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

After the child fell asleep, Shimizu Asahi continued to pass the time by reading, and before he knew it, night had fallen, and it was time for him to get back to work.

Although the crimson monster may have already left the village, this is just speculation, and there is no evidence to support it.

So he planned to wait here for a few more days. If the monster didn't appear, he would go back and tell his master about it.

It's not uncommon for the target to leave on their own, and in such cases, the Onmyoji Guild will reassign tasks to the students.

However, the difficulty of the task will not be reduced, and the lost time will not be made up.

Yes, that means it will be more difficult.

Although this rule is somewhat unreasonable, the battle between Onmyoji and Yokai is 80% skill and 20% luck, so luck is also very important.

Rather, it's better to be unlucky now while you're in the Yin-Yang Bureau; maybe you won't be unlucky anymore once you leave.

In short, it's probably the 'Euro-African conservation law'.

Sneaking out the window, Qing Shui Chaoyang arrived on the roof and then plunged into the tedious work of waiting.

Because he had developed enough patience while learning Yin-Yang techniques, he didn't find it boring at all.

Time passed little by little, and before we knew it, it was already past midnight.

At this point in time, all the people were asleep, and the lights in the corridors and rooms were gradually extinguished. From a distance, Qingshui Chaoyang looked as if he were sitting on darkness.

It was very quiet all around, except for the occasional chirping of insects from afar and the gentle sound of the wind.

But suddenly, the crisp sound of footsteps on the tiles broke the silence.

As Qingshui Chaoyang turned around unconsciously, a coat was draped over his shoulders.

"Ibuki?"

Shimizu Asahi was stunned for a moment when she saw the suddenly appearing oni girl.

"Hehe... It seems that Master is very happy to see me."

The Demon King sat down next to Shimizu Asahi and said in a concerned tone, "Although you are an Onmyoji, your body is still human. It's cold in March. If you get sick from the cold, I will be very worried."

"I took that as the truth."

Shimizu Asahi chuckled. Although he admitted that he enjoyed chatting with Ibuki, the boy would occasionally use misleading tones and expressions to guide him in the wrong direction, and then tell him 'you're wrong' or 'you're wrong,' ultimately making him show all sorts of expressions.

Simply put, he was teased.

After being teased so many times, Shimizu Asahi gradually realized that if she wanted to avoid being teased by this child, she had to learn to discern how much of what she said was true and how much was false.

Despite my limited abilities, I managed to learn five or six points of the material in just one day.

Well, he considered himself to have learned about 50-60% of it, and could at least tell whether a statement was true or false based on his intuition.

He felt there was some truth to what that statement just said.

If he really gets cold, Ibuki will be a little concerned, but only for a short while, and then she will make him go to bed to keep warm, or make him drink alcohol to keep warm.

However, what he didn't know was that there was five parts truth to that statement.

If a ghost queen who has lived for a thousand years cannot even be fooled by a sixteen-year-old child, then her thousand years of life have been wasted.

"Why did you come up here dressed so lightly?"

At that moment, Shimizu Asahi suddenly noticed that, despite it being a March night, Ibuki was only wearing a purplish-red kimono, and even her delicate white feet on the roof tiles were bare.

"Oh, is Master concerned about me? Hehe... I'm a little touched. But don't worry, I'm a ghost, my body is much stronger than a human's."

Ibuki-dōji feigned being very touched, then produced a flask of sake from somewhere and chuckled, "Besides, with sake here, I'm not afraid of any of this."

"Wait, you only ate a little something for lunch, you should be hungry now. Drinking alcohol at this time is bad for your health."

Qingshui Chaoyang held back the fine wine he was about to drink.

"I guessed you might wake up at night, so I left you dinner. Don't worry, I used Yin-Yang magic to keep it warm, so it won't be cold."

"besides."

Shimizu Asahi draped the clothes that Ibuki-dōji had draped over him back over her.

"I'm an Onmyoji, this temperature isn't enough to make me feel cold. On the contrary, you're dressed so lightly coming up here. You're not cold, but I feel cold just looking at you."

"You should wear it so I don't feel cold."

Do you know how those five points were actually earned?

Who could resist such a handsome, considerate, and gentle young man?

Moreover, Ibuki-douji is also a sucker for good looks.

It perfectly matched her preferences.

It's increasingly resembling taking the old man's bones out and chewing them up...

"Hehe... How could I not have noticed the dinner that Master left for me?" Ibuki Douji grinned lightly.

"I've finished eating."

"Oh, or would you like a drink, sir?"

The Demon King gently approached Shimizu Asahi, her slender arm offering him a cup of sake. In her amethyst-like eyes, only his image remained. (Chapter 8: Boys must protect themselves when they are out and about)

"Tsk tsk tsk, as expected of the Ghost King, he easily accomplished what other girls couldn't."

"Haha, it's not that I didn't protect him well, sister. It's just that our new little brother is too easy to fool."

Inside the already dark inn, the innkeeper, dressed in an ordinary yukata with a somewhat fierce expression, was sitting at the counter, drinking wine, with an oil lamp lit.

He leaned back in his chair, head slightly raised, his dark eyes gazing upwards with interest.

To be precise, it was looking at Shimizu Asahi and Ibuki Doji on the rooftop.

A few days ago, while he was drinking at home, he received a mission—his sister, whom he hadn't contacted for over a decade, suddenly wrote to him, asking him to protect her new younger brother whom she had never met.

The letter said that her new younger brother, Asahi, had received an assessment from the Onmyōryō (Bureau of Yin and Yang) and was required to go to the ancient sake village. However, this was Asahi's first time leaving Heian-kyo, and she was worried that something might go wrong, so she asked him to come and keep an eye on things as soon as possible.

Unwilling to move, he asked his sister why she didn't follow and keep watch herself; if she didn't want to be discovered, no one could find her.

However, she answered confidently, "How can I not trust my brother?"

To put it simply, it's the older brother who's worried about his younger brother, not the older sister.

That's going too far. I cried at home for hundreds of years and you never worried about me. Now that Chaoyang is just taking a stroll in the ancient wine village, you're already writing to ask me to come out of the mountains.

Is this what they mean by "the one you pick up is worse than the one you love," or "the one you grow up in is worse than the one you grow up in"?

Although he felt somewhat helpless, this was the first time his sister had asked him for a favor, and he had indeed caused her a lot of trouble in the past, so he didn't refuse.

Just consider it a visit to see my older sister and new younger brother.

After observing his younger brother for the past two days, he made three assessments of him.

Diligent, meticulous, and easily deceived.

Well... being easily fooled is relative. After all, it's normal for a sixteen-year-old not to see through Ibuki Doji's hidden deliberate intentions.

However, he didn't understand why Ibuki-dōji, the Demon King, would deliberately approach Shimizu Asahi.

That's a dangerous person.

Let alone Qing Shui Chao Yang, even some powerful demons could be devoured without leaving a trace of bones if they are not careful.

The shop owner kept a close watch on them because he was worried that Asahi would be eaten alive by Ibuki-dōji.

"My sister's task is to protect Chaoyang's safety. I shouldn't have to take action unless there's a life-threatening danger."

Although he could also remind Shimizu Asahi to be wary of the demon king of Mount Ooe.

However, Ibuki-dōji has no intention of attacking him now, and making him wary might offend the Demon King, so it's better to maintain the status quo.

Of course, more importantly, his intuition told him that things would get interesting if things continued to develop this way.

Although the shop owner has toned down his playful nature after getting married and having children, that's just his nature, and there's nothing he can do about it.

"Oh, right, I should also let my sister know... I'm sure her expression when she sees this letter will be quite interesting."

"Hey..."

Although he had decided to observe first, he naturally had to inform Shimizu Mio about something as important as Ibuki-doji getting close to her younger brother.

It's definitely not the estimation that makes this matter more interesting.

No, absolutely not!

.....

Under the bright moon, Shimizu Asahi and Ibuki Doji were already pressed together.

Even though they were separated by several layers of clothing, they could clearly feel each other.

During the day, while they were drinking, Ibuki would stick to him like this. Because her kimono had a low hem, revealing quite a bit of skin, Shimizu Asahi didn't dare to look at her at all.

Ibuki-dōji is a yokai, and no matter how much she resembles a human, she is still a yokai.

As a demon, she naturally couldn't have the same feelings and thoughts as humans.

What humans consider things that shouldn't be done or wouldn't do, she takes for granted.

It's like the difference between men and women. If you talk to a ghost about the difference between men and women, what ghost would understand?

After blushing and saying several times that getting too close was useless, he could only give up trying to persuade her and quietly looked away.

Fortunately, Ibuki-dōji was wearing a coat, and her petite and alluring body was hidden inside, so he didn't have to look away.

However, even so, this wine should not be drunk.

Shimizu Asahi helplessly spread his hands and said, "You drink it. I still have a mission to complete and can't keep you company."

It's fine to have a couple of drinks with her during the day, but not when we're doing missions.

He didn't know how others performed their missions, but at least he wouldn't touch anything that would impair his judgment during a mission.

"Don't worry, my lord, I'm still here."

"you?"

"If you get drunk, sir, then I will protect the village for you."

Blinking, Shimizu Asahi straightened up, then stretched out his hand to compare the girl's height with his, which was noticeably different even with the addition of the demon horns. He then gently shook his head.