Zongman I fight weirdness in everyday world

"Alright, let's get one for each of us then."

"Okay, and what color would you like?"

Hearing the shop assistant's question, Yukino Yukinoshita, who had been silently blushing, asked with a hint of shyness.

"Do you… do you have white?"

"Yes, we do."

"Then… then I'll take the white ones… Thank you."

"You're welcome."

After the shop assistant brought over the three packaged accessories, the fat orange cat jumped onto Yae Hoshi's lap again, meowing softly, squinting its eyes, and wagging its head, looking like it was asking for a reward.

"I understand you, my good brother."

Yae Hoshi stroked the fat orange cat's head a few times, speaking with a serious expression.

"Don't worry, bro, I'll get you some cat treats later, I'll let you feast today."

"You two…"

Yukinoshita Yukino looked at the fat orange cat perched on Yae Hoshi's lap, watching the unspoken connection between the man and the cat, feeling like they were about to become sworn brothers on the spot, and sighed helplessly, rubbing her forehead.

"Today, I've finally seen with my own eyes what it means to be in cahoots."

"Hey, I won't allow you to say that about my good brother!"

Yae Hoshi retorted righteously.

"This cat is just too human."

Yukinoshita Yukino looked at the three accessories placed on the table, feeling shy but also a little speechless.

Is this the attraction between abstract things?

And there's also this… a cat that can understand human speech, and… even knows how to actively help customers solve their problems?

This… must be the top salesperson in this cafe, right?

…

That evening, on a train in Kyoto.

"Today… I had a lot of fun."

Hearing Yukinoshita Yukino's words, Yae Hoshi, sitting beside her, said matter-of-factly.

"Of course, how could you not have fun playing with me?"

"Tch… what a narcissistic guy…"

Yukinoshita Yukino took off her white hat and placed it on her lap, observing her surroundings. Because it was a weekday and almost ten o'clock, past the rush hour, there weren't many passengers in the train car, and no one was paying attention to her and Yae Hoshi, who looked like high school sweethearts.

"Ahem… um…"

Yukinoshita Yukino, her face slightly flushed, said in a voice as soft as a mosquito's hum.

"After walking around all day, I'm a little tired…"

As Kyoto's number one ero-game player and the great god of harems, the moment he heard these words, a virtual system panel seemed to appear before Yae Hoshi's eyes.

What is the correct answer at this moment?

1. Tired? You're a psychic with physical abilities far surpassing ordinary people, how could you be tired? The cunning Yukinoshita Yukino, what exactly is she up to, let me, Lao Ye, use my fiery golden eyes to investigate.

2. Tired? Then maybe we shouldn't go out and play for so long next time.

3. Since you're tired, go back and get some rest early.

4… 5…

What should I say to be the correct answer?

There is only one truth.

No need for many words.

"Since you're tired…"

Yae Hoshi reached out and gently rested Yukinoshita Yukino's head on his shoulder, saying softly.

"Lean on me and rest for a while."

Perfect answer.

Yukinoshita Yukino's affection +999999.

"Mm…"

Yukinoshita Yukino leaned on Yae Hoshi's shoulder, gently grasping Yae Hoshi's sleeve with both hands, first responding obediently with a slightly flushed face, but then suddenly sighing inexplicably, murmuring.

"In front of you… the thoughts I haven't spoken seem to always be seen through at a glance…"

"That's my greatness."

Yae Hoshi replied with a smile.

"Hypocrisy, saying one thing and meaning another, getting flustered, trying to cover up, all these behaviors trying to hide one's true thoughts are nowhere to hide in front of these eyes of mine. These eyes of mine can see through everything."

Hearing this, Yukinoshita Yukino couldn't help but retort.

"I'm talking to you seriously, why are you suddenly being so chuuni…"

Although she said so on the surface, Yukinoshita Yukino understood in her heart that although Yae Hoshi's words sounded chuuni, the principle was exactly that.

Toma Kazusa, Futaba Rio, Yuigahama Yui, Kawasaki Saki, Amano Hina…

So many members with complex thoughts and various personality problems, including Yukinoshita Haruno and Yukino herself, couldn't hide their true feelings in front of Yae Hoshi.

This ability to see through true thoughts at a glance, coupled with that… the technique of quickly closing the distance and breaking down defenses with abstract words…

As expected of the god of harems, his abilities and stats in all aspects are maxed out and overflowing.

"Speaking of…"

Yae Hoshi lowered his voice and leaned close to Yukinoshita Yukino's ear.

"Tonight, when we get back, should you cosplay as a catgirl?"

Yukinoshita Yukino's pretty face flushed red, and she said in a voice as soft as a mosquito's hum.

"Do… do you like catgirls that much…"

"Not really."

Yae Hoshi shook his head, giving the most perfect answer.

"What I like is Catgirl Yukinoshita Yukino, not just a simple catgirl cosplay. The focus isn't on the catgirl, but on 'you' cosplaying as a catgirl."

"Then… then…"

Yukinoshita Yukino's voice became softer and softer, and the hand holding Yae Hoshi's sleeve couldn't help but grip a little harder. Finally, she nodded slightly and said in a voice as soft as a mosquito's hum.

"Seeing that you behaved quite well today… I'll show you when we get back…"

"Alright."

Just then, Yukinoshita Yukino and Yae Hoshi suddenly heard a faint sound, like a cry for help, coming from the connection between the train cars.

"Hmm?"

Yukino Yukinoshita immediately sat up straight, her brow furrowed as she looked towards the direction of the voice. Then, she glanced at the other passengers in the carriage with her, and seeing that those passengers were all expressionless, seemingly not hearing the cry for help at all, her brow furrowed even more tightly.

There were two possibilities.

First, it was a cry for help from a human being disguised by an evil spirit, so ordinary people couldn't hear it. The other was because the distance was too far, and only spirit energy users like her and Yusei, whose hearing was far beyond that of ordinary people, could faintly hear it.

"A sudden incident in Kyoto... it's been a long time since I've encountered one."

Yusei stood up and smiled at Yukino Yukinoshita.

"Let's go take a look."

"Yeah."

Although she knew that this might be a trap deliberately set up by evil spirits targeting spirit energy users, Yukino Yukinoshita was not nervous. After all, since she and Yusei had discovered this kind of evil spirit that would actively attack, it was definitely something that needed to be dealt with. If they left it alone, it was likely to grow into a powerful evil spirit in the future.

Although Yukino Yukinoshita was very afraid of paranormal events, now that she knew the enemy's location, she was not so afraid.

After the two of them passed through two or three carriages in a row, they gradually realized that something was wrong.

"Yusei, wait a moment."

Yukino Yukinoshita stopped, looking at a salaryman in a suit sitting in a seat next to her. First, her brow furrowed slightly, and then she reached out and waved her hand in front of the other person's eyes. But when she made this movement, the salaryman didn't react at all. Although he looked normal, he seemed to have lost his ability to react to everything in the outside world, like a living dead person, sitting there quietly.

"This..."

Seeing this, Yukino Yukinoshita checked the condition of the other passengers in the carriage and found that they were exactly the same as the salaryman. Although they all maintained the physiological state of "being alive", they seemed to have had their souls directly drawn away, and they were unresponsive to anything in the outside world, even her touch.

"What exactly is going on..."

"This is the Reverse Side."

"The Reverse Side?"

Hearing Yusei's words, Yukino Yukinoshita looked puzzled and glanced out the train window. Because the train was in an underground tunnel at this time, she couldn't judge from the color of the moon in the sky, nor could she see if there was black mist from the Reverse Side in the darkness of the tunnel.

However, Yukino Yukinoshita could clearly feel the slight shaking of the train.

"The train is still running... I remember that if we arrived at the Reverse Side... the train would stop running on its own..."

"I don't know why this is happening."

Yusei shook his head and said in a calm tone.

"But, this aura... it's definitely the Reverse Side, it's full of the smell of evil spirits."

"Forget it, let's not worry about that."

Yukino Yukinoshita didn't dwell on this question, but said with a serious face.

"The top priority now is to save people first."

"Yeah, let's go."

When Yusei and Yukino Yukinoshita found the source of the cry for help, they saw a young woman wearing casual clothes, seemingly fighting against something. She was struggling painfully in her seat, letting out a weak cry for help.

But...

Yukino and Yusei didn't see anything, no evil spirits, no monsters, and no spirit energy users.

"Save... save me..."

The young woman saw the two of them walking into the carriage and reached out her hand, letting out a weak cry for help. But before Yukino could do anything, the other person's expression suddenly became wooden, and then, like the passengers they had seen before, she sat in her seat, becoming expressionless and motionless.

"Are you okay?"

Yukino Yukinoshita leaned over and asked, reaching out her hand and waving it in front of the young woman's eyes. But to her disappointment, the other person didn't respond at all.

"Crack..."

Just when Yukino Yukinoshita didn't understand what was happening, she suddenly heard a crisp cracking sound coming from inside the carriage.

She looked in the direction of the sound and saw that a middle-aged man's body was actually blooming with cracks like a broken sculpture. In less than two seconds, the cracks became more and more numerous, until finally, the entire body burst apart, turning into a cloud of ashes and disappearing into the air.

"What exactly... is going on..."

"Calm down."

Yusei raised his hand and patted Yukino Yukinoshita's shoulder, then took out a golden fragment from his chest.

"This is... a fragment of the Holy Grail?"

Seeing the golden fragment that Yusei took out trembling, as if it had its own consciousness and wanted to fly in a certain direction in front of it, Yukino Yukinoshita was stunned for a moment, and then immediately reacted.

"This incident... is related to the Holy Grail... Could it be... that the fragments of the Holy Grail are attracting each other, wanting to reunite into one?"

"That's most likely the case..."

Yusei closed his right hand, clenched the golden Holy Grail fragment representing lust, which wanted to escape control, and looked towards the front of the carriage.

"As long as we find the source, we'll know what's going on."

At this moment, there was suddenly a loud noise from the train window, and along with the sound of shattering, an evil spirit like a spider with a human head pounced towards Yukino Yukinoshita.