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

In the narrow passageway, a flash of inspiration suddenly broke out.

It was extremely glaring.

Asahi Yoshino instinctively reached out and covered her eyes.

Feeling the spiritual energy surging through the air, I was quite shocked.

Is this the power of Lord Kujo?!

From the moment they met, Yoshino Asatake had never actually seen Toru Kujo fight.

Even when he was dealing with the remnants of the attack in the main hall of the shrine, he simply drew the sacred sword from his waist.

Only now has she been able to directly perceive the spiritual power within Kujo Toru's body.

That's a level that even with Lord Congyu's help, it's far beyond what we can achieve.

"Speaking of which, did that lingering remnant say something just now? Did you hear it clearly?"

Kujo Toru's slightly puzzled voice brought Asagi Yoshino back to her senses.

He withdrew his hands, which had formed the Wisdom Fist Mudra.

The passageway was clear and unobstructed; the remnant of the Kurokawa family, whose identity as a successor was unknown, had completely vanished.

It must be said that although the Nine Syllable Mantra is not as clean and efficient as drawing his sword for him now, it is still quite useful for clearing out mobs.

"Sorry, I didn't hear you clearly either."

Asahi Yoshino spoke up somewhat shyly.

She was first attacked by the lingering spirit, and then Kujo Toru made his move, revealing his spiritual power. He didn't pay any attention to the lingering spirit of the priest.

"Then we don't need to worry about it."

Kujo Toru quickly put the matter out of his mind.

It's just a speed bump anyway, so it probably won't be anything important.

The rest of the journey was very quiet.

It seems that what was just cleaned up was the only remaining remnant of this place.

Having witnessed so much, especially the bloody scene of the Leg-Severing Prison, Asatake Yoshino was now mentally prepared.

Therefore, even though the scenes she witnessed in the subsequent Arm-Cut Prison, Abdomen-Disembowelment Prison, and Chest-Piercing Prison were even more horrific, she no longer showed the same disorientation as before.

Despite her pale face, she tried her best to keep up with Kujo Toru's pace and thoughts, tightly gripping the Murasame in her hand, searching for useful information in the room.

Although she is still very inexperienced, she is gradually beginning to resemble a shrine maiden.

For some reason, it reminded Kujo Toru of Kikyo.

I wonder if I'll ever see this priestess I once fought alongside again when I go to the world of Noragami for my next adventure.

However, upon arriving at the execution chamber, he focused his attention on the secret room before him.

This is the final step of the Five Hells.

Having survived the previous four trials, including having their legs cut off, arms severed, abdomens ripped open, and hearts pierced, the girls will face the end of their physical lives here.

It sounds incredible, but it's actually not impossible.

Whether the chest and abdomen are cut open or the heart is pierced, as long as the will to live is strong enough, death will not occur immediately.

At this point, before they lose their lives completely, these girls must be beheaded, thus freeing their spirits, which have grown to their limit through suffering and torment, from the shackles of their physical bodies.

It is essentially the same principle as the birth of vengeful spirits.

However, due to the secret technique, these girls will not be blinded by resentment and completely degenerate into monsters who only know how to kill.

So getting to this point is already a success, which is why the execution ground, which has the most terrifying name, is actually the cleanest.

The black bloodstains on the walls and floor were even darker.

Asahi Yoshino breathed a slight sigh of relief.

After seeing the scenes in the first four secret rooms, she thought she would see a mound of Jingguan (a type of ancient Chinese statue) here.

That's great!

Even if her mental fortitude has improved, it doesn't mean she wants to see such a disgusting scene.

"Lord Kujo, this should be the altar where the ceremony will be held."

The girl looked at the deep, dark passageway that seemed to lead nowhere, and felt as if she had been transported to another world.

"Yes, the sealing place of Yato-gami and the entrance to the underworld should also be there."

Kujo Toru nodded, confirming Asagi Yoshino's guess.

If nothing unexpected happens, Kurokawa Ritsuki and Misaki Mei should be there too.

"Then let's go quickly."

The girl's voice became cheerful.

This journey to Daimyo Village, undertaken to break the family curse, has finally come to an end.

What Kurokawa Shrine was hiding was causing her immense distress; all she wanted now was to end it all as soon as possible.

Even facing Yato-gami directly is better than seeing these things in the Five Prisons.

"Ah."

Kujo Toru responded, and as always, first scanned the entire secret room.

He hadn't found anything new in the previous four prisons, so he hadn't had high hopes for this place; he was just doing it as a precaution.

Unexpectedly, Ju Er ⊙i. A? Er San Lin Ba Ran actually made a new discovery.

"and many more!"

He hurriedly called out to the girl who was already eager to rush into the passageway, and under the curious gaze of Asagi Yoshino, Kujo Toru walked towards the execution platform placed in the center of the room.

A thick layer of dark bloodstains had accumulated on the crescent-shaped notch.

Just looking at it, Kujo Toru felt as if he could smell the heavy, bloody scent of history.

That was the blood left behind by the ten priestesses of the Kurokawa family over a hundred years.

But what really caught his attention was not that, but the decapitation sword placed next to him.

The blade was incredibly sharp, making it quite conspicuous even in the dark.

There was even spiritual power and resentment entwined on it.

Nourished by the blood of so many priestesses of the Kurokawa family, these two instruments of torture have become formidable magical artifacts.

Even if it's just sitting there, it's enough to repel most vengeful spirits. If someone with a certain level of spiritual insight, like the Shitamachi Shrine Maiden, saw it, it would definitely be considered a family heirloom.

Unfortunately, one of the two people currently here has no need for this item, while the other possesses the 400-year-old family heirloom sword, Muramasaru, and doesn't even bother with it.

A tattered talisman was pasted on the dark blade of the decapitation sword.

It's a seal.

Someone is using this decapitation sword, which has become a magical artifact, to seal something away.

However, depending on the situation, the seal has been broken again.

This is the final gate of the Kurokawa family's Five Prisons. What is it sealing away here?

Moreover, judging from the brand-new appearance of this talisman, it was clearly applied shortly before the aura of the underworld overflowed.

So that's how it is... No wonder.

Kujo Toru let out a soft breath; the last question had been answered.

At this point, all the mysteries of Daiyu Village have been solved.

Volume 1: Chapter 199 (4K) The Truth Behind the Destruction of Daimiya?

He reached out and tore the talisman, which had broken in two, and prepared to try to use the Spirit-Tracing Technique to find the talisman's owner.

However, the moment it was touched, the seemingly intact talisman turned into a pile of ashes.

"Very vigilant."

Kujo Toru stood up and placed his right hand on the hilt of the sacred sword.

The Spirit-Trapping Technique is a unique Yin-Yang technique of the Qingfu Grand Shrine, and can be considered an exclusive, inherited secret technique. Outsiders would never know that such a technique exists.

It can only be said that the other party is used to hiding themselves.

However, upon closer reflection, even though so many things were found at Kurokawa Shrine, the so-called benefactor did not actually reveal any information.

Aside from knowing that such a person exists behind the scenes of the Kurokawa family, nothing else is known, not even their specific appearance. All that is known is that the person wears a purple-black hunting robe and is suspected to be an Onmyoji (yin-yang master).

But is he really an Onmyoji? Kujo Toru has reservations about this.

The self-destruction of the talisman indicates that the other party is still alive.

It should be noted that the Kurokawa family obtained the secret technique from him in the second year of the Taisho era, which is more than 110 years ago.

No matter what, an Onmyoji is still a human being. The physical body has its limits, and spiritual power does not extend lifespan.

If having strong spiritual power meant living a long life, then wouldn't Kamo no Yasunori, Seimei, Ashiya Dōman, Abe no Yasunari who defeated Tamamo-no-Mae, and the monk Genō who shattered the Sesshō-seki all be alive today?

Therefore, there is a very high probability that the other party is not human.

This is the only thing that can be confirmed.

However, Kujo Toru had a premonition that the two would eventually face off.

This is a sixth sense derived from divine characteristics.

Asatake Yoshino watched Kujo Toru fall into deep thought, and just as she was about to speak, the ground beneath her feet suddenly began to shake violently.

The entire chamber was teetering on the brink of collapse, with dust falling from the ceiling and large chunks of congealed blood stains peeling off the walls.

She could barely keep her balance, so she instinctively grabbed Kujo Toru's arm and leaned against it.

Beneath their feet, the originally black wooden floor emitted a deep purple light, shooting into the sky.

The room was enveloped in beams of light.

The already intense aura of the underworld surged even more violently, and even with the protection of Murasame's power, Yoshino Asatake felt her body temperature dropping.

White mist was clearly exhaled from his mouth and nose in the sweltering summer heat.

The aura of the underworld that she could previously resist has now exceeded Congyu Maru's threshold and is slowly eroding her.

"Take it."

Kujo Toru handed her something, and the girl took it instinctively.

A cold, hard sensation came from her palm, and at the same time, a powerful spiritual force emanated from her hand, quickly spreading throughout her entire body.

The Yellow Spring Qi that had already entered the body was instantly dispelled, and the body temperature began to return to normal.

Looking down, Asahi Yoshino was immediately dumbfounded.

Because what Kujo Toru gave her was the very divine sword, Kuji Mijima Kanesada, which she had always envied.

"That Lord Kujou..."

"I have the Kusanagi in the sky."

Kujo Toru shut her down with a single sentence.

The commotion just now clearly indicates that the burning mountain ceremony has fully commenced.

With Yatogami's resurrection imminent, he was already planning to use Ama-no-Murakumo even without this incident.

Although the Seifu Shinto-ryu school also has dual-sword techniques, he still prefers a single sword, so he might as well give the Mikami-tō to Asatake Yoshino for self-defense.

As for the Yellow Springs' aura eroding him?

Stop making the guardian spirits laugh.

It's not like he hasn't done things like blocking the gates to the underworld before. Although he used an avatar back then, the difference between his spiritual power and that of his avatar isn't that significant now.

Once I've dealt with Daiyu Village, I reckon I'll be level 20.

"go!"