Zongman I fight weirdness in everyday world

The traditional musical instruments of Sakura Prefecture emphasize elegance and subtlety.

How could they, with these trinkets, compete with the Suona, which has held a dominant position in both joyous and mournful events for thousands of years?

Not to mention.

What Yexing is playing is the classic of classics, 'Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix'.

Originally, it was an extremely eerie welcoming procession, filled with a desolate and chilling atmosphere, composed of evil spirits and monsters, with even the hearse draped in a ghastly white.

But now, under the accompaniment of the cheerful and sonorous Suona music, the three girls and one ghost following from a distance even felt a sense of festivity.

It was really hard to keep a straight face.

“Doo doo doo doo doo doo”

Yexing, relying on his astonishing lung capacity, played the Suona faster and louder.

Yui Yuigahama couldn't help but retort.

“Why is he playing so frantically?”

Rio Futaba pushed up her glasses, looked at Yexing, who was walking and performing with full enthusiasm, with a complicated expression, and hesitated.

“Is he… just having fun?”

Miko Yotsuya remained silent.

To be honest, at first, she really believed that there must be a reason for Yexing to run into this strange welcoming procession and play the Suona.

But now, watching him passionately immersed, performing with all his heart, burning his youth, she began to doubt it.

Isn't he just being crazy?

After all, Yexing has a long history of mental illness.

“I'm not sure either, let's just follow and see.”

In the midst of the sonorous and cheerful Suona music, the group continued to move forward.

Only this time, those ghosts and monsters who were originally responsible for the performance were quietly watching Yexing's performance.

There was no way.

The instruments in their hands couldn't challenge the Suona in his hand at all.

Performing would be a waste of effort.

Let's just slack off.

During this process of moving forward, Miko Yotsuya explained the matters of evil spirits and the reverse world to Rio Futaba in detail.

The latter nodded, looking enlightened.

“So that's how it is.”

Rio Futaba, worthy of her reputation as a genius, understood new things far faster than normal people.

While listening, she also observed the scenery on both sides of the street.

After Miko Yotsuya finished speaking, Rio Futaba immediately said softly.

“Have you guys noticed something?”

Miko Yotsuya and Yui Yuigahama looked puzzled.

“What is it?”

Rio Futaba pointed to the surroundings.

“As this procession moves forward, the surrounding black mist is automatically dissipating, and according to Miko's description, the reverse world should be full of evil spirits, but we haven't seen a single one yet.”

Hearing her say this, Miko Yotsuya realized it.

That's right.

The density of evil spirits in the reverse world is equivalent to the population density of Kyoto in the real world, and it's bustling day and night.

Then here comes the question.

They've been walking on the street for nearly ten minutes, but they haven't encountered a single evil spirit.

A thoughtful look appeared in Rio Futaba's eyes, and she slowly said.

“Since this situation is happening, it means there are two possibilities.”

“First, although the reverse world is dominated by evil spirits, there is still some kind of order.”

“Second, this strange welcoming procession probably has an unusual identity, and ordinary evil spirits, even the thick black mist, have to give way to them.”

“As for which one it is, we can only follow to the end to find out.”

After saying this, Rio Futaba looked at Yui and Miko, who looked surprised, and said lightly.

“What's wrong?”

“No, nothing.”

Yui Yuigahama looked honest and a bit silly and cute.

“Futaba-san, you're so smart.”

“It's okay.”

Facing Yui Yuigahama's straightforward praise, Rio Futaba coughed lightly to hide her embarrassment.

“Yexing probably noticed the abnormality the moment he saw this procession, so he took this action of mixing in.”

Deliberating carefully, picking up the Suona, mixing in, turning the tables, and taking the lead.

Very good, very good.

Boys who can play musical instruments are very popular in high school.

Like guitar, bass, piano.

But if I pick up this Suona and play 'Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix', how will you respond?

……

While the Supernatural Society team was having a wonderful adventure in the reverse world, in the activity room of Sobu High School.

“That guy is so annoying, what does he think I am? An electronic pet?”

Mai Sakurajima held a bento box, eating while muttering to herself angrily.

She really couldn't understand.

How could several living people suddenly disappear?

Was it haunted?

Mai Sakurajima couldn't understand, but one thing she could confirm.

As she guessed, this Supernatural Quantum Mechanics Research Society is definitely not simple.

If she wanted to solve her own disappearing symptoms, the answer could only be found here.

……

Nearly an hour later, in the reverse world.

“Huff, huff…”

Rio Futaba gasped slightly, raised her sleeve to wipe the fine sweat from her forehead, and said breathlessly.

“How, how, how much longer do we have to walk?”

Yui Yuigahama and Miko Yotsuya were slightly better than Rio Futaba in terms of physical strength, but they were also a little tired.

“I don't know… I'm exhausted.”

The procession wasn't moving fast, and they could keep up by walking.

But walking for nearly an hour was a difficult test of physical strength for the three high school girls.

“Doo doo doo”

Listening to the Suona sound that was still sonorous and undiminished in intensity, the three girls and one ghost were all in awe of Yexing.

Good heavens, you can really blow.

Walking and blowing all the way for nearly an hour, he actually felt like his emotions were getting higher and higher.

What lung capacity.

Skilled, with housekeeping skills, with signature stunts.

Miko Yotsuya felt a little envious of Yexing's special physique for the first time.

Although eating evil spirits was physiologically unacceptable to her, the resulting improvement in physical fitness was fully demonstrated at this time.

And after nearly an hour of travel, this welcoming procession had traveled from the bustling area where Sobu High School was located to a desolate area that Yui Yuigahama and others didn't recognize.

If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes today, they wouldn't have believed that there were such remote places in Kyoto City.

“Are we there?”

Yexing put down the Suona in his hand and smiled as he asked a ghost beside him, whose appearance was not much different from ordinary humans.

The latter hesitated for a moment, but nodded.

“Yes…”

“Oh yo, you can talk too?”

Yexing seemed a little surprised, took out the black notebook from his arms, and wrote on it.

“Today's harvest, the evil spirits and monsters in the reverse world, except for the killing ghost I saw last time, seem to have a certain ability to communicate and think. Is it due to the influence of the reverse world environment, or is it inherently special? Further investigation is needed.”

After writing this, Yexing put the notebook back in his arms and looked with interest at the carriage covered with white cloth, driven by four wheels with heads in the middle.

The main character should be coming out, right?

Just as he thought so, Yui Yuigahama, Hachishaku-sama, Miko Yotsuya, and Rio Futaba in the distance saw the white cloth covering the carriage being slowly lifted by a pale and slender hand.

The moment that delicate hand reached out, the weeds on the wasteland turned from emerald green to jet black in less than a breath, and finally turned into a dead and dilapidated gray, turning into ashes.

If someone was in the sky at this time, they would see a very strange scene.

With that carriage as the center, a dead and lifeless circle was rapidly expanding.

Yui Yuigahama, Hachishaku-sama, Miko Yotsuya, and Rio Futaba in the distance all felt a chill down their spines.

At this moment, they finally realized that they seemed to have misunderstood something from the beginning.

This is not a welcoming procession.

But a sending-off procession.

The main character is sitting in that carriage covered with white cloth.

Miko Yotsuya lowered her voice and reminded Yui Yuigahama and Rio Futaba beside her.

“Step back a little.”

As a fledgling exorcist, Miko Yotsuya could also see that the existence in the carriage was definitely not an ordinary evil spirit.

Could ordinary evil spirits have so many monsters following them, respectfully escorting them?

Could ordinary evil spirits cause such a change in the surroundings just by reaching out a hand?

Could ordinary evil spirits make Kyoto's number one exorcist play the Suona all the way?

In short, Miko Yotsuya could be sure.

This evil spirit is the strongest one she has ever seen in her life.

The question is…

Is it stronger than Yexing?

Yui Yuigahama and Rio Futaba understood that as ordinary people, they couldn't help in any way at this time.

They can provide assistance, but when it comes to really needing to fight…

They still have to rely on the two “protagonists.”

Withdrawing to a safe distance, without distracting Miko and Yexing to protect them, is the greatest assistance.

After Yui Yuigahama and Rio Futaba retreated a distance, Hachishaku-sama looked at Miko Yotsuya, who looked like she was facing a formidable enemy, and knowingly spat out the long knife and handed it to the other party.