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

He felt as if he was gradually becoming unlike himself.

To prevent a similar tragedy from happening again, he left the Eighth Street City and traveled to various remote or abandoned villages to collect material.

If I go to a deserted place, even if I'm being manipulated, I won't cause so many deaths, right?

This is his idea.

And so, in an abandoned shrine in the mountains, he met the sword priest of the Seifu Taisha Shrine.

I witnessed the other party kill three fox demons with a single sword strike.

It was at this moment that he realized that the world was never as peaceful as it seemed on the surface.

"Later, the Sword Master gave me a protective charm that isolated me from the Black Wild Fox's curse, and had me lead the way to the desolate village where I first encountered the Black Wild Fox, where he sealed it away."

"seal?"

“Yes,” Hikoo Kurusu nodded: “The sword priest said that although the black raccoon is not very powerful, the girl has become its servant priestess. If the exorcism is carried out here, it will be completely resurrected through the priestess’s body.”

"To avoid this situation, Sword Blessing plans to seal it away first and deal with it when there is an opportunity later."

"So that's how it is..."

Kujo Toru sighed, never expecting that there was such a complicated story behind the black raccoon.

It seems that if I intend to fight back, I'll have to find that mysteriously disappeared woman first.

Do you remember that girl's name?

"Keiko!" Hikoo Kurusu insisted, "Hirata Keiko!"

Volume One: Chapter Fifty I suspect you have misunderstood me

Keiko Hirata... Keiko!

Kujo Toru recalled Akiyama Shoji's diary.

The woman he killed was also named Keiko.

Could it be the same person?

No, if it was the same person, how could Hirata Keiko, who was the servant priestess of the Black Tanuki, have been killed by Akiyama Shoji, who was still an ordinary person at the time?

However, if you calculate the time, Hirata Keiko was still a junior high school student fifteen years ago, while Akiyama Shoji had already started working when he met her seven years ago.

The age matches perfectly.

And what a coincidence that two girls named Keiko happen to be involved with Kuroyori?

Kujo Toru had already formed a suspicion in his mind and planned to confirm it later.

But now...

"I will handle the Black Fox matter."

After saying that, Kujo Toru turned and left the rooftop.

Now that we know from the other party that the temple is in Shuangqiu Mountain, there is no need to stay here any longer.

There were no signs on the mountain paths, so asking for more information wouldn't help unless the other person led you into the mountains.

But I'm going to see the black raccoon, not on a spring outing. Given his age, I should let him go.

Anyway, Shuangqiu Mountain isn't very big; one or two days is enough to explore it all.

Walking down the rooftop, stepping on the ankle-deep weeds, Kujo Toru left the school ruins.

He took his phone out of his pocket and called Daisuke Kosaka.

But before he could speak, a sigh came from the other end, leaving him completely confused.

"Tell me, where is the murder this time?"

Daisuke Kousaka's voice was filled with melancholy.

It's unclear whether he was saddened by the passing of another vibrant life, or by the fact that he had to work overtime again.

"...Do you have some deep misunderstanding about me?"

"It's not a misunderstanding."

Kujo Toru rolled his eyes, somewhat speechless.

Instead of dwelling on the topic with Daisuke Kosaka, I cut straight to the point:

"I'd like to ask about Akiyama Shoji, is that alright?"

The sound of a lighter came through the phone; it seemed that Daisuke Kosaka was lighting a cigarette.

"You were the first person to discover the crime scene, and you also caught the murderer. You have the right to know about the case. So, what do you want to ask?"

"His criminal record."

Kujo Toru turned around and glanced back.

The old man was packing up his easel on the rooftop, seemingly preparing to leave.

"For example, did he kill anyone before coming to Chiba City?"

"No."

Daisuke Kosaka's voice was very certain:

"You want to ask about the murder recorded in that diary, right? We asked our colleagues in Sakura City to investigate, and there is no record of a woman named Keiko dying or going missing. No body has been found at the location where she was hiding the body, as she gave us."

"According to our psychological experts, he may have suffered from a serious mental illness before, developing hysteria and fantasizing that he had killed someone."

"That's not actually the case at all."

"By the way, you are only allowed to know this, and you are not allowed to talk about it anywhere else, understand? This case has already been reported to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, and you are not allowed to disclose any information to the public for the time being."

"I understand, don't worry." Kujo Toru reassured him, then brought up another person:

"Also, could you help me look into the situation of Hirata Keiko? She's someone who went missing in the fire in Hachikaido City fifteen years ago."

"I'm telling you..."

After a long day of hard work at the police station, Daisuke Kosaka finally managed to catch his breath, feeling like his fists were clenched.

"I'm a criminal investigator, not a private investigator! It's against regulations for me to access residents' private information!"

"I suspect she may be planning more murders."

"That's just suspicion. I must act according to the rules!"

After saying that, Daisuke Kosaka seemed afraid that Toru Kujo would continue to ask questions, so he hung up the phone.

Kujo Toru pursed his lips.

What a rigid guy.

She sighed softly.

It seems he guessed right.

From the very beginning, Akiyama Shoji was completely manipulated by Hirata Keiko.

Murder is a setup.

With Black Fox's abilities, it would be incredibly easy to make him hallucinate about killing.

Perhaps he had already fallen into this trap from the moment his mental state became abnormal.

Ultimately, it was just about finding a tool to complete the Seven Luminaries Underworld Ritual so that the Black Tanuki could shed its identity as a vengeful spirit, regain its physical body, and become a monster.

And was Akiyama Shoji the only one who fell into this trap?

Kujo Toru thought it was impossible.

Judging from the contents of the diary, this was just a casual move by Hirata Keiko, without her putting much thought into it.

It's dangerous for a woman like that to be hiding in human society.

However, the most urgent task is to first go up the mountain and find the temple.

So many years have passed, and he doesn't believe that Hirata Keiko didn't try to break the seal.

We must check the seal!

With this in mind, Kujo Toru returned to the central street.

We started purchasing some essential items for our trip into the mountains.

For example, food, water, and flashlights, as well as some first aid equipment for mountainous areas.

Fill the backpack completely.

After doing all this, he began to walk towards Shuangqiu Mountain.

The sun gradually sets in the west.

Time passed slowly.

He finally arrived at the campsite at the foot of the mountain when the sky was ablaze with red clouds.

After paying the administrator and renting a tent, he avoided the people who came to camp.

They set up their tent in a secluded corner and then started making dinner.

To replenish energy before heading into the mountains.

The sun sets.

Kujo extinguished the fire, checked his backpack again, and headed straight into the mountains.

The night was deep.

The outline of Shuangqiu Mountain was blurred in the darkness.

It looks like a small grave mound.

I turned on my powerful flashlight to illuminate the path beneath my feet and headed into the mountains.

As he continued to venture deeper, the cement road disappeared without him noticing, replaced by a natural, winding path.

Under the flashlight beam, the crooked tree trunks looked remarkably like strangely shaped human figures.

A shimmering spiritual light shone in Kujo Toru's eyes as he began to scan the flow of spiritual energy in the air.

In Yin-Yang techniques, there are two types of seals.

One method involves using one's own spiritual power to inject the seal into the container. As time goes by, the spiritual power dissipates, and the seal gradually becomes ineffective.

Another method is to set up a barrier based on the terrain, changing the direction of spiritual energy in the air, thereby forming a huge seal.

Compared to the previous method, this seal lasts longer, but it requires a high level of skill from the person who sets it up.

For Toru Kujo, he is not yet capable of achieving that level.

However, if it's just checking and making repairs on the basis, there shouldn't be any problem.

After all, it was his own Yin-Yang technique, which he was very familiar with.

"It was indeed partially damaged."

Looking at the somewhat awkward flow of spiritual energy in the air, Kujo Toru muttered to himself.

Fortunately, the damage wasn't severe, and the black raccoon was unable to escape.

only……

"The small mountain village that was sealed at the core has been dragged into the mortal world."

Kujo Toru frowned.

This means that he must traverse every part of Twin Hills to find the entrance connecting the mortal world to the eternal world before he can begin to repair the seal.

Volume 1: Chapter 51 After retiring, the male prostitute can only become a live streamer.

"...not here either."

Kujo Toru, his right hand gripping the tree trunk, opened his eyes.

The sun had already risen, casting its light upon the mountains and forests.