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

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The following evening, outside a detached house in the suburbs of Kyoto.

"here......."

Menma looked around the room in front of her, a hint of confusion in her blue eyes.

"Is this Menma's house...?"

"Sort of, but not entirely."

Ye Xing took out her phone and glanced at the email sent by Suga Natsumi.

"According to Ms. Suga Natsumi's investigation, after you drowned in the river five years ago, your parents moved away from Kyoto city and came to live in this relatively remote place."

"Dad...Mom..."

Menma seemed to be trying hard to recall something, a conflicted look on her small face.

"I...I can't remember..."

Looking at Menma's appearance, Yohoshi thought to herself, "Just as I expected."

From the very first meeting, he noticed that the other person was acting strangely.

Menma may have a silly and goofy personality, but she shouldn't forget her own name and cause of death. Otherwise, she wouldn't be silly, but intellectually deficient.

Although she hadn't completely forgotten her memories of her life, it always felt like many crucial parts were missing.

Perhaps bringing Menma here will help her recall some things.

"Want to go in?"

Hearing Yohoshi's words, Menma nodded firmly, though her expression was tense.

"Um...I want to see my mom and dad, and my little brother..."

"Okay, let's go in then."

Yoru stroked Menma's head, then led her to the front door and knocked.

After a long while, the door slowly opened, and a middle-aged woman with fair skin and features somewhat similar to Menma walked out.

Upon seeing Ye Xing standing at the door, the middle-aged woman paused for a moment, then frowned slightly.

"Excuse me, who are you looking for?"

"Hello, you are Meiko Honma's mother, right?"

Upon hearing the name Honma Meiko uttered by Yoruichi, the middle-aged woman's expression instantly turned ugly.

"Who...are you? How do you know my daughter's name?"

"I am Meiko Honma's friend."

Honma Meiko's mother didn't notice that Yosei didn't use the phrase "before she died," and subconsciously assumed that the other person was Honma Meiko's childhood playmate or classmate.

Judging from appearance...

If his daughter were still alive, she would be grown up to be a high school student, just like the other person.

"So that's it."

Menma's mother nodded, managing a weak smile.

"Please come in."

"Well, excuse me."

Led by Menma's mother, Yohoshi led Menma into the house.

On his way to the living room, he looked around.

There was nothing unusual, nor any lingering trace of evil spirits or ghosts.

Menma, too, was curiously looking around.

"Please take a seat."

Menma's mother poured Yohoshi a cup of tea and even served him a plate of delicate tea snacks.

"Thank you."

Ye Xing sat down and whispered a thank you.

Menma's mother has Russian ancestry, so her skin is fairer than that of a normal woman, and her appearance shows signs of mixed race. She must have been a beauty when she was young.

However, the haggardness on her face, the exhaustion from being mentally drained, and the sorrow between her brows made her look older than her actual age.

"Mother..."

Menma sat down next to Yosei, and seeing the sorrow in her mother's eyes, a look of sadness appeared on her face as well.

"Excuse me..."

Menma's mother forced a smile and spoke softly.

"If I remember correctly, we haven't met before. Is there something you need for my sudden visit today?"

Ye Xing picked up his teacup, took a sip, and without any hesitation, went straight to the point.

"I've come today to ask about the specific circumstances surrounding the day Meiko Honma died. Please tell me the whole story."

Upon hearing this, Menma's mother's smile instantly froze.

The smile in her eyes gradually disappeared, replaced by undisguised anger.

"You...you've really gone too far!"

Menma's mother slammed her hand on the table, tears welling in her eyes, and clenched her teeth.

"You came to my house today just to make me relive the pain of the day my daughter died!? You don't need to do that. Even now, I haven't gotten over that day. My daughter... Meiko..."

Two lines of tears streamed down Menma's mother's face as she pointed angrily at the portrait displayed in the living room.

"Since you're so eager to know, why don't you go ask her yourself!"

Seeing her mother and Yohoshi arguing, Menma panicked and quickly tried to stop them.

"Don't fight, don't fight, you two, you can't fight."

Menma's mother was just an ordinary person and couldn't hear her daughter's words at all. She just stared at Yohoshi, tears streaming down her face.

Yoruichi didn't react at all. He just walked up to the portrait, looked at the man in the kimono with a silly, innocent smile, and was holding a candied apple in his hand. He smiled and said.

"I didn't expect you to look so cute in a kimono."

Upon hearing this unexpected praise, Menma scratched her head shyly, looking quite adorable.

"Hehe...Is that so..."

Then she realized what was happening and quickly used her body to cover the portrait. Her face flushed with embarrassment and anger, and she stomped her foot angrily.

"That's not the important issue right now, Mother..."

Menma looked at her mother, who was standing there and crying incessantly, and said with a somber expression.

"My mother... is sad because of Menma."

Menma wiped away her tears, looked at Yoruhoshi, and forced a smile.

"Brother Yoru-nii, could you help me comfort Mom? Tell her Menma is happy now, and tell her to stop crying..."

"You should do it yourself."

"Eh?"

Menma was taken aback upon hearing this.

"But...Mom can't see me...and can't hear me..."

Ye Xing smiled, looking completely in control.

"Don't underestimate professional exorcists."

"The field unfolds."

Night Star's Domain Purification Demon Extermination has the effect of drawing in all things that are not of this world, including those with spiritual abilities.

However, this time, he did not use his own exclusive domain, but rather the most basic type of domain used by the evil spirit that had merged with the "gate," which was to temporarily merge the surrounding environment with the inner world.

Not only him, but also Miko Yotsuya, Rio Futaba, and other psychics who can open domains possess this ability.

However, normally no one would do that in battle.

After all, the underworld is the domain of evil spirits. If you merge the surrounding area with the underworld, wouldn't that just create more enemies for yourself?

But now, things are different.

Because the inner world has a most important property.

There is no pattern to "observation"; even ordinary people can see evil spirits and ghosts.

Menma's mother noticed that the bright sky outside the window had suddenly darkened. Although the surrounding environment was still her own home, she could feel a chilling atmosphere.

"here it is..."

Before she could even think about it seriously, she caught a glimpse of Menma standing there out of the corner of her eye.

"Mea...Meiko!?"

Menma's mother covered her mouth, her face filled with disbelief.

Menma scratched her head, revealing a cute yet slightly goofy smile that her mother found incredibly familiar.

"Mom...it's me."

"Meiko...Meiko!"

Upon suddenly seeing her daughter who had been dead for many years, Menma's mother no longer cared whether it was a hallucination or she had really seen a ghost. She quickly walked up to Menma, reached out her hand, then froze in mid-air, cautiously, tremblingly, hesitantly, as if afraid of shattering this dream, and gently touched Menma's cheek.

The feel of it in hand is incredibly realistic.

Ye Xing sat to the side, completely settling into spectator mode.

What defines a professional exorcist?