Zongman I fight weirdness in everyday world

"Wasn't it to deal with us?"

"To deal with us, relying solely on a guy of Makise Akira's level is purely comical. But if it's to deal with Makise Kurisu, there's absolutely no need to implant any chips in the brain. If we hadn't come, he, fused with the evil spirit, could have forcibly taken Makise Kurisu away."

Ye Xing said this first, then looked down at the button in his hand, seeming like he wanted to press it to try it out. However, immediately after, he shook his head and chuckled.

"But, only an idiot would press a button of unknown use out of curiosity. Although I'm abstract, I'm not an idiot."

Saying this, Ye Xing raised his hand, aiming at Makise Akira, whose body was embedded in the wall. The Pale Demon Hand emerged, enveloping Makise Akira's body. Accompanied by the sound of bones breaking, it crushed him into a pile of minced meat.

"Father..."

Hearing Makise Kurisu's soft whisper and noticing the complexity in her expression, Yuigahama Yui walked to her side, gently took Makise Kurisu's hand, and smiled tenderly.

"It's okay... For your father, doing this is also a kind of relief. After all, the feeling of being possessed by an evil spirit... must be very unpleasant."

"Yeah... I understand..."

After all, she had watched her father transform into a monster, and then watched him die. Although Makise Kurisu was unwilling to show her vulnerable side, she really couldn't continue to feign her usual aloof and indifferent demeanor.

Just then, a smiling voice suddenly came from behind the coffee shop counter.

"As expected, Makise Kurisu has become your collaborator. As expected of 'Faceless'."

Ye Xing turned his head and saw a male hotel staff member wearing a work uniform, currently looking at him with a smile.

"A member of SERN? You seem a little different from those members."

Looking at "Faceless" approaching him step by step, the young man's eyes showed no fear. He simply shook his head and said calmly.

"If you mean that I don't have any fear when facing you, then it's indeed different. I'm not afraid of you."

Ye Xing walked over, looked directly into the other person's eyes, and said indifferently.

"You're here to collect information and then transmit it back? You truly have the determination to die."

"How could that be?"

The young man revealed a smile and slowly said.

"If we can maintain communication with each other at any time, even here..."

The young man raised his hand and pointed to his head.

"Even storing the memory of how to contact others in the brain is like giving you a chance to catch the remaining members. We wouldn't do something so stupid."

"Is that so?"

Ye Xing said nonchalantly.

"You even dare to cross the timeline to challenge me. This in itself is a very stupid act. Now..."

He moved closer to the young man, looked directly into his eyes, and slowly said.

"I know about your SERN's existence earlier than in the future timeline, which means that this time, I will uproot you completely, one by one, and completely expel you from this world."

The young man smiled upon hearing this, seemingly a little helpless.

"As expected, even you in this timeline have the exact same personality."

"Oh? You know me well?"

"Testing me?"

The young man maintained his smile. Just looking at his appearance, it seemed that the person standing opposite him was not "Faceless", who instilled fear in SERN members and made them prefer suicide rather than face him, but a kind friend.

"I just wanted to meet you in this timeline. I can't reveal any more information to you. I can only tell you..."

The young man's smile became somewhat eerie, and a look of madness flashed in his eyes.

"The disaster of 'Faceless' will soon befall..."

"Crack."

Before the young man could finish speaking, Ye Xing had already reached out, grabbed the other person's neck, and snapped it. Watching the other person's body fall to the ground, he said calmly.

"I really don't understand what you're pretending for."

Immediately after, the Pale Demon Hand extracted the other person's soul, and Ye Xing swallowed it into his stomach in one gulp.

"Whoa... This is..."

Hearing Ye Xing's strange tone and seeing him standing motionless, Yuigahama Yui and Kiyohime simultaneously showed panicked expressions, quickly ran to Ye Xing, each supporting one of his arms, and asked with concern in unison.

"What's wrong? Are you injured?"

"I'm not injured, but..."

Ye Xing carefully savored the memories in this soul, and frowned slightly.

"This guy's soul is just like your cooking. On the surface, it looks normal, but when you actually eat it, you realize you've given your bro a big one."

Yuigahama Yui was surprised to hear this.

"Like my cooking? Isn't that a good taste?"

Kiyohime also nodded repeatedly in agreement.

"Yeah, yeah, aren't our cooking skills miraculous?"

Ye Xing complained helplessly.

"The fact that you would use such an outrageous adjective shows that deep down, you still have some awareness of your own cooking skills."

Just then, Ye Xing suddenly felt that the world in front of him seemed to be distorted, flickering like a broken TV. He also began to hear faint static in his ears, but it returned to normal after only a moment.

"A change in the world line..."

Although it was his first time experiencing such a thing, combining it with the scenes from the original plot, Ye Xing immediately guessed what had just happened.

The world line... has changed.

Logically speaking, changes in the world line should not be perceptible to anyone, except for a small number of individuals, like that Rintaro Okabe who calls himself Hououin Kyouma, who possess the ability to "observe" world line changes, meaning that even after a world line shift, they retain their original memories, and are known as "Observers."

Now it seems that I was right after all.

The dozens of time loops on Hito Island have also proven that I am an "Observer."

Thinking of this, Yoru Hoshi looked at Kurisu Makise standing there, thinking that the cause of the world line change, in this period of time, could only be because of her.

Is it because Kurisu Makise didn't join SERN this time?

Seeing Yoru Hoshi suddenly quiet down, Yui Yuigahama thought he was still recalling that person's memories, plus that special evaluation using her cooking as a metaphor, she couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Just now, what kind of memories did you taste from that person's soul?"

"It's nothing much."

Yoru Hoshi waved his hand, not caring.

"It was probably just dozens of SERN members, the scenes before they were killed by 'Mask', letting me taste a highlight reel of my own kills, that's about the gist of it."

Yui Yuigahama's expression changed upon hearing this, and worry appeared between her brows.

"So you just now... experienced the pain of dozens of deaths... Are you okay? Do you want to rest for a while?"

"It's okay, I only have one thought."

"What thought?"

Looking at the curious Yui Yuigahama, Kiyohime, and Kurisu Makise who was pretending not to care, but was actually eavesdropping with her ears perked up, Yoru Hoshi said seriously.

"'Mask'…"

"Is really freaking cool."

…

On the way back to the Overload Club dormitory building, Kurisu Makise remained silent, and when they reached the entrance of the apartment building, she looked at Yui Yuigahama and Yoru Hoshi, and said softly.

"That… about my father's matter… and the words he said…"

"Eh? What words?"

Yui Yuigahama had a pure and innocent expression, gently tapped her head with her hand, made a cute expression, and stuck out her tongue.

"Oops, I've been under too much study pressure lately, my brain isn't working anymore, I don't remember anything that happened tonight."

Hearing Yui Yuigahama's high EQ answer, Kurisu Makise breathed a sigh of relief, smiled at the cute girl, and then looked nervous again, glancing at Yoru Hoshi standing next to her, as if waiting for the other party's reply.

Seeing Kurisu Makise's slightly nervous expression, Yoru Hoshi subconsciously gave an answer.

"Miss Kurisu Makise, you wouldn't want these things to be known by others, would you?"

Kurisu Makise raised her arms, blocking her chest, looking wary.

"You… what do you want to do?"

"How boring."

Yoru Hoshi shook his head, looking bored, and said casually.

"Just teasing you, don't worry, everyone has their own things to do, and doesn't care about your gossip, but I do have a condition, from now on, when we go to school, you have to come with us too."

"Huh?"

Kurisu Makise frowned slightly upon hearing this, seeming a little unwilling.

"I've already graduated from university… going with you to attend high school classes… that would be too boring…"

"That's enough."

Yoru Hoshi ignored Kurisu Makise's attitude, and said nonchalantly.

"You'll understand when you come to school with us."

"Every member of our club possesses talents that are difficult for ordinary people to achieve, a genius scientist like you is just an ordinary and inconspicuous person inside, so no one will pay special attention to you, or ostracize you."

Kurisu Makise's eyes flickered, and hearing these words, she seemed a little tempted, and then looked at Yui Yuigahama, asking curiously.

"Then Yui Yuigahama… what is your talent?"

Yui Yuigahama said confidently: "I am a cooking master."

"Really?"

Kurisu Makise rarely revealed a smile.

"Coincidentally, I also have some research on cooking, if there is a chance, we can exchange ideas."

…

The next day, in the morning, Soubu High School, in a large classroom.

Yui Yuigahama put on an apron, put on a white headscarf, rolled up her sleeves, stared at the pots and pans on the table with a full of confidence, rubbing her fists, looking impatient.

"Home Economics cooking class, this is my stage!"

And Kurisu Makise, who came to school with the Overload Club members, because of her outstanding mind when she was in school, she was often ostracized by her peers, in order to avoid the jealous eyes of her peers, so she skipped grades all the way to university, she doesn't have much concept of ordinary high school life, and it was also her first time attending a home economics class, at this time she also looked a little excited, directly put on a white coat, and looked at Yui Yuigahama.

"Yui Yuigahama, let's have a competition!"

The other Overload Club members knew that this woman was definitely not easy to deal with just by looking at Kurisu Makise's actions.

Who in their right mind would wear a lab coat while cooking!?

"Since that's the case, then I'll join too."

The third heavyweight cooking contestant, Kitagawa Marin, made a grand entrance.

Seeing them so enthusiastic, Setsuna Ogiso suggested with a smile.

"Then everyone should cook, and then let Yoru Hoshi taste it, and rank them, how about that?"

Yoru Hoshi was stunned upon hearing this, and looked shocked.

"Setsuna, I usually didn't see that your heart was so black!?

Kazusa Touma looked uninterested, and shook her head.

"I can't cook, so don't count me in."

"Kazusa, very good."

Yoru Hoshi patted Kazusa Touma on the shoulder, and said earnestly.

"You can say that you can't cook, so you won't do it, with this awareness, you are no longer the worst cook in the club."