Zongman I fight weirdness in everyday world

“It really works wonders.”

Yotsuya Miko gave a blunt, deadpan assessment.

“It's precisely because it works that you shouldn't go.”

Good grief, New Year's visit, and to a temple?

The last time everyone went to a temple together, the entire Sakura Prefecture witnessed what happened.

The Shitennoji Temple was completely destroyed; let's leave a few historical sites for Sakura Prefecture, okay?

“But, everyone's here today… … ”

Kitagawa Marin, gazing at the spacious but currently somewhat crowded living room, couldn't help but have this thought.

On this last day of the year, everyone had gathered.

Needless to say, the core members of the Overload Club were present, along with invited guests Nishimiya Shoko, Anjou Naruko, Suga Natsumi, Hiratsuka Shizuka, and Yukinoshita Haruno, who had set aside her work and come all the way from Chiba Prefecture.

Unbeknownst to Kitagawa Marin, there were actually a few more people upstairs, but she just couldn't see them.

Tamamo-no-Mae, the Slit-Mouthed Woman, Hachishaku-sama, Menma.

These four, whether you call them ghosts or evil spirits, were creatures that couldn't get too close to Yurigawa Hana, and they were currently upstairs playing with Anjou Naruko and Makinohara Shoko.

“Of course, everyone's here.”

Yuigahama Yui sidled up to Kitagawa Marin, leaning directly on her shoulder, and said with a sweet smile.

“After all, everyone here is the most important person, and everyone hopes that the last second of this year and the first second of next year will be spent together.”

Hearing this, everyone present seemed a little embarrassed, especially Yukinoshita Yukino, whose face flushed slightly as she snorted softly.

“Hmph, I don't think so.”

“Yukino-chan, you're already here, are you still going to be stubborn?”

“Hmph, I was dragged here by my sister.”

Hearing this, Yukinoshita Haruno, who was leaning lazily on the sofa, chuckled and teased.

“Hehe, I've never seen you listen to me so much usually. If you were really this obedient, you would have stayed in Chiba in the first place. You clearly wanted to come yourself, you're such a two-faced person.”

Her thoughts being revealed by her sister, Yukinoshita Yukino couldn't help but feel a little awkward and said unhappily.

“You… … you're too talkative.”

“Oh ho, you dare to talk to your sister like that now?”

“Isn't it because you started being improper first?”

Listening to the laughter in the living room, Touma Kazusa, who was sitting next to Ogiso Setsuna, suddenly spoke.

“Speaking of which, where did that most important person go?”

“He… … ”

Sakurajima Mai's expression was slightly complicated, and she sighed softly.

“He made an appointment with someone to go on a New Year's visit.”

“Huh?”

Hearing this, Suga Natsumi and Yukinoshita Haruno, who didn't know the specific situation, frowned slightly, their faces displeased.

“We're all here, who else did that guy make an appointment with? Is there someone else outside!?”

Sakurajima Mai's expression became even more complicated. After a long silence, she said softly.

“The person he made an appointment with… … is a man.”

Everyone: “…”

No, there are so many girls gathered in one room. If you want someone glamorous and sexy, there's Yukinoshita Haruno and Suga Natsumi; if you want someone cute and moe, there's Yuigahama Yui and Yurigawa Hana; if you want a traditional black-haired beauty, there's Yukinoshita Yukino and Sakurajima Mai; if you want a gyaru type, there's Kitagawa Marin; if you want someone delinquent and aloof, there's Kawasaki Saki; if you want someone gentle and considerate, there's Amano Hina and Ogiso Setsuna.

Even if you want someone older, there's Hiratsuka Shizuka.

So many people are gathered here, and he goes to make a New Year's visit with a man?

Is this still the Yozora they know?

“Let me guess.”

Futaba Rio pushed up her glasses, her tone calm.

“The person he made an appointment with is Yagami Light, right?”

“Eh, did Yozora tell you too?”

“No, he didn't.”

Futaba Rio retorted with a blank expression.

“But that guy only knows one male of the same age. It's impossible that he made an appointment with Chief Yagami or Old Man Oda, right?”

… …

Meanwhile, in a certain shrine in Kyoto City.

“The last day of the year, huh… … ”

Yagami Light first muttered to himself, then looked at Yozora standing beside him, and said with a smile.

“Am I bothering you? It's such an important day today, I guess you were going to go on a date with some girl, right?”

“Eh, what kind of person do you think I am?”

Yozora waved his hand, righteously saying.

“It's not with just one, but with girls. The key point is the 's,' one? You underestimate me, the God of Harems, too much.”

Yagami Light was speechless and gave the most pertinent evaluation.

“As expected of you.”

Although the two were only wearing casual clothes, standing there casually chatting, their outstanding appearance still attracted the attention of the people who came to the shrine for their New Year's visit.

“By the way, there's something I've never told you.”

Yagami Light looked at the offering box of the shrine in the distance and the wooden plaques hanging beside it, fluttering in the wind, and said softly.

“My current power is much stronger than what I should normally possess.”

“What do you mean?”

Yozora frowned slightly, speaking bluntly.

“Are you trying to act cool with your buddy here? Light, you weren't like this before.”

Yagami Light turned his head, looked directly into Yozora's eyes, and said softly.

“I don't believe you haven't noticed it at all. No… … you noticed it a long time ago, so you had me create an image the first time we went to Tokyo.”

Seeing that Yozora didn't reply, Yagami Light didn't care and continued to speak on his own.

“The mastermind probably noticed this as well, so all his actions were aimed at destroying the image of 'Mask' and 'Kira,' trying to weaken the power of the two of us in this way.”

Hearing this, the smile on Yozora's face disappeared, and he said faintly.

“You… … don't tell me you're thinking of becoming the god of the new world again?”

“Again?”

Yagami Light felt a little confused, wondering why the other party would use the word “again,” but he still shook his head and said with a smile.

“No, the god of the new world? I'm not acting for that kind of thing.”

Speaking of which, Yagami Light extended his right hand and placed it on Yozora's left shoulder, saying softly.

“I believe in you more than myself.”

“Ew, that's enough.”

Yozora pushed away Yagami Light's hand with a look of disgust.

“Don't pull that on me, if you ever lose your mind, I will kill you without hesitation.”

Yagami Light's expression didn't change at all, he still had a smiling look, and he shook his head with a chuckle.

“Didn't I say? I believe in you more than myself.”

“If there really comes a day when you decide to kill me… … maybe, I'll kill myself before you can make a move.”

Yozora had an indescribable expression.

“Be normal, you're scaring me.”

Yagami Light shook his head with a smile, not continuing this topic.

He had already noticed something.

The way for spirit users to become stronger is not only by devouring evil spirits, but there is also a path that is difficult for ordinary people to imagine.

Negative human emotions create evil spirits in the Reverse World, while emotions such as prayers, expectations, and hopes give birth to gods like the Weather God, the Matchmaking God, which is also the former guardian deity of Itomori Town.

The stronger the emotions, the more powerful the gods and evil spirits become.

And spirit users… …

The same applies to this principle.

When people's impressions of “Kira” and “Mask” become deeper and deeper, when many emotions such as worship and support gather together, Yagami Light and Yozora's spiritual power is also becoming stronger.

The members of the Overload Club who had publicly shown their faces, that is, the members whose action figures had been made, had of course also received this benefit, but it wasn't as obvious as Yagami Light and Yozora, and they also drank milk every day, so they hadn't noticed it yet.

On a small scale, this is a new way to improve spiritual power.

On a large scale… …

This is the path to truly becoming a god from a human being.

A few minutes later, just as Yozora and Yagami Light had exchanged a few pleasantries and were about to leave the shrine, they suddenly saw a young man in the distance wearing a pure white long-sleeved shirt, obviously ill-fitting wide jeans, sneakers with the laces untied, and messy hair, yawning as he walked towards them.

The other party walked closer, stopped in front of the two, and his eyes hidden under his messy bangs seemed to carry a kind of magic that could see through the truth, staring straight at the faces of the two.

“Hello, my name is Ryuga Hideki, and I'm traveling to Kyoto from Tokyo. I'm not very familiar with this place. Can I ask what the process for visiting a shrine here is?”

The moment Yagami Light saw the other party, his heart sank, but his super psychological quality and acting skills didn't reveal the slightest flaw.

Just as he was wondering how to respond, Yozora directly spoke.

“I said, even if you're going to make up a fake name, you should at least make it sound a little more decent, L?”

Hearing this, not only Yagami Light next to him, but even L standing opposite him was dumbfounded.

No, why aren't you playing by the rules?

According to reason, shouldn't we maintain an attitude of 'you know I know your identity, and I also know you know my identity, but we're all going to pretend we don't know' at this time, and have a verbal game, probing each other?

How can there be someone who just finished dealing the cards, and before there's even time to place a bet, directly flips over the entire gambling table?

“You seem a little surprised?”

Yozora looked indifferent, not showing the slightest panic, just smiling and saying.

“You don't really think I'd have enough patience to play some childish detective game with you, do you? You came here because you already knew my identity, so why don't we just cut to the chase and skip those boring mutual probing sessions.”

L frowned slightly, his tone somewhat meaningful.

“You're much calmer than I imagined.”

“I should be the one saying that to you, right?”

Yozora looked directly into L's eyes, saying word by word.

“You're an ordinary person. Knowing my identity, you still dare to come in front of me like this. Are you really not afraid that I'll just kill you here?”

L didn't show any weakness and asked back.

“Would you do that?”

“Yes, I would.”

Faced with L's question, Yozora nodded very seriously.

“Are you mistaken? I'm not 'Kira.' I can kill whoever I want, and I'll kill whoever I want. I have no bottom line.”

L's expression and eyes still hadn't changed in the slightest, he just said faintly.