Anime Crossover: I, the Shadow King, slaughter my way through DanMachi!

Yingping's heart skipped a beat.

Without any hesitation, he rushed forward and hugged the petite little elf tightly.

"Master, master?!"

Kokkoro nearly dropped the basin of water in her hands. Her elven ears twitched as she asked, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

"No, I'm back."

Yingping buried his face in her soft hair, his voice a little muffled: "You've had a hard time these past few days, I've missed you so much."

Although Kokkoro was confused, she still gently hugged him back: "Welcome back, Master, but...aren't you always at home?"

Upon hearing this, Yingping confirmed that the flow of time here had indeed been paused.

He released his embrace, ruffled Kokkoro's hair, and smiled gently, "I see. Where is Hestia?"

"They're in the reception room."

Kokkoro tilted her head: "Miss Ais and Miss Chizuka are back too. The guild issued a quest, and it seems they want to discuss the expedition..."

Before he could finish speaking, hurried footsteps suddenly came from the end of the corridor.

"Ying Pingjun! Where have you been hiding?"

Hestia charged over angrily, her blue ribbons fluttering up and down with her movements.

When she saw Ying Ping, she suddenly looked surprised and froze on the spot: "Huh? What's with your aura...?"

Ying Ping smiled slightly, suppressing his excitement, and opened his arms: "What? You don't recognize me after just a short time apart?"

The loli goddess looked him over suspiciously, then suddenly pounced on him, hugged him, and asked, "Tell me! Have you leveled up a lot again? What's with this divinity about you?"

Just like the gods in Danganronpa, mortals can immediately see the difference between gods and humans, and the same is true among gods.

Aside from Freya's transformation magic, almost any god can recognize another god upon meeting them.

Now, Hestia could even sense this aura emanating from Ying Ping.

Although it's very faint, it's definitely there!

Yingping gently nuzzled Hestia's soft cheek and said with a smile, "Hestia, my level has reached LV40. Could you update my stats in a bit?"

"what?!"

Hestia abruptly lifted her head from his embrace, her large blue eyes wide with surprise. "You—you just updated your stats to LV25 yesterday! You leveled up 15 times overnight?!"

Her small hands gripped Yingping's collar tightly, shaking him: "Hey! What exactly happened to you? You didn't already clear the lowest level of the dungeon and then have a tea party with all the floor masters, did you?! Look!"

Yingping couldn't help but chuckle, gently taking Hestia's waving little hand: "Well... it's a long story. Let's go to the living room first; everyone's waiting."

He led the still bewildered Hestia with his left hand and the confused Kokkoro with his right, and walked towards the reception room.

The moment the living room door was pushed open, the previously noisy room immediately fell silent.

Everyone stood up in unison—

"Captain!"

"Master Yingping!"

The Amazon sisters waved excitedly.

Chizuka was the first to rush over, but stopped abruptly the moment she saw Yingping: "Wait... Master's strength seems..."

Ais's golden eyes widened slightly: "...Yes, I've become much stronger...I can feel it."

Riveria exclaimed in admiration, "As expected of... the Shadow King."

After the council of gods, Yingping's title in Orario was also decided.

With Freya's encouragement, Ying Ping was eventually called the Shadow King.

This title is well-deserved.

After all, back in the War Game, he truly stood out as the king of Orario's strongest adventurers, overwhelming the entire adventurer alliance and leaving a deep impression on everyone.

Guild Master Royman and the half-elf Eina quickly stood up and bowed: "Lord Yingping."

Yingping smiled and waved his hand: "Everyone, don't be so reserved, please sit down."

He first approached Artemis and gave the moon goddess a warm embrace: "Long time no see, Artemis."

"H-long time no see?"

Artemis blinked in confusion, but still gently hugged him back.

Next was Elena. The scumbag witch blushed bright red when she was hugged, muttering, "Hey, are you in heat again?"

"What are you talking about!"

Ying Ping smiled and tapped her on the head, but the movement was extremely light.

Next came Chizuka, Takina... He hugged each member of the clan one by one.

When it was Freya's turn, Ying Ping ignored her.

The goddess of beauty stood there with a pout, her expression slightly embarrassed, her beautiful eyes filled with dissatisfaction.

"Why am I the only one who didn't get a hug? Didn't I get a hug?"

Freya said, feigning grievance.

Yingping chuckled and reached out to ruffle her hair: "Alright, stop fooling around, Freya."

This intimate gesture made the goddess blush instantly, and she obediently sat back down in her seat.

This scene left the guild leader and Eina completely dumbfounded—

That was once the most proud goddess Freya!

"Cough cough...change"

Eina cleared her throat, trying to recover from her shock. "Lord Yingping, the guild hopes that the Hestia Familia can organize an expedition to update the dungeon exploration records..."

Before she could finish speaking, Yingping readily nodded: "No problem, we accept this mission."

"Really, really?"

Eina's eyes widened in surprise, "Great! The guild has prepared all the necessary support supplies..."

The Amazonian sisters, Tiona and Tione, high-fived excitedly: "Yay! Finally, we can really get started!"

A glimmer of hope flashed in Ais's eyes: "The depths below... are indeed somewhat dangerous, but with Yingping here now..."

A cheer erupted in the reception room.

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Night falls.

Inside the main dining room of the Hearth Fire House, candlelight flickered and the air was filled with fragrance.

A long table was laden with sumptuous dishes, and everyone sat around it, discussing the upcoming expedition.

Ying Ping unfolded a detailed map of the dungeon and tapped it lightly with his finger: "The goal of this expedition is to explore the unknown areas below the 59th floor."

"There may be new maze structures there, but whatever they are, I don't think they should be too difficult for us."

Hestia sat on Ying Ping's lap, swinging her little feet: "Hey, Ying Ping, how many people are you planning to take down this time?"

After a moment of contemplation, Ying Ping said, "Considering safety factors and our current combat strength, I only plan to form an elite squad and not take too many people down with me."

He looked at Ais: "Ais, come with me, and we'll both be the team's forwards and key players."

"Okay, it's a draw."

The blonde swordswoman nodded slightly, her eyes sparkling with anticipation.

"Tiona and Tione, come to my room after dinner, I'll help you improve your strength."

"If all goes well, you two sisters will be responsible for flank support for the team."

Yingping's gaze shifted to the Amazon sisters.

"Great! We can finally get stronger! Leave everything to us!"

The thought of finally becoming stronger made Tiona excitedly wave her hands, almost throwing the cup at Lefia's face.

"Rivilia and Lefia, you too, come to my room after dinner to improve your strength."

"If your strength improves, the two of you will be responsible for providing magical support to the team."

Yingping continued.

Having accumulated experience during his time in the Demon Slayer world, he had already purchased many sacred oaths from the free shop.

"Okay, I will do my best."

Riveria nodded slightly, appearing calm on the surface, but in reality, her fists clenched and trembled.

In fact, among everyone, besides the gods, she is the oldest and most eager to improve her strength.

The young elf girl, Lefia 380, nervously replied, "Me too! I'll definitely try my best!"

“Great, Elena will come too. You can take care of logistics and support.”

The shrewish witch pouted, "Sigh, no choice, back to being a laborer in the dungeon again..."

Yingping ignored her complaints and continued, "As the best healer, Kokoro will naturally come with us. You are an indispensable presence."

Kokoro nodded obediently: "Understood, Master."

"As for Hestia and Artemis..."

The two beautiful goddesses raised their heads at the same time.

Yingping said seriously, "You can stay on the ground or in the mansion."

"Although Artemis is very powerful now, she cannot go to the dungeon as a goddess."

"You just need to keep an eye on Freya and Loki from the mansion and make sure they don't get any funny ideas."

Artemis frowned slightly, but finally sighed, "I understand."

Hestia pouted: "So, who's staying behind to be our guards this time?"

"The same old rule applies: Chizuka and Takina will stay."

Yingping looked at the two beautiful female agents sitting in the corner, "I'm sorry, I still can't take you to the underground city this time. We're short-handed right now, so we still need the two of you to protect Hestia."

Chizuka smiled and shook her head, giving an OK sign: "It's alright, you can rest assured that the goddesses' safety is in our hands this time!"

Takina calmly added, "We will also ensure the safety of the mansion, and then keep an eye on the Freya Familia."

"Yes."

Yingping said approvingly, "Freya and her clan are, after all, outsiders. Important matters should never be entrusted to them."

“You see, I’ve even set a rule that they’re not allowed in the kitchen.”

"We must ensure that all food and water safety issues at the mansion are handled by our people."

Everyone present nodded in approval of Ying Ping's caution and awareness of crisis.

After all, it's better to be safe than sorry.

Ais suddenly spoke up: "If we're going on an expedition, we must bring enough food."

"Leave this to me!"

Kokoro raised her little hand: "I will prepare enough dry food for Master to store well, since Master can carry a lot of things."

Yingping smiled and nodded: "That's right, there will definitely be no shortage of food and supplies. Besides, we can teleport back to the ground at any time."

Only then did everyone remember Ying Ping's Flying Thunder God Technique, and they all felt an unprecedented sense of security and excitement.

In the past, expeditions were an incredibly troublesome affair, requiring a huge amount of manpower and resources to advance into the underground city.

A significant portion of the time and energy was wasted along the way.

If food becomes scarce, they must return to the ground, otherwise they will quickly become exhausted or even starve to death.

Because it's hard to find decent food in the dungeon, and monsters can't eat it either.

Just as the banquet was in full swing...