" So, it is Hien (飛燕)?"
" Yes. The kijyuu has completely recovered. I would love to show you to it for once, but the Imperial Affairs guys (Tenkan, 天官) are really upset about bringing kijyuu to Seishin.”
" How can I express my gratitude..."
" It is not me you should thank for! Anyways, is it all right for Keikei to take care of it? Keikei has never taken care of a kijyuu before, so you need to guide him on every detail though."

" My pleasure."
Risai replied, and a small "Gotcha!" escaped from Keikei's lips.
" In any case, why is there no tea for our guest?"
Koshou pointed out, and Keikei jumped to his feet. Leaving behind a light voice of "Got it!" the child ran out of the room.
"... Pardon my rudeness, but is this child Koshou's?"
" Nope. We are completely unrelated. His guardian passed away, so Youko is taking care of him."
" Youko... Kei-ou is?"

" Yes. Though she is the guardian now, she has no spare time to actually take care of him. Therefore I am now in charge."
" So this is Koshou's residence?"
" Humm, how should I put it?"
Risai blinked.
" You can probably call it Taishi (太師)'s residence. It is the inside of Taishifu (太師府, lit. Taishi's Residence). This is part of the administration office, but Taishi Enho (遠甫) has specially permitted me to stay. So I am free to stay the nights in here."

" Then Taishi is Koshou's...?"
" Oh, we are also unrelated at all."
"... Pardon me... But what does this mean?"
Risai cocked her head, and just then Keikei dashed back with the tea set in his arms.
" Koshou, Youko (陽子) is coming!"

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