Crossover Anime: Randomly Setting Up a Stall with Binchotan Charcoal

"So this is probably just a misunderstanding, just Lingzi's prank." Xia Tian shook his head. "Since you're all here, please stay for dinner. Please sit down, I'll go prepare the dishes."

After Xia Tian finished speaking, she didn't give anyone a chance to refuse and turned to walk into the kitchen.

The moment the door closed, Xia Tian frowned. Knowing his ways, he had definitely traveled back in time and had definitely done something. But the tragedy of Xia Mu's parents still unfolded. Was it a self-correction of time, or did the Time Police intervene?

Reiko knew about the Time-Time Fruit and specifically asked for it, which indirectly confirms that he did indeed have contact with her. Reiko probably wanted to use the fruit's power to travel from the past to the present.

"Never mind, I'll ask Reiko when I see her."

Soon, five dishes and a soup were served.

While the sun was still setting, we ate our meal right there in the courtyard, looking out over the maple trees.

Natsume, who was feeling down, didn't have much of an appetite, but his eyes lit up after taking his first bite of food. "This is so delicious!"

"Summer-san, are you the reincarnation of the God of Cookery? This food is so delicious!" Tanuma was extremely grateful that he had come along today; he would have cried if he hadn't eaten a single bite of this food.

"Natsu-kun, with this skill, why are you selling roasted sweet potatoes? You could open a restaurant!" Taki Toru was so happy with the taste that she cried. Although she didn't wolf it down, she ate as frequently as Tanuma Kaname.

As for Aqua and Nyanko-sensei, their faces were buried in their rice bowls, and they couldn't even speak.

"Hehe, it's delicious, come and eat more, don't be shy." Xia Tian smiled and picked up a chicken leg for Xiao Qingyu. He found that the little guy really liked eating meat.

A group of people were sucking in the gust of wind when suddenly a commotion arose from the shared wall between the two families.

"Oh dear, why did Shinichiro go next door and have dinner with a mochi monster?"

The group looked up at the sound and saw a row of small monsters on the ridge, each no bigger than the palm of their hand and with different shapes.

Amano opened his eyes wide and was startled by the sight of these non-human monsters (not counting Nyanko-sensei and Haruyu). These were the monsters he had ever truly seen that resembled monsters.

But after the initial shock subsided, all that remained in his heart was joy.

Is this the scenery as seen through Natsume's eyes?

He was no longer a clueless bystander like before, knowing nothing and unable to do anything even when he was worried.

He wants to participate in this kind of world...

"Natsu-kun?" Toru Taki subconsciously looked at Natsumi.

Xia Tian shook her head to indicate that she was fine and calmly continued eating.

"Idiot, Shinichiro has been dead for many years. That's his granddaughter."

“Oh, I remember now, that human cub who cried at Shinichiro’s funeral, he’s grown up so much.”

"This is so boring. I wanted to see Shinichiro come back and cause trouble."

Hearing this, Duogui seemed to understand something. She put down her rice bowl and mustered up her courage to walk towards them.

"Hello, are you Grandpa's friends?"

Upon hearing Taki's words, the yokai were taken aback, their eyes meeting Taki's directly.

"Shinichiro's granddaughter, you can see us."

"That's great. I wish Shinichiro could be like you. When Shinichiro was still a human cub, he kept looking for us, using the scrolls of yokai as paintings, and even drawing strange arrays to cast summoning spells."

"Hahaha, we're right next to him, he's just summoning nothing."

"I really miss him. He missed us so much. We were right in front of him. He was so funny back then."

"It's a pity that he later fell ill, stopped painting, and stopped calling us."

"Yeah, I knew that cylindrical thing you used was different from what doctors listen to when they examine patients, and that's why you couldn't save Shinichiro..."

"Ah, humans are such fragile creatures."

Taki Toru listened with tears streaming down her face. She had seen the paintings they were talking about, she had drawn the formations they were talking about, and she had kept the cylinders they were talking about among her grandfather's belongings.

It turns out that Grandpa's lifelong dream had already come true; the monster he had been searching for his whole life had always been by his side.

Looking at the monsters on the wall, Toru Taki bowed gratefully: "Thank you, thank you for your long-term companionship, even though Grandpa can't see you."

"No, he saw us. In the last moment before his life was over, he saw us."

After a moment of silence, the monsters shook their heads and left, saying, "Farewell, Shinichiro's granddaughter."

Shinichiro's granddaughter can see them, but their only friend is Shinichiro.

As he watched the monster leave, Toru Taki was filled with mixed emotions, and the shadow of being cursed by the big-mouthed monster completely vanished at that moment.

This must be the kind of encounter Grandpa was looking for.

There are really a lot of kind-hearted monsters.

Wiping away her tears, Taki made a decision, turned around and walked up to Natsumi, earnestly pleading, "Natsumi-kun, is there a way for me to see monsters without relying on your magic array?"

Influenced by her grandfather since childhood, she has always been curious about monsters. Having seen the good side of the monster world, she is more eager to see the scenery of this world.

"Think carefully, once you take this step, there's no going back."

Toru Taki looked on with delight. Xia Jun really had a solution. She looked at Xia Tian with a determined gaze and nodded.

Hearing this, Natsume hesitated for a long time before finally speaking up: "Natsume-san, is it really okay to let ordinary people see yokai? Although many yokai are friendly, there are also quite a few who cause trouble."

“You’re right to worry, but the truth is that even if I do nothing, Taki has already stepped into this world with one foot in it. Being half-informed is the most dangerous thing. If we can see monsters, at least we can avoid them.”

Natsume opened his mouth, but had nothing to say.

Amidst several tense or expectant gazes, Xia Tian took out the Devil Fruit of the Mythical Zoan type, the Nine-Tailed Fox.

"...Taki ate this. This fruit is rather unpalatable. Don't spit it out after the first bite."

When the moment came, Duogui suddenly hesitated. This fruit looked very precious, wouldn't it be too much trouble for Xia Jun?

"Eat up, you only get one chance."

"Thank you, Natsumi-kun, I'll eat it." After a moment of silence, Taki took the fruit and bit into it with immense gratitude.

"啕~"

With a dry heave, the next moment, to Nyanko-sensei's astonishment, Taki's body began to change. Three seconds later, a giant nine-tailed fox roared to the sky, its nine white tails dancing nimbly.

"Holy crap, it's the Nine-Tailed Feathered Fox!"

As a fox, Nyanko-sensei's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, filled with shock and fear.

This is unbelievable!

The nine-tailed fox is a legendary monster, a formidable creature capable of challenging even the gods!

The boss simply took out a fruit, and an ordinary human girl could transform into a nine-tailed fox after eating it.

Are you kidding me?

Such methods made him want to kneel down!

Amazing!

That's truly incredible skill!

As expected of someone who travels with the goddess of water, she is indeed terrifying!

Beside them, Natsume and Tanuma both stopped thinking. Their expressions were completely identical, their mouths agape as they looked at the giant fox high in the sky and then at the calm Natsume-san, their minds practically going blank.

Good heavens!

what happened?

Summer turned Toru Taki into a monster.

Or is it the legendary nine-tailed fox?

As a Japanese person, I may not recognize other monsters, but I'm sure I'm familiar with the nine-tailed fox. She's a boss-level being; even ten cat teachers wouldn't be enough to defeat her.

Amidst the complex gazes of the three, Taki Toru slowly shrank, only to revert to human form a moment later.

"Xia Jun, what's wrong with me?"

No one understands his situation better than Toru Taki; after eating the fruit, his brain automatically learned the information about it.

Her guess was right. The fruit she ate was more than just precious; it was worth more than the entire Hachihara estate.

"Come on, I'll turn off the formation now. See if you can see the weather. If not, I'll try another method." Xia Tian was prepared for both possibilities. He also possessed the Taoist ability to open the third eye, and the Eight Extraordinary Techniques granted him countless abilities.

As for the fruit, he didn't care. Anyway, after opening his Heavenly Eye, he would give it to Duogui to protect himself.

Once she's with him, she's his pre-arranged girlfriend. If she's naive, he'll show her the world's wonders. He's sure that with this strategy, Duogui Toru won't run away.

???

No, so you've made such a big fuss, but you don't even know the effect?

The cat teacher was going crazy, thinking that the boss was going to come up with some big plan, but it turned out to be just to open the little girl's eyes to see ghosts?

That's such a waste!

Tanuma opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything for a long time. He originally wanted to ask Natsumi-san for help, but he couldn't afford to pay such a high price.

The multi-track telescope turned towards clear skies and rain, nodded, and said it was still clearly visible.

At this moment, she could finally see the world of monsters.

A wondrous world that her grandfather had longed for and had spent his entire life searching for was slowly unfolding before her eyes...

Chapter 116 Firefly, Breaking Up One Couple is One Less

I woke up at 10 o'clock.

Xiao Qingyu has already diligently gotten up to do the cleaning, while Aqua is still fast asleep.

Upon arriving in the lobby, Xia Tian was surprised to find that there was another person there.

"Multitrack, what brings you here? Don't you have class today?"

"Hmm..." Taki nodded: "Natsu-kun, my power has increased too much, is this normal?"

"This is just an adjustment period. You'll get used to it in a few days. By the way, have you had breakfast yet? I'll make an extra one."

"No need, no need." Taki waved her hand, but suddenly her stomach started growling.

Duogui blushed. She had indeed eaten breakfast, but she didn't know why she was hungry again.

"Zoan-type Devil Fruit abilities consume a lot of energy, so it's normal for you to eat more during the adaptation period," Xia Tian explained.

"Little Rain, go wake Aqua up, I'm going to cook."

Soon, the four of them had a simple brunch.

The business ends at 11 o'clock, and in the summer, the oven is turned on again to roast sweet potatoes, preparing for a new day of street vendors hawking roasted sweet potatoes.

Taki suddenly grabbed Aqua: "Hey Natsu-kun, can I work for Aqua today? I can't control my power, and I'm worried about not having you around."

"Yeah."

After listening to Takumi's words, 007 Aqua nodded vigorously, knowing she could go back to sleep and slack off again.

"You can go... it's fine, it's just a simple cashier job anyway."

"Wait, boss, give me the money. I need to buy sparkling wine and have dinner."

"I have money for food, but not for alcohol."

"If you don't give me money, I'll go back and tell Aya... Waaah~"

Summer reacted quickly, covering Aqua's mouth to stop her from spouting nonsense. When did this unlucky goddess learn to threaten people? Has her IQ improved?

"Hey, hey, do you know where to eat and where to buy alcohol?"

Aqua held the money with a smug look on her face, "The little boar demon will take me there."

Upon hearing this, Xia Tian looked at Aqua in confusion. When did this girl become so close to the big fat cat?

"Alright, Big Fat Cat is a local bully, just remember one thing, don't cause me any trouble."

"No problem, boss, don't worry." Aqua patted her chest and assured her.

She absolutely loved this place. Not only was there wine to drink, but the monsters were also incredibly charming and even offered to throw her a welcoming ceremony. Wow, this was the kind of treatment a goddess should receive!

..

On the outskirts of Yahara,

With multiple tracks on the left and sunshine and rain on the right, summer led the two on a aimless stroll.