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

Because the shrine wasn't very large, the two of them turned a few corners before they saw the elegant courtyard.

The flowers, the pond, and the trees were no different from any other courtyard.

In this quiet courtyard, Yu Yi, with her long black hair flowing freely, was kneeling calmly.

Perhaps hearing the footsteps of Aihana and Shimizu Asahi, his fox ears twitched slightly, and then he opened his tightly closed eyes.

Seeing his twin sister and the young students approaching, Yu Yi's eyes lit up with surprise. He called out happily, "Good morning, Asahi-nii! You and Mio-neechan are here so early!"

"Good morning, Hagoromo." Shimizu Asahi responded to the boy's polite greeting and asked, "Did Aika and I disturb you?"

"No, I'm just adjusting my state."

The boy shook his head, then took out two cushions and a pot of tea, inviting Shimizu Asahi and Aika to sit down together.

Soon, the three children sat down in the aisle.

After sitting down, the three began chatting about interesting things that had happened recently. Of course, it was mainly Shimizu Asahi who was talking, since Hagoromo and Aika had been staying in the shrine and rarely had contact with people outside.

After recounting the interesting things he had heard or encountered in the dormitory, the young student then told him the interesting stories his older sister, Shimizu Mio, had told him.

In front of the elegant courtyard, boys and girls made cheerful and happy noises, creating a harmonious atmosphere.

After telling another story, Shimizu Asahi took a sip of tea, and then, as if he had inadvertently remembered something, he showed a puzzled expression.

"Speaking of which, Hagoromo, why do you want to become an Onmyoji? Wouldn't it be better to learn demon magic from Lady Tamamo-no-Mae?"

He had wanted to ask Yu Yi for a long time why she wanted to become an Onmyoji.

Hagoromo and Aika were always obedient and sensible children. From childhood to adulthood, they never asked Tamamo-no-Mae for anything and never went against her wishes. They were like the best children in the world, always considerate of their father.

He initially thought that Hagoromo's interest in Onmyodo was merely a passing fancy, and that she would eventually learn demonic arts from Tamamo-no-Mae when the time was right. However, when he learned that Hagoromo had argued with Tamamo-no-Mae over whether or not she could enter the Onmyodo to study, he realized that the child genuinely wanted to learn Onmyodo.

He didn't understand why Yu Yi would have such thoughts.

While it's good that Hagoromo has such independent thoughts, Shimizu Asahi is at least happy for him in this respect. After all, everyone must have their own ideas; blindly following one's parents or others feels more like being a puppet.

However, Hagoromo has been following Tamamo-no-Mae's orders for fifteen years. This sudden expression of his own thoughts and desires is like a model student who has suddenly turned into a delinquent who smokes, drinks, and fights, making people want to care about him.

"Hey, why are you suddenly curious about this, Brother Chaoyang?"

Yu Yi blinked and made a puzzled sound.

"It's nothing, I was just suddenly curious. If you can't tell me, just pretend I didn't ask." Shimizu Asahi waved his hand casually, indicating that he was just simply curious.

"Well, it's not something that can't be said. I became an Onmyoji just to protect this family."

"Protecting this home... that means becoming stronger. But if it's about becoming stronger, wouldn't it be better to learn demon magic? With Lady Tamamo-no-Mae's guidance, you can quickly become a powerful demon. Why do you have to choose to be an Onmyoji?"

"Because I want to protect this family as the child of the shrine maiden Chiyo."

Yu Yi gently put down the tea in her hand, a gentle yet strong expression appearing on her face.

"After my mother died, my father transformed into her appearance and raised me and Aihua in her mother's identity."

"Although Aika and I discovered when we were seven that the man who had always called her mother was actually our father, we never said it because we knew that it was a sign of love from our father."

"He wanted to tell us in this way that our mother will always love us."

“From our father, we experienced two different, yet equally tender, forms of love.”

“We grew up as if under the care of our parents, without lacking any attention.”

"But the more our father acted this way, the more we understood that he was always thinking of our mother."

"On nights when we don't know, he might look at his mother's clothes and reminisce about the past, or he might reunite with his mother in his dreams."

"He never expressed his longing for his mother in front of us."

"But we are his children, and we can feel his emotions."

"So, I want to protect this family by being the child of the shrine maiden Chiyo. I want my father to know that my mother will always be by our side."

"......"

Hearing the voice echoing in his ears, Shimizu Asahi opened his mouth, wanting to say something. But in the end, he swallowed all his words, only patting Hagoromo's shoulder and encouragingly saying, "Yes, Lady Tamamo-no-Mae will definitely understand your thoughts."

"Yes, after all, I am my mother's child!" Yu Yi smiled, head held high.

At this moment, Aika tugged at Shimizu Asahi's clothes and said, "Asahi-nii, I'm still here. You've taken on the responsibility of protecting this family, so I will take over my mother's position as the child of the shrine maiden Chiyo and shoulder the responsibility of being the shrine maiden!"

Inari Taisha, that's the name of the shrine where Aika and the others are currently located.

The Inari deity enshrined in the Inari Taisha Shrine is the same deity served by the shrine maiden Chiyo.

This is a very gentle deity. She treats every priestess and believer equally and strives to fulfill the wishes of the people who come to pray.

To her, the priestess and her followers were like family.

However, she was asleep when the lightning struck fifteen years ago and was completely unaware of it. Therefore, she was unable to save Chiyo.

If she had been still conscious fifteen years ago, she would have risked falling into a deep sleep again rather than let Chiyo die.

"To become the shrine maiden of Inari-sama... If I love flowers, Inari-sama will surely love me too."

Qingshui Chaoyang gently rubbed the girl's head. These two children were so gentle that it broke your heart.

.......

As Shimizu Asahi felt sorry for Aika and Hagoromo, two guests arrived at the torii gate of the shrine.

A woman with white hair and delicate features, dressed in a gorgeous kimono; and a boy with white hair, dressed in a hunting robe and tied up like the woman.

P.S.: I'm speechless. A friend pointed it out to me, and I realized the CGs were all a lie. This plot is just unbelievable. The part about the heavenly lightning being related to the gods has been changed. I hope you'll forgive me (Onmyoji betrayed me!).

Chapter 37, Section 37: Seimei: I call you brother, you call me dad.

In the leisurely and elegant courtyard walkway, three young men and women chatted and laughed with each other.

Previously, Shimizu Asahi thought that Hagoromo's interest in Onmyoji was just a passing fancy, so he didn't tell him much about the Onmyo-ryo. But after understanding what Hagoromo was thinking, he began to talk to Hagoromo about the Onmyo-ryo.

He told Yui everything he knew about the Yin-Yang Bureau's schedule, training content, assessment tasks, and the academy's teachers.

At the same time, he suggested that Yui skip a grade.

Normally, Yin-Yang students need to go through three years of study and a graduation exam to graduate from the dormitory. However, students who are confident in themselves can apply to their teacher to skip a grade or graduate early.

The teacher will decide whether to accept a student's application to skip a grade or graduate early based on his assessment of the student's abilities. If he does not accept it, he will refuse it directly. However, if he does accept it, he will give the student a challenging assessment. If the student can complete the assessment, he can successfully skip a grade or graduate.

Under normal circumstances, Shimizu Asahi would not make such a suggestion, since the Yin-Yang School is not an ordinary private school, and missing a year of study time would mean missing out on a lot of knowledge.

However, if the purpose of skipping a grade is to become a student of Tadashi Kamo, then skipping a grade is entirely worthwhile.

As the strongest Onmyoji and Onmyo-head in Heian-kyo, Kamo no Tadayuki is the most popular teacher in the guild. Countless Onmyoji masters hope that their children can become his disciples and learn some skills from him.

Because Kamo no Tadashi was very busy, teaching even one class was his limit, so only a very small number of people could become his students.

Coincidentally, the student assessment had just ended, and some students in He Maozhongyuki's class would be eliminated. The vacancies created by these students would then be contested by other students.

Therefore, Shimizu Asahi hopes that Hagoromo will add this test to his list of tests.

With Yu Yi's strength, becoming his classmate would not be difficult.

Shimizu Asahi's suggestion made Hagoromo's eyes light up.

He certainly knew Kamo no Tadayuki, a powerful Onmyoji who was comparable to his father, and if he could choose a teacher, he would definitely choose Kamo no Tadayuki.

In fact, the moment he learned that Shimizu Asahi had become Kamo Tadashi's student, he clearly expressed his envy.

Now that the opportunity to become the strongest Onmyoji student is right in front of him, he naturally cannot let it go.

Therefore, Yu Yi readily agreed to the proposal.

He stated that he would definitely pass the assessment and become Kamo no Tadashi's disciple.

Seeing Yui's determined and confident expression, Shimizu Asahi smiled with satisfaction.

That's all he can do to help Yu Yi; the rest is up to her.

Actually, if he could, he would like to help Aihua.

However, he had never met the shrine maiden and did not know the specifics of her training, so he could only offer her a few words of encouragement.

However, to the young students' slight surprise, the person who taught Aika to train as a shrine maiden was none other than her father, Tamamo-no-Mae.

She said that more than ten years ago, this Inari Shrine only had her mother as the shrine maiden, and she had to handle everything in the shrine herself. It was only after her father arrived that she felt a little more at ease.

It was at that time that Tamamo-no-Mae learned how to be an excellent priestess.

This can be considered a kind of inheritance.

Tamamo-no-Mae passed on everything she had learned from her wife to her children.

Just as the three were chatting, a gentle voice suddenly came from behind them.

"Sorry everyone, I'm late."

The three turned around at the sound and saw a young man with long white hair and delicate features, dressed in a white hunting robe, walking over.

Upon seeing the white-haired young man, a bright smile immediately appeared on Qingshui Chaoyang's face.

"Seimei, you've arrived."

The white-haired boy is named Abe no Seimei. He is the child of the white fox Kuzunoha and the onmyoji Abe no Masatsugu, and also their mutual friend.

"Yes, I just arrived. I greeted Lady Tamamo-no-Mae and Sister Mio before coming over."

What were you two talking about just now?

Seimei sat down next to Hagoromo and asked curiously, "I heard your laughter before I even arrived."

"It's nothing, it's just that Asahi-nii was talking to me about the Onmyōryō." Hagoromo briefly recounted Asahi's suggestion. After finishing, he seemed to have thought of something and continued excitedly, "Seimei, why don't you take the exam with me? That way, we can both become disciples of Kamo no Tadayuki."

“So Chaoyang already told you.” Hearing this, Qingming laughed. “Actually, I also wanted to talk to you about this. When I passed the entrance exam, I had already discussed it with my mother and decided to apply for a grade skipping exam as soon as school started.”

"Really? That's great! In that case, the three of us will be fellow disciples."

Seimei's answer pleased Hagoromo, but the next second, he looked troubled.

"Hmm, but in that case, who's the senior brother between me and Seimei? Asahi-nii entered the school first, so he must be our senior brother, so between the two of us..."

Seeing the conflicted look on someone's face, Seimei couldn't help but chuckle. "There's really no need to worry about this kind of question. What does it matter who is the senior brother and who is the junior brother?"

"That's true... Then let's have a competition. Whoever passes the test first will be the senior brother." Yu Yi scratched his head and revealed his true purpose.