Zongman I fight weirdness in everyday world

Why did those humans who were just here disappear in an instant?

What exactly happened?

“Can't understand?”

Looking at the bewildered Shuten-dōji and Hannya, as well as the hundreds of evil spirits surrounding the hall, Yae Hoshi spoke calmly.

“This is my domain. Everything that doesn't belong to this world has been trapped within it, including my companions.”

“The range is this Kyoto Tower.”

“Escaping from here is also very simple. You have two choices.”

“Hide, hoping that I won't be able to find you before my power is exhausted.”

“Or, try to kill me.”

“Of course…”

Yae Hoshi slowly approached Hannya and Shuten-dōji, wisps of flame-like jet-black spiritual power emerging on his pure black mask.

“You only have the power to choose. From the moment I returned to the present world, your ending has already been decided.”

Yotsuya Miko, Futaba Rio, and Sakurajima Mai, listening to Yae Hoshi's words and seeing Hannya and Shuten-dōji subconsciously retreating as he approached, all had only one thought in their minds.

He's back.

They're all back.

After experiencing several battles without Yae Hoshi, they had almost forgotten what it felt like to exorcise demons with him.

It's still that familiar feeling.

Only after retreating several meters did Shuten-dōji realize…

That it had actually retreated!?

It, who had never lost since being born in the Reverse World…

Had actually retreated in front of a mere human?

Shuten-dōji knew some of Yae Hoshi's abilities and had even sent its underlings to observe his battles in the dark.

It knew that he was strong, the strongest exorcist in Kyoto City.

But only now did Shuten-dōji finally feel the suffocating sense of danger when it became his target.

“Kill him!”

Seeing Shuten-dōji issue the order to the surrounding evil spirits and then flee towards the stairwell with Hannya, Yae Hoshi shook his head, a hint of regret in his voice.

“It seems you've made your choice, but the ending won't change because of it.”

Seeing this scene, Futaba Rio and Yotsuya Miko both felt somewhat complicated.

They finally realized where they, as exorcists, differed from Yae Hoshi.

Logically speaking, Hannya and Shuten-dōji should have joined forces with the hundreds of evil spirits to attack. Yae Hoshi had forcibly torn open a gap in the Reverse World with his Soul Incarnation, which must have consumed a lot of spiritual power.

Plus, he himself had said that as long as they killed him, or his power was exhausted, this domain called Divine Purification of Demons would be lifted.

Didn't Hannya and Shuten-dōji understand this?

Although they possessed the various vile natures of evil spirits, they were clearly not stupid enough to be like this.

There was no need to even try to kill Yae Hoshi. Yotsuya Miko knew how much terrifying spiritual power it took to maintain such a domain.

As long as Hannya and Shuten-dōji stalled for time, the scales of victory would slowly tip.

But…

Knowing what to do and daring to do it were two different concepts.

Even without having fought before, it was clear that Hannya and Shuten-dōji…

Feared Yae Hoshi.

This was indeed his unique skill.

“Should we chase them?”

Hearing Yae Hoshi's question, Yae Hoshi looked at the hundreds of black-aura-emitting evil spirits surrounding them from all directions and simply shook his head.

“No need to rush. Including those two guys, all the evil spirits within this Kyoto Tower will be eliminated. It's just a matter of order.”

“Okay, it's your city, your call.”

Sakurajima Mai suddenly walked over at this time, raised her foot, and stepped on Yae Hoshi's foot.

Unexpectedly…

She didn't miss this time.

Sakurajima Mai's beautiful eyes under the mask narrowed slightly, and she snorted softly.

“Why didn't you dodge?”

Yae Hoshi replied with a smile.

“Hey, I've been away for so long, I'm giving you a reward.”

“It should be me rewarding you, right?”

“That's like turning things upside down.”

“Hmph, we'll talk about your affairs when we get home.”

Hearing Sakurajima Mai's words, Yae Hoshi chuckled and joked.

“I think you're horny.”

Sakurajima Mai's breathing stagnated upon hearing this. Fortunately, she was wearing a mask, otherwise, you would have been able to see her pretty face blushing red.

“Don't talk nonsense!”

After saying this, Sakurajima Mai was silent for a moment before whispering.

“Anyway, it's good that you're back safe and sound.”

“Wake up.”

Futaba Rio walked over and snapped her fingers in front of Sakurajima Mai, who looked like a virtuous wife who had finally waited for her husband to return home after many years.

“It's not time to act out an idol drama yet. This is the horror segment.”

“Horror?”

Yotsuya Miko looked very calm, but her golden eyes revealed an unconcealable joy and smile.

“Now that Yae Hoshi is back, they are the ones who should be afraid.”

“Yeah.”

Looking at the hundreds of grotesque evil spirits that had already surrounded them, Yae Hoshi slowly walked forward.

“Although I'm not hungry right now, but…”

“I don't mind having a snack.”

…

Five minutes later, in the hall at the bottom of Kyoto Tower.

“This is… what…”

Shuten-dōji tried to leave through the main entrance, but found that it couldn't do it at all.

It wasn't that there was any obstacle outside.

It simply couldn't take a step, couldn't do it.

“Damn it… that guy… actually hid such an ability…”

Shuten-dōji gritted its teeth, its crimson demon mask even more ferocious.

It realized that even after preparing for so long, even after suppressing its desire to kill humans for so long, it had still fallen short in the end.

Shuten-dōji had no idea that the exorcist named Yae Hoshi actually had such a bizarre ability, similar to a sealing technique.

Moreover, his Soul Incarnation also possessed the power to forcibly tear open the barrier between the Reverse World and the real world.

Yae Hoshi had first torn open the Reverse World and then used such a large-scale domain, enough to cover the entire Kyoto Tower, which must have consumed a lot of spiritual power.

Perhaps… they could win.

Shuten-dōji and Hannya exchanged a glance, and these two high-level evil spirits made a decision at the same time.

“You, all of you, go to the top floor to hunt down those spirit users!”

After Shuten-dōji issued the order, thousands of evil spirits poured into the stairwell like a black tide.

The words it had just said in anger were not lies.

The evil spirits gathered in Kyoto Tower today were the last of Shuten-dōji and Hannya's remaining forces.

The fact that no “gates” had appeared during this period meant that they could not obtain a supply of powerful evil spirits that they could command from the Reverse World.

As for the evil spirits in the real world?

Don't be ridiculous.

Unless they were extremely special existences, they would be purely giving themselves away, not to mention putting them in front of Yae Hoshi, but even in front of Yotsuya Miko.

Shuten-dōji and Hannya did not place their hopes on these evil spirits, even if they came from the Reverse World, being able to cause any effective damage to Yae Hoshi and the spirit users around him with their numbers.

They only wanted to stall for time.

According to Ushiwaka's report, that human girl with golden eyes had also used an ability called Domain Expansion, and although this ability was powerful, it also consumed spiritual power at a terrifying rate.

Stall.

Just stall hard.

Even if Yae Hoshi tore open the space of the Reverse World, even if Yae Hoshi expanded his domain, bearing a double negative buff…

Shuten-dōji and Hannya still did not have the courage to fight him head-on.

They needed to add another layer… of insurance that his spiritual power would be completely exhausted.

…

Forty minutes later, on the top floor of Kyoto Tower.

The luxurious hall, which originally had floor-to-ceiling windows offering a panoramic view of Kyoto, was now a mess.

Black smoke, like a fire scene, permeated the area.

“That was a… tough battle.”

Yagami Tsuki bent over, leaning on his knees with his hands, gasping for breath. Even the red Great Tengu mask on his face had begun to flicker due to excessive spiritual power consumption.

In contrast, Yotsuya Miko, Futaba Rio, and Sakurajima Mai, the three women, although they had fought thousands of evil spirits for more than forty minutes, did not look as exhausted as him. Although they had exhausted all their spiritual power, at least they were still able to stand properly.

This couldn't be helped.

Although Yagami Tsuki had a high talent for using Soul Materialization, and could even form a spiritual armor after hearing Yae Hoshi explain the principles for the first time, his physical fitness was still that of an ordinary person.

“At the limit.”

As the one who contributed the most in the battle and had been maintaining the Domain Expansion all along, Yae Hoshi's black coat and the mask on his face also began to flicker.

This was similar to how Ultraman's alarm light would flash when his energy was exhausted, with almost the same principle.

“Yae… Yae Hoshi…”

Seeing Yae Hoshi walk to the floor-to-ceiling window, which had been previously destroyed by Shuten-dōji and had a huge gap because someone had been thrown down, Yotsuya Miko forced herself to say, looking at his black coat fluttering in the wind.

“In this state, going to deal with those two who haven't lost a bit of strength… is too dangerous.”

Futaba Rio also nodded, panting slightly as she echoed.

“Haruna, Hachishaku, Dango, they're still guarding outside. Release your domain, and then let them…”

“Let them stop Shuten-dōji and Hannya?”

Yae Hoshi shook his head and said softly.

“With the strength of Hachishaku, Amano Haruna, and Dango, if they were to fight Shuten-dōji and Hannya head-on, they might have a chance of winning, but if those two guys are determined to escape, they won't be able to stop them.”