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

But now that I'm all here, where are Kurokawa Rizuki and the shop owner who owns the Misaki doll? Where are they now?

Volume 1: Chapter 196 (6K) Hehehe, you actually dare to challenge me, King Suzumoto?

They searched more than a dozen rooms in one go, but found nothing of interest.

They also failed to find Kurokawa Ritsuki, who should still be staying here, and Misaki.

All that remained in the mansion were remnants of scenes from his life that were being replayed, and unused furniture.

However, it wasn't entirely fruitless, because through the search, Kujo Tetsuya learned about the Kurokawa family's situation in this area.

The once prosperous Kurokawa family was reduced to only the head of the family ten years ago due to this bloody secret technique that lasted for a century.

That is, the Kurokawa Kirizuki and Rizuki sisters, and the middle-aged man. The rest are all servants who are responsible for managing the house and taking care of daily life.

This can be corroborated by the room's furnishings and the list.

"Lord Kujo, there are blood beads here too."

Standing in front of the paper sliding door at the corner of the corridor, she reminded Takeshi Yoshino.

On the dark wooden floor, a scarlet bead of blood lay quietly.

Clearly, Misaki, who had taken something from the main hall, had run all the way here injured and eventually entered this room.

Will Kurokawa Rizuki be in here?

With that in mind, Kujo Toru pushed the door open.

Then, a face suddenly appeared before his eyes.

Pale white, hideous.

Her snow-white body was covered with dark red, dried bloodstains.

The sharp blade in his hand gleamed coldly, aimed at his chest, and thrust straight down!

"I wonder how Kujo-kun is doing now, and whether things went smoothly?"

Bright lights shone into the living room of the rear hall of the Qingfu Grand Shrine.

Wearing her pajamas, Natsukawa Masuzu sprawled on the sofa without any regard for her image, watching a late-night horror program on TV.

Despite the well-crafted atmosphere and music, and the energetic performances of the guests who seemed genuinely trying to scare the audience, she still yawned out of boredom.

Her long, silvery-white hair cascaded down like a waterfall, obscuring her fair arms.

After all, she had experienced the rooftop ghost murders at Haneyama High School and the Akiyama Shoji serial murder case. Compared to these, the programs on TV seemed very fake.

And what's with all this talk about hiding in dark corners just to scare the guests? If it were a real vengeful spirit, it would have suddenly appeared on their face and then just snapped away.

"Instead of worrying about the Great Demon King, you should worry about me instead..."

Suzumoto Mayu's plaintive voice came from behind.

Natsukawa Masaki propped herself up on the back of the sofa with her right hand and turned to look over.

The dining table, which was originally open, is now covered with various books, and Suzumoto Mayu's small teddy bear body is standing on it.

With two small hands, she struggled to hold a pen and wrote and drew on the white paper at her feet, occasionally looking down to compare it with the picture in the book to check for any mistakes.

"I've been up for two whole nights! If this keeps up, I'm really going to die from overwork!"

Despite its ferocious bear face, Natsukawa Masuzu saw a pitiful expression in it.

"Well, there's nothing I can do about it. It's my fault for talking to Kujo-kun on the phone last night, when you were playing games and making a lot of noise, and I heard you."

Natsukawa Masaki shrugged, as if it were none of his business.

However, after seeing Suzumoto Mayu's appearance, he softened and comforted her with a single sentence:

"It's okay. Actually, the homework assigned by Kujo-kun isn't that much. As long as you keep going, you can finish it tomorrow and then rest."

However, her words of comfort only made Suzumoto Mayu feel even worse.

"There's still one day left..."

Slumped onto the table, the little benevolent spirit felt utterly lost in darkness, unable to see a glimmer of light.

It wasn't psychological, but something that actually happened.

Without any warning, the lights that were just shining brightly suddenly went out, plunging the entire living room into deep darkness.

"What happened? Is there a power outage?"

Natsukawa Masuzu was quite surprised. Chiba City hadn't had a power outage in a long time. Could it be that the circuit was broken somewhere? Or did Kujo forget to pay the electricity bill?

She sat up from the sofa, slipped her small feet into her slippers, and prepared to get up.

She planned to check the circuit breaker to see if it had tripped.

However, as soon as she stood up, she felt a chill creeping in from the crack of the tightly closed door, and she couldn't help but shiver.

At the same time, Suzumoto Mayu's resolute voice also entered her ears:

"This isn't a power outage! Someone cut the power lines!"

His tone was a little nervous, but also a little excited.

Natsukawa Masaki quickly realized what was happening.

Kujo-kun said that Seifu Taisha is protected by a divine barrier, preventing vengeful spirits and other things from entering. In other words, it was humans who cut off the power lines?

At this hour, a thief? No! The recent cold snap is strange!

The girl frowned.

She couldn't be sure of the specifics, but it was clear that the other party had malicious intentions in doing so.

Can you handle this?

I first asked Suzumoto Mayu.

Natsukawa Masuzu is a very sensible girl.

Just like when Kujo Toru didn't want her to go to Fukuoka with him, she really didn't go.

Otherwise, she would have used some kind of financial power on Yokota Tsuyoshi and gone with the team under the guise of being the manager of the kendo club.

Therefore, at this time, she would not directly offer to help, but would first consult Suzumoto Mayu's opinion, trying not to cause her any trouble.

"No problem, I've been studying hard for two days, it's the perfect time for me to show off my skills!"

Suzumoto Mayu slapped her chest hard, making a loud thud.

Because of one sentence from the Great Demon King Kujo, she has already endured two whole days of relentless learning hell.

Now is the perfect time to release this resentment, otherwise when Kujo Toru returns, he will see her as the strongest of the learning vengeful spirits!

"Go to the Demon King's bedroom and protect yourself."

However, Suzumoto Mayu still gave Natsukawa Masuzu a piece of advice.

Before leaving Seifu Taisha, Kujo Toru entrusted the safety of the entire shrine to her, so she had to protect it.

Moreover, despite the fact that someone always acted coldly, Suzumoto Mayu could still tell that this person actually treated Blue-Eyes White Dragon with some favor.

It's possible that other people might come in the future, but currently, besides Lady Suzumoto Mayu, she's the only one who can stay overnight at Seifu Taisha!

Therefore, the burden on her shoulders became even heavier.

"Okay, be careful."

Natsukawa Masuzu nodded, reached out and grasped the amulet she always wore around her neck as a necklace, and ran towards Kujo Toru's bedroom.

After watching her leave, a pale golden current appeared in the living room, and Suzumoto Mayu's petite phantom appeared next to the dining table, surrounded by crystalline particles.

She's meek and submissive when facing the Great Demon King, but when it comes to humans, she'll strike hard.

She's a pro at bullying the weak and fearing the strong.

Hmph, how dare you challenge Lord Suzumoto Sukuna! Let me see what you're really capable of!

However, before that, she had to inform the Great Demon King about what was happening here through the communication between the shikigami and the master.

Faced with the sudden lunge and attack from the figure, Kujo Toru showed no expression. He grabbed the hand holding the knife and slammed it, along with the head, heavily onto the floor.

boom!

Even though he didn't use much force, he still managed to smash a large hole in the already old wooden floor.

Black wood chips flew everywhere, and Asagi Yoshino, who was standing next to him, felt a noticeable tremor under her feet.

The remaining spirit wielding the knife instantly dissipated into fragments, and the last trace of evidence of its existence vanished with it.

Beneath the smashed floor, a staircase leading underground was revealed.

It was deep and dark, and the specific details inside were completely invisible.

It was obvious that there was an underground passage hidden under the floor of this room, but when Kujo Toru dealt with the remaining enemies, he casually destroyed the surface concealment.

"It must have been the person who was originally responsible for guarding this place."

Before the girl next to him could ask a question, Kujo Toru gave a brief explanation.

I wasn't particularly surprised.

Since the Kurokawa family's secret techniques mention going through the Five Hells, there must be a corresponding place for it.

He had searched the entire mansion but found nothing wrong, so it must be hidden in this last room.

Such an important place would always be guarded by the Kurokawa family.

As for how Misaki managed to get through here safely, Kujo Toru neither knew nor cared.

This matter is not that important.

Since no other items were found left behind by the man in the purple-black hunting robe at the Kurokawa residence, it's time to deal with the immediate matter.

Find the last priestess, Kurokawa Ritsuki, and make her stop the mountain-burning ritual, which is ostensibly to suppress the evil spirits but is actually to resurrect the Yato God.

After searching the mansion, quite a bit of time had already been spent.

Fortunately, according to the secret technique found in the room of the head of the Kurokawa family, the burning mountain ritual needs to be guided by a shrine maiden, so as long as the other party is found, it can be stopped at any time.

He intended to step directly onto the stairs, but at that moment, the shikigami contract he hadn't used suddenly reacted, and Suzumoto Mayu's voice rang in his mind.

Just like when Hiyori Iki prayed to him in her heart.

After listening to the little guy's description, Kujo Toru involuntarily frowned.

Has a villain broken into the purification shrine? They seem to be carrying an unclean aura.

Although there are no gods, the divine barrier of the Seifu Taisha Shrine has always existed, and even now, he is still amazed by its strength.

Even if ordinary people cannot perceive it, they will subconsciously avoid the purification shrine due to their instincts.

Let alone ordinary monsters, even a powerful monster like the snail clam, which is a fallen god, might not be able to break in.

In other words, are they ordinary people who have connections with yokai, similar to the cases of Akiyama Shoji and Kurokawa Misaki?

What is the other party's target? Is it simply to cause destruction, or something suppressed within this palace? Those are mostly junk he obtained from the system's treasure chests; no one should know about them.

The only thing related to the real world is...

The shards of the Sessho-seki that fell out of Suzumoto Mayu's mother's body.

It seems the person who was hiding it finally couldn't resist anymore and wanted to retrieve it.

【Protect this shrine and do not let anyone in. If that fails, use the sword purification and paper purification I left at the shrine.】

After silently reminding Suzumoto Mayu of something, Kujo Toru thought for a moment and then told Suzumoto Mayu his guess.

The best course of action would certainly be to conceal it and avoid provoking the little one, lest it stir up resentment in her heart and cause her originally benevolent spirit to fall into the path of vengefulness.

However, Toru Kujo still felt that doing so was not a good idea.

And he trusts the little guy.

As he expected, although Suzumoto Mayu remained silent for a long time after he finished speaking, she eventually accepted the fact.

Then a reassuring answer was given:

"Yes, I will protect everything that is rightfully mine."

He sounded very confident.