Crossover anime, a daily life that begins with hunting supernatural beings.

With that in mind, Sakurai sent an email to Kirisu Mafuyu saying that she would be back a little later.

The driver didn't have much trivial curiosity. After confirming that Sakurai didn't look like a bad person, he drove on the street according to the address Sakurai gave him.

but...

This might just be the norm in this country.

First, he stabbed himself, then read the timeline. Sakurai reached into Yotsuya Miko's pocket and pulled out the key in one go, opening the door to the Yotsuya residence. Sakurai then dragged Yotsuya Miko into her house.

After glancing at the layout of the house, Sakurai pursed his lips slightly.

what to do...

Should we intervene?

Sakurai had a feeling this guy must be pretty delicious. Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at the middle-aged man who was looking at Yotsuya Miko with concern and the huge shadow behind him. After thinking for a moment, Sakurai subtly looked away, pondering whether or not to meddle in this matter.

never mind...

Who told me to be this guy's boss?

Since I accepted her request, even if I'm unhappy about it, I have to take responsibility to the end.

Looking at Yotsuya Miko, who was sleeping soundly in the entryway, Sakurai finally made a decision.

I'll have a proper chat with Yotsuya Miko another day.

After taking one last look at the Yotsuya residence, Sakurai left with his shoulder bag in one hand.

I need to go to tutoring now.

As usual, I'll give myself a little treatment before the tutoring session begins.

It can save a lot of time.

......

......

The world is never static, which means...

There will always be various things that cause things to move in an unavoidable direction.

For example, in a world that should have been peaceful, someone who shouldn't have appeared appeared.

For example, people who just wanted to live a peaceful life were forced to get involved in the incident.

For example...

Even the dead can still communicate with the living.

Legend has it that at midnight on the second Friday of the fourth month of each year, the wishes of those who harbor sorrow will be conveyed to the ears of some mysterious being.

Then...

An old bus from the 1990s will appear in front of them. Take the bus all the way to the terminal station, and you will meet the people you want to see.

In fact, if one is willing to pay a certain price, it is possible to bring the dead back to life.

The person who posted on the anonymous website confidently claimed that he had indeed boarded the bus to the world of the dead and met his deceased relatives.

Many people in the comments also seriously replied that they had also accidentally ridden that bus.

Regarding this rumor...

Some people scoff at it, some people disdain it, and some people flock to it.

But what is certain is that the rumor of this strange tale spread overnight.

Even Sakurai, who was never bothered to look into such matters, learned about it from an assistant who had dragged him out of bed early one morning.

knew...

This bus leads to the world of the dead.

......

"Boss, have you heard?"

"That strange tale."

After eating the wheat ears yesterday, she fell into a deep sleep. When she woke up, full of energy, Yotsuya Miko knocked on Sakurai's door.

She clung to Sakurai's sleeve, both scared and curious, looking at him expectantly.

Waiting for his answer.

"Ghost stories? What ghost stories?"

Are you still half asleep?

"Yesterday's training must have made me stupid."

Sakurai reached out and placed his hand on Yotsuya Miko's head, wondering if she had lost her mind.

Honestly...

Sakurai couldn't understand what Yotsuya Miko was thinking.

She ran to her apartment door early in the morning, dragged him out of bed, and mysteriously told him this random thing.

"That's the one, the one that suddenly went viral today."

"If you take a bus that looks like it's from the last century at midnight on the second Friday of the fourth month of each year, you can see the dead, and there are even strange tales about the dead being brought back to life."

"It just so happens to be tonight."

After coughing twice and looking around to make sure no one was cooking or encountering him, Yotsuya Miko pushed Sakurai into her apartment and, with a mysterious and exaggerated expression, began to vividly recount the ghost story to Sakurai.

After speaking, Yotsuya Miko looked at Sakurai expectantly, waiting for his answer.

60. The dead cannot be brought back to life.

Sakurai pinched the bridge of his nose, barely managing to resist giving Yotsuya Miko a flick on the forehead. Was that all it took to forcefully pull him up?

"Can taking a bus allow [anyone] to see a dead person? Can it even bring the dead back to life?"

"What nonsense are you talking about."

"The dead cannot be brought back to life."

"The idea of ​​the dead coming back to life is absolutely impossible."

"Death is an insurmountable and unchangeable milestone in life."

"Even if you want to see the dead for no reason, you will have to pay a huge price."

"It's even possible that the price you'll pay is your own life."

"The visible and the invisible worlds cannot coexist."

Sakurai spoke with certainty, categorically denying the existence of this ghost story.

In any case, such a thing could never happen.

As an immortal, Sakurai was more certain of this than anyone else.

There is no such thing as the dead coming back to life in this world.

after all...

Given the greed of that being in the underworld, she would never be willing to let a soul she has obtained leave her control.

Even the legendary great Onmyoji couldn't do it.

Sakurai had heard of the legend of Abe no Seimei.

The reality is...

There is a clear dividing line between the world of the living and the world of the dead, a line that cannot be crossed.

On this side of the boundary are the living; on the other side are the dead.

They exist in a world where they cannot reach each other.

The resurrection of the dead is intolerable to heaven and earth. Humans are born from nothingness into this world, and after completing a journey determined by their own will, they return to death and go back to nothingness.

The alternation of Yin and Yang is a law or regulation governing this world.

Spring brings forth life, summer brings prosperity, autumn brings withering, and winter brings death.

Birth, aging, illness, and death are the most fundamental rules governing this world.

Yin and Yang cannot be reversed, and there is no such thing as the dead coming back to life.

A dead person is dead. Even if they come back to life, they are just another version of themselves.

His situation is unique; there is no possibility of another like him.

A complete resurrection is simply impossible.

At least, Sakurai had never heard of such a thing before.

So it's either a baseless rumor, or...

It was fabricated by someone with ulterior motives to achieve their own hidden agenda.

But what does this have to do with him?

As the saying goes, when the sky falls, the tall ones will hold it up.

"So, assistant, you came all the way here just for this?"

Seeing the somewhat sorrowful expression on Yotsuya Miko's face, Sakurai once again confirmed Yotsuya Miko's purpose for coming.

He didn't think that Yotsuya Miko had come all the way to his door just for this matter.

It's unrealistic and impossible.

"Boss, you were the one who took me home yesterday, weren't you?"

Yotsuya Miko, who had just opened her mouth, was about to reveal her true purpose.

After speaking, Yotsuya Miko suddenly hesitated.

Is this okay?