On the Compatibility of Puppet Arts and Cursed Spirits

/I could kill myself for being unable to write a single word. Yes, updates will be irregular, but I will still finish it (T▽T)/

Chisha She, a new-generation genius puppeteer from Sunagakure, was taken in as Chiyo's final disciple because she looked so much like a certain S-rank rogue ninja.

Her life was supposed to follow a straightforward path: become a Chunin and then a Jonin at a young age, crush her peers, and rise to the Kage level... But before she could accomplish any of that, she ran into that S-rank rogue ninja.

Maybe he was jealous that she'd stolen Chiyo from him. Whatever the reason, the poison needles of Hiruko shot straight at Chisha She's vital points without the slightest mercy. Fifteen-year-old Chisha She turned and ran. In five years, she might have been able to say the outcome was still undecided, but right now she'd only be handing that guy materials to make human puppets.

She'd barely taken a couple of steps when pain shot through her back. The next second, she blacked out...

When she woke up, she hurriedly felt for her scroll to make sure she was in one piece. Just as she breathed a sigh of relief, she noticed something was wrong. Good grief, what the heck was that thing? It was even uglier than Kankuro's puppets!

Chisha She flicked her hand, using chakra threads to slice the monster in front of her into pieces. She then spent half a day clearing out the monster's lair where she'd woken up, while gathering some information along the way. A quick search turned up something alarming: it seemed she might not be in her own world anymore.

*

A certain blindfolded teacher had just exorcised a special-grade cursed spirit when a new report appeared on his phone. Irritated, he tossed the phone onto the bed and went to take a shower. When he returned and casually picked it up, he froze.

[A suspected Cursed Spirit Manipulation user has appeared in xx District. One special-grade cursed spirit corpse and three grade-one cursed spirit corpses have been found, along with several cursed spirits of other grades.]

The wording "suspected Cursed Spirit Manipulation user" was rather intriguing. Suguru was still their cult leader over there, and yet here they were, reporting a suspected Cursed Spirit Manipulation user.

That meant the residual cursed energy didn't belong to Geto, but the cursed spirits' behavior was remarkably similar to Cursed Spirit Manipulation.

Could it be a newly emerged Cursed Spirit Manipulation user? The teacher stroked his chin, thinking. It seemed worth going to investigate.

Megumi: Who's that?

Yuji: (waves) A She? So you're going to school here too? Should I call you my senior, then?

A bickering Gojo-sensei, a considerate (pretend) childhood friend Megumi, and an energetic, very much a dog-like junior Yuji.

Coming soon: [Genshin Impact] Restarting the Archon War in a Crossover World

"Every god born into this world, every Gnosis, should have the word 'conflict' engraved upon it, shouldn't it?", The Sixth Harbinger of the Fatui, Scaramouche

Zhong Yi: You're right, but I'm choosing to restart the Archon War.

*

After losing her memories, Zhong Yi was dumped into a dangerous, run-down world. Cursed spirits born from human negative emotions were eating people in the streets, while yokai blended into society and lived alongside ordinary people.

Night parades of a hundred demons happened every few days, and headless yokai galloped and raced cars through Ikebukuro.

Compared to that, Yokohama, with only the occasional explosion and street brawl, seemed so safe. Then Zhong Yi ran into Shibusawa Tatsuhiko, who had just arrived in Yokohama.

So much for safety. Damn it.

*

Zhong Yi considered herself a frail, helpless girl. To survive in this dangerous world, she had no choice but to cooperate with the System and summon people from Teyvat to protect her.

The mission was simple and easy to understand: She would act on behalf of the Seven Archons and Celestia to distribute Visions, making it possible for this world to have Genshin Impact.

As the number of characters Zhong Yi summoned and Visions she handed out grew, she suddenly made a decision, unable to sit on the sidelines any longer.

"I want to restart the Archon War in this world."

Many people looked at her as if to say, "Has a cursed spirit eaten your brain?" But reliable as ever, Zhongli papa was the only one who first asked what the child thought instead of dismissing her outright.

"Why not hear her out before deciding?"

Zhong Yi looked moved. What an open-minded guardian.

"I want to find a balance for this world," Zhong Yi said.

"Clear away the clouds, divide the world into factions, and force the current chaos to settle down. Even without us, this world will eventually go down this path. But if we take action, we can make the process cost fewer unnecessary lives."

*

Venti: May your soul always be free, and the winds of the high heavens always protect you, my friend.

Zhongli: The memories of stone will record you. May your soul shine forever like gold.

Raiden Ei: Do not be afraid. I will cut through ten thousand bolts of thunder for you, in exchange for one peaceful night.

Nahida: You didn't abandon me, so of course I'll help you through this difficult time.

Everyone in Teyvat: We'll recreate the memories you've lost here together. Don't be afraid of wasting time. Teyvat's starry sky shines just for you now.

*Everyone's keeping the girl company.

Theme: Improve day after day, without stopping