Supernatural/Anime Crossover: Where Did My Romantic Comedy Go?

In summary, his luck was disappointing in this unboxing, but he did not disappoint in the other aspect.

I was originally planning to give it to Suzumoto Mayu, but I didn't expect that even a benevolent spirit like her could be distorted by the Shikon Jewel shards, so Kujo Toru really had no way to deal with it.

He always felt that Seifu Taisha was gradually developing in the direction of Higurashi Shrine.

Will my palace eventually be filled with these dangerous but useless little toys?

The sky gradually brightened.

Ruri Gokou got up very early.

Ever since she agreed to work part-time as a shrine maiden for Toru Kujo until she graduated from high school, she went to the purification shrine on time every day and diligently tried every means to attract customers for the shrine on the streets.

Strangely enough, despite her daily efforts to promote the purification shrine on the streets, the shrine remained deserted.

Everyone came just for her cosplay.

For this reason, Ruri Gokou even considered whether she should make a shrine maiden outfit by hand and then start a live stream.

In order to meet the target of attracting visitors to the shrine, she made her debut as an idol shrine maiden on the spot.

However, we'll have to wait until later to discuss this matter.

Today is the first offline gathering of the "Homebody Alliance," the hobby group she joined.

Although she hadn't actually read much of the recently popular book "Summer, Fireworks, and Me Under the Tree," which was the theme of the gathering, she had heard that the light novel author named Xiao Tongtong would also be there.

Ruri Gokou hadn't forgotten that it was because of this guy that she was inspired to write an excellent book, which led her to go to an abandoned garbage dump in the middle of the night to gather material, and then a series of subsequent events occurred.

Although she didn't harbor any resentment, a competitive spirit was inevitable.

This time, she's written a novel about her previous experience, which will definitely outshine that guy!

With this thought in mind, Gokou Ruri carefully put the notebook into her bag and then left home.

As for the leave request, she had already sent an email to Toru Kujo last night.

At the entrance of Higashi-Chiba Station.

Kujo Toru has been standing here for a little while.

He was there to fulfill his promise to Daisuke Kousaka and accompany Kirino Kousaka to the offline fan meeting.

At the time, Kurokawa Misaki and Kyogoku Natsuhiko were bewitched by a shaman and wanted to use the Seven Luminaries Yomi Festival to revive the long-dead Yomiyama Misaki. They were mistakenly identified as imitators of Akiyama Shoji.

For the sake of his daughter's safety, Daisuke Kosaka made the request to him, and Toru Kujo readily agreed.

Although he later sent both of them in, he had already made a promise and couldn't go back on it, so he just treated it as a long-awaited relaxing trip.

As always, Suzumoto Mayu lay motionless on his shoulder, pretending to be an ordinary plush bear.

She secretly stretched her stiff limbs and began to complain in Kujo Toru's ear:

"Why haven't they arrived yet? When did you agree to meet?"

Playing dead is exhausting; after waiting for so long, she felt she was about to collapse.

"It should be soon, around 8:30 in the morning."

Kujo Tetsu flicked her little head, glanced at the time on his phone, and saw that there were still about five minutes until the agreed time.

"I think we're probably going to be late." Suzumoto Mayu pouted. "The time a girl makes an appointment with will be delayed by at least an hour."

He gave the little guy a strange look.

This doesn't sound like something Suzumoto Mayu would say.

"Who taught you to say that?"

"Natsukawa... no, isn't that how it is in morning dramas?"

Suzumoto Mayu blurted it out subconsciously at first, but quickly realized she had let something slip and hurriedly corrected herself.

"..."

Kujo Toru didn't speak, he just watched her silently.

Suzumoto Mayu felt a little uneasy under his gaze and lowered her head guiltily, burying it in Kujo Tetsu's neck.

She was afraid that he would see through her little scheme.

She had patted her chest and promised Natsukawa Masuzu that she would definitely support her.

If the Great Demon King finds out that she was left alone at the shrine, how will she pass on information about her rivals to Natsukawa Masuzu?

"Stop watching that junk stuff and read more books..."

Kujo Toru finally sighed and let the matter drop, then spoke with a rather troubled expression.

He felt like a father watching helplessly as his child went astray.

"It is important to know that learning without thinking is futile, and thinking without learning is dangerous."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Suzumoto Mayu raise her head.

The button eyes reflected the sunlight, giving him a pure and untainted beauty, untouched by the pollution of knowledge.

"Were those two sentences in Chinese? What did they mean?"

At this moment, Kujo Tetsu realized that Suzumoto Mayu was only in the first year of junior high school before she died, and the Chinese literature class had not yet covered this point.

Suddenly, I felt a bit listless.

"This is a sentence from the Analects of Confucius. It means that if you only study without thinking, you will go online; if you only think without studying, you will go to borrow money."

After giving a casual, perfunctory reply, he couldn't be bothered to pay any more attention to Suzumoto Mayu.

Well, for kids, actions really do work out more than reasoning.

From now on, we should just double the amount of homework for the little one.

Furthermore, we must resolutely prevent her from having any private contact with Natsukawa Masaki.

Suzumoto Mayu, on the other hand, was filled with doubts.

Is that really what you mean?

She felt like something was off.

However, she quickly put the matter out of her mind.

The reason is simple: Kirino Kousaka has arrived.

A very stylish girl came running from a distance.

Her light brown long hair flowed behind her head, and her cherry-pink nails shone brightly in the sunlight.

She wore a light green off-shoulder short-sleeved top, which subtly revealed her slender waistline. Her long legs swung rapidly under the skirt, giving her an anxious look.

"Oh no, oh no, I'm going to be late!"

He muttered to himself, his face full of anxiety, his bright blue eyes scanning the surroundings as if he were looking for someone.

After agreeing on a time and place to meet, Toru Kujo and Kirino Kousaka exchanged photos, so he recognized her immediately.

Just as he was about to raise his hand to greet her, the girl ran right past him, looking around furtively.

Only a faint scent of perfume remained in the air.

It was as if he didn't exist at all.

Kujo Toru frowned, but didn't think much of it, assuming the girl was too flustered to notice him.

"Kosaka-san!"

He called out, and the girl stopped in her tracks and turned around.

At first, a look of confusion appeared on his face. After a moment of bewilderment, his eyes lit up when his gaze fell on Kujo Toru, and he looked embarrassed.

"Excuse me, Kujo-senpai, I don't think I... saw you just now. Did you see me?"

Kirino Kousaka's words, filled with embarrassment, also carried a hint of doubt.

Because she genuinely didn't see Kujo Toru just now.

Frustrated, he tapped his head and turned to walk towards Kujo Toru, inwardly blaming himself.

The other person was standing right at the station entrance, in such a conspicuous position, so why didn't I see them?

Now look what's happened. I was so rude on our first meeting. I'm afraid Kujo-senpai will think I'm a very impetuous person.

He sighed inwardly.

She didn't have any special feelings for Kujo Toru; it was simply because Kousaka Daisuke often talked about Kujo Toru during meals, making no attempt to hide his admiration for him.

In addition, Kujo Toru's special ability to frequently discover murder cases gradually aroused curiosity about him.

That's why Kirino Kousaka readily agreed when Daisuke Kousaka said that Toru Kujo would accompany her to the offline gathering.

She had spent a long time thinking about what to wear for this rare meeting, which almost caused her to miss the meeting today.

"It's nothing, it's just that I was standing in a very awkward spot."

Seeing Kirino Kousaka's expression, Toru Kujo offered her a word of comfort and then led the way, following the flow of people into the station.

"Let's go."

"Ah."

Kirino Kousaka breathed a sigh of relief, carrying her stylish little bag in both hands, and followed closely behind Tetsu Kujo.

Curiously observing his back, her gaze involuntarily fell on Suzumoto Mayu.

The palm-sized teddy bear was covered in crooked, blood-red ropes, and the zipper on its mouth gleamed coldly in the sunlight.

Those button eyes seemed to be alive, staring straight at her.

Unlike Natsukawa Masuzu, who found it cute, Kousaka Kirino was somewhat frightened by its ferocious appearance.

As expected of Kujo-senpai, who frequently encounters murder scenes, even his hobbies are different from ordinary people.

Putting herself in Kirino Kousaka's shoes, she felt she would never buy such an ugly teddy bear in her life, let alone carry it around on her shoulder.

Just then, her vision seemed to blur for a moment.

Qi Emu, aged nine, three; his steps involuntarily stopped.

Was that teddy bear smiling at her just now?

Hearing the noise behind him disappear, Kujo Toru turned around and saw Kousaka Kirino's gaze fixed on his shoulder, her face showing hesitation. He immediately understood what had happened.

He glanced at Suzumoto Mayu, who was pretending to be dead again, took a deep breath, and ignoring the little one's struggles, pulled her off his shoulder and threw her into his backpack.

Without offering any further explanation, I simply gave her a word of advice:

"It's Saturday today, the station is crowded, don't get lost."

"Oh."

Her overly casual and calm words convinced Kirino Kousaka that she was seeing things.

Feeling ashamed of his outburst and overreaction today, he lowered his head and silently followed Kujo Toru's footsteps.

The location for this offline meetup of the "Otaku Alliance" was set in Akihabara, Tokyo, which is about a 40-minute train ride from Higashi-Chiba.

Because it was Saturday, many couples and students chose to take the train to Tokyo, making the carriages quite crowded with hardly any empty seats.

Kirino Kousaka could only stand next to Toru Kujo and was forced to stand on tiptoe to grab the pull ring.

For her height, this thing is still a bit too tall.

"Grab the shoulder strap of my backpack."

Seeing her flushed face and struggling expression, Kujo Tetsu took the initiative to speak.

"I'm sorry, Kujo-senpai."

Speaking softly, Kirino Kousaka's gaze was somewhat evasive.

For the first time, she realized that she was such a troublesome girl.

I released the pull tab and grabbed the shoulder strap on the Kujo Toru backpack, and the soreness in my arm instantly eased a lot.

At this moment, her curiosity resurfaced.

It's already July, and it's so hot. Kujo-senpai is still carrying such a big bag. What's inside it?

Looking at Kujo Toru's indifferent profile, with the intention of easing the awkwardness and increasing understanding, she asked directly.