Anime Crossover: My Cheat Code is Myself

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"What's wrong? Lady Tamamo-no-Mae, has something happened?"

Having just finished cleaning the shrine courtyard, the shrine maiden Chiyo entered the room. Seeing Tamamo-no-Mae frowning, she took off her wooden clogs and walked over.

Because it was already late autumn, the withered yellow leaves, while adding a touch of melancholy and poetic beauty, also caused considerable trouble for those cleaning the courtyard.

"Nothing."

Upon seeing her beloved enter, Tamamo-no-Mae hurriedly went to greet her and removed the fallen leaf that was stuck to Chiyo's shoulder.

“It’s a small matter like cleaning the courtyard. There’s no need for you to do it yourself. Even if you don’t want me to use my demonic power to help, you can hire someone else to do it.”

Chiyo simply shook her head:

"No way! Cleaning the shrine is the job of the shrine maiden. How can we let someone else do it? That would be disrespectful to the gods."

Upon hearing Chiyo's answer, a hint of disdain flashed in Tamamo-no-Mae's eyes.

As a born nine-tailed fox spirit, she stood at the pinnacle of the world from the very beginning, so naturally she didn't think much of the gods.

To put it bluntly, in terms of sheer power, most gods are no match for him.

However, he didn't voice his thoughts, since it was his wife's decision and he couldn't object.

Moreover, for his wife, who was an exorcist priestess with spiritual power, cleaning a small courtyard was just a matter of stretching her hands and feet.

"Whatever you want." Tamamo-no-Mae reached out and gently pulled Chiyo into her arms.

Chiyo nestled against Tamamo-no-Mae's broad chest, silently savoring the tranquility that belonged only to her. After a moment, she whispered something that would shake Tamamo-no-Mae for an entire year.

"Lady Tamamo-no-Mae, I'm pregnant..."

"——!!!"

"Really!!?"

This sudden news startled Tamamo-no-Mae, her eyes flashing with a sharp light, and she unconsciously tightened her grip on Chiyo's arm.

But the next second, as if electrocuted, she released her arms from her lover's embrace, standing helplessly to the side, afraid that she might accidentally hurt her lover and child in her emotional outburst.

Seeing her lover, a great demon, in such a flustered state of surprise and joy, seemingly no different from an ordinary person, Chiyo couldn't help but chuckle.

"Of course it's true. After all, I'm a priestess, so I can confirm these things. Isn't Lady Tamamo-no-Mae happy?"

"Hehehe... I'm so happy, so happy! I'm just... so happy."

Tamamo-no-Mae was laughing like a fool, showing no trace of her usual elegance and grace.

Chiyo burst out laughing when she saw this.

"Since you're so happy, why don't you give your future child a name?"

"Eh! Name..." Tamamo-no-Mae paused for a moment, "That's right! Name, I need to name my future child!"

"Name...name..."

"Oh, right! As for names, if it's a boy, we'll name him 'Aika,' and if it's a girl, we'll name her 'Hagoromo'!"

After deciding on a name, Tamamo-no-Mae's excitement gradually subsided, but she could see the love in Chiyo's eyes almost overflowing.

"Chiyo..."

"What's wrong, Lady Tamamo-no-Mae?"

"I will definitely protect you and our future children!"

"I believe you, Lady Tamamo-no-Mae!"

……

As proof that Natsuhiko was declaring his territory to the outside world, it was naturally impossible for only Tamamo-no-Mae, his "neighbor," to see it.

Meanwhile, on the Demon King's Throne at Mount Oe.

Shuten-dōji, who was holding a banquet, looked at the powerful demonic energy and miasma forming smoke signals across the entire Heian-kyō and its outskirts, and a smile of great interest appeared on his face.

"So that's where you chose. I'll go check it out in a while and let that slippery little devil experience what it's like to be freeloaded."

"However, it's quite modest of him to only unleash this level of demonic power when he could clearly defeat Ibaraki..."

"No... given that slippery guy's playful nature, he might be fishing..."

"If someone thinks he's just an ordinary great demon and challenges him, they'll be quite surprised! Heh heh heh heh, how wicked of him, that Xia Yan guy..."

"Hmph! What a despicable fellow! He's so powerful, yet he still hides his true colors and doesn't have the aura of a strong person at all!" Ibaraki-dōji, who had come to visit Ōeyama again, snorted and expressed a different opinion.

Although he acknowledged that Xia Yan possessed strength comparable to his own, he disliked Xia Yan's slippery personality.

In Ibaraki's view, a strong person should be as domineering as he and his close friend Shuten-dōji, not as greedy for petty gains as Natsuhiko, a playboy.

"Ha! You're just upset because you were knocked unconscious by Xia Yan's 363 punches, aren't you?" Shuten-dōji raised an eyebrow and said in a flippant tone.

"What! I was just ambushed by him by accident. Otherwise, even though his punches were powerful, I would never have lost to him! The only one who can defeat me is you, my dear friend!"

"Let me prove it to you! I will make you marvel at my power, my dearest friend!!!"

On the throne of the demon king, loud explosions, collisions, and the arrogant laughter, cheers, and roars of the demons once again resounded through the sky.

Mount Oe is still bustling with activity today.

In the turbulent waters of the desolate river, a great demon with dark blue skin, white hair, wearing a magnificent robe with fur trim, resembling a sea otter, tall and imposing, exuding a kingly aura, gazed indifferently at the demonic smoke rising from 'not far away,' paying it no heed.

On Mount Shichikaku, Ichimokuren was bandaging the wounds of a little yokai, while the forest lord, Yamakaze, was busy grilling meat for his sister.

The two great demons paid little attention to this matter.

However, among the wolf clan living in Seven Horns Mountain, there was a female wolf who was pure white with a ponytail on her head. When she saw the wolf smoke, her nose twitched slightly, revealing a longing expression.

After turning around to look at his companions, a hint of reluctance flashed in his eyes, which then turned into determination.

Chapter 316 It seems like I've hit the jackpot?

The release of demonic power lasted for about five minutes, covering the entire Okusansan Mountain and the Carp Pond at its foot.

Xia Yan then casually sat down on the steps of the shrine, as if waiting for something.

"Is that all...?" Enmusubi tilted her head, looking at Natsuhiko with some confusion.

"That's enough," Xia Yan replied calmly.

A little over a month ago, Enmusubi was a deity who embarked on a journey to seek believers, so she was not very familiar with many of the rules of the yokai.

Seeing that Natsuhiko didn't seem to be going to explain, Enmusubi turned to look at Ubume.

As her best friend for life, Guhuoniao pulled Hanhan aside for a little科普 (popular science) lesson on monsters.

Xia Yan's act of releasing demonic power into the sky, although it seemed exaggerated, actually did not have a significant impact on areas outside of Mount Aosan and the Carp Pond at the foot of the mountain, which were within the range of the demonic power cage.

It's roughly equivalent to a gang leader declaring within his circle that this area now belongs to him.

The residents of this street must have all received the notification.

However, apart from powerful demons of the same level who might sense it, or other demons who happen to see the mark, other demons in other places might not even know what's going on.

When animals mark their territory, they leave their scent within a certain range.

However, as a great demon, he would naturally not do such a low-level thing; a simple statement would suffice.

A marker is just a marker; it doesn't leave any special mark.

Yokai also have their own society. There are many gathering places like that Yokai Street, including the yokai who witnessed this scene, as well as the subordinates of the powerful yokai who knew about it.

They would naturally spread the word that a great demon had taken over Mount Okusan.

If a monster from elsewhere wants to settle down, it will naturally inquire about the surrounding area.

Of course, there are also those who don't know how to ask.

After all, there are always some fools, or people who think they are powerful figures who have crossed the river.

Whether it's the former or the latter, no one will regret their death.

Of course, this applies to yokai outside of Okusanzan.

They only glanced at it from afar, naturally falling within the area enveloped by demonic energy.

If the monsters outside of Okusanzan only saw Natsuhiko's powerful demonic energy and understood that Okusanzan already had a new master, then for the monsters living in Okusanzan, it was a mandatory declaration.

It's roughly equivalent to someone pressing their neck to the ground, holding a knife to their throat, and taking their life.

You now have three choices:

The first option is for you to come to a meeting obediently, acknowledge me as your boss, and listen to me in everything from now on. I will also protect you if anything happens.

The second option is that if you don't want to come after receiving the notice, get out of Aosan Mountain as soon as possible. This place will be my territory from now on.

Those who are unwilling to submit but also unwilling to leave have only one choice—

dead!

Of course, if he could defeat Xia Yan, he wouldn't have to die, and he could replace Xia Yan as the leader of the monsters of Okusanzan.

Can Xia Yan, who is new to the area, command those free-spirited monsters?

...Absolutely.

It's easy!

Perhaps it's an exaggeration to say that great demons are ultimately just ants, but the fact is that there is a chasm between ordinary demons and great demons!

Even a monster like Toga, who is only considered average among great monsters, possesses the power to kill a hundred ordinary monsters with a single blow.

Only when the weakest of the great demons is extremely weak will they be surrounded and killed by ordinary demons.

In most cases, even if they are outmatched, they generally have the ability to leave at any time.

In fact, although this behavior of ruling the mountain is domineering, it is actually a good thing for the little monsters living on the mountain!

Most minor demons don't even have a way to seek the protection of major demons!

Many monsters may remain small monsters their entire lives, their talents predetermined from the moment they are born, leaving no room for advancement.

For monsters who prey on the weak, these weaklings are naturally in a class that is bullied.

If you don't want to be bullied, the only way is to cling to someone powerful.

However, great demons are not charitable organizations; they are people who want to curry favor with them, so it's not something you can just do by trying to curry favor with them.