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

Because Sayuri Sawamura had to help her father with some things these past few days, she went to England the day before yesterday.

He then moved his workspace to the more spacious living room.

But when I go back to my room to sleep, I always feel that there are faint noises coming from downstairs.

Just last night, unable to resist her curiosity, she opened the door and went down the stairs to observe what was happening. What she saw there made her gasp in shock.

A series of completely naked figures hung haphazardly in the living room.

Green vines and purple tentacles intertwined in the living room, entwining those figures.

Then a strange sound came from the mouths of those figures.

Just as she cried out in alarm, the eerie scene vanished instantly. But Eriri, who was still terrified by what she saw, was too scared to sleep and spent the entire night huddled under the covers, trembling.

"Wait a minute! You mean to say that the sketchbook you drew... came to life?"

Kasumigaoka looked at Eriri with a strange gaze, and now she suddenly wondered if Eriri was hallucinating from drawing her doujinshi.

"it is true!"

Eriri felt that Kasumigaoka Utaha didn't believe her, and she was a little anxious.

"I'm too scared to go home now. That must be an illusion created by evil spirits!"

Have you encountered anything strange lately?

Kasumigaoka Utaha asked, and although it was incredible, she chose to believe Eriri's words because of her special experience.

"This... let me think about it..."

Eriri began to recall where she had started to feel something was wrong these past few days.

"That's right!"

Suddenly, Eriri screamed.

"It seems to have started when I started using that paintbrush..."

Eriri remembered the paintbrush with many exquisite symbols that her father had brought from abroad.

Looking back now, those symbols that had seemed so exquisite to her suddenly seemed eerie and sinister.

"What should I do? Could it be some kind of strange curse?"

Eriri is about to cry; even calling the police can't solve this.

Kasumigaoka Utaha remained silent, feeling helpless in the face of such a situation.

But she knew there was someone who could definitely help Eriri, but why should she bother that person?

They weren't exactly friends to begin with, and the other had even saved his life.

If you keep thinking about bothering the other person, they might get annoyed.

But if what Eriri said is true, ordinary people simply cannot solve it.

Although it sounds ridiculous and erotic now, if something really happened, it could be fatal.

correct!

Kasumigaoka Utaha's eyes lit up, and she said to Eriri, "You can go and check out some shrines; maybe it will help."

She remembered that gods actually existed, and perhaps she could ask them for help.

Eriri looked troubled, but since ghosts exist, perhaps gods really do exist...

Although she wasn't entirely convinced, it was still a possible solution.

"But... I don't dare go back at night at all now. Besides, even if there really are gods, with so many people praying to them every day, I don't know when it will be my turn."

Kasumigaoka Utaha remained silent. Indeed, even if gods truly existed, it was uncertain whether they would even acknowledge you.

Seeing Eriri's haggard face and helpless expression, like an abandoned puppy, Kasumigaoka Utaha decided to tell her some things.

Because she didn't want anything to happen to the only proud golden retriever she could talk to at school.

If she had a solution but didn't say it, and something really happened, she would feel guilty for the rest of her life.

Of course, she only told the other person that she knew someone who might be able to help her, that the other person liked to go to a coffee shop, and that she could go with her after school.

As for how to ask for help, that's up to Eriri herself.

She was already risking being disliked by Eriri by telling her about Shangguan Yun's existence.

Seeing Kasumigaoka Utaha's serious expression, which didn't seem like she was joking, Eriri had no choice but to trust her, even though she was very puzzled.

"Thanks……"

"No need to thank me. I can't help you much anyway. If you don't see him tonight, or if he can't help you, you can go to my place to sleep."

Kasumigaoka Utaha naturally didn't believe that Shangguan Yun would be helpless; this was just a euphemism in case the other party was unwilling to help.

"Um... I still want to thank you. I really don't know what I would have done without you."

……

After school, Kasumigaoka Utaha led Eriri toward the antique café.

She was already quite familiar with that place.

Upon arriving at the coffee shop entrance, both of them took a deep breath.

Then he pushed open the door to the coffee shop.

Chapter Ninety-Three: Is this the painting you created?

"Kasumigaoka-san, is there something you need?"

Shangguan Yun watched as Kasumigaoka Utaha walked into the coffee shop and headed straight towards him, along with an unfamiliar girl beside her.

Kasumigaoka Utaha first apologized sincerely with an apologetic look on her face: "I'm sorry, Shangguan-kun, I told some things to others without your permission."

Shangguan Yun frowned slightly upon hearing the apology, but didn't get angry.

After all, she hadn't asked Kasumigaoka Utaha to keep it a secret, and the other party had told her about it on her own initiative.

Looking at Eriri, who seemed a little nervous, he realized that the "other person" Kasumigaoka Utaha was referring to was the girl in front of him.

"Hello, my name is Eriri Sawamura Spencer, and I am a first-year student at Toyonosaki Private Academy."

Eriri introduced herself, seemingly beginning to believe that the person Kasumigaoka Utaha had mentioned could help her.

Because the other person seems to have an indescribable aura that makes people subconsciously lower their own attitude.

"Hello, my name is Shangguan Yun. What's wrong?"

When Shangguan Yun asked her, Eriri's expression changed, as if she was having some difficulty speaking.

That's for sure, since telling the other party the truth means that one of your identities will be exposed to them.

This was an extremely difficult choice for Eriri.

Given her personality, for her to reveal that she is a doujinshi artist in front of strangers, especially men, would be tantamount to public execution.

But now she has no choice.

You'll either die in front of a boy or be haunted by an "evil spirit."

After comparison, the first one is still slightly more acceptable.

However, he still intends to try and salvage the situation beforehand.

"I...I think I've encountered a ghost..."

"ghost?"

Shangguan Yun narrowed his eyes slightly. He knew that Kasumigaoka Utaha would introduce him to the other party, most likely because the other party had encountered some supernatural event.

But I was still a little confused when I heard the word "ghost".

It's not that there are no ghosts in this world.

The soul of a human after death can be considered a ghost, but ordinary people cannot see such ghosts and they have no power to harm anyone.

Only if one transforms into a monster could one secretly influence people in the mortal world.

"Sit down and let's talk."

Shangguan Yun pointed to the seat opposite.

Kasumigaoka Utaha and Eriri sat down.

Eriri, who was getting impatient, spoke up: "Can you catch ghosts? I'm willing to pay the corresponding reward."

Shangguan Yun tapped the table and said, "Tell me the specifics first."

Kasumigaoka Utaha nudged Eriri with her leg, signaling her not to rush.

The fact that Shangguan Yun was willing to let them sit down suggests that the other party might be willing to help.

"Okay...Ok..."

Eriri realized what had happened and recounted what she had witnessed the day before.

However, he did not describe the specific scene, only saying that the figures in his painting came out, and that he suspected it was a pen.

Listening to Eriri's description, Shangguan Yun lowered his head in thought.

What makes the objects in the painting appear in the real world is that pen...

This reminded him of a cultivator.

A cultivator who can make Shangguan Yun remember them must be no ordinary person.

Before he became a special case, he had heard about something that was quite famous in the entire cultivation world at the time.

The incident occurred in a Western country, where a sixth-level cultivator who practiced evil arts secretly sacrificed tens of thousands of ordinary people overnight in order to break through to the seventh level.

It is a grave taboo for cultivators to massacre ordinary people.

The other party also wanted to take a gamble. If they could break through to the seventh rank, even if some people were dissatisfied, they wouldn't fight to the death with a seventh-rank expert over this matter.

Moreover, even though tens of thousands of people have gone missing, it's not so easy to find a sixth-tier expert who makes a move in secret.

The reason he was discovered was naturally because his breakthrough attempt failed, and the treasure he was refining exploded.

Legend has it that the treasure he refined was a writing brush that could imprison and nurture the souls of those he killed.

The slain souls devour each other in space, transforming into blood demons. Once released, they can possess physical form to attack enemies, or attach themselves to inanimate objects, giving them a will.

Although the weapon was destroyed in the failed refinement, it was still a treasure that countless cultivators would go crazy for, even if it was destroyed, because it was a weapon that a sixth-level expert had refined in order to break through to the seventh level.

The guy who failed to break through was directly killed by a seventh-tier expert, and most of the fragments that could be found after the pen exploded were also taken by that seventh-tier expert.

The exquisitely patterned pen that Eriri described, which could bring the objects in her paintings to life, was likely a fragment that someone found and refined.

But for some reason, it was obtained by Eriri's father, who was an ordinary person, and given to Eriri as a birthday present.

Although the fragment was a decent item, it wasn't of much use to Shangguan Yun.

Moreover, he disliked the idea of ​​using human souls.

However, this fragment can be used to exchange for treasures with that seventh-tier expert in the West, and you can definitely extort a lot of things from him.

Of course, this is on the premise that the pen is indeed made from one of the fragments.

Seeing that Shangguan Yun remained silent, Yingli felt that he had no way to help her, and a look of disappointment flashed in her eyes.

Just as she was about to apologize and leave, Shangguan Yun suddenly said, "I can help you solve this, but I need that pen as payment. How about it?"

Eriri's eyes widened in surprise upon hearing this: "Really?!"

Seeing Shangguan Yun nod, Eriri finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Of course you can have that pen. I'd love to throw it away, and I'll pay you extra."

"unnecessary."

Shangguan Yun waved his hand. To Eriri, that pen was a terrifying thing, but to him, it was a bargaining chip to exchange for something better.

As for how to resolve this matter?

All we need to do is destroy the blood demon hidden in the painting.

Several days have passed, and no one has been killed yet. I guess that blood demon is probably half-crippled.