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

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Two blurry figures stood in front of the tombstone.

One was dressed in hunting robes, and the other in shrine maiden attire.

As Yueyi blinked again, the figure vanished once more.

"They're still pressuring you to get married even though the person is gone..."

He muttered a complaint under his breath, shook his head, and strode away into the sun.

This time it's really time to go back to the shrine.

At that moment, a notification quietly popped up from the system:

[The priesthood contract (temporary priestess) has been signed. Please select your work location.]

Qingzu Grand Shrine.

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Volume 1: Chapter 63 You Have to Work for Me for Free

A tall, scarlet torii gate came into view.

The path to the temple, which hadn't been cleaned for several days, was covered with fallen branches.

There were no other traces.

Upon seeing this, Kujo Toru suddenly thought of Yukinoshita Haruno.

Since that second warning to her that day, no more crow corpses have appeared at the shrine entrance.

In other words, it really was her family members doing something underhanded behind her back?

Stepping on the stone steps, Kujo Toru climbed upwards step by step.

Before long, the eaves of the main hall of the shrine came into view.

A crimson figure was squatting in front of the stone, curiously playing with the shimenawa rope attached to it.

A snow-white double-layered blouse and crimson riding trousers.

Her dark red long hair was neatly tied behind her head with sandalwood paper.

The sunlight slanted across the eaves and fell on her.

Kujo Toru seemed to smell the sandalwood in the air.

"Don't break it."

The sudden opening of the mouth seemed to startle the Scarlet Witch.

He quickly withdrew his hand and turned his head away.

A pair of slightly dull, wine-red eyes looked at the boy.

She blinked.

Then she straightened up, lifted the hem of her red hakama, and jogged over.

White tabi socks worn with wooden clogs.

The footsteps on the stone slabs made a crisp, clattering sound.

He charged all the way to Kujo Toru.

He skillfully pulled a notepad and a pen from his wide sleeve, clearly indicating that he had come prepared.

He was writing with his head down.

Then he held it up in front of Kujo Toru.

I'm here at work!

Her handwriting is beautiful.

"you know?"

Kujo Toru asked in surprise.

He had initially thought that the divine contract given by the system was only responsible for bringing people over, and he was wondering how to explain it to her.

Erii Uesugi nodded.

He then quickly began writing on the paper, his pen flying across the page.

Kujo Toru stood beside her, watching her write.

It turns out that after he wrote Uesugi Erii's name on the priesthood contract that day, the contract appeared in her hand.

And a voice in her head explained it all to her.

Kujo Tetsu is recruiting her to work as a temporary shrine maiden in another world, where she only needs to work 12 hours a week.

"That's good, it saves me some trouble."

Nodding, Kujo Toru did not ask why the other party had just signed the priesthood contract.

He clearly wrote down the name last Saturday, and I even thought the little witch had directly rejected him.

However, Erii Uesugi made no attempt to hide anything from him.

He continued writing on the notepad.

As she wrote down the events of the past few days, Toru Kujo's expression gradually became strange.

He wasn't surprised that the little shrine maiden was the little princess of the Snake Clan.

I had pretty much guessed it when we were on the run, after all, Genjiro had introduced himself and made such a big show of chasing us.

However, what happened next was something that Toru Kujo couldn't have predicted.

What do you mean by losing a fake father but gaining a real father and a real brother in less than a week?

Although the other party wrote down everything they knew, filling half a notebook.

However, things were far too complicated, and there were many hidden details that even Uesugi Erii herself was unaware of.

So the final news that Kujo Toru received was:

The ramen chef, Uesugi Koshi, was the long-lost hidden emperor of the Snake Clan, and Kazama Ruri, who came to kill him, was Uesugi Koshi's son.

After the two put on a show of filial piety, Uesugi Kotetsu approached his old subordinate, Inuyama He.

So after cursing each other as "traitors to the emperor" and "cowards and deserters," the two got into another fight and inexplicably forgave each other.

The reason they were beaten up was that they had both been beaten up by a grumpy old man named Angers.

How to put it? There's a strange sense that Li Jing and the Jade Emperor have developed a mutual respect because they were both beaten by the Monkey King.

In the end, these two people joined forces at Genji Heavy Industries.

Because he was seriously injured by that sword strike, Genjiro was suppressed by Uesugi Etsushi with a slap.

The current patriarch, Tachibana Masamune, committed suicide by shooting himself.

And so, the entire Snake Clan is now under the control of Uesugi Echizen.

It is because of these things that Uesugi Erii has only now signed the priesthood contract.

As for the blood ties and entanglements between these individuals, Kujo Toru did not want to delve into them.

It's too messy.

And he probably won't go to that world to do training missions again.

Because a new world has begun.

With his current spiritual power level of 11, that world wouldn't be able to provide much more experience.

"alright."

Kujo Toru shook his head and put aside all the stories that Uesugi Erii had told.

He entered the main hall amidst the latter's curious gaze, and when he came out, he was holding a bamboo broom and a sign.

"Since you've signed it, we'll proceed according to the proper procedures."

Erii Uesugi took the broom from his hand, her expression very serious.

"Your position is temporary shrine maiden, that is, apprentice shrine maiden, so there is no salary."

Kujo Toru was the first to state the benefits he could offer.

"The job isn't complicated. First, go down the mountain to the torii gate and hang up this sign."

He waved the half-person-high wooden plaque in his hand that read "Offerings Received Today," and then said:

"Then it's about ensuring the cleanliness of the shrine, mainly the area in front of the main hall and the approach path. As long as it's reasonably clean, that's fine."

Erii Uesugi nodded and wrote down each point on a notepad.

"If anyone comes to worship, you should receive them here."

They led the little shrine maiden to the small house next to the approach to the temple.

That was the office of the Qingfu Grand Shrine, where some of the small props he made himself were kept.

"Various amulets cost 100,000 yen, prayer beads cost 30,000 yen, and the prices of other items are listed on this piece of paper."

"Don't go into my quarters unless it's absolutely necessary. I'm going to rest in the back hall first. You can go play there for a while when no one's around. I'm leaving this place to you."

Only after Uesugi Erii obediently nodded and wrote "I understand" on a piece of paper did Kujo Toru walk towards the rear hall.

He's sore all over and just wants to lie in bed and rest.

After taking a good shower and changing his clothes, Kujo Toru lay down on the bed.

I watched through the glass as that clumsy, crimson-clad figure swept the floor.

Sunlight fell on his face.

The weariness from not sleeping all night washed over me.

He closed his eyes and fell asleep immediately.

However, Gokou Ruri, who hadn't slept all night like him, felt no sleepiness at all.

Faint dark circles appeared on the girl's face.

His eyes were blank as he stared at the teacher lecturing on the podium.

He exuded a gloomy, oppressive aura.

This caused the teacher to frequently glance in her direction, and the teacher's voice became much quieter during class.