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

The one it had just faced was Rio Futaba, who, although she had also expended a lot of spiritual energy and had just fought a fierce battle with an evil spirit, was no longer confused and was completely at ease because Yoru had returned safely.

This change in mindset will naturally be reflected in the ability to materialize the soul.

Seeing that Hannya had died so easily because of his misjudgment of Rio Futaba's power, Shuten-dōji's expression changed and he immediately fled downwards.

It only remembered halfway through the run.

The night star is still below.

Both the top and bottom sides lead to a dead end.

What should we do?

Just then, from below the stairwell came the sound of footsteps that made Shuten-dōji tremble all over.

"Run."

The pitch-black mask appeared from the corner of the stairwell.

"Keep running, where else can you run to?"

Hearing Ye Xing's contemptuous words, which sounded like he was being mocked, Shuten-dōji's fangs gleamed coldly as he drew the long katana from his waist. Looking at the black scabbard on the other's waist, he said with a ferocious expression.

"Hmph, it seems your Onimaru Kunitsuna is not yet ready for battle. You think you can kill me, Shuten-dōji, with just a mere silver nail?! How utterly arrogant..."

"So much nonsense."

Before Shuten-dōji could finish speaking, Yoru-sei had already flashed to its side.

Shuten-dōji's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately swung his katana toward the other man's neck.

"ridiculous."

To Shuten-dōji's surprise, Yoshiki did not choose to retreat or dodge, but instead raised his left arm to block the path of its katana's slash.

With a teeth-grinding scraping sound, the sharp katana, after slicing through the black cloak formed of spiritual energy and the flesh of the left arm, was blocked by the bones in Ye Xing's arm.

"It's ridiculous."

What flowed from the wound on Ye Xing's left arm was not fresh blood, but rather the black smoke that forms when an evil spirit is killed.

"You don't understand combat at all."

Instead of retreating, Yoruichi advanced. Shuten-dōji tried to draw his long sword, but found that the blade was already embedded in the other's flesh. Even with all his strength, he could not pull it out.

"My weapon is not Onimaru Kunitsuna."

"The exorcist's only weapon is himself."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Xing thrust out the silver nail in his hand and stabbed it toward Shuten-dōji's abdomen.

The latter reacted quickly, immediately releasing his longsword and attempting to grasp Ye Xing's wrist holding the silver nail with both hands. The crimson demon mask opened its mouth wide, its sharp fangs gleaming coldly, and it lunged to bite at Ye Xing's neck.

Once again, Shuten-dōji was caught off guard.

Night Star offered absolutely no defense, acting like a bloodthirsty madman, letting its mouth tear at its neck.

And then the next second...

"what!!!"

Shuten-dōji felt a sharp pain in his shoulder.

Out of the corner of its eye, it saw that although Night Star did not have sharp fangs, it used the same action as itself to bite its shoulder and viciously tore off a piece of flesh and swallowed it.

"come."

What terrified Shuten-dōji most was not Yoru's behavior, but the look in Yoru's eyes that seemed completely unaffected by pain, instead becoming increasingly excited and frenzied.

"Let's have a match."

"Let's see if you can eat faster, or if I can eat faster?"

...........

Five minutes later, the stairwell fell silent again.

Shuten-dōji's body lay on the ground, and a large hole was torn open above his head, which had returned to human form.

Judging from its mutilated body and its lifeless, deathly eyes...

The result of this match was undoubtedly a victory for Night Star.

.........

Later that day, outside the Kyoto Metropolitan Police Department.

"Chief Yagami, please say a few words!"

"Chief Yagami, is the Kyoto Tower incident and the large-scale power outage a while ago the work of the same group of suspects?"

"Chief Yagami, how did you manage to rescue all the hostages in such a dangerous situation, with only one innocent person dying?"

"Chief Yagami..."

"Chief Yagami..."

Faced with the reporters' barrage of cameras, Soichiro Yagami's square face was filled with helplessness.

When it comes to tracking down murderers and solving criminal cases, that's his specialty.

However, dealing with the questions from this group of reporters proved difficult for the usually stern and reserved Souichirou Yagami.

He has no experience in this area.

As the on-site commander of the Metropolitan Police Department and the most well-known figure in the Kyoto Metropolitan Police Department, Soichiro Yagami obviously could not refuse, or at least could not continue to refuse the curiosity of the reporters and the entire city of Kyoto.

The Kyoto Municipal Kindergarten Incident, the Train Malfunction Incident, the Teru Teru Bozu Killer Incident, the Kyoto Tower Incident...

If any of these cases were handled improperly in another city in Sakura Prefecture, they would have resulted in extremely serious consequences.

Under Soichiro Yagami's on-site command, all these events ultimately came to a close in the most perfect way, with the number of innocent casualties approaching zero, a near-impossible outcome.

Soichiro Yagami knew that this was because "Mask" had helped him in every incident.

But in the public eye, he was the representative of the official agency and the on-site commander of the Metropolitan Police Department.

They benefited from the situation.

Just as Yagami Soichiro was at a loss and didn't know how to respond, he saw the reporters in front of him freeze at the same time, staring at a certain place behind him, their eyes filled with excitement and fervor.

Noticing the looks in these people's eyes, Soichiro Yagami didn't even need to turn around to guess who was standing behind him.

"Hello, everyone."

Wearing a black mask, Yoru walked up to Souichirou Yagami, put his arm around his shoulder, waved to the reporters in front of him with his other hand, and said with a smile.

"We will select one person to have the right to interview Director Night."

Upon hearing this, some of the bolder reporters immediately asked questions.

"Then, Mr. 'Masked', would you be willing to grant an exclusive interview?"

"I?"

Yohoshi patted Yagami Souichirou's shoulder affectionately and said with a smile.

"I only provided some minor assistance; Chief Night is the real hero."

Upon hearing this, Yagami Souichirou couldn't help but sigh, thinking to himself, "You little brat, you've really made me out to be the best."

Others may not know, but doesn't he know it himself?

Leaving aside past incidents, let's just talk about the Kyoto Tower incident this time.

Rescuing hostages...what does that have to do with me?

He received a notification from the other party's accomplice, and led police officers to the top floor to help maintain order and bring the hostages down in batches.

This is nothing compared to being the head of the criminal investigation department.

Even a kindergarten teacher who has organized spring outings could easily do this, and might even do it better.

Souichirou Yagami tugged at Yosei's sleeve, covered his mouth, and whispered.

"I don't want to steal your credit."

"It does not matter."

Ye Xing smiled nonchalantly, also lowering her voice.

"The credit for 'Masked' is meaningless, but if you were promoted to a higher position in the Metropolitan Police Department, you could provide me with more assistance."

Upon hearing this, Soichiro Yagami sighed, unsure how to respond.

He had no idea what this "masked" person actually wanted.

He doesn't care about fame or money.

Are you saying you do all these things just for fun?

Are there such people in this world?

While Yagami Soichiro was pondering, Yosei had already begun scanning the group of reporters in front of him and suddenly noticed a familiar face standing on the periphery.

"Miss, please come forward."

"Eh? Me?"

Among a group of reporters armed with cameras and microphones, Suga Natsumi, who stood out with only a notebook, was taken aback when she realized that she had been chosen by "Masked".

"Yes, it's you."

Ye Xing nodded and smiled.

"You will be the one to conduct the exclusive interview with Director Yagami."

.........

Meanwhile, in an apartment.

On the table in front of Hiratsuka Shizuka was a can of ice-cold beer and a lit, thin cigarette in her hand. She was completely stunned, forgetting even to flick the ash off her cigarette.

She stared at the replay in front of her, at the thin silver nail in "Masked's" hand, and murmured to herself.

"This thing...it feels so familiar..."