Crossover Anime: Starting with Adopting the Homeless Melon God

However, spirits inherently harbor considerable resentment, and like living people, they have complex thoughts and are prone to negative emotions.

These will all backfire on their masters and cause great harm to the gods.

To solve this, we must remove the 'broken' artifacts and then use divine power to purify the defiled divine body.

However, Bishamonten's mother was so overwhelmed with compassion that she treated these divine artifacts as her own children and was unwilling to give them up.

As a result, she almost died when she first encountered the backlash hundreds of years ago, but Yato saved her by killing all the divine artifacts.

However, she was already unconscious at the time and did not know the truth, so she remained hostile towards Yato.

Hundreds of years later, in modern times, the number of artifacts she had taken in reached a critical point once again. One of the artifacts was very dissatisfied with her saintly heart, so it instigated the other artifacts, intending to use the backlash to kill her.

This time, Yato saved her again, and she finally realized that Yato meant well, so she let go of her hostility towards him.

"But isn't Yato nonexistent in this world? How has she managed to survive until now?" Kitagawa Yu couldn't help but wonder.

After thinking for a moment, he turned to Murasame and asked, "Won't collecting so many divine artifacts put her in danger?"

"Of course she will. In fact, she has suffered backlash from divine artifacts more than once. However, she is, after all, a powerful war goddess in Amaterasu's camp, so even if she suffers backlash, other gods will come to her rescue. You could call it a trade."

"A deal?" Kitagawa Yu asked, puzzled.

"Have you forgotten what I just said? Bishamonten is extremely active in hunting demons."

Kitagawa Yu suddenly realized.

Bishamonten expends her divine power to hunt monsters, which undoubtedly lightens the burden on other gods. Such a useful tool, the gods in Amaterasu's camp certainly wouldn't let her get into trouble.

"In that case, there's no need to tell her that her subordinate, Lu Ba, is plotting to kill her."

Although he knew the character, Bishamonten was not supposed to die, and now that he was a god in Amaterasu's camp, he didn't plan to get involved.

"By the way, according to Murasame, Ai's soul is of extremely high quality."

"If we follow the fate originally designed by Amaterasu and the rules of this world, Ai would definitely become a spirit after her death because she couldn't let go of her child. However, she didn't have much hatred for Ryosuke, who killed her."

"In this way, if she were to be transformed into a divine artifact, not only would she be extremely powerful, but she would also be less likely to suffer a backlash. Could this be Amaterasu's true plan to harm Ai?"

Kitagawa Yu suddenly had a thought, feeling that he had finally guessed the truth.

This made him even more unhappy with the sun goddess and the king of the gods.

With a thought in mind, Kitagawa Yu turned to Murasame and said, "Let's focus on finding those Lv1 monsters first. As for the Lv2 ones, let the gods of Amaterasu's faction deal with them!"

“No problem.” Murasame couldn’t help but smile and directed Kitagawa Yu to change course and head towards the nearest Lv1 monster.

However, this significantly reduced the efficiency of the hunt. In addition, not all monsters are outdoors; since they are born from negative human emotions, they appear more often indoors. Therefore, in the next hour, he only managed to kill 8 monsters.

However, he didn't pay much attention to it.

"By the way, Ayako's house should be around here, right?"

Having just arrived in the port area, Kitagawa Yu took Murasame to Ayako's mansion.

As expected, Ayako's mansion is protected by a barrier similar to those of the shrines of the gods, such as the Great Shrine, Asakusa Shrine, and Meiji Shrine. Moreover, in terms of strength, it is no weaker than the barriers set up by these powerful gods. Even a level 3 youkai would have a hard time breaking through the barrier and entering.

"Is it that strong?" Kitagawa Yu looked at Murasame with surprise.

Murasame nodded gently and explained, "Because your friend is backed by the Inari God."

"Cough cough! Inari God?!" Kitagawa Yu almost choked on his saliva.

He has recently learned a lot of common knowledge and information about the mystical side from Murasame.

Inari, as the leader of another major faction, is comparable to Amaterasu in combat strength, or even slightly weaker. However, in terms of divine power, with the help of the more than 30,000 Inari shrines throughout the country and the faith of countless people, it is more than twice as powerful as Amaterasu is today.

The consequence of this is that she is very difficult to kill, and even if she dies, she will be quickly reborn in that immense divine power and faith.

Simply put, it's an indestructible being.

In addition, Inari, who possesses immense divine power, is the most generous in giving, and has the most shrine maidens and messengers under her command. In terms of strength and power, she could easily surpass Amaterasu Omikami by several levels.

In addition, they possess divine powers such as 'harvest' and 'wealth', giving them enormous influence among humankind.

This is why she was able to fight against Amaterasu's forces with fewer than one-fifth the number of gods in their ranks.

"If I want to help my friend break free from the Inari god's control and have a normal relationship like everyone else, is that possible?"

Murasame was taken aback by what he heard, and a strange look flashed across his eyes.

"There are many shrine maidens of Inari God. It shouldn't be difficult to help your friend get rid of her shrine maiden identity, but it might not be so easy to let her fall in love like a normal human while retaining her shrine maiden identity."

After a pause, Murasame explained, "A shrine maiden is someone who dedicates her entire body, mind, and soul to serving the gods wholeheartedly. If she were to fall in love like an ordinary person, she would be considered impure, and hundreds of years ago, she might even be put to death."

Upon hearing this, Kitagawa Yu couldn't help but frown.

The Evil King's True Eye gleamed with golden light, its gaze piercing through the faintly glowing barrier and landing on the still-lit room on the third floor of the villa.

Although he hadn't activated the X-ray vision of the Evil King's True Eye, he could still vaguely see through the open window that Yukiko was wearing a somewhat childish pink pajama set, holding a cat plushie, staring intently at the computer screen on the table, occasionally letting out a cute laugh.

On her computer screen was a recently popular romance anime.

Clearly, this otaku girl who is staying up all night watching anime really does want to have a sweet romance like ordinary people, just like she wished.

"Then what should we do? Threaten with force?" Kitagawa Yu turned to look at Murasame.

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Murasame thought about it seriously for a moment, then gently shook his head.

“If the opponent is Amaterasu, I might be able to defeat or even kill her instantly by taking her by surprise. A god can die, but if it's Inari, that won't work. Her divine power is too immense. And if I can't kill her instantly, she can completely control your friend's life and death through the divine contract.”

Kitagawa Yu nodded, his brows furrowing again.

Because he had already signed a contract with Hiyori Iki, he knew that gods could control the life and death of their female priestesses through contracts, which was quite domineering.

"In that case, I can only ask you to try to reach out to Inari and negotiate with her."

"No problem, leave it to me, but my fees are very high~" Murasame joked.

Seeing her relaxed appearance, Kitagawa Yu's brows unconsciously unfurrowed again.

"By the way, what's your friend's name?"

"Yukiko Asuka".

"Is it that girl?"

"Ah."

Kitagawa Yu followed the direction of her finger and looked at Yukiko.

Whether by coincidence or not, at that moment, Yukiko also stretched and yawned, the hem of her pajamas lifting slightly to reveal her smooth, white skin, as fair as milk, and her slender waist, which, together with her pert lower body, formed an incredibly alluring curve.

Most importantly, while stretching, she also turned her head and looked out the window.

Under the cool moonlight, the view was exceptionally good tonight.

As a result, Yukiko spotted Kitagawa Yu standing on the roof of another building a hundred meters away, dressed in a Shinigami uniform and surrounded by a faint red mist, and Murasame next to Kitagawa Yu, whose white skin was almost reflective.

To be precise, it was Murasame's snow-white kimono that stood out so much in the night.

"Ah?! Yuu?!!!"

Yukiko froze, her pupils dilated, and her cherry blossom-pink lips instantly opened into an "O" shape.

"hiss--"

"It's over!"

Kitagawa Yu's reaction was no less intense than Yukiko's; at that moment, the only thought in his mind was...

"This shouldn't be considered peeping, right?"

Actually, with his speed, he could have dodged in the instant Yukiko turned her head, but no normal boy could look away in that situation, right?

"Ah, right!"

Yukiko was the first to come to her senses. As if she remembered something, she quickly picked up her phone from the table.

A few seconds later, Kitagawa Yu's cell phone suddenly rang in his pocket.

"Hey! Yu! It really is you!"

"Uh, this..." Kitagawa Yu answered the phone, but didn't know how to answer, feeling extremely embarrassed.

However, Yukiko remained calm and did not seem to blame him.

"I thought I was seeing things because I stayed up too late, hehe. You didn't come to see Ayako, did you? Ayako's room is right next to mine, but she should be asleep already."

It still has that sweet and lovely voice, with a touch of childlike liveliness and playfulness, making people relax involuntarily and feel happy from the bottom of their hearts.

After thinking it over, Kitagawa Yu decided to 'confess and be treated leniently'.

"Well... I didn't come to see Ayako. It's just that there have been a lot of monsters appearing in Tokyo lately. Although I gave Ayako a talisman before, I'm still a little worried, so I thought I'd come and check on her."

"So that's how it is!" Yukiko's face showed a surprised expression, but a strange light flashed in her eyes.

"Don't worry, I'm actually the shrine maiden of the Inari God. This house has a barrier set up by the Inari God, so ordinary monsters can't get in. But thank you anyway~" Yukiko said with a grin.

"By the way, Yu, are you out hunting monsters so late at night? Are you on the orders of some deity?"

“No, that’s not it,” Kitagawa Yu probably guessed what she wanted to ask, so he took the initiative to explain: “I have not joined any god’s command, nor have I joined any faction. I just had a friend who passed away after illness, and her soul fell into the hands of Amaterasu Omikami, so I made a deal with her to help her hunt 100 yokai in exchange for my friend’s soul being able to be reincarnated.”

As Yukiko had guessed, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.

Tokyo is, after all, Amaterasu's territory, and Kitagawa Yu's active hunting of monsters made her think that Kitagawa Yu had joined Amaterasu's camp.

If that were the case, the two would be enemies.

"Right! People with extraordinary power are extremely rare in this era, and Yuta is so strong. According to Shiro, he can even easily kill a Level 2 monster. If we can bring him into Inari-sama's camp, Inari-sama should grant me special permission to date, right?"

"Furthermore, it seems Yu has a good relationship with that demon sword Murasame, who is someone even Inari-sama is extremely wary of."

The clever Yukiko had already secretly set her sights on Kitagawa Yu.

Of course, she certainly wouldn't directly invite Kitagawa Yu to join Inari's ranks right now; that would be too abrupt, and what if she was rejected?

"So we still need to close the distance a bit and become closer."

Knowing that Kitagawa Yu was working with Yuna on Demon Slayer, she decided to start with the manga and anime, and excitedly chatted with Kitagawa Yu about the anime she had just watched.

Under the cool, clear moonlight, the two sat on the edge of the rooftop, one leaning against the window, gazing at each other from afar, chatting about anime on their phones.