Crossover Anime: Starting with Destroying Kengan

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There's no need to ask at all.

The answer is already quite obvious.

"Don't you want to think about it again? Someone could die if you're not careful."

"As long as you're strong enough, you won't die."

Hikaru Narushima clenched his fist, pounded his chest, and was full of fighting spirit.

"Don't worry, President. I'm someone you trained, so I won't die during mere training."

In the midst of mere training... well.

Yato laughed.

"I hope you can maintain this optimistic attitude in the future."

(Two chapters are being posted now. I'm still writing the remaining two chapters, and I'll definitely post them before midnight tonight!)

Chapter 147

"...You really know how to cause me trouble."

A sigh came from one of the vice presidents on the phone.

Yato stood by the clubroom window, gazing at the distant scenery, and said:

"It's just taking a leave of absence; it's a small problem for you."

"That's true, but you should at least give me a reason, right? It's one thing for you to do it yourself, but you also have to ask for leave for others, and one of those leave lasts for two months."

"No, I don't need to take a long leave. It's my club member who needs to take leave. I just received a gift from someone and I was going to go and take a look. I thought I'd bring it with me and let the people there help me get some exercise since they're not doing anything else."

"...In that case, I can approve it, but you'll have to figure out how to handle the monthly exams afterwards. Don't come looking for me if you fail."

"Someone else will handle this."

"Besides me, how many other people have you caused trouble for?"

Kaguya's tone was strange on the other end of the phone.

"Look at what you're saying," Yato said with a smile. "I'm not a troublemaker who only causes trouble for others without giving anything in return. On the contrary, there are countless people who want to be my friends."

"I believe that, because no one hates a money tree."

Kaguya gave a light snort, speaking sarcastically.

"Speaking of which, there's a Kengan match the day after tomorrow, so don't miss it."

"Who is the opponent?"

"A company from North America, although it has a high market value, seems to think it's too easy for them to take a piece of the pie from Kengan Association. The fighters they invited are all top-notch professional fighters, and they don't even have a single champion. Maybe they want to win by sheer numbers, take a membership spot, and then send out their hidden ace in the main event? It's an easy plan to guess."

"That's such a pity. If I had used my ace, I might have gained something."

Yato was somewhat disappointed.

He is currently lacking in crystals.

Once a skill reaches level 10, upgrading it to the next level requires two crystals.

This is also one of the main reasons why [Storm Kick] did not continue to improve after reaching level 10.

Although I have saved up three crystals, it is not enough at all.

To obtain more crystals, you need to fight against stronger opponents, use the dropped fragments to synthesize crystals, or wait for quests with substantial rewards to appear, at which point you can directly consume a quest settlement scroll to claim the rewards.

It's worth mentioning that I fought with Long Min yesterday and only got 8 fragments. I was unlucky and didn't get a critical hit, otherwise I could have made a small profit.

In addition, the announcement outlines the rewards for the three assessments.

Although Yato really wanted to choose the crystal, after thinking about it, he gritted his teeth and took the random character summoning card. This thing is different from the random character simulation card. There is no time limit, and the summoned character's favorability is naturally maxed out. If he is lucky enough to summon a strong person, it is equivalent to having a master who can help him a lot at this stage, or even a backer.

There's no need to keep trying to piggyback on Sonic's reputation.

Yato also knows that many organizations have been unable to find any information about Sonic after rigorous investigation, so he is very concerned about himself, the only one who seems to have a connection with Sonic.

Some people with ulterior motives, even if they have some schemes, dare not act recklessly for the time being.

After all, Sonic isn't a proper fighter.

A killer lurking in the shadows, acting without restraint, is like a venomous snake. No one knows where he is hiding, when he will strike, or whether he is being watched.

Only this kind of invisible threat can have a deterrent effect.

……

That night, Yato, along with Narushima Koga who had packed his bags, took a plane from the Tokyo metropolitan area and arrived at a small town in Okutama, more than 50 kilometers away. After having a meal, they went straight into the mountains.

After walking for two hours, the clock had already struck twelve.

Yato was alright; his hands were empty.

But I was exhausted, carrying my backpack and planning to stay at the base for two months.

This terrain is not easy to traverse.

It requires several times more physical exertion than normal mountain climbing.

"President...how much longer do we have to walk?"

He was covered in sweat, panting heavily, and looking around as he walked.

A waning crescent moon hung lonely in the sky. Tonight, there were neither stars nor clouds, and the place was eerily quiet, just like the foothills. Fortunately, the moonlight provided a light source, so it didn't really hinder our progress.

But that's only limited to the top of the head.

Looking around, there was no light to be found.

Being able to see things five meters away is already quite good.

This dense forest is an undeveloped wild area, home to a considerable number of wild animals.

Hikaru Narushima once inadvertently saw a pair of eyes that were clearly not human in the dark jungle, which gave him a strong sense of dread.

However, the owner of those eyes was clearly more afraid than him.

They fled in panic without even seeing what it was.

I completely understand Hikaru Narushima.

If it were him...

They would also run away without hesitation.

Because the man walking in front of him was a 'monster' who could kill even dinosaurs, attract more prey by having them barbecued on the spot, and then wipe them all out.

"It should be arriving soon."

At this moment, the 'monster'... Yato also stopped, took out his phone, opened his email, and pulled up the map sent by Narukami Torahiro to confirm their current location.

Yato believes he has a pretty good sense of direction.

Even if they are shipwrecked at sea, they can instinctively find the nearest island.

"Yes, I didn't go the wrong way."

"...As expected, as expected."

Hikaru Narushima's lips twitched.

"That means we'll arrive in at most another hour."

"One hour?!"

"If you think it's too far, you can set up camp here and I'll have someone come pick you up tomorrow."

Yato joked.

"...I think I can still do it."

Recalling those beastly eyes from before, Hikaru Narushima feigned composure.

"Really? Don't push yourself too hard."

Yato glanced at his barely concealed exhaustion and frail physique, and said in a low voice:

"You still have a lot to learn, kid. Climbing a mountain and you're this tired? In a fight, your opponent won't be so accommodating, making it easy for you to unleash your power. (Damn it!)"

"I understand the principle, but I don't know how to do it."

Narushima Hikaru sighed.

"Have you heard of 'bone technique'? Although the word 'bone' is often interpreted as a lazy, secret technique, since ancient times, the Japanese have referred to the core of things as 'bone'."

Yato suddenly brought up a seemingly unrelated topic.

"In other words, bone technique is the martial art of discovering the essence of things and skillfully applying it."

"Isn't this the ultimate martial art, Cang?"

Hikaru Narushima was dumbfounded.

"There's no such thing as a universal martial art," Yato scoffed. "To put it bluntly, it's just a technique that emphasizes the use of force, allowing you to reduce your strength and achieve your goal in the easiest way, like climbing a mountain."

“There’s a footwork technique in bone-setting called ‘single-tooth wooden clogs,’ which is specifically trained on mountainous terrain… Watch my movements carefully. I’m not going to stop and wait for you. If you can’t learn it, you’ll have to spend the night here.”

"...?!"

Chapter 148

after an hour.

"Built behind a waterfall? What kind of adventure movie is this?"

Yato stood with his hands on his hips, speechless as he looked at the roaring waterfall dozens of meters high in front of him.

"President...we're not going to have to swim over there, are we?"

Narushima Koga's face was pale, almost as pale as his hair.

Although I didn't manage to learn the so-called single-toothed clog gait, simply imitating Yato's walking posture made it much easier for me, and I managed to get through it.

I'm so tired that my legs are shaking and I can't even stand up straight.

Going into the water at this point would be tantamount to killing him.

"What swimming? Didn't you see that path over there?"

Yato gave him a look as if he were an idiot and pointed to the side of the waterfall.

I took a closer look at Narushima Hikaru.

They did indeed discover the shortcut Yato had mentioned.

Because it was so small, barely wide enough for two people to walk side by side, and with such poor lighting, it's no wonder it wasn't noticed immediately.

The two did not linger, but took a small path to go around to the back of the waterfall.

Deep inside the cave is a metal door that stands out incongruously from its surroundings.

It looks like something out of an underground vault, and its thickness is so substantial that you can tell even with the naked eye.

Before they could get close, the metal gate split open to the left and right.

Two muscular men with buzz cuts, dressed in black training uniforms, came out.

"Excuse me, are you Lord 'Onichan'?"

One of the men, with a centipede-like tattoo covering half his left forehead, asked the question.

"it's me."

Yato's words were concise and to the point.

Ghost Cicada was the code name he gave himself.

Only lower-ranking combatants and intelligence personnel in the [Insect] group need to frequently change their identities, replace someone, or create a false identity, but higher-ranking combatants operate under normal 140 identities.

In addition to their real names, they will all have a code name that symbolizes their status as a senior combatant.