In this crossover anime, I fight against the supernatural in my everyday world.

Putting aside his position as station director...

He himself, like most people in Kyoto, is a supporter of "Mask".

The hidden hero, working in the shadows, is secretly collaborating with the bureau chief who is in the public eye...

Just thinking about it ignited the hidden inner child within this middle-aged station director.

"Hello everyone."

The image on the television flickered, changing from the live broadcast to a completely black mask, from which came a laughing voice.

"I am 'Mask'."

Just hearing this familiar opening line made the citizens who had witnessed the Teru Teru Bozu Killer incident unable to help but smile.

Although I don't know what she looks like, and her voice is somewhat indistinct, making it difficult to distinguish...

But this familiar tone definitely sounds like it's "Mask" himself.

"Next, I'm going to tell you a story."

"A story about a twisted entity that manipulates the weather, known as a god, who uses the weather as leverage to force innocent girls into becoming living sacrifices."

“You can listen to this as a fictional story, but in reality, it’s real and happening right now.”

.........

Five minutes later, the video reached its end.

Yohoshi did not reveal Amano Hina's identity, but simply recounted the legend of the Weather Maiden in its entirety.

In the end, he concluded with just the simplest sentence.

"As 'Mask,' I am not a hero."

"However, I will never compromise or back down."

"This twisted entity that threatens humanity with the weather and claims to be a god must be completely eradicated."

After the video ended, the camera switched back to the Kyoto TV studio.

The host remained silent, seemingly giving viewers time to think.

In this silence, almost all the viewers had the same thought at that moment.

If there truly exists a twisted god in the world who uses the weather as leverage to sacrifice innocent young girls...

Then they should be eliminated.

Everything "Masked" does must be right.

The citizens believed in this hero, even though he didn't call himself one.

In the commercial street, the middle-aged male owner of the shop selling "mask" figurines, after listening to this speech, slammed his hand on the table, stood up, and said with a serious expression.

"It's just raining, why would you sacrifice a young girl? Are you kidding me?!"

"Even if it keeps raining, we absolutely cannot compromise with a guy like that!"

"What kind of god is threatening humanity?! It's an evil spirit!"

"'The Mask' will win!"

..........

Meanwhile, in the divine realm above the clouds.

"Ok?"

The weather god, who was defending against the attack of the night star, suddenly froze for a moment. Then, half of his body was cut off by the long sword in the hand of the black Susanoo.

Only this time...

The seven-colored giant monster's body did not recover as quickly as before; the healing speed was noticeably slower.

"This...how is this possible?"

The God of Weather was horrified to realize that his spiritual energy replenishment rate had slowed down considerably, and his voice was filled with disbelief.

"Oh, did it work?"

Seeing the changes in the seven-colored giant monster, Ye Xing nodded in satisfaction and chuckled.

"It seems that compared to you, this self-proclaimed god, and your loathing of rainy days..."

"Everyone in Kyoto City still prefers to believe that I am 'The Mask'."

241 Dust Release: Horse-Stripping Technique, Soul-Bound Members

Just as Onimaru Kunitsuna had suspected, Yohoshi did indeed have a backup plan.

The creation of the identity of "Mask" and the image in the minds of everyone in Sakura Province were all for this moment.

"I suspect that your power, like that of evil spirits, comes from the human heart."

Night Star deactivated his Susanoo, and in his bloodshot eyes, overflowing with tears of blood, a chilling smile appeared on his face.

"The fear of the weather... no, the fear of torrential rain, or perhaps the longing for sunny days..."

"I'm too lazy to guess what kind of emotion it is; it's not important."

"The important thing is..."

Ye Xing grabbed a small piece of the seven-colored giant monster's body that he had just cut off from the ground with his bare hands, stuffed it into his mouth without hesitation, chewed it a couple of times, and smiled with satisfaction.

"You twisted thing hiding in the shadows have now become the villain in the eyes of almost everyone in Kyoto City."

“The support for ‘Mask’ has overshadowed all feelings toward you, this so-called god.”

"Rainy days? Sunny days? Nobody cares anymore."

"Everyone in Kyoto City only wants to see 'Masked' win."

The seven-colored giant, transformed from the god of weather, felt his spiritual energy replenishment slow down considerably. Although he didn't know how Night Star had severed his source of power, he immediately took action.

The rain serpents that were fighting Tamamo-no-Mae and the golden goat-headed creature, as well as the giant whale swimming in the clouds, suddenly turned into water droplets and scattered.

The giant, radiating seven-colored light, also suddenly decreased in height, remaining at around two and a half meters.

"ridiculous."

On the true form of the Weather God, twisted, writhing, and constantly changing human faces appeared. The spiritual light surrounding him no longer had the beautiful and magnificent feeling he had before. Instead, the extremely viscous rainbow colors made people feel a little disgusted.

His eyes shone with a blinding light, like lightning.

"You want to compete with me, a god, in spiritual power? That's utterly ridiculous."

On Night Star's black mask, a white smiley face with upturned corners appeared. He clasped his hands together, forming a circle, and aimed at the weather god in front of him.

Just as Tono Hina, Tamamo-no-Mae, the golden goat-head, and Onimaru Kunitsuna were thinking that he was about to unleash some terrifying ability that could harm even the gods, they heard Yohoshi speak at an extremely fast pace.

"I just don't understand what you're pretending to be."

“I’ve cut off the source of Byd’s spiritual power, and you’re still pretending. Just wait and see if I don’t kill your whole family.”

"After I've eaten you, I'm going to go back and uproot your shrine. I'll also have the Metropolitan Police Department ban the spread of your 'b-weather maiden' legend."

"What are you doing, you pathetic dog who uses the rooftop of an abandoned building as a shrine and is even less worthy than that golden goat-headed rascal? What are you doing acting so arrogantly towards me?"

"Ok?"

"Byd, speak!"

Not only were Amano Hina and the others at a loss for words after this sudden barrage of attacks, but even the Weather God was momentarily at a loss for how to respond.

The move that Night Star used was indeed very powerful.

While Amano Hina was speechless at his abstract ideas, she couldn't help but admire Yosei's extraordinary talent in breaking down defenses with words.

When people argue, it's easy to hurt the other person, since everyone has their own pain points.

For example, Rio Futaba doesn't like people commenting on certain parts of her body that are exaggerated to the point of being beyond the typical size of a high school girl.

For example, Yukino Yukinoshita is very competitive and hates insincere and ingratiating relationships.

As for Touma Kazusa...

It felt like she was constantly on the verge of being either emotionally stable or angry; it was impossible to tell her emotional state just from her facial expressions.

However, there are certainly points that one would not want others to mention.

But what makes Night Star so remarkable is...

Whether it's a human, an evil spirit, or a so-called god...

He can pinpoint exactly what hurts the other person the most, and use that as a starting point to unleash a torrent of attacks.

And clearly, judging from the increasingly ferocious expressions on the faces of the weather gods...

He did break down.

On the one hand, it was because the main source of spiritual power had been cut off, and they had lost their greatest reliance, causing them great panic.

on the other hand...

Night Star's words were utterly insulting...utterly insulting to God!

It's not even as good as the Golden Goat's Head!

That golden goat's head, in terms of power, was nothing in front of the Weather God; it was a weak being that could be killed with a flick of the wrist.

But they do have a proper shrine, after all.

Although it has fallen into disrepair over the years, although it is covered in dust, and although few people come to worship, but...

That's a legitimate shrine.

A famous philosopher once said...

Lies don't hurt, truth is the knife.

The weather god's actions differ from those of the golden goat-headed god. Rather than the concept of "god" itself, He draws His power more from humanity's yearning for sunny days and their negative emotions towards continuous torrential rain.

Although the golden goat's head cannot speak, it can understand human language.

Seeing that Ye Xing had used his own divine name to provoke the powerful weather god, he finally understood why his own power, which was not even as great as his current eight-foot form, was here.