Zongman I fight weirdness in everyday world

Could I… could I really have that kind of resolve?

After eating, Yui Yuigahama, carrying the information she had gathered over the past few days, went to the commercial district to find Oda Noto.

As a diplomatic ambassador, her main responsibility was to cross-reference information.

She would compare and summarize supernatural requests from students within the school with exorcism requests from Oda Noto, identify the areas where paranormal events occurred most frequently, and then have Miko Yotsuya and Yozora select areas to handle.

Meanwhile, Miko Yotsuya and Yozora boarded the train and headed to that familiar abandoned building once again.

On Saturday afternoons, the traffic situation in Kyoto City was much better.

Sakura Province was just that strange.

During the morning and evening rush hours, the train cars were so crowded that people were practically stacked on top of each other.

During other times, not even all the seats were filled, and it even seemed somewhat empty.

“Let me confirm one more time.”

Miko Yotsuya pursed her lips, a hint of nervousness showing in her golden eyes.

“Today, nothing unexpected will happen, right?”

“That will depend on your definition of ‘unexpected.’”

Yozora replied casually, shrugging his shoulders.

“Anyway, the group of guys entrenched in the abandoned building will definitely be stronger than the last time we went. There’s no doubt about that.”

After this period of organization, combined with the existence of the Kyoto City of the Reverse Side and the analysis of the strategist Rio Futaba, the truth about the “Gate” had gradually surfaced.

The other end of the “Gate” was connected to a different world, the Reverse Side world dominated by evil spirits.

The aura emanating from within the “Gate” was gradually assimilating the surrounding area with the structure of the Reverse Side world.

The evil spirits' power and aggression would become stronger, which was the influence brought about by this environmental change.

And the evil spirits affected by the “Gate” would adopt various methods, even planned ones, to create human casualties, using human lives and souls as the price to accelerate the complete opening of the “Gate.”

As for what would happen after a certain number of fully opened “Gates” were reached?

Without Rio Futaba's analysis, Yozora could roughly guess.

The Kyoto City of the Reverse Side would merge with the Kyoto City of the Surface World.

Evil spirits would no longer need to abide by the rules of “seeing.”

The delicate balance between humans and evil spirits would completely tilt to the other side.

Kyoto City would become a ghost domain without humans, where entering meant certain death.

END.

“Don’t be nervous.”

Looking at Miko Yotsuya's expression, Yozora smiled.

“Just do your best.”

Miko Yotsuya was stunned for a moment, unexpectedly saying,

“You actually… proactively comfort people?”

“Of course.”

Yozora put on a righteous and confident look.

“I don’t intend to let a mere abandoned building become my end.”

Immediately afterward, he changed the subject,

“If I were to choose my own way of dying, I’d at least have to live to be one hundred and twenty years old, then rest my head on a beautiful girl’s black silk plump thighs, touching white silk with my left hand and stroking fishnets with my right hand. Only then could I barely accept it.”

Miko Yotsuya was speechless: “Pervert…”

Yozora smiled nonchalantly, then suddenly stopped smiling, looking directly into Miko Yotsuya's golden eyes, saying each word clearly.

“In short, I am unwilling, and I won’t let you die.”

“You, you, you…”

Miko Yotsuya didn't expect that Yozora, who was joking just a second ago, would actually say such straightforward words without changing his expression.

This sudden direct attack almost made her tongue tie.

After stammering for a while, Miko Yotsuya slightly clenched her hands on her lap, lowered her head, her face flushed red, and said in a voice as soft as a mosquito's hum.

“Th, thank you.”

“You’re welcome.”

… …

At the same time, in the open space outside that abandoned building.

“Is this the place?”

Wearing a suit jacket, paired with black pencil pants, and a pair of black flats, with smooth black hair a little longer than shoulder length, giving people a shrewd and capable feeling, exuding the aura of a strong woman, Yukino's sister, arms crossed in front of her chest, frowned, staring intently at the building in front of her.

Standing behind her were several people in charge of this project.

Faced with Yukino's sister's questioning, they looked at each other, appearing timid, and no one dared to speak first.

“Hmph, can’t give a reasonable explanation!?”

Yukino's sister turned around, coldly glancing at the group of people in front of her.

The construction of this office building was not just a business for the Yukinoshita family's construction company.

More importantly, this was the first project undertaken by the Yukinoshita Construction Company outside of Chiba Prefecture.

Doing business locally in Chiba Prefecture and doing business throughout Sakura Province were completely different concepts.

Yukino's sister’s mother originally planned to name this office building after the Yukinoshita name after its completion, and rent it out to various companies in Kyoto City that needed office space.

Making money was only secondary.

The focus was on expanding the Yukinoshita family's influence beyond Chiba Prefecture.

But now they were saying that this business, which had already invested tens of millions including greasing palms, was going to fail because of haunting!?

Yukino's sister absolutely couldn't accept this result.

“Miss Yukinoshita…”

The head of the construction team was an honest and simple-looking man with a stout figure.

He scratched his head, explaining with a troubled expression.

“It's not that we don't want to continue, but the people below refuse to do it no matter what, or they'll quit. I can't force them.”

Yukino's sister's two beautiful eyebrows furrowed, and the sense of oppression emanating from her made the head of the construction team break out in a cold sweat.

Don't think that Yukino's sister always appeared with a somewhat frivolous, even mischievous image in the original story.

But don't forget, in terms of ability alone, she was stronger than her younger sister Yukino, a genius student who was admitted to the science and engineering department of a national university, and often represented the Yukinoshita family at social occasions.

Yukino's sister was a veritable genius and heiress.

Facing her gaze at this time, thinking of the astronomical liquidated damages on the contract, the heads of the construction team were already sweating profusely.

“I understand.”

Seeing the silence of the people in front of her, Yukino's sister snorted coldly, her expression unkind.

“You want to use this method to ask for a fee increase, right? Okay, name a number.”

“No, no, no, Miss Yukinoshita, we don't mean that.”

The leading person in charge waved his hands quickly, looking terrified.

“The contract has already been set. Now that we can't fulfill Yukinoshita Company's requirements, we don't dare to say anything about waiving the liquidated damages. We only hope that you can be lenient and let us pay less.”

Hearing this, Yukino's sister frowned slightly.

This situation was quite special.

If it were within the Chiba Prefecture territory, Yukinoshita Company had its own construction team and didn't need to contract it out to outsiders at all.

However, after communicating with several officials in Kyoto City, one of the conditions for the other party to agree to let the Yukinoshita family extend its hand into Kyoto City was that it must hire a local construction team in Kyoto City.

Yukino's sister believed that the conditions offered to the construction team this time were already much more generous than ordinary projects.

Now it seemed that the other party didn't seem to be trying to raise the price on the spot, but was really unwilling to continue for some reason.

Could it be that there really was something strange in this building?

Yukino's sister shook her head, thinking how was that possible?

She was a science student and a firm materialist.

Someone must be deliberately causing trouble.

Thinking of her mother's instructions before leaving, Yukino's sister's eyes flickered a few times, looking at the dilapidated abandoned building in front of her, and slowly opened her mouth.

“In that case, let's make a bet.”

“Make a bet?”

Yukino's sister pointed to the abandoned building, saying each word clearly.

“I'll go in alone and go to the top floor. If nothing happens and I come out completely intact, you will resume construction tomorrow… no, immediately, is that okay?”

“This…”

“This is my bottom line.”

Yukino's sister didn't give in at all, her attitude was very firm.

“Either accept this condition, or pay the liquidated damages. Although this isn't Chiba Prefecture, my father also has a few friends in Kyoto City who can speak up.”

The construction team leaders looked at each other, and in the end, they were forced to lower their heads by the high liquidated damages.

“Then Miss Yukinoshita, please be careful.”

In fact, they also had a glimmer of hope in their hearts.

What if the series of accidents some time ago were really just coincidences?

The conditions offered by the Yukinoshita family were so generous. Who wouldn't want to make money if they had the chance?

“Then it's settled.”

After saying these words, Yukino's sister didn't hesitate at all and strode into the abandoned building.

As soon as she entered, she could feel a strange and eerie wind blowing past her.

“Hmph.”

Yukino's sister snorted softly, stepping into the stairwell with a calm expression, without the slightest fear.

If there was one thing she learned from being born into the Yukinoshita family, it was this.

Responsibility must be borne by someone.

Escape is useless.

No one can help her, only she herself is worth relying on.

Yukino's sister understood this principle a long time ago.

Even if she was nervous and scared inside, unwilling.

Even if her legs were a little weak and her heart was tightened.

What she could do, what she should do as the eldest daughter of the Yukinoshita family, was only to keep moving forward.

Besides that, there was no other option.

The shoulders under Yukino's sister's black suit jacket trembled slightly.

Even so, she still climbed step by step from the stairwell to the upper floors of the building.

“Is this… twenty-three or twenty-four?”

Yukino's sister muttered to herself softly. The only things she could hear were her own breathing and footsteps.