Crossover anime/manga, can you be my immortal companion for life?

Why are you still thinking about those yakuza gangs?!

We can't even go out on the streets! Shouldn't we find a place to stay first? Although I'm not sleepy at all, I can't just sleep on the streets when I'm tired, can I?

I really wanted to say that, but Kazuma held back.

"Why don't you listen to me? Let's find a craftsman, do day jobs at the surrounding construction sites, buy at least one tent first, and then make other plans!"

We can't just sit here and wait! We're not lucky enough to have accommodations come to us just by sitting here."

It must be said that Kazuma Sato is quite pragmatic in some ways.

The term "hand-matching specialist" isn't exactly a flattering one. When it's mentioned, it basically sounds like a shady middleman, referring to someone who introduces down-on-their-luck people to tiring jobs and then profits from the difference.

Moreover, many of the more unscrupulous individuals will pretend to be hand-crafted artisans, and foreigners who dream of getting rich are often scammed by these guys.

"Cough cough!"

Just then, a cough came from behind them, and they both stood up and turned around alertly.

The events of just one night had already put both of them on edge, especially Kazuma. If it weren't for the fact that he was in the news, he would have thought he had wandered into some parallel world.

Is this still the Japan I live in, a place filled with peaceful daily life?

The two men looked up and became even more alert. Not far from the riverbank stood a green thing, seemingly making noise to attract their attention.

"Kappa...? That was just an urban legend, and now even monsters are appearing?"

Kazuma Sato stood up nervously, ready to run away at any moment if things didn't go his way.

Because the thing in front of them really didn't look human; it had green skin, a white belly, and a tortoise shell on its back.

However, Kerry was not overly nervous about what had happened before, just like Kazuma Sato. He keenly noticed that this guy did not have a bird's beak like the legendary kappa. Moreover, the kappa mask tightly reflected a man's face, and it seemed that the mask had loosened around the neck because it had been worn for too long, revealing a patch of human yellow skin.

The guy in front of me is a man in a suit!

Kerry looked at the thing and felt it looked somewhat familiar.

I think I've seen a similar character in some anime before. Yes, it must be a comedy anime called Arakawa Under the Bridge.

It tells the story of a group of eccentric people who live by the river.

Kerry raised an eyebrow.

Because he suddenly remembered that the comedy anime seemed to have some supernatural elements. It seemed that the female protagonist, whose voice was similar to Ryougi Shiki's, was an alien, and there was also a pair of tough guys who were superpowered. The main purpose of gathering so many extraordinary people together was to build a small society so that the female protagonist would not have any contact with the outside world.

Of course, what made Kerry raise his eyebrows wasn't the existence of ghosts and spirits in that anime, but mainly the identity of this kappa. It seemed that this guy was some kind of high-ranking official or royalty, with a lot of influence. A project that the government had already finalized the bidding for could be rejected with just a word from him.

At the same time, Kerry also glanced at Kazuma, who seemed to relax a little after realizing that the other party was not a monster.

This BYD's luck is truly outrageous; he might just be sitting here and his place will come to him on its own.

At this moment, the kappa in the suit looked at the two nervous people, and was actually a little nervous himself.

He scratched the back of his suit head, trying to make his face look as kind as possible, but because of the green mask, the expression looked...very strange.

"Hey! Guys, I heard you say you don't have a place to stay. I have a really nice place here."

As he spoke, the man in the leather suit, often referred to as the village chief, broke out in a cold sweat.

Actually, he was there last night. He had just left Arakawa Ward to visit some old friends in Ota, and on his way back that night, he witnessed Kerry running wildly.

Yes, he was the passerby that Kerry deliberately avoided.

At first, he thought it was something strange, until he saw something unseen rippling on the water's surface and the battle taking place in the middle of the river, and then he realized that he had witnessed some supernatural event.

So he ran away on the spot!

It wasn't until so much time had passed that he changed into his suit and wanted to come back to see if there were any clues. After watching for a while and confirming that the two people didn't seem to be dangerous, he heard Kazuma loudly say that he had nowhere to stay. Considering that he actually had a ghost-like creature to deal with and that these two seemed to be able to handle that kind of thing, he finally mustered up the courage to approach and talk to them.

"Uh... Uncle, that won't be necessary."

Kazuma shook his head warily.

Although he really wanted a place to stay, he remained extremely wary unless the other person was a beautiful girl, and he would never go with this strange guy.

After saying that, Kazuma whispered a meow into Kerry's ear.

"This guy seems really weird, let's ignore him!"

Hearing Kazuma's refusal, the village chief was not in a hurry. Instead, he opened his leather jacket and rummaged inside for a while, imitating the sound of Doraemon taking out his props.

"Dudududu!"

He took out a wallet, pulled out all the money inside, put it on the ground, and then placed the wallet on top of it.

"This is 10 yen. I am a kappa, and I live under the bridge on the other side of the Arakawa River. I often help homeless people."

Our base there is quite large, with many people living together. There are free bathhouses and food.

It's okay if you don't come, but if you do come, I can get the residents to help you build a small house with a bed.

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Village Chief: From "Arakawa Under the Bridge," a big shot who accidentally killed the female protagonist's destined lover years ago. Since Venusians die from heartbreak, he brought her to Arakawa to prevent her from contacting the outside world and tried to find a young man to date her to cure her condition.

Character Profile: He's a planter!

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Furthermore, the ghost of that destined lover has always been there, but it will take a long time for it to erupt, so the village chief is not in a hurry.

Although his backstory seems serious, he's actually a genuinely comedic character, and his origins are... 3

Since not many people have probably seen Arakawa's work, I won't go into too much detail about the plot (sadly). Not having seen it won't affect your reading experience. 10

Chapter Ten: Transformation Forbidden

Listening to the man in the suit speaking, Kerry turned around, trying his best to make sure the guy didn't remember his face, and pondered for a moment.

Then he asked the question he was concerned about.

"Are you aware of the yakuza's arrests of homeless people around here?"

Kerry didn't care where he lived; he wasn't sleepy at all even after staying up all night. He was more concerned about what had happened before.

On the contrary, this guy's identity is unusual, and he may know some information that ordinary people cannot access.

Kazuma, who was already somewhat tempted by the generous offer, looked at Kerry with some confusion. What was this guy talking about? How could there be such a lucky thing? This guy in front of him looked like a weirdo. How could he possibly know the information?

Doesn't this guy care about his own situation at all?

The village chief was taken aback by what he heard, not because he questioned the question itself.

What puzzled him was why the boy would ask him this question. He actually knew about it, although he didn't know anything about arresting homeless people, but it was probably those guys who did it. His old friend had come to him to discuss things here before.

It's said that the yakuza dog Kinguchi in Daejeon Ward has been making some big moves lately, but just as he was about to take action, he was questioned by some ruling members of parliament in the council. They're also a bit anxious about funding, and they hope he can come up with a solution.

After thinking for a moment, the village chief gave the place name.

"In Matsufushi Town, near Saitama, it's said that the local yakuza have been having frequent interactions with them lately."

After thinking for a moment, the village chief decided to tell the two guys that there was no loss and it wasn't really a secret anyway. Since there was a place in Kumamoto also called Matsukushiki, the village chief specifically emphasized that the location was Saitama.

"Okay, we'll come to your place when we get back."

Kerry said this with his back turned.

Kerry initially wanted to try and get the guy to provide him with a vehicle, but after thinking about it, he decided to figure it out himself.

Seeing how wary the other party was, and realizing his attempt to recruit them had failed, the village chief shook his head with some regret.

I originally wanted to solve both the ghosting issue and Xiaoshan's lack of a partner in one go, but it seems that's not going to happen now.

"You absolutely have to come! It's a promise between humans and kappa."

Knowing that continuing the conversation would lead nowhere, the kappa turned around gracefully, waved, and walked towards the riverbank, disappearing into the water step by step.

"Gone...disappeared?"

Watching the kappa disappear into the water, Kazuma Sato reacted with a start, as if he had seen someone accelerating their synchronization.

"No, look, there's a breathing tube over there."

Kerry stepped forward, picked up ten ten-thousand-yuan bills, and put them in his pocket, but left his wallet on the ground.

Then, Keli pointed to the riverbank, and Kazuma saw a bamboo-colored pipe not far from the bank, near the water plants. Kazuma was speechless for a moment.

"That guy wouldn't be trying to create an air of mystery by squatting in the water himself, would he?"

"Don't just stand here and not leave. Let's see if that guy can't stand the cold water."

Kerry raised a finger to offer a suggestion.

The village chief, who had been craning his neck to keep warm since the beginning and had started peeking out, couldn't stand it any longer when he heard Kerry's deliberately amplified voice and immediately stood up.

"We know! You'd better get out of here!"

...

Springtime is the start of the school year in Japan, and today happens to be the first day of school for most schools.

On their way home from school, students wearing new school uniforms either laughed with their new classmates or planned their future social paths on their own.

Japan is a country with a very clear social hierarchy. Seniors and juniors, as well as whether someone is outgoing and has friends, are all standards by which a person is judged.

Although everyone can understand that students are just people who study together at school, and so-called seniors are just people who started school earlier than them, the same applies to the workplace. I am here to work and contribute my labor. What right do you, the boss or someone who started working here earlier than me, have to boss me around about things that are beyond my job responsibilities?

This so-called social hierarchy is essentially the same as Bushido, where juniors must respect their seniors and treat the company president and emperor the same way. It is a propaganda method used by the rulers and vested interests to oppress the lower class, and it aims to alienate people into cogs that conform to their requirements.

However, when you're actually in the thick of it, sometimes you can't resist it. Even people who don't like drinking will gradually become numb to social drinking and start to become the kind of people they initially disliked.

Of course, even if most people see through all of this in their hearts, they will gradually fall into it because of the various advantages and disadvantages and the praise and compliments from outsiders, and start thinking about how to improve their social status.

For example, today there was a girl who, because she was often criticized for being unsophisticated in middle school, took off her braids and grew her hair long, and also took off the glasses she had worn for a long time.

After school, Saki Yoshida went into a Don Quijote store, picked up a Mon Mon magazine, hoping to see what the models looked like and get some inspiration for her own makeup.

Today's change was a success. My new classmates welcomed me after I changed my image, and I should work even harder.

Lost in thought, I was suddenly interrupted by a male voice.

"Ah, that's the last one. I've been looking for it for so long."