Crossover Anime: The Bull Demon's Road to Conquest

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"Oh, so it's you."

Niu Kun raised an eyebrow, somewhat realizing something. Then, he subconsciously thought of the anime world the other person was in, and the being who called himself the God of Time and Space. He wondered how much power over time and space he actually possessed, and whether he would ever reappear.

After all, the world we live in now is not the original Future Diary world. Even if that guy really exists, he might not show himself.

“Then, Yuno Gasai, for the crimes you have committed, I sentence you to be my slave, and you shall spend the rest of your life atoning for your sins.”

Niu Kun made a pretentious judgment, completely disregarding whether he had the right to do so, and why the punishment should require the other party to become his slave to atone for their sins.

However, little girls are easy to fool, especially one who is on the verge of a mental breakdown. If Niu Kun can't even win her over, then he shouldn't be in the demonic path.

To Niu Kun's surprise, upon hearing his judgment, the pink-haired girl only trembled slightly, then seemed relieved and immediately accepted Niu Kun's punishment, even somewhat...

A look of pure enjoyment?

"I'm really impressed by these strange Japanese people."

Niu Kun couldn't help but mutter to himself again, but it was all for the best. Yuno Gasai, who was in a state of mental breakdown, didn't resist too much and was naturally subdued.

Adhering to the principle of not letting good things linger overnight, Niu Kun grabbed Yuno Gasai, then pulled aside her dress, and with a flick of his finger, activated the contract, intricate patterns forming on his fingertip.

The intense pain roused Yuno Gasai from her daze, and she then discovered that her already excellent physical abilities had undergone a qualitative change, and there seemed to be some other changes as well.

[Contract complete! Host has acquired their tenth familiar!]

[The host's companions have experienced a significant boost in both spirit and physique, and have awakened their [Yandere] talent!]

[Yandere]: Possesses powerful emotions and obsessions that are incomprehensible and unacceptable to ordinary people, but also has excessive emotional dependence and is more prone to emotional extremes. However, she is also more likely to enter a state of focused concentration and can resist low-level interference from mental magic during combat.

[The female character Yuno Gasai has been contracted by a host, causing a slight increase in the world's erosion level.]

'Only... a tiny improvement?'

Niu Kun thought to himself, and couldn't help but frown. Was it because it was just a contract and there was no violation? Or was Yuno Gasai not that important in this world?

"This feeling... From now on, am I the demon's slave?"

After experiencing the changes in her body, Yuno Gasai's expression became even more relaxed. She was no longer afraid of Niu Kun's fierce appearance at all, and instead moved closer to him, a strange look in her eyes.

"Yes, my little slave girl, let's go, let's bury your adoptive parents first."

As Niu Kun spoke, he looked at the two corpses in the iron cage. He vaguely remembered that his adoptive parents had originally been quite good to his wife, Yuno, although they were a bit strict. But somehow, they went from being strict to harsh, and then to abusive.

I don't know if he had a mental breakdown, or if he just died to follow the plot.

Under the silent night sky, the sound of digging echoed from my wife's backyard. Through the yard wall, one could vaguely make out an unusually tall figure, doing something that seemed impossible to discern.

With Niu Kun's strength, he quickly dug a large pit, then threw my wife and her husband, who were wrapped up, into it. After burying them, he thought for a moment, then found a pack of cigarettes in my wife's house, lit three of them, and stuck them in the ground.

"Come here and kowtow to your parents a few times to apologize. If your parents don't mind, let's just let this matter go."

Niu Kun casually sat on the ground and waved for Yuno Gasai to come over and kowtow. Yuno Gasai instinctively obeyed Niu Kun's inexplicable words and actions. She looked up at the slightly undulating mound of earth, her eyes filled with confusion.

Niu Kun didn't care much about the bizarre plot of the Gasai family. His character wasn't exactly a saint, so he naturally didn't care much about justice and the law. His claim of punishing Gasai Yuno was just a way to lure the little girl into a trap.

Chapter Forty: Old Buildings

"But what should we do next...?"

After contracting with Yuno Gasai, nothing unexpected happened, nor did Yuno suddenly appear in a second playthrough. Most likely, either a certain god of time and space did not start the game, or this is the first playthrough.

However, Niu Kun felt that the first one was more likely, after all, this was a completely changed world, and who knew how many strange monsters and demons would still exist.

After burying the body, Niu Kun temporarily moved into my wife's house, taking over her place. Yuno seemed to have regained her spirits, perhaps because she had found a new support, but she also seemed to have reverted to her identity as a female slave.

He learned what a female slave should do by imagining things, but in practice, he was more like a diligent little maid. Niu Kun was already used to being served, after all, it was not easy to learn good things, but it was easy to learn bad things.

"Besides the main quest to increase the world's erosion level, there's now an additional quest to devour other different anomalous energies. Hmm, does that mean they'll kill them all on sight?"

"We need to find Saeko and the others as soon as possible. Unfortunately, we don't have the ability to communicate telepathically, so we can only confirm that they are still alive through the family member list."

"I also have a negative condition of being afraid of sunlight. There are some things that I may need to accomplish through... the female character of the new contract."

Just as Niu Kun was pondering this, Yuno Gasai had already prepared a dish and a can of beer, respectfully presented it to Niu Kun on a tray, and then obediently knelt down beside him.

You would never guess that not long ago she drugged her adoptive parents, who had abused her for a long time, and then locked them in an iron cage and stabbed them to death—a display of madness and cruelty.

'It's a wolf that's gone.'

Niu Kun muttered to himself, but he wasn't so much afraid or apprehensive as to hide it. After accepting the contract, Yuno Gasai's life and consciousness no longer belonged to her, but to Niu Kun.

He finished the Japanese-style meal in no time. With his rough palate, Niu Kun could only give a simple evaluation of whether it was delicious or not. After finishing his beer, he casually tossed it aside and stood up.

Since he has a negative buff about being afraid of sunlight, he should try to be active at night. Besides, with his appearance, it's really not suitable for him to go out and flaunt himself in broad daylight, in case he scares the children.

"Let's go, Yuno, my little slave girl, let's go shopping."

"shop?"

Yuno glanced outside in confusion. The residential area at dawn obviously wouldn't have many bright neon lights. Yuno's adoptive father, who had just been buried, was a financial elite and his family was quite well-off, so the residential area was naturally quite upscale.

However, if such a financial elite dies, people will probably come looking for him. If it goes on for too long, it will definitely alert the police, since this world is not as chaotic as the last one.

Niu Kun figured he wouldn't be staying at Yuna's house for long. He figured he'd take some money and run away with Yuna in a couple of days. He wasn't afraid of the police, but if things got out of hand, the police wouldn't be the only ones in the picture. There would probably be some departments that specialize in dealing with supernatural matters.

A tall, inhuman creature swaggered through the streets, so much so that it was hard to notice the petite pink-haired girl beside it.

The dim streetlights and the moon in the sky provided a somewhat unclear light, and a thin mist floated by, adding to the hazy sense of mystery. Niu Kun, walking through the streets and alleys, looked very much like a monster from a supernatural legend.

"Huh? A legend about the supernatural or other monsters?"

Hearing Niu Kun's question, Yuno Gasai felt a little strange, but she quickly put the strangeness out of her mind. Just like how her master knew that her parents were not her biological parents, none of that mattered. What mattered was to answer her master's question as soon as possible.

Yuno seemed to naturally slip into the role of a female slave, which saved Niu Kun some trouble in training her. Well, okay, it's a little disappointing.

"Hmm... there seems to be a place that Yuno has heard her classmates mention. I'll take Master there now."

Yuno Gasai, who quickly accepted her new identity, took the lead and headed towards the rumored place with Niu Kun. However, Niu Kun still thought Yuno was too slow, so he hugged Yuno tightly and ran like the wind.

More than half an hour later, in front of a relatively secluded building.

The building, steeped in history, is quite old, suggesting that only families who are not very wealthy would settle here. Moonlight falls like a veil of mist, creating a chilling and eerie atmosphere.

"It seems... the supernatural affairs department in this world isn't very good either. Why isn't anyone handling such an obvious anomaly?"

After damaging several surveillance cameras along the way and scaring several nighttime pedestrians who were not sleeping well, whether due to working overtime or other reasons, Niu Kun led Yuno Gasai to the old building that was rumored to be inhabited by a terrifying monster.

"Huh? There's a department that specifically deals with weird things?"

Yuno, standing nearby, exclaimed in surprise. Niu Kun glanced at her but couldn't help feeling that her straight man technique needed improvement; it was too stiff. However... as bad as it was, her appearance was cute enough to make people overlook the difference in skill.

"Of course, otherwise a powerful and terrifying demon like me would have devoured all of humanity long ago!" Niu Kun nodded confidently.

However, Yuno raised another question: "Then why didn't Master eat those people just now?"

“Oh, those old guys who stay up all night are too old and tough, too sour and astringent, they’re really not to my taste. I’m not some lowly demon who just sneaks around in a corner and eats up one or two homeless people,” Niu Kun said with certainty.

"Then the master must like to eat a tender and smooth little girl like Yuno, right?"

Yuna tilted her head back and continued to ask Niu Kun, her eyes filled with a strange sense of anticipation.

What are you looking forward to?!

"Of course, but I usually eat you after I'm tired of playing with you. If Yuno-chan wants to be eaten by Master as soon as possible, then please Master to the fullest and make Master lose interest in you sooner, and then...eat you."

After Niu Kun finished speaking, he extended a finger and gently flicked Yuno's forehead before walking towards the old building.

"...Yes...Is that so?"

Yuno subconsciously reached up and touched her forehead, her red eyes flickering uncertainly.

"Seriously... there's nothing I can do, what a monster master who doesn't mean what he says."

"Hmm, it's unbelievable that there are still residents with such a strong negative energy."

Niu Kun twisted the iron lock and strode up the stairs, with Yuna following closely behind. Yuna's fingers were holding a pair of sharp kitchen knives, showing no fear of the eerie monsters she was about to face.

Without the glass shade, the hallway lights emitted a weak glow. The corridor was full of garbage, but there were no rats or insects. It was so quiet that it seemed like it was not in the human world.

Completely oblivious to his intrusion, Niu Kun did not follow the stairs directly towards the direction with the strongest negative energy. The moment Niu Kun stepped into the old building, he was sensed by the demons lurking upstairs.

Niu Kun knew where the other party was, and the other party also knew that Niu Kun was heading straight for it. Niu Kun could sense the other party's strength, and the other party should be able to as well, but the other party showed no intention of running away.

Whether it was because he was confident in his abilities and unafraid, or because he couldn't leave, Niu Kun smiled coldly, left the stairwell, and walked down the corridor to the other side of the stairs.

Chapter 41 Vine Demon

Click~

Suddenly, a door opened, and a thin, haggard man emerged, clutching a short knife. He stared blankly at Niu Kun and asked, "Who...who are you?! Why did you intrude...?"

slap~

Niu Kun didn't reply. He swung his axe and chopped off the man's head. The head that fell to the ground suddenly became ferocious and evil. Then it flew up again, roaring and biting at Niu Kun.

But then Niu Kun cleaved it in two with another axe, and an extremely evil aura rose up. In the shadows, a fierce and miserable ghost seemed to appear, but Niu Kun simply opened his mouth and swallowed the ghost.

[Target has been devoured; extraction of target's soul energy has begun!]

You have gained 3 points of Soul Energy!

"Hmm? This scum can also have 3 points of soul energy, and... this time it was devoured, not killed... Does that mean eating extracts more than killing?" Niu Kun was initially pleasantly surprised, but then sighed and shook his head, giving up on a tempting idea.

"Yuno, you stay here... no, you should leave first."

Niu Kun then strode forward, and more doors opened one after another, with one ferocious-looking man and woman rushing out. But Niu Kun killed them all and then devoured the emerging ghosts.

Upon hearing this, Yuno Gasai, who was following closely behind Niu Kun, stopped at the first door that was opened and turned to look at a timid little girl who was staring at her with hatred.

"It's like... it's like when I first left the orphanage."

Yuno Gasai smiled faintly, but her eyes grew even more bloodshot. Just as the little girl rushed over, clutching a pair of scissors and crying, Yuno Gasai suddenly struck, plunging the scissors into the little girl's forehead.

The dying little girl suddenly became emaciated and hideous, and then a... innocent ghost emerged, which was then slashed by Yuno Gasai's sword. After a sharp and miserable scream, the fragile ghost shattered and turned into a cloud of mist.

After leaving behind a pile of mangled corpses, Niu Kun continued up the stairs opposite, and then, just as he had done downstairs, slaughtered all the 'residents' who rushed out of their doors.

As Niu Kun fought his way to the fifth floor, before the ordinary 'residents' could rush out, two figures blocked the stairs.

Two men, almost half-demonized, grinned with mouths full of fangs, dripping disgusting saliva. Their bodies were covered in black hair, and their arms and legs had also turned into beasts.

Of course, Niu Kun's image isn't much better either.

However, these two creatures, who are on the verge of turning into demons, are still not the true masters of this place.

Of course, for Niu Kun, it was just a matter of expending a little more effort. He wanted to see why the target hiding inside hadn't come out to deal with him yet. Was it really because he couldn't move?

With a sudden leap, Niu Kun crashed into the two demons blocking his way like a cannonball. The first demon tried to take the hit head-on, but the moment they made contact, it was sent flying backward, crashing heavily into the wall and nearly smashing through it.

"That's...too weak!"

As if deliberately mocking, Niu Kun ignored the claw attack of another demon, raised his hand and grabbed the other's shoulder, then swung it upwards and slammed it down hard.

Instantly, cement and broken bricks flew everywhere.

But it wasn't over yet. Niu Kun grabbed the demon's big mouth with both hands and brutally tore off its chin, throat, and chest. Then he raised his right hand and, just a hair's breadth from being bitten, grabbed the demon that was struggling to jump down from the wall.

Then Niu Kun smashed the two demons together like dolls, then threw them to the ground, ripped off their heads one by one, and finally opened his mouth to devour the two seemingly unwilling ghosts.

[Target has been devoured; extraction of target's soul energy has begun!]

You have gained 10 points of Soul Energy!

[Target has been devoured; extraction of target's soul energy has begun!]

You have gained 10 points of Soul Energy!

After dealing with the two demons blocking his way, Niu Kun turned around and looked at a gaunt old man who had appeared out of nowhere. The old man was quietly looking at Niu Kun, seemingly sizing him up.

"Where...are you, demon? Why...are you invading my territory?"

Looking at the ferocious bull-headed monster before him, the gaunt old man asked in a hoarse, grinding voice.

"Why? Because I'm hungry."

Niu Kun chuckled, and orange flames ignited in his eyes. Then, a layer of scorching heat enveloped his body, burning the four walls, floor, and ceiling that had suddenly begun to writhe.

One by one, like vines... well, vines, anyway, they burst out from the ceiling, floor, and walls, wrapping around and lashing at Niu Kun, but Niu Kun swung his shield and axe to cut them apart. At the same time, the fire spiritual energy continued to heat up, and soon many vines were ignited.

The gaunt old man's expression changed drastically. Sure enough, the other party had the ability to restrain himself, but his plan was about to reach its most critical moment, and he could not escape at this time.

Niu Kun, engulfed in flames, rushed to the gaunt old man in an instant, then swung his axe and cleaved the old man in two from head to toe, but no ghosts appeared.