You want to call me Mom again?

"You've arrived?"

"I am coming."

"You shouldn't have come."

"Didn't you tell me to come see you in the morning?"

Faced with Kazuma Kato's question, Takumi Izumi grinned and said, "No, I'm just reminiscing about the classics."

"What does that mean?"

On the school's rooftop, the two leaned against the railing, looking down at the students coming and going below.

"So, Kazuma, what exactly do you want to talk to me about?" To avoid putting too much pressure on his friend, Izumi Takumi casually replied, "Let me guess. Is it about the Onmyoji? Or is it about the Yukimura sisters being yokai?"

Kazuma Kato suddenly laughed: "These are the things I originally wanted to say, but I think that, given your personality, you won't change your mind because of what I say."

"I don't want to deal with those annoying things anymore. Let them do whatever they want. Anyway, you can even beat my brother, that madman."

After rambling on and on about his innermost thoughts, Kazuma Kato felt much better.

After letting out a long sigh, Kazuma Kato asked curiously.

"So how exactly did you beat my brother?"

Yesterday, Izumi Takumi only gave a general overview and didn't go into detail about how he defeated Kato Tajuro.

"To be honest, I was just lucky."

Izumi Takumi explained Bruce's situation to Kazuma Kato, and even released Bruce, who was sleeping, from the amulet to show him.

Speechless, Bruce transformed into a streak of light and returned to the amulet.

"What incredible luck! To think such a powerful spirit would recognize you as its master!"

Kazuma Kato was so envious he wanted to kill himself.

"If such a powerful spirit recognizes you as its master, it's either because you are exceptionally strong, or it sees your potential and believes you are worth investing in, wanting to curry favor with you."

"However, there is another possibility: they've been living for too long and are bored, so they want to find some fun."

After thinking for a moment, Izumi Takumi felt that Bruce didn't seem to meet any of the conditions.

It was clearly a majestic wolf, but in its own eyes, it became a licking dog.

However, as long as he has no ulterior motives towards me, I will not treat him unfairly.

"How's your strength now?" Kato Kazuma pointed to himself. "I'm currently a lower-ranking Onmyoji, what about you?"

"Actually, I don't know either. After all, unlike the Onmyoji in your Onmyodo, I don't have anyone to guide me. I've been learning on my own."

As they were talking, Izumi Takumi suddenly remembered something: "Oh right, but when your brother was doing me yesterday, he seemed to say that I was a lower-middle level."

"Becoming a lower-intermediate level in less than a month..." Kazuma Kato's eyes lost their light.

He now understood why Bruce had signed a contract with Izumi Takumi.

Kazuma Kato's current strength is the result of years of training and accumulation.

Although he had been learning to make talismans at home before, he only officially began practicing at the beginning of this year.

But he had been toughened up by his elders in the past, so he has a good physical foundation!

Under these conditions, it still took him five months to become a lower-ranking Onmyoji.

Izumi Takumi reached a level only slightly weaker than himself in less than a month.

Kazuma Kato knew that Izumi Takumi was very talented, because his master had also commented that Izumi Takumi might become a great Onmyoji.

But he didn't expect that Izumi Takumi's talent was a little too outrageous.

Give him some time to grow, and it's not impossible that we could wipe out the entire Onmyoji Bureau.

While Kazuma Kato was reflecting, Takumi Izumi asked a question that had been troubling him for a long time.

"Why is the Onmyoji Bureau so hostile towards yokai? Weren't they the ones who proposed peaceful coexistence back then?"

Upon hearing this, Kazuma Kato paused for a moment before slowly speaking.

"Actually, the Onmyōryō (Bureau of Yin and Yang) does not hate yokai; it is the expulsion faction of the Onmyōryō that hates yokai."

One day, the once united Yin-Yang Bureau suddenly split into two factions.

They advocate peace and choose to coexist peacefully with monsters.

The expulsion faction advocates banishing monsters and chooses to drive them out of the human world.

"As for why things suddenly turned out this way, I don't know the specifics. I do know that it was because of a certain event that caused some Onmyoji to change their attitude."

"Recently, several senior members of the stability faction who had been out of contact returned to the Onmyodo, and the situation where the expulsion faction held absolute power will no longer exist."

"Perhaps it was because there might not be another chance to do it that my brother cornered you yesterday, wanting to take his anger out on you, the Onmyoji who helps monsters."

……

"That's how things are. So, the Onmyo-ryo's actions against the Yukimura family may decrease in the future, or they may even disappear altogether."

After listening to Kazuma Kato's account, Izumi Takumi considered the matter carefully and decided to report it all to Yukimura Yuri.

After learning of Izumi Takumi's thoughts, Kato Kazuma even added more details, hoping to ease the relationship between the Onmyōryō (the Bureau of Yin and Yang) and the yokai (supernatural beings).

Because he and his master were both conservatives and did not want to see the relationship between humans and monsters deteriorate.

"So that's how it is." Finally understanding why she was being targeted, Yukimura Yuri was also a little depressed.

Is it because of something that even the Yukimura family doesn't know that they've started targeting yokai so aggressively?

"Although I'm also a little curious about what you're talking about, I doubt the Onmyoji Bureau would easily reveal it. But I'd be grateful if they could cause me less trouble."

In a good mood, Yukimura Yuri sat on a high stool and started swinging her legs.

When Izumi Takumi saw this, he silently turned his head away.

It's clear that President Yuri is in a great mood; she's even forgotten about her aloof persona.

If I remember my character later, will I silence myself?

"Izumi," Yukimura Yuri called softly.

"I am here!"

Izumi Takumi immediately straightened his back and expressed his gratitude.

"I didn't see anything!"

"Um?"

Tilting her head slightly, Yukimura Yuri continued, "If the Onmyo Bureau really stops, you will still be an Onmyoji of the Yukimura family, and the conditions I mentioned before will continue to be fulfilled."

Are you saying I don't have to do any work and can still get five million yen a month for free?

Izumi Takumi knelt on one knee and clasped his hands in greeting.

"President, I have wandered for half my life, only regretting that I have not met a wise ruler. If you do not abandon me, I am willing to take you as my godmother!"

"You want to call me 'Mom' again?"

With her earlobes turning red, Yukimura Yuri coughed a few times: "Alright, stop fooling around. This is what you deserve. You might need my help in the future."

"President, it's okay if you really want to hear me call you 'Mom'."

"That's enough!"

Covering her burning cheeks with her hands, Yukimura Yuri turned her chair around, avoiding looking at Izumi Takumi.

"President Yuri has low attack and low defense."

He muttered something under his breath, and then Izumi Takumi leaned closer with a grin.

"Stop fooling around, President Yuri. Actually, there's something else I'd like to ask you."

Hearing that it was important, Yukimura Yuri quickly composed herself, suppressing her embarrassment, and asked in a slightly trembling voice, "What is it?"

Pretending not to see Yukimura Yuri's blushing cheeks, Izumi Takumi spoke sincerely.

"I want to make more monster friends."

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