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

She didn't think it was Kujo Tetsu who had mixed up the sisters' names.

The fact that they were able to break into Kurokawa Shrine at this time, pass through the Five Hells unscathed, and see Kurokawa Ritsuki, who was already a celestial being, all indicated that the two people in front of them were not ordinary people.

However, she did not believe that the shrine maiden who had been with her day and night for the past three days was Kurokawa Kiritsuki, the one who had killed the entire Daimyo Village.

During the time ten years ago when he was chosen as the "superfluous person" by Class 3-3, Kurokawa Ritsuki was Daimura's only friend.

She would never forget Kurokawa Ritsuki's appearance in her entire life, and there was absolutely no way she could mistake her for someone else.

So, what is going on?

The girl's heterochromatic eyes were full of questions, hoping her friend could provide an answer.

But the pure white-clad priestess did not speak; instead, she silently gazed down at the cliff below.

A dark blue fire dragon coiled on the mountainside.

The entire mountain, along with the Kurokawa Shrine, was shaking violently, as if it were about to collapse at any moment.

The lake water, completely tainted by the Yellow Springs, surged with terrifying waves.

Crimson foul air shot into the sky along with a dark purple beam of light.

It appears dazzling, but in reality it is full of destructive implications.

She could clearly feel that, under the influence of the Great New Year, the seal, which had not been maintained for ten years, was beginning to crumble.

The resurrection of Yato-gami is just one step away.

This step can only truly begin if she personally presides over the ceremony, so that the more than one hundred years of feud between the Kurokawa family and Daimura can be completely ended.

So before that, she had to deal with these two uninvited guests.

"How did you find out, young mage?"

Curiosity welled up on the priestess's face.

She believed that no one would be able to see through her disguise.

This can be seen from the fact that Misaki Mei always regarded her as Kurokawa Rigetsu.

Even her own sister's best friend didn't notice, but the boy in front of her saw through it.

So Kurokawa Kirigetsu really wanted to know where his weakness lay.

"It's a very simple deduction. Anyone who knows the history of Kurokawa Shrine can easily guess it."

Kujo Toru said with a relaxed expression.

Even at this moment, he remained completely calm and showed no intention of directly taking action to stop it.

He was a completely different person from not long ago.

"I also know about the past of Kurokawa Shrine, so why didn't I see it?"

Misaki Mei was quite puzzled.

She knew all about the origins of Kurokawa Shrine, its bloody secret arts, and the evil spirits it suppressed.

She and Kurokawa Ritsuki were best friends ten years ago, so logically she should be the one most likely to notice something was wrong.

But it was Kujo Toru who discovered Kurokawa Kirizuki's disguise.

"Are you really sure that what you know about the Kurokawa Shrine is true? For example, Kurokawa Kirizuki and Kurokawa Rizuki are actually twins, which is why you can't tell them apart by their appearance?"

Kujo Toru glanced at her and asked a question in return.

“Twins? How is that possible!” Misaki Mei instinctively wanted to retort: ​​“Kurokawa Kiritsuki performed the Five Prisons Secret Technique ahead of schedule because he was about to turn eighteen…”

"If they were twins born at the same time, then Li Yue would have long since exceeded the age required for the secret technique during the burning mountain ceremony back then. How could she have gone at such a crucial moment..."

Misaki Mei stopped speaking.

Clearly, she realized it too.

Just then, Toru Kujo's voice rang out from the edge of the cliff.

The burning mountain ceremony takes place on New Year's Eve in July, which suggests that Kurokawa Kiritsuki's birthday is in March.

However, at that time, Kurokawa Ritsuki was a senior at Yomiyama Junior High School and had already completed his first semester.

Even if the sisters' mother became pregnant with them immediately, as long as they weren't premature, based on their age difference, Kurokawa Riyue would be born no earlier than January of the following year.

According to the age regulations for school enrollment, she could only be a second-year high school student.

"Therefore, from this point of view, we can deduce that the Kurokawa sisters are twins, which gave Kurokawa Kirizuki the opportunity to impersonate Kurokawa Rigetsu."

Looking up at the somewhat flustered shrine maiden, Kujo Toru slowly began to speak:

"Was my deduction correct?"

“That’s true, but,” Kurokawa Kiritsuki scratched his face and asked in a low voice, “was there really a strict age limit for school enrollment?”

The atmosphere suddenly became very strange.

All three looked at her strangely, causing a hint of embarrassment to appear on the pure white-clad priestess's face.

"I'm sorry, I was homeschooled from a young age and never went to school, so I don't know about these things."

Because her younger sister had stronger intuition than her since childhood, she was chosen as the next successor to the shrine's secret arts, while she, as the older sister, was tasked with carrying on the shrine's legacy.

So he stayed at home learning about the shrine and never went to school.

That's why such a flaw was left in the lie, which was exposed by Kujo Toru in one sentence.

"So she's just a country girl from the mountains, no wonder."

Kujo Toru said something meaningful.

Kurokawa Kiritsuki puffed out his cheeks, trying his best to defend himself:

"No! I... I have studied some basic knowledge."

But under the watchful eyes of the others, she ultimately chose to shut up, turned her head away and continued looking down the mountain, burying her head in the sand like an ostrich.

"So Kurokawa Ritsuki actually underwent the Five Prisons Secret Technique four months ago?"

Misaki Mei had calmed down and no longer held any opinions about Kujo Toru. Instead, he began to stand on the same side as Kujo and started to sort out the doubts surrounding the whole incident.

"Correct."

Kujo Toru nodded: "Because they were worried that the older sister, whose inspiration was not as good as her younger sister's, would fail in the secret technique, the two sisters' father ultimately made a decision."

"After Kurokawa Kirizuki entered the Fifth Prison, he sent his younger sister in as insurance."

Misaki Mei was incredulous: "This is too cold-blooded. He didn't even wait for the results before personally killing off both of his daughters."

"Your spirit can't hold on any longer, can it?" Asatake Yoshino said, "After a hundred years of inheritance, in my generation, there are only two daughters who meet the requirements left."

"He probably already had a tendency to self-destruct at that time, thinking that he might as well fail completely and let the Kurokawa family end in his generation."

As someone who also bears the responsibility of passing on the shrine's legacy, Yoshino Asatake understands the mindset of the head of the Kurokawa family.

But she disagreed, because no matter what, his actions were tantamount to killing his two daughters.

"What he didn't expect was that his daughter had succeeded with all the secret techniques that had an extremely low success rate, but the lineage of Kurokawa Shrine was truly going to end."

Misaki Mei muttered to herself, then suddenly couldn't help but want to laugh.

It just feels so ironic.

Kurokawa Kirizuki, who had been eavesdropping the whole time, looked somewhat gloomy and sighed softly.

She couldn't quite describe how she felt.

Do you resent it?

She must have felt hatred. They had clearly agreed that she would become the priestess, but he still kept it from her and sent Ritsuki to the Five Hells as well.

But this resentment was buried along with the mudslide that occurred ten years ago.

There's only one thing she wants to do right now:

Revive Yatogami and completely end the history and responsibilities of the Kurokawa family.

"The time has come. I'm about to begin the ceremony. Will you stop me, young mage?"

She still spoke softly, but her eyes were firm.

Her hands, hidden in Chihaya's sleeves, were already clenched, ready for action.

No matter what, she absolutely wouldn't allow anyone to stop her tonight.

If all else fails, then we'll have to temporarily seal Kujo Toru and the others away.

She admitted that the boy in front of her was indeed somewhat extraordinary. Not only was he able to cross the barrier lake eroded by the Yellow Springs and get all the way here, but he was also able to figure out a lot of things on his own.

but!

She is no longer the incompetent Kurokawa Kirizuki of ten years ago!

Now she is a celestial being, possessing the spiritual power of the celestial priestesses of the Kurokawa family throughout the ages. Even if Yato-gami were to be resurrected, she is confident that she could completely defeat him.

No matter what, Kujo Toru is just a high school student, and he still has a physical body, meaning he is still human.

Kurokawa Kirizuki couldn't fathom the possibility of him losing.

Just kidding, I won easily, okay?

However, what Kujo Toru said next was beyond her expectations:

"I was wondering why you were listening to me talk; I wasn't planning on stopping you."

Kurokawa Kirizuki's genuinely puzzled expression caused his lips to twitch.

I don't really want to talk to him anymore.

She raised the Kagura bell in her hand.

At the bell handle, five colored ribbons, symbolizing the five elements (green, yellow, red, white, and blue), fluttered in the night breeze.

The shrine maiden stood on the altar, her head adorned with a magnificent crown, her snow-white hair perfectly outlining her graceful figure, making her appear both holy and beautiful.

Barefoot, she moved lightly across the table, and just as she bent down, Kurokawa Kirizuki suddenly stopped what she was doing and asked another question:

"You really don't intend to stop it?"

Kujo Toru shook his head:

"Our goals are the same."

He was serious about that statement.

Upon arriving at the altar, he began to understand why the powerful figure hidden behind the scenes was so confident that the Kurokawa family would obediently resurrect Yatogami according to his plan.

The reason is simple: the seal of Yato-gami is placed on the entrance to the underworld.

To completely eliminate the threat of the Underworld, Yatogami must be freed first; otherwise, they will continue to suffer from the invasion of the Underworld's aura.

Alternatively, they could follow the Five Prisons Secret Technique and use the lives of a large number of Kurokawa family girls every ten years to create a priestess and hold a mountain-burning ceremony to maintain the seal.

Then, at a specific point in time, the mountain-burning ritual will also become part of the resurrection of Yatogami.

This is an open conspiracy with no solution, and it has nothing to do with whether the Kurokawa family knew about it or not.

When they chose to rebel against the main family of the Asahi clan more than a hundred years ago, this outcome was already predetermined.

Unless the Kurokawa family is completely wiped out before that time comes, the resurrection of Yato-gami is inevitable.

Thus, the Kurokawa family line truly ended, just as the previous head of the family, unable to withstand the pressure, chose to send all his daughters to the Five Prisons.

Therefore, the nobleman was forced to intervene ten years ago, and the evidence was the sealing talisman found in the execution prison.

After receiving Kujo Toru's reaffirmation, Kurokawa Kiritsuki temporarily shifted his attention away from him and turned to what he was about to do.

Taking a light breath, the pure white-clad shrine maiden began to shake the bell in her hand.

jingle.

jingle.

jingle.

The sound of the bell spread in all directions with the mountain breeze, reaching towards the horizon.

The mountains and forests seemed to have become quiet.

The center of the entire world seemed to have shifted to Kurokawa Kirizuki.