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

Karasuma Renya and Vermouth beside him bowed respectfully to Shangguan Yun. If this scene were seen by people from all walks of life, it would definitely shock countless people.

The head of one of Japan's four major conglomerates actually bowed and greeted a young man.

Vermouth was also deeply shocked at this moment.

Being summoned by the BOSS was unexpected, not to mention that the BOSS called her over not because of a mission, but to host a banquet for others.

The boss was extremely vigilant about his identity and would never do anything that could expose him.

Because once the things the BOSS has done are exposed, he will face an attack from the other three major conglomerates and condemnation from the entire society.

Although the Karasuma Group, one of the four major conglomerates, will not collapse, it will suffer significant damage and may even fall out of the ranks of the four major conglomerates.

Today's events have shattered my long-held impression of the BOSS.

The first requirement the BOSS made of him was that he was not allowed to speak without his nod, and that he should only have a respectful expression on his face, treating the guests as someone more honorable than himself, even if they were guests' attendants!

These words left Vermouth speechless for a long time. What kind of guest would show more respect to his attendants than to the boss?!

Is the BOSS acting strangely, or is this world acting strangely?

Because of her special relationship with the BOSS, Vermouth couldn't suppress her shock and voiced her doubts.

The BOSS's response was: "I am just an ordinary person who is afraid of death, but what you are about to meet may be a being comparable to a legendary god. This is an opportunity for you to break free from your own prison."

Vermouth didn't quite understand what that meant. Weren't they just two young people, one of whom seemed to be a student?

She did know about the Shangguan family; they were one of the top families in China, with economic and political influence surpassing that of Japanese conglomerates. But even as the heir of the Shangguan family, there was no need for the BOSS to be so respectful.

Comparable to a god?

Do gods really exist in this world?

Although she felt that the BOSS was acting strangely all day, Vermouth did not show any abnormality. She did not say a word, but simply followed the BOSS in bowing respectfully to the young man in front of her.

"Mr. Karasuma, hello, thank you for your invitation, I'm sorry to bother you today."

Shangguan Yun nodded politely in response, but did not refuse the old man's bow.

The group of four walked into the mansion.

As for Qingtang and Xiwu, the two sisters left after seeing Shangguan Yun off, as they still had work to do.

There is a banquet hall in the Karasuma residence specifically for entertaining guests, but there are only four people in the banquet hall today.

The long dining table was already laden with all sorts of delicious dishes prepared by top chefs.

"Hey bro, wanna have a drink?"

Shangguan Jin raised his wine glass to Shangguan Yun.

"Dude, you don't know I'm not an adult yet, do you?"

Shangguan Yun watched speechlessly as Shangguan Jin downed the high-concentration vodka in one gulp.

My older brother doesn't have any other hobbies, except that he especially likes strong liquor.

I remember when I was a child, my older brother was only a teenager. He drank with an old beggar on the street for a whole day, and the old beggar was so drunk that he was in tears.

Even when his father hung him up and beat him, he wouldn't let go of the wine bottle he was holding in his arms.

The reason his father beat him wasn't because he was drinking at that age, but because all the alcohol he and the old beggar drank was stolen from his father...

Because of this incident, my father kept a close watch on me and forbade me from drinking alcohol.

Shangguan Yun ignored the older brother who was drinking and Karasuma Renya who kept toasting him, and continued eating by himself.

Sitting next to him, Vermouth would occasionally glance at the boy out of the corner of her eye, trying to discern something.

However, after observing him secretly for a long time, I didn't find anything. He seemed to be just an ordinary high school student.

Because of the BOSS's instructions, Vermouth didn't use her acting skills to strike up a conversation. Throughout the entire process, she didn't say a word except for offering Shangguan Jin a few toasts.

Karasuma Renya was also holding her breath the whole time.

He had simply reported the news to that special agency, hoping someone could handle it, but when he learned that Shangguan Jin wanted to go and see for himself, he got excited and extended an invitation. He could hardly believe it when the other party agreed.

At his level, he naturally gained a lot of understanding of the other side of the world, knowing that there was a mysterious side to this world, and that there were many people with great power.

He lacked any so-called "cultivation aptitude." Although he yearned for that power, he had no means to access it and could only acquire methods to prolong his life through his own efforts.

Of course, having amassed immense wealth, he also sought to recruit some powerful individuals through various means, but in the end, only two first-tier cultivators joined him, while higher-level powerhouses simply did not respond.

He didn't know the reason either, but he figured it must be a limitation of the mystical side.

Karasuma Renya learned through his own means that in the world of the mystical side, cultivators are divided into classes, and each class is further divided into nine star levels.

The first tier has the lowest strength. Although it is the lowest level, it still surpasses the human realm and can easily tear apart the body of an ordinary human, but it cannot withstand bullets.

Second-tier powerhouses are already capable of dodging or even withstanding bullets, making them comparable to human tanks.

A third-tier powerhouse can even destroy buildings; ordinary firearms are no longer able to harm them.

The power possessed by experts of the fourth rank and above is beyond Karasuma Renya's comprehension.

But even just what he learned through various channels was enough to instill in him a sense of awe for the mystical world.

These two young men in front of us are the legendary exceptions!

If we categorize them by rank, both of them are at or above the seventh rank!

Karasuma Renya didn't know what level that was, but he knew one thing for sure: the power these two possessed was no exaggeration to call them gods, or even...

Karasuma Renya glanced subtly at Shangguan Yun, whose expression remained calm.

He had heard from a cultivator from Shenzhou that the second son of the Shangguan family had reached a level of extraordinary achievement at the age of fifteen.

He once single-handedly wiped out a monster-infested alien world, exterminating all the monsters within!

Chapter Seven: The Monster Called Ghoul

Legend has it that the annihilated alien world was completely transformed into a lightning domain, where thunder raged and all traces of life vanished.

The young man was given the extraordinary title of "Heavenly Punishment" by the cultivators!

Karasuma Renya found it hard to connect the exceptionally powerful man with the title "Heavenly Punishment" with the boy in front of him who was quietly eating snacks.

That's an entity that has destroyed the world!

Even though the destroyed world is full of monsters, it still inspires fear, especially with the extraordinary being beside him.

Although it wasn't written on Karasuma Renya's face, he was still extremely nervous in front of the two brothers, afraid that he might do something wrong and anger them.

As for spreading the news of hosting these two people today to intimidate other conglomerates and forces, Karasuma Renya would never dare to do that.

Even if the other party didn't say it, he knew that as long as he dared to use the other party to seek benefits, the Karasuma Group would be the first to be destroyed.

The other party doesn't even need to lift a finger!

The mystical side is so terrifying; secular forces are far too weak in the face of it!

Shangguan Jin took a small sip of wine and said to Karasuma Renya beside him, "Grandpa Karasuma, I heard that something unusual has happened at one of your bases. Could you tell me more about the situation?"

Karasuma Renya perked up and replied, "That's how it is..."

As she spoke, Karasuma Renya recounted the situation and images reported by her subordinates.

This happened three days ago.

A secret base of an organization located in Meguro Ward, Tokyo.

An oval passage, three meters long and two meters wide, suddenly appeared in the training plaza of the base.

Those training at the base were naturally startled by this sudden sight, and the personnel at the base were unaware of the existence of the mystical side.

But seeing such a bizarre scene, I instinctively wanted to be on guard.

But they didn't have time to react at all. A scarlet arm, thicker than a tree trunk, appeared, grabbed the leader, and then squeezed hard, crushing the man's waist into a pulp.

Then, tentacle-like things appeared from the passage and pierced through several people.

When the base's armed personnel arrived, the training ground was soaked in blood.

They resembled humans, but their eyes were bloodshot, and their arms, feet, and backs were covered with things that looked like armor and whips, making them look like monsters.

Some of the monsters were even holding onto their companions' arms, seemingly ready to tear them apart.

The two sides immediately engaged in combat.

Fortunately, this base has a lot of heavy firepower, which can hold out for a while, but those monsters are too powerful.

Bullet wounds heal quickly, but their claws and sharp tails can easily tear through a combatant's bulletproof vest.

However, another wave of monsters appeared later. Instead of attacking humans, they fought with the previous monsters, which gave the base personnel a chance to catch their breath.

The base's higher-ups quickly reported the situation to Karasuma Renya, who immediately knew that this was not something ordinary people like them could handle.

First, he sent over the two first-level cultivators he had recruited, and then he contacted the department where Shangguan Jin worked, namely the Mysterious Countermeasures Bureau.

The head of the Mysterious Countermeasures Bureau also sent nine first-tier cultivators, four second-tier cultivators, and one third-tier cultivator to provide support.

After receiving the message from his subordinates, Shangguan Jin decided to go and see for himself. Since he hadn't seen his younger brother for a while, he agreed to the banquet and invited Shangguan Yun to join him.

"Have you tried to communicate with them?" Shangguan Yun asked after listening to the whole process.

Karasuma Renya paused for a moment and said, "At first, there was no such thing. Those monsters killed anyone they saw. Later, when the group of monsters that helped us fought against them, we had some communication."

"Those monsters were called ghouls. People in the base saw them tearing at the arms of dead people, but for some reason they vomited violently after swallowing them. The monsters seemed to be incredulous."

"It must be because those monsters can only eat humans from their own world that I feel safe coming here to eat. If they could eat humans from our world, I would have gone there long ago and killed all the ghouls in that world, even if it meant destroying that world."

Looking at Shangguan Jin, who calmly uttered such a terrifying declaration of destroying the world, Karasuma Renya couldn't help but swallow twice.

Ever since Vermouth heard the BOSS mention that monsters had appeared at the base, she had become numb.

Why didn't she, as a high-ranking member of the organization, receive any information at all?

Does the boss not trust me? But now he's letting me hear such an important secret.

And what did you just say, destroy the world?

Even with her strong inner strength, Vermouth's brain was on the verge of crashing under this barrage of ideas that transcended her worldview.

She has begun to doubt whether her life of the past few decades has ever been real.

She stabbed her palm hard with her sharp fingernails and finally couldn't help but ask, "Is what you're saying true?"

"Vermouth!" Karasuma Renya was startled by Vermouth's sudden voice.

"It's alright." Shangguan Jin waved his hand and glanced at Vermouth, who had just recovered from being scolded by Karasuma Renya and wanted to apologize.

"Since you want her to know about the existence of the mystical side, you should be prepared to be targeted by it. Being half-informed is the fastest way to die," Shangguan Yun interjected.

"Although I don't know your reasons for wanting her to experience the world, we won't stop you now that you've made up your mind."

Shangguan Yun looked at Vermouth, who seemed a little nervous, and laughed, "Don't be nervous. Even if you know some things, you won't necessarily be targeted. It's just that you're a little scared to walk at night. As for whether your suspicions are true, we'll find out together in a bit."

"Miss Chris, are you ready?"

"I……"

Vermouth was a little confused. Why did it suddenly jump to the point of being prepared?

Vermouth gave her boss a resentful look, feeling like she'd been tricked by him.

But what could she say at this point?

Either I completely overturned my worldview today, or the BOSS and these two young people went crazy together.

"Let's go and see the monsters of this other world." Shangguan Jin stood up.

"I'll arrange a car right away," Karasuma Renya began instructing his subordinates.

After listening to Karasuma Renya's story, Shangguan Yun had lost much interest.

It sounds like a very weak other world, probably mostly inhabited by ordinary humans, which wouldn't be of much help to his cultivation.

Shangguan Yun's way of improving his strength is different from others. Compared to others, he overcomes one bottleneck after another by using time or opportunities.

His cultivation was like having an experience bar; as long as he kept accumulating experience and filling the bar, he could break through smoothly.

Therefore, he really enjoys cultivation, and he is so engrossed in the feeling of his strength improving that he can clearly feel it.