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

She endured two difficult weeks surrounded by monsters, and her mental state was on the verge of collapse.

Just when she was about to give up and be torn apart by those monsters, someone easily eliminated those ferocious and terrifying monsters that she thought were invincible, and even casually said that they were just ordinary evil spirits.

She thought she had been saved, but little did she know that she had only fallen from one hell to another.

They were not angels, but an Onmyoji and his captive Star Wrath Shikigami.

And I am the sacrifice they have chosen.

She was powerless to resist, nor did she want to struggle; she simply accepted the facts calmly.

So she resigned herself to following Yoshikage Kira, figuring he would always find a way to locate her.

Although they will eventually be sacrificed, at least staying by his side will bring them temporary peace, and they won't have to worry about being killed by monsters.

At least until the shrine is built, she can enjoy a relatively peaceful life.

She never imagined that Yoshikage Kira, who had left her with a cold and mysterious impression, would actually work as a bartender on the top floor of a hotel after school. Even though the bar, "Angel Ladder," was a high-society social venue, it couldn't change the fact that he was a bartender!

Didn't that sense of incongruity suddenly become apparent?

Besides that, he was even followed by other girls from the school. She saw them enter the hotel with her own eyes... Now it's even more outrageous. Two girls wearing unfamiliar school uniforms have also found the place and even brazenly pulled out handguns!

Mai Sakurajima was 100% certain that it was not a toy gun, but a real weapon that could kill!

The two girls seemed to belong to a special organization and possessed legal licenses to kill, which is why they dared to brandish guns in public and even openly declare that they wanted to kill the woman who seemed to know them well, simply because the woman had come to meet Yoshikage Kira without permission.

What was even more unbelievable about their conversation was that Yoshikage Kira said he just wanted a peaceful life.

A man who can command his own Star Fury Shikigami to threaten the chairman of Shuchiin Academy says he just wants to live a peaceful life. Who would believe that?

However, although Mai Sakurajima didn't believe it, many others did.

For example, the two girls clearly believed this wholeheartedly, and were even somewhat disappointed by it. Obviously, in their understanding, it was perfectly normal for Yoshikage Kira to have a different definition of 'peace'.

Mai Sakurajima wanted to know the reason, but she didn't dare to go forward.

Because she knew they couldn't see her, and because she was afraid it would anger Yoshikage Kira.

After sitting here for so long, Mai Sakurajima finally couldn't help but ask that question:

"Um, that..."

The girl's voice was incredibly tense, even somewhat timid.

"what?"

Kira Yoshikage seemed to finally notice him, but still didn't look at her, asking as if talking to thin air.

"Can I go to the restroom?"

Mai Sakurajima rubbed her legs and asked timidly.

Yoshikage Kira did not answer, and even stopped what he was doing.

He looked up at where the girl was sitting, and calmly spoke amidst her tense, almost suffocating expression:

"This doesn't require me to apply for it."

Mai Sakurajima took this as tacit approval, carefully got off the bar stool, and walked towards the bathroom with her legs tucked together.

A short while later, the girl, having quickly finished her business, returned to the bar and sat there quietly once again.

After hesitating for a while, Mai Sakurajima asked softly:

May I have a glass of water?

"What would you like to drink?"

Yoshikage Kira glanced at her:

"You can sit a little closer."

Mai Sakurajima obediently sat down in the seat opposite Yoshikage Kira, where a drinks menu was laid out.

Mai Sakurajima's gaze swept over the cocktails, and she said slowly but firmly:

"lemonade."

Anyway, if you order a cocktail, they'll definitely switch it to lemonade under the pretext of 'minors are prohibited from drinking alcohol'.

"So, why are you following me?"

Yoshikage Kira asked as he skillfully mixed the cocktail.

"Huh?"

This question stunned Mai Sakurajima, leaving her unsure how to answer. What did she mean by "why are you following him?"

Mai Sakurajima whispered:

"I...I thought you were the one who told me to follow you."

When did I say that?

Yoshikage Kira raised an eyebrow slightly. Why didn't he remember saying that?

Mai Sakurajima was somewhat confused:

"Didn't you also make me a priestess of the gods? To prevent me from running away, you glanced at me when you left the school. Wasn't that a warning not to even think about running away?"

Yoshikage Kira handed her the prepared lemonade:

Do you know what this situation is called?

"what?"

"Excessive self-awareness."

Chapter 58 Would you believe me if I said it was a misunderstanding?

"..."

Mai Sakurajima, who was being criticized mercilessly, puffed out her cheeks slightly.

Even if there's no way to resist, she'll still get angry!

Yoshikage Kira's expression remained calm:

"You can leave whenever you want. But becoming a shrine maiden is your best option, unless you want to be as popular as you are during the day."

Sakurajima Mai trembled. You call that a welcome?

Yoshikage Kira did not disturb her, giving her enough time to think.

After a long while, Mai Sakurajima seemed to finally react, and said softly:

“More than two months ago, a woman broke into my home and kidnapped me.”

"When I woke up, I was already in the basement of Shuchiin Academy."

"After being locked up for a few days, the woman who was holding me became very flustered, as if she had lost something very important, and searched all over the room. That's when I realized that she was actually looking for me. For some reason, even when I was standing right in front of her, she couldn't see me at all."

"Then, that man arrived..."

Mai Sakurajima spoke, remaining silent for a long time before whispering:

"Shinomiya Hikari, the chairman of the board of directors of Shuchiin Academy."

“Because of my ‘disappearance,’ they had a conversation right in front of me, as if no one else was there.”

"From their conversation, I learned that they seemed to intend to use me as a 'shrine maiden' to be offered as a sacrifice to the gods in a ritual. They even said that because the gods love pure virgins, the people who kidnapped and guarded me could only be women to avoid any accidents."

Mai Sakurajima gave a self-deprecating laugh. She should perhaps be grateful that the other party had this purpose, otherwise she didn't know what she would have gone through if she had been kidnapped.

“At first, I tried to escape from the school because no one else could see me, so everything went smoothly. But after I left, I realized that although humans couldn’t see me, ‘evil spirits’ could. As a result, no matter where I went, I was targeted by a group of evil spirits.”

"I had no choice but to return to Shuchiin Academy."

"You should know the rest."

Mai Sakurajima's voice calmed down, but her slightly trembling body still indicated that she was not in a good mood.

Kira Yoshikage listened quietly to her story, knowing what she was worried about, and calmly began to speak:

“A priestess is not necessarily a sacrifice.”

"Their rituals for raising gods were flawed, which is why they turned the priestesses, who should have been worshipped as gods, into sacrifices."

Mai Sakurajima lowered her head silently and asked in a low voice, as if confirming:

"So, I don't have to die?"

Yoshikage Kira stared at the girl's fair hands for a long time:

"If you want to die, that's fine too."

"As a reward, could you leave your hand to me? I would cherish it."

Kira Yoshikage's tone was very sincere, but Sakurajima Mai still tried her best to refuse him:

"No need."

She doesn't want to die yet, if she can avoid it.

Mai Sakurajima took a sip of lemonade and felt much better.

Perhaps it was the relief of knowing she wouldn't die, or perhaps it was the release of pent-up emotions after so long. In any case, Sakurajima Mai felt like she had returned to her former self—

The only thing that bothers her is that this fact remains unseen by others.

Mai Sakurajima held the cool glass in both hands and asked softly:

"Um, Kira-kun, may I ask you a few questions?"

"can."

He can offer free advice to a girl who is about to become a shrine maiden and strive to protect his peaceful life.

Mai Sakurajima pursed her lips and uttered the question that had been troubling her for a long time:

Why can't anyone see me?

Yoshikage Kira thought for two seconds and then spoke:

"Because you are a psionicist, this is your psionic talent."