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

"But speaking of which, the general should have received my letter by now."

After his mind cleared up a bit, he started to care about Tamura Samurai and the others again.

"I hope the general will reply to the daimyo as I instructed..."

"According to you, you mean the task of defeating the sea monster has been completed?"

The sudden sound made Shimizu Asahi turn around instinctively. He looked at the mermaid princess who had come out with some surprise. "Princess, why are you out here?"

I came to see you.

The princess walked to his side and said, "Your alcohol tolerance is a bit low; you need to work on it."

"Princess, my alcohol tolerance is not bad among humans. It's just that too many monsters want to drink with me." The boy smiled helplessly. The mermaid princess had somehow learned that when humans attend banquets, they would drink a cup with the main character. So, she made all the monsters in the cave drink with him. With thousands of monsters, that's thousands of cups. Even a god couldn't handle that.

"Is that right?"

The princess tilted her head, somewhat puzzled, but she didn't pay much attention to the question and chose to ignore it, asking instead, "Putting that aside for now, why did you make that human lie about the truth?"

"If we don't lie about the truth, this island will never have peace. Unless, all the sirens on the island die out."

Shimizu Asahi sighed softly, "Humans and monsters in this era are like fire and water; once they are discovered, one of them must die completely... I'm sorry, Princess, this is the only way I can restore peace to this island."

Three hundred years later, although monsters and humans are equally mortal enemies, they will never act like they do in this era, where they will kill each other without hesitation once they are discovered.

This incident is, in fact, a microcosm of our times.

The mermaid princess led the sea monsters to live peacefully on this island, but humans inadvertently discovered the place and realized that monsters lived on the island. Although they had not been attacked by the monsters, they were worried that the monsters would attack them one day. So they deliberately fabricated a story that the monsters attacked them and reported it to the officials, asking the daimyo to send troops to subdue the sea monsters.

When Shimizu Asahi guessed this possibility, he didn't want to believe it. He didn't want to believe that the fishermen would do such a thing, but that was the truth, and he couldn't change it whether he believed it or not.

As for this matter, Shimizu Asahi, who knows everything, knows that the victim is the sea monster. He should give the sea monster on the island an explanation. However, given the circumstances of the times, he cannot ask the fishermen to apologize to the sea monster. In fact, if the fishermen find out that the sea monster on the island has not been completely eliminated, they will surely cause trouble in the court again, forcing the officials to send troops.

“You did nothing wrong. That’s just how this era is. It’s either humans attacking monsters or monsters attacking humans. So you don’t need to apologize.”

"Besides, the victor is king and the loser is villain. The sea monsters died in this war, which only means that their time has come. I will grieve for their deaths, but I will not be attached to them."

The princess spoke calmly, her delicate face showing a hint of heaviness, but without wavering.

The law of the jungle, where the strong prey on the weak, has always been ingrained in the blood of monsters.

"Is this really okay?" Shimizu Asahi's eyes still showed some concern, but the princess nodded calmly, "Yes, this is fine."

"However, is it really okay to report it like this? Without a head or anything, the daimyo of humanity won't believe them, will they?"

"Although you might not believe me, I can't possibly take the head of the dead siren back. This incident was our fault to begin with, and if I were to do something like this again, I would feel even more guilty." The boy gently shook his head, rejecting the hidden meaning in the princess's words.

Princess Shimizu Asahi's refusal startled her. Did this human really have no sense of distance from them, the demons? He even noticed something like this.

This was the first time a human had shown such concern for her, and a feeling that was hard to describe involuntarily arose in the princess's heart.

It felt comfortable and warm; though subtle, she didn't dislike the feeling.

She couldn't help but chuckle softly as she experienced this feeling for the first time.

"Don't worry, human. I will not give you the head of the monster that sacrificed itself for this island. What I give you is the monster you stopped today."

"The monster I stopped today?" Shimizu Asahi paused for a moment, then realized, "You mean the monster that tried to assassinate Yoko?"

"Yes, if you hadn't intervened in time, that fool would have ended her life. And once she's dead, the power I've been seeking will vanish, and you'll become my enemy... Everything I'm pursuing now will disappear."

"So, I killed it."

"The island doesn't need such stupid guys."

The decisive and resolute words surprised Shimizu Asahi; the mermaid princess's ruthless and decisive side was something he hadn't expected.

During their brief encounter, he felt that he knew the mermaid princess to some extent. She protected the sea monsters here as her own kind, and at the same time, she disliked pointless fighting and therefore did not allow the sea monsters to attack humans.

So he thought the mermaid princess would just teach the siren who tried to assassinate Ye Zi a lesson and that would be the end of it, but he didn't expect her to kill it directly.

It seems this princess also has a domineering side.

"Since the princess has said so, then I will accept it as the head of the siren leader."

He quietly wiped away the surprise in his eyes, and this time he did not refuse.

After all, the princess said she didn't need it, so he didn't have so many concerns about using it.

"Yes, let's go back. The banquet prepared for you isn't over yet." Chapter 277: The Princess Exactly Like Ye Zi

The sirens' welcome feast lasted until very late, until the stars in the sky were covered and the bright moon was obscured, before they reluctantly left the cave.

And the clear water and rising sun naturally remained in the Little Mermaid's cave.

Although there were no tatami mats or beds, dry straw was always available, so he slept on a pile of straw for one night.

When he woke up the next day, he first washed his face briefly, then grilled several small fish. After the princess woke up, they enjoyed breakfast together, and then they set off to return home.

Before the banquet yesterday, Shimizu Asahi had already said that he wanted to return to human society. Although the princess hoped that he could stay here, it was impossible to achieve his goal by imprisoning someone, so she did not object to his return.

But naturally, she had to go back with him.

As for the monsters on the island, she couldn't care less. Aside from not being allowed to go to human society, she didn't care what they wanted to do.

So, after taking care of the trivial matters, they prepared to set off.

Because the distance between the island and the mountain city is very long, even by boat it takes three hours to reach the port. However, if you ride a paper crane, it only takes about an hour.

Flying is always faster than swimming, and these days, who can't fly? Why would someone who can fly choose to swim instead... Well, maybe some people like that, but Shimizu Asahi clearly prefers flying.

So they boarded the paper cranes and set off for the Mountain City Kingdom.

On the large paper crane, Shimizu Asahi and the Little Mermaid sat quietly. To make it easier for the Little Mermaid to move around in human society, he transformed her into a human and began to explain the many things that needed to be paid attention to in human society.

Although the princess has some understanding of human society, it is not much, and because she has always lived outside of human society, her habits are very different from those of human society.

For example, she likes to eat raw fish. Basically, she doesn't care whether the fish she catches is dead or alive, and she just eats it directly. At yesterday's banquet, the sea monsters did the same thing. If they wanted cooked food, they had to do it themselves.

Even after eating cooked food, the princess still preferred to eat raw food.

Once he gets to the human world, he'll have to be more careful about this.

Besides this, there is another point that needs to be paid close attention to, and that is the princess's appearance.

As mentioned before, the princess and Ye Zi look very alike. If it weren't for the princess's fish fins and tail, white hair and yellow eyes, he would have thought that the princess was Ye Zi's twin sister.

Previously, the princess and Ye Zi were easily distinguishable when they were in their demon forms, but when the princess hid her demon form and let her white hair fall, Shimizu Asahi felt that he could no longer tell whether the person in front of him was the princess or Ye Zi.

After explaining the points to note, Shimizu Asahi then scrutinized the princess's appearance. Looking at their almost identical faces, he couldn't contain his curiosity and asked, "Princess, don't you think you look somewhat like Miss Ye Zi?"

"Leaf? You mean that human? Yes, she does. She thinks I look a lot like her." The mermaid princess blinked, admitting it directly. Then, she asked somewhat strangely, "What's wrong? Is it something to worry about that she looks like me?"

"Princess, don't you care about the fact that you two look so alike?"

The princess's calm expression surprised Shimizu Asahi; most people would be concerned about this, especially since they looked more like twins than twins themselves.

If he hadn't been certain that both of them were of pure blood, he would have imagined a whole series of family dramas.

Even so, he sensed a hint of malice... as if someone was secretly manipulating everything and deliberately making them look so alike.

Hmm... that might not be impossible.

However, it turns out that the thinking of monsters is different from that of humans. What is a very noteworthy event in the eyes of humans is not noteworthy in the eyes of monsters.

The mermaid princess glanced at him briefly and replied, "While I am indeed a little curious, I'm far from being concerned. Or perhaps, will my appearance cause any trouble?"

"It's not exactly troublesome, but other people will definitely be speechless with surprise when they see it."

Shimizu Asahi couldn't help but laugh; he could already imagine the expressions on Tamura Samurai's and Tamura Yoko's faces when they met the princess.

"They might even mistake you for Yezi's twin sister."

In fact, when the princess appeared in human society, people suspected that she was a monster in disguise rather than a twin, since she only appeared after the defeat of the sea monster.

However, without concrete evidence, the people will not bring this matter up in the open.

Therefore, as long as no one takes the lead, the princess will continue to live in human society.

If all else fails, then Shimizu Asahi will take the reward and leave immediately. Once she leaves the Mountain City Kingdom, no one will know that the princess and Ye Zi look exactly alike.

Just as Shimizu Asahi was thinking this, the princess suddenly noticed the word he uttered.

"twin?"

She looked at the clear water and the rising sun, a thoughtful look in her eyes. "Humans, I remember that in your world, everyone needs to have a legitimate identity, right? If I just go to human time like this, I'm afraid it will attract a lot of criticism. So, should I also get a legitimate identity?"

"A legitimate identity? Wait, Princess, do you mean...?" Upon hearing this, the boy was stunned. He looked at the girl in front of him in surprise, and a somewhat...dramatic idea popped into his mind.

The princess nodded in acknowledgment of his expression and speculation.

"Yes, it's exactly what you mean by 'difficult'."

Upon hearing the princess's admission, Shimizu Asahi couldn't help but show an expression of not knowing what to say. "This... Princess, this matter is not up to me. You have to go and talk to the general yourself."

"Yes, I know. I'll explain it to him."

Seeing the princess say this, Shimizu Asahi stopped talking and soon they arrived at the Mountain City Kingdom at the speed of the paper crane.

Because he used invisibility magic to hide himself and the princess, none of the soldiers guarding the city noticed him.

And so, he landed smoothly in the courtyard where he lived.

At the same time, Tamura Shiro, who had noticed the commotion inside, immediately came out... Chapter 278, Part 275: I'll Be Your Daughter

Tamura Samurai, who had been waiting inside the house after the morning court session, came out immediately. He looked at the black-haired boy who jumped down from the paper crane and couldn't help but show a deep joy on his face.

"Sir, you're finally back!"

Ever since he learned that Shimizu Asahi had gone to the island alone, Tamura Shimizu had been worried about his safety. In particular, after learning from Yoko that he intended to pay with his life to save the tens of thousands of people in Yamashiro Province, he couldn't help but feel a deep sense of guilt.

If it weren't for them, Shimizu Asahi wouldn't have taken such a dangerous action. If he really didn't come back, his entire Tamura family would feel guilty for the rest of their lives.

Although he felt a little relieved after receiving his letter, Tamura Samurai's heart remained uneasy as long as he did not return.

So even though he was still seriously injured, he didn't rest after attending the morning court session and just waited until Qingshui Chaoyang returned.

Now that Qingshui Chaoyang has finally returned, he can finally put his mind at ease.

"General."

The young man smiled and addressed him as "General," then asked with some concern, "How is Miss Tamura? Is she alright?"

"Thanks to you, sir, Ye Zi is out of danger and is now resting in her room. She will be fully recovered in two or three months."