In the world of Type-Moon, start by becoming Morgan's husband!

"It's up to him to decide how to deal with it next."

"……Too."

[You temporarily hide your thoughts. ]

【You and Minamoto no Yorimitsu will enter the court together. 】

【You met many officials of the current dynasty. 】

[The talent of Kyoto's most famous master has been activated: As the best Yin-Yang master in Kyoto, you are very famous even among the officials of the current dynasty.]

You started chatting with these people.

[This made Minamoto no Raikou feel relieved. ]

[She always cares about her husband and is very worried that you might not like this atmosphere.]

【But now it seems that there is no need to worry about this kind of thing. 】

【The morning meeting has begun. 】

【But the person who appeared in front of the ministers surprised you a little. 】

[Because that was not the Pope, but another woman. ]

"..."

Ian gave a puzzled look.

He whispered to Minamoto no Raikou who was standing beside him.

"Ma'am, why is the person sitting there..."

Minamoto no Raikou knew what her husband was confused about.

She began to explain.

"Husband, don't worry."

"This is the Pope's Queen - she will tell the Pope what we report."

"Queen?"

Ian suddenly thought of something.

"Ma'am, her name is..."

"Fujiwara no Tokuko." Minamoto no Raikou lowered his voice for fear of being heard by others.

"?!"

Xiuyan's pupils grew slightly larger in an instant.

Because he had heard this name from Tamamonomae.

That was exactly the person the foot soldiers had mentioned when she was put into the prison van!

[You realize that the plan to capture Tamamonomae may be related to Fujiwara no Tokuko.]

【You want more information. 】

[But you find that Fujiwara Tokuko doesn't seem to want to show her true face. ]

[Even when she was meeting with the ministers like now, she covered her face with a veil.]

[You feel more and more that something is wrong.]

"lady."

Ian looked at Queen Fujiwara no Tokuko in the front, with only confusion left in his expression.

"Then don't you think it's very strange that the queen is attending court?"

"After all, according to ethical principles... this should be done by the Emperor."

"Husband, you are right."

Minamoto no Raikou's sight also fell on Fujiwara no Tokuko who was in the front.

"It's certainly a very strange thing."

"But no one would be the first to speak out - that would inevitably cause many conflicts and even draw the queen's hostility."

"And more importantly."

"The Emperor has not raised any objections so far. Just based on this point, it is not our turn to make decisions, right?"

[You certainly understand what Minamoto no Raikou said - rather than questioning the Queen, it is better to choose silence. ]

[You didn’t say anything more.]

【But you don’t agree with this situation in your heart. 】

[After all, the emperor is the symbol of power in the entire Heian-kyō. If the empress were to take charge of government affairs for a long time like this, the result would definitely be exile of power.]

You feel like there's something big going on here.

【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--