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

A clear, crisp female voice came from the black-robed figure.

Somewhat exhausted, Hachiman smiled bitterly to himself; it was still no use.

His strength drops drastically as soon as the battle drags on into the later stages.

When facing an opponent with extensive combat experience, as long as the opponent knows how to maneuver around you, you will definitely lose in the end.

"I won't give up so easily, Sister Lian!"

Hachiman said in a low voice, having been holding his breath for a long time because of the "teacher" who had been training him since he arrived at the base and who beat him up every day.

Seeing Hachiman gritting his teeth and charging forward again, a smile curled at the corner of his mouth beneath the black lotus cloak.

The sickle in his hand gleamed with an eerie light, half-raised above his head, and then swept across.

"Snap—"

Like the sound of shattering glass, the yoke on Hikigaya's back shattered and dissipated, and a huge gash was slashed across his chest, running from his shoulder to his lower abdomen, with flesh oozing out, looking incredibly gruesome.

He was kneeling on the ground, blood still seeping from the corner of his mouth.

"Ahem, sorry, I went a little too hard."

Looking at the miserable Hachiman, Kuroren took off her hood, revealing a delicate and beautiful face. At this moment, she looked apologetically at the grimacing Hachiman.

"You've never used this trick before."

Hachiman was somewhat indignant. If he had known that his opponent had such a devastating move, he would have been out of his mind to choose to rush up and fight head-on.

"Hehe, I just wanted to show off in front of those two. At worst, I'll halve your training this week."

Hei Lian playfully stuck out her tongue, like a mischievous young girl.

If Hikigaya didn't know that the other person was actually in their twenties, he might have been fooled by this cutesy act.

Wait... what were those two Black Lotus just talking about?

Just as Hachiman seemed to realize something, a familiar and deeply ingrained voice sounded behind him.

"Not bad, I can tell you've been training really hard lately."

"Senior Shangguan?!"

Hachiman turned his head in surprise, then gasped again as he aggravated his wound.

But seeing that it was indeed Senior Shangguan, he was quite excited.

Why does he train so hard?

One reason is to avoid experiencing the same pain again, to not want to be a weakling who is tormented again. The main reason is to repay the person who saved me from hell that day.

He hadn't seen the other person since that day, and Hachiman felt a little frustrated, thinking that he wasn't strong enough. Every time he came to train after school, he would exhaust himself.

Even Black Lotus, who was his sparring partner, thought he was too crazy; who trains like that?

When he learned that he was needed to cooperate in an experiment, he agreed without hesitation, which made his daily tasks even more arduous.

Fortunately, the so-called experiment only took some hair and blood samples from him and did not put any burden on his body.

Those people treated him with great respect, making him feel like some important person, something he had never experienced in his life of more than ten years.

Hachiman knew very well that everything he had was thanks to Senior Shangguan. He was a grateful person by nature, so he trained even harder, hoping that one day he could help the other party.

He did not hide his situation from his family, and the cultivator who took him back to deal with that incident also helped explain a lot.

Although her parents and younger sister were shocked and couldn't believe it, they eventually accepted the fact after Hikigaya showed off his magnificent kagune.

Shangguan Yun was also very grateful to Hikigaya for saving him and agreed to Hikigaya's idea of ​​following him.

Then a confidentiality agreement was signed.

As for what others think of Hachiman's sudden return, that's irrelevant. Apart from the inquisitive look Hiratsuka-sensei sometimes gives him, his daily life is relatively peaceful.

"How are you doing? Are you getting used to it? If you can't stick with it, you can give up. After all, you were just an ordinary person before, and you may not be able to accept the life of a cultivator."

Shangguan Yun looked at Hikigaya and spoke.

Chapter 59 The Mad Rize Kamishiro

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"I will not quit."

Hikigaya answered firmly, having experienced that kind of despair, mere training could not make him think of backing down.

"Very good. Your current strength is already quite good. The main thing to do next is to improve your ability to fight continuously. Although ghouls have better physical qualities than ordinary humans, cultivators are not ordinary humans. Every cultivator of the same level has physical qualities that are no weaker than ghouls."

Take Black Lotus for example. Her physical attributes far surpass those of Hikigaya. Although her recovery ability is not as good as his, her speed and explosiveness are outstanding.

"I see."

Hikigaya listened attentively to Shangguan Yun's advice. He was well aware that he was only taking advantage of the ghoul species and was still far behind truly powerful cultivators.

"Thank you for teaching Hachiman all this time, Kuroren."

Shangguan Yun turned his gaze to Hei Lian, who was as honest as a model student.

Hei Lian waved her hands repeatedly when Shangguan Yun thanked her, saying, "It's no trouble at all. I've also made great progress while training Hachiman. This guy truly deserves to be your chosen follower."

When facing Shangguan Yun and the others, Hei Lian appeared even more reserved than Hikigaya.

Unlike Hachiman, who didn't have a concrete concept of the strength of high-level cultivators, she was very clear about what it meant to be a breakthrough expert.

That's something truly capable of destroying the world!

Although battles between exceptionally powerful individuals are rare, each one has a significant impact.

If the enemy hadn't chosen to fight in different dimensions, their world would have been blown up long ago.

She was just a lowly second-tier cultivator, and to be praised by the other party was already quite an honor.

Hachiman's current strength is around Tier 2, 3 stars, which is like a meteoric rise for him.

It's important to know that in the world of ghouls, those with second-tier strength are almost all S-rank or higher ghouls. The SSS-rank ghoul, Mother of Chaos, who was instantly killed by Shangguan Yun, was only a second-tier, six-star ghoul.

If you put Hikigaya in the world of ghouls, he could at least become the head of an organization.

Apart from a few SSS-class ghouls and some powerful Special Class Investigators, very few people can beat Hikigaya in his current form.

This is the terrifying power of a strong cultivation talent!

Shangguan Yun could see that Hachiman had a very high potential, and his future achievements would not be low; he might even have the opportunity to become a fifth-tier powerhouse.

A fifth-tier expert could easily destroy a weak nation.

In any cultivation faction, they are revered and worshipped.

Shangguan Yun is looking forward to Hikigaya's growth. If given the opportunity, he will take him to a suitable other world to hone his skills.

Shangguan Jin praised Hachiman and Kuro, and then had Kuro take Hachiman to treat his wounds.

Black Lotus's final strike contained a special power; relying solely on regenerative abilities was insufficient. Black Lotus needed to first remove the power attached to the wound.

Shangguan Yun and Shangguan Jin returned to the second-floor lounge to drink tea.

Shangguan Jin took out several card-like objects and handed them to Shangguan Yun.

"what is this?"

Shangguan Yun took the card, somewhat puzzled.

"This is an invitation. I heard it's for the memorial service of a famous international director. They sent a few invitations because they knew someone from the Shangguan family was in Japan. I'm not really interested, but you're free anyway, so it wouldn't be bad to take your girl there for fun."

The girl Shangguan Jin was referring to was naturally Ai Haibara. Shangguan Yun had told him about her before, but the two had never officially met.

As for why he received the invitation, it was naturally because the Shangguan family was one of the top families in Shenzhou, so it was normal for them to send a few invitations out of courtesy. Whether he went or not was secondary; he had to give them face.

Aside from other cultivator factions, only a few leaders of the world's top powers would know that the Shangguan family is actually a cultivator force.

Shangguan Yun wasn't particularly interested at first, but when Shangguan Jin mentioned Ai Haibara, he put the invitation away.

I took her out to play yesterday, and she seemed quite happy. The venue for the banquet didn't seem to be too far away, so we just went out to eat something nice and relax.

Back home, Shangguan Yun told Ai Haibara about it, and she immediately agreed.

Shangguan Yun called Tang Keke again to ask if she wanted to go together on Friday night.

Tang Keke said painfully on the other end of the phone, "Ah... I really want to go too, but we have a rehearsal scheduled for Friday, and the celebration is next Wednesday. Cousin, you'll come and cheer for your dear cousin, right?"

"Alright then, I'll go next Wednesday. I'll see what you've accomplished during this time."

"Hehe, don't worry, I definitely won't let you down!"

Tang Keke spoke with a confident tone, then changed the subject and began to complain about how hard she trained and how exhausted she was every day.

Listening to Shangguan Yun's comforting words, Tang Keke, sitting on the bed, felt much better.

After hanging up the phone, she gave herself a cheering gesture, "Go for it! Coco can definitely become a school idol!"

……

On the other side, in a luxurious villa, in the master bedroom on the third floor.

Rize Kamishiro's dress was stained blood red, and she was holding a bald, middle-aged man who was staring wide-eyed in terror and struggling desperately.

The sight of another corpse torn in two on the bed terrified the middle-aged man so much that he wet himself.

几分钟前。

He was in the middle of a great deal of fun, ready to charge straight in, when the sound of breaking glass made him shrink back.

Just as I was about to explode in anger, I realized something was wrong—this was the third floor!

Before he could react, a scarlet tentacle wrapped around him.

In addition, two tentacles transformed into sharp blades that pierced through the fair and delicate body on the bed, tearing it in two with a forceful tug.

Blood rained down, staining the pristine white bed crimson.

The bald middle-aged man was so frightened that he fainted.

A few seconds later, the intense pain jolted him back to consciousness, only to find that his neck was being held up in mid-air by a strikingly beautiful woman, and his abdomen had also been pierced.

The beautiful woman before him didn't evoke even the slightest romantic thought in him; she was a monster! A demon!

The middle-aged man struggled desperately, crying and begging for mercy: "Please, let me go... I'll do anything! I have money, lots of money, I'll give you anything... Please..."

"Heh, you really can do anything?"

Rize Kamishiro spoke with a mocking tone, and used even more force in her hands, while her kagune continued to churn in her abdomen.

"Ah!!! W-anything! Please, please let me go! It hurts!!!"

"Then you eat that woman in bed bit by bit, and if you eat her all, I'll let you go."

Rize Kamishiro pressed the middle-aged man's face next to the corpse on the bed, right in front of the woman's wide-open eyes.

"Gah-"

Seemingly struck by a huge shock, the middle-aged man fainted once again.

"Hmph, how boring!"

With no intention of waking him up again, Rize Kamishiro tightened her grip on the middle-aged man's neck and crushed it.

With a sweep of his kagune, he swept the two corpses away.

Then, without a care, he lay down on the bed soaked in blood.

Rize Kamishiro's face was somewhat pale, and upon closer inspection, there was a scar on her waist that had almost cut her in two.

"That guy really went all out. These injuries will take at least two or three days to heal and will also consume a lot of my strength, forcing me to eat them prematurely."

Rize Kamishiro thought of the young man named Hiroto Fujisaki she had met the night before, and a hint of resentment and madness flashed in her eyes.

Chapter Sixty: Cherish the Present, Gabriel

The reason she killed the wealthy man so recklessly was simply to vent her anger.

As for whether she would be hunted down by other powerful figures in this world, she didn't care about that at all right now.