Crossover Anime: Starting by defeating the Dragon King, then unexpectedly meeting a child.

She truly lives up to her reputation as the proprietress of Hinatsuru Onsen Ryokan.

Her makeup was meticulous and rigorous, with only light makeup on her face, and she had the same blue eyes and ahoge (a cowlick) on her head as Hinatsuru Ai.

Although she is in her early thirties, her skin is well-maintained and she looks like she is in her twenties.

However, she didn't look well; she had a haggard pallor and faint dark circles under her eyes...

At this moment, the enormous evil spirit beside them seemed to become agitated as well, roaring at Dongfang Chen: "Stay away from them! Stay away from them! Stay away from them..."

Dongfang Chen remained unfazed, completely ignoring the evil spirit, but the words it uttered made him slightly concerned.

If the evil spirit doesn't confirm that Dongfang Chen can see it, it cannot directly attack Dongfang Chen.

Strange laws governing the world...

Hinatsuru Akina stood ramrod straight, looking at the two approaching figures with a blank expression as she said to Dongfang Chen, "Dongfang-sensei, right? I am Hinatsuru Akina, Ai's mother."

“It’s me, Dongfang Chen. Nice to meet you, Madam Chuhe.” He replied calmly.

Hina Tsuru Ai peeked out from behind Dongfang Chen and weakly called out, "Mommy~"

Hinatsuru Akina: "Please sit down, Higashi-sensei, and Ai too."

"Speaking of which, didn't the loving father come?"

Dongfang Chen asked casually, but Hinatsuru Akina's expression instantly turned ugly...

Chapter 29: Impressive in both technique and stamina? (Seeking flowers, ratings, and monthly tickets)

In Dongfang Chen's memory, Hinatsuru Ai's father was a son-in-law who married into the Hinatsuru family and had almost no say in front of Hinatsuru Akina.

But looking at Hinatsuru Akina's expression, I knew something was definitely wrong.

At this moment, Chuhe Ai leaned close to Dongfang Chen's ear and whispered, "I heard from the adults in my family that my father passed away when I was three years old..."

After saying that, Hinatsuru Ai sat back down, looking somewhat dejected.

Perhaps she has no memory of anything before she was three years old, but losing her father at the age of three and missing the opportunity to experience her father's love must have been very difficult for a child.

He reached out and ruffled the little girl's hair, smiling as he said, "You'll have your master to accompany you as you grow up."

"Uh-huh!"

She nodded happily.

Dongfang Chen looked at Hinatsuru Ashina, whose expression was very bad, as if she had remembered something unpleasant from the past.

Meanwhile, the evil spirits beside them continued to howl: "Stay away from them~ Stay, stay away from them..."

He even yelled into Dongfang Chen's ear several times, which annoyed him, but with so many people in the restaurant, he couldn't do anything about it.

This evil spirit gave him a strange feeling; it seemed to want no one to get close to the baby crane and her daughter.

He couldn't confirm it, nor did he understand it.

He frowned slightly, apparently because the changes brought about by this mixed world had caused some deviations in the original storylines he knew from his previous life.

However, as long as it doesn't affect yourself or those around you, then there's not much of a problem.

We can only offer a moment of silence for Hina Tsuru's beloved father.

Dongfang Chenchao said solemnly to Hinatsuru Akina, "I'm sorry, Lady Hinatsuru."

Hearing Dongfang Chen's voice, Hinatsuru Akina let out a soft breath and said slowly, "No, Dongfang-sensei didn't mean it, and you didn't do anything wrong. It was I who lost my composure..."

She composed herself, her face turning serious: "Now, let's get back to the main topic. First of all, thank you so much for taking care of my daughter, teacher! Thank you so much!"

Dongfang Chen: "No, it's nothing serious, there's no need to be so formal."

Hinatsuru Akina continued, "Next is about my daughter taking on a master. I've thought about it a lot and researched the status of female Go players, which is very unstable."

Dongfang Chen nodded in agreement: "That's true for ordinary female shogi players. But Ai is different. She has a talent that most people don't have. She can go very far in shogi, for example, becoming a professional female shogi player."

Hinatsuru Akina narrowed her eyes: "What makes you so sure?"

Dongfang Chen: "Just because she is my disciple, the current Dragon King's disciple. Under my guidance, the potential of love can be maximized."

Hinatsuru Akina: "Really? I apologize for the intrusion, but I must ask, does the teacher have any experience teaching apprentices?"

Faced with this question, Dongfang Chen said with some helplessness: "Although I have never taken on any disciples, Ai was my first disciple."

However, as a disciple of Kiyotaki Kosuke, a 9th dan, who has already graduated, it's only a matter of time before I also reach 9th dan. I'm confident I can train a disciple successfully.

"A graduate of Kiyotaki Kosuke's 9th dan? Even so, that doesn't necessarily mean the teacher has the ability to teach him, does it?"

Hinatsuru Akina frowned slightly; clearly, Kiyotaki Kosuke's name had some effect.

Although she didn't know how to play shogi, her family's hotel often provided venues for shogi associations to hold matches, so she was aware of the importance of a 9-dan shogi player.

The fact that Dongfang Chen has already graduated from the tutelage of 9-dan Kiyotaki Kosuke proves that Dongfang Chen has surpassed his master and the 9-dan!

The basic requirement for becoming a master in the world of shogi is that the student surpasses the master.

This made Hinatsuru Akina re-evaluate Dongfang Chen, the 16-year-old Dragon King...

"Snapped!"

The young crane loves to slap its hands on the table.

"It will definitely work! Although Master has only taught love for one day, the teacher is very good. Although it is intense, it is also gentle. The technique and physical strength are amazing. Last night, Master was even able to easily fight two people at once until dawn."

Seeing Hina Tsuru Ai wriggling around, Dongfang Chen's lips twitched, and he reminded her, "This girl is talking about shogi."

Hinatsuru Akina was also taken aback for a moment, then came to her senses and said, "In short, it's better to inherit the family business than to have an unstable job."

Hina Tsuru immediately grabbed Dongfang Chen's arm and shouted, "No, I absolutely don't want to go back! You idiot!"

"Love, what are you saying to your mother?"

"My mom won't let me learn shogi, so I said so!"

Dongfang Chen patted Hinatsuru Ai's head to calm her down, and then said to Hinatsuru Akina, "If Mrs. Hinatsuru is worried about my teaching ability, there are actually professional shogi training institutions in the shogi world, called the Training Society."

"Training meeting?"

Dongfang Chen explained, "Yes, it's an organization specifically set up for scholars who want to become Go players and professional Go players. It's a formal organization under the Shogi Association's Awards Committee."

Tomorrow, we can arrange an induction test for Ai, involving three matches. Her opponents could be members of the training group, players from the incentive group, or even professional players.

Hinatsuru Akina paused for a moment, then said, "Then, if Ai wins all the tests, I will agree to let Ai join the group."

Hatchling Crane exclaimed in surprise, "Complete victory?"

Dongfang Chen: "Then let's give it a try!"

Hinatsuru Ai asked with some worry, "Master, is it really okay?"

Although it's just a membership test, it's hard to say what level of opponents we'll be facing right now.

"It's alright. You have to believe in yourself and your master. I'll teach you a few more tricks when we get back." Dongfang Chen smiled.

"Yes, I love and believe in my master."

Chapter 3 Lady Hina Tsuru, please wait a moment!

After the business was settled, Hinatsuru Akina called the waiter and ordered three dishes. The three of them had a simple meal.

After the meal, she paid the bill.

However, Dongfang Chen was full of doubt. The great evil spirit that had been beside them was now following Hina Tsurugi, roaring at everyone who approached her...

Although he was the only one present who could see the existence of that evil spirit.

The strange behavior of the evil spirit has caught Dongfang Chen's attention.

Generally speaking, if an evil spirit keeps following a person, it means that the evil spirit has a special obsession with that person, which may be hatred, attachment, or other emotions.

Of course, whichever it is, having an evil spirit around is definitely not a good thing. Perhaps Hinatsuru Akina can't see it now, and it can't hurt her either.

However, it's not hard to rule out the possibility that once this evil spirit becomes powerful enough, it will affect reality, and might even awaken the Yin-Yang Eyes in Hinatsuru Akina.

Supernatural phenomena cannot be explained by common sense, and the extent to which their existence will affect reality remains unknown.

In short, we can't let that evil spirit continue to follow Hina Tsurugi; something bad might happen at any time.

He didn't want to see his apprentice suffer a major blow because of losing his mother.

We need to find a chance to take it down!

But this evil spirit is clearly not one of those easily killed on the street; it will cause some commotion, like a sudden bolt of lightning.

If there weren't so many people around the restaurant, making it difficult to act directly, he would have struck it dead with a bolt of lightning.

After leaving the restaurant, Dongfang Chen said to Hinatsuru Akina, "Lady Hinatsuru, I'll take Ai back first today. How about we meet at the entrance of the Shogi Training Club at nine o'clock tomorrow morning?"

She nodded: "Okay, then I'll head back to the hotel first. I still have some things to take care of."

Working remotely is just a basic operation.

Ai Hina: "Goodbye, Mommy~"

"Okay, don't cause trouble for others," she reminded them.

Hinatsuru Ai retorted, dissatisfied, "No way! Ai is very capable!"

Hinatsuru Akina looked at the little girl's serious expression and smiled. She knew her daughter very well.

Putting aside everything else, under her tutelage, even 9-year-old Hinatsuru Ai has already mastered basic household chores such as washing clothes, cooking, and doing housework.