Zongman I fight weirdness in everyday world

Miura Yumiko pursed her lips, a hesitant look on her face.

“I probably… don’t meet your club’s standards for recruiting members, right…?”

“Huh?”

To Miura Yumiko's surprise, Yui Yuigahama looked puzzled upon hearing this, tilting her head slightly, and asked curiously.

“Does our club have standards for recruiting members? How come I don’t know about it?”

“Eh? Doesn’t it?”

“As far as I know, there shouldn’t be.”

At this point, Yuigahama Yui sized up Miura Yumiko from head to toe with a gaze that made her feel a little uncomfortable before smiling and saying,

“Even if there were, Yumiko, you definitely meet the standards.”

“Ah, honestly…”

Miura Yumiko sighed helplessly, pointing to Mai Sakurajima and the others standing in the distance, lowering her voice.

“Before extending such an invitation to me, shouldn’t you discuss it with the other club members first? You may not have any objections, but that doesn’t mean they don’t either. If this kind of thing isn’t handled well, it can easily lead to problems.”

“It won’t.”

Yuigahama Yui seemed to have thought of something, a look of emotion appearing in her eyes.

“The former me might have been cautious before making every decision, even to the point of not making any decisions at all, in order to maintain a harmonious atmosphere.”

“But within the Hypernatural Phenomenon Research Society, I don’t need to force myself like that anymore.”

“Because… all of us have a close connection that will never disappear.”

… …

That day at noon, outside Shitennoji Park.

After the morning activities ended, the students from both schools were free to move around.

They would gather at four o'clock in the afternoon and then take the Shinkansen bullet train back to Kyoto in the evening.

Naturally, the members of the Hypernatural Phenomenon Research Society with spiritual abilities returned to the hotel with Yozora to discuss their next plan.

“Shitennoji… actually contains such evil spirits…”

Miko Yotsuya frowned, pondering the sights she had seen during the tour just now, lost in thought.

“There are too many people in the temple and within the park. So many innocent people. If a battle were to happen there… it would definitely affect the surrounding people.”

The members all realized this problem, so they didn’t choose to take action directly just now.

Haruna Amano thought for a moment, tentatively asking.

“Um… if Yozora uses his domain, he should be able to avoid affecting the surroundings, right? We just need to eliminate those evil spirits within his domain, right?”

“That method is indeed feasible.”

Yozora first nodded, but then changed the subject.

“But I think this matter is not as simple as just eliminating the evil spirits.”

Rio Futaba frowned slightly, muttering.

“Indeed… a famous scenic spot like Shitennoji, if there had been any major disasters, there would definitely be related news reports. Since there aren’t any, that means nothing has happened. But in that case… why would so many evil spirits be born, and all in the same area… Is someone manipulating them…?”

“Why don’t we take the simplest approach?”

Yozora looked like he was giving up and refusing to think.

“After the park’s business hours end, just burn down Shitennoji, kill everyone inside, people and evil spirits alike, and that’s the end of it.”

“Huh?”

Mai Sakurajima frowned upon hearing this, looking somewhat disbelieving.

“You’re not serious, are you?”

“I’m very serious.”

Yozora still maintained that resigned look, leisurely lying on the chair.

“I’ve been using my brain too much lately, my head is a little itchy, it feels like my brain is about to grow. I’ve decided to abandon my brain and go for a pure exorcism.”

“You…”

“Sakurajima-senpai.”

Rio Futaba interrupted Mai Sakurajima, sighing slightly, looking helpless.

“This guy is just joking. He means he doesn’t want to think and wants us to discuss what to do, he’ll just be responsible for executing it.”

Hearing this, Mai Sakurajima finally realized.

So that’s what it was all about.

When Yozora is with Rio Futaba, he directly triggers the passive skill: Abandon Brain, Transform into a Single-Celled Organism.

Thinking about it carefully…

Yozora really never proposes any plans when he’s with Rio Futaba. Is that called knowing people and entrusting them with responsibilities, or not letting go of every opportunity to slack off?

“Putting aside the fact that there should still be many innocent people inside Shitennoji, even without considering the collateral damage, just the idea that Haruna proposed just now has flaws.”

Rio Futaba, as the Hypernatural Phenomenon Research Society’s first strategy officer, began her analysis.

“Last time in Kyoto City, Yozora encountered fanatic believers who had been brainwashed by that Izanami goddess.”

“Although their thinking was already distorted, those people were just ordinary humans.”

“If there are such guys in this incident as well, then even if Yozora deploys his domain and we eliminate all the evil spirits and spiritual ability users drawn into the domain, we will still leave behind these hidden dangers.”

Hearing this, Yozora said softly.

“So, wouldn’t it be over if we just killed them all?”

“Just slack off properly and don’t talk.”

Rio Futaba first said irritably, then looked like she was trying hard to think, trying to find a perfect solution.

Just then, Haruna Amano suddenly seemed to have thought of something and suddenly spoke.

“Um… if I change the weather and bring down a heavy rain, and then we use some method to destroy the drainage system inside Shitennoji and trigger a flood alert… Of course, not really creating a flood, but waiting until that time, if there are still people unwilling to leave the temple, it would be a very illogical behavior, wouldn’t we be able to find our targets by screening like that?”

“Eh?”

Hearing the plan proposed by Haruna Amano, Rio Futaba was slightly stunned at first, then suddenly understood.

“That’s right, the idea you proposed, Haruna, has feasibility!”

“Really… that’s great.”

Haruna Amano couldn’t help but show a smile when she heard that her idea had been adopted.

Mai Sakurajima asked hesitantly.

“But… the rain caused by Hina changing the weather also contains the aura of spiritual power. If there are spiritual ability users within Shitennoji Temple, they should notice something is wrong, right?”

“That's precisely why they won't leave.”

Futaba Rio pushed up her glasses and slowly said.

“Although I don't know how those people created so many evil spirits, the fact that the location is within Shitennoji Temple indicates that this historically significant temple is a key part of their plan.”

“If a flood warning is triggered, they will either use all their power to protect Shitennoji Temple or try to find the person controlling the rain.”

“Regardless of which approach they take, Shitennoji Temple is a place they won't easily give up. However, ordinary monks and staff who are unaware, having learned of the flood warning and knowing they are powerless to stop it, will definitely choose to evacuate Shitennoji Temple. This is the so-called screening.”

Hearing Futaba Rio's words, Yotsuya Miko said in a calm tone.

“Also, don't forget that there are so many 'doors' within Osaka City, and there's another suspicious point.”

“If I were the mastermind behind this incident, I would definitely keep the evil spirits in the Reverse World. Even if these evil spirits originated in the real world, they could still go to Shitennoji Temple in the Reverse World through the 'doors'.”

“Placing such a group of evil spirits in the real world means that even people with some spiritual vision ability, like us, Granny, and Mr. Oda, would be able to sense that something is wrong within Shitennoji Temple.”

“My mind isn't the sharpest, but if I were to guess…”

Yotsuya Miko's golden eyes flickered, as if deep in thought.

“Hmm… by some means, rapidly increase the degree to which the 'doors' are opened throughout Osaka City, connecting a portion of Osaka City to the Reverse World, and then release the evil spirits within Shitennoji Temple to begin indiscriminate slaughter.”

“Although the area that can merge with the Reverse World is limited, preventing the killing of all residents, that's precisely what makes it better. The survivors will feel the most intense fear they've ever experienced in their lives.”

“By sacrificing a city in this way, a powerful evil spirit is created in the corresponding Reverse World. Perhaps that's the enemy's goal.”

Hearing Yotsuya Miko's words, a scene involuntarily appeared in everyone's minds.

An evil spirit, its form like a giant, its appearance a grotesque and twisted Buddha statue, indiscriminately slaughtering within Osaka City, its large hands stained with fragments of flesh and blood.

Streets collapsed, and the sky was dyed red with blood.

If that were the case… it would truly be a living hell.

Thinking of this, Sakurajima Mai murmured.

“The 'doors' that we've discovered in Osaka City so far… there are eleven in total…”

Sakurajima Mai raised her head and looked at the members in front of her, a worried expression on her face.

“But… if we put aside Makinohara Shoko, there are only seven of us here who have the power to fight the evil spirits. Yosuke has to go to Shitennoji Temple, and Hina has to focus on controlling the weather… If we add one person to protect Hina's safety… then even if we include the Matchmaking God, there are only five who can take action.”

“Four people and a god to deal with eleven, or even more, 'doors'…”

“That's… too much to ask, right?”

Hearing these words, Touma Kazusa, who had been silent all along, suddenly looked at Yosuke and casually waved her hand.

“You go outside first.”

“Huh?”

Yosuke chuckled wryly.

“Wait, you're telling me to go outside? Kazusa, are you trying to usurp my position?”

“Don't say so much, just go outside.”

Touma Kazusa ignored Yosuke's words, directly pushed him out of the room, and then closed the door.

Immediately afterward, Touma Kazusa looked at the members in front of her and softly said.

“My opinion is that it's best not to think about having Yosuke deploy a domain covering the entire city in a moment of crisis. This plan is not adopted.”

“Agreed.”

Futaba Rio sighed slightly, a helpless expression on her face, and softly said.

“That guy, does he think that after being together for so long, and being in this kind of relationship, we still can't see that he's pushing himself too hard…?”

Those present were too familiar with Yosuke's personality.

They knew that Yosuke liked to show off, and also liked to make a heroic entrance at critical moments, pulling off some fancy moves.

He certainly looked cool.

But this time, revealing his trump card of being able to deploy a domain covering the entire city in advance, right after entering Osaka City, was a first.

Can Yosuke do it?

Perhaps he can, no one can say for sure.

But through this act of revealing his trump card in advance, not even bothering to look cool, the members could all sense that something was wrong.

Even for Yosuke, deploying a domain covering the entire city was an extremely draining and risky endeavor.

You should know that just a few days ago, he had just fought against a meteorite falling from the sky, and according to the Matchmaking God, he had also used extremely astonishing power to eliminate all the evil spirits that had accumulated in Itomori Town from 1,200 years ago to the present day.

How could Yosuke possibly recover to his peak state in such a short period of time?

Not to mention that he still had to go through the battle with the evil spirits and spiritual ability users within Shitennoji Temple first, and then deploy a domain covering an entire city.

Such a burden was simply too heavy.

“He's just trying to reduce our pressure, so he's doing this, right…”

Yotsuya Miko sighed slightly, a determined look appearing in her golden eyes, and stood up to look at everyone.

“He really underestimated us. This little bit of pressure is nothing.”