Zongman I fight weirdness in everyday world

That's not just one floor, it's a whole building!?

"No need, no need, there's really no need for that."

Makise Kurisu shook her head, quickly saying.

"My idea is to clear out a few rooms in the apartment building I live in now and connect them for the experiment. As long as we modify the power lines so the electricity can support the computer's operation, that should be enough. After all, it's safer that way, and if something unexpected happens, we can quickly resolve it."

Shinomiya Kaguya nodded, agreeing.

"That's true, safety first. So, besides that, are there any other requirements?"

"Materially, just those for now. If there's anything else…"

Makise Kurisu looked at Yozora, tentatively asking.

"Yozora-kun, could you take me to the Reverse Side of Tokyo to see Amadeus in person? After all, she's a cutting-edge AI. Without any understanding of her or any parameters, I can't begin my research."

"The Reverse Side of Tokyo? Sure, shall we go now?"

"Now?"

Makise Kurisu didn't expect Yozora to agree so readily. She was taken aback at first, then thought about it. She didn't have anything pressing to do in Kyoto, and her senior, Hiyajo Maho, was an impatient person. It would be best to have everything prepared before she arrived, so she nodded.

"Alright, let's head out now. But at this hour… I'm afraid we won't be back tonight. We'll have to spend the night in the Reverse Side of Tokyo."

Hearing Makise Kurisu say they probably wouldn't be back tonight, Yuigahama Yui, who had been yawning, seemed to have a switch flipped. She immediately moved closer to Yukinoshita Yukino, lowering her voice to remind her.

"Yukino, go with them."

"Eh?"

Yukinoshita Yukino frowned slightly, confused.

"Wouldn't it be fine for Yozora-kun and Makise-san to go together? I don't know anything about brain science, there's no need for me to go along, right? Besides, I'm pretty tired."

"You're such an idiot…,"

Yuigahama Yui looked speechless, not even wanting to explain to Yukinoshita Yukino why she wanted her to go along. Instead, she looked directly at Yuriikawa Hana, raising her chin.

"Hana, give Yukino some medicine."

"Got it."

Yuriikawa Hana didn't understand, but her main trait was being obedient and agreeable. She directly summoned her Soul Incarnation, Rice Container, and then handed Yukinoshita Yukino a piece of chocolate, cheerfully saying.

"Yukino, eat this, and you shouldn't feel tired anymore."

Yuriikawa Hana's Soul Manifestation ability, besides healing injuries, can also help restore stamina and mental strength. Simply put, she's a healer. Of course, although Yuriikawa Hana's hard stats are excellent, her healing output isn't unlimited. The specific consumption of her Soul Manifestation ability, and the effects it produces, depend on who the target is.

For example, for Yotsuya Miko and Yozora, the food created by Yuriikawa Hana with her current spiritual power strength wouldn't have any effect. But if it were someone with ordinary spiritual power who hadn't undergone milk training, like Yukinoshita Yukino, then Yuriikawa Hana, who had undergone milk training, would have more than enough to restore her mental and physical strength.

"I really don't understand what you mean…"

Yukinoshita Yukino felt that after this two-day, one-night trip, although there had been rest along the way, as soon as she woke up, she was in a state of complete mental tension. Her mind was dizzy, and she completely didn't understand what Yuigahama Yui was talking about.

But the moment she bit into the chocolate, under the influence of Rice Container's spiritual ability, Yukinoshita Yukino felt her fatigue disappear without a trace, and even her mind finally regained its clarity.

"Yui, so that's…"

Seeing Yukinoshita Yukino's expression gradually reacting, Yuigahama Yui took two steps forward, patted her on the shoulder, lowered her voice, and said earnestly.

"Life is short, so…"

"Fall in love, girl."

Chapter 507: Yagami Light's Advanced Awakening, Two Sides of the Same Coin: Humans and AI

After Yukinoshita Yukino's mind regained clarity, she understood the reason why Yuigahama Yui wanted her to go to Tokyo with Yozora and Makise Kurisu. However, she not only had no experience in this kind of thing, but was also very slow and timid, completely unlike her usual decisive self. She said in a slightly nervous whisper.

"Um… Yui… should we prepare something? Like… safe, safe, safety measures…"

"Safety what?"

Yuigahama Yui looked speechless, retorting.

"Tell me, if we take safety measures, then what's the point of undergoing special training? You have to… absorb Yozora's things… to get stronger. I can see you don't understand at all."

"Can I understand?"

Yukinoshita Yukino replied unhappily, then lowered her voice with a slightly complicated expression.

"So, you and Mai-senpai and the others… when you do that with Yozora… you don't use safety measures? This… what if…"

"It won't happen."

Yuigahama Yui looked certain, waving her hand, her face slightly red.

"You'll understand when the time comes… As spiritual power users, you'll have a clear feeling when that thing enters. If you choose to absorb it all for strengthening, there won't be any risks. When we graduate from high school… or college, after we get married, if we want to have children, we can choose not to absorb… you know what I mean, right?"

Yukinoshita Yukino nodded as if she understood, subconsciously exclaiming.

"That's so amazing…"

"Right?"

Yuigahama Yui patted Yukinoshita Yukino on the shoulder, smiling.

"Spiritual power users' bodies are amazing, aren't they?"

… …

Two hours later, outside Tokyo train station.

"You're here? Let's go."

L, wearing his usual white long-sleeved shirt and blue jeans, and Yagami Light, wearing his school uniform, looking refined and not showing the slightest sign of fatigue, as if the otherworld trip had no effect on him at all, saw Yozora, Makise Kurisu, and Yukinoshita Yukino walk down. He didn't exchange many pleasantries, just nodded as a greeting, then led the three of them away.

"I have something to tell you."

While walking out of the train station, L spoke as if casually chatting.

"The special investigation team targeting 'Kira' officially disbanded today, and my title as special advisor to the Metropolitan Police Department was also officially revoked today."

"Hmm?"

Yukinoshita Yukino frowned slightly upon hearing this. After all, besides L's own reasoning abilities, his ability to mobilize all the resources of the Metropolitan Police Department had provided the Overload Society with many crucial assistance. Now that his title was suddenly stripped away, it wasn't good news.

"Did the enemy do something?"

"It's not clear yet."

L didn't seem to mind this matter, just yawning lazily, rubbing his eyes.

"After all, I disappeared for two days and one night without notifying anyone. Even if Watari covered for me, I can't give a suitable reason, and there's no evidence to prove I was somewhere. The Metropolitan Police Department is, after all, a government institution. Those higher-ups were already suspicious of me. This can only be considered the last straw that broke the camel's back. Perhaps the authorities think 'Kira's' prestige is too high and have completely given up on pursuing his real identity, or perhaps…"

L's eyes flickered with a faint light, muttering.

"The Metropolitan Police Department has finally found some key clues, and the first to be excluded from the investigation team is me, someone whose loyalty is questionable and who may be connected to 'Kira'."

"Hmm, that's possible. It's the same on my father's side."

Yagami Light kept a smile on his face, only speaking softly.

"Recently, the children of those Metropolitan Police Department officials have suddenly become much colder towards me. This is abnormal. Coupled with the information obtained through L's investigation... I'm afraid the current Metropolitan Police Department has already listed the entire Kyoto Metropolitan Police Department as a list to be wary of. Their main suspects are my father, Soichiro Yagami, and the members of his special task force, including Nango Hizuru and Amane Suzuha."

Yukino Yukinoshita's face showed concern upon hearing this: "Is there a risk of exposure?"

"If the Metropolitan Police Department really decides to start investigating, exposure is only a matter of time."

L's expression was as calm as ever, but his words made Yukino Yukinoshita and Kurisu Makise's hearts sink.

"Even if we assume that all those in the know won't reveal a word to the Metropolitan Police Department, Amane Suzuha's identity was originally just a mystery novelist, yet Nango Hizuru, who inexplicably joined the Kyoto Special Task Force, Kurisu Makise, who shouldn't have any contact with us, as well as Yagami Light and I, that excessive abnormality, the action trajectory of traveling to Kyoto too many times, especially this time my inexplicable disappearance, has already been noticed by the Metropolitan Police Department. Even using the dumbest and most inefficient method, checking one by one in Kyoto, they can discover that Yagami Hoshiko, Miko Yotsuya, Yukino Yukinoshita, and Yui Yuigahama, the disappearance time of you four coincides with mine. Not to mention, there was also the sensational attack incident caused by Misa Amane some time ago, with many witnesses, and Toyohama Nodoka, who is related to Mai Sakurajima, was also present. Even if the Metropolitan Police Department is stupid, through so many clues, they will eventually target the Sobu High School Paranormal Quantum Mechanics Research Club. It's only a matter of time."

"According to you, we are bound to be exposed?"

"That's right."

L nodded, speaking in a flat tone.

"After all, more than a year has passed since you first started acting. Considering the scale of your actions and the number of people in the know, it's already a miracle that this large-scale operation has lasted until now before finally having a real risk of exposure. It's probably unrealistic to remain hidden forever."

Speaking of this, L suddenly changed the subject.

"However, because of the special nature that spiritual abilities cannot be 'observed' by ordinary people, the Metropolitan Police Department cannot find any direct evidence. Even if they lock onto you people, they don't have enough evidence to submit to the prosecutor's office. Moreover, they also need to consider the social impact. Of course, if you really don't want your identities to be exposed, there is one last method."

"What method?"

"Although I am no longer a special advisor to the Metropolitan Police Department, as long as I ask someone to help, hacking into their internal network and finding certain traces is very easy. As long as all the members of the special investigation team are killed, or simply... directly kill all the high-ranking officials of the Metropolitan Police Department at this stage, and carry out a thorough reshuffle, ignoring the social uproar caused by this, when a new batch of high-ranking officials take office, I'm afraid they won't dare to continue investigating this matter. Even if they want to investigate, those bigwigs like councilors will issue orders to stop the Metropolitan Police Department, considering their own safety."

Hearing this, Yukino Yukinoshita and Kurisu Makise were both silent.

Logically speaking, Yukino Yukinoshita would never agree to such a thing, but what if... The identities of the Overload Club members are really discovered... What should we do then?

Without direct evidence, won't we be targeted?

How is that possible.

Taking a step back, even if the Metropolitan Police Department, after learning the true identities of the Overload Club members, considers that they still need them to fight against the strange things in this world, and does not take hostile actions, handing over the initiative to others is not what Yukino Yukinoshita wants to see.

"I object."

Unexpectedly, Yagami Light, who was considered by Yukino Yukinoshita and the Overload Club members to be too extreme in his thoughts and actions, faced with this dilemma, gave a negative answer without much hesitation.

"If we do that..."

Yagami Light seemed to have made some kind of determination, and slowly opened his mouth.

"What difference would there be between us and that world's 'Kira', who treats people as stepping stones to becoming a god...?"

Hearing this, Yagami Hoshiko said lightly.

"If we don't do this, what other methods are there? Maybe there are, but... I think it's too troublesome. It's better to just kill that group of Metropolitan Police Department executives as L said."

"No."

Yagami Light stopped and turned to look directly into Yagami Hoshiko's eyes. A firm look appeared in his brown eyes, and the phantom of Emperor Sutoku emerged behind him.

"If you really have such thoughts... even if it's you, I will do everything in my power to stop you."

"Oh? You want to stop me?"

Yagami Hoshiko showed a slight smile, and the terrifying spiritual power fluctuations that suddenly erupted from his body made Yukino Yukinoshita's face change. Yagami Light, standing in front of him, felt Yagami Hoshiko's extremely oppressive spiritual power, almost unable to maintain his own Emperor Sutoku, and even felt his legs begin to weaken.

Even so, Yagami Light did not take a step back, but clenched his teeth and re-condensed his Emperor Sutoku.

"I know, I am not your opponent, but even so, even if it costs my life..."

"I can't just stand by and watch you become like the 'Kira' of the new world."

At the same time as saying this, Yagami Light felt as if he had finally broken free from some kind of restraint, and his whole body relaxed inexplicably. In his mind, the voice he had heard when he awakened his soul manifestation ability sounded.

"Have you finally made a decision?"

"Facing an increasingly corrupt and seemingly hopeless world, yet still able to adhere to the bottom line and make a decision..."

"If you have made a resolution, then here, call out my true name."

"Here... call out your true name..."

Along with Yagami Light's muttering, his true soul form, Emperor Sutoku, suddenly began to change. The overall tone changed from black and red to white as the main tone, with blue and gold as embellishments, a humanoid creature holding a sharp long arrow and carrying the divine sword Kusanagi on his waist, wearing a gorgeous helmet.

"Upholding justice, Robin Hood!"

"This is..."

L and Kurisu Makise, who were just ordinary people, could not see Yagami Light's true soul form, but Yukino Yukinoshita, as a psychic, saw the entire process of Yagami Light's soul form changing, and a look of shock could not help but appear in her eyes as she muttered.

"Like the Yagami Light of that world... manipulating multiple soul manifestation abilities... 'Unruly Aptitude'?"

"No, this is different."

Looking at Yagami Light's true soul form changing from Emperor Sutoku to Robin Hood, who looked righteous and dashing like a ranger, Yagami Hoshiko restrained the spiritual power fluctuations on his body and explained softly.

"This is the secondary awakening of the soul manifestation ability, also known as advanced awakening."

"Advanced... awakening?"

Hearing Yagami Hoshiko's words, Yukino Yukinoshita couldn't help but be stunned and looked at Yagami Hoshiko.

"You... you already knew that the soul manifestation ability can be awakened a second time?"

"Of course."

Yagami Hoshiko shrugged and said with a smile.