Zongman I fight weirdness in everyday world

Noticing the surprise in Miko Yotsuya's eyes, Yexing explained nonchalantly.

“You still don't understand. For an exorcist with such a renowned reputation, the reward from one or two commissions is nothing.”

“The key is his golden reputation.”

“If he can resolve commissions that others can't, he will become the most famous exorcist in Kyoto over time.”

“The potential income brought by this reputation is the most valuable thing to him.”

“Oda Nodeng took the initiative to offer all the commission rewards to me and said I could take anything from his shop, proving that he himself is aware of this point.”

“He's a worldly old fox.”

Miko Yotsuya nodded, seemingly understanding.

To be honest, it was a bit difficult for her, a high school girl, to understand the cooperative relationship between Oda Nodeng and Yexing.

“By the way, why did you take me to that unfinished building today?”

“Didn't I say? Training.”

Hearing the word 'training,' Miko Yotsuya almost suffered another PTSD attack.

She recalled that disgusting black-green tongue, thoroughly licking all over the bento. Yexing could actually eat it without changing his expression.

This is simply not human!

Respect, deep respect.

“Do you know what the biggest advantage we spiritual ability users have when facing evil spirits is?”

Miko Yotsuya obediently shook her head, looking eager to learn.

“What is it?”

Yexing put away his smile, stood up, walked to the window, looked at the continuous heavy rain outside, and said softly.

“The condition for us to touch evil spirits and the condition for evil spirits to harm us are the same: when they know we can see them.”

Then, he changed the subject.

“In other words, if evil spirits can't confirm that we can see them, they can't do anything to us. They can only watch helplessly.”

“So, the initiative to start the battle is not in the hands of the evil spirits, but is determined by us. Do you understand?”

Hearing this, even if Miko Yotsuya was slow, she finally understood what the so-called training was for.

“So, as long as we can avoid revealing any flaws under any circumstances, we will always maintain the initiative?”

“Exactly.”

Yexing's view of the relationship between humans and evil spirits was the exact opposite of Miko Yotsuya's.

In Miko Yotsuya's eyes, evil spirits were the dominant force.

Spiritual ability users like her with yin-yang eyes could only survive by constantly hiding, disguising, and running away.

But in Yexing's view, evil spirits and ghosts were actually very stupid creatures.

As long as the condition of "seeing" was not triggered, they would never attack.

Isn't this just coming to deliver themselves?

“Evil spirits that you can't even eliminate… this is troublesome.”

Miko Yotsuya pursed her lips, looking at the black S mark on the map, with a hint of worry between her eyebrows.

“No choice.”

Yexing shrugged, looking nonchalant.

“When I summon that ghost hand, I can't use the devouring ability. If it's just those evil spirits at the beginning, even if there are thousands or tens of thousands of them, I can just slowly eliminate them while replenishing my power through devouring. But that turtle… ah no, snake-shaped evil spirit, I have to use the ghost hand to deal with it.”

“I see.”

Miko Yotsuya nodded, and a strange sense of intimacy suddenly appeared in her eyes as she looked at Yexing, as if she had finally breathed a sigh of relief.

“To be honest, the fact that there are evil spirits you can't eliminate is surprising, but it also makes me feel for the first time that you, like me, are a normal human being.”

“Yes.”

Yexing nodded slightly and smiled.

“Humans have their limits.”

“You mean…?”

“Miko, I'm not going to be human anymore!”

“Don't be crazy.”

… …

In the blink of an eye, the peaceful weekend passed.

Miko Yotsuya's daily life was extremely fulfilling.

Training, training, and more training.

Now she could pick up a fish ball with chopsticks, calmly put it in her mouth, and not change her expression, even when surrounded by evil spirits and facing occasional jumpscares.

Just like a famous saying once said by a certain pink-haired female ninja.

Tsunade-sama, I've finally caught up with them!

Fun.

During lunch break, inside the activity room of the Supernatural Quantum Mechanics Research Society, or Super-Q for short.

Rio Futaba, wearing a scientist's white coat, was stirring the freshly brewed coffee in a beaker with a stirring rod.

“Can I come in?”

Hearing the sudden voice at the door, Rio Futaba didn't even look up, and replied indifferently.

“This is also your activity room. If you want to come in, just come in. You don't need to ask me specifically.”

“Hey, a deal is a deal, and it must be followed.”

Yexing replied lightly, stepped into the activity room, sat directly opposite Rio Futaba, and went straight to the point without any nonsense.

“There's something I need you to help analyze.”

“Okay, tell me.”

“It's like this…”

Yexing told Rio Futaba all the information about his soul being materialized to fight against evil spirits.

Of course, the vocabulary was changed to a chuunibyou style.

“I see…”

Rio Futaba nodded slightly and raised her hand to push up her glasses.

“In other words, one protagonist has awakened their ability, and now another protagonist wants to awaken as well, so they want to find a way, right?”

“That's right.”

Rio Futaba took a sip of the coffee in the beaker and said thoughtfully.

“After listening to your description, I think the conditions for awakening that kind of ability may not be objective reasons.”

“Is there a possibility…?”

“It's because the two 'protagonists' have different perceptions when facing 'enemies,' leading to the difference of one awakening and the other not awakening?”

Chapter 033: Yui Yuigahama's Supernatural Request

Yexing nodded thoughtfully.

“Okay, continue.”

Rio Futaba stirred the coffee, and the stirring rod made a crisp sound as it touched the inside of the beaker.

“What I'm about to say next may sound a bit outrageous, but it also falls within the scientific scope of quantum mechanics. A person's subjective perception can affect the real world in certain situations. I don't know if you've heard of an experiment called Schrödinger's…”

“Schrödinger's Catgirl, I've heard of it, I've heard of it.”

Rio Futaba looked speechless: “It's called Schrödinger's Cat, but since you've heard of it, I won't elaborate here.”

She picked up the cup, took a sip of the steaming coffee, held the beaker in both hands, and slowly opened her mouth.

“Perhaps whether or not the 'protagonist's' ability awakens depends on the 'protagonist's' own perception of the enemy.”

“I understand. The other 'protagonist' didn't awaken the ability to fight against the enemy because, in her perception, she doesn't have the idea of fighting the enemy.”

“Eh? You can understand what I mean?”

Seeing that Yexing immediately understood her words, a few hints of surprise and astonishment couldn't help but appear in Rio Futaba's eyes.

She was originally thinking about how to explain her thoughts in the most easy-to-understand language.

Unexpectedly, Yexing was actually able to understand?

“It's not a very difficult thing to understand. Of course I understand.”

As the saying goes.

When in doubt, quantum mechanics.

Even for things like puberty syndrome, Rio Futaba can give a principle that at least sounds very scientific.

The analysis she gave was worth trying.

Besides, to put it bluntly.

Evil spirits, spiritual ability users, yin-yang eyes, and the materialization of the soul are all very idealistic things in themselves.

Linking them to subjective perception in quantum mechanics might be a very effective solution.

“Thank you, Futaba-san.”

Yexing took out the chocolate bread he had just bought from the school supermarket from his arms and gently placed it on the table.

“This is for you.”

Rio Futaba glanced at the chocolate bread wrapped in a plastic bag and said lightly.

“Do you think I'm a child?”

“If you say so, then it is. No objections.”

Seeing Yexing turn around and walk to the door of the laboratory, a hint of hesitation appeared between Rio Futaba's eyebrows. In the end, she couldn't help but open her mouth.

“That…”

“What's wrong?”

“If you guys usually want to come to the activity room, you can come whenever you want. I don't mind.”

Rio Futaba's impression of Yexing was that he was a very good-looking, chuunibyou patient who liked to be crazy.

Logically speaking, she wasn't good at getting along with this kind of person.

No, the more accurate word should be that Rio Futaba wasn't good at getting along with anyone.

But in the short two conversations with Yexing, she didn't feel the kind of restlessness she felt in the classroom, watching the surrounding classmates chat enthusiastically while being excluded, or the awkwardness of not being able to find a topic.

Very relaxed.

This was Rio Futaba's feeling when getting along with Yexing.

Even she herself didn't expect it.

She seemed to get along with this chuunibyou boy unexpectedly well?

“Okay, I'll come when I have time.”

Yexing didn't play any tsundere tricks. After all, tsundere had already been retired.

After simply replying, he returned to the classroom of Class 1-A.

Just as he returned to his throne and sat down, before he could even fall asleep, he saw Miko Yotsuya rushing over and whispering.

“How soon are we going to deal with that S-class 'door'?”