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

Let's call it 'The Little Pets Conquered with a Big Stick'.

"Who wants to be a pet!"

As Shuten-dōji said this, he noticed that Ibaraki-dōji had already obediently lay down on Ian's lap—she seemed to have accepted this identity.

The little female ghost hesitated for a moment, but then lay down next to her.

After all, she knew that the title was not real—after all, the Great Onmyoji loved her and Ibaraki-doji very much.

Its true meaning is to allow oneself to stay by his side with a clear conscience.

That's already pretty good.

Time is passing in Heian-kyo.

The controversy surrounding the fire at Heian-gu Shrine has finally subsided—it has been determined to be a calamity caused by the snake god.

Just as you expected, Minamoto no Yorimitsu returned to a normal life.

Of course, Fujiwara no Tokuko's problems still exist.

You're still thinking of a way to completely resolve this issue.

Another season has passed.

The cherry blossoms in Heian-kyo are in bloom.

"The cherry blossoms are in bloom."

Tamamo-no-Mae stood on the road leading to the capital, a hint of nostalgia in her golden eyes.

"Maybe I can enjoy the flowers with Mr. Abe."

She stroked the mirror in her hand and murmured this softly.

157. The Onmyoji who deceive fate, the true way to save Minamoto no Yorimitsu! (4k)

To be fair.

Tamamo-no-Mae hadn't expected her trip to last so long.

It took her an entire season to repair her mirror.

No see in one day, like every three autumns.

Upon returning to Heian-kyo, the clever fox spirit even felt that the road before her had become somewhat unfamiliar.

but--

She wasn't worried that the great Yin-Yang Master would mistake her for a faithless fox demon who had run away with a mirror.

After all, if the other party really thought that way, they would never have let me leave the capital in the first place.

Let's try to see him first.

As Tamamo-no-Mae thought this, she quickened her pace involuntarily.

But before she could even return to the Genji residence, she witnessed an unexpected scene.

The Great Yin-Yang Master was right in front of them.

He was holding Shuten-dōji in one arm and Ibaraki-dōji by the hand in the other, asking something to a shopkeeper by the roadside, looking quite calm.

"Mr. Abe!"

Tamamo-no-Mae couldn't help but shout it out.

You and Tamamo-no-Mae met again on the streets of Kyoto.

You have arrived at the tavern where you first met.

You started chatting.

"Mr. Abe..."

Looking at Shuten-dōji and Ibaraki-dōji, who were always sticking to the Great Onmyoji, Tamamo-no-Mae didn't know what to say for a moment.

She had no recollection of these two little devils liking him so much before she left.

"What...what's wrong with you guys?"

Before Ian could answer, Ibaraki-dōji began to explain very seriously.

"Lord Abe is keeping us at arm's length."

"Trying to fool you?"

"Ah."

Ibaraki-dōji nodded, then lay down on Ian's lap.

"Shuten and I are Lord Abe's little pets, so we have to be taken for a walk."

"Huh?!"

Tamamo-no-Mae looked at the great Onmyoji in front of her with a surprised expression.

"Mr. Abe... is this true?"

Ian sighed helplessly.

"Xiaoyu, of course it's not like that."

"Here's the thing."

You recounted the details of Shuten-dōji and Ibaraki-dōji's assistance to Tamamo-no-Mae.

She roughly understood what had happened.

But she was still quite surprised by the kids' dependence on you.

However, she did not express any objection to it.

"So that's how you solve the problem."

Tamamo-no-Mae looked at Shuten-dōji beside Ian and gave him a kind smile.

"Just as I expected~"

"The ghosts and monsters who can stay by Mr. Abe's side must be very powerful."

After being praised so highly by Tamamo-no-Mae, Shuten-dōji became somewhat embarrassed.

Seeing her like this, Ian gently stroked her slightly feverish head.

"Don't be shy, Shuten-dōji."

"After all, I do have that feeling too."

"Is that so?!"

Shuten-dōji lowered her head shyly, but her hand never left the great Onmyoji, and her eyes no longer held the disrespect she had shown him before.

In a sense, the female devils of today have truly been "tamed".

However, Ian understood that this was not the time for Tamamo-no-Mae to marvel at this kind of development.

He had more important questions to ask.

"Xiaoyu, I've finished telling you my story. What about yours?"

"What happened with the mirror... how did you resolve it?"

"If Mr. Abe is going to say this—"

Tamamo-no-Mae's expression appeared somewhat complicated.

"I do have some things to tell Mr. Abe."

"what?"

[Tamamo-no-Mae tells you in detail what she encountered during this season.]

Of course, she only picked the important points.

After all, so much can happen in a single season.

You listened to all of this very attentively.

"This……"

The Grand Onmyoji frowned slightly.

"Xiaoyu, are you saying that the 'aura' that could have been used to repair the mirror is becoming increasingly scarce?"

"Mm." Tamamo-no-Mae nodded.

"If things had gone according to plan, I thought it would only have taken me ten days or so to successfully return to Mr. Abe's side."

"but--"

Tamamo-no-Mae looked at the great Onmyoji in front of her.

"But I ended up spending an entire season."

"The weakening of the ghosts seems to have affected the existence of this 'aura'."

"Fortunately, I managed to repair the mirror... so that I didn't end up accomplishing nothing after all this time."

Ian was silent for a moment, then answered with a smile.

"Thank you for your hard work, Xiaoyu."

"No, that's not true. This is something I promised Mr. Abe, so naturally I have to keep my promise."

"So--"

Tamamo-no-Mae took out her mirror and gently wiped it.

"Without further ado."

"Mr. Abe, let's begin in a moment."

This is the closest you've ever come to freeing Yorimitsu from the demonic shackles that have been placed upon him by the development of the Genji clan.

[As Tamamo-no-Mae requested, you and she returned to the mansion where the Genji clan originally resided.]