Anime Crossover: Master is Not Here Today

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Arriving at the crossroads described by Fukami Natsuhiko, Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu followed the fork into the forest, continuing forward.

But not long after, mountain fog began to appear around them and gradually became thicker, until soon even the road under their feet could not be seen clearly.

"Senior, there seems to be something wrong with this fog."

Mashu keenly sensed that something was amiss in the situation before her, so she subtly shielded Fujimaru Ritsuka behind her.

The mountain mist before them seemed to be deliberately blocking their way, preventing them from moving forward.

"I know."

Fujimaru Ritsuka nodded in response; she too had sensed something amiss.

But are they trying to stop us with fog?

That was quite unfortunate.

A thought flashed through her mind, and she gently blew a breath. The next moment, the thick mountain fog surrounding them dissipated rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye!

Fog is one of the eight types of weather controlled by Yashinagami.

Trying to use fog to block her, who also controls eight types of weather, is somewhat like showing off one's limited skills before an expert.

As the fog dissipated, the two realized that they had been walking in the same place while they were in the fog. So they became a little more vigilant and continued to walk forward.

This time, however, they quickly saw the long staircase with countless torii gates that Fukami Natsuhiko had mentioned. They continued to climb the staircase for about ten minutes before finally seeing the end of it.

"Is this where it is?"

Upon reaching the summit, they were greeted by a solemn and grand shrine. Since it was night, the shrine was lit up everywhere, making it look no different from other shrines.

"what?"

Just as Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu were looking around, a girl dressed as a shrine maiden, holding a broom, appeared before them, somewhat surprised:

"Are there still guests coming to worship at this hour?"

She was a petite girl whose height and figure were almost the same as Lianhua's. With her short, light green hair and azure eyes, she looked like an elf, making her all the more endearing.

"But I'm sorry, the shrine does not accept worship at night."

The girl's words were polite enough, but the expression on her face clearly showed impatience, and she seemed to be trying to drive him away.

"Forget all of this, and then leave."

However, despite hearing her say that, Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu showed no intention of leaving.

"Hey, is that so?"

Immediately afterwards, Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled and said:

"Sorry, we were just curious and wanted to explore it."

"After all, wasn't this shrine destroyed a long time ago?"

"—!"

As Fujimaru Ritsuka finished speaking, the atmosphere of the entire space changed instantly, and the girl's gaze towards them turned icy cold in an instant.

"Who are you?"

"--never mind."

The next moment, a massive surge of resentment erupted from the girl's body, instantly covering the entire mountaintop!

The girl's undisguised malice locked Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu firmly in her sights. In such an environment, an ordinary person would probably have difficulty breathing and would fall into a coma in a short time.

Almost simultaneously, Mashu instantly switched to a battle stance, shielding Fujimaru Ritsuka behind her.

"Are you alright, senior?"

"I am fine."

The enormous round table shield stood in front, almost completely obscuring the figures of the two girls and keeping out the surging malice of the other side.

Fujimaru Ritsuka responded to Mashu's concern with a smile.

As long as Mashu stands in front of her, she will never feel afraid.

Come spicy!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 384 Battle, Lightning from the Sky!

On the other side, the shrine had disappeared at some point, replaced by a sea of ​​flowers as red as blood covering the entire mountaintop. These were the flowers of the underworld, the Zhumanshahua, which symbolized life and death.

"Could it be that the shrine we just saw was just an illusion?"

Looking at the transformed scene before her, Mashu said with some surprise.

Fujimaru Ritsuka nodded as she observed:

"That should be it."

I didn't notice anything unusual while I was in the shrine, but after returning to reality and reflecting on it, I can appreciate the subtle difference between reality and illusion.

However, the actual scene before them seemed more like an illusion than the actual shrine.

A girl dressed as a shrine maiden stood in the center of a sea of ​​jasmine flowers, her resentment almost materializing, and a huge phantom fox appeared behind her.

Seeing this, Fujimaru Ritsuka seemed to be deep in thought.

"...Tch, so it's just two meddlesome guys like Onmyoji again?"

On the other side, upon seeing Mashu in her armor, the girl spat disdainfully, but her gaze toward Fujimaru Ritsuka and the other girl had changed from disgust to murderous intent.

"Go to hell!"

From their first meeting to their current hostile state, it has only been less than three minutes, but the other party seems to have no intention of negotiating with them at all, nor is he giving them any opportunity to communicate.

The fox phantom, made purely of resentment, swung its huge and sharp claws, tearing through the air as it swung them at them with force, as if to tear them to pieces with a single claw!

"Qiang——!"

But the next moment, Mash raised her round table shield to block the attack. Sparks flew as the two collided, producing a sharp sound like metal rubbing against metal.

However, that attack from the opponent was merely a signal that a battle was about to begin.

"Go to hell, go to hell, go to hell, go to hell...!!!"

As the girl screamed wildly, the attacks became more frequent and frenzied.

Front, side, top, rear... the fox phantom's claws seemed to transform into two phantoms, launching a continuous and frenzied attack from all directions, as if it were possessed by a madman.

"Clang clang clang clang clang!..."

Faced with the onslaught that resembled a storm, Mashu's defense remained impenetrable, blocking all the attacks and creating a series of intense clanging sounds on her shield.

Behind the shield, Mash, who was holding it up, stood very steadily without the slightest tremor, and still looked completely at ease.

However, from an outsider's perspective, Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu are in a very bad position, because they have been completely suppressed by the girl and have no room for retaliation.

But in reality, Mashu was just waiting for Fujimaru Ritsuka's instructions.

Despite being trapped in a storm of attacks, Fujimaru Ritsuka showed no fear on her face.

However, looking at the other person's hateful and murderous intent, and their seemingly crazed state, she scratched her head in slight distress and said:

"I originally wanted to have a good talk, but now it seems like we can't communicate at all."

She simply said, "Wasn't this shrine destroyed a long time ago?" How could that make the other person so angry?

Isn't it?

"never mind."

With things having come to this point, Fujimaru Ritsuka had no choice but to change her strategy. Looking at the enormous fox phantom formed from the opponent's resentment, she murmured:

"So, we'll just have to fight it out for now?"

Upon hearing this, Mashu, while parrying the opponent's attacks, asked:

"Senior, shall we prepare to counterattack?"

"Um……"

"and many more."

Just then, Fujimaru Ritsuka suddenly thought of something and smiled:

"Let me do it."

She looked at the girl in front of her, exhaled slightly, and then raised her hand to point to the sky.

The next moment, the moonlight disappeared and the stars dimmed.

The once clear, cloudless night sky was suddenly covered by thick, dark clouds at a speed visible to the naked eye. The clouds churned and surged, as if something was brewing within them.

Without the moonlight, the night became even darker, and the crimson glow of the jasmine flowers dimmed.

Sensing something amiss, the girl instinctively looked up at the sky, and her pupils instantly contracted.

She sensed an extremely terrifying aura emanating from the sky above.

But, it's too late.

Opposite her, Fujimaru Ritsuka's right hand had already gently descended, aimed at her, and she calmly uttered a single word—

"thunder."

Crack!

In an instant, a dazzling bolt of lightning exploded, illuminating the pitch-black night as if it were daytime.

Lightning ripped through the night sky with a loud bang, descending with lightning speed. The girl had no time to react before her figure was completely engulfed by the lightning!

“Ahhhhhhh…!”

"Boom--!"

After the dazzling flash of lightning, the following dull, deafening thunder completely drowned out the girl's wails, like an angry roar from the sky!

The thunder reached the earth and the ears of everyone present. At the same time, along with the rolling thunder, the resentment that had enveloped the entire mountaintop vanished instantly, as if it had never existed.