In this crossover anime, I fight against the supernatural in my everyday world.

It won't happen that an object in the real world suddenly changes its location.

Rio Futaba is also very interested in the Otherworld itself.

She once asked Tamamo-no-Mae, who lived in the underworld, whether the legends and stories about the Cherry Blossom Province were true.

The other party's answer was beyond Rio Futaba's expectations.

According to Tamamo-no-Mae, she has lived in the underworld since birth and has never been to the real world.

It wasn't until the appearance of the "door" that the inner world and the real world were connected for the first time.

In the legends and stories recorded in the Cherry Blossom Province, Rio Futaba could not find a single place that matched the characteristics of the Otherworld.

The only thing that can be associated with it...

Only hell remains.

What truly shocked Rio Futaba was a sentence said by Tamamo-no-Mae.

When did the 'door' first appear? Let me think...

"It was about a month or so ago..."

March 20th.

When Rio Futaba heard the date, she was overwhelmed with indescribable shock.

She did her best to avoid showing any abnormality in front of Yohoshi and Yotsuya Miko.

Rio Futaba has an exceptional memory, almost to the point of being able to remember everything she sees.

She had seen something.

The diary that Ye Xing used to record the daily changes after he awakened his abilities.

Of course, the other party stopped recording after entering Soubu High School and meeting Yotsuya Miko.

Rio Futaba still remembers her first diary entry and the very first sentence.

March 20th, Weather: Cloudy.

Today, I awakened the ability to see evil spirits and ghosts.

.......

At this moment, Mai Sakurajima was sitting on the sofa in her luxurious apartment.

Logically speaking, she wanted to stay at Ye Xing's house.

However, tonight, on the one hand, the other party has arranged to meet Yotsuya Miko.

wrong.

If that's the case, then we should definitely go.

Unfortunately, Mai Sakurajima has a very important phone call to take today.

The moment the clock struck eight, the phone rang precisely on time.

Sakurajima Mai stared at the familiar number and the familiar contact name below it. After a few seconds of silence, she finally answered the call.

"Hey."

On the other end of the phone came the cold, mature voice of a woman.

"You've decided to make a comeback?"

"No."

"What was that airship promotion a while ago all about?"

Before Sakurajima Mai could answer, the woman opposite her pressed on aggressively, giving her no time to breathe, and immediately followed up.

“I said long ago that you should strike while the iron is hot during the peak of your career. Choosing to retire is a foolish decision.”

"Do you even understand how rare it is for someone who debuted as a child star and, after a brief period of fading popularity, still has the opportunity to generate buzz again?"

Faced with the woman's questioning, Mai Sakurajima simply replied coldly.

"Shooting bikini photos for a magazine? You call that an opportunity? I'm an actress, not a model. I don't need these so-called opportunities, relying on selling my body to grab attention."

This strong reply caught the woman off guard, causing her to pause for a moment in surprise.

“You…you never used to talk to me like this.”

Mai Sakurajima replied in her usual calm yet sharp tone.

“Since you treat me as a tool, I have no need to treat you as a mother. This is how I treat my manager... no, how I treat my former manager.”

The woman on the other end of the phone was Mai Sakurajima's former manager.

She is also her mother.

"you..."

Mai Sakurajima's mother was silent for a moment before suddenly speaking.

"Could it be that they're in a relationship?"

Mai Sakurajima's mother couldn't think of any other reason besides her daughter falling in love for such a drastic personality change.

She actually guessed right.

Mai Sakurajima hesitated, but remembering that she had already decided not to make a comeback, she replied firmly.

"I'm about to turn 18, and I hope you won't interfere in these private matters anymore."

"You know you're about to become an adult, not already one. I'm still your guardian!"

"It's none of your business!"

...

Mai Sakurajima hung up the phone immediately, buried her head between her knees, and saw only the cold floor in front of her.

She sat there on the ground, her eyes filled with complex emotions, muttering to herself.

"What...should I do...?"

........

Meanwhile, at Kirisu Mafuyu's home.

"Hey, hey, hey, your house is such a mess!"

Hiratsuka Shizuka, with a slender cigarette dangling from her lips, looked at the chaotic living room before her and felt utterly distraught.

Kirisu Mafuyu coughed lightly twice, her face flushing slightly, and pretended to be nonchalant.

"I dedicate myself to the education of my students every day, and it's inevitable that I'll neglect some aspects of my personal life."

"Aren't you just plain lazy?"

Perhaps wanting to change the subject, Kirisu Mafuyu changed the subject.

"By the way, about Ye Xing from your class, getting first place in all subjects this time seems a bit strange."

"Hey, what could be wrong with that?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka waved her hand, opened the can of beer in her hand, took a big gulp, and then replied.

"Although Fumino Furuhashi is also a humanities genius, it is ultimately possible to distinguish between good and bad in the humanities. Yohoshi's level in humanities has far exceeded that of ordinary high school students, so her loss is not unjust."

"What about Rizu Ogata? Science is rigorous, and there's no influence from the examiner's personal subjective evaluation. Everyone gets full marks. Why is Rizu Ogata ranked second?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka glanced at Kirisu Mafuyu and said with a half-smile.

"Do you genuinely not understand, or are you pretending not to understand?"

Kirisu Mafuyu frowned slightly.

"What do you mean?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka: "During the joint entrance exams, Ogata Rizu and Furuhashi Fumino both ranked among the top in the entire Sakura Prefecture in both science and humanities, right?"

Kirisu Mafuyu nodded.

"That's true. If they weren't so unbalanced in their studies, they probably wouldn't have chosen to come to Soubu High School."

"Since you already know..."

Hiratsuka Shizuka smiled meaningfully.

“Then Shuchiin must know as well.”

Kirisu Mafuyu paused for a moment, then immediately realized what was happening.

"You mean... the school deliberately ranked Ogata Rizu, who also got a perfect score, second, to let the outside world know that the genius who ranked first in this year's joint exam did not slack off after entering Soubu High School, and even defeated two geniuses in both the humanities and sciences, in order to arouse Shuchiin's competitive spirit? What's the purpose?"

"Of course, it's a decisive battle."

"How is that possible?"

Kirisu Mafuyu shook her head.

"That's the private Shuchiin Academy. How could our Soubu High possibly win?"

"That's hard to say."

Hiratsuka Shizuka smiled and took another big gulp of ice-cold beer.

"We can't win with an average score."

"But if we only compare which student comes in first place..."

"I don't think we will lose."

106. Shuchiin's Plan: The Weather Manipulator

Just as Hiratsuka Shizuka had predicted.

At this moment, at the private Shuchiwon Academy, senior school officials were gathered together for a discussion.

The target of this meeting was the General Military Academy.

Or rather, he was Ye Xing from Class A of the first year at Zongwu High School.