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

Yokota was very pleased and, with a wave of his hand, made a bold statement.

Although he didn't get a chance to play today, it didn't affect his mood at all.

Making it to the knockout stage means that we are one step closer to our revenge match against Dongtang Xiuluo.

The sky outside was already a dusky yellow, with the last rays of the sun hanging on the mountaintops; it was already six o'clock in the afternoon.

Although only five rounds of matches were played throughout the day, not all teams' matches can end as quickly as those of Kyujo Toru.

It's not uncommon for evenly matched games to go into overtime, with the next round only possible after all the players have finished their matches.

Fortunately, things will be easier starting tomorrow. The round of 16 will begin at 10 a.m., and the quarterfinals will begin at 3 p.m.

If Kujo Toru can maintain this pace, he can free up a lot of time to go to Daimyo Village.

In the end, he still managed to eat at the tonkotsu ramen restaurant that Yokota Tsuyoshi highly recommended, and also enjoyed the mentaiko, a Fukuoka specialty.

To be honest, it tastes really good.

Yokota kept telling him things like, "Red broth is a desecration of tonkotsu ramen; only white broth is the way to go," which were hard to understand.

For a moment, all the members of the kendo club were filled with a joyful atmosphere.

They don't have any opponents like Yokota Tsuyoshi that they absolutely have to defeat. With Kujo Toru there, they don't need to play at all; their only purpose is to make up the number of participants.

It would be so comfortable to be able to travel to Fukuoka on public funds.

After dinner, Kujo Toru went to the hot spring with a few members of the kendo club, and then returned to his suite alone.

Time passed gradually.

The city, which had been bustling all day, began to quiet down.

The teams that have already qualified are all repeatedly watching today's match footage to analyze their opponents' fundamentals and habits.

As the most outstanding performer today, Toru Kujo has undoubtedly come into everyone's view and become the focus of analysis.

However, as night deepened, the athletes all began to drift off to sleep, intending to conserve their energy for tomorrow's competition.

The entire hot spring inn fell silent.

After hanging up the phone with Natsukawa Masuzu, Kujo Toru told her to keep a close eye on Suzumoto Mayu these next few days and not let the little one go crazy with fun, he prepared to go to sleep.

Just then, a soft knock came from the door, interrupting his thoughts.

These two came looking for me?

A hint of surprise appeared on Kujo Toru's face.

Although the door wasn't opened, he already knew who the visitor was through the spiritual energy outside.

Thinking to himself, he opened the door.

Just as Asagi Yoshino was about to knock on the door again, she froze on the spot.

"Um, I..."

"Come in and talk."

Kujo Tetsu stepped aside to let her and Cong Yu walk in first, then closed the door and, under their tense gaze, casually set up a barrier.

She knelt down nervously in front of the sofa, secretly glancing at Kujo Toru, who was turning around to make tea, her mind in turmoil.

After thinking about it for a whole day, she finally decided to follow the advice of the guardian spirit of her shrine and go to seek help from this unknown deity.

Because through her observations today, she discovered that this deity seemed to have a rather good personality.

During the match, he not only refrained from using force, but also deliberately controlled the power when scoring.

He wasn't as aloof as one might imagine when interacting with teammates, and he didn't get angry when faced with provocations from opponents.

If it weren't for Lord Congyu's reminder, she would never have imagined that the other party was actually a god.

That's precisely why she's now facing a dilemma.

How can I ask the gods for help? Should I really follow Lord Congyu's suggestion?

Meanwhile, Congyu was completely oblivious to Asagi Yoshino's complicated feelings and wandered around the room curiously.

Kujo Tetsu didn't pay much attention to her, since she was just a spirit and couldn't touch anything anyway.

"Your room... doesn't seem to have anything special about it."

After looking around, Cong Yu came to her own conclusion.

"I'm just an ordinary high school student, and this is just a hot spring inn. What makes you think it's anything special?"

Holding the kettle that had just boiled water, Kujo didn't even turn his head to pour it.

"A regular high school student...?"

Cong Yu crossed her arms over her chest, which remained completely still, and remained noncommittal about Kujo Toru's words.

Suddenly, her gaze fell on the backpack on the sofa, and a strong sense of unease surged up within her, her instincts urging her to flee.

His hair stood on end, a strange sound came from his throat, and his body was completely out of his control. He instinctively darted out and hid behind Kujo Toru, who was carrying a tea tray back.

He looked up and met Kujo Toru's questioning gaze, his voice trembling:

What...is in your bag?

Having protected the peace of Suizhi Town for hundreds of years, this was the first time she had ever experienced such a terrifying feeling.

"I carry the Ama no Kusanagi with me because I don't feel comfortable leaving it at home."

Too lazy to make up an excuse, Kujo Tetsu simply told the truth and placed the freshly brewed hot tea in front of Asatake Yoshino.

"So it's the Kusanagi-no-Murakumo, huh? I was wondering." Kusanagi nodded thoughtfully, then realized what it meant.

"What did you just say about the sky and clouds?!"

Volume 1: Chapter 189 (6K) The Curse of Kurokawa Shrine and the Asabu Family

Seeing the little green-haired girl looking all puffed up and as if she might breathe fire at any moment, Kujo Toru decided it was best not to provoke her any further and instead gently changed the subject:

"So, what did you want to talk to me about?"

"Don't so easily steer the conversation off-topic!"

Congyu protested, but Kujo Toru pretended not to hear, sat on the sofa, and looked at Asabu Yoshino, who was holding a teacup and staring blankly.

Ah... Oh!

Asatake Yoshino, seemingly lost in thought, suddenly snapped out of her reverie and quickly placed the cup in her hand on the coffee table.

He stood up and first carefully tidied his appearance, making sure his clothes and hair were neat and tidy before looking at Kujo Toru.

His azure eyes were full of seriousness.

Then.

He leaned down, his hands clasped together in a V-shape, and pressed his forehead tightly against hers.

He adopted a fairly standard dogeza (verted kneeling) posture.

Her slender waist was perfectly accentuated by the shirt, followed by her slightly exaggeratedly rounded curves and thighs encased in black pantyhose. Her long, silvery-white hair cascaded down her back and slid to the sides with her movements.

It resembles a blooming snowball flower.

"I am Yoshino Asatake, a shrine maiden from Kenji Shrine in Suiori Town. I am not very skilled, so please guide me."

Logically speaking, this should be a fairly normal self-introduction. Although it was a bit too formal, it was not incomprehensible to Kujo Toru.

However, after a series of actions by Yoshino Asagi, she managed to create the feeling of a newlywed wife facing her husband.

Kujo Toru's expression became quite subtle as he turned to look at Murasame, who was clinging to the doorframe, ready to leave at any moment.

She remained calm, seemingly unaware of the problem, and instead glanced at Kujo Toru with a puzzled look, wondering why he was reacting this way.

Fine.

Since neither of them noticed, he didn't bother to interfere and simply said:

"Just call me Kujo."

"Yes, Lord Kujo."

Asahi Yoshino sat up straight again.

Even though she was sitting on a hard wooden floor instead of a tatami mat, her posture was still impeccable, clearly indicating that she usually has very strict requirements regarding etiquette.

Organizing her thoughts, Yoshino Asahi began to explain why she had come:

"I have come to disturb Lord Kujo late at night because I have a favor to ask."

"explain."

Kujo Toru has always been very concise in his remarks on this matter.

Asagi Yoshino took a deep breath, and with a hint of trepidation, cautiously began to speak:

"I would like to ask Lord Kujo for help in lifting the curse on the Asabu family."

After speaking, she carefully observed Kujo Toru's expression, afraid that her request might be too presumptuous and offend this unknown god.

However, Kujo Toru's expression did not change; instead, he remained silent in thought.

Yoshino Asagi had no choice but to continue, recounting the inside story of the curse passed down through generations of the Asagi family:

"Four hundred years ago, after the Siege of Osaka, the country was initially pacified, and all kinds of monsters fled to the deep mountains. At that time, the ancestor of the Asabu family, who was the lord of Misaki, used the power of Lord Murasame to seal a wandering evil spirit that had lost its physical body."

Cong Yu, standing next to him, immediately put his hands on his hips, looking smug, as if to say, "I'm amazing, come and praise me."

Even if it was a vengeful spirit that had been reduced to a mere spirit, it was still a vengeful spirit after all.

Just like the black raccoon that Kujo Tetsu originally defeated in the Eighth Street City, it ultimately relied on the barrier and seal left by the previous sword priest.

Although his spiritual power level was too low at the time, it was still quite impressive that Cong Yu was able to seal the evil spirit's spirit body with his own power.

However, she didn't receive any praise from others, because Kujo Toru's attention was drawn to something else in Asagi Yoshino's words:

"Misaki Mamoru? Is this Misaki Town?"

A hint of surprise appeared on Yoshino Asagi's face: "Lord Kujo, you know this place?"

Even his father wasn't entirely clear about this past, only knowing that Kenji Shrine wasn't originally located in Hoori Town, but was moved from the Fukuoka area.

She only managed to figure out this place by comparing the oral account of the rain-soaked man with the records in the internal archives of Kenji Shrine.

Kujo Toru did not answer her question, but instead said calmly, "Go on."

Asatake Yoshino nodded, setting aside her inner doubts for the time being, and continued to explain in detail:

"After the evil spirit was sealed away, it was unwilling to accept it and cast a curse on the ancestors of the Chaowu family. After that, every woman in the Chaowu family would die at the age of thirty due to a mysterious high fever."

"Therefore, in order to ensure the continuation of the Asabu family and the Kenji Shrine, every priestess of the Asabu family must be engaged to someone before the age of eighteen."

At this point, a faint blush quietly rose on Asagi Yoshino's fair face.

She's already a high school freshman this year. If the curse still hasn't been broken, then in another two years, she should find someone to marry and have children.

Kujo Toru nodded. Asatake Yoshino's description did indeed match the curse he had observed, and she was not lying on that point.

"What then?"

"Later..." Yoshino Asatake's expression turned serious: "Because the Asatake family's lineage can only be inherited by girls, the male offspring can only inherit the Kurokawa family name from the branch family, be responsible for external communication at Kensuke Shrine, and serve as the head of Misaki Mamoru."

"Over time, the Kurokawa family's prestige in the town actually surpassed that of the Asabu family. From this point on, the Kurokawa family gradually began to harbor resentment towards the Asabu family."

"So that's how the rebellion started, right?"

Faced with Kujo Toru's words, Asatake Yoshino did not refute them, but simply sighed and admitted it:

"Yes."

Kujo Toru was not surprised at all, as rebellions had frequently occurred throughout history due to the weakness of the main body and the strength of the branch within each nobility.

The situation where the Fujiwara family split into five and became the Five Regent Families, and was praised by Fujiwara no Michinaga as "like a full and flawless moon," is truly rare.

Of course, it cannot be ruled out that the Fujiwara family was so powerful that even after splitting up, they could still control enough interests.

Asatake Yoshino's narration continues:

"In fact, the Asabu family had already realized this at the time, so they took the initiative to back down and moved the shrine from Misaki Town to a mountain village under their jurisdiction, which was the place where the evil spirit was sealed."

"I just didn't expect that the Kurokawa family would turn the Yomiyama family, a servant family under the main family, against them. The two families joined forces to start a massacre, trying to seize the main family's inheritance and Lord Murasame, who is a spirit sword."