I Am an Emperor in a World of Mixed Anime

"Young Miss...Young Miss, wake up."

After seeing Yukino off, Hayasaka Ai came to the living room, gently patted the sleeping Kaguya Shinomiya's face, and called out to her.

Startled awake, Kaguya Shinomiya groggily opened her eyes, staring at Hayasaka for a while before gradually becoming more alert. She rubbed her eyes and yawned, "What's wrong, Hayasaka? Is he back?"

No.

Hayasaka Ai shook her head. "Lord Higashino won't be coming tonight."

"I just received a notification that he has other things to do tonight and won't be coming. He might be free tomorrow or the day after."

"Hey~, are we being disliked?"

Kaguya, who was a little dazed and confused, looked exceptionally cute, with a soft and sweet demeanor that made Hayasaka Ai in her heart exclaim how adorable she was.

I really want to pinch her little cheeks and rub them hard.

Unfortunately, that won't work. If we did that, Kaguya would definitely wake up immediately and realize what she had done, and then she would be in big trouble.

"I just have other official business to attend to, Miss Kaguya, please don't overthink it. Besides, it's getting late. Since Lord Higashino isn't coming, we should hurry up and eat, wash up, and go to rest."

"I don't want to eat~", Kaguya Shinomiya said instinctively, half-asleep and still very sleepy.

Upon hearing this, Hayasaka Ai gently pinched Kaguya's cheeks and pulled them apart. "That won't do. Maids don't have the right to be willful. It would be a dereliction of duty if you got sick and it affected your work because of your irregular schedule."

A clearer sensation came from her face, accompanied by a slight pain. Now Kaguya Shinomiya had no choice but to wake up, and her sleepiness vanished for the time being.

She sighed helplessly, propped herself up with her slightly weak body, and followed behind Hayasaka, who finally nodded at her with satisfaction.

Okay~

Ugh, I wish I hadn't moved into such a big house.

Just the daily cleaning is exhausting.

And that doesn't even include the outdoor maintenance work.

…………

At that very moment, Akira Higashino was still leading a group of his underlings on a team-building trip all over Tokyo.

Subway, street.

Under the guidance of the local strongman, Iwanaga Kotoko, they found the right target every time.

After all, there is no six realms of reincarnation in this world. After a person dies, there are often spirits whose attachments have not been extinguished, who linger in the world and are unwilling to return to heaven and earth. The world is only so big. Over time, the world has not been overwhelmed by evil spirits, and humans have been able to reproduce generation after generation. Naturally, there is another relatively alternative way of dealing with this.

For example, shrines in various regions are mainly responsible for suppressing and eliminating local "troublemakers." Then, those that are less aggressive and not too harmful are left to fend for themselves. Most spirits will eventually give out after a few decades or hundreds of years.

Among evil spirits, there are also some exceptions that specialize in devouring their own kind.

Some are purely motivated by the desire to continue existing and become stronger, and they will likely pose a threat to human society in the future, eventually being dealt with by the authorities and members of Shinto organizations.

Another type has evolved into a relatively unique kind of spirit messenger, who patrols fixed routes and territories, luring and capturing evil spirits that linger in the human world. Due to obsession, mission, and some other influences, they do not harm humans.

Some of these spirits are born with this obsession. Many of them were people related to the spiritual world in their lifetime. Even after death, when their minds are extinguished, they retain the obsession to continue devouring evil spirits and purifying the human world. Others are actively guided and arranged by people related to local religious sects.

As the former goddess of wisdom for yokai, Kotoko Iwanaga frequently travels throughout Tokyo to resolve conflicts between yokai. In addition, she has access to a network of information shared by yokai, so she is extremely knowledgeable about the distribution of these unusual beings.

With her leading the way, Higashino Akira was sure to find the right person.

The wild evil spirit, with its iron fist and the power of faith, offered its choice to the opponent, instantly refining it.

For legitimate deities with shrines, and evil spirits organized by other shrines, refrain from action for now, and wait until you have accumulated more troops before conquering them.

After such careful selection, they have subdued quite a few skilled individuals. Although they are not as good as graduate-level spirits like Xiaoqian and Xiaohua who can open barriers and unleash powerful attacks, they are still above average and can easily deal with ordinary evil spirits.

The designs are a bit ugly, with all sorts of bizarre shapes. The most human-like one is an axe-wielding guy who was caught from a tram, carrying an axe and a sack.

The others, having lost their intelligence and left only with instincts, have long since become deformed, bloated stomachs from devouring spirits, and are no longer recognizable as human beings.

After working through most of the night, the group arrived at their final destination.

This time it was a shrine. Because the shrine was located on a mountain, surrounded by trees and not in a densely populated area of ​​the city, the monsters, who rarely had the opportunity to act except to provide some information, gradually showed up and followed.

"This place is dedicated to the goddess Kishimo-no-Mikoto."

"He used to be a cruel god who ate young children, but because Shakyamuni hid His child, He learned about the pain of losing a child as a parent, and He reformed and stopped eating young children, becoming a god who protects children."

"However, perhaps because she was haunted by the spirits of the unborn children, the spirit of the demon mother goddess in this shrine did not have time to become a Buddha. In the end, she was affected by the spirits of the unborn children and a rather malignant mutation occurred."

Kotoko Iwanaga lay on Akira Higashino's back, calmly introducing him to the shrine.

"It was because of this that the gods of this shrine began to target ordinary people. Visitors who came to make offerings often encountered various accidents, except for children who were spared. Some even lost their lives. As a result, no more priests were assigned to this shrine, and the people gradually forgot about it and no one came to make offerings anymore."

“Taking action against Him will not arouse the suspicion of other gods and clergy.”

"But be careful, the enemy has many henchmen, and they are generally quite strong. In addition, the god himself is also very powerful."

Now that she had decided to join them completely, Kotoko Iwanaga had carefully considered her beloved when choosing her targets and course of action. Naturally, she wouldn't immediately choose a powerful being that might make them enemies of the world or that they simply couldn't defeat.

After hearing this, Higashino Akira nodded, gently patted the girl's butt, and indicated that she could get off.

As a result, the blonde loli remained unmoved, pretending not to know anything, and hugged even tighter amidst the speechless gazes of the group of demons and monsters.

Especially for Rin, who was still with the group this time, the thought of how she had fought so hard with this kind of guy last time made her feel uncomfortable.

Even though they won, they couldn't feel proud at all.

"If you don't go down now, I'll use you as a hidden weapon to hit Him later."

Higashino Akira was at his wit's end with this overly clingy, flirtatious little girl, so he resorted to threats, which finally made her let go and jump off his back.

Even so, this blonde-haired little girl was still indignant.

"I'm a major contributor to tonight's operation, how could I say such offensive things to a lady!"

"sorry."

"That's so insincere!" Kotoko Iwanaga puffed out her cheeks, picked up her cane, and slammed it against the ground. "I want to apply for Higashino-kun's special reward!"

"explain."

"marry!"

Higashino Akira remained expressionless. "Sorry, no."

"Then I want a loving boyfriend kiss!"

"Sorry, no, I don't have any."

Kotoko Iwanaga almost jumped up in anger and punched this idiot in the knee. "This is a good idea!"

"No, that's really not true. After all, we've only met twice. It's unrealistic to think that we're all in love right now."

"Nonsense! I am truly and deeply in love with you. I can't help but think of you every time the night is quiet. Even when I'm trying to comfort myself, the inspiration for my spells is you!"

What a powerful statement!

The group of non-human beings around them looked at each other in shock, especially the colleague who had just joined today. His entire worldview of ghosts was greatly shocked. Have humans become so morbid now?

Meanwhile, the veterans who had originally followed Higashino Akira looked at the group of monsters who had once abducted underage girls to be their leaders with strange eyes.

This immediately angered the monsters, who shook their heads, indicating that it was not their fault.

This is clearly just the princess's nature.

Most of these monsters are good monsters with pure and kind natures. The bad ones were eliminated by the exorcists and powerful aliens outside long ago. How could they raise a girl with such a unique personality?

Higashino Akira stared speechlessly at the blonde loli who was full of slang and had a serious addiction to being bad at games.

Lady?

No, that's it?

This is even more scandalous than him. He's a guy, and he doesn't even say this much slutty stuff, let alone say it in front of so many people.

Sigh, he's still too concerned about his image and doesn't let loose enough.

"You should love me for something good, I have a lot of good points too."

Upon hearing this, Kotoko Iwanaga's lips curled up slightly, a faint blush appearing on her face. "Darling, if you think I'm the kind of girl who's only attracted to looks, you're sorely mistaken. To love someone is to love everything about them. So, I not only like your face, but also your other shining qualities, such as your gentle personality, strong body, long stamina, and tough 'attitude'..."

All the monsters: Isn't this even more perverted?

"You'd better shut up."

Higashino Akira sighed in exasperation.

There's nothing I can do, really.

Who's dating whom here?

That's not how love is!

This feeling is completely different from being in love.

He and Xiaojing can get along very well, and even Xiaojing can make him talk about Xingyu.

However, being with this blonde loli who talks a lot of flirtatious nonsense makes him feel powerless, like he's just going through the motions of clocking in at work.

She clearly has a cute face and a nice, perky bottom, but she just happens to have a mouth.

Why do I always say things that will calm him down just when he's starting to get a little interested?

It's not that Higashino Akita is being presumptuous, it's just that Iwanaga Kotoko really can't bring herself to be lewd.

Turning around, Higashino Akira looked at the small shrine nestled in the darkness not far ahead and nodded to Chihiro and Hana beside him.

The two understood each other perfectly and immediately obeyed the order. A pure white, semi-transparent barrier and a phantom of a wandering figure burning with raging flames appeared, sealing off the area with a dual domain.

So-called gods are not all as weak as dust. Although the vast majority of the so-called eight million gods in the land are just filling a quota and not worth mentioning, they still have a divine status. With such a large number, there will always be a relatively powerful individual.

Strictly speaking, Sham, the Goddess of Poverty under Akira Higashino's command, is not weak either, but her abilities are more reflected in her divine authority rather than in her combat power.

As for Kanoko, who is the Deer Goddess, apart from her somewhat abstract art style, she is capable of displaying considerable strength if a battle were to break out, although Higashino Akira never expected her to exert any power.

If one day he is at his wit's end and only Kanoko is left to rely on, then he might as well commit suicide at the Wujiang River.

Weak deities like Kanoko have only one shrine and one true form.

Powerful deities, such as the God of Poverty, are enshrined in many shrines throughout the country. Depending on the culture, local religious atmosphere, and spiritual influence of different regions, combined with incense offerings, different similar split spirits will be born. Sham is one of them, but she is relatively free and can almost be considered an independent individual.

Deities with a more unified belief system and detailed records, corroborated by other legends, have more concrete images. Even branch spirits of subordinate shrines have more specific personalities and abilities that are more similar to the main body, and are less likely to change due to local customs and human desires.

The Oni-Momo-no-Kami of this shrine is a case in point. Bound and influenced by the legend of her original form, even if something changes, she still abides by the rule that she cannot harm the children, and will even take the initiative to protect them.