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

For her, who had accepted this fact, and for the real mermaid princess, this decision was obvious...

"call......"

The girl let out a long sigh of relief. She opened her eyes again and looked at her fiancé. She answered seriously and firmly, "Shimizu, the person Yezi likes is actually you."

That's right, that's Reiko's choice.

She confided Yezi's feelings to Shimizu Asahi.

For most young girls, even if they know that their younger sister is in love with their fiancé, they will mostly choose to keep it a secret because they are women and have a possessiveness that is unique to women. They do not want anyone to share their lover in any way. Even if they do, they will make this choice after careful consideration and even endless torment.

People as decisive and straightforward as Reiko are extremely rare!

Of course, while Reiko's decision was partly due to her responsibility as an older sister, it was more so due to her own personality.

Choosing to conceal it here means you are neither the Little Mermaid nor Suzuka Gozen!

Moreover, she believed that even if Shimizu Asahi knew that Yoko liked him, he would not abandon her and choose Yoko instead. At the same time, she was confident that she could keep Asahi firmly in her grasp and make him focus only on her.

However, Shimizu Asahi could no longer fathom Lingzi's inner emotions; he was now overwhelmed by this sudden surge of emotion.

"..."

"..."

A pair of dark eyes widened, just like Reiko's earlier, revealing undisguised surprise and disbelief. The boy stared blankly at his fiancée, as if he were in a daze. It took him a full three minutes to slowly recover from the message.

"Wait, wait, wait... Reiko! Are you sure this news is correct?"

Originally, he wanted to say not to joke like that after he came to his senses, but seeing his fiancée's serious expression, he couldn't bring himself to say the joke. Therefore, he could only change his words and confirm the fact.

"Yes, that's what I heard outside Yezi's room."

Reiko nodded slightly, indicating that she was absolutely right. After saying that, she paused for a moment and asked, "Shimizu, what do you plan to do? Explain it to Yoko?"

Upon receiving an affirmative answer, Shimizu Asahi felt a sudden headache coming on. How did things turn out this way? He clearly hadn't sensed any feelings from Ye Zi beyond familial affection for him, so why...? Could it be that she had been hiding it all along? But hadn't she hidden it too well?

"This..." The black-haired boy's mind went blank; the answer was too surprising for him to speak.

Unable to make a choice, she opened her mouth, but in the end, she could only look to her fiancée for help.

"Reiko, what do you think about this? If you had to choose, what would you do?"

"If possible, I hope that I am the only one by your side."

While she didn't say it was definitely just me, Reiko did express her preferred choice.

No woman wants to share her husband with other women.

Regardless of whether that person is his sister or not. Chapter 338, Morning Sun: You're Still the Best to Me.

"Okay, that's good."

Asahi Shimizu breathed a sigh of relief. Just as Reiko had hoped, he also hoped that Yoko would give up on him.

Although it was not uncommon for sisters to live together in this era, and some nobles were even able to formally marry two sisters into their homes together.

No, let alone sisters, even mothers and daughters, or relatives, are still quite common in this era.

For example, Emperor Kōtoku married his sister's daughter, who was also his own niece, and made her empress. Two hundred years later, Emperor Kanmu married his own sister. In fact, if the Fujiwara family hadn't helped him ascend the throne, and he had made the Fujiwara family's daughter empress to appease them, perhaps he would have made his own sister empress.

Therefore, it is not impossible for him to make Yoko his fiancée after obtaining the consent of Tamura and Reiko.

However, he could not do that, even if Tamura and Reiko agreed, he absolutely could not do it.

He is not from this era. After he completes his mission, he will leave this era and return to three hundred years in the future.

As a yokai, Reiko could wait for him for a hundred years, but as a human, Yoko didn't have that much time to wait for him. If he agreed, it would be irresponsible of him to her.

Therefore, what Shimizu Asahi needs to do now is to make Yoko give up on herself and find a destined person for her.

But... what should I do?

Judging from the results of all the blind dates he's been on, there's practically no one who can make Ye Zi shift her attention away from him... What should he do now? Should he just tell Ye Zi the truth?

The fact that Ye Zi didn't tell them means that she was also considering their feelings. If she were to be upfront about it, she might be able to suppress her feelings, but wouldn't that... hurt Ye Zi too much?

Not only were the feelings that she had been desperately trying to hide and suppress revealed, but they were also directly exposed. Even Ye Zi felt deeply hurt.

"No, we can't make it clear. This method... can only be a last resort."

Almost instantly, Shimizu Asahi rejected this choice.

But... how can he do it without making it explicit?

Seeing her troubled fiancé, Lingzi couldn't help but feel a surge of joy, because her fiancé hadn't considered the two sisters' choice at all, and hadn't hesitated at all.

Perhaps she felt bad for Ye Zi, but she just couldn't control her feelings.

This is an affirmation of her and a response to the trust placed in her.

However, now is not the time to be truly happy; she needs to help her fiancé come up with a solution for her sister.

The parties involved in this matter are the three of them, not just the two of them.

Suppressing the faint joy in her heart, Reiko began to ponder.

The first thing she did after calming down was to recall Ye Zi's words.

She remembered that Ye Zi had made a choice, but she didn't have the courage to cut off her thoughts. In other words, she had to find a way to cut off her thoughts.

The best solution would be for her to marry Shimizu Asahi. Once they are married, she can sever her lingering feelings for him.

However, Tamura Samurai is currently away on a military campaign, and Shimizu Mio's whereabouts are unknown. Even if they wanted to get married, they would not be able to find a witness.

This is a bit troublesome...

However, there is one more thing.

'Is this really him...?'

Did I fall in love with Shimizu Asahi because of his personality and gentleness?

Does that mean that as long as you keep the water away from the leaves, it's fine?

Reiko considered the possibility for a moment, but ultimately dismissed it herself.

Yezi is a very smart child. She might not notice Qingshui's attitude towards her for a day or two, but if this deliberate distancing continues for a long time, she will definitely notice.

She might even guess that they know her secret and mistakenly think they hate her. If it really develops to that point, the situation will become very troublesome.

'This is a bit annoying, isn't there any better way?'

Reiko, unable to come up with a good solution no matter how hard she tried, grew a little frustrated. She rubbed her head and looked at Shimizu Asahi.

"Chaoyang, do you have any good ideas?"

"......No."

Shimizu Asahi sighed, somewhat helplessly, and said, "The best way now is to stall, if we can stall until Father comes back... By the way, let's put the blind date on hold too."

"If we help Ye Zi go on blind dates again, it will probably only have the opposite effect."

Having understood Ye Zi's feelings, he finally realized the expression on her face every time he helped her go on blind dates. Therefore, in order to keep Ye Zi at bay for the time being, he had to temporarily stop the blind dates.

"Yes, that's one way."

Lingzi nodded, thinking the method was feasible. After a pause, she continued, "Also, should we tell Father about this? Perhaps he can help us think of a solution."

"Should we tell Father?"

After thinking for a moment, Shimizu Asahi hesitated and worried, but he still said it would be best to inform his father.

Although Tamura Shiki thought highly of him, he probably hadn't considered entrusting both of his daughters to him. Otherwise, he wouldn't have asked Shimizu Asahi to help Yoko find a husband.

After making his decision, Shimizu Asahi immediately wrote a letter to Tamura Samurai. Because the matter was urgent, he used his spiritual power to fold a paper crane. At normal speed, he should receive Tamura Samurai's reply in seven or eight days.

After writing the letter, the two buried the matter deep in their hearts. They acted as if they had never heard anything, and their daily contact with Ye Zi continued as before, without any flaws.

Of course, when Shimizu Asahi told Yezi that she didn't need to go on blind dates for the time being, Yezi was happy for a while. However, after her happiness subsided, she asked curiously, "Asahi, why don't we suddenly have to go on blind dates anymore?"

"What, isn't it better not to go on blind dates? Shall I call the messenger back?" Shimizu Asahi glanced at her and said with amusement.

"No, it's just that it feels quite sudden. You used to keep advising me and even used your father's orders and your status as my brother-in-law to pressure me. Now that you've suddenly stopped using those things, of course I'm going to care."

“I can’t help it. You’re so resistant. I’m afraid that if we continue, you’ll really get angry, so we’ll stop for a while.”

The boy shrugged, looking like he couldn't do anything about it.

Ye Zi smiled happily upon receiving this answer. After letting out a joyful cheer, she couldn't help but say, "I knew you wouldn't keep setting me up on blind dates. You're so good to me."

"..."

Normally, Shimizu Asahi wouldn't care too much, but now...

Looking at the girl's happy face, he couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

'well......'

......

As Shimizu Asahi and Shimizu Reiko tried to suppress Yoko's emotions, the paper crane imbued with spiritual power silently fell into Tamura Samurai's hands.

He stared at the letter, speechless for a long time. After what seemed like an eternity, he finally let out a long sigh and murmured, "Has things really come to this?" (Chapter 336, Section 339: My sister and the others...found out!?)

In the quiet military camp, Tamura sighed softly. He had noticed this sign as early as ten months ago.

At that time, for Yezi's future, he tried his best to find her a good husband. However, Yezi was not satisfied with any of the men who came to meet her. After losing the first round in terms of physical strength, she used Qingshui Chaoyang as a comparison template. Under the brilliance of Qingshui Chaoyang, no one who came to meet her came a second time.

At first, he just thought Ye Zi didn't want to go on blind dates, so she used Qing Shui Chao Yang as a template. But later, he gradually noticed that Ye Zi wasn't using Qing Shui Chao Yang as a shield; she genuinely...liked him.

Realizing this, he found himself in a dilemma: both of his daughters had fallen for the same man, so who should he support?

Yezi is his biological daughter. For her sake, he should do something to get Shimizu Asahi to agree to accept Yezi.

However, in his heart, Lingzi was also his biological daughter. Even though they were not related by blood, he loved her from the bottom of his heart. Therefore, he should protect her love.

This dilemma had been lingering in his mind, preventing him from making a decision for a long time.

But perhaps because he subconsciously felt that Lingzi, who had never experienced parental love, needed more care, he still chose to continue helping Yezi find a partner when he couldn't make a decision. And after Shimizu Asahi and the others returned, he tried even harder to get them married as soon as possible.

Yes, Tamura's desire for them to get married was not only to ensure their marriage and to have grandchildren, but also to do something for Reiko one last time.

As the wedding day approached, he felt happy but also guilty towards Ye Zi. He was even thinking about how to make it up to her. But then, he came here.