Zongman I fight weirdness in everyday world

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While the God of the Harem was carrying out the Touma and Sawa awakening plan, making all preparations, and deciding to directly confront the Shura field, the other members were not idle either.

At Ryo Futaba's house.

"It's been half a month, and we still haven't found any trace of psychic power users. It's as if that guy who appeared last time was just a coincidence."

Hearing Yui Yuigahama's words, Rio Futaba picked up her coffee cup, took a sip, and said faintly.

"It won't be a coincidence."

"I agree with Rio's view."

Miko Yotsuya nodded and slowly opened her mouth.

"If it's the same type of Soul Avatar as us, it might be a coincidence, but the dark green flame figure that Tamura Kai manipulated at that time was obviously not normal. During this period, I looked through some information, and his Soul Avatar should also be from Hyakki Yagyō, called Tomb Fire, which is the so-called will-o'-the-wisp."

"Yoshinge said that when the building caught fire, there were several people holding guns, mentally out of control, like lunatics affected by evil spirits, trying to attack."

"If this isn't a coincidence… no, this must not be a coincidence, it means that Tamura Kai has the ability to guide human evil thoughts, similar to evil spirits."

"None of us here possess such abilities."

"Soul manifestation is the ability constructed by the user's inner heart and soul. Our Soul Avatars are all normal human figures, but Tamura Kai's Soul Avatar is the appearance of an evil spirit, which means that his heart has been twisted to the point where he is no longer human."

Speaking of this, Miko Yotsuya paused for a moment before smiling and said.

"However, my intention is only to raise vigilance and not give up the investigation. There is no need to worry too much. Judging from my last battle, although Tamura Kai's spiritual power is very strong, he doesn't use it like us at all… How should I put it, it feels like he only has the stats, but his actual combat power is very weak, like he was forcibly promoted."

Battles aren't just about looking at spiritual power.

If it were just about the intensity of spiritual power, then the battle with the God of Weather some time ago should have been one-sided, or at least a stalemate.

However, it was not.

After successfully sealing the God of Weather's continuous spiritual power with the ability to expand the domain, the real battle was that Yoshinge released his soul avatar, transformed, and killed him in seconds, it was that simple.

This process, on the contrary, consumed the least spiritual power.

For the members of the Supernatural Society, the only thing to consider when other psychic power users appear is how to reduce the casualties of innocent people in Kyoto. There is no such thing as an evenly matched battle, because like the incident half a month ago, the moment the enemy's main body is located, it is already a victory.

"That's right."

Mai Sakurajima glanced at the members present, and said with a serious look.

"But don't think that the enemy is weak just because Miko killed the enemy in seconds, especially you two, Yui and Hina. You two haven't mastered the power of soul manifestation yet, and the skill of transforming into spiritual defense and the fusion with the Soul Avatar is not fast enough. If you encounter a sudden attack, there will still be danger. You must strengthen the reaction speed in these two aspects."

"Yes, Senior Mai is right."

Rio Futaba pushed her glasses and put her right hand on the table, showing Hina Amano and Yui Yuigahama the ring she wore on her ring finger, which was made of bone.

"Just follow the method that I, Miko, and Senior Mai are using, and specifically strengthen your speed of mobilizing spiritual power. As long as you can defend against sudden attacks, with your strength, there shouldn't be any problems."

Rio Futaba said this, suddenly frowned slightly, gently patted the table, and looked towards the sofa in the living room.

"Also, you two over there!"

This sudden soft shout startled Makino Hara Shoko and Menma, who were sitting there playing with Hachishaku-sama and Kuchisake-onna.

"If I don't call your names, then it's none of your business, right?"

Rio Futaba stood up and walked to Makino Hara Shoko and Menma. Although her body was very petite, she looked like a teacher reprimanding students at this time.

"You two, although you are not true psychic power users, the probability of being targeted by the enemy is very small, but it is not absolute. We cannot protect you all the time, you must also become stronger!"

Hearing this, Menma nodded very seriously, but then showed a look of understanding.

"But… Shoko can still awaken psychic powers, but Menma… how can she become stronger?"

As soon as this question came out, Rio Futaba was directly asked.

Hiss…

Menma, should be regarded as the same category of spiritual bodies as Hachishaku-sama, Kuchisake-onna, and Tamamo-no-Mae, right?

Can human ghosts awaken psychic powers?

It's really hard to say, after all, Rio Futaba hasn't studied this area.

The Kuchisake-onna wearing a mask stretched out her hand and rubbed Menma's head, and said gently.

"Sister Menma, how about I take you with me next time when Hachishaku-sama and I go out hunting? As long as you eat other evil spirits, you can become stronger."

"Too slow."

As soon as Kuchisake-onna's idea came out, Hachishaku-sama noticed the obvious resistance on Menma's face and immediately shook her head.

"It's too slow, Menma is too weak now, it's the most ordinary ghost, and there are too few powerful evil spirits in Kyoto now, the efficiency is too low, no way."

Speaking of this, Hachishaku-sama paused for a moment, and then said meaningfully.

"However, I do have an idea…"

"Stop it right now."

Rio Futaba quickly interrupted.

Doesn't she understand Hachishaku-sama?

Without the other party speaking, Rio Futaba knew that she was going to bring up the milk matter again.

"You think about this every day, right?"

Hachishaku-sama didn't give in this time, but chose to argue on the basis of reason.

"In order to protect Kyoto, this is also the only way."

Rio Futaba: "… Tell me honestly, who did you learn this from?"

Hachishaku-sama said confidently: "The boss said it."

Rio Futaba was speechless.

She can't tell now whether Hachishaku-sama is really stupid and cute, or pretending to be stupid and cute.

The time in the Reverse World as well. According to Saki Kawasaki and the others, Hachishaku-sama was apparently copying Yozora's lines, trying to directly persuade the Slit-Mouthed Woman to surrender.

This time as well, Hachishaku-sama seemed to know that she was slow-witted, so she directly used words that Yozora had once said, leaving Rio Futaba with no room to refute.

How cunning, Hachishaku.

“Hachishaku-nee-san, Futaba-nee-san, what do you mean by drinking milk?”

Looking at Menma's ignorant and innocent appearance, Rio Futaba's pretty face flushed red. She turned around and glanced at the other members, but found that Mai Sakurajima, Miko Yotsuya, Yui Yuigahama, and Hina Amano all had an indifferent look on their faces. Obviously, none of them were willing to take the initiative to explain to Menma, whose mental age was still very young, what it meant to become stronger by drinking milk.

This…

Rio Futaba opened her lips, but could only sigh in the end, hesitating.

“Wait… wait until our school's school festival is over, and I'll tell you everything.”

…

That night, in Touma Kazusa's practice room.

“Hmm… at this level… it should be about right.”

Touma Kazusa stretched her long body, raised her head from the piano, and couldn't help but reveal a hint of a joyful smile.

“I'm serving as both the keyboardist and bassist, which is a bit strenuous, but it's not too much of a problem. What do you think of the new accompaniment, Setsuna?”

Setsuna Ogiso put down the microphone in her hand, with a few beads of sweat hanging on her forehead, and her face also looked a little tired. After all, the practice during this period had really consumed a lot of her energy, but she still responded with a sweet smile.

“Hmm… as for the accompaniment, I don't really have many thoughts, but… when I see Kazusa playing the piano, I just feel that I must let all the teachers and students in the school see Kazusa in my eyes.”

Touma Kazusa's pretty face flushed red upon hearing this, and she even said in a somewhat flustered manner.

“W-What are you saying… I'm just me… I'm always like this…”

“No, it's not the same, not the same at all.”

Setsuna Ogiso shook her head with a serious face, seemingly lost in thought.

“How should I put it… When Kazusa is playing the piano, the whole person is like… like… ”

Just as Setsuna Ogiso was pondering and thinking about what words to use to describe it, Yozora, who had not spoken all along, suddenly reminded her with a smile.

“Like she's shrouded in a layer of light, her whole temperament is refined and otherworldly, but she also has that kind of passionate dedication, so that people will be captivated by the charm she exudes when playing the piano with just one glance?”

Setsuna Ogiso nodded repeatedly like a chick pecking at rice upon hearing this.

“Yes, yes, yes, that's it! As expected, Yozora-kun understands Kazusa the best.”

Yozora retorted.

“It's just that your ability to organize language is too poor, no wonder your liberal arts grades aren't good.”

Setsuna Ogiso mumbled softly with some dissatisfaction upon hearing this.

“Compared to you, no one's liberal arts grades can be considered good, right… It's not like I'm bad at it.”

“It's okay, Setsuna.”

Touma Kazusa patted Setsuna Ogiso on the shoulder, with an amused smile on her face.

“Compared to me, your grades are already very good.”

Setsuna Ogiso didn't show any joy because of this compliment, but sighed helplessly.

“Compared to you, everyone's grades are very good, right? I really can't be happy.”

Seeing the rare smile on Touma Kazusa's face, Yozora knew that his decision to invite Setsuna Ogiso to join the band was the right one.

Although these two people together might unlock a stomachache bond…

But that would require a bond first, wouldn't it?

“There's something I forgot to tell you two.”

Yozora took out two pieces of sheet music with lyrics written on them from his pocket, put them on the table, and said with a chuckle.

“I thought about it carefully, let's perform two songs on stage.”

“Two songs!?”

Before Setsuna Ogiso could say anything upon hearing this, she heard Touma Kazusa slam the table heavily, stand up abruptly, and say angrily.

“Why didn't you say so earlier? The time was still ample, but now there are less than four days left until Tuesday's performance. You're telling me now that we have to perform another song? How can we make it in time!?”

It could be seen that Touma Kazusa was really anxious.

Seeing her angry look, Setsuna Ogiso quickly stood up and comforted her.

“Kazusa, don't be anxious, we've already cultivated our tacit understanding, practicing a new song will always be much faster than before. As long as we hurry up, we might still make it before Tuesday.”

“Don't glare at me like that, there's no need to.”

Noticing Touma Kazusa's murderous gaze, Yozora still had a carefree smile.

“Why don't you take a look at the sheet music first and then decide? If you don't want to perform this one, we just won't perform it then, what's the rush? Don't let your chest shrink from getting angry later.”

“Hmph!”

Touma Kazusa snorted unhappily, walked straight over, and grabbed the sheet music.

The moment her gaze fell on the lyrics and musical notes, her originally angry face suddenly froze.

Seeing Touma Kazusa's reaction, Setsuna Ogiso felt a little curious and couldn't help but take the other sheet music with the lyrics written on it. What came into view was the title.

“Unreachable… Love?”

“Alright, you two practice, I'm going to rest first.”

Seeing Yozora stand up and walk out, Touma Kazusa frowned slightly.

“Aren't you going to practice with us?”

“No need, I'm very familiar with this song, and…”

Yozora said seriously.

“For the sake of my fragile stomach, I'd rather listen to this song a few less times, I'm afraid I can't stand it.”

After Yozora left, Touma Kazusa and Setsuna Ogiso each looked at the lyrics on the sheet music in their hands, their attention deeply drawn in.

The music and lyrics of that White Album song, although also very good, felt like they were singing someone else's song.

But this Unreachable Love…