Sword Art Online Crossover: They're all close friends, how did I become a player?

"Who are you?"

Nue's voice was filled with fear and anger. He narrowly dodged the spiked club that was hurtling towards him like lightning, and a strong sense of defeat welled up in his heart.

Nue felt that today must be his unlucky day. Not only did he encounter the real Abe no Seimei after his resurrection, but it was also normal that he couldn't beat him.

Now, another man in black, whom he didn't recognize at all, appeared, radiating an aura of intense danger that made him feel deeply threatened.

Most importantly, this man actually came out of the gates of hell, which means he was in hell before.

Moreover, the sense of danger he posed to Nue even surpassed that of Abe no Seimei.

This forced Nue to become more vigilant, staring intently at the man before her.

If Yu Bai knew the doubts in Nue's heart at this moment, he would definitely tell Nue that the reason why you feel that Hozuki is more dangerous than Abe no Seimei is simply because of one word.

Industry specializing in surgery.

Hozuki is an assistant to Hell, and evil thoughts like Nue are even worse, not to mention that he was already in Hell before.

In other words, Nue was originally under the jurisdiction of Hozuki.

It's basically a prison guard and inmate relationship, not to mention that this inmate has now escaped from prison.

Although Nue now wants to go back to hell, hell is not something you can just come and go as you please.

Faced with Nue's questioning, Hozuki simply pulled the spiked club stuck in the ground with a blank expression, and then said in a calm tone, "I'm just an ordinary civil servant in Hell."

"Hell... civil servant?"

Upon hearing this word, Nue's pupils contracted, and an ominous premonition instantly arose.

But the collapse had already spread to his chest, and if he wasn't rescued soon, he would really be finished.

Therefore, Nue didn't care whether the person in front of him was the ordinary civil servant in Hell he had described; all he wanted now was to get back to Hell as soon as possible!

With that thought in mind, Nue launched another attack on Hozuki.

The final outcome was, unsurprisingly, that Nue was defeated by Hozuki. Using the demon-capturing bag provided by Yu Bai, Hozuki also captured Jizo and other demons.

Hozuki already had a plan in mind. He would go back and think carefully about how he could exploit (crossed out) these monsters into renewable resources.

After all, Hell is really busy, and it needs something to lighten its burden. They've always had the habit of bringing in animals to help.

I wonder how well these monsters work, especially a rebellious and ambitious monster like the Nue?

Hozuki has his own strategy: first "educate" him, then "utilize" him; if "education" fails, then he will simply "deal with" him.

Anyway, Hozuki doesn't have the habit of raising tigers to cause trouble. If he can't exploit them, he'll just kill them. Why would he keep them to cause trouble for himself?

Please, he's busy enough as it is. He doesn't even have time to go out with his friends and enjoy a leisurely afternoon together. He's too busy to deal with two extremely annoying people around his friend.

Oh, no... there are three now.

That soul, Hozuki squinted at Abe no Seimei.

While handling official business upon his return, he also looked up records about Abe no Seimei's death.

This investigation led him to an unexpected discovery.

It turns out that during that world fusion, the world where Bu Yue and Abe no Seimei lived merged with Yu Bai's world, along with the hell system there.

For example, there are the hellish characters like Aoandon, Enma, and Kurodoji.

At first, there was a little friction between the two sides when they first met, but fortunately, they had the same goals and tasks.

In addition, Hell is getting busier and busier, with an ever-increasing workload. Even now, with both Hells operating together, there's still a mountain of work to do every day.

As a result, the two hells now get along quite well, and when Abe no Seimei died, he naturally entered the other hell.

However, perhaps because his soul had been divided during his lifetime, the other half of Abe no Seimei's soul remained asleep in the depths of hell for a thousand years after his death.

Thinking of this, Hozuki hesitated, wondering whether he should tell this annoying guy in front of him about it.

"Hozuki, Hozuki? What are you thinking about?"

Yu Bai waved his hand in front of Hozuki's eyes. For some reason, Hozuki had been lost in thought ever since he saw Abe no Seimei, and Yu Bai called him twice without any response.

Hozuki snapped out of his daze, gently grasped Yu Bai's hand waving in front of him, ignored Gilgamesh and Fuyuki's almost fiery glares, pointed at Abe no Seimei, and calmly said.

"It's nothing, I was just thinking that I seemed to have seen this guy's soul in the depths of hell before."

"Eh? Seimei's?" Yu Bai asked in surprise.

"Well, so after this Abe no Seimei matter is over, you can come back to hell with me for a visit."

Hozuki finally decided to tell Abe no Seimei what he knew, and at the same time, he had already made up his mind.

He wants to drag Abe no Seimei into being a laborer in hell!

After all, hell has nurtured your soul for so long, and your evil thoughts have caused such a huge mess. As the root of all evil, you have to pay some price, right?

The Nue incident has come to a successful conclusion, and the related monsters have all been dealt with by Hozuki, the Nura Clan, and Keikain's group.

Yu Bai decides to return to the Honmaru with his close friends.

"Um, Lady Toyotsuki, please wait a moment."

The young, handsome, and cunning ghost called out to Yu Bai, who was about to turn and leave.

Looking at the next successor of the Nura Clan, Yu Bai's gaze swept over the Nura Clan yokai standing beside him, who were always showing a protective posture, as well as the first Nura Clan leader who had clearly arrived long ago but had not yet shown up in some corner.

"Is there something you need?" Yu Bai asked, somewhat puzzled.

He genuinely had no idea what this young, cunning demon wanted to do by calling him back. Didn't he see how tense the Nura Clan yokai looked when their young master actually called out to that deity?

The Nue matter has been resolved, and today I even saw the real Abe no Seimei, witnessing the grandeur of the great Onmyoji from a thousand years ago.

He also met a deity, and most importantly, this deity was really quite handsome to his liking!

Rikuo Nura, who has inherited some of the Nura family's fondness for good-looking people, is really getting more and more fond of the goddess Toyotsuki in front of him!

Not to mention that this deity had been helping them all along. If it weren't for Yu Bai's healing, they would have fallen to the power of that deity named Bu Yue long ago.

As a result, Rikuo Nura's affection for Yu Bai increased even more. As Nurarihyon, they have a habit of wanting to drink cross-cupped wine with people/yokai they have a high level of affection for.

Of course, this "cross-cupped wine" is not the same as the "cross-cupped wine" in China. In Nurarihyon's eyes, the "cross-cupped wine" is used when he wants to become sworn brothers with someone or to recruit a follower.

Of course, it's also a way to make friends. By drinking the wine from the same cup, we become bosom friends.

For Yu Bai, Nurarihyon's toast was obviously not meant to be an invitation to take him as a follower. How much would one have to drink to be that bold?

Therefore, his desire to drink the nuptial wine with Yu Bai was to make friends with the goddess Fengyue in front of him.

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Nura Rikuo: This Lady Toyotsuki is so beautiful! It's not my fault, it's all hereditary. Look at my grandfather, he just wanted to pursue my grandmother because she was beautiful.

Futsuki, Hozuki, Gilgamesh, and Abe no Seimei: I have a feeling this brat is about to say something unpleasant.

Yu Bai: ? ? ? So what did you call me for?