Was Kyoko stupid?
Of course not.
So Kyoko knew perfectly well what would happen if she truly became Luo Zhen's shikigami.
"You'll be regarded as an accomplice of a Curse Arts Criminal and hunted by the Onmyo Agency."
"You'll be regarded as a disgrace to the Kurahashi Family, and everyone will be ashamed of you."
"You'll become an enemy of the Onmyo Agency, an enemy of the innocent Onmyoji who maintain order, and you'll stray completely from your dream of becoming a professional Onmyoji—a qualification you've worked so hard to obtain at Onmyo Academy. You'll become a criminal."
"In the end, you might even become an enemy of your father, the Twelve Divine Generals you admire, and even acquaintances of your grandmother, such as Amami Daizen."
"Would you still be fine with that?"
In an utterly indifferent tone, Luo Zhen spoke each of those words, stabbing at Kyoko's heart.
Luo Zhen continued.
"You're a smart person. You must know that I'm not trying to frighten you. All of these things could really happen, yet you still leaped in without hesitation. Why?"
Luo Zhen expressed his thoughts bluntly, one by one.
"Our relationship isn't particularly deep."
"We've spent pitifully little time together."
"I don't think the two of us are close enough to make such a choice for each other, regardless of the consequences."
"So I truly don't understand. What meaning does this choice of yours have?"
Those were all Luo Zhen's true thoughts.
"Or are you actually more willful and reckless than I imagined? Even knowing that the consequences would be severe, do you still intend to stubbornly commit such an irrational act?"
"Or perhaps you've grown tired of your dull, repetitive life and simply want to seek some excitement?"
"You're the only daughter of the Kurahashi Family, the undisputed