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

In response, Toru Kujo could only say that not destroying the house would be considered a success.

"Lord Kujo, look at this!"

Asahi Yoshino's voice interrupted his thoughts.

The girl walked over with a folded piece of white paper in her hand and handed it to him.

"I found this in a crack in the floor; it seems to have been accidentally left here."

Kujo Toru reached out and took it, glancing at it briefly. It was a letter, still quite wrinkled, as if it had been crumpled up but later flattened and folded back up.

Without looking closely at the contents, he simply stepped onto the stairs and went down.

"Let's go down first and see if we can find the altar for the ceremony."

For a ritual to be performed, a suitable altar is essential.

Just like when a shrine holds a grand festival, the shrine maiden cannot just find any place to dance the Kagura dance; it must be done in the dance hall.

As expected, Kurokawa Ritsuki should be there now, preparing to preside over the mountain burning ceremony.

"Ah."

Chao Wufang responded.

The two then quickly went down the stairs and into the basement.

The passageway was deep and secluded. After stepping down the last step, a rather spacious hall came into view.

The air was heavy and filled with a lingering stench of blood, the smell of which had been building up for who knows how long.

As soon as Yoshino Asagi entered and smelled the scent, she couldn't help but wrinkle her nose.

Although she also exorcised vengeful spirits and minor monsters when she was in Suizhi Town, she rarely witnessed overly tragic scenes.

This level of bloody smell was something I'd never experienced before; it felt like being surrounded by mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

However, Kujo Toru was already used to it. In the past year alone, he had seen countless murder scenes.

Daisuke Kosaka's suspicion that he was a high school student who was a death god was not just a baseless accusation, but based on real evidence.

After a quick glance at the furnishings in the hall, Kujo Toru was certain that he hadn't come to the wrong place.

A wooden rack for hanging clothes, and a pool that is ten meters square.

The surface of the pool was as smooth as a mirror, and the water inside was pitch black, so dark that the bottom could not be seen at all.

Clearly, this is the place where the young women of the Kurokawa family who are about to undergo the Five Hells are baptized, as a first step in cleansing their bodies of impurity.

In terms of the esoteric process, one must complete the trials of the Five Hells in sequence to transform from a human into a spirit and become a priestess.

Then he ascended the altar to preside over the burning mountain ceremony, and after the ceremony ended, he was reborn as a celestial being.

In other words, the altar is right behind this.

Although we don't know what kind of being the so-called Celestial Being in this secret technique is, it certainly isn't the kind of immortal being in the conventional sense.

Without lingering there, Kujo Toru continued walking straight ahead into the passageway, with Asagi Yoshino quickly following.

During his journey, he unfolded the letter the girl had found earlier and began to read the words carefully.

"I'm sorry, Ritsuki, but my sister broke the promise after all. I've already discussed it with Father, and it's decided that I will try to become the new priestess."

By the time you read this letter, I should already be in the Fifth Hell.

Don't be angry. After all, I'm the older sister, and protecting my younger sister is my duty. I'll handle these dangerous tasks.

It's a letter Kurokawa Kiritsuki wrote to Kurokawa Ritsuki!

Kujo Toru immediately perked up.

Keep looking down.

There are still four months until New Year's Eve, but tomorrow is my eighteenth birthday, so I have to start the shrine maiden ritual today.

[I promised you'd show me the birthday surprise you prepared and introduce me to your new friend, I think her name is Misaki Mei, but I guess I'll have to break my promise. What a terrible older sister I am.]

[But it's alright. Even if you become a celestial being, I will always watch over you, so please enjoy your life.]

If possible, please go with your friends to see other places for your sister. I grew up in Daimyo Village, and I really want to travel to different places.

And one more thing... In short, you'll always be my favorite little sister!

Stopped abruptly.

Kujo Tetsuya finally learned the name of Misaki, and the contents of the letter also explained his previous doubts:

Why was there only two priestesses ten years ago when only one priestess should be chosen every ten years?

Kurokawa Kirizuki became a shrine maiden four months early, before she turned eighteen, all for her younger sister's sake.

As for why Kurokawa Ritsuki eventually became a shrine maiden, it was probably due to an accident.

But what exactly will happen?

Outside the Seifu Taisha Shrine, several men had already stepped over the tall scarlet torii gate and were jogging up the mountain along the stone steps.

Even in the sweltering heat of July, they were still wearing black suits, their waists bulging, clearly stuffed with something.

Through the shirt underneath, you can vaguely see the tattoo that extends down to the collarbone.

"Listen carefully, Mr. Soneya's request is very simple: just go to the main hall of this shrine and take a stone."

The man in the lead lowered his voice, watching warily as the solemn building disappeared into the darkness ahead.

Before the operation, they had clearly cut off the circuit here to prevent triggering any infrared warnings or similar alarms.

Moreover, the shrine was completely dark and silent, clearly indicating that the people living there hadn't noticed anything amiss.

But for some reason, the man had a lingering sense of unease.

I always felt like there was a pair of eyes silently watching us from the darkness.

It seems they were waiting for them to walk right into their trap.

To hide his feelings, even though he knew he had already explained it before setting off, he couldn't help but repeat it again.

"Mr. Soneya said that if this deal goes through, the annual funding for the Extreme Dragon God Group will be increased by 50%!"

"We've been given all our weapons. If we fail, the patriarch will really throw us into the garbage truck, you hear me!"

Turning back to look at his younger brother behind him, the man's face was full of seriousness as he warned them.

Everyone else nodded vigorously, their faces full of tension.

The person at the very back kept his head down, looking at the acrylic cylinder in his hand, which contained a pale blue butterfly, seemingly ignoring his words.

The man immediately became angry and raised his voice slightly:

"Sutita! Can you please stop playing with your stupid butterfly trick right now!"

"Hey boss, it's just an ordinary shrine, no need to be so nervous, right?"

Sugita didn't take the man's caution seriously, but she still stuffed the cylinder back into her chest:

"Didn't Mr. Soneya investigate? There's only one high school student living here who's lost both parents, and he even went to Fukuoka Prefecture a few days ago to participate in some Jade Dragon Flag event. There's no one living here at all."

"You don't know anything!" she retorted mercilessly. "There's an old saying next door, 'Know yourself and know your enemy'... Pshaw! That's not right either!"

"In short, no matter how big or small the matter, being cautious is always the right thing to do! If you dare to mess things up, I'll kill you right now!"

He glared fiercely at Sugita, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

Only when he saw the other person become serious and nod silently did he look away and reach out to press a button on the small earpiece hanging on his ear.

"Mr. Sonegaya, we have arrived at Seifu Taisha Shrine."

After he finished speaking, he stopped, took a few steps to the side, and looked down at the foot of the mountain.

Although his view was obstructed by the trees, he knew that Mr. Soneya was sitting in the car, watching their actions.

"Very good, you may begin your operation."

A somewhat aged voice came through the headset.

Unlike the voice he remembered, which was always full of passion and ambition, Soneya's voice sounded tired at this moment.

However, the man also knew exactly why.

The kidnapping of Yukinoshita Haruno, which prevented the Yukinoshita family from focusing on the parliamentary elections, has been exposed.

During this period, the Yukinoshita family launched a full-scale attack on Mr. Sonegaya. News of shoddy construction and substandard materials were repeatedly exposed in the real estate of their group, and records of financial transactions between their Kyokuryu Shingumi and the Sonegaya Group were also uncovered.

In terms of public opinion, Mr. Soneya's reputation has plummeted, and he was undoubtedly crushed by Yukinoshita in last week's public vote.

If you ask him why he knows so much, it's because the three idiots who were sent to kidnap Yukinoshita Haruno and then disappeared were his own younger brothers.

As a result, his status within the group also plummeted to rock bottom.

This operation is also his chance to turn the tide; there is no turning back!

"If this is successfully completed, I will personally give each of you a grant of 50 million yen and a tower apartment as a gift, which is the Chuo Ward building newly developed by Sonegaya Real Estate."

The man truthfully repeated what Soneya Kozo had said.

Instantly, everyone's eyes lit up, showing a faint greenish tinge, and their breathing became heavy.

"We will go through fire and water!"

"Then I wish you all great success in your military endeavors."

The call was disconnected.

The man waved his hand dismissively: "Let's go!"

"Yes!"

His pace was much faster than before.

The footsteps thumped loudly on the stone steps.

With the prospect of instant wealth at its head, the backache and leg pain vanished, and the whole person felt incredibly energetic.

I wish I could rush to that hall right now, grab the stone inside, and run away.

Why is the approach to this dilapidated shrine so long?

A crooked tree flashed past in his peripheral vision, and the man hesitated, stopping in his tracks.

"Did we just pass through here?"

The night wind on the mountain brushed against his neck, making him feel a little cold.

The feeling of being watched became even stronger.

Volume 1: Chapter 197 (4K) How did our Extreme Path become like this!

Kozo Soneya sat in the car and hung up the phone expressionlessly.

It's as if what you just casually promised to throw away wasn't something worth hundreds of millions of yen, but a pile of waste paper.

The reason is simple: if this group's operation fails tonight, then he, or rather the Soneya family, will be pretty much finished.

Retrieving the Sesshoseki fragments, allowing that person to transcend a thousand years of history and step from legend into reality, has become his only lifeline.

His body, which used to be more energetic than that of a young person and seemed to have endless energy, was now somewhat hunched, and a trace of fatigue was visible on his face as he leaned back in his seat.

The elderly man in the driver's seat glanced at him through the rearview mirror, faithfully fulfilling his duty without saying a word.

After a brief silence, an angry voice rose from inside the Toyota Crown:

"Those vile women from the Yukinoshita family!"

During this period, led by the two women, one old and one young, Yukinoshita launched a fierce attack on him.

The Soneya Group's business has plummeted, it has been embroiled in various scandals, and its finances are currently under intense investigation.

I don't know how those two women managed to win over the old man who's been with him for almost forty years. They betrayed him during the mid-year financial review, turning legal tax avoidance into tax evasion. The National Tax Service is already watching him.

Soneya Kozo was furious about this, completely forgetting that he had also used methods to turn the elders of the Yukinoshita family against their will.

Because of these things, his reputation is now quite tarnished, and he has even been restricted from leaving the country.

In particular, the news of his kidnapping of Yukinoshita Haruno has spread throughout the political and family circles of Chiba City.