Anime Crossover: My Devil's Crystal Palace

Chapter 31, 4th House of Taniguchi

The next day, at the Yotsuya family's house.

Standing at the door, Miko Yotsuya looked at her own front door with some hesitation.

I hesitated to open the door, my hand resting on the doorknob.

Besides himself, his master Ye Xiao was also there.

They were supposed to be going to find the familiar, so why are they at their own house?

Does this count as introducing my boyfriend to my parents?

How embarrassing!

Ye Xiao smiled as he looked at Yotsuya Miko, who was lost in thought.

This definitely counts as meeting the mother-in-law.

After all, he turned that girl into a demon, and apart from her first time there, he basically took everything from her.

Behind them, Mrs. Yotsuya was already standing.

She was slightly taken aback when she saw Jianzi and Ye Xiao beside her, and then her expression became somewhat complicated.

However, I still managed to adjust my mindset and stepped forward.

"Jinzi, you're back."

Hearing the sound, Jianzi was startled. Turning around, she saw her mother walking over from the side with a gentle smile on her face.

"Mom, it's been a long time."

Upon seeing her mother whom she hadn't seen in a long time, Yotsuya Miko rushed over to her.

"Alright, alright, you're all grown up now."

Mrs. Yotsuya patted her daughter on the back, then her gaze fell on Ye Xiao, revealing a curious expression.

"Who is this?"

Yotsuya Miko also blushed and became shy.

Seeing Jianzi like this, Ye Xiao smiled.

He then politely replied.

"Hello, Auntie, my name is Ye Xiao, and I'm Jianzi's boyfriend."

Mrs. Yotsuya looked Ye Xiao up and down. He was good-looking and polite. Not bad at all.

I never expected that my own daughter would also be eating coarse food.

Mrs. Yotsuya then added with a smile.

"Let's go in together; it's not appropriate to stand at the door."

"Okay, Auntie."

As the door opened.

Yotsuya Miko also pulled Ye Xiao inside.

Meanwhile, at the dining table in the living room.

A middle-aged man wearing glasses is reading a newspaper. Behind him, a terrifying giant evil spirit is resting on the ground. It is his dog.

"The first month of missing my sister."

Meanwhile, a little child on the sofa was talking.

As the gate opened.

"You've worked hard, honey. Are we having guests?"

Uncle Yotsuya, who was sitting at the table, spoke to himself.

But when he saw his daughter walking in holding a boy's hand, Uncle Yotsuya was quite surprised.

But when Ye Xiao stepped into the house...

The dog, which had been resting, was startled and stared at Ye Xiao warily.

The next second, he rushed towards Ye Xiao.

"Small......"

Yotsuya Miko hadn't finished speaking.

Ye Xiao narrowed his eyes as he watched the dog spirit rush towards him.

He pressed all his imposing aura onto the dog.

The dog chickened out the next second, standing still and not daring to move, afraid that it would turn to ashes in the next second.

"Jinzi, what did you just say?"

"I don't have a mother."

"Oh, I see. You should treat Xiaoxiao well. I'll go prepare some fruit."

"Okay, Mom."

Yotsuya Miko also pulled Ye Xiao to sit on the sofa.

Seeing that Ye Xiao ignored her, Quanling quickly returned to Uncle Yotsuya's side.

However, Uncle Yotsuya did not notice this scene.

He put down the newspaper and got up to come to the two of them.

"It seems like Jianzi has grown up a lot; she has a boyfriend now."

"What!? No way! My big sister can only be mine!!"

Uncle Yotsuya said with a smile, but Kyosuke Yotsuya next to him objected and got angry.

Father and Kyosuke, really, what are you saying?

It's so embarrassing.

As soon as I sat down, my mother warmly brought me fruit.

Then he pulled Ye Xiao aside and started chatting about everyday things.

"By the way, Xiaoxiao, how did you and Jianzi meet?"

"I met Miko at a bus stop; it was raining at the time."

And so Ye Xiao and Mrs. Yotsuya started chatting.

Uncle Yotsuya sat quietly next to Mrs. Yotsuya, listening attentively, clearly quite satisfied with Ye Xiao.

Regarding the content.

Ye Xiao wasn't lying; the two did indeed meet at the bus stop.

Time passed little by little.

It's almost dinner time.

"Time flies! Xiaoxiao, what would you like to eat tonight? Auntie will make it for you."

"I'm fine with anything, I'm not picky about food."

"Okay, Jianzi, you play with Xiaoxiao for a bit. I'm going to cook."

"Okay, Mom."

After giving all the instructions, Mrs. Yotsuya went to the kitchen to cook.

Yotsuya Miko, who was standing to the side, also leaned on Ye Xiao's shoulder.

But his gaze was fixed on his father.

At this moment, Yotsuya Kyosuke, who was now a spirit, ran over angrily, stood in front of Ye Xiao, and put his hands on his hips.

"You bad guy, you're not allowed to take my sister away! I'm the one who loves her the most!"

"Alright, Kyosuke, it's a good thing that my sister has someone she likes. Now I can protect her when we're out, right?"

Seeing the commotion of Yotsuya Kyosuke, Uncle Yotsuya came over to calm him down.

After a while.

Uncle Yotsuya sat down in front of Ye Xiao.

"Xiao Xiao, is that right? I know from our conversation that you are a very good girl, but since Jian Zi has chosen you, I won't say much more. However, as her father, I hope you can protect her well."

Uncle Yotsuya also entrusted Ye Xiao with this.

Ye Xiao listened to Uncle Yotsuya's words and answered seriously.

"No problem, Uncle."

"No problem then... Eh!?" Upon hearing Ye Xiao's words, Uncle Yotsuya, who hadn't finished speaking, instantly realized what was going on.

"Kid, you can see me?"

"That's right, not only can I see it, but I can see the child too."

Ye Xiao answered Uncle Yotsuya's question.

It also recounted everything that happened to Miko Yotsuya at the train station that day, and even explained the matter of Miko Yotsuya's eyes, and the fact that Miko had turned into a demon.

Uncle Yotsuya looked at his son with a mixture of heartache and relief; the child had grown up.

Seeing this, Ye Xiao wisely withdrew, and the rest was up to the father and daughter to open up to each other.

"Auntie, I'm here to help."

"You silly child."

"It's alright, Auntie."

"Okay, could you please wash the vegetables?"

"no problem."

Ye Xiao also went to the kitchen to get on good terms with his mother-in-law.

Now, the only people in the living room are Yotsuya and his daughter, the dog, and the younger brother.

Looking at the man in front of her, Yotsuya Miko's eyes reddened.

Now I can finally say those words.

"dad."

"See you, son."

This scene is a beautiful display of fatherly love.

If it weren't for that spoilsport little brat Kyosuke, everything would be so perfect.

As time went by, Miko Yotsuya and Uncle Yotsuya chatted for a long time.

As the misunderstanding was cleared up.

That would be considered a perfect situation.

The aroma also spread throughout the kitchen.

Mrs. Yotsuya now fully approves of her son-in-law, as it's rare for a man to be a good cook.

With all the food served, the three of them began to eat dinner.

As dinner ended, evening arrived.

Inside the bathroom, Ye Xiao took off her bath towel and started taking a bath.

Ye Xiao also had some thoughts about what happened today.

Why didn't Uncle Yotsuya and the dog turn into the same state as the outside world?

That's because Uncle Yotsuya carries the scent of incense.

If nothing unexpected happens, it's probably because my aunt offered incense to my uncle every day.

This also allowed my uncle to exist in human form, and transformed him from a bound spirit into a guardian spirit and a household protector.

And it was also thanks to his uncle.

That way, the dog could also enjoy some incense offerings, preventing it from becoming a true evil spirit.

However, they still have some limitations.

It seems we can't just act recklessly, otherwise we'll easily be assimilated by evil spirits.

But even under these circumstances, they still managed to protect the house, which meant that the evil spirits inside were mostly very weak.

"Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore. I'll just take a nice bath."

Ye Xiao closed his eyes and immersed himself in the bathtub, enjoying the bathing culture.

After a while.

The bathroom door opened and closed again.

Yotsuya Miko walked in, covering her body with a towel.

Although they were practically an old married couple, Yotsuya Miko's face still turned a little red.

Hearing the noise, Ye Xiao opened his eyes and saw that it was Jian Zi. Ye Xiao's lips curled up.

Seeing her approach, Ye Xiao sat up and made room for her.

Yotsuya Miko also stepped into the bathtub.

Then he hugged Ye Xiao from behind and rested his head on Ye Xiao's shoulder.

Thank you.

Hearing her words, Ye Xiao smiled.

Ye Xiao understood what it meant; being able to have a proper conversation with her deceased father and express what she wanted to say was already enough for her.

"Thank you for what? I am your master."

"Yes, would you like a back scrub, Master?"

"bring it on."

Ye Xiao also turned around, and Yotsuya Miko picked up a bath towel.

Then I started to help Ye Xiao rub her back.

Feeling the gentle touch on his back, Ye Xiao began to enjoy it.

But gradually something felt off.

Ye Xiao gasped.

This girl is quite bold.

...I believe everyone dislikes this plot...