A crossover anime! The life of a hero!

"It was picked by Gogawa from the forest outside the city." Hoshino Sakurako, who was setting dinner on the table, subconsciously looked up and explained to her husband after hearing his question.

"There are carnations there?!" Hoshino Natsuhiko, who knew a little more about carnations than his wife, was a little incredulous.

“Yes…” Hoshino Sakurako nodded slightly, seemingly unaware that anything was amiss.

"..." Hoshino Natsuhiko didn't know what to say, but he planned to ask his son in the room if the flowers were picked from someone else's flower field. If so, he would have to take the boy to the person who picked them to apologize.

Click...

The first thing Hoshino Natsuhiko saw when he pushed open the door was his son lying on the bed reading a comic book.

"What's wrong... Dad?" Hoshino Gokawa, who was lying on the bed reading a comic book, moved the book down slightly after hearing the noise from the door and stared at him with his calm, expressionless eyes.

"I'll ask you a question, and you must answer me truthfully." Hoshino Natsuhiko seemed quite nervous about the possibility that his son might have taken someone else's hard-earned greenhouse flowers.

"Are they those carnations...?" Judging from his father's serious expression, Hoshino Gokawa roughly guessed what was going on. But then again, trying to fool a manga's deputy editor-in-chief with that kind of lie would really be a bit disrespectful to him.

"Hmm..." Hoshino Natsuhiko nodded slightly to indicate that he was right.

“I picked them myself, they were unclaimed, I didn’t steal them, I didn’t rob them. It’s just that the place I described to Mom is a bit far away. I had to climb over several mountains to find them. If you don’t believe me, you can ask my classmate, Saiki Kusuo. He went with me and picked even more than I did.” As he spoke, Hoshino Gokawa made a gesture of pointing to the universe with his fingers to his father. To make the father believe him, Hoshino Gokawa even asked his father to ask Saiki Kusuo.

"Hmm... Is that so? Then it seems I was overthinking it." Seeing that his son still looked calm and collected, Hoshino Natsuhiko ultimately chose to believe him and didn't ask for any more specific details.

Of course, the most important thing is that Hoshino Gokawa has never lied to them. As for the almost unbelievable claim of crossing several mountains in a day, he believed it.

Because in terms of physical fitness, my son is almost like a superman, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to beat a bunch of fifth and sixth graders in first grade.

As for medical checkups, he never took his son. After all, as the deputy editor-in-chief of JUMP, he knew the plot of some manga very well. If something was found wrong, he might be taken away by the government for autopsy and research.

Therefore, he forbade his son from having blood tests and such. Furthermore, Hoshino Natsuhiko had already prepared a backup plan: if his son's special condition were discovered, he would take the mother and son to another country to live a life of anonymity.

Regardless of whether they can escape or not, this at least proves that Hoshino Natsuhiko is a good father who is willing to give everything for his family.

However, he seemed to have misjudged one thing: the power his son possessed was far more than just a little.

If that were to happen, Hoshino Gokawa would have to consider whether the country should even exist anymore. Even if he didn't wipe it out, he'd probably have to get rid of all the politicians as well.

At that very moment, deep within a certain forest, a group of uninvited guests suddenly arrived.

"Did you ask about the restricted area...?" A black-haired young man in a high school uniform, who was casually shaking the blood off his knife, turned around and asked his companion after hearing the commotion next to him.

“There are two Lord Yuzhang! First, I learned from these monsters that the master of that forbidden area appears to be a ten-year-old child. Second, you need to come and see for yourself.” A cold-looking man dressed in a black suit and wearing a top hat suddenly emerged from the shadows and told the other party the information he had gathered.

"Let's go then..." The black-haired high school student didn't say much and followed him to the place the other person had indicated.

A few minutes later -------------------------------------

"This is it, Lord Yuzhang." The man in the black suit, having arrived within the restricted area, turned and gestured for him to look around.

"This is... it was scared to death!" Upon seeing this scene, Yu Zhang subconsciously reached out and touched the lifeless corpse of the monster.

"Yes! Lord Yuzhang! Through our numerous experiments, we have found that any monster that has sensed the aura of the master of the forbidden area and relies on instinct to survive will be scared to death within minutes of entering this place." As he spoke, the man in the suit gestured to his companion in the distance to throw a monster over.

"Bang!" Just a few minutes after landing, the monster suddenly let out a scream and died.

"..." Yu Zhang, who was also looking at the scene before him, had to admit that the so-called Lord of the Forbidden Zone seemed to be a capable guy. At the very least, he couldn't scare these monsters to death just by relying on the aura he remembered.

But isn't that what makes it interesting? If I can kill the other party with the sword in my hand and take away his power, then I might become the lord of all the monsters in the country.

Therefore, he decided to give it a try and see if he could kill the other party. If that didn't work, he would try to recruit the other party into his group.

Ultimately, the main reason this guy had such thoughts was that he hadn't personally experienced that aura. If he had, he probably wouldn't have had such a ridiculous idea.

It's laughable that the other party was actually within my own comprehension.

Considering that a major battle was likely to occur, Yu Zhang planned to continue using the sword in his hand to gain some power before then.

As for the targets from which they obtain power, they naturally choose the monsters in this forest who are weaker than them.

In a sense, the monsters of this forest really suffered an undeserved disaster, even though it had nothing to do with them.

Chapter Twenty-Four: Not Participating

"Hoshino-kun, can you tell me why you don't want to participate in the sports meet?" Looking at Hoshino Satoru who suddenly came to the door saying that he would not participate in the sports meet, Inoue-sensei was a little confused. He didn't understand why, since the sports meet was such a good opportunity for students to show themselves.

"I don't want to bully students from other classes."

This is why Hoshino Gokawa didn't want to participate in the sports meet. After all, if they were to play events like tug-of-war, they might accidentally fly into the air and then fall to the ground and break their bones.

Therefore, before each year's sports meet, Hoshino Gogawa would go to his homeroom teacher and say that he did not plan to participate in the sports meet. If the teacher disagreed, he would ask his parents to ask for leave, and if that didn't work, he would skip school for a day.

You could say that this is how he has dealt with sports meets for the past few years. As for winning or losing, do you think he feels great just because he beat a bunch of kids?

No! You'll just find it boring!

"Bullying students from other classes? How could that be! It was just normal exercise..."

Since Hoshino Gokawa hasn't shown any particularly outrageous behavior in the past two years, this teacher, who has been there for less than three years, believes that the rumors are just exaggerated.

"..." Hoshino Gokawa, seeing the other party's reaction, did not say much, but simply took out a stone the size of an adult's fist from his pocket and laid it in front of his homeroom teacher.

"???" Inoue-sensei, who did not understand what he meant, was about to take the stone when...

"Click..."

The next moment, Hoshino Gokawa crushed the stone into pieces. If he hadn't considered that crushing it into powder would be too shocking, he might have crushed it into powder directly.

"!!!!!!"

Ms. Inoue, who was standing to the side, was completely shocked to see that the stone, which was the size of an adult's fist, had been crushed by the other party. She even touched it to confirm the truth of the matter.

It's not the kind of rotten stone that can be easily crushed after being exposed to wind and sun, but rather a rock with a high degree of hardness, similar to pebbles.

"So, teacher... what do you think?" After confirming that the stone in the other person's hand was probably real, Hoshino Gokawa casually tossed it into the trash can next to him.

"Thump..." Looking at the stone that was thrown into the trash can, and the aura that Hoshino Gokawa was exuding at the moment, to be honest, Inoue-sensei was a little flustered.

"Um... Hoshino-kun, if you really don't want to participate in the sports meet, then the teacher can indeed agree to let you not participate."

"But... Hoshino-kun, don't you think it's a pity?! You know, this sports meet is the last one in your elementary school life!" I have to say, Inoue-sensei's words really have that school anime vibe.

Unfortunately, such words were of no use to Hoshino Gokawa; once he made a decision, he would not change it unless a major event occurred.

"I don't think so." Hoshino Satoru's answer was quite decisive.

"...In that case, I won't force you. But I will keep your name tag safe until the sports meet."

"..." Seeing what the other party said, Hoshino Gokawa didn't know what to say for the time being, and could only wait until the sports meet to let Inoue-sensei face reality.

after all……

"Coach, I want to play basketball." This kind of statement doesn't just happen casually.

Then, after returning to the classroom-----------------------------------

"What did you go to do?" Looking at his deskmate who only returned almost three minutes after class started, Kusuo Saiki couldn't help but feel curious.

“Go tell the teacher I’m not participating in the sports meet,” Hoshino Gokawa, who heard this in his mind, didn’t hide anything from Saiki Kusuo, so he told him the situation directly.

"You can skip the sports meet?!" Kusuo Saiki, who always performed at a normal level in physical education class, was completely shocked when he heard this.

"It was an exception, because I showed the teacher how I could break stones with my bare hands."

"Hey! Isn't that a threat?!" Standing as an observer, Kusuo Saiki was certain it was a threat! A threat to his teacher!

"I don't think so..." After hearing what the other person said, Hoshino Gokawa suddenly realized that he had just threatened his teacher.

"..." His uncertain tone left Saiki Kusuo speechless for a moment.

"Never mind... let's not talk about this anymore..." Hoshino Gokawa, who didn't want to continue the discussion on this topic for the time being, stopped there.

at the same time-------------------------------------

An unusual, eerie wind blew into the city.

huh... huh...

"How is it..." Yuzhang, who was holding the samurai sword called "Demon King's Hammer," asked instinctively when he felt one of his companions land.

"..." The Night Sparrow, with its pair of black wings and beak covered by something resembling a talisman, subconsciously shook its head.

"This is unbelievable! There isn't a single monster here!" A dog's head, which had returned a step later than her, spoke up.

brush... brush...

After him, other "people" returned one after another, but judging from their expressions, they seemed to have developed a sense of apprehension about this place.

"Yu Zhang, are you sure you want to cause trouble here?! Of course, I don't mean to be scared! It's just that this place... I feel a chill down my spine." Despite being a monster, this one-headed dog uttered such words.

“I agree,” the man in the suit chimed in, because the situation here seemed to be beyond their comprehension.

After him, his companions also spoke up, but not all of them backed down. Those with a stronger bloodlust planned to fight directly. After all, this was a city, and if they could take it over, their reputation would surely spread throughout the world of monsters.

In a sense, they are now much like gamblers, hoping to gamble their way to success.

Of course, the most important decision was handed over to their boss.

"Let's observe for a few more days. After all, we can't have come all this way for nothing."

"Yes!"×7

Except for the silent night sparrow, all the other monsters nodded in agreement.

However, no matter what they try to do, it will inevitably end in failure.

because……

brush!

While still in class, Kusuo Saiki suddenly felt some strange images appearing in his mind.

"these are……"

Chapter Twenty-Five: Predicting the Future

"There are special circumstances..."

"Hmm?" Hoshino Gokawa, who was writing and drawing in his textbook, suddenly turned his head toward Saiki Kusuo.

"My ability to foresee the future just activated!" Saiki Kusuo, who was also turning his head to look at him, informed him of the situation through telepathy.

"What did you see?!" Hoshino Gosakawa was a little confused, knowing that the other party's ability to foresee the future was biased towards sensing danger. How could something bad suddenly happen?

“A group of monsters has broken in here, and from what I’ve seen, they will attack any group that can see monsters at some point in the future.”

"I see... then leave it to me." With that, Hoshino Gokawa released his senses and soon found the nine yokai that had broken in.

"Hmm..." But this time he didn't kill immediately. Instead, he was thinking about whether to send one out to convey his message to the outside world.

If you let others know, it means you can communicate. Then, who knows, others might come to you for help in the future. If their intentions are pure, that's fine. But I'm afraid of those with impure motives who deliberately conceal some information to cause you a big mess. After all, they don't have mind-reading abilities.

However, if we don't let them in, then in the days to come, there's a possibility that these guys who don't know their own limitations and want to come in and cause trouble will continue to appear, since outsiders don't know whether they can actually communicate with them.

Therefore, Hoshino Gokawa was quite conflicted about the next decision: should he send one back to convey his meaning, or should he not send any back and continue to maintain the status quo?

a long time-------------------------

"Kusuo, do you think I should take this opportunity to declare my existence to the outside world?"

"Why so suddenly?!" Saiki Kusuo was slightly taken aback upon hearing this.

"Mainly, I want to intimidate those ill-intentioned guys and warn them not to come here to cause trouble, or I'll make sure they die without a trace." The last part of Hoshino Gokawa's sentence was filled with murderous intent.

"Then you didn't need to expose your identity, did you?!" Saiki Kusuo, having learned the reason, seemed to want to dissuade him.

"Who said I was going to expose myself?!" Hoshino Gokawa was completely dumbfounded by what the other person said.

"???

"Didn't you say you wanted to declare your existence to the outside world?!" When Saiki Kusuo saw his expression, he couldn't help but feel confused and even asked in return.

"Who said I had to expose myself after swearing an oath! Kusuo, what I meant was to have one of the yokai convey my words!" Realizing that the other party might have misunderstood, Hoshino Gokawa explained his considerations in detail.

“I see…” Saiki Kusuo nodded knowingly, having understood what the other party was thinking.

"That's how it is...that's why I wanted to ask for your opinion."

“Hmm… if you’re worried that someone might be trying to cheat you with words, I can help you.” As he spoke, Kusuo Saiki raised his right hand and waved the ring that sealed his telepathy to him.

“In that case… I know what to do.” With that, Hoshino Gokawa slightly clenched his right hand.

at the same time-------------------------------

The nine monsters, who were scattered throughout the city observing, suddenly felt their bodies inexplicably become immobile, unable even to move their eyes.