In this crossover anime, Yoshikage Kira longs for a peaceful life.

"See you tomorrow, Mai-senpai."

"See you tomorrow."

Mai Sakurajima seemed to finally come to her senses and nodded slightly in response.

The girl stood on a high place, watching two blonde girls pass through the torii gate.

Unlike Miura Yumiko, who was just a temporary worker, she was a true shrine maiden and had become accustomed to staying at the shrine every day. So even after her "off-duty" hours, she still wore her red and white shrine maiden outfit because she needed to serve the god she served at all times.

This time is no exception.

Mai Sakurajima arrived at the back mountain area of ​​Shuchiin Academy with ease, her gaze falling on a small cabin in the woods.

Crunch~!

The old wooden door creaked, and moonlight shone into the room through the open crack.

In the darkness, a bald, middle-aged man huddled in a corner. As the moonlight shone on him, the man, whose hands and feet were bound, whimpered in fear, struggling to wriggle his body and hide in the darkness, as if that way he wouldn't be discovered.

"What a mess."

Mai Sakurajima looked at the man's disheveled appearance and whispered softly.

She recognized the man before her: the eldest son of the Shinomiya family, the former chairman of Shuchiin Academy, and the first in line to inherit the Shinomiya family's throne, Shinomiya Hikari.

But now, he is worthless, he is nothing.

People always have to pay the price for their actions, and the Four Palaces Yellow Light is the best proof of that.

He was once a high and mighty celestial being, but now he cowers in the darkness, trembling with fear.

In fact, Shinomiya Hikari had already been abandoned by the Shinomiya family a month ago.

Even though he was abandoned, he still had the blood of the Shinomiya family flowing in his veins.

He stubbornly believed he had a chance to turn things around, clinging to his inexplicable pride and refusing to leave Japan.

That's why he's here, being used as a new sacrifice.

click!

The already overburdened wooden door was fully opened, and a black-haired girl emerged from the shadows, watching the man curled up on the ground alongside Mai Sakurajima.

Mai Sakurajima asked:

"What do you plan to do with him?"

"I do not know."

"Huh?"

Kageyuko's answer surprised Sakurajima Mai.

"I do not know."

Ying Xizi repeated in a low voice.

She certainly wanted to take revenge on the Shinomiya family; Shinomiya Hiromitsu was just the beginning.

That's why she secretly made a deal with Shinomiya Un'yō, asking him to bring Shinomiya Kōgō before her. As for why she didn't cooperate with the Shinomiya family? That's because she wasn't the real 'Twilight'; she was just a shadow.

If the Shinomiya family were to be asked to do so in the name of 'twilight,' they certainly wouldn't dare to object, but the gods might not.

She carries all of Geng Xizi's resentment and despair, which is why she has such a strong desire for revenge.

But having forgotten her resentment and despair, and never having carried those painful memories, will Yuuko still harbor thoughts of revenge?

Maybe yes, maybe no.

Yingxizi didn't know, but she didn't dare to gamble.

Because once Geng Xizi stopped her, she knew she would never have another chance for revenge.

Therefore, she always carefully hid her resentment and tried to carry out her plans in secret.

And as it turned out, her plan was very successful.

Shinomiya Hiromitsu is right here, at her mercy.

But when she actually faced Shinomiya Hiromitsu, she was at a loss for what to do.

Should we just kill them?

That would be too lenient on him.

What about the Beach? Does he deserve it?

Kageyuko asked herself honestly, and she felt that Shinomiya Hikari was not worthy.

If we rule out those two options, then the only choice is to torture him.

While Shinomiya Hiromitsu was still alive, he was tortured to death.

and so……

Ying Xizi asked, "How should we torture him?"

Sakurajima Mai's expression was subtle: "Huh? You're asking me?"

"Of course, weren't you kidnapped by him too? Don't you hate him?"

Mai Sakurajima wore a conflicted expression:

"It would be a lie to say I don't hate them at all, but to say I'm tormented..."

It's not that I can't bring myself to do it, nor that I feel it's unnecessary, but... even if you say you want to torture him, how exactly do you intend to torture him?

She's just an ordinary high school student. How could she possibly know any torture techniques?

Kageyuko also fell silent, which was precisely where her confusion lay—

Mai Sakurajima was a 17-year-old high school student, and she died at the age of 15.

Strictly speaking, she was only a junior high school student at the time.

To put it nicely, it's called naive and innocent; to put it bluntly, it's called ignorant and naive.

How could they possibly know any techniques for torturing people?

Mai Sakurajima tentatively asked, "How about we search it online?"

Kageyuko nodded emphatically: "Great idea!"

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When Mai Sakurajima returned to the Twilight Shrine, a girl with a Hime-style haircut was already waiting for her.

"Dead?" she asked.

"Ah."

Mai Sakurajima nodded slightly, her expression somewhat complicated.

The various forms of torture depicted online taught her a real lesson, some of which were chilling just to hear about.

However, due to limited resources—neither a horse capable of being divided into five equal parts nor an Iron Maiden could be found in a short time, and they couldn't perform the procedure of cutting three thousand times without killing the victim—they ultimately chose a simpler form of punishment:

Huang Guang was bound to a wooden board, lying face up and fixed to the ground.

Then, a sharp iron nail was placed behind his neck.

The length of the nail was slightly shorter than the maximum range to which the four palaces of yellow light could raise their necks.

At first, out of the instinct to survive, Shinomiya Hikari raised his neck with great effort.

But as time went on, his strength gradually waned, and his survival instinct became a prolonged torment.

Because he knew from the beginning that he would die sooner or later, he couldn't keep his neck raised indefinitely.

Finally, in extreme resentment and bitterness, his head inevitably began to droop step by step.

Until the nail just pierced his skin, the pain made his will to survive take over again, and he raised his neck once more.

Unfortunately, this didn't last long.

The nail pierced his flesh and trachea step by step, until it completely penetrated his throat.

Finally, blood gushed out and flowed back into his lungs.

He killed himself.

It's not as shocking as dividing it into five equal parts, nor does it require the high level of skill required for the slow, agonizing process of cutting it into three thousand pieces.

Very bland.

Geng Xizi asked softly, "Is she satisfied?"

Mai Sakurajima replied:

"She seemed to regret it a little, regret that he died too easily. But she was probably still satisfied."

Geng Xizi felt relieved:

"That's good."

Mai Sakurajima remained silent.

She had seen friends quarrel, siblings quarrel, couples quarrel, and parents and children quarrel.

However, this was the first time she had ever met someone with whom she had a conflict.

Kageyuko thought she was hiding it well, but in reality, everything was under Gengyuko's watchful eye.

Because she is the deity of the shrine and controls its barrier, nothing that happens here can be hidden from her. But Geng Xizi said nothing, pretending not to know anything, and even took the initiative to ask her to help Ying Xizi advance her plan.

And what about Kageyuko?

Although he said he was afraid of being stopped by Geng Xizi, he was actually afraid that Geng Xizi would be implicated by him.

If Geng Xizi knew nothing, then she would have to bear the consequences of everything she did, and Geng Xizi could remain uninvolved.

They clearly loved each other deeply, yet their love was so awkward.

"That's enough."

Mai Sakurajima sighed. Who would want to have a conflict with someone like that?

Although she had no right to judge others, after all, she not only had conflicts with her parents, but her relationship with her sister was also far from harmonious.