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

The monsters are actually easy to deal with.

That being said, nobody knows how things will develop...

Shimizu Asahi shook his head helplessly. If things really developed to this point, he could only pray that the events would unfold as they had hoped.

After taking a deep breath, he rubbed his face and said, "Alright, now let's just wait patiently."

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Time passed little by little, and in the blink of an eye, five days had gone by.

The losses from this incident were being continuously reported to the Yin-Yang Bureau, and finally, on this day, almost all the losses were tallied up.

Kamo no Yasunori also sent paper cranes, asking Shimizu Asahi to make a trip to the Yin-Yang Bureau.

After telling the girls, Shimizu Asahi left home and quickly went to the Yin-Yang Bureau.

When he arrived at the Yin-Yang Bureau, Seimei and Hagoromo, who were closer to the northern area, had already arrived.

"Senior brother, Seimei, Hagoromo."

"Chaoyang (Brother Chaoyang)".

After exchanging greetings, everyone got straight to the point.

"Since you're here, I won't say much more. Take a look at this report."

Without saying much, Kamo no Yasunori handed the report directly to the three people in front of him.

The three of them picked it up immediately and examined it carefully.

Then... everyone's pupils involuntarily contracted.

"This... Senior brother, is everything written here true?"

Yu Yi was the first to lose his composure. He couldn't help but look up at his senior brother, wanting to ask if what was written on it was true.

Kamo no Yasunori understood his thoughts, and so he nodded slightly.

"Everything written here is true."

"The people...did not launch a campaign against the monster." Chapter 873, Section 875: Kamo no Tadayuki, Forever a God

The report contained two things: the devastating consequences of the riots in the Demon Plains and the people's views on monsters.

The first thing to mention is that even though they were prepared, the price they paid still sent a chill down their spines.

More than 15,000 people died... Although they knew there were definitely more than 10,000 people at the beginning, they all hoped that the casualties would not be so heavy.

But... the truth will not change because of their prayers.

More than 15,000 people, which is better than the worst situation, but even so... it still made them clench their fists in resentment.

Beyond the area surrounding Heian-kyo, people died in almost every region of several countries.

Of these 15,000 people, more than 3,000 were children, more than 4,000 were women, and adult men and their husbands made up more than 7,000 to 8,000!

This would be a huge disaster for Heian-kyo.

Although saying this may seem cold-blooded and heartless, the deaths of these seven or eight thousand men represent the most tragic price to pay.

The deaths of so many civilians have deprived Yamato of a full eight thousand laborers... Although the significance is not yet apparent, Shimizu Asahi still sighed deeply.

It's late autumn now, and winter is just around the corner. It's the perfect time to harvest rice, and almost every household has to send someone to harvest it. But now, with so much labor lost, what will happen to the rice in the fields?

No, instead of worrying about what to do with the rice harvest, we should consider the fact that a large portion of the land, including rice and wheat fields, has been destroyed by monsters... We don't know if the people who rely on this food to get through the winter will be able to survive the winter peacefully...

Now that winter is over, who will cultivate the land when spring arrives?

This disaster has truly wounded the country of Yamato far too deeply.

Shimizu and Asahi believed that there were definitely more problems involved, but these issues were simply not written down.

"This winter, the people are going to have a hard time..."

Seimei couldn't help but sigh.

However, after sighing, he looked up at Kamo no Yasunori and asked, "Senior brother, how does His Majesty the Emperor intend to handle this matter?"

Will you provide food and supplies for disaster relief?

For many, the Heian period should be a very prosperous era, with people living in peace and contentment, laughter and joy everywhere, and places that bring satisfaction.

In reality, the Heian period was merely a disastrous era disguised as prosperity.

In this era, although there was laughter and joy in Heian-kyo, no one knew that beneath the land outside Heian-kyo lay countless corpses.

It's hard to say, but countless people wanted to come to Heian-kyo to live, but because they were displaced, they were not received and starved to death outside Heian-kyo.

Despite decades or even centuries of effort, Heian-kyo has barely recovered a sliver of its former vitality, but this meager recovery is far from enough to fully revive it.

The surrounding people still lived in poverty. If it weren't for the royal family's disaster relief, those who had lost their rice paddies would certainly not have been able to survive the winter.

But... will the Emperor... no, I should say, will those old guys in the court really provide food for disaster relief?

A huge question mark rose in Seimei's mind.

"Seimei, let's forget about it. We'd be better off relying on ourselves than on those guys to provide food and disaster relief."

Yu Yi curled her lip, her words filled with disdain for those guys in the imperial court.

Although the Emperor's position remains powerful, he is still young, and they are now in charge of the court. Therefore, they consider all the money in the court to be their own.

Getting those guys to hand over the money from the palace is simply wishful thinking.

"Don't worry, they'll take it out."

Shimizu Asahi was silent for a moment before speaking softly.

No disaster relief? Qingshui Chaoyang will not allow such a thing to happen.

This is something the royal family must do; he will not allow the court to stand idly by in this matter.

Although Shimizu Asahi could still intervene even if the imperial court didn't provide disaster relief, there were so many places that even if he did, he couldn't save them all.

There will inevitably be areas where we are powerless to help. Therefore, it is imperative for the imperial court to contribute its efforts, as only the imperial court has the capacity to cover so many areas.

"Brother Chaoyang..."

The words were spoken softly, but everyone present understood what they meant.

"With you involved, things will definitely be much better. I'll leave it to you, Chaoyang."

Under normal circumstances, such threatening remarks to the imperial court should not be made casually, and even if they were, they should not be made in front of Kamo no Yasunori and his entourage.

These people are all from the Yin-Yang Bureau, who serve the imperial family. To say this in front of them is undoubtedly disrespectful to the imperial family and to them.

However, the person who said this was Shimizu Asahi, and Shimizu Asahi's purpose was disaster relief, so they all pretended not to hear it... and some even wanted to cooperate with him.

"Yes, I'll handle it."

Shimizu Asahi nodded slightly and accepted the task. After a brief pause, he turned his attention to the second event.

To be honest, he didn't really want to watch this, since the ending was too predictable, and it wouldn't matter if he didn't watch it.

However... we still have to see what needs to be seen, at the very least, we need to make him understand just how much the people dislike the monsters.

However, when his gaze swept over it, his expression suddenly froze.

Because...it was completely different from what he expected.

What's written above isn't that the people harbored much resentment or hatred towards monsters, but rather... gratitude?

They thanked the monsters for saving them, thanked the monsters for protecting them... No one blamed the monsters for killing their relatives and friends, and no one pointed the finger at the monsters.

"What...what is this...?"

Shimizu Asahi couldn't help but raise her head and look at her senior brother, while Yu Yi couldn't contain herself any longer and asked directly, "Senior brother, what exactly is going on? Is everything said up there true?"

"Yes, it's all true..."

"After the incident, my father asked many demons to intervene, and with the help of the demon kings, the people in most areas received help from the demons."

"Even knowing this, I didn't think things would turn out much better, but I never expected it to turn out like this." Chapter 876: It's still so difficult.

Kamo no Yasunori recounted the incident, and then a hint of emotion appeared in his eyes.

Fifteen thousand people—this is not only the result of Shimizu Asahi's efforts, but also the result of the efforts of those monsters.

Humans and demons unknowingly formed a united front to fight against the monsters from the Land of the Demons.

Well... while this united front is debatable, they have indeed cooperated in some sense. And the result of this cooperation has been unexpectedly good!

It was infinitely better than anyone present had imagined!

"Teacher... I never expected that even though you were stationed in Heian-kyo, you would still go to such great lengths for us in the end."

After understanding what had happened, Shimizu Asahi couldn't help but sigh.

Without their teacher, this calamity would have been enough to make them pay back all their past efforts.

"Hmm...the teacher really put in a lot of effort."

Hagoromo and Seimei exchanged a glance and couldn't help but sigh.

Perhaps Kamo no Tadayuki never considered that things would turn out this way when he did this, and he probably even anticipated that those monsters would be hated and loathed by people. This time, his request for help was a result of him completely risking his reputation.

Regardless, his action saved Shimizu Asahi and his team a year, two years, or even five or ten years.

—Even if it was unintentional, he did help Shimizu Asahi stabilize the situation in his own way.

"Since the current situation is in our favor, why don't we reconsider this matter?"

Kamo no Yasunori looked at the three people in front of him, waited for them to accept his words, paused for a moment, and then spoke softly.

"Now that the people have accepted some of the monsters, why don't we use the monsters' name to provide disaster relief and help?"

"Let monsters...provide disaster relief?"

The three people present were slightly taken aback, but then quickly realized what Kamo no Yasunori meant.

"Senior brother, you mean we should provide the food, and the monsters should distribute it, right?"

"Attributing all the help to the monsters..."