Crossover Anime: Starting with Adopting the Homeless Melon God

Of course, most importantly, all four of them possess demonic power.

That's right, it's demonic power.

Having hunted so many monsters and with Murasame's guidance, he was already able to accurately distinguish the differences between spiritual power, divine power, demonic power, monster power, and curse power.

Therefore, he was confident that he was not mistaken; the four witches were not wielding spiritual power, divine power, or curse power, but genuine demonic power.

Of course, this demonic power was not as corrupt as the power of the demons he had seen before. Although it was not as pure as Yukiko's Shiro, it was still very pure.

This means that each of these four people has a contract with a level three monster.

"That's quite a generous gesture," Kitagawa Yu couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

Level 3 monsters are no ordinary creatures; the fact that Inari God could produce so many priestesses who could contract with level 3 monsters at once speaks volumes about his power.

As expected of someone who can rival Amaterasu.

"Lord Kitagawa, please. Lord Inari is already waiting for you inside."

Kitagawa Yu and his group then followed the four shrine maidens through the torii gate and entered the shrine. The entire shrine was surrounded by a barrier, with only the torii gate as the entrance.

To be honest, there is no difference between the inside and outside of the barrier, except that the air is fresher and there is no trace of evil.

However, after entering the barrier, he could already sense the immense divine power emanating from its depths.

After a brief mental comparison, Kitagawa Yu realized that even if he converted all his wish power into divine power, it would probably be about the same as the divine power fluctuation deep within the shrine.

It's unclear whether this is the true form of Inari God or an avatar. If it's just an avatar, then Inari God's power is clearly even greater than he originally expected.

However, the thought of his own impressive lineup immediately put him at ease.

Just kidding, Avalon alone makes him practically invincible!

Soon, the group followed the four priestesses to the main hall at the back.

However, as soon as Kitagawa Yu stepped into the main hall, he couldn't help but show a look of astonishment once again, and almost cried out in surprise.

With her snow-white long hair and red eyes, she looked somewhat similar to Ilya at first glance, though she appeared to be about fifteen or sixteen years old. However, she wore golden ornaments shaped like ears of wheat on her head and body, and a black creature with only a ring of white fur around its neck crawled behind her. These features instantly stirred up Kitagawa Yu's deeply buried memories.

"Huh? A girl riding a donkey?!"

That's right, it's Miketsu, the 'donkey-riding girl' from Onmyoji. He never expected that the legendary Inari God would look like this.

Thinking back to the 'idiot' Enmusubi-gami in my own shrine, could this be fate?

A strange look flashed in Kitagawa Yu's eyes.

After all, he must have heard from Murasame that Amaterasu, like the little blonde girl in the story, was born.

On the other side, Inari God also showed a look of shock in his eyes.

Previously, Artoria and the others had not released their auras, so she had not noticed them. Now she realized that among Kitagawa Yu's group, apart from Matou Sakura, who was still young and did not have many magic circuits, everyone else possessed a huge power within them.

Artoria and Elena are almost surpassing her.

Even Matou Sakura, in terms of the energy intensity within her body, is comparable to the carefully selected and nurtured level four black fox behind her.

But how is that possible?!

"I have over 30,000 Inari shrines throughout Japan, with thousands of shrine maidens and countless believers, yet I can't find so many girls with immense power? How did he find them?!"

A big question mark couldn't help but pop into Inari's head.

However, seeing that Kitagawa Yu also looked shocked, she couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.

"Xiao Bai's information was indeed correct. Appearing as a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl might actually increase the chances of subduing this human."

The Inari Goddess thought to herself, "Clearly, she's misunderstood."

However, Kitagawa Yu did come to form an alliance this time, on the condition that...

"Will Yukiko be allowed to have a free love like a normal girl?" Even though he had expected it, Inari was still speechless when he heard Kitagawa Yu's conditions.

This is a war between two major divine factions.

Even disregarding others, Murasame alone, if he were to lean slightly to one side, would disrupt the original balance and help one side gain an absolute advantage.

Moreover, Kitagawa Yu himself is no ordinary person; he possesses a breathing technique that grants ordinary people extraordinary power, allowing them to easily slay level-two demons.

Add to that the fact that Artoria and the others, whose exact combat strength was unknown, were already alarmed by the sheer amount of energy they possessed.

To be honest, Kitagawa Yu's side is powerful enough to fight against both her and Amaterasu's factions simultaneously.

Thinking about this, Inari God suddenly felt that this condition was too simple and not safe at all.

Besides Amaterasu, who is also a deity, this world of Japan also has a gradually resurgent and increasingly powerful force of yokai (Japanese spirits) and a force of monks.

Faced with these formidable enemies, she needs a deeper and stronger alliance with Kitagawa Yu.

so.

"How about this, I'll have Yukiko marry you?"

Marriage alliances, whether in ancient or modern times, are a common and effective way to combine interests. In the eyes of Inari, if one's own priestess becomes the wife or concubine of another, the alliance will definitely be more solid.

With Yukiko's abilities and charm, she could definitely occupy a significant place in Kitagawa Yu's heart, thus influencing Kitagawa Yu's decision.

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"Cough cough cough-"

The Inari God looked at Kitagawa Yu with surprise, never expecting that Kitagawa Yu, with his powerful cultivation, could choke on his own saliva.

What surprised her even more was that, apart from Medusa, all the other girls, including Artoria, immediately showed a hint of hostility.

The one with the strongest hostility was the purple-haired little girl who was always being held in Kitagawa Yu's arms.

Despite having the weakest energy fluctuations among the girls, she felt a strong pang of fear in this little girl at this moment, for some reason.

It was as if this little girl posed a threat of death to her.

But how is this possible?

It must be said that Inari's intuition is quite sharp. Matou Sakura's magical power is indeed a bit weak, but her characteristics are really strong. If the imaginary space is used well, it is a perfect combination of offense and defense.

They could even catch the Inari god off guard and imprison him.

If Matou Sakura doesn't let her out, she'll have to stay inside forever until her divine power is slowly exhausted and she dies.

So even after she released all the heroic spirits within the Lesser Grail after the Holy Grail War, her strength was still not to be underestimated, and her potential was extremely high.

However, the Inari God misjudged the relationship between Kitagawa Yu and Elena.

Originally, the Inari God thought that Kitagawa Yu was the head priest, leading a group of 'shrine maidens'. Even if they weren't master and servant, they were at least in a superior-subordinate relationship. But now it seems that's not the case.

"Well, you just need to give Yukiko permission to date freely. As for who she likes and who she wants to date, that's her freedom. No girl likes to be interfered with."

Kitagawa Yu suppressed the pounding in his heart and spoke in a serious tone.

Yes, to be honest, when Inari said he would marry Yukiko to him, he was genuinely a little tempted. Well, not just a little.

If it were just him and Murasame who came today, he might have actually agreed.

After all, Yukiko is not only incredibly cute and perfect, but she also shares the same interests and hobbies with him. If she were his other half, she would undoubtedly be very lucky.

But who could blame him for bringing Artoria and Elena along this time, just to show off his strength?

I'm starting to regret it!

"Damn it, if I had known Inari was so easy to talk to, I wouldn't have brought Artoria and the others. But... this guy is way too direct, isn't he? Shouldn't this kind of thing be discussed in private?"

Kitagawa Yu remained expressionless, but inwardly he was filled with another wave of complaints.

Unfortunately, the Inari deity opposite him showed a regretful expression after he refused, which made him even more annoyed.

Thinking to myself, if you really want a marriage alliance, you can be a little more forceful!

After all, Yukiko had signed a contract with Inari, and her life was in Inari's hands.

Unfortunately, what he didn't know was that even Artoria's hostility had truly frightened Inari. Putting aside everything else, she couldn't handle just one Murasame.

so.

"Alright then, I will grant Yukiko permission to date freely. However, as an ally, you must also show your sincerity." Inari God put aside his regret and said seriously.

Since a marriage alliance is not an option, Kitagawa Yu will have to offer a "pledge of allegiance".

Although she is enshrined in a shrine and rarely goes out, and because she is not as complicated as humans under the baptism of divine power, she still has the intelligence she should have.

"What kind of pledge do you want?" Kitagawa Yu asked, having already considered this condition proposed by Inari God when he came.

God's oaths are hard to break, but for humans, especially those with great power, oaths don't really have much binding force.

However, Kitagawa Yu couldn't help but show a surprised expression after hearing the conditions proposed by Inari.

"Aren't you the priest of the God of Marriage? Nowadays, many gods are pointing out the thinness of marriage bonds, which originally belonged to the God of Marriage. So I want you to destroy the 'Omiya Hikawa Shrine,' or kill the two gods Kushinadahime and Okitaka within it, and send them to be reborn. Of course, if you can also kill Susanoo while you're at it, that would be even better." Inari said with a faint smile.

Actually, before Kitagawa Yu and the others arrived, the Inari God had originally planned to have Kitagawa Yu and Murasame destroy the Jishu Shrine as a pledge of allegiance.

Jishu Shrine is located in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto. It is one of the few shrines in Japan that focuses solely on praying for love and marriage, and it has a history of over 1,300 years.

The chief priestess is Okuninushi, one of the strongest beings under Okuninushi and Amaterasu.

Unfortunately, Okuninushi Shrine joined the camp of Amaterasu Omikami, but Jishu Shrine was located in her territory of Kyoto, which made her very unhappy.

No one wants to see gods from other factions come to their territory to absorb their faith, so the Inari god naturally wants to destroy them.

As for directly killing the Great God of the Nation, she hadn't thought about it before. After all, even someone as strong as Murasame would have to go through some trouble to kill the Great God of the Nation.

More importantly, the faith in the Great God is currently strong, and he will be reborn soon, so killing the Great God would be a losing proposition.

However, upon seeing Kitagawa Yu's impressive lineup, which was capable of simultaneously engaging both major factions and perhaps even gaining the upper hand in high-level combat, she immediately changed her mind.

Although Amaterasu disliked Susanoo because of the 'forced' situation back then, she still had to bring Susanoo into her camp in the face of the Inari lineage's rise to power in recent years.

Today, there are approximately five to six thousand shrines dedicated to Susanoo, including Yasaka Shrine, Yakumo Shrine, Susanoo Shrine, Suga Shrine, Tsushima Shrine, and Hikawa Shrine. This provides Susanoo with a significant source of spiritual support.

Furthermore, Susanoo is skilled in combat and holds a high rank, making him even stronger than Okuninushi.

There are approximately 280 Hikawa shrines, mainly dedicated to Susanoo, Kushinadahime-no-Mikoto, and Ōki-no-Mikoto, all of which are shrines for praying for marriage. Ōmiya Hikawa Shrine is the head shrine of these 280 Hikawa shrines.

Therefore, whether it's destroying the Ōmiya Hikawa Shrine or killing Kushinadahime and Ōki, who reside there, it will most likely attract Susanoo. At that time, Kitagawa Yu will definitely clash with Susanoo and become hostile to the entire Amaterasu camp.

In this way, the alliance between her and Kitagawa Yu will become even stronger.

Chapter 200 The Two Powerful Little Ones