Crossover Anime: Starting with Adopting the Homeless Melon God

Hiyori Iki was making a crazy rant, even though she was a spirit, her forehead was already covered in sweat.

In fact, she had tried to fight back before. She even used the advantage of her light soul form to use the signature move of her idol, the fighter Mantis, the Mantis Flying Kick, which sent the monster flying seven or eight meters away.

However, this level of attack was completely ineffective in causing any damage to the monster. Instead, the monster almost retaliated by clawing the attacker.

Although she didn't know what would happen if she were scratched or bitten by this monster, her intuition told her that it definitely wouldn't be a good thing.

so.

"Aaaaaah, help me~~~ Kitagawa-kun, where are you?!"

Hiyori Iki was almost in tears. When she was discharged from the hospital this morning, she had already found Kitagawa Yu's name in the visitor records at the front desk, and even found Ayumi's phone number.

Originally, she wanted to investigate secretly first. For example, she had asked her best friend to find out that Ayumi and Kitagawa Yu were second-year students at Sakuraba High School, and that although the two were close, they did not seem to be dating.

She originally planned to go to Sakuraba High School to find Kitagawa Yu on Monday afternoon, since the two high schools weren't far apart, only five stops away.

But who knew that she would encounter a monster again tonight.

"What to do, what to do—"

"It's still night, Kitagawa-kun definitely won't be at school."

"But Kitagawa-kun always walks home after school, so he must live not far from the school, right?"

Just then, Hiyori suddenly sensed the danger and jumped up with great force, completing a difficult horizontal split in mid-air. For a moment, even her panties under her nightgown were faintly visible.

Almost simultaneously, the lizard monster behind her opened its fanged maw, and a tongue covered in slime with several distorted human faces at the tip shot towards her with lightning speed, almost grazing the hem of her nightgown.

The cool breeze it brought made the hairs on her body stand on end.

"Aaaaaah~~~ Help me~~~"

Another series of screams echoed through the night sky, and Hiyori Iki was on the verge of tears.

However, she was not the weak type; on the contrary, she was gentle on the outside but strong on the inside, and she would never sit idly by and wait for death, especially in dangerous situations.

While racking her brains, Hiyori Iki suddenly had a flash of inspiration and came up with a solution.

"Right! Since people with extraordinary powers like Kitagawa-kun really exist, then the gods in the shrine must also exist, right? Even if the gods don't exist, maybe some of the priests and shrine maidens have extraordinary powers like Kitagawa-kun?"

Thinking of this, Hiyori Iki immediately changed direction and ran towards Meiji Shrine, which was the closest shrine to them.

She was very fast, and since she was running and jumping between buildings without being bothered by the terrain, she arrived at Meiji Shrine in less than five minutes.

only.

Just as she was provoking herself to accelerate over the outer wall of Meiji Shrine, a transparent light curtain suddenly appeared, blasting her away in mid-air and nearly sending her straight into the mouth of the lizard monster.

Fortunately, the lizard monster was also stunned by this scene, and because it was moving too fast, it crashed into the light barrier and followed in her footsteps. Otherwise, poor Hiyori might have had to log off and type GG here.

What's going on with this light screen?

Hiyori Iki, who plopped down on the ground, rubbed her head and stared at the transparent light curtain that completely enveloped the Meiji Shrine. Her mouth dropped open, and a big question mark appeared above her head.

Meanwhile, inside the main hall of the shrine, a certain deity, who was comfortably eating offerings while being served by several shrine maidens, suddenly froze and flew out of the hall.

"What's going on? A monster actually triggered the barrier?"

The old man's gaze swept across the area and immediately spotted Hiyori Iki and the lizard monster, causing him to frown.

"A spirit is being hunted by a monster?"

"No, that's not right. The spirit is also connected to 'Xu'."

"So that means the girl didn't die, but her soul left her body? But why don't I see any spiritual power in her?"

The old man muttered to himself, but showed no intention of making a move.

Although that monster had only just broken through to Lv2 and reached a level where it could barely influence reality, it wasn't difficult to deal with. But even something as simple as it was still a matter of consuming divine power.

Moreover, he is not a martial god, so dealing with him would consume more energy.

Ichiki Hiyori wasn't his follower, so why would he expend divine power to save her?

As for whether Hiyori Ichiki will repay the kindness and make offerings to him after saving him.

Heh, as a god, he's seen far too many ungrateful and treacherous people. Even if you try to obtain offerings through coercion and bribery, you might end up with the poison of faith.

So he just watched the show and didn't bother to intervene.

Fortunately, Hiyori Iki, who was fleeing for her life, did not see him. Otherwise, even if she did not know his thoughts, just seeing him sitting there watching the show would probably make her furious.

At this point, Hiyori Iki thought that the inability to climb over the wall was an accident, so she decided to go around to the main gate and walk through the torii gate to see what would happen.

The result was, of course, that she was thrown back again, but this time, being prepared, she didn't fall to the ground in such a disheveled state as before.

"Why can't I get in?" Hiyori Iki had a vague feeling that something was wrong.

"Could it be...could it be that I've been classified as a yokai, which is why I can't enter the shrine?"

Hiyori Iki's guess was correct. Shrines presided over by gods will erect a barrier around the shrine if the gods themselves are powerful enough, to prevent monsters and evil spirits from breaking in and attacking them.

Although she is not a spirit, she is still a spirit and thus falls into the category of those who are rejected.

Of course, even without a barrier, the gods might not necessarily save her.

The mythology of Japan is not at all like that of a saint; rather, it is somewhat similar to ancient Greek mythology, where the gods possess human qualities.

Therefore, most gods will not do things that are not beneficial, especially in this era of barren faith and scarce divine power.

Unwilling to give up, Hiyori Iki tried again through the torii gate, but after confirming that she could not pass, she had no choice but to retreat and decide to try another shrine.

This time, she chose Asakusa Shrine.

Fortunately, Asakusa Shrine remains a shrine presided over by a deity.

Unfortunately, she was once again blocked by the barrier surrounding the shrine.

Even more unfortunately, her reckless run attracted three more monsters whose size alone indicated their strength was no less than that of the lizard monster, so now there were four monsters chasing after her.

"Oh my god! Why are all these monsters chasing me?! Am I that charming?!"

Hiyori Iki felt like she was going crazy, but she was helpless and could only run around the city like a headless fly, watching helplessly as the number of monsters chasing her increased from four to seven.

However, every cloud has a silver lining. As the seven level-two demons gathered and moved, their demonic power could be detected from a great distance.

"what?"

Murasame, who had just accompanied Kitagawa Yu through the entire Toyoshima High School, suddenly stopped and looked in surprise in the direction of Iki Hiyori. Before Kitagawa Yu could ask, she spoke up.

"There seem to be spirits being chased by monsters over there, and there are seven monsters."

Kitagawa Yu was taken aback: "Spirits? Seven monsters? Are you that unlucky?"

"Can I handle those seven monsters?" Kitagawa Yu asked rationally.

Although with these seven monsters, he had killed twelve monsters in one night, it was only on the premise that he could win.

He didn't want to have to rely on Murasame to help him when he couldn't win the fight.

Losing face is secondary; the main thing is not to increase the negative influence on Murasame.

"It should be possible. All seven monsters have just broken through to Lv2 level, similar to the Daruma that attacked you last time."

Kitagawa Yu was immediately relieved after hearing this and smiled slightly.

"Then let's help that unlucky guy!"

So, a minute later, Kitagawa Yu looked at the cat-tailed girl in a pink nightgown bouncing around on the roof, and his jaw almost dropped.

"Iki Hiyori?!"

"Huh? Is someone calling me? That voice sounds so familiar."

As his soul power was continuously depleted, his spirit body became increasingly transparent and heavy, and Ichiki Hiyori was almost in despair.

But just then, a gasp from not far away made her turn her head instinctively. Her previously dull pink eyes narrowed slightly and regained their joyful light.

"Senior Kitagawa?!"

"No! Master Kitagawa!"

"Help! Lord Kitagawa~!"

His super stylish shinigami outfit, combined with his slender figure, handsome face, and tousled hair dancing gently in the night breeze.

At this moment, Kitagawa Yu was absolutely stunning in Iki Hiyori's eyes.

Most importantly, Kitagawa Yu holding the Nichirin Blade instantly melted away the despair in her heart, making her feel completely safe.

"Wait a minute, it'll be ready soon."

Although he knew it was a bit inappropriate and impolite, seeing Hiyori's flustered and overjoyed expression, as if he had seen a savior, he couldn't help but feel a mix of amusement and exasperation, and almost burst out laughing.

"Hoo~breath~"

"Seven monsters? Then let's try out my newly developed technique."

"Focus on one point, and reach the pinnacle!"

Kitagawa Yu was enveloped in golden lightning and assumed an iaido pose.

The next second, a brilliant golden light pierced the night sky, instantly crossing dozens of meters to block the path between Hiyori and the seven demons.

Then, unlike the previous variations, it was changed to the second form: Inari Soul.

This time, Kitagawa Yu didn't stop moving at all, and golden light flashed quickly among the seven monsters.

When he reappeared and stopped, accompanied by a crisp sound of a sword being sheathed, the seven running monsters were suddenly and without warning split in two, then crashed to the ground with a thud, turning into wisps of black smoke that were blown away by the night wind and disappeared without a trace.

Thunderclap Flash Eight-Strike Combo was originally Zenitsu Agatsuma's improvement on the First Form Thunderclap Flash. Now, thanks to his outstanding talent, he has developed this move.

After Kitagawa Yu appeared, Hiyori Iki kept glancing behind her out of the corner of her eye.

Although she couldn't see Kitagawa Yu's movements clearly with her dynamic vision, the continuous flashes of golden light and the way Kitagawa Yu drew and sheathed his sword still deeply shocked her, making her eyes unconsciously turn into hearts, even though she wasn't usually a fangirl.

"Wow ah ah-"

"So handsome! So handsome!!!"

"Kitagawa-kun, no, Kitagawa-sama, he's so handsome!!!"

Hiyori Iki screamed with excitement in her heart. At this moment, Kitagawa Yu's position in her heart had surpassed that of her most admired fighter, Manta, and risen to the No. 1 position.

In fact, not only her, but even Murasame couldn't help but show a surprised expression after seeing Kitagawa Yu's Thunderclap Flash Seven-Strike Combo.

While the Thunder Flash, with its extreme speed attribute, is powerful, it can only move in a straight line and has only one attack, making its weaknesses quite obvious.