In this anime crossover, who stole my module?

The girl with shoulder-length curly hair couldn't help but lean closer to the girl with pigtails and asked in a hesitant, low voice.

"If Yumiko isn't going, should we... still go? She seems a bit strange today..."

"Go! Of course you want to go!"

"If Yumiko is too timid to go, then forget it!"

"We're not afraid at all!" Upon hearing this, the girl with pigtails paused for a few seconds, then, as if in a fit of pique, raised her delicate eyebrows and pouted.

"And maybe we'll get lucky."

"I really can meet that legendary ghost senior!"

"Hmph, I'll just take pictures and send them to her later!"

"Let's go! Let's go have some fun! Forget about Yumiko!"

After saying that, the girl with pigtails turned around and walked in the opposite direction from Yumiko.

The girls looked at each other, but were eventually swayed by the girl with pigtails.

The destination—the old school building shrouded in legend.

……

at the same time.

Natsume Ryo was following behind Yuuko, having already left the teaching building and headed towards the old school building.

Compared to the bustling main teaching area.

The path leading to the old school building was unusually quiet.

Geng Xizi led the way, occasionally glancing back at Natsume Ryo who was following behind her.

Sudden.

A few raindrops fell on the back of Natsume Ryo's hand, then on his cheek, and then on his collar.

Natsume Ryo looked up.

What was once just a few wisps of white clouds floating in the afternoon sky has been rapidly gathered by thick, dark clouds, turning the entire afternoon sky into a leaden gray as if ink had been splashed on it.

The light began to dim at a rate visible to the naked eye.

It was as if the surrounding environment was about to be drawn into the curtain of night.

"Thunderstorm".

— Thunderstorms and nighttime are peak periods for monster spawning.

This sudden change in the weather made Natsume Ryo think of the [Misty Person Module] on Geng Xizi's body.

only.

quickly.

A building that was clearly older than the main teaching building, with some walls that were even mottled and peeling, appeared before Natsume Ryo's eyes.

end of the road.

A teaching building that was clearly older than the main teaching building, with some even mottled walls, came into view.

The building's windows were tightly closed, some even covered in thick dust, giving it a sense of antiquity and oppression.

This is the old school building of Zongwu High School.

Time has left its clear marks on it—the walls are dark in color, and the paint has peeled off in many places.

"plz follow me."

Geng Xizi led Natsume Ryo familiarly into the old school building, through the slightly dim corridor, past one closed classroom door after another, and finally stopped in front of a door with a sign that read "Activity Room".

"This is it."

"I cleaned and tidied it up a bit before, and now it can be used as a temporary activity room."

After speaking, Geng Xizi showed a nostalgic smile, as if recalling the scene of her first encounter with Jianzi and the others here.

Then, he reached out his hand, which was somewhere between illusion and reality, and gently slipped it through the door panel to unlock the door from the inside.

squeak-

A slight clicking sound came from the door hinges.

The door to the activity room was pushed open.

The scene inside the room came into view.

This is a small room, which was probably originally an abandoned club activity room.

The furnishings inside were indeed quite old—wooden tables and chairs with peeling paint, wooden bookshelves, and a fabric sofa that looked outdated.

But as Geng Xizi said, the place was cleaned quite thoroughly. There was no obvious dust on the floor, the tables and chairs had been wiped down, and there was a fairly clean-looking velvet blanket on the sofa. There was even a trash can in the corner.

In the center of the room was a long table with snack wrappers and half-empty beverage bottles on it.

It's obvious that someone forgot to clean up here not long ago.

When Geng Xizi saw the things on the table, she scratched her cheeks a little embarrassedly, a faint blush rising on her face, making her look somewhat awkward.

"Um... it's a little messy, please don't mind."

"Let me tidy up a bit more."

After saying that, Geng Xizi quickly cleaned up the trash on the table.

"..."

Ryo Natsume casually sat down on the fabric sofa and looked around the room. Although it was old, it was clear that it had been cleaned very carefully, and even the dust on the bookshelves had been cleaned off.

"Do you come here often?" Natsume Ryo asked casually.

"Um……"

Geng Xizi threw the last snack bag into the trash can, turned around, and nodded.

“I and Miko and the others come here occasionally to chat.”

After tidying up, Geng Xizi walked to the sofa next to Natsume Ryo and sat down, her figure slightly lowered. Although she was a spirit, she could sit on physical objects like a normal person.

"By the way, Natsume-kun."

"You said you'd purify my shadow... Listen, can it really succeed?"

"What if... I mean, what if that shadow is very powerful and turns around and purifies you instead?"

What do you think we should do?

Natsume Ryo glanced at Yuuko and asked in a calm tone.

"Eh... not again... Natsume-kun, you're so boring..."

"I know perfectly well that people are just curious about what Natsume-kun really means by purification."

"But seriously, what do you think my shadow will be like, Natsume-kun? Will she look exactly like me, but have a super fierce personality and want to kill someone at the drop of a hat?"

"It's possible."

"After all, it carries all your negative emotions and painful obsessions, so it's normal for your personality to be distorted."

Natsume Ryo replied casually.

"Waaah...that sounds so scary..."

Geng Xizi shrank her neck, then seemed to remember something, and leaned closer to Natsume Ryo again, lowering her voice.

"Hey, Natsume-kun, if my shadow is a super fierce ghost, how exactly are you going to purify her? Do you have to use very... powerful and very... brutal methods?"

Geng Xizi deliberately emphasized her tone, with a slight upward inflection at the end, the implication of which was self-evident, as if she had already imagined a series of restricted "purification" scenes.

"..."

Upon hearing this, Natsume Ryo finally turned his head and glanced at Yuuko.

In the dim light, Geng Xizi's delicate and beautiful face was flushed with a faint blush. Her slender eyes were shimmering with water, and the slightly upturned corners of her eyes carried a natural charm. At this moment, the allure was amplified by the closeness of the two of them, and her full curves outlined a breathtaking arc under her school uniform shirt.

"..."

This time.

Natsume Ryo has begun to show zero tolerance for Yuuko!

"The means are not important, the result is what matters."

"No matter what the process is, the ultimate goal is to purify her completely and bring her back to you, nothing more."

"Eh--"

"Natsume-kun, you're so boring! You have absolutely no sense of romance!"

Once again, not hearing the answer she wanted, Geng Xizi puffed out her cheeks, thinking that her opponent wouldn't really take the initiative to bully her.

who ever thought.

Chapter 62 The Red-Clad Senior, Geng Xizi's Past

Geng Xizi's words, which were clearly testing the waters, and her affected coquettishness, did not bother Natsume Ryo at all; instead, they seemed to have triggered something.

This immediately brought a faint smile to Natsume Ryo's lips.

"In that case, let's make the purification process a bit more engaging for you."

"Eh?!"

Gengzi was taken aback by what he heard, clearly not understanding the meaning behind Xia Muliang's sudden words.

“A sense of participation?”

"Participate in what?"

"Does that mean we should start right now?"

"No, don't we need to do any preparatory rituals or anything like that? Like lighting candles or sprinkling salt?"

Geng Xizi's body stiffened slightly, and her hands unconsciously twisted together.

"No, no need, it doesn't need to be that complicated, let's just start directly."

result.

Geng Xizi had just finished speaking.

Before she could think it over, Natsume Ryo had already made a decisive decision and even stood up from the sofa.

"Huh?! Now?!"

"But...but we haven't found it yet..."

Geng Xizi was taken aback by his swift action and subconsciously stood up as well, her tone clearly showing surprise.

only.

Natsume Ryo showed no intention of letting Yuuko finish speaking.

……

Natsume Ryo was already prepared, and his attention had been focused elsewhere.

With a slight thought, an invisible command is rapidly constructed deep within the consciousness.

【/tpe【name=Shadow Xizi】~~】

—The objective of the command is clear and precise: to forcibly teleport the being named "Ying Xizi" to the current coordinates!

Command, execute immediately!

……

Om-!

Almost the instant the command took effect, the air in the room seemed to freeze for a moment.

An indescribable wave suddenly spread out from Natsume Ryo, seemingly distorting even the light for a moment!

at the same time.