A crossover anime! The life of a hero!

However, on the other hand, why would Hoshino Gokawa give the other party an event that would greatly expand his influence?

They were clearly not familiar with each other; they were strangers who had only met once.

Hoshino Gokawa's explanation for this is as follows.

Besides the official channels, he also needs another person to handle the cleanup work for him. After all, there's still a long way to go, and if he always relies on the official channels, he'll eventually be exposed.

Therefore, Hoshino Gokawa needs another force or person to bring his story to a perfect conclusion when it is inconvenient for him to appear in person.

Among such people, only Kotoko Iwanaga fits this condition, because she is one of the few people besides Kusuo Saiki who has seen his true form and has a vague feeling that he is not an ordinary person.

So naturally, Hoshino Gokawa thought of her. But the most important thing is whether she is willing. If she is not, then he will have to think of other methods.

Based on his understanding of the anime, Hoshino Gokawa felt there was about an 80% chance the other party would agree.

Because, strictly speaking, Kotoko Iwanaga is not someone who can stay still, and this can be seen from her constant witty remarks.

So, given such a great opportunity to shine, how could the other party possibly want to miss it?

Hoshino Gokawa, who had made up his mind to do so, did not plan to go to her now, because it was already late and it would be inappropriate to disturb her sleep, so he decided to let the day pass by.

I'll go find her tomorrow when she's free during the day. Anyway, it's winter break, so I don't have to worry about Kotoko Iwanaga not being available.

Chapter 121 Cooperation

"Thank you so much for your help, Your Highness! This is some fruit wine we brewed ourselves, please accept it!"

At 10 a.m. in a forest in Kanagawa Prefecture, a beautiful and elegant young girl stood before some yokai (supernatural beings) who resembled monkeys but were not quite monkeys, receiving their thanks.

"Hmm... fruit wine! I might want to try some..."

As a somewhat restless young girl, Kotoko Iwanaga naturally wouldn't refuse their thank-you gift. Besides, it was fruit wine, not oolong tea, so how could she get drunk!

And even if she doesn't drink it herself, it doesn't matter. She can give it to her elders or the monsters who often follow her around!

If you want to take it, there are plenty of ways to use it.

"In that case, I'll accept it without hesitation. If you have any further questions next time, feel free to come to me!"

As soon as she finished speaking, a bird-beast-human hybrid monster, about a meter tall, immediately stepped forward, fluttering its wings, to accept the fruit wine they were offering to the princess.

"Thank you for your help!"

Having received this reply, they respectfully bowed to each other again, then stood up and waved goodbye to Kotoko Iwanaga.

Kotoko Iwanaga, who received such a great gift, nodded slightly and turned to leave with her followers. However, after walking for a while, she suddenly found that the scenery around her had inexplicably turned into the top of a mountain.

However, Kotoko Iwanaga was not alarmed, because with her intelligence she quickly realized that this was probably brought here by some very powerful person using rather forceful means, and the purpose was probably to ask her for help.

This idea changed slightly when he saw the boy he had met once before; in fact, it was just that he went from being non-human to being human.

"Hoshino-kun, you're really something! You managed to bring me here without me even noticing, and to such a deserted place. Are you planning to do something naughty to me?!"

Although he is still around the same age as Hoshino Gokawa, his level of witty banter seems to be approaching that of the original character.

"..."

Upon hearing what she said, Hoshino Gokawa swallowed back all the words he was about to say, and then stared at her with a speechless look without uttering a word.

However, Kotoko Iwanaga seemed unable to stand the quiet atmosphere, or rather, she couldn't bear the lack of response from others after she finished speaking, so she took the initiative to turn the page on the previous topic.

"Never mind what I just said, so Hoshino-kun, what's your purpose in bringing me here?"

"Hmm... I'd like to work with you."

Hoshino Gokawa, who didn't want to beat around the bush, directly stated his purpose for the trip.

"Cooperation? Cooperate on what?!"

Kotoko Iwanaga was slightly taken aback. She thought he wanted her help with something, but she didn't expect him to talk about cooperation.

“I can resolve some issues that could endanger many people’s lives, but it’s not appropriate for me to come forward and tell the officials about it, so I need someone to help with the cleanup.”

However, since it's a collaboration, it should naturally be mutually beneficial! After all, I don't like others helping me for free! Therefore, you can always come to me for help in the future!

And to give you some confidence in what kind of situation I can handle, let me demonstrate a little. See that mountain...?"

As he spoke, Hoshino Gokawa gestured for the other person to look at a large mountain in the distance. However, considering that he was about to make a big commotion, he slightly altered the surrounding space so that neither the people on the mountain nor those at the foot of the mountain would notice anything unusual. As for those looking from a greater distance, he simply blocked them out.

"You saw it, so what?"

Kotoko Iwanaga glanced over instinctively, but after a few seconds, she didn't seem to notice anything unusual.

"Now look up."

"Look up..."

Following the other party's instructions, Iwanaga Kotoko withdrew her gaze and looked up at the next moment.

"!!!!!!"

A towering mountain suddenly appeared overhead without a sound, and this exaggerated visual impact greatly shocked Kotoko Iwanaga, causing her pupils to shrink repeatedly and her heart to beat faster than before.

Of course, this is to be expected. After all, although she is a princess of a demon, she is not a very strong person. Moreover, I have never seen such an exaggerated individual display such enormous power before, so it is natural for me to be shocked.

"Knowing that the other party was still in a state of surprise, Hoshino Satoru was not in a hurry. He just let the mountain float above his head and let her watch to her heart's content. In any case, this kind of performance was just a drop in the ocean for him."

During this time, Kotoko Iwanaga looked back at the location of the mountain she had just seen. The foot of the mountain was smooth and flat, as if it had been cut off by an extremely sharp giant sword, without any protrusions.

"Want to touch it..."

To make Kotoko Iwanaga feel that this was real, Gosho Hoshino even moved the mountain above her head down a bit, so that she could touch it completely if she reached out her hand.

"clatter……"

When Kotoko Iwanaga touched the bottom, she felt a chill run down her spine, and the hard, solid feeling made it clear that there was a real mountain above her.

In other words, Hoshino Gokawa magically moved a mountain onto his head in just a few seconds.

"You! How did you do that?!"

After a while, Kotoko Iwanaga finally couldn't contain her surprise and spoke up.

"That's it. Although I'm not really inclined to talk about talent or anything like that, this ability was indeed something I had at birth: space! I can do anything related to space!"

As he spoke, Hoshino Gokawa inexplicably produced an apple and a banana in his hand, and then he combined them, creating a banana with an apple peel.

It's a bit like merging two layers in Photoshop, but this is much more exaggerated.

However, this is only one of the uses; another is a fundamental merger.

"brush!"

Suddenly, a ring of apples appeared around the banana in Hoshino Gokawa's hand.

He then casually tossed it to Kotoko Iwanaga, who was standing not far from him. To be honest, it didn't matter whether she could react or not.

Because that oddly shaped fruit was destined to end up in her hands.

"..."

Kotoko Iwanaga, who was holding the fruit in her palm, tried to peel the banana from the center of the apple.

The head was severed, but the body remained inside!

In a sense, this is quite terrifying, because Hoshino Satoru could create a whole bunch of Frankenstein's monsters if he wanted to.

Chapter 122 One Punch Shatters the Sky

"brush!"

Once the other person's attention returned to him, Hoshino Gokawa put the mountain on his head back down. After all, it wasn't good to delay the people on the mountain from coming down. If he wanted, he could leave it on his head indefinitely.

"This is my sincerity... How about it? Shall we cooperate..."

"cooperate!"

Knowing that the other party was an incredibly powerful figure, Kotoko Iwanaga accepted his proposal without hesitation. It was just some finishing work, and to get his help in return was a huge win!

With his help, Kotoko Iwanaga will no longer have to worry about any danger. She will also have a strong foundation to act as a peacemaker for the other two factions!

"In that case, it's settled. I happen to have something I need your help with right now."

"I think it's not that it's just a coincidence, but rather that you thought of me because of this matter..."

Upon hearing what the other person said, Kotoko Iwanaga couldn't help but retort, after all, coincidences in this world are not that many.

"That's right..."

Hoshino Gokawa did not deny this, because it was something that could be directly seen, and denying it would be useless, especially since the girl in front of him was quite outstanding in reasoning.

"Then what do you need my help with?"

"Um... before you help me, I need to tell you something so you can make your next decision..."

As he spoke, Hoshino Gokawa told the other party about the origin of the massive blizzard that had been occurring recently, the phoenix that was constantly approaching the country, and the enormous hexagonal gem that the other party had lost.

"..."

After hearing the whole story, Kotoko Iwanaga was at a loss for words. She even started to rub her forehead in exasperation because, frankly, this matter was far too big, almost beyond the scope of her usual handling of other matters.

But ignoring it is not an option! Because if this matter isn't addressed, many people in the country will die! She doesn't want to see that happen!

"Hmm...can you wait a bit? I can't think of anything right now."

"Okay, but it would be best if it was before the night of the day after tomorrow, because that guy will arrive here the day after tomorrow."

Hoshino Gokawa nodded slightly in agreement to the other party's request.

"No problem! I already came up with a solution beforehand!"

It sounds like there's still plenty of time, but Kotoko Iwanaga doesn't think that all she has to do is come up with a solution; on the contrary, she's factored in the time it will take to execute the plan.

In other words, both the solutions and actions need to be developed within the next few days.

"But how am I supposed to find you? After all, I don't have your amazing abilities..."

"Just tear out one of them. My spatial coordinates are on it. Once you tear it out, I'll know you're looking for me."

As he spoke, Hoshino Gokawa handed the other party a very ordinary deck of cards that he had somehow acquired.

"Is that so... I understand."

Kotoko Iwanaga, who took the playing cards from his hand, seemed to have no doubt that what she held was fake, or rather, that there was no need to doubt it.

"Then it's settled, don't be too late."

After saying that, Hoshino Gokawa disappeared, but he didn't forget to send the other person back before disappearing.

……

"Your Highness! Where did you go?! I've been looking for you for ages! I was so worried!"

When Kotoko Iwanaga came to her senses, she heard the extremely worried voice of the follower who had been by her side.

"It's alright, Raven. A friend just asked me to talk to him about some things. Don't worry."

Kotoko Iwanaga carefully placed the playing cards in her hand into her pocket, then turned to him and smiled softly.

"Alright, let's hurry up and go! We still have a lot of things to do!"

Seeing that the other party seemed to be planning to say something more, Iwanaga Kotoko quickly changed the subject, since letting him continue would mean he would be nagging for quite a while.

Then the perspective shifts to the other side-----------------------

Compared to Kotoko Iwanaga's headache, Gosho Hoshino seemed much more relaxed at the moment, because he had passed the problem on to her.

"Hmph...hmph...now I can just wait for the results in peace."

He had confidence in Kotoko Iwanaga's wisdom; since she was given the title of Goddess of Wisdom, she naturally had to live up to expectations.

Moreover, her performance in the original work was quite impressive. At least in terms of reasoning, she was no match for her opponent. After all, learning ability is one thing, and cunning is another.

Moreover, to be honest, using too much cunning in certain aspects might be detrimental to future head-on battles, because in a true battle of equal strength, a little cleverness won't make a difference.

huh... huh...

While Hoshino Gokawa was talking to himself in his room, the raging blizzard outside continued to howl and intensify. If you looked out the window at that moment, you could see that almost a third of a normal car was submerged.

Just because Hoshino Gokawa isn't making a move doesn't mean the other two won't. At the very least, Sakamaki Izayoi is going to take action.

After all, if the snow continues to fall like this, the facilities and supplies of the entire welfare home will be disrupted.

and so……