Zongman I fight weirdness in everyday world

"L has traced some clues that seem to be related to the Kusanagi Sword that is going to be exhibited this time. The schedule for this exhibition is very unreasonable, you should have noticed it too, right?"

Hearing Yagami Light's question, Yoru Hoshi nodded, and said in a calm tone.

"The exhibition is arranged for three consecutive days: Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. Obviously, it is hoped that the first day of the exhibition, which is also the last day of the holiday, will gather the most people... This is indeed very strange."

"The safest way is to have the Metropolitan Police Department issue a notice to cancel this exhibition, but..."

Yagami Light frowned, and muttered.

"After so much publicity, the enthusiasm of the public has been aroused. Many tourists have come to Chiba City specifically to see the exhibition. The Chiba Prefectural Government will definitely not agree, considering the economic benefits brought by the exhibition, and L... Without any evidence, only speculation, I am afraid the Metropolitan Police Department will not agree to his request to cancel the exhibition, even if my father goes to say it, the result will be the same."

Yoru Hoshi remained noncommittal, just asked a question.

"So, are you going to participate in this operation?"

Hearing his question, Yagami Light did not choose to answer directly, but raised his head to look directly into Yoru Hoshi's eyes, and asked softly.

"I want to know, what is the goal of this operation? Eliminate the enemy... or... protect as many innocent people as possible?"

"That is naturally to eliminate the enemy."

Yoru Hoshi shrugged and smiled indifferently.

"Of course, being able to protect as many innocent people as possible while ensuring the elimination of the enemy is the best."

Yagami Light seemed dissatisfied with this answer, shook his head, and sighed slightly.

"This kindness of yours, stemming from absolute confidence in your own power, will one day harm you."

"Kindness? Don't be ridiculous."

Yoru Hoshi waved his hand with a smile, as if he had heard a joke.

"If I save one person, that person will become a supporter, even a believer, of 'Masque'. If I save ten, that's ten believers. When this voice dominates, any god in front of me will only be a vulnerable existence. Knowing there's a BUFF to add, why not add it?"

"Do you think this is some RPG game..."

Faced with Yagami Light's complaint, Yoru Hoshi nodded very sincerely.

"That's right, this is a game, and I am the destined protagonist."

At the end, Yoru Hoshi did not forget to add.

"Oh right, it's also a restricted-level pure love harem eroge."

...

That night, at one o'clock in the morning, inside the Chiba Municipal Museum, which had been newly built and not yet officially opened to the public.

"No..."

Yukino Yukinoshita looked guilty, like a kitten stealing food, slightly bent over, subconsciously hiding behind Yoru Hoshi, looking at the dim museum corridor in front of her, her tone seemed a little nervous.

"Wh... why did you let me come with you..."

"Because you are a member of the Overload Society, is there even a need to ask?"

Yoru Hoshi did not put on the "Masque" costume, but only wore a black casual suit. If it weren't for the somewhat eerie and quiet atmosphere at this time, one would have thought that he and Yukino Yukinoshita were a pair of high school sweethearts out on a date.

"Want a candy apple?"

Looking at the candy apple that Yoru Hoshi took out, before Yukino Yukinoshita could complain about why he would bring a candy apple on a mission to infiltrate the museum and investigate, she suddenly heard footsteps coming from the distance of the corridor, and a dazzling light from a flashlight appeared on the floor.

"Someone's coming."

At this moment, Yukino Yukinoshita seemed particularly calm, and directly pulled Yoru Hoshi through a door, into a room that looked like a storage room.

After gently closing the door, listening to the footsteps outside first getting closer and closer, then getting farther and farther away, until they completely disappeared, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Want a candy apple?"

Looking at Yoru Hoshi's still indifferent, smiling appearance, Yukino Yukinoshita didn't know why, but inexplicably felt a little angry, snatched the candy apple from his hand, took a fierce bite, and said with some dissatisfaction.

"Okay, eat."

"See, you're impatient again."

"I just don't understand..."

Although Yukino Yukinoshita still wanted to maintain her angry appearance, after taking a bite of the sweet and sour candy apple, her mood improved a lot, and she was not as nervous as before. Her current appearance, rather than being angry, was more like a cute kitten pretending to be fierce, completely without any deterrent power.

"Clearly, you alone, or you and my sister, you and Yagami-kun, could all complete the task, why did you have to choose me, this... this useless ordinary person, to act together?"

Yoru Hoshi's answer was simple and unadorned, yet it had a kind of artless directness.

"Because I want to act with you."

"This..."

Yukino Yukinoshita opened her lips, frowned slightly, and said softly.

"But... I don't have any ability... I really don't have any..."

"That should be defined by me, right?"

Yoru Hoshi interrupted Yukino Yukinoshita's words, and said with a smile.

"I'm the president of the Overload Society, you should listen to me, right?"

"Hmph..."

Yukino Yukinoshita brushed the black hair beside her ear, a look of joy in the depths of her eyes, but she still deliberately turned her head away, with a standard tsundere look.

"When I joined... I didn't say I would obey your command... but if it's now..."

Yukino Yukinoshita pursed her lips, her pretty face flushed slightly. Fortunately, there were no lights in the museum, otherwise, she would have wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into. But this dim and quiet atmosphere made her feel completely different from the usual noisy atmosphere in the activity room, and she mustered her courage, and said in a voice as thin as a mosquito's hum.

"I choose to obey your command myself, because... because... because I want to listen."

"That's exactly what I wanted to hear."

That night, just as Xing Hua's words fell, the door to the room was suddenly pushed open. Yukino Yukinoshita trembled, instinctively wanting to cry out, but Yexing quickly covered her mouth.

After she saw clearly, she realized that the person who came was not a member of the Metropolitan Police Department patrolling the museum, but Onimaru Kunitsuna, whom she had met before, wearing black mourning clothes.

"How is it? Have you confirmed it?"

"Yes, I've confirmed it."

Onimaru Kunitsuna gently closed the door and then said something that Yukino Yukinoshita did not expect.

"The Kusanagi Sword placed in the central exhibition hall of the museum... is fake. The Kusanagi Sword is not here."

"This..."

Yukino Yukinoshita frowned slightly and murmured.

"But... it was clearly transported from the shrine... and it was ensured that there were no accidents along the way... How could it be a fake..."

Unlike the shocked Yukino Yukinoshita, Yexing looked as if he had expected this, and nodded slightly.

"So that's how it is... The fake was sent after all. It seems that Atsuta Shrine has a big problem."

"You knew it would be a fake all along?"

"It was just a guess."

"I... I don't understand..."

Yukino Yukinoshita pursed her lips and muttered to herself.

"Even to consider the safety of the Kusanagi Sword, they could have informed our company and the Chiba City government in advance... Why hide it from us as well? With the guarantee of Atsuta Shrine, even if it's a fake, it's still possible..."

Speaking of which, Yukino Yukinoshita suddenly froze as if she had thought of something. After a while, a look of disbelief appeared in her eyes as she looked at Yexing, hesitating.

"Wait... Atsuta Shrine wouldn't be thinking of... making everyone believe that the fake placed there is the Kusanagi Sword... so that the fake... becomes the real Kusanagi Sword, right?"

"You're right."

Yexing nodded slightly, his tone calm.

"As long as enough people believe that what they see is the real Kusanagi Sword, then even if it wasn't originally, it will become a spiritual object."

"But... why..."

Yukino Yukinoshita frowned, "The real Kusanagi Sword is at Atsuta Shrine. Why do they need to create another one? Is there an enemy they need to deal with? Who exactly are they trying to deal with..."

Hearing this, Yexing couldn't help but complain.

"Of course, it's to deal with 'Mask'. Could it be that they're replicating it for fun?"

Chapter 443: Yukino's Sleepless Night, the "Way Gate" in Chiba City

"Ah? Deal with you?"

Yukino Yukinoshita was stunned for a moment, frowning.

"Are they treating you as Yamata no Orochi? Even if that's the case, what kind of person would they have to use to do that..."

"Susanoo, or that Takeru guy."

Yexing smiled indifferently and explained softly.

"Think about it, those places that have been worshiping gods their entire lives, like the Fukada Shrine that preserves the Kusanagi Sword, when the people there know that they can somehow make the god they believe in descend into this world in some way, wouldn't they do it?"

"And our battle with Izanami last time was seen by the entire Sakura Province. Everyone knows that even the legendary evil gods are no match for us, and that we are the target to be eliminated."

"If you want to create a god, you must first eliminate the obstacles on the road, which is us."

Yukino Yukinoshita doesn't know much about the legends of gods and ghosts in Sakura Province. After all, before knowing the truth of this world, she always believed that there were no so-called gods and ghosts in this world, and that they were all fabricated and imagined by people.

Moreover...

Yukino Yukinoshita has a weakness besides physical strength.

She's afraid of ghosts.

Not the kind of fear that ordinary people have, but a fear that can be called a fatal weakness.

In short...

Yukino Yukinoshita's courage is small.

"So now..."

Yukino Yukinoshita watched Onimaru Kunitsuna transform back into the shape of a sword and then slowly disappear. Being alone with Yexing in this silent and quiet atmosphere made her feel a little scared because of the surrounding coldness, and also a little nervous and blushing because she was alone with Yexing. She pursed her lips and lowered her voice.

"Can we leave here now..."

Hearing this, Yexing smiled and replied.

"Yes, you're like this, of course I have to consider your feelings."

After receiving Yexing's affirmative answer, Yukino Yukinoshita breathed a sigh of relief. The way she looked at him also became much gentler, even with a hint of gratitude. But after a few seconds, she realized it belatedly and frowned slightly.

"Wait... Didn't you ask me to come with you in the first place? What do you mean by considering my feelings? Are you PUAing me?"

"I'm going."

Seeing Yexing's unexpected look, Yukino Yukinoshita also felt that her words just now were a little inappropriate. Just as she was hesitating whether to apologize, she heard the other party continue to speak.

"You actually saw through that, as expected of Yukino Yukinoshita."

...

After returning to the hotel, Yukino Yukinoshita took off her shoes, her two feet wearing black knee-high socks stepping on the floor. Seeing that Yexing had no intention of leaving at all, and even sat down directly on the edge of the bed, she couldn't help but blush.

"That... what are you going to do? Why... why don't you go back to your own room?"

"What am I going to do?"

Yexing, once again, chose to speak bluntly.

"Of course, I'm going to sleep with you."

"Ah?"

Yukino Yukinoshita didn't expect these words to come out at all. Her snow-white face instantly turned red. She, who was always rational and calm, began to become incoherent at this moment.

"No... I haven't prepared myself mentally yet. If we're just sleeping together and not doing anything... not doing anything too excessive, but Yang Nai... that, tomorrow..."

The simplest basic attack of the God of Harem directly turned Yukino Yukinoshita into an NPC.

"I was just kidding, did you really take it seriously?"

"You..."