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

The next morning, Shangguan Yun went to Sakura Apartment to wake Tang Keke up. After breakfast, Vermouth arrived.

After getting Vermouth some breakfast, the three of them set off for the private Kizuna no Aki Girls' High School.

As the car drove onto a street not far from the school, a clear and melodious singing voice drifted into the ears of the three people through the open car window.

Shangguan Yun and Vermouth didn't have any special reaction; they just thought the singing was pretty good. But Tang Keke, who was sitting next to Shangguan Yun, suddenly lit up.

Chapter Fifteen: Bishamonten

Her eyes lit up, and she exclaimed excitedly, "This is so beautiful! Sister Chris, could you please stop the car for a moment? I want to find the person who sang this song. Maybe they go to the same school as me!"

Vermouth turned to look at Shangguan Yun. Shangguan Yun sighed and looked at Tang Keke, whose eyes were practically sparkling, and said, "We're almost there. Let Keke go down and check, otherwise this girl won't give up so easily."

Vermouth found a place to park the car, and as soon as she opened the door, Tang Keke darted out like an elf.

Shangguan Yun and Vermouth followed Tang Keke, who was searching around, at a leisurely pace.

Shangguan Yun naturally spotted the singer; it was a very cute girl with orange-yellow hair, wearing headphones and the same private school uniform as Tang Keke, named Knot Autumn.

But he didn't go over to warn her, because if Tang Keke continued in the direction she was going, they would meet her at the corner soon.

Sure enough, as Tang Keke turned the corner at the intersection, a girl sang and twirled past.

Tang Keke was stunned for two seconds, then her eyes suddenly lit up and she couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Fearing the other person would run away, he rushed to the girl in three quick steps.

With her hands clasped tightly in front of her chest, her tone filled with surprise and envy, she exclaimed without regard for the reactions of those around her, "It sounds so beautiful!"

"Wh-what?"

The girl was startled and quickly took a step back.

Tang Keke followed closely behind, even bringing her face less than ten centimeters away, and continued to attack in Chinese.

"You sing so beautifully, it's like heavenly music!"

"Huh? Chinese?"

The girl was a little nervous because she couldn't understand Chinese at all, and Tang Keke's sudden action startled her.

"I just heard you singing! Let's sing together from now on, okay? Let's sing together and become school idols together~"

Tang Keke was very excited to find that someone who sang so well was also a student at the private Kizuki Girls' High School.

"Their faces are too close."

The girl instantly created a large distance between herself and the boy, waving her arms frantically, and said in a broken accent, "Hello, thank you, xiaolongbao, goodbye!"

After using all his skills, he turned and ran.

Just as Tang Keke was about to chase after him, Shangguan Yun, who had come over, grabbed her and pulled her away.

"Cousin, let me go! She's disappearing!" Tang Keke struggled.

Immediately afterwards, she was hit on the head with a sharp rap, and the pain made her immediately crouch down to cover her head in defense.

Shangguan Yun stared at Tang Keke, who was covering her head and looking at her with teary eyes, and said mercilessly, "Don't you know you've caused trouble for others just now? How can you talk to someone so abruptly?"

"Well……"

Tang Keke then realized that she had indeed done something wrong and had scared the other person away.

She felt a little frustrated. "Coco knows she was wrong, but she couldn't help herself."

Shangguan Yun found it somewhat amusing to see her expression, which resembled that of a child whose toy had been taken away.

He patted her head and said, "Then if you run into her again at school, you should apologize to her sincerely."

"Oh, I see."

Tang Keke responded listlessly, but then realized what she was doing, her eyes lit up, and her dejected expression vanished.

"Yeah! She's from the same school as me, so we'll definitely see each other again. I'll definitely make her an idol in school with me!"

"My cousin is right. Next time, I will definitely hide my intentions first, become friends with her, and then slowly make my move..."

Listening to her cousin's statement, which sounded like that of a criminal suspect, Shangguan Yun had no idea what was going on in this girl's head.

However, it's certainly good to make friends at school.

The three of them did not return to the car, but walked directly to the school.

After completing the formalities for Tang Keke and sending her to her class, he left with Vermouth.

However, a familiar figure was spotted in Tang Keke's class—the girl who had been stopped by Tang Keke while singing earlier.

Shangguan Yun found the girl's startled reaction upon seeing Tang Keke quite amusing, guessing that his cousin's high school life would certainly not be boring.

Shangguan Yun, who was leaving, was unaware that Tang Keke, who had just learned that the girl's name was Shibuya Kanon after they had introduced themselves, was about to chase after her to apologize, but before she could do so, she was surrounded by a group of girls.

"Coco, was that your brother just now? He's so handsome!"

"Is that his girlfriend next to him? She's so pretty!"

"Coco, do you really want to be a school idol?"

“Coco…”

Seeing Tang Keke surrounded by a group of girls, Shibuya Kanon finally breathed a sigh of relief. She really couldn't handle girls like Tang Keke.

……

On the other side, Shangguan Yun, who originally intended to take a car back to school, sensed a fluctuation of energy.

He told Vermouth that he had something to take care of, and then disappeared instantly. Apart from Vermouth, no one around him noticed anything unusual.

Watching Shangguan Yun disappear in an instant, Vermouth was still shocked and curious, wondering if something unusual had happened again.

On the rooftop of an apartment building, a blonde woman wearing a black hat, a somewhat revealing jacket and skirt, and black high-heeled over-the-knee leather boots stands riding a lion against the wind.

He exuded a powerful aura, and his gaze was somewhat cold, as if he were searching for something.

"Zhao Ma, can you find any trace of Yato?"

The blonde woman spoke coldly, seemingly harboring deep resentment towards this guy named Yato.

“Nothing was found; they shouldn’t be active in this area,” a young male voice responded from the void.

"Hmph! No matter where he runs off to, I will find him one day and take my revenge!"

"Bina, there's a yokai's aura nearby."

“Zhaoma, location.”

“1.7km southeast of south, near an abandoned warehouse.”

The blonde woman's right earring, adorned with a cherry blossom design, shimmered with light, and the sound seemed to emanate from it.

"Quanba, let's move!"

The lion beneath her roared and carried her into the air towards their destination.

It took only a few seconds to reach the location marked by the megahertz.

In an abandoned warehouse that appeared to be sealed off, a woman with long black hair stared in horror at the octopus-like monster in front of her.

Tentacles danced around, and instead of suckers, they were tiny eyes, all seemingly staring at him.

"Food...food..."

The giant octopus monster emitted a sound that was difficult to understand, and a tentacle instantly coiled towards the woman.

"what!!!"

The woman screamed in terror, but her body seemed to be out of her control and she couldn't move at all.

As the terrifying tentacles drew ever closer, the woman closed her eyes in despair.

"Oh!"

A gunshot rang out in the warehouse, and a bullet flashing with light instantly tore through the woman's tentacles.

Upon realizing she wasn't being held captive by the tentacles and hearing the gunshot, the woman slowly opened her eyes, her gaze widening in shock at what she saw before her.

A blonde woman rides a majestic lion, holding a magnificent revolver in her right hand, with mysterious runes flowing around the muzzle.

After several shots, the terrifying monster was riddled with holes and let out a painful roar.

The blonde woman leaped off the lion, and then the lion pounced on the monster, tearing at it frantically.

The octopus monster seemed to have no chance to fight back and was quickly torn to pieces by the lion, eventually exploding and disappearing into dust.

"A newborn soul?"

The blonde woman walked up to the woman who was sitting on the ground and raised her hand.

Chapter Sixteen: Miyano Akemi Becomes a Divine Weapon

Before she could make a move, Zhao Ma's voice rang out: "Please wait! Are you going to save someone again?"

"Of course! If we don't save her, she'll be devoured by the monster soon enough, and might even become a monster herself!" The blonde woman's tone was resolute.

"However, you have acquired far too many divine artifacts. The more weapons and armor you have, the greater the burden on your body will be."

Zhao Ma's voice was filled with worry, but he also knew what kind of personality his master had. Once he made a decision, he wouldn't change it easily. However, as his master's guide, he had to advise her. He didn't want her to get hurt again and repeat the same mistakes as before.

"You're already in a very difficult situation. Even bathing no longer helps, and you're relying on various medications to get through the day. If this continues..."

"Stop talking! These are lives we couldn't save. If I stand by and watch them die, what kind of god am I? What right do I have to bear the name Bishamonten!"

After speaking, Bishamonten pointed his fingers and made a gesture in the air, under the woman's somewhat uneasy gaze. Because she knew that the souls of the dead had no memories of their previous lives, she did not explain, but directly recited the incantation to subdue the divine artifact.

"Now I bestow a name upon this person, I shall name him Vaishravana!"

“I will grant him his name and leave him here, changing his name and surname, and making him my servant.”

"In the name of instruction, with sound as the instrument, obey my command and be my sacred weapon."

"It is named Xun, and its vessel is Xun. Come, Xun vessel!"

An ancient character "浔" appeared in the void and was imprinted on the woman's left arm. Then, a white light enveloped the woman and transformed into a stream of light that appeared on Bishamonten's wrist.

As the light faded, a beautiful silver bracelet appeared, seemingly adding a touch of gentleness to the cold Bishamonten.

At this moment, Bishamonten's eyes were lowered, and his body trembled slightly.

After giving her the name, she saw the woman's life and her fear in the face of death.

The woman's name was Akemi Miyano.

Both of her parents were scientists in an organization. After their "accidental death," she and her younger sister were forced to become members of the organization. Her sister was exceptionally talented and was sent to the United States to study and inherit her parents' research, while Akemi stayed in Japan and lived an ordinary life, but was constantly monitored by the organization.

Five years ago, an FBI investigator pretended to date her and infiltrated the organization through her to conduct an undercover investigation. After his identity was exposed, he abandoned Akemi and ran away.

After that, Akemi's only wish was to escape the organization with her younger sister, Shiho Miyano. She carried out a robbery mission, hoping to use the money she stole to get the organization to release her and her sister.

The outcome was obvious: the organization would not let her sister leave and would instead try to silence her.

What finally appeared before Bishamonten was a dark gun barrel and a silver-haired man with a cruel and indifferent expression.

At that time, Miyano Akemi's fear, unease, longing, worry... all these emotions surfaced in Bishamonten's heart.

She silently closed her eyes, suppressing the surging emotions in her heart, and opened them again, looking gently at the silver necklace on her wrist.

She was glad that she had intervened and taken it as a divine artifact. She was a gentle woman who lived in darkness but had her heart set on the light, and was brave and strong.

But they died in that way; the souls that become divine artifacts are all people who still want to live on.

"From today onwards, you will stay by my side, Xunba!"

As she called out Xunba's name, the silver bracelet transformed into a streak of light once more, and Miyano Akemi's figure reappeared.

He bowed gratefully to Bishamonten and said, "Thank you, Lord Bishamonten."

Souls that are taken as divine artifacts do not remember their past lives and will subconsciously ignore this aspect, not thinking about their past lives.