Zongman I fight weirdness in everyday world

"The Shijo Family."

When Kōgai Shinomiya spoke the name of the Shijo family, Ye Xing once again heard that familiar buzzing of electricity, and the vision in front of him began to flicker.

The world line, has it changed again?

Sometimes Ye Xing really felt speechless, not knowing how to complain.

That Hououin Kyouma risked his life, just to repeatedly jump between two world lines, traversing the timeline thousands of times, only to reach the perfect ending of the Steins;Gate world line.

How come when it gets to me, the world line feels like it's changing for fun, changing for no reason?

But thinking about it, it makes sense.

In the original story, Hououin Kyouma, also known as Rintaro Okabe, was just an ordinary person. Although he seemed to have infinite choices in traversing the timeline thousands of times, in reality, his ability limited the options he could decide on.

Not to mention Ye Xing, just the members of the Overlimit Society who have awakened their spiritual abilities, every decision they make can bring about huge changes that affect the world line.

"Shijo..."

Kaguya Shinomiya pursed her lips, a hint of complexity flowing in her eyes.

In fact, after learning that fighters had come to Nichito Island, trying to kidnap herself and Ai Hayasaka, but were eventually killed by Ye Xing, she already had a vague guess in her heart.

After all, those who could know the whereabouts of her and Ai Hayasaka, and have so much money to hire fighters, and also be able to guarantee that those fighters could escape the Shinomiya family's sanctions after doing such a thing, could only be Kōgai Shinomiya of the Shijo family and the Shinomiya main family.

As mentioned earlier, Ganyuan Shinomiya would never allow such acts of violence between his children. If Kōgai Shinomiya did such a thing, once Ganyuan Shinomiya found out, he might directly expel this eldest son from the family.

As the eldest son of the Shinomiya family, Kōgai Shinomiya's chances of succession are already the highest. Conversely, Kaguya Shinomiya's succession ranking is the last. Therefore, to target Kaguya Shinomiya and do something that could bring significant negative impact to himself with the slightest carelessness, Kōgai Shinomiya is far from being so foolish.

As a branch family, the Shijo family wants to replace the Shinomiya family's position, Kaguya Shinomiya has also heard about this.

It's just...

What role does Shijo Maki play in this incident?

"Maki Shijo can be trusted."

"Ah?"

Hearing Ye Xing's affirmative tone, Ai Hayasaka couldn't help but wonder.

"Why are you so sure? Could it be... that you think she's good-looking, so she's trustworthy?"

Ye Xing frowned slightly upon hearing this.

"Am I that kind of person?"

Ai Hayasaka nodded very seriously.

"I think you are."

Ye Xing curled his lips, retorting without hesitation.

"You've been wearing pads for too long, causing your mind to be polluted. You judge a gentleman's heart with a petty person's mind."

Ai Hayasaka looked speechless, rolling her eyes.

"Can we not mention the pad thing? I don't have it now..."

"Once a pad, always a pad."

"Alright, I'm a pad, okay?"

Ai Hayasaka sighed helplessly, pulling back the topic that was about to go astray.

"So, why do you say that Maki Shijo is trustworthy? Is there any basis for it?"

Ye Xing showed a smile, leaned close to Ai Hayasaka's ear, and whispered something. Kaguya Shinomiya couldn't hear the content of their conversation, only seeing Ai Hayasaka's pupils gradually dilating, even her lips slightly parted, as if she was completely shocked.

"Ahem."

Seeing Ye Xing whispering in Ai Hayasaka's ear, the two of them so close together, Kaguya Shinomiya coughed lightly, inconspicuously walking between the two, using her body to separate Ai Hayasaka and Ye Xing by a distance, pretending to be nonchalant and saying.

"What's the matter? Can you tell me?"

Ai Hayasaka shook her head, saying meaningfully.

"This... I'm afraid it's not easy to say, but Maki Shijo is indeed trustworthy."

Only now did Ai Hayasaka realize that when Ye Xing went to find Maki Shijo, he actually said such outrageous words?

Pre-marital pregnancy?

If this were to spread, not only Kaguya Shinomiya, but the entire Shinomiya family would lose face.

However, it didn't spread.

Even if Maki Shijo wasn't sure whether this news was true or false, if she really participated in the Shijo family's plan against the Shinomiya family, spreading this news, even if it was later confirmed that this didn't happen, the overly intimate relationship between Kaguya Shinomiya and Ye Xing, beyond the scope of friendship, would still cause a huge uproar.

In any case, from Maki Shijo's standpoint, publicizing this matter would be beneficial and harmless.

Since she didn't choose to do so, it was enough to prove that the Shijo family was the enemy of the Shinomiya family, but Maki Shijo was not the enemy of Kaguya Shinomiya.

"Never mind if you don't want to say, I'm not interested anyway."

Kaguya Shinomiya didn't continue to ask, just lowered the Doujikiri Yasutsuna in her hand, looking at Kōgai Shinomiya standing there, saying in a calm tone.

"I'm not interested in participating in your struggles. If you're reminding me to be careful of the Shijo family, I thank you for your concern as a brother, but I don't want to participate in the Shinomiya family's affairs, nor am I willing to participate. Now... I have more important things to do."

Kōgai Shinomiya frowned upon hearing this, looking displeased.

"More important things? In this world, can there be anything more important than the survival of our Shinomiya family?!"

Facing Kōgai Shinomiya's question, a few disdainful expressions appeared in Kaguya Shinomiya's eyes, even looking at the other party with pity, shaking her head, and speaking softly.

"In this world, there are too many things more important than the survival of the Shinomiya family. If it were the me of the past, I might have agreed with you on this issue, but now, I just think you're boring, even ridiculous. That's it, don't continue to waste my time."

After saying that, Kaguya Shinomiya turned around and left directly. Seeing this, the two bodyguards hurriedly stood in front of the door, trying to stop her.

A strange light flashed in Kaguya Shinomiya's red eyes, her voice like two of her overlapping together speaking, saying lightly.

"Get out of the way."

The two bodyguards' expressions froze, their bodies involuntarily moving, directly letting them pass, allowing Kaguya Shinomiya, Ai Hayasaka, and Ye Xing, holding the Doujikiri Yasutsuna, to leave swaggeringly.

Looking at the backs of the three, Kōgai Shinomiya gritted his teeth, muttering to himself.

"What exactly happened to that guy... Why is the Doujikiri Yasutsuna... Is it some kind of magic trick or something..."

What Kōgai Shinomiya couldn't understand the most was why the Doujikiri Yasutsuna, which was originally stored in another mansion, would fly to Kaguya Shinomiya's hand on its own, breaking through several walls, as if it had intelligence?

Is there some kind of mechanism?

It must be.

Kaguya Shinomiya... actually able to set up such a delicate mechanism in the main family's residence, and even showed it off in front of him, what exactly does this mean?

Is it telling him, the eldest son of the Shinomiya family, not to act rashly, that he can monitor Kaguya, and the other party can also monitor him?

In the main family's residence, there are actually people who listen to Kaguya Shinomiya's orders...

This illegitimate daughter is much more terrifying than he imagined...

Of course, Kōgai Shinomiya was unwilling to believe that the simplest, most unadorned, most logical reason, but one that he couldn't accept at all.

Because Kaguya Shinomiya chose the Doujikiri Yasutsuna, and the Doujikiri Yasutsuna also chose Kaguya Shinomiya, so Kaguya Shinomiya became the master of this one of the Five Swords of the World.

Or to put it another way...

Kōgai Shinomiya did not gain the approval of the Doujikiri Yasutsuna.

...

When she returned to her own mansion and arranged a room next to her bedroom for Ye Xing, Kaguya Shinomiya returned to her bedroom with Ai Hayasaka.

She first gently closed the door, then leaned against it, staring at Hayasaka Ai with a gaze that made even her feel uneasy.

Just as Hayasaka Ai didn't know what to do, she suddenly saw Shinomiya Kaguya wearing a pitiful expression, and tugged at her sleeve, shaking it, with a pleading tone.

"What exactly did Yozora tell you? Tell me, I'm so curious."

Hayasaka Ai was speechless: "Didn't you say you weren't interested?"

Shinomiya Kaguya was very sincere.

"I was just being stubborn in front of him."

Chapter 413: A Sudden Assassination, Shinomiya Kaguya's Manipulation of Hearts

Meanwhile, on the top floor of the Paranormal Quantum Mechanics Research Society's apartment building, in the room converted into a war room, right next to Yozora's room, which was next to the '炮房', Futaba Rio was sharing the information she had obtained today with the other members, mainly with Makise Kurisu, who was just an ordinary person and couldn't directly sense spiritual abilities.

"The ability to trigger 'Palaces,' huh..."

Makise Kurisu propped her chin with one hand, wearing her classic lab coat, thoughtfully analyzing.

"Although SERN has demonstrated such methods, given their level of mastery of brain science, it's not that difficult for them to do this kind of thing. After all, everyone has desires in their hearts, and it's logical for them to become intense due to certain stimuli."

Speaking of which, Makise Kurisu paused for a moment, took a sip of Dr. Pepper, and then changed the subject.

"However, there's no need to worry too much. If SERN could easily accomplish this kind of thing, they probably would have started mass-producing people's 'Palaces' long ago. I don't think an organization that brainwashes people like that would have any moral scruples."

"Shinomiya Kaguya is probably their first target because, at this stage, she's the only one who is connected to 'Mask' and has enough 'distortion' in her heart to serve as the foundation for creating a 'Palace.'"

"If SERN thinks that they can solve us with just Shinomiya Kaguya's 'Palace,' they're being a bit too whimsical. Rather than saying SERN has this idea, it's more like they're trying to create a moral dilemma for us. After all, not only Yozora, but also Yukinoshita-san, Futaba-san, and Sakurajima-san, you're all friends with Shinomiya Kaguya. It definitely won't feel good to kill your own friend, especially one who you know will become a supporter in the future."

Futaba Rio pushed up her glasses, noncommittally.

"In other words...psychological warfare? What's the purpose? To destroy 'Mask's' absolute confidence that he can do anything, thereby disrupting his abilities? It's really hard to guess what SERN is thinking. Oh, and one more thing."

Futaba Rio looked at Makise Kurisu, picked up her coffee cup, took a sip, and said lightly.

"If SERN allows members to simultaneously implant memories of many people, wouldn't that mean they can use multiple soul manifestation abilities at the same time?"

"No, that's not realistic."

Makise Kurisu didn't agree with Futaba Rio's idea, and shook her head decisively, pointing to her head and explaining patiently.

"The human brain is also an organ, just like how your stomach feels uncomfortable when you eat too much, and your muscles ache when you exercise too much. If it contains too many memories, the human brain can't handle it, and it will cause conflicts between them, leading to mental disorders, or even mental breakdown. SERN's brain science technology, which can switch personality memories and soul manifestation ability types while ensuring smooth operation, is, in my opinion, already an incredibly advanced technology."

"To suppress the memories of so many people, the main personality must be ridiculously strong, and at the same time, it must be able to mobilize and switch to the soul manifestation ability possessed by another personality at any time. The difficulty is too high. Perhaps there are people who can use two or three at the same time, but any more than that...it's unlikely that such a person exists."

Yui Yuigahama tried to understand Makise Kurisu's words, but failed.

Hikawa Hana didn't listen at all and kept eating like crazy.

If you really had to say who could understand Makise Kurisu's theory, the only one who could barely keep up with the topic was Futaba Rio, a science genius girl. Although Yukinoshita Yukino was also very smart, she also found it difficult to keep up with Makise Kurisu's thinking.

"Simultaneously possessing multiple memories...SERN's development direction..."

Futaba Rio and Yotsuya Miko exchanged glances, and the two girls had the same thought in their minds.

Isn't this development direction like imitating Yozora's ability?

Listening to Makise Kurisu, Futaba Rio and Yotsuya Miko realized that after taking so many memories, it would bring such an unbearable burden to the mind and brain.

Could it be that...Yozora's abstract personality is because he took too many memories, so...

There's no such possibility. This guy has had this personality from the beginning.

Rather than saying that swallowing memories caused him to become abstract, it's more like so many memories combined together still couldn't overcome his abstractness.

Is this a human?

......

Due to the bizarre incident of all the teachers and students of the school disappearing for two hours without leaving any memories, Shiritsu Shuchiin Academy has not yet reached the point of closing down, but its reputation has obviously been greatly affected. In order to cooperate with the investigation by the Metropolitan Police Department's Special Action Team, it issued an announcement that it would be temporarily closed for two days and resume normal classes next Monday.

The disappearance of a manager and a new student has also brought great pressure to the school authorities of Shiritsu Shuchiin Academy. The chairman of Shiritsu Shuchiin Academy is actually Shinomiya Kaguya's brother, Shinomiya Kouyasu.

He probably invited Shinomiya Kaguya to the main family's residence at that time because he felt that something was wrong. After all, after the people from the Metropolitan Police Department arrived, they questioned everyone in the school, but Shinomiya Kaguya, Hayasaka Ai, Yozora, and the group from Sobu High School were released and left early.

With the resources and intelligence channels that Shinomiya Kouyasu has, he should know that Yagami Soichiro of the Kyoto Metropolitan Police Department has an unusual relationship with Yozora, but it's so unusual that even the investigation stage can be skipped, and even Yozora's group, who are suspected of committing a crime and have more motive to commit a crime than the people at Shiritsu Shuchiin Academy, can be directly released...

The relationship between them seems to be more than just a friendship between generations.

After school on Thursday, in a small hospital in the outskirts of Kyoto.

"Huff...huff..."

Shinomiya Ganan, wearing an oxygen mask, made heavy breathing sounds. Hearing the sound of the door opening, he tried his best to open his heavy eyelids and saw his daughter, Shinomiya Kaguya, walking in with Yozora.

Looking at her father, who used to be in a high position and always looked imposing, as if everything was under control, now turned into such a weak and skinny appearance, Shinomiya Kaguya, although her relationship with her father was not very close, still couldn't help but reveal a trace of pity in her eyes.

"Don't be like this, Kaguya..."

Shinomiya Ganan struggled to raise his hand, took off the oxygen mask on his face, and slowly opened his mouth with a slightly hoarse but still spirited voice.