The world of Type-Moon starts with saving Altria!

【But you can’t change it for now. 】

"Husband, please stop for a moment."

"I have to report the matter of getting rid of 'Algae Girl' to the Queen."

"it is good."

【The government led by the queen has begun. 】

[The ministers reported the matter to Fujiwara no Tokuko one by one.]

[No one questioned this, and no one objected to it.]

[The atmosphere seemed almost the same as when the Emperor was present.]

【Everything is going smoothly.】

[Soon, it will be your and Minamoto no Raikou's turn. ]

[You have come before Fujiwara no Tokuko.]

"Your Majesty."

Minamoto no Raikou placed the "fox corpse" in front of Fujiwara no Tokuko.

"This is the result of our battle to remove the 'Algae Lady'."

"The Great Onmyoji has successfully killed 'Algae Woman' in Heian-kyō, ending the trouble it brought."

"……it is good."

Fujiwara no Tokuko answered coldly, then looked at the great Onmyoji beside her.

"but--"

Through the veil, Ian couldn't see the other person's eyes.

But his intuition, which he had developed from his long career as a demon hunter, told him that Fujiwara no Tokuko was not that happy.

And this is indeed the case.

After examining Ian for a while, Fujiwara Tokuko's voice sounded faintly.

That was a tone of reproach.

"Do you remember that when the Emperor gave you the order, he gave priority to capturing alive?"

"Now a corpse is delivered..."

really.

As for the elimination of Algae Lady, everything was pretty much the same as Ian felt.

What they wanted was to bring Tamamonomae into the palace, not kill her somewhere.

Fujiwara no Tokuko's attitude was by no means to make things difficult - rather, what she was expecting was for Tamamonomae to be captured and brought to the palace.

The "fox corpse" in front of me made this expectation completely dead.

This was probably the reason why she was unhappy.

[You confirmed your thoughts.]

You realize that something is wrong.

[This is definitely not the attitude that the King or Queen should have. 】

[After all, Tamamonomae is still a fox demon no matter how weak she is, so killing her would definitely be a great achievement.]

But you didn't voice your thoughts.

[You decide to "explain" what is happening first - after all, you have already prepared an explanation.]

"Your Majesty."

Ian answered Fujiwara no Tokuko in a neither arrogant nor humble manner.

"The orders from the Emperor did instruct us to try our best to capture the 'Algae Girl' alive."

"but--"

Ian looked at the veiled woman in front of him.

“The situation was too urgent.”

"In order to prevent the 'Algae Lady' from harming more people, I had no choice but to kill it in the fire to put an end to the disaster."

"..."

Fujiwara Tokuko did not continue what Ian said.

But even if you can't see her expression, this silence is enough to show her attitude.

Seeing this, Minamoto no Raikou quickly spoke:

"Queen, I can testify."

"After being captured, the 'Algae Girl' let out an extremely terrifying howl."

"I was worried that this would lead to unnecessary danger, so I ordered him to be burned to death."

"at this point--"

"The foot soldiers who participated in the demon-killing that night can all attest to that."

"It's not that the Great Onmyoji killed the 'Algae Girl' on purpose, but he had no choice but to do it because he had no other way to capture it alive."

Even though he is Ian's husband, Minamoto no Raikou's words sound somewhat like he is defending him.

But those who are familiar with her know that even if this eldest daughter of the Genji clan really did this, she would produce irrefutable evidence.

This has always been her style of doing things, and she won't tolerate any delay.

"..."

Fujiwara Tokuko still didn't say anything.

However, her gaze shifted away from Ian and fell on the "fox corpse" presented by the two men.

She still maintained that silent attitude.

But Ian wasn't worried at all.

After all, he had noticed the flaws on the "fox corpse".

Before entering the court, the Great Onmyoji had asked Tamamonomae to help him "repair" these problems.

First of all.

It is used to paint the trembling legs again with the waves flowing out of the fox's treasure.

then.

Ian acted as a model maker. While measuring Tamamonomae's wet treasure with his fingers, he also "made" a one-to-one restored interior for the "fox corpse".

At last.

He asked Tamamonomae to rinse the newly made part in the same way.

now--

He can say without exaggeration: Even if you examine this "corpse" with the most rigorous attitude, it is impossible to find any flaws.

This can only be the body of a "fox demon"!

that's the truth.

Fujiwara Dezi inspected it for a long time, but could not find any problems.

All the circumstances indicate that this "corpse" is what was left after the "Algae Girl" was killed.

"..."

"Thank you for your hard work." Fujiwara Tokuko said an encouraging word lightly.

"I will ask the Emperor to give you the reward you deserve."

"You go down."

"...as you command."

[The "Algae Girl" control operation, which lasted for a season and mobilized countless financial and human resources, has officially come to an end. 】

[You will receive a reward from the Emperor.]

[Minamoto no Raikou was very happy about this - because she felt that you, with your outstanding talents, should have a chance to become famous long ago. ]

【But she soon noticed that something was wrong with your expression. 】

【She realized that the situation might not be what she imagined.】

【She leaned close to you.】

"Husband, what's wrong with you?"

Minamoto no Raikou asked quietly beside Ian.

"Why are you still looking at the Queen?"

"Ma'am, I want to do something."

"what's up?"

"that is--"

Ian looked at Fujiwara no Tokuko who was still meeting with the ministers.

"I want to see the Emperor."

"This..." Minamoto no Raikou was a little surprised.

"My husband, do you have something important that requires you to go see the Emperor?"

"Ma'am, this time it's not my fault."

Ian's expression became extremely serious.

"It's possible that something happened to the Pope."

"what?"

146. Tamamonomae is the most perfect sinner (-word chapter)

"..."

Hearing her husband's words, Minamoto no Raikou's expression suddenly became serious.

She lowered her voice so that only Ian could hear it, and then began to answer him.

"Husband...do you know what you just said?"

"How could anything happen to the Emperor?"

Minamoto no Raikou did not refute for the sake of refutation.

She has a basis for this.

As the pinnacle of power in the entire Kyoto, if anything happened to Emperor Karasuba, it would inevitably cause a huge turmoil.

The various interests involved behind this cannot be described clearly in a few words.

Although Minamoto no Raikou didn't think her husband would say something like that for no reason, she couldn't believe the claim that something had happened to the Emperor.

After all, everything is calm now.

Ian certainly understood this.

So he didn't rush to explain.

Instead, he waited until Minamoto no Raikou had denied everything before telling the story.

"Ma'am, I know you can't believe what I'm saying."

"but--"

"If you look at the entire situation at Heian Palace, this is the only possible outcome."