How did I, an Onmyoji, become the Lord of Yokai?

How Did I Become the Lord of Yokai in Onmyoji? (Author: Purple Emperor)

Synopsis: Asahi Shimizu, who was raised by a yokai (god), has a dream.

He hopes that humans and monsters can put aside their prejudices against each other and live in peace.

Driven by this dream, he diligently cultivated his skills and studied hard. After graduating from the Yin-Yang Bureau, he devoted himself to solving problems for both humans and yokai.

Finally, twenty years later, looking at the oni queen Takiyasha-hime, the oni king of Mount Oe Ibuki-dōji, the daughter of Mount Suzuka Suzuka Gozen, and the master of the Hundred Tales Aoandon by his side, he couldn't help but sigh that his dream had come true.

But why are other Onmyoji starting to call him the Lord of Yokai?

(Onmyoji fanfiction, mixed with Nurarihyon no Mago characters and FGO characters)

Section 1, Chapter 1: I Have a Dream

On a path west of Heian-kyo, a young student dressed in kimono and wearing wooden clogs is walking slowly.

He was tall and slender with handsome features, and his long black hair was simply combed up, giving him a sense of vitality like the rising sun.

Of course, not only does he look energetic, but his name is also energetic.

His name is Chaoyang, meaning clear water Chaoyang. He is a student of Yin-Yang Dao in the Yin-Yang School.

The reason he is currently outside Heian-kyo is because he has received an assessment task from the Onmyōryō (Bureau of Yin and Yang).

Every year at the end of March, the Yin-Yang Bureau conducts examinations for its students.

The teachers in the liaison office would select suitable tasks from those entrusted by the people and assign them to the students.

Each student has a different task, and the type of task they receive depends on the teacher's evaluation of the student.

If a student is not mature enough and their Yin-Yang skills are not up to par, they will be given tasks such as driving away small monsters or drawing talismans.

However, if a student is favored by the teacher, the task will be to kill a monster that is causing trouble in a certain village.

Each assessment is given to students for half a month to complete.

Although half a month seems like a lot of time, every year there are students who fail to complete it on time.

This is understandable, as the mission of the Onmyo-ryo (Yin-Yang Bureau) is to train outstanding Onmyoji for the country. The teachers and instructors there must ensure that the Onmyoji who emerge from there are all elites and capable of working independently.

If even one Onmyoji is deemed unqualified, the entire Onmyodo will be punished by the Imperial Family.

Therefore, the training in the Onmyodo is very strict. Even the usual tasks and assessments can make countless Onmyodo students sigh. So, it goes without saying that this kind of entrance exam, which is similar to a final exam, is even more rigorous.

If a student fails to complete the assessment on time, he or she will face expulsion.

That's right, dismissal.

In order to train outstanding Onmyoji, the Imperial Family spends a lot of manpower and resources every year, but if you can't even pass the test, what right do you have to enjoy these benefits?

The royal family's money doesn't come from thin air.

Shimizu Asahi's mission this time is to deal with a monster hidden in the ancient wine village.

Yes, his task was practical, the kind of task that only those favored by the boss would be assigned.

It's not surprising, really. After all, he is not only humble, energetic, and honest, but he also learns Yin-Yang techniques much faster than his peers. If the master doesn't think highly of him, who else would he think highly of?

You don't often encounter this kind of "other people's child".

However, neither the teacher nor the other students knew that Shimizu Asahi had a dream.

Hmm... all the Onmyoji students in the Onmyodo have dreams, but his dream is completely different from that of the other Onmyoji students.

Most of the students in the dormitory dreamed of becoming the royal court's chief Onmyoji after graduation, and then becoming famous and distinguished.

A small number of students, however, were driven by a burning passion to protect the people and punish evil and promote good.

However, no matter what they do, they will always stand on the opposite side of the monster and become its enemy.

Unlike them, Shimizu Asahi will not become an enemy of monsters.

To be more precise, he hoped that humans and monsters could become friends and live in peace.

His dream can only be described as absurd.

In this era where dark forces were rampant to an indescribable degree, both ordinary people and Onmyoji (yin-yang masters) loathed monsters. They would kill any monster they saw without hesitation.

The formula that monsters equal enemies is already etched in everyone's minds.

If he were to reveal this dream, not to mention how other students would view him, even his professors would be extremely disappointed in him.

Shimizu Asahi knows that his dream is hard for others to understand, but what can he do when he was raised by monsters?

But don't get me wrong, he's not a half-demon, he's an orphan.

She was an orphan that her older sister, Shimizu Mio, found in a dilapidated village.

His sister said that when she passed through that village, everyone except him was dead, and he survived only because his mother risked her life to protect him in her arms.

Although his sister said she didn't know who did it, he could guess.

The power struggle between the nobility and the royal family ended two hundred years ago. Now, only monsters would do something like massacring a village.

As for why Shimizu Mio didn't say so, it's because Shimizu Mio is also a yokai.

From the moment he could remember, Shimizu Mio had always looked the same; sixteen years had left no trace on her.

She is just as beautiful and lovely as she was sixteen years ago.

Although everyone else around her subconsciously ignored it, Shimizu Asahi, who had been following her, noticed it.

However, even if he notices it, Shimizu Asahi won't do anything drastic.

Although it was indeed a monster that killed his parents and relatives, it was also a monster that raised him.

He will not consider all monsters as enemies because of past hatred.

Besides, he had long regarded Shimizu Mio as his only family.

It was because he and Shimizu Mio treated each other like family and relied on each other that he understood that humans and yokai could live together peacefully.

To prevent orphans like him from continuing to appear, and to end the war between humans and yokai, Shimizu Asahi had a dream of enabling all humans and yokai to live in peace.

He told Shimizu Mio about this dream, and also told her that he didn't hate monsters, and that his sister would always be his sister.

Shimizu Mio, who had lived for an unknown amount of time, was deeply moved on the spot.

However, after being moved, she told him very seriously that although the dream of humans and monsters living in peace was possible, it was not something that one person could do alone.

If he's determined to go down this path, then he has to be prepared to die on it.

She was not only happy that her ten-year-old brother was so sensible, but also very proud of him.

But she didn't want Shimizu Asahi to toil his whole life for a dream that requires time to accumulate before it can be realized.

So she deliberately threatened Shimizu Asahi. No matter what, a ten-year-old child would feel uncomfortable or afraid of the word "death."

Using death to scare children is the best method.

However, Shimizu Asahi held onto her statement that it was "possible to achieve" and was determined to take this path.

Shimizu Mio tried for a long time but couldn't get him to give up, so in the end she had no choice but to teach him Yin-Yang techniques.

To realize this dream, the first thing needed is strength. Therefore, Shimizu Asahi studied Yin-Yang techniques very seriously. No matter how hard Shimizu Mio's training was, he persevered through it.

After getting used to the level of training, he even put pressure on himself, refusing to eat or sleep if he couldn't complete his daily tasks.

Seeing him make such a demand of himself, Shimizu Mio felt heartbroken for a long time.

However, this also made her feel the determination of Shimizu Asahi.

This child is serious!

Her younger brother was so serious, so as his older sister, she could only wholeheartedly support him.

She told Shimizu Asahi that the hatred between humans and yokai had been accumulated over generations, and even if he became stronger than everyone else, he could not make humans and yokai let go of their prejudices and resentments.

After all, he can't force others to listen to him.

Therefore, to fulfill this dream, he must make both monsters and humans listen to him.

As for how to do it... well, he hasn't figured out the human aspect yet, but he has figured out the yokai aspect.

—Sign contracts with the lords of the various powerful demon factions!

The monsters will only obey orders from the Demon King.

However, to get the Demon King to give the order, he first had to persuade all the Demon Kings to agree with and support his dream.

As for signing a contract, well, it's a matter of race after all, and signing it will make both parties feel at ease.

Therefore, Shimizu Asahi's current goal is to become stronger and then persuade the yokai lords of various regions!

P.S.: New author, new book, please support!

Section 2, Chapter 2: Ancient Wine Village

About 30 or 40 miles west of Heian-kyo, there is a village called Kojimura.

Legend has it that the ancestor of this village was the one who brewed strong liquor for Susanoo-no-Mikoto. After helping the deity subdue the Yamata no Orochi, he settled near Heian-kyo, and then the ancient liquor village appeared.

Although it is unknown whether this legend is true, every household in this village brews wine, and the wine they brew is very fragrant and mellow, which is loved by dignitaries and nobles from all over the country.

It was precisely because of their excellent sake that the once-neglected village gradually developed, and now, the ancient sake village is the most prosperous village near Heian-kyo.

Hmm... calling it a village might not be quite accurate.

Looking at the bustling streets and crowded people in front of him, Shimizu Asahi felt that it would be better to describe it as a town.

Yes, it's not an ancient wine village, but an ancient wine town.

After all, he had never seen a village with paved bluestone roads and large mansions.

If a small city wall were built outside, this place would be a complete town.

Because the wine from the ancient wine village is so famous, it has attracted many merchants, and the arrival of these merchants has also affected a lot of wine-related businesses.

Over time, this small village, which originally only sold wine, has become a production base mainly for wine.