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

"Alright, let's get down to business."

"What do you all think about the 'gate' incident in Shibuya shopping district?"

Upon hearing the title "beloved consort," Kawasaki Saki blushed and opened her mouth to retort, only to find that the other four people showed no surprise whatsoever.

She was shocked.

Did I become an internal member of the Xyz Society, or... join someone's harem?

How did it develop into this?

"Shibuya Shopping Street..."

Rio Futaba opened the online map on her phone, looked at the view of the surrounding area, and said thoughtfully.

“In such a bustling commercial district, there shouldn’t be any ‘gate’ in the first place. Even if there is, it should be in a secluded corner. It doesn’t make sense to have a gate standing right in the middle of a busy pedestrian street.”

Yotsuya Miko added from the side.

"I checked whether there had been any accidents with many deaths or injuries in Shibuya in the past few months, and the result was no. The only thing worth noting is the renovation of the shopping mall next to the pedestrian street, but the construction process went smoothly and there were no deaths or injuries like those at Yukinoshita Construction Company."

"How could this be...? Could it be that beneath a certain building lies a former mass grave?"

"Probably not. Even if it's a mass grave, the point isn't the mass grave itself, but rather people's negative emotions and perceptions about it. Even if this commercial area was a battlefield where many people died hundreds of years ago, or some other place with heavy yin energy, most people wouldn't care at all."

"This incident is indeed very difficult. In such a bustling place with many people coming and going, a 'door' actually appeared. Does this mean that the evil spirits in the surrounding area are much stronger than those in gloomy and remote places?"

"Yes, Jianzi is right. We can't ignore this possibility."

.......

Listening to Mai Sakurajima and the others, who are exorcists, having a discussion, Saki Kawasaki suddenly seemed to have thought of something and tentatively offered her opinion from the side.

"Um... I don't really understand these things yet, but is it possible that this commercial street wasn't the first place where the 'door' originated?"

"Ok?"

Upon hearing Kawasaki Saki's words, Futaba Rio was taken aback for a moment, then seemed to be thinking.

"Wasn't this the first place where the 'door' originated...?"

Kawasaki Saki waved her hand hastily.

"Um... I just said it offhand, don't worry about it..."

No, you make a very good point.

Rio Futaba made a habitual motion of pushing up her glasses, but forgot that she had already taken them off, and her slender fingers pushed at empty air.

Seeing the other members trying to suppress their laughter, she coughed twice to cover her embarrassment.

"Well... if it's like what Saki said, then it makes sense."

"Shibuya's pedestrian street is not the original location where the 'gate' originated, but rather it was moved there."

"After all, there are evil spirits like Yasakani who have merged with the 'Gate,' and there are evil spirits that can pull the surrounding area directly into the inner world. If it is an even more powerful being that has been merged with the 'Gate' for a longer time, it may indeed be able to do this."

Mai Sakurajima frowned slightly upon hearing this, and brushed a strand of long hair behind her ear.

"If that's possible, wouldn't moving to a hospital, where people often die, be more conducive to increasing strength? Why move to a bustling shopping street like Shibuya, where there are almost no negative emotions?"

"Isn't this obvious?"

Yoru looked at Yotsuya Miko, the earliest member of the club and the most experienced in exorcism, who had already thought of the same thing as him.

"Could it be that..."

Yotsuya Miko's heart sank. Just thinking about the scene in her mind made her face turn very ugly, and her lips trembled slightly.

"Because...Shibuya Pedestrian Street has one of the highest pedestrian traffic rates in Tokyo...so..."

Yohoshi took over Yotsuya Miko's words and, in an extremely calm tone, uttered a sentence that made Kawasaki Saki and the others look horrified.

"Therefore, as long as an accident is successfully created, the number of people that can be killed and the amount of negative emotions that can be collected will be the greatest."

Rio Futaba bit her lip and whispered.

Even an evil spirit that has merged with a 'gate' can only pull a limited number of humans into the underworld at a time...

"Furthermore, there is the risk that the 'prey' you bring in may be targeted and stolen by other beings in the inner world."

"Compared to the underworld teeming with powerful evil spirits, the evil spirits and ghosts in the real world are generally much weaker. An evil spirit capable of controlling a 'door' to this extent would likely be at the top of the food chain in Tokyo..."

"Is this guy... treating Shibuya's pedestrian street in the real world like his own hunting ground...?"

179. Tuanzi's godlike maneuver, the god's red thread.

Anyway, I'll find some time tomorrow to go to Shibuya Walking Street.

Upon hearing Yoruhoshi's words, Rio Futaba first nodded, then looked worried and said...

"But the one capable of doing such a thing must be an extremely cunning evil spirit with intelligence no less than that of humans. Perhaps it simply placed the 'door' there while hiding far away itself?"

"That's unlikely."

Yoru smiled and said something so direct that it made Rio Futaba, Mai Sakurajima, Yui Yuigahama, and Miko Yotsuya blush and their hearts race.

“Even evil spirits are still living beings. They won’t leave what they cherish without worry. Just like I wouldn’t let the four of you leave my side even if I knew it was very dangerous.”

Feeling the silence in the room, Saki Kawasaki was at a loss.

no...

what about me?

Four people, does that mean you didn't include yourself?

Saki Kawasaki felt a little uneasy.

But after thinking about it carefully, I realized that I was just an ordinary person after all. Compared to Yui Yuigahama, Mai Sakurajima, Miko Yotsuya, and Rio Futaba, who were truly psychic beings who could fight alongside Yoruhoshi, my status in their hearts was probably incomparable.

The truth is this.

But Saki Kawasaki still felt very sad.

"Then let's do it together tomorrow..."

Just as Rio Futaba was speaking, Yohoshi waved her hand and turned her gaze to Saki Kawasaki, who was sitting there.

"Saki, come with me."

"Eh? Me?"

Seeing Kawasaki Saki's incredulous expression, Yohoshi simply nodded and emphasized it again.

"Yes, just you and me."

Upon hearing this, Yotsuya Miko was about to say something when Futaba Rio nodded first, seemingly lost in thought.

"Kawasaki-kun, you're coming along...that's a good idea."

Seeing that Miko Yotsuya and Yui Yuigahama looked anxious, like cats whose tails had been stepped on, Rio Futaba sighed.

"Don't rush, let me finish explaining."

"Although Kawasaki-san is just an ordinary person, the best person for this operation is an ordinary person who knows the inside story but is unable to observe the evil spirit."

“Even if you confirm the existence of a ‘door’ on a busy pedestrian street, it is difficult to destroy it on the spot.”

"Moreover, if, as Ye Xing said, that evil spirit is hiding in the shadows nearby, then seeing that the 'door' it has worked so hard to merge with is about to be destroyed, it might become desperate and do something dangerous."

"If it also has the ability to pull the surrounding area into the underworld, then given the foot traffic of the commercial street, at least hundreds or thousands of innocent people will be implicated."

"To ensure the safety of the innocent, and of course, to ensure that the operation is not hindered and our identities are not exposed, for these two reasons, it is best to focus on reconnaissance and intelligence gathering tomorrow, and there is no need to rush."

At this point, Rio Futaba paused, looked at Mai Sakurajima, Yui Yuigahama, and Miko Yotsuya in front of her, and raised her chin.

"Can you guarantee 100% that even if you see a terrifying evil spirit, you can remain calm and walk straight through its body without revealing the slightest flaw?"

"Anyway, I don't think I can do it. If any of you think you can, then join tomorrow's operation."

Upon hearing this, Yotsuya Miko and Yuigahama Yui, who had originally wanted to say something, exchanged a glance and chose to remain silent.

It's true that Miko Yotsuya possesses an exceptionally strong mental fortitude.

But would she risk the lives of hundreds or thousands of innocent people just to go for a stroll in the bustling Shibuya shopping street with Yoruichi?

The answer is of course no.

Even if there is only a 0.01% chance that you will reveal a "visible" flaw to the evil spirit, causing you to alert it, the consequences will be extremely serious.

"Since you don't have that confidence, then I'll continue."

Rio Futaba pointed to Saki Kawasaki, who was sitting to the side looking bewildered, and said calmly.

“In contrast, Kawasaki-kun cannot be ‘observed,’ so he won’t reveal any flaws.”

"Furthermore, unlike Yukinoshita and Kitagawa, she is an insider who knows the truth."

"All things considered, Kawasaki is the only suitable candidate."

Upon hearing this, Mai Sakurajima couldn't help but ask a very logical question.

"Then...why not let Ye Xing go alone?"

"Haven't you ever gone out with him?"

Rio Futaba glanced at Yohoshi, who was sitting there with a frivolous smile on her face, and sighed helplessly.

"This guy's appearance is just too attractive. If he walked down such a bustling commercial pedestrian street, there would definitely be a lot of people trying to chat him up. Putting aside the fact that his personality and way of handling things are too eye-catching, it will take time for him to refuse any advances."

"The longer we stay in that area, the greater the chance of alerting the enemy."

"If I go out with Kawasaki-san and pretend to be a high school couple, I won't have these worries."

After giving her analysis, Rio Futaba looked at Yohoshi, who was sitting there.

"am I right?"

Ye Xing nodded repeatedly, indicating his agreement.

"Yes, you're absolutely right, that's exactly what I think."

Seeing his appearance, Rio Futaba was somewhat skeptical and muttered under her breath.

Is that really true?