Crossover Anime: Starting with Adopting the Homeless Melon God

Chapter 211 is over! Is this still the Xiao Xun I know?

"Is he Susanoo?"

Although the appearance of the descending deity was almost identical to the statue behind it, Kitagawa Yu still checked with Murasame to confirm.

“That’s right, he is Susanoo,” Murasame said.

Next, having received confirmation, Artoria wasted no time. She swung her already charged curry stick down with all her might, and in an instant, the originally dark night sky seemed to rise as a golden sun, dyeing the whole world in gold.

A golden beam of light shot out from the sun, covering a distance of over a hundred meters in the blink of an eye, sweeping away all obstacles in its path, and arriving in front of Susanoo.

Susanoo's expression changed drastically in an instant.

Unfortunately, the golden beam of light came too fast and too suddenly. He had no time to react. In a flash, he and the magnificent main hall were swallowed up by the golden beam of light and turned to ashes in an instant.

Then, the golden beam of light continued its momentum, extending forward for a full kilometer, leveling a small hill behind it before dissipating after Artoria sheathed her sword.

All that remained on the ground was a huge ravine tens of meters wide, which made Murasame, who witnessed it all, gape in astonishment.

She didn't come to her senses until Kitagawa Yu and Artoria turned to look at her at the same time.

"Is Susanoo dead?"

Kitagawa Yu asked the question that he and Artoria had been wondering about.

Indeed, Susanoo died so quickly that they all had a false sense of reality.

This made Murasame give a wry smile.

"Susanoo is dead. Artoria's attack just now would have injured even Amaterasu or Inari, let alone a fourth-level god."

Kitagawa Yu was immediately relieved after hearing this.

Although Susanoo seems a bit too weak, his goal is to fulfill his promise to Inari, not to start a big battle. Wouldn't it be better if his target was weaker?

"Okay, let's go back then! If we hurry, we might still make it in time for breakfast!"

He made a casual joke, and then the three of them quickly left the scene, enveloped in the red mist of the village rain.

At the same time, Amaterasu, who had been very annoyed by Kitagawa Yu's rudeness and had gone to her hometown Takachiho's Ama-Iwato Shrine to relax, also changed her expression and immediately noticed Susanoo's death.

"What's going on?! Susanoo has actually perished?!"

Amaterasu looked on in disbelief.

Although Susanoo, who was once on par with her in strength, has fallen to Lv4 due to the decline of his faith over time, and is only ranked in the middle among the fourth level, even weaker than Okuninushi and Sugawara no Michizane, he is still a fourth-level god. How could he possibly be killed?

"Could it be that one of the three demon kings has advanced to Lv5?"

"Otherwise, even if the three great demon kings joined forces, Susanoo could escape by descending to other shrines, even if he couldn't defeat them, right?"

"Or did that Inari god make the move?"

Amaterasu's expression changed several times, then with a thought, she descended to her true headquarters, Ise Grand Shrine, and used the sacred artifact Yata no Kagami to summon the eight guardian deities.

There are approximately 5,000 shrines in Japan that primarily honor Susanoo, of which more than 3,000 are Yasaka Shrines.

Although both the main shrine of Yasaka Shrine and Fushimi Inari Taisha are located in Kyoto, Susanoo is a bit reckless, and Amaterasu also wanted to plant a seed in Kyoto, the heart of the Inari camp, so she encouraged Susanoo to live at Yasaka Shrine on weekdays.

The Eight Pillars of the Goddess are the Servants of the Yasaka Shrine.

"Where is Susanoo? What was he doing just now?" Amaterasu asked coldly, her face grim.

The eight guardian deities below the main hall were pale and trembling uncontrollably, clearly aware that Susanoo was in trouble. Upon hearing this, they hurriedly reported, "My lord, Lord Susanoo just received a distress call from Kushinadahime and Ōki no Takamiya. They say a powerful level-three demon has broken through the barrier and entered Ōmiya Hikawa Shrine. The two are only level-two and cannot defeat it, so they summoned Lord Susanoo, requesting your intervention."

Clearly, this is a conspiracy, a plot to lure Susanoo out of Yasaka Shrine and then kill him.

The worship and devotion at Yasaka Shrine are far greater than those at Omiya Hikawa Shrine. The protective barrier surrounding Yasaka Shrine can only be broken by a level 5 expert. Therefore, it would be impossible to kill Susanoo by attacking Yasaka Shrine directly. Even if the enemy breaks the barrier, Susanoo can use that time to teleport away and escape.

With over 5,000 shrines across the country that can be used for teleportation, it won't be easy to catch him now.

"When was Susanoo teleported there?" Amaterasu asked again after a moment of silence.

“Just a few minutes ago,” Hachigami said quickly.

His answer made Amaterasu frown even more.

"A few minutes ago? Does that mean Susanoo had just been teleported there when the accident happened?"

A hint of hesitation flashed across the face of the Eight Pillar Gods, but in the end, he braced himself and said, "Lord Susanoo died less than two seconds after being teleported there."

Upon hearing this, Amaterasu's expression changed again, and a look of shock appeared in her eyes.

Originally, she wasn't sure whether it was a group of fourth-level experts surrounding and killing her, or a fifth-level expert making a move. Now, after hearing what the Eight Pillars God said, Susanoo was instantly killed, so it was obviously only possible that a fifth-level expert made the move.

"Is it that Inari god?"

"No, wait! There's also that demon sword Murasame."

"However, these two have probably already formed an alliance, so if it really was that demon sword that made the move, it must have been Inari God who caused it."

"Furthermore, we cannot rule out the possibility that some Buddhist sect members are using this to sow discord."

A couple of hundred years ago, the power of Buddhism was no less than that of these native deities, and in some ways even slightly greater.

However, with the rise of novels, comics, and anime in recent years, and with people placing more emphasis on this life rather than seeking some vague afterlife, the influence of Buddhism has been greatly weakened. Ninety-nine percent of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas have passed away and completely disappeared. The only remaining level-five master is Kūkai, the founder of the Shingon sect of Japanese Buddhism during the Heian period.

However, Koya-ji Temple, which he founded, now has very few worshippers, so he usually lives at Todai-ji Temple in Nara Prefecture.

As for Senso-ji Temple, the number one temple in all of Japan, there are not many powerful figures stationed there, after all, it is the stronghold of the Amaterasu faction.

The Buddhist sect, now in a weakened state, certainly wouldn't dare to provoke Amaterasu's faction.

At least on the surface, they certainly wouldn't dare.

"Whether it's Buddhism or Inari, anyone who dares to provoke me will pay the price!"

With a thought, Amaterasu picked up the Yata Mirror again and summoned Takemikazuchi, the most powerful of all the fourth-level gods who usually resided at Kashima Shrine.

Of course, although she could guess that it was likely Murasame or Kitagawa Yu who made the move, she was still somewhat unsure of Kitagawa Yu and the others' true strength.

The presence of Artoria, in particular, made her even more wary of Kitagawa Yuu, so she could only target the other gods in Amaterasu's camp.

Her chosen target was Sugawara no Michizane, the second-in-command of the Inari God faction and the god of learning who was in charge of studies and examinations.

Of course, Takemikazuchi and Sugawara no Michizane are both fourth-level gods. Although Takemikazuchi is much stronger than Sugawara no Michizane, if Sugawara no Michizane wanted to run away, it would be difficult for Takemikazuchi to kill him.

Therefore, her order to Takemikazuchi was to destroy three hundred shrines belonging to Sugawara no Michizane.

If Sugawara no Michizane can't stand it and comes over on his own, then Takemikazuchi can just kill Sugawara no Michizane as well.

Clearly, with the death of Susanoo, the atmosphere between the two major god factions immediately became tense.

However, these things have nothing to do with Kitagawa Yu for the time being.

After a whirlwind trip, Kitagawa Yu and his two companions successfully made it back to the coffee shop before breakfast time.

Because he was worried that Murasame would be purged by Amaterasu's forces if he was alone, and that he would be surrounded and killed by Amaterasu and a bunch of gods, Kitagawa Yu simply invited Murasame to stay with him.

Murasame readily agreed.

However, she did not move into the remaining vacant rooms, but instead moved into the shrine.

So the silly goddess girl became unhappy.

Her main hall was already so small, and now she has to give half of it to Murasame. This is just too much of a bully!

But Kitagawa Yu had no idea she existed.

So this is all her own fault.

The poor Goddess of Fate, not daring to confront Murasame, and also wanting Kitagawa Yu to know of her existence for some reason, could only sulk in the corner by herself.

This made Murasame chuckle.

"It's said that the God of Fate was corrupted by faith and became less intelligent. It seems that's true, it's a pity. Let alone in modern times, even in ancient times, human emotions can change in an instant. Who can say whether a fate is good or bad?"

Murasame subconsciously touched the character "缘" (fate/destiny) on the back of his hand, and sighed softly in his heart.

Meanwhile, Kitagawa Yu, having resolved his promise to Amaterasu and Inari, and no longer needing to worry about the school festival and continue slacking off, went to school with Ayumi and Ayako, feeling refreshed.

then

As soon as the school bell rang, Kitagawa Yu seemed to have a hypnotic switch flipped, and couldn't help but let out a long yawn.

Hopefully, nothing troubles me today.

Kitagawa Yu thought to himself.

If he wanted to catch up on sleep, he could simply go to the Demon Slayer world and take advantage of the different flow of time to get a good night's rest.

But if that's the case, wouldn't such a good sleep-inducing environment in the classroom be wasted?

"The Honnoji Incident: Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi."

"I really don't know how they scheduled this class. History as the first period? They must be out of their minds."

Kitagawa Yu yawned again, then without moving his body, he simply closed his eyes and quickly drifted off to sleep.

Fortunately, no one disturbed his nap plans during the day.

What he didn't expect was that as soon as he got home from school and took out a bottle of soda from the refrigerator to replenish his happiness, Xiao Xun ran over.

"I knew you'd be back so early!"

"???"

Kitagawa Yu looked at her with a question mark in his eyes.

Before he could even ask, Xiao Xun, panting, volunteered, "Our ensemble! There are only three days left until our school festival! Let's hurry up and practice!"

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Kitagawa Yu's expression froze for a moment.

"Rushing forward like a pig? You still remember that?!"

"of course!"

As she spoke, Xiao Xun suddenly looked at him with a suspicious expression, staring into his eyes, and asked, "Master, you're not planning to back out, are you?"

"Um, is this okay?"

Although it was unlikely, Kitagawa Yu still asked tentatively, clinging to a sliver of hope.

"Of course not!" Xiao Xun put her hands on her hips and refused without hesitation.