at the closed shoji door—Minamoto no Yorimitsu was fast asleep in the room opposite.

"What if Lady Gen finds out?"

Ian shook his head.

"No, Xiaoyu."

"Lai Guang has to attend court tomorrow. If we come back early, she won't find out."

"Mr. Abe, isn't this asking you to do something wrong?"

Tamamo-no-Mae lowered her head, her ears drooping as well, looking somewhat uneasy and guilty.

"I am indeed still a burden to Mr. Abe."

"..."

Seeing Tamamo-no-Mae's appearance, Ian pondered for a moment, then smiled and said:

"No, Xiaoyu, if you put it that way, I'm the one who did wrong."

"You're just following what your little self said, aren't you?"

"What I said?"

“Hmm.” Ian nodded.

"Xiaoyu, you said you were going to seduce me."

"Now—"

"Isn't this just Xiaoyu keeping her word?"

"Mr. Abe..."

Tamamo-no-Mae knew, of course, that the great Onmyoji before her was no match for her "seduction".

After all, if that were really the case, he wouldn't have said he would come over in the middle of the night.

Current situation—

It was more like he was pitying himself.

"Alright, that's enough for now, let's leave it at that."

Ian patted Tamamo-no-Mae's head.

"Come out with me tomorrow."

"Okay, okay!"

The room returned to silence.

Tamamo-no-Mae looked at the rosary beads that she had just pulled from the treasure—they still bore the marks of her licking them.

A thought suddenly occurred to her.

That was a way for her to feel more fulfilled.

You had a rather unsettling night.

Your heart still longs for Tamamo-no-Mae.

You don't know if your explanation has put her at ease at all.

This even affected your condition the next day.

"Husband, what's wrong with you...?"

Standing in the entrance hall, Minamoto no Yorimitsu looked at Ian before him, his brows furrowed with heartache.

"Did you not sleep well?"

"A little bit indeed."

“Then…” Minamoto no Yorimitsu’s cheeks flushed slightly, “is it because I’ve taken too much from my husband?”

"Or is it the Empress's matter that has made my husband anxious?"

"nothing."

Ian responded to Minamoto no Yorimitsu in front of him.

"Madam, please don't overthink it. I just didn't sleep well."

"but--"

The high-ranking Onmyoji looked around to make sure no other servants were watching them before continuing.

"Madam, although we already know the Empress's thoughts."

"But it's best not to make a fuss yet. We can expose it later when we're ready."

“Yes.” Minamoto no Yorimitsu nodded. “I understand.”

"Don't worry, my husband, I will be more careful."

"That--"

Minamoto no Yorimitsu gazed at the great Onmyoji before him, his eyes fixed solely on her.

"Can I have a good morning kiss, my husband?"

"Isn't that natural?"

After kissing Ian on the lips at the entrance, Minamoto no Yorimitsu left the mansion contentedly.

[You certainly enjoyed spending time with Minamoto no Yorimitsu.]

But you haven't forgotten what you were supposed to do with Tamamo-no-Mae today.

You arrived at her room door.

"Xiaoyu, that's enough."

"Lai Guang has left, we can set off now."

"Mr. Abe, please wait a moment!"

Tamamo-no-Mae's reply came from inside.

"Migu!"

As the fox demon uttered that familiar phrase, the shoji door was slowly pulled open.

Tamamo-no-Mae came out.

However, as soon as she made eye contact with Ian, she immediately turned her head away to avoid him.

The great Onmyoji would naturally notice this strange behavior.

"Xiaoyu, what's wrong?"

"nothing!"

Tamamo-no-Mae shook her head repeatedly.

"Mr. Abe, let's set off immediately!"

You're not the type of person who keeps asking questions until they get to the bottom of things.

If Tamamo-no-Mae isn't willing to say more, you naturally won't keep asking until you get to the bottom of it.

As previously agreed, you arrived outside Heian-gū Shrine.

Heian Palace was the residence of the Retired Emperor and the place where he received his ministers.

So even knowing that he was in the formation, Ian understood that this was definitely not a place he could just barge into.

The so-called "scene" was nothing more than taking Tamamo-no-Mae to a street that was closest to Heian-gu Shrine.

After all, the great Onmyoji understood that under the current circumstances, it was best to keep all actions secret.

but--

This is enough for Tamamo-no-Mae.

The moment I stepped onto this street.

The fox demon's golden eyes reacted.

"Mr. Abe."

"Xiaoyu, what's wrong?"

"I... sensed the presence of the mirror."

"..."

Ian looked around to make sure no one was watching him and Tamamo-no-Mae before continuing to ask.

"really?"

“Hmm.” Tamamo-no-Mae nodded. “Although it seems that some of the connection has been severed by something… I can definitely feel that the mirror is currently inside Heian-gu.”

Tamamo-no-Mae has no reason to lie, nor would she lie to herself.

Knowing this, Ian did not doubt what she said.

However, he also thought of a problem.

"Xiaoyu."

"Since you can sense the mirror's existence, didn't you feel this before?"

"There really isn't one."

Tamamo-no-Mae looked at the vast Heian-gu Shrine before her.

“I didn’t dare to come to this place before… I was able to come here this time because of Mr. Abe’s company.”