Zongman I fight weirdness in everyday world

Hearing Mai Sakurajima's delicate scolding, tinged with a hint of resentment, Yoru Hoshi glanced at the heavy security door before him, chuckling as he spoke.

“You really are muddled by concern. You think this mere door could stop me, the strongest exorcist in history? What a joke.”

“You really never change, no matter the situation.”

Yoru Hoshi knew Mai Sakurajima's house like the back of his hand. After all, before Yukinoshita Yang Nai prepared an apartment building specifically for the Supernatural Society, this was one of the places he frequented.

“Where's Toyohama-san?”

Having just sat down on the sofa, Mai Sakurajima, upon hearing Yoru Hoshi's question, pointed somewhat helplessly at the tightly closed bedroom door, sighing as she said,

“She's been locking herself in her room for the past few days, only coming out to eat and wash up. She hasn't even left the house much. But I asked her, and she said she just needs some time to clear her head and consider what to do next, whether to retire from her idol career, or… continue to work hard and seek opportunities… After all, it's her own life, and I can't really give her advice. All I can do is be by her side.”

Although Toyohama and Hana's Adolescence Syndrome had been resolved, the relationship between her and her sister, Mai Sakurajima, which had been troubling her all along, was also revealed in their frank and open communication. But after returning to real life, she still faced a very serious problem.

Retire from her idol career?

Not to mention whether Toyohama and Hana would be willing, if she chose to retire, she would face the kind of pressure brought by her mother, just like Mai Sakurajima once did.

But if she continues…

Toyohama and Hana wasn't sure if she had enough courage to face those unscrupulous reporters in her future idol career, who would ask questions about her family.

She could only be sure of one thing: if she wanted to continue being a member of an idol group, this was an inevitable predicament.

“Then why not use special privileges?”

Yoru Hoshi leaned back on the sofa, speaking softly.

“As long as you use the Shinomiya family… no, even if you only use some connections from the Yukinoshita family, you can ensure that Toyohama and Hana won't encounter too many difficulties in her future idol career, and can go smoothly all the way, right? Since that's the case, wouldn't it be good to just make a few phone calls?”

“You still don't understand.”

Mai Sakurajima sighed slightly, her expression complex.

“For Hana, if she relies on us… even if it's not us, just relying on my relationship as her older sister to achieve success, even if she really becomes a famous idol in the end, she will still doubt her own abilities, and even feel that everything she has done is meaningless. Only when she makes up her own mind and solves these difficulties herself will she truly grow.”

Speaking of this, Mai Sakurajima paused for a moment, then shook her head and said with a smile.

“Alright, let's not talk about these things. Why did you specifically come to see me today?”

Yoru Hoshi also replied with a smile.

“It's nothing special, I just wanted to tell you that you don't have to worry about the members' meals. I've already found a professional to be responsible for making lunch bento for everyone during your absence.”

Hearing this, Mai Sakurajima not only didn't show any joy, but instead frowned.

“Who is it? Is it someone new? Could it be that Koga Tomoe or something?”

“What are you thinking?”

Seeing Mai Sakurajima's adorable appearance of being preoccupied and feeling a sense of crisis after hearing this news, Yoru Hoshi reached out and gently tapped the other party's fair forehead, explaining with a smile.

“It's that Takanashi-san's older sister. She's a professional chef at a Western restaurant, not a new member. It's an outsourcing project, so you should be relieved now, right?”

Hearing these words, Mai Sakurajima clearly breathed a sigh of relief, but she still had to pretend to be nonchalant. She turned her face away and lightly snorted, tucking a strand of black hair behind her ear.

“Hmph, I thought you were going to find someone to replace me after I had only been gone for a few days.”

“That's impossible.”

Yoru Hoshi held Mai Sakurajima's delicate cheeks in his hands, ignoring the other party's fair little foot that was raised and pressed against his chest. He leaned in a little closer, looked directly into Mai Sakurajima's eyes, and said softly with a serious expression.

“In my heart, you are irreplaceable by anyone.”

Mai Sakurajima, who had just been acting all proud and aloof, instantly blushed. The foot that was originally pressed against Yoru Hoshi's chest was now lowered, and her two slender legs were placed on either side of Yoru Hoshi's waist. A layer of mist appeared in her eyes, and she complained softly.

“You… you only know how to say these kinds of things to make me happy…”

The two's faces were already so close that they could feel each other's breath. Involuntarily, their lips began to get closer and closer.

Just then, the bedroom door that had been tightly closed suddenly opened.

“Sister, I want to go out for a while…”

Toyohama and Hana had only said half of her sentence when she saw Yoru Hoshi and Mai Sakurajima sitting on the sofa in an extremely ambiguous pose, about to kiss each other.

This shocking scene that suddenly came into view directly stunned her.

“Cough cough… Hana…”

Mai Sakurajima reacted quickly, immediately adjusted her sitting posture, and tidied up her clothes, somewhat awkwardly changing the subject.

“That… that what… you want to go out for a while? I'll go with you, okay?”

Toyohama and Hana glanced at Yoru Hoshi, who was sitting on the sofa as if nothing had happened, looking unusually calm. With a slightly red face, she hesitated.

“Are you… are you free right now?”

“I'm free, let Yoru Hoshi go with us.”

As she said this, Mai Sakurajima grabbed Yoru Hoshi's arm and pulled him up from the sofa. After they went out, she subtly pinched Yoru Hoshi's arm and whispered a complaint into his ear.

“It's all your fault. Now it's all messed up. I forgot that Hana was still at home. I'm so embarrassed to have my own sister see something like that.”

“How can you blame me for this? You're really good at passing the buck, Mai-senpai.”

“I don't care, it's just your fault.”

Mai Sakurajima replied somewhat unreasonably, looking at Toyohama and Hana, who was walking ahead in silence, and quickly took two steps to reach her side.

“Hana, what do you want to buy when you come out?”

Hearing this question, Toyohama and Hana suddenly stopped and stood in place.

Just as Mai Sakurajima was feeling somewhat puzzled, she heard the other party softly say,

“Sister, actually, I just wanted to come out and get some air, to calm down.”

Mai Sakurajima didn't understand what Toyohama and Hana meant by this, but she asked with concern,

“What's wrong? Did your mother call again? Or is it the management agency…”

“It's neither of those,”

Toyohama and Hana shook her head, turned to look at Mai Sakurajima, and also glanced at Yoru Hoshi, who was standing not far away. Her eyes looked very complicated, as if she had mustered all her courage, she bit her silver teeth and slowly said,

“Actually, the problem that has been troubling me all this time has nothing to do with my mother, my idol career, or my future path in life.”

Hearing this, Mai Sakurajima seemed to have a premonition, but she stood silently in place, not replying.

Nodoka Toyohama took a deep breath, walked up to Mai Sakurajima, and said softly.

"Although I'm not very smart, and I'm not a fan of mystery novels, I still have this basic ability to think."

"During the time we swapped bodies, I know that the current you possesses amazing power far beyond the imagination of ordinary people, and regarding this, the people in your club, Futaba-san, Yotsugi-san, Yuihama-san, they all obviously know about it."

"Plus, when my puberty syndrome first appeared, the place I appeared in, although it looked like Kyoto City, was extremely eerie and terrifying…"

"You, and Yozora-kun… you two, and the people in that apartment building… are all collaborators of 'Masquerade', right?"

Hearing Nodoka Toyohama's words, Mai Sakurajima revealed a helpless smile, and muttered.

"As expected, you still found out?"

Mai Sakurajima didn't feel surprised or shocked, after all, under that kind of puberty syndrome situation where they swapped bodies, Nodoka Toyohama didn't need to do anything special, the moment she took over her body, she could realize that this was definitely not the physical strength a normal human could possess.

Don't let Mai Sakurajima's figure fool you, she's still slender and tall, like a beautiful girl straight out of a painting, but if she gets serious, punching through a hard cement wall, or tearing down a metal security door with her bare hands, wouldn't be a problem at all.

Even if Nodoka Toyohama was slow, after taking over Mai Sakurajima's body for so long, she should have realized that her sister is not an ordinary person.

In addition, the Super Quantity Club members were not surprised by this matter, and immediately came up with calm solutions, so she could guess that these people were not ordinary, and linking it to the 'Masquerade' group who have been unusually active in Sakura Province recently, it is also a very logical thing.

Besides, Mai Sakurajima didn't originally intend to hide it from her, she just felt that once her identity was exposed, it would involve the other people in the club, so she didn't take the initiative to explain it.

"You really are…"

Even though she had already guessed it, Nodoka Toyohama couldn't help but change her expression when she heard her sister give a definite answer to her question.

She bit her silver teeth lightly, her expression looking very complicated.

"You… the reason you chose to retire from the entertainment industry… could it be because of…"

"That's not it."

Mai Sakurajima smiled and shook her head, pointing to Yozora who was standing there.

"That was after I met him, my retirement from the entertainment industry wasn't because of this, but if I had to say… um… maybe if I wasn't a spiritual ability user, I might have made a comeback and gone back to being an actress, right?"

Before Nodoka Toyohama could speak, Mai Sakurajima put away her smile, gently placed her hands on the other's shoulders, looked directly into her sister's eyes, and said very seriously.

"Nodoka, don't feel sorry for me, this current life is my own choice, I would rather save others than be an actress."

Nodoka Toyohama looked noncommittal, not knowing how to respond to her sister's words.

She didn't understand why her mature and generous sister would completely give up her perfect idol actress career, and choose to be some kind of mysterious hero whose identity was hidden and whose actions were so dangerous that even her appearance couldn't be revealed?

Nodoka Toyohama couldn't understand her sister's choice, but…

Since it was her sister's own choice, then it should be the right one, right?

"What, do you want to join too?"

Just as the sisters were silent, Yozora suddenly said with a smile.

"Um… you don't have any talent, we don't need you, how about this, you call me brother-in-law, I'll make an exception and recruit you into the Super Quantity Club… as for the position… let's tentatively set it as a temp worker one level lower than Kuchisake-onna, you can be fired at any time if you don't do well, no severance pay."

As soon as Yozora spoke, the somewhat tense and serious atmosphere immediately dissipated, Nodoka Toyohama looked at him speechlessly, and replied unhappily.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, who said I wanted to join you? I still have serious business to do."

"Serious business?"

Yozora folded his arms across his chest and said righteously.

"Toyohama-san, in this world, is there anything more righteous than saving the world itself?"

"Sigh, really…"

Nodoka Toyohama shook her head helplessly.

"I don't have my sister's high level of awareness, and besides, I don't have any special powers, so saving the world is still up to you professionals."

Mai Sakurajima was also amused by Yozora's abstract remarks about temporary workers, thinking, one level lower than Kuchisake-onna?

Isn't that directly the lowest?

Oh no, there's also the Golden Goat Head.

No matter who joins the Super Quantity Club in the future, the Golden Goat Head will always occupy the lowest, unshakable position.

"Then Nodoka, the serious business you're talking about, could it be…"

Hearing her sister's question, Nodoka Toyohama showed a smile, and at this moment, she returned to her original lively girlish personality.

"Tomorrow, I have an appointment to meet with people from the management agency, no matter what my future path is…"

"I will desperately fight for what I want."

"Just like you, sister."

Chapter 461 The Cunning Harem God, Yumiko Miura's Election Request

When Nodoka Toyohama said this, she didn't have any special meaning, she was simply referring to her sister Mai Sakurajima's acting career, and that she could become a well-known idol after overcoming all difficulties.

However, when Mai Sakurajima heard it, she felt that something was not quite right.

Desperately fight for what I want?

Is this talking about her career as a member of an idol group, or is it talking about certain…

Yozora noticed Mai Sakurajima's gaze, and immediately understood what the other person was thinking, but he just remained silent.

Mai Sakurajima sighed helplessly when she saw this, turned her gaze back to her sister Nodoka Toyohama's face, showed a smile, reached out and stroked the other's head, and encouraged with a smile.

"Yeah, I believe that as long as you want to do it, Nodoka, you will definitely be able to do it."

…

After returning home and entering the master bedroom, Mai Sakurajima locked the door, looked at Yozora sitting on the bed, and slowly said.

"Tomorrow… I still want to go with Nodoka, but I won't tell her, let's just secretly follow, I'm worried that she won't be able to handle these things alone."

Mai Sakurajima said that she would let Nodoka Toyohama solve these things alone, but in reality, she just wanted to see her sister be able to make up her mind.

After being an actress for so many years, she knows better than anyone how dark the entertainment industry is.