Crossover anime, and you call this a slice-of-life story?

Since she can't escape the underworld anyway, Shangguan Yun only needs to teach her a lesson.

When Ebisu heard Shangguan Yun ask Izanami for the Yellow Springs, his expression changed. He wanted to speak but held back.

Izanami didn't play any tricks. She obediently put the Words of the Underworld back into the small box and manipulated it to fly into Shangguan Yun's hand.

"Thank you. As a return gift, here's a drop of this for you."

With a flick of his finger, Shangguan Yun sent a drop of life-giving energy, rich in vital energy, flying toward Izanami.

When this drop of the Fountain of Life appeared, Izanami's face instantly showed a look of longing and surprise.

At this moment, even the three "Words of the Underworld" that she had painstakingly crafted over countless years could not compare to this drop of the Fountain of Life.

Her initial pity was instantly replaced by excitement.

With this drop of the Fountain of Life, her decaying appearance can be restored.

Although they will still be eroded again due to the characteristics of the underworld, they can at least maintain their immortal appearance for a hundred years.

This was something she had always dreamed of.

But how could there be such a treasure as the Fountain of Life in the Yellow Springs, and no one would specifically send her such a thing?

"Thank you so much..."

Izanami bowed deeply, her expression filled with emotion, and tears welled up in her eyes.

"I did take your treasure, and I don't want to be scared by your face again next time."

Shangguan Yun waved his hand. At that time, Erkoya gave him a bottle of Fountain of Life, which contained more than a dozen drops. He exchanged just one drop for three bottles of Yellow Springs Words and Izanami's gratitude, which was a good deal for him.

After all, he wasn't some kind of bully.

Moreover, the other person wasn't a bad person; she would even ask for their opinion before asking for company.

Otherwise, with her strength, it would be easy for her to bring people from the real world into the world.

Upon hearing Shangguan Yun's words, Izanami recalled her previous tragic experiences, and her expression became somewhat complicated.

He took the drop of the Fountain of Life and swallowed it without hesitation.

The skin on her face peeled off, revealing a hideous and terrifying skull face, which sent chills down Kato Megumi's spine.

The true appearance of Izanami, whom I just spoke with, is so terrifying.

A white mist rose from Izanami's face, accompanied by a continuous hissing sound.

Before long, the surface was once again covered with smooth and soft skin.

This face is much more beautiful than the previous human skin; she truly deserves to be called a former goddess.

When Ebisu saw this face, his eyes flickered, as if some memory was surfacing, but he couldn't recall it.

I felt that face was incredibly familiar and dear to me.

'Mother……'

Having regained her appearance, Izanami seems to have become a bit gentler in personality.

Most of the resentment and hatred stemming from her appearance disappeared.

"Sorry, I startled everyone."

Izanami's warm smile seemed quite out of place in the dark and gloomy underworld.

His gaze fell upon Shangguan Yun, a mixture of gratitude and hesitation in his eyes.

"I still have the Fountain of Life. If you behave well, I will give you a drop every hundred years to maintain your appearance."

"Rest assured, I will obey your orders."

Izanami hurriedly assured her that she couldn't accept the possibility of her appearance being restored to its ugly state a hundred years later, since she had regained her beauty.

'Is this the world of the big shots...?'

When Kato Megumi saw that the two of them were talking about a hundred-year time limit, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

Shangguan Yun turned to look at Kato Megumi and asked curiously, "By the way, Kato, how did you end up in the Underworld?"

"Uh... this..."

When Kato Megumi heard Shangguan Yun's question, a hint of embarrassment flashed across her face, and she quietly recounted her experience of going on a picnic with her family today.

Hearing the other party's story, Shangguan Yun was both amused and exasperated.

It's really troublesome for living people to have this kind of presence.

However, if Gin had such abilities in his lifetime, he would probably be laughing in his dreams.

This is practically the kind of divine skill every assassin dreams of...

Kato Megumi recounted how he met Ebisu and was protected by him after arriving in Yomi, and also revealed without reservation that Ebisu's purpose in coming to Yomi was to find the words of Yomi.

Shangguan Yun glanced at Ebisu; he hadn't expected there to be such a conscious being among the gods.

Even Bishamonten and Yato only care about saving the people in front of them, and don't worry about the common people or anything like that.

But Ebisu sacrificed the lives of several generations in an effort to reduce calamities in the world.

Even Shangguan Yun felt a sense of admiration for him, as he himself could not have achieved such a level.

"I can give you a copy of the Yellow Springs' Words, but you're not in a good state right now."

Shangguan Yun looked at Ebisu and said.

He could clearly feel the other person's body was exhausted; they were now hanging on by a thread and could die at any moment.

Not only was he tortured to the point of near death for forcibly naming yokai, but the mass death of divine artifacts nearly caused his physical demise, and he also suffered corruption after arriving in the underworld while protecting Kato Megumi...

If you want to save Ebisu from this state, one or two drops of the Fountain of Life are simply not enough.

Ebisu was aware of his current situation and did not ask Shangguan Yun to save him.

After all, he and the other party were not related, and he was already very satisfied that the other party agreed to give him a message from the underworld.

Obtaining the Words of the Underworld would have been enough for him; the rest could be left to the next generation…

"If possible, please pass on the words of the underworld to the next generation, Ebisu."

"Mr. Ebisu?!"

Kato Megumi looked at Ebisu, not understanding why the other would say such a thing.

"My generation's mission is complete; the next generation will surely not have to endure this suffering..."

Ebisu chuckled lightly, showing no fear of death whatsoever, as if he had long been accustomed to it.

Chapter 167 The Punishment from the Gods

He was one of the gods who experienced the most frequent generational changes, so such changes were not unacceptable to him.

Although he still felt a little reluctant to leave this world, Ebisu was very open-minded.

He remembered the time when he was just born.

He was still quite naive after the generational change, and his body still resembled that of a child.

Some of the artifacts around him looked at him with a sense of indifference, and some even seemed to be mocking him.

"The young master has changed again?"

"Young Master must be the god who changes the fastest, right? That's great, it doesn't matter if a god dies."

Whenever he heard these words, a feeling of resentment and longing for this world would well up in his heart.

'The previous generation probably didn't want to die...'

But being so young, he obediently accepted the perfunctory service from the artifacts, as if he himself would die soon.

Iwamiya, the priest, was responsible for teaching him.

Do I have that many names?

Ebisu looked at the long list of his own names in the book.

'Biliugu Ming', 'Leezi Ming', 'Rong God', 'Shidai Lord God'...

Iwaya, with his white hair, looked at Ebisu with a complicated expression, as if trying to find traces of his predecessor in him.

Unfortunately, the gods of a new generation do not retain the memories of the previous generation.

"If you include the names of the gods worshipped, there are indeed this many."

Iwami answered.

There was a hint of confusion in Megumi's eyes.

"Although humans call me Ebisu, that name... also means a drowned corpse, right? So... who am I, really?"

"There is a legend that you were Hiruko, the first child born to Lady Izanami. We call you Lord Ebisu because that is the most well-known name."

A hint of adult-like melancholy flashed in Ebisu's eyes.

"Is that so...? My mother abandoned me because she didn't need me... I'm just like Nora..."

"I've heard that you've been my sacred weapon for a long time, so I'd rather know your opinion than read these books."

Iwami remained silent and did not answer.

Keibisu sighed and said, "—In my notebook, there's something written with the words of the underworld. What exactly is it?"

……

"By the way, there are quite a few people standing in the sky up there. They must be here to see you, right?"

Shangguan Yun looked at Ebisu and said that although the gods in the sky outside had set up barriers to prevent outsiders from investigating, they were useless to him.

Judging from their formation, it looked like they were about to launch a military campaign against someone.

It now seems that the target of the attack is naturally Ebisu.

"This is really a headache. It seems like fate has already rejected me..."

Ebisu gave a bitter smile. He had put in so much effort, but in the end, he was attacked by the heavens. It was truly ironic.

Kato Megumi was somewhat puzzled, but she also felt inexplicably nervous.

'Mr. Ebisu, are you going to die...?'

She found it hard to accept that the deity who had protected her all along was going to die.

He clearly had such lofty ideals...

But she could only watch, because she was just an ordinary person and couldn't help the other party at all.

It seems that only Senior Shangguan can help them now, but the other party also seems to be quite calm.

Does death hold no fear for them whatsoever?

Kato Megumi didn't understand their world. In short, she didn't want to die, nor did she want to see people she knew die.

"Alright, let's get back to the ground first. Well then... we'll be leaving now."

Shangguan Yun said, then greeted Izanami.

"The hospitality was inadequate..."

Although she wanted to try to persuade her to stay, Izanami had to give up the idea after looking at the gloomy environment around her.

The idea of ​​changing the world of the underworld suddenly arose in my mind.

Without bothering Shangguan Yun, Izanami waved her sleeve, and the three of them were instantly sent out of the underworld.

As the ruler of the underworld, Izanami naturally possesses such abilities.

After emerging, Kato Megumi felt a terrifying aura emanating from above.

The sound of drums was like thunder, constantly exploding in their ears, as if all the clouds in the sky had gathered above their heads.

Above the clouds, countless figures stood densely packed together, like celestial soldiers.

However, these figures were all wearing cloaks that covered their faces, seemingly not wanting to be recognized.

"Are these... all gods?"