Zongman I fight weirdness in everyday world

“That world's Yagami Light was probably frightened by this guy and took the initiative to cut off the 'channel' between the two worlds. Although it's still impossible to confirm whether all the 'channels' have been destroyed over there, it's highly likely.”

Speaking of this, Yotsuya Miko paused for a moment, as if thinking of something. She looked at Noctis, who was sitting there drinking Coca-Cola, and frowned slightly.

“Did you already know that you were unlikely to kill Yagami Light in that world, but still achieved the goal of scaring him so he wouldn't dare to come to our world and continue causing trouble? Is that why you made such a seemingly reckless and conceited decision?”

Noctis waved his hand, directly issuing a triple denial.

“No way, don't guess, don't talk nonsense.”

“You're such a tsundere…”

Yotsuya Miko curled her lips, looking somewhat disbelieving.

“You clearly didn't want any more innocent people to be sacrificed, but you still have to pretend not to care. I've seen through your stubborn tsundere personality.”

“Oh, you're quite capable. Then I'll reward you tonight.”

“Shouldn't I be the one rewarding you?”

Listening to Futaba Rio and Noctis' banter, and looking at the smile on Noctis' face, Sakurajima Mai was thinking about something else.

Didn't want any more innocent people to be sacrificed?

To be honest, it did sound like something Noctis would do, but Sakurajima Mai understood his personality and knew that he had a prerequisite when acting: he could protect the lives of innocent people, but his own safety and the safety of the club members came first.

Although Noctis didn't say it explicitly, and Sakurajima Mai wasn't there, she reasonably guessed that Noctis first had a battle with Yagami Light and his assistants, and then summoned a meteor to destroy Tokyo. Even if the other party's spiritual power intensity was astonishing, it must have suffered a great loss, right?

Taking such a big risk just for the sake of simple deterrence… didn't seem like Noctis' personality.

Gradually, a logical guess emerged in Sakurajima Mai's mind.

Was it because last time, Yagami Light's assistant, Amane Misa, attacked herself and her sister, which led Noctis to take such action?

Was this…

Taking revenge for herself?

Chapter 506: Kaguya Shinomiya's Decision, Kurisu Makise's Research Project

Thinking of this, Sakurajima Mai couldn't help but look at Noctis, who was sitting there. He looked normal, just silently sitting there drinking Coca-Cola, but Sakurajima Mai believed that her guess was probably correct, and there was no need to ask any further.

After all, according to Noctis' tsundere personality, he usually throws straight balls like 'I like you' and 'I want to see you', but whenever he shows caring and confused emotions, he transforms into the King of Stubbornness, even more stubborn than Yukino Yukinoshita.

“By the way, Kaguya, Hayasaka.”

Sakurajima Mai looked at Kaguya Shinomiya and Ai Hayasaka sitting on the other side and asked curiously.

“Have you finished dealing with the Shiomiya family's affairs?”

Kaguya Shinomiya showed a slight smile, nodded, and said in a very calm tone.

“Yes, it's been resolved. It only took two talks, so it's not a difficult task.”

Before the others could speak, Ai Hayasaka couldn't help but mutter in a low voice.

“What do you mean it's not a difficult task… You don't know how Kaguya talked to those people from the Shiomiya family…”

“How did you talk to them?”

Ai Hayasaka sighed slightly, pointed to Kaguya Shinomiya beside her, and said helplessly.

“When we went there on the first day, she ordered the Shiomiya family to immediately stop all commercial attacks against the Shinomiya Group, whether openly or secretly, within twenty-four hours.”

Yukino Yukinoshita frowned slightly, seemingly finding it a little hard to believe.

“Did the Shiomiya family just obediently do it?”

“How is that possible?”

Ai Hayasaka shook her head: “The Shiomiya family waited for so many years to get such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, the most vulnerable period of the Shinomiya family in their eyes. How could they stop those plans they had been preparing for so long just because of Kaguya's words?”

“Then that's…?”

Ai Hayasaka slowly opened her mouth and said something shocking.

“When Kaguya discovered that the Shiomiya family had not stopped their commercial attacks against the Shinomiya family after twenty-four hours, she directly ordered Koan Shinomiya to launch an all-out, even scorched-earth counterattack against the Shiomiya family.”

“Like bidding for government projects at a loss, massively acquiring stocks of Shiomiya family's industries, spending huge advertising fees to damage the image of Shiomiya Group's industry products, and so on. Even the second and third items were carried out simultaneously.”

“When Kaguya made this kind of crazy behavior that would cause huge losses to both sides, the Shiomiya family realized that she wasn't just talking, but was serious.”

“The Shiomiya family's financial resources and connections were not as good as the Shinomiya family's in the first place. If they continued to consume like this, the Shinomiya Group would indeed plummet and even find it difficult to restore its former position in the business world, but the Shiomiya family… would be completely finished.”

“Only when the Shiomiya family announced their surrender and stopped all commercial attacks against the Shinomiya Group, the losses of the Shinomiya and Shiomiya families reached an astonishing astronomical figure within two days.”

“This…”

Yukino Yukinoshita looked incredulous. After a few seconds, she slowly opened her mouth and said.

“I'm afraid the Shiomiya family didn't expect that Kaguya would have such courage and the right to speak. Not only did she dare to make such a decision, but she could also have such a decision passed down level by level in the Shinomiya Group and be implemented… It's just that this loss… is really a bit…”

“Loss? Is there any?”

During Ai Hayasaka's explanation, Kaguya Shinomiya maintained a smiling expression, picked up her teacup and took a sip, and said softly.

“The Shinomiya Group's industry is indeed very important to me. After all, it represents my father's and the Shinomiya family's efforts over the generations. But compared to fighting the bizarre and guarding this world, the Shinomiya Group is just boring childishness. I used this method to cut off the Shiomiya family's thoughts against the Shinomiya family, just because this method is the quickest, and the price is just insignificant money. What I get in return is that I can concentrate my energy and not have to worry about these boring things, focusing on improving my own strength. Isn't this a very cost-effective deal?”

Hearing Kaguya Shinomiya's words, the members of the Supernatural Society couldn't help but show admiration. Yui Yuigahama even said bluntly.

“Kaguya… you are indeed very powerful. If it were me facing such a large sum of money, whether I could make the same choice… I'm really not sure…”

“Of course you can, Yui.”

Kaguya Shinomiya showed a kind smile and said softly.

“For the sake of the club, you even delayed your own studies, didn't you? This is enough to prove that you have the awareness to make sacrifices.”

Hearing this, Yui Yuigahama's smile looked a little awkward.

“Well…”

“She delayed it for the sake of club activities?”

Yukino Yukinoshita looked like she hated iron for not becoming steel and sighed slightly.

“This guy's grades were originally very average, and she likes to be lazy and slack off. She doesn't have any self-awareness in her studies at all. I really don't know what to say to her…”

“Are you still talking about me?”

Yui Yuigahama immediately retorted.

“In some ways, Yukino, you are also very useless.”

“Hmm? Some ways?”

Yukino Yukinoshita frowned slightly and said in a calm tone.

“I became a spiritual power user much later than you, and my strength is not as good as yours for the time being. This is also a very normal thing, right?”

As she said this, Yukino Yukinoshita noticed the meaningful glances from Mai Sakurajima, Miko Yotsuya, Rio Futaba, and the others. Her brows furrowed even more, and a look of confusion appeared in her eyes.

"What are you laughing at? Did I say something strange?"

"It's not that..."

Mai Sakurajima chuckled and waved her hand, looking amused.

"It's just that you don't even know what Yui is referring to, proving that you, Yukino, are indeed quite... quite innocent..."

"Innocent?"

Yui Yuigahama pouted, looking at Yukino Yukinoshita with the same exasperated expression, then glanced at Yae, shaking her head and sighing.

"It's more like oblivious, right..."

...

After the dinner ended, the members of the ESP Research Society took a short walk outside and then returned to their apartment building. Although they hadn't been in any actual battles, spending two days and one night in a world full of danger and unknown threats was a huge drain, even for Miko Yotsuya, who had the strongest mental and psychological fortitude. She had long reached her limit and wanted to go back and rest as soon as possible.

On the way, Kurisu Makise seemed hesitant, as if she wanted to say something to Yae but was too embarrassed to speak up, only stealing glances at him from time to time.

"If you have something to say, just say it directly. Don't stare at me like a maiden protagonist from an eroge, it's creepy."

Hearing Yae's sudden words, Kurisu Makise was first slightly stunned, then quickly reacted and retorted in embarrassment and anger.

"What maiden? Your choice of words is just... just too embarrassing!"

Hearing this, Yae not only didn't feel ashamed, but instead retorted with a matter-of-fact, confident look.

"Christina, get one thing straight. I'm opening a pure love harem and gathering all the beautiful girls to live in one apartment building. Do you think the word 'shame' exists in my dictionary? As long as I'm not ashamed, then you're the one who should be ashamed. I don't care."

"You, you're really..."

Kurisu Makise was no match for Yae. She stuttered for a long time, unable to come up with a good retort, and could only grit her teeth.

"I have something serious I want to talk to you about."

"So just say it, why bother making yourself angry? Are you a masochist?"

Kurisu Makise's breathing stagnated again. Suppressing her anger, she forced herself to remain calm and slowly opened her mouth.

"About that... Amadeus thing, I have an idea. Maybe we can find another way to let her move freely in the real world, but to achieve this, I need professional experimental equipment, and... I also need the help of my senior, Maho Hiyajo."

"Maho Hiyajo?"

Yae pretended to be thinking carefully, and after a few seconds, he finally looked enlightened.

"Oh, is that the one you were researching with at the institute? Isn't she at an overseas research institute? Even if you need her help, she can't come over, right?"

"You're one to talk..."

Kurisu Makise sighed and murmured.

"Maho and I are both women, and we're also young women. Although the outside world calls us geniuses, only Professor Leskinen truly appreciated us. After his 'disappearance,' the future of the institute was obvious: it would close down. After all, the sponsors came for his name..."

Speaking of this, Kurisu Makise suddenly seemed to realize something and quickly waved her hand to explain.

"Of course, I'm not blaming you. The professor went crazy like that and caused so many innocent people to die. His final outcome was well-deserved. I'm just lamenting why that kind and friendly professor became like that in the future..."

"He was always that kind of person."

Yae said in a calm tone.

"Soul materialization is a power that can only be awakened by facing one's true heart. Leskinen's true heart has always been like that. To achieve his research goals, he could ignore the academic world's prejudice against you and Maho Hiyajo, but similarly, he could also use any means to eliminate me, whom he saw as an obstacle to technological progress and popularization, and to his own historical legacy. From this point of view, he is a purer scientist than you."

Hearing the last sentence, Kurisu Makise pursed her lips, a hint of sadness in her eyes, but in the next second, Yae smiled and changed the subject.

"But it's precisely because you're not that kind of person that you can become our companion. From a human perspective, you are a thousand times, ten thousand times better than Leskinen. If I had to choose, even a thousand times, ten thousand times, I would choose Kurisu Makise, not Leskinen."

"You... you, you, you..."

Hearing such direct words, Kurisu Makise seemed a little flustered and at a loss, stammering with a slightly red face.

"Don't suddenly say things that sound like a confession, it's misleading! Really, you, at least you have a decent appearance, can't you pay attention to your words and actions... Really..."

"What's there to be shy about?"

Yae shrugged, not caring.

"I'm just giving an objective and rational, fair assessment. Are you getting carried away after getting my approval? Christina."

"Can't you just call me by my name... surname?"

Kurisu Makise subconsciously said halfway through, only to realize that her words were not quite right. Wouldn't that make it seem like she wanted Yae to call her by her first name in an intimate way?

Fortunately, Yae didn't seem to notice, and just asked with a chuckle.

"So, besides Maho Hiyajo's help, what else do you need?"

"Hmm... Let me think..."

Kurisu Makise looked thoughtful and slowly opened her mouth.

"First of all, we definitely need a laboratory. Although it doesn't need to be too big, we need top-notch equipment to analyze Amadeus's data, including cutting-edge computers that you can't buy on the market, then a dedicated brainwave analysis device, and after the research is completed, a cutting-edge chip that can carry an AI of her level to transfer Amadeus. Hmm... Can current technology develop such a thing? After all, Amadeus is a product of the future timeline. Even if my senior and I can make theoretical breakthroughs, if the hardware can't keep up... it can only remain at the theoretical stage, so... even if you provide all of this, I can't say that I have a 100% guarantee of success."

"These aren't difficult things."

Hearing the requirements that Kurisu Makise had mentioned, Kaguya Shinomiya smilingly opened her mouth.

"Where do you want the laboratory to be located? Tokyo or Kyoto? How about Kyoto? To avoid being disturbed, let's just buy you a building. That would be more convenient."

"Uh..."

Seeing Kaguya Shinomiya casually suggesting buying a building in Kyoto to provide her with a laboratory, even the knowledgeable Kurisu Makise was dumbfounded.

Wait, are you being this generous?