Why does he have to die in your scenario LOL Wouldn't it have been equally as nice if Nagi decided to pull some strings and be reborn too, then they meet and fall in love and such? A wee bit morbid aren't you Hahaha
I'm not morbid. I just think it'd play out more exciting this way. Besides, as a Protection Spirit Hijiri has already died once. And Nagi is already stripped of his title as a Protection God even though I kept the powers; I don't think he could pull any strings. Even Saku has limits too.
I just think as Protection Spirits they could have all the time in the world seeing as how they aren't alive.
I like it
I love it
Now don't start bashing me, but I think this could've been extended a bit longer.
Instead of Nagi finding out about Hijiri being reborn right then and there I think that it would've added more emotion and angst if Nagi found out AFTER Hijiri had been reborn. And maybe when Hijiri was reborn, Nagi (while still being Takatsugu's Protection Spirit) would fly over to catch glimpse's of Hijiri while he was growing up.
And then one day Hijiri as a high school student, looking the way he is now in the manga, would get into an accident and die. And the first thing he sees when he wakes up when he crosses over is Nagi :)
And then all of his memories as Karin's Protection Spirit and being Nagi's lover suddenly flow into him and he remembers everything and they kiss and embrace and kittens and sunshine everywhere!