In this crossover anime, Yoshikage Kira longs for a peaceful life.

Even in this situation, even with the imminent threat of death, Shinomiya Un'taka still put the Shinomiya family motto into practice through his actions:

He won't do anything without profit!

Will you agree?

Shinomiya Un'yō stared intently at the notebook in front of him, which hadn't seen any new writing for a long time.

Is the other person hesitating? Or have they already lost patience and no longer want any contact with him?

Shi Gong Yunying felt a pang of regret. Should he have agreed first and then asked?

What Shinomiya Untaka didn't know was that while he was regretting his actions, Yuuko was waiting for Kira Yoshikage's instructions.

She is not a shikigami, and Yoshikage Kira is not an onmyoji, so they cannot communicate over long distances.

Therefore, all of this needs to go through a transit point—

And the medium for this transfer was Mai Sakurajima.

Mai Sakurajima, who cannot be observed by anyone, is also a 'ghost'.

Mai Sakurajima entered the room and silently handed her phone to Yuuko. The phone displayed only a single, brief message:

“Tell him.”

After receiving instructions, Geng Xizi thought for a moment, picked up a pen, and wrote down her observations from her own perspective on the paper:

"The Shinomiya family secretly worships a god at the bottom of the swamp in Shuchiin Academy. In return, the Shinomiya family must offer a human with spiritual vision as a sacrifice to this god every year."

"It is thanks to the protection of this deity that the Shinomiya family has been able to grow and prosper over the past few centuries."

“And a month ago, that god was killed by his master.”

"A month ago?"

Si Gong Yunying's expression shifted slightly. Si Gong Huangguang was stripped bare, just a month ago!

At the opening ceremony of Shuchiin Academy a month ago, the students of Junin routinely cleaned up the swamp, which may have been the sacrificial ritual mentioned by the other party!

All students in the pure college are participants, even if they are unaware of it.

And Tsubame Koyasu, who 'accidentally' fell into the water, may have been the chosen 'sacrifice'.

As for Kaguya Shinomiya and Nagisa Kashiwagi's act of going into the water to save people, it was most likely a genuine accident.

Although Shinomiya Hiroaki never hid his dislike for Shinomiya Kaguya, he wouldn't stoop to the level of murdering his own sister. This wasn't because Shinomiya Hiroaki had any 'familial affection' for Shinomiya Kaguya, but simply because Shinomiya Karian would not tolerate such behavior.

But once Shinomiya Yan'an passes away, Shinomiya Un'yō believes that Shinomiya Huangguang will not hesitate to kill all his successors who may threaten him, including his own brother Shinomiya Seiryū!

But in any case.

Kaguya Shinomiya did not die, and Tsubame Koyasu was also rescued.

The sacrificial ceremony was disrupted, and even the deity worshipped by the Shinomiya family was killed.

As for the person who caused all of this, Huang Guang of the Four Palaces naturally has to bear all the responsibility.

That's why he was forced to resign as chairman and even unprecedentedly compensated Kaguya Shinomiya with a portion of the company's profits!

All of this is punishment for Shinomiya Hiromitsu!

Shinomiya Un'yō almost immediately connected all the events, and the doubts that had puzzled him before were now answered!

Shinomiya Un'yō took a deep breath, trying his best not to reveal his true thoughts:

Why would you want to collaborate with me?

"Because it's convenient."

A line of text was quickly written in the notebook.

"convenient?"

Shi Gong Yunying found it somewhat absurd; he had initially thought the other party wanted to support him in dealing with Shi Gong Huangguang—

Before this, he even imagined a whole bunch of backstory.

For example, the other party and Shinomiya Hiromitsu were old acquaintances, but they became enemies for some reason.

His act of killing the Shinomiya family's deity was revenge against Shinomiya Hiromitsu.

But now the other party is telling him that it's not that complicated.

The reason for killing the Shinomiya family god was merely incidental, and the reason for seeking cooperation with him was simply for convenience.

He's the only one in the entire Shinomiya family at Shuchiin Academy, isn't that convenient?

Shinomiya Un'yō gave a bitter laugh, because he realized that the speech he had prepared earlier had completely lost its meaning.

Shi Gong Yunying took a deep breath and said in a deep voice:

"I agree."

“I will do my best to help you build a shrine on campus, but whether it can be done depends on the old man’s wishes.”

Ultimately, both he and Shinomiya Hiromitsu are merely 'successors'.

That elderly man, over seventy years old, is the true power holder of the Shinomiya family.

"Pleasant to work with."

The last line of text appeared on the notebook.

The next second, sunlight pierced the darkness.

The midday sun shone through the glass into the office, and the darkness that had enveloped everything vanished in an instant.

Shinomiya Un'yō remained seated in his place. He looked away from the chirping birds flying past the window, took a deep breath, and took out his phone to dial a number that was pinned to the top of his chat list.

The call was quickly connected, and a strong, aged voice came through the receiver:

"Yunying, what is it? Speak."

After a moment of silence, Shi Gong Yunying tentatively asked:

"Father, an Onmyoji has contacted me."

"Onmyoji?"

"He claimed to be an Onmyoji and killed the Shinomiya family's god."

"..."

There was silence on the other end of the phone, and after a long while, an aged voice came through again:

"what did he say?"

“He sent a shikigami to contact me, asking us to build a shrine on campus to enshrine his shikigami as a deity. In exchange, the Shinomiya family could receive the protection of this deity.”

Shinomiya Un'yō didn't mention that he had reached an agreement with the other party, but only conveyed the other party's request in a roundabout way.

He paused for a moment, then deliberately changed his words:

"I didn't agree to his request; this person is suspicious..."

"Say yes."

What did you say?

Shigu Yunying raised an eyebrow, his tone seemingly quite puzzled.

"Agree to his request! No matter what the price is!"

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"Say yes! No matter what he asks for, no matter the cost!"

An aged yet resolute voice came from the other end of the phone, causing Shinomiya Yunying in the office to narrow his eyes.

Clearly, it's just as that Onmyoji said.

Shinomiya Gan'an was fully aware of what had happened a month ago, so he knew exactly what that Onmyoji meant.

In contrast, Shinomiya Un'taka, also a member of the Shinomiya family, knew nothing about any of this beforehand. He didn't even know that ghosts, gods, or Onmyoji existed in this world, and naively believed that it was all feudal superstition.

Of the entire Shinomiya family, perhaps only Shinomiya Hiromitsu and Shinomiya Kan'an truly know everything. One is the current head of the Shinomiya family, while the other has probably already been designated as the heir.

After figuring this out, Shinomiya Un'yō realized just how naive he had been in the past.

He had always thought that as long as he accumulated enough strength, he would have a chance to participate in the power struggle within the Shinomiya family. But now he realized that he was merely an outsider, not even qualified to be a spectator!

He now barely has the right to be a bystander, but that's still not what Shinomiya Un'yō wants.

What he wanted was the chance to sit at the poker table and face off against Shinomiya Hiromitsu!

Therefore, what we have now is far from enough.

Shi Gong Yunying was somewhat puzzled:

"Is it really necessary? Japan has 80,000 shrines. Even if the god worshipped by the Shinomiya family is killed, it wouldn't be difficult to find another god to protect the Shinomiya family, would it?"

"Besides, don't Japan have any other Onmyoji they could win over? Why insist on cooperating with the Onmyoji who killed the Shinomiya family's deity?"

Faced with Shinomiya Un'yō's questioning, Shinomiya Gan'an showed rare patience, because he knew that his son would not obediently accept his fate if he did not explain clearly; he would only make things worse!

"Offering sacrifices to the gods is not as simple as you think!"

"Japan has 80,000 shrines, but less than one percent of them are actually dedicated to gods!"

"Moreover, these so-called gods are completely different from the gods worshipped by the Shinomiya family."

"As for Onmyoji, the Shinomiya family does know quite a few. But do you really think just any Onmyoji can kill a god? That one's strength is comparable to, or even surpasses, the Twelve Divine Generals of the Onmyo Agency!"

Si Gongyun's expression shifted slightly:

"The Yin-Yang Hall? What's that? And what are the Twelve Divine Generals?"

Shigu Yan'an interrupted him, and said in a deep voice:

"I'll tell you the specifics later."

"What you need to do now is agree to all the other party's demands!"

Shinomiya Yunying fell silent, feeling as if the world had become strangely unfamiliar.

However, receiving a promise from the old man was already far beyond his expectations.