Zongman I fight weirdness in everyday world

“You're wrong about that. We clearly have a huge advantage.”

“Huh?”

Yukino Yukinoshita and Rio Futaba exchanged glances, both looking doubtful.

“Even now, you're calling it an advantage?”

“Isn't it an advantage?”

Yoru gazed at the scenery outside the window, speaking casually.

“No matter how many schemes are used, no matter how many plans are devised, one fact remains unchanged.”

Yukino Yukinoshita asked curiously, “What fact?”

Rio Futaba seemed to have thought of something. Before Yoru could speak, she thoughtfully replied,

“These so-called schemes… are only because the mastermind behind them doesn't have the ability to confront us directly. Everything they've done is like what Shuten-dōji planned… no, it's not even as good as Shuten-dōji.”

“The fact is, the spiritual ability users they've created are only half-finished products. They don't have enough fighting power, so they go to great lengths to create evil spirits that can kill us, using this method to incite fear.”

After Rio Futaba finished speaking, Yoru smiled and nodded, adding,

“Moreover, the more they move, the more they expose. In any case, they are still just humans. As long as they are human, they have behavioral tendencies and goals they hope to achieve. It's like a jigsaw puzzle.”

Hearing this, Yukino Yukinoshita couldn't help but be taken aback.

“Could it be… you also understand criminal psychology?”

“I don't understand it, and I haven't studied it.”

Yoru shook his head and said softly,

“However, I have a friend who understands it very well.”

The most diligent and conscientious employee since the founding of the Transcendence Society, the only one who could compete with Hachishaku-sama for the Best Employee Award…

…Light Yagami.

Just then, a series of footsteps suddenly came from outside the activity room.

Shizuka Hiratsuka opened the door. Seeing that Yukino Yukinoshita and Rio Futaba were both there, she didn't pay much attention and just looked at Yoru.

“I have something to tell you.”

“What is it?”

“In half a month, isn't our school organizing a school trip? The school is thinking of holding it jointly with the Private Toyonosaki Academy this time. It's also a good opportunity to show off our Soubu High's most outstanding students in front of our sister school.”

“The most outstanding students?”

Seeing Yoru pretending to be puzzled, Shizuka Hiratsuka said unhappily.

“You're deliberately playing dumb, aren't you? You just want to hear me say it myself, that you are Soubu High's most outstanding student?”

“Far from it.”

Yoru waved his hand and said with a smile,

“What I mean is, we should show off the most outstanding student and the most outstanding teacher.”

“You guy…”

Hearing this, Shizuka Hiratsuka's cheeks visibly flushed. She turned her face away and said softly,

“Really.”

Rio Futaba rolled her eyes, thinking that Yoru was even launching direct attacks on their homeroom teacher.

Truly the God of Harems.

“Ahem.”

Noticing the gazes of Rio Futaba and Yukino Yukinoshita, Shizuka Hiratsuka hurriedly coughed twice to cover up her embarrassment, changing the subject.

“Of course, according to your usual behavior, the school has also considered offering you a condition in exchange, which is that you can decide the location of the school trip, as long as it's within Sakura Province.”

Yoru nodded noncommittally, looking at Shizuka Hiratsuka's expectant expression, and smiled.

“Judging by your expression, have you already decided on a location? Hokkaido? Okinawa? Or Tokyo?”

“Forget about Tokyo. I don't want to go to Tokyo again in my life.”

Hearing Tokyo, Shizuka Hiratsuka couldn't help but recall that terrifying incident, looking somewhat fearful. She closed the activity room door, sat down at the table, and, like a young girl looking forward to a spring outing, revealed a hint of pleading.

“There's a place called Itomori Town. Have you heard of it?”

“Itomori Town?”

Hearing the location that Shizuka Hiratsuka mentioned, both Yukino Yukinoshita and Rio Futaba's expressions changed. Yukino Yukinoshita immediately asked,

“Teacher Shizuka… why did you suddenly bring up this place?”

“Eh? Don't you know?”

Shizuka Hiratsuka seemed a little surprised, taking out her phone from her pocket and placing it on the table.

“Look, this news just came out. In half a month, we'll be able to see a comet streak across the sky, an event that happens only once every few centuries, or even millennia. According to astronomers, the best viewing spot in Sakura Province is this town called Itomori.”

“In the past, school trips wouldn't go to such remote places, but this time is different.”

“Coincidentally, our three-day, two-night school trip will coincide with the day the comet streaks across the sky. We certainly can't miss such an opportunity.”

Rio Futaba looked at the news report on the phone screen, raised her head, and looked at Yoru, who was sitting by the window, with a complicated expression.

“Itomori Town… isn't that…”

Before Rio Futaba could finish speaking, she and Yoru, who was sitting by the window, simultaneously saw several red threads suddenly appear, quickly forming a line of text that, although silent, felt extremely urgent just by looking at it.

“The strongest exorcist in history, help!”

Chapter 300: A Direct Attack on the Gods, Psychological Portraits of Criminals

“Teacher Hiratsuka.”

Seeing the red threads appearing in the air, Rio Futaba's expression didn't change. She just looked at Shizuka Hiratsuka and said faintly.

“Only the three of us are here today. We still need to discuss the location of the school trip with the other members. Of course, I believe they will also be very interested in the once-in-a-thousand-year comet streaking across the sky that you mentioned.”

Shizuka Hiratsuka didn't suspect anything else, nodded, and replied with a smile.

“Oh, is that so? Well, okay then. Tell me after you've discussed it, but hurry up. Booking tickets, reserving hotels, arranging the itinerary, all of this takes time. Once this news comes out, I estimate a lot of tourists will run to Itomori Town. It'll be troublesome if we can't find a place to stay by then.”

After saying that, Shizuka Hiratsuka stood up and looked at Yoru, opening her lips, originally wanting to say if he was free, would he like to go out for dinner together.

But in front of her own student, and the younger sister of her good friend… how could she, as a homeroom teacher, bring herself to say it?

In the end, Shizuka Hiratsuka didn't say anything. She could only leave the Overload Club's activity room alone. After closing the door, she leaned against the wall and sighed softly, muttering to herself.

"Maybe… I should just resign…"

But after thinking about it carefully, if she resigned, although she wouldn't have to worry about money, what reason would she have to be in contact with Yae Hoshi in the future?

She was just an ordinary, young, single beauty with no power and only a slight understanding of fighting skills.

Without the identity of a homeroom teacher…

Would there still be any intersection between Yae Hoshi and her life?

…

Meanwhile, in the activity room, Yae Hoshi looked at the guardian deity of Itomori Town, who had sent him a message for help, and said with a smile.

"What's the specific situation? Don't worry, sit down… Oh, you can't sit down, so just tell me."

The guardian deity of Itomori Town changed its usual unreliable appearance. The red threads twisted and quickly formed a sentence.

"From my perspective, the future line of Itomori Town, on the night half a month from now, seems to have been cut off by something and disappeared!"

Before Yae Hoshi could reply, the guardian deity of Itomori Town quickly added.

"But strangely, in the future I can see, not only half a month from now, but also the connection points of the line segments three days and a week from now have become somewhat blurred. This is probably a sign of disaster, but the specific reason… is still unclear."

Yae Hoshi smiled upon hearing this.

"Oh, you can foresee the future?"

"I can only see symbolic threads, and only related to matters concerning Itomori Town. I can't truly foresee the future in the real sense."

"I see…"

Yae Hoshi nodded and began to ponder in his heart.

Since the future line seen by the guardian deity of Itomori Town represents the future of Itomori Town, then the place where the thread breaks half a month from now probably means that, just like in the original story, the comet passing over Sakura Province will split, and the falling fragments will directly destroy the entire Itomori Town, including all of its residents.

But, three days? A week?

Being able to leave traces on the future line of Itomori Town proves that, at the very least, it will be a disaster that will affect the entire town. Although Itomori Town is located in a remote area, it actually occupies a large area. What kind of thing could cause such devastating damage to a town of this size?

"Oh right, there's something I need to tell you."

The guardian deity of Itomori Town seemed to have remembered something, and the red threads twisted, adding a sentence.

"Several outsiders have come to the town. Itomori Town doesn't often have visitors, and they don't seem to be here for work. After arriving, they have been staying in the town's inn. I always feel like there's something strange about them, I can't quite put my finger on it, but it's definitely not my imagination."

"Strange outsiders… three disasters enough to affect the entire Itomori Town…"

Yae Hoshi muttered these words, then looked at Rio Futaba and said that classic line once again.

"My dear consort, what do you think?"

Rio Futaba picked up her coffee cup and took a sip, frowning tightly.

"Although I haven't been to Itomori Town, it's hard to imagine such a large town being destroyed in an instant. Even a psychic… neither I nor Miko and the others can do such a thing. Tamura Kai and Agurugu Kiyotaka, these half-finished products, can't do it either. Perhaps only you can do such a thing. In that case…"

Speaking to this point, Rio Futaba paused for a moment and looked at the red threads in the air.

"The threads you can see, which foreshadow the future of Itomori Town, are they the kind that cannot be changed, or…?"

"They can be changed. The future line I see only foreshadows the most likely outcome if things remain unchanged. It's not the kind of destiny that cannot be changed. Otherwise, I wouldn't have come to Lord Yae Hoshi for help."

"I see."

Rio Futaba nodded, thought seriously for a while, and then frowned slightly.

"The disaster that could cause the entire town to be destroyed, ordinary… no, other than Yae Hoshi, there hasn't been such a powerful psychic. If we don't consider the possibility of a psychic, then the only possibility is a natural disaster."

"Based on the geographical environment of Itomori Town, what kind of natural disaster could it be… flash floods, or… an earthquake?"

"Earthquake…"

Rio Futaba's expression changed.

"Could it be… that those strange white doors that can cause earthquakes have also appeared in Itomori Town?"

"There's only one way to find out."

Yae Hoshi stood up, said with a smile, and then looked at Yukino Yukinoshita, who had a puzzled expression and didn't know who Rio Futaba was talking to, unable to observe the existence of the Itomori Town deity.

"Chong Nai, remember to tell Shizuka-kawaii tomorrow that I need to take leave, starting with half a month."

"Wait a moment."

Seeing Yae Hoshi walking out of the activity room, Yukino Yukinoshita stood up, frowning slightly.

"If you're going to Itomori Town, you'll definitely encounter danger. It would be a more reasonable choice to have Futaba and the others go with you."

Rio Futaba also chimed in.

"That's right, this is, after all, a supernatural event. Do you intend to act alone?"

"Don't worry."

Yae Hoshi smiled nonchalantly.

"It's just a small matter. As for the location of the school trip, tell Shizuka-kawaii to not go to Itomori Town. Let's change to another place."

After Yae Hoshi left, a hint of worry appeared in Yukino Yukinoshita's eyes, and she said softly.