Zongman I fight weirdness in everyday world

"Okay, this old monk understands."

Master Miyamoto turned around, looking at Yaldabaoth in the clouds. His palms, originally pressed together, transformed, like his Soul Avatar, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, into a posture of pushing outwards. Blood was already spilling from his mouth and nose, but his eyes showed no wavering.

"Saving the world, how could this old monk turn a blind eye to such great merit!?"

"One or two... must you hinder Me...?"

Yaldabaoth felt the spiritual power gathering around Noctis's body. For some reason, a strange anxiety and fear suddenly arose in His heart. It seemed that if He waited until the other party finished accumulating power, He would face His end.

Driven by fear, another giant sword, emanating an aura of nothingness, appeared in His right hand.

"Perish..."

Yaldabaoth raised the giant sword in His hand and slashed it down fiercely towards the platform.

"Judgment of the End."

"Boom!!!!"

A blinding white light illuminated the originally dark red sky.

"How is this possible...?"

When Yaldabaoth saw that the giant sword in His hand, representing judgment, was actually blocked by Mikochi Yotsuya's Mikazuki Munechika, which, compared to the giant sword's enormous size, was as insignificant as an ant, the calm, aloof tone in His voice finally revealed panic.

"Don't underestimate humans..."

Mikochi Yotsuya held Mikazuki Munechika, with the phantom of the Hundred-Eyed God behind her, and the phantom of eyes representing the Supernatural Phenomenon Research Society members surrounding her.

"To call our determination, will, and resolve mere desires... don't spout nonsense here!"

Golden light shone from Mikochi Yotsuya's golden eyes. Not only did she not retreat, but she even forced the giant sword in Yaldabaoth's hand upwards slightly.

"Noctis!"

"Got it."

As Mikochi Yotsuya's voice fell, Noctis raised his hand and removed the black mask that originally covered his face.

The mask first turned into a torrent of burning black flames, and then, in the next second, it transformed into a phantom of a tarot card, slowly falling into his hand.

"This is... my second 'World'."

As his voice fell, Noctis slowly clenched his five fingers, crushing the tarot card in his hand.

At the same time, in various cities.

"Huh? What... what just happened?"

"Ah... the sky? How did the sky become like this?"

"These vein-like things... what are they!?"

"Is this... the end of the world?"

Noticing the pulsating dark red veins on the streets and the dark red sky, the people who had just awakened from that desireless state immediately felt panic and unease.

The despair of the world's impending destruction enveloped everyone's hearts.

Just then, a thunderclap suddenly echoed from the clouds, and a ray of light pierced through the dark red sky, projecting onto the ground.

"That is..."

Everyone looked up and saw something slowly descending from the thick clouds.

"Hmm?"

Yaldabaoth looked at the demonic creature slowly descending from the clouds, with three pairs of black wings, golden horns, holding an ornate handgun, and wearing a red ribbon on its upper body. Just looking at it made Him feel fear and oppression, and His voice began to tremble.

"This is... No... This is impossible..."

At this moment, just like when facing Izanami, the phantom of Yaldabaoth confronting the demonic creature appeared in the skies all over the world.

"Just by the will of one person... you can actually restore the desireless people of the world to their senses... and even give birth to such a terrifying monster from it, you... you bastard..."

Yaldabaoth's tone could no longer maintain the calm, aloofness of before.

"Just who... who are you!?"

"Didn't I tell you already?"

Noctis took out his handgun from his chest, aiming the muzzle at Yaldabaoth's head. The huge demonic creature behind him also raised the ornate handgun with an extremely long barrel and engraved patterns, making the exact same movement as Noctis.

"I am the chosen one with untamed qualifications, the only protagonist who will save this world."

"Wait... wait a moment, wait a moment!!"

Feeling the dangerous aura of the ornate handgun pointed at Him, Yaldabaoth's voice revealed fear.

"I... How about this, I will rule this world together with you, how about it!?"

"You are using such power with only your own strength, you will definitely pay some price, but there is still time to take it back now!"

"I... That's right, you can become My apostle... No, My partner, how about a partner? We will join forces to rule this world, and I can let anyone you choose keep their desires, while the rest of those people... will be at your command, how about it? There's no need to go to such an extreme..."

Listening to Yaldabaoth's words, Noctis simply shook his head, saying each word carefully.

"We'll take the world."

"Sataniel, use on Him..."

"Great Sin Armor-Piercing Round."

"Bang!"

Along with a gunshot, the Soul Avatar named Sataniel pulled the trigger of the ornate handgun, and a bullet engraved with patterns accurately hit Yaldabaoth's head.

"No..."

Yaldabaoth's body slowly fell backward, His tone sounding incredulous.

"Just a human... could actually do such a thing..."

As Yaldabaoth fell, the haze in the sky completely dissipated, and the red veins on the streets disappeared.

The world returned to its original appearance.

...

A few minutes later, in a building in Sapporo.

"So... is this the end?"

"Yeah, it's over."

Noctis leaned against the wall and sat on the ground, looking at the members of the Supernatural Phenomenon Research Society in front of him, and said with a smile.

“The fragments of lust within me have disappeared. This proves that Yaldabaoth has been completely eliminated by us. We...have reclaimed the desire of this world.”

“That's great…”

Rio Futaba and Miko Yotsuya exchanged glances, breathing a sigh of relief, then looked at Master Miyamoto sitting there and asked with concern.

“Master, are you alright?”

“Cough, cough, cough, cough…”

Master Miyamoto coughed up blood, but still ate cookies while coughing. An old bald monk in a robe, eating snacks that young people eat, with cute patterns on them, created a strange sense of comicality.

“This old monk is fine. Damn, this old monk thought he was going to sacrifice himself and go to the Western Paradise today. Fortunately, there is food made by this little girl. Although it hasn't immediately restored me after eating it, this old monk won't die for the time being.”

“It's good that you're alright, Master, and then…”

Rio Futaba looked at Amadeus standing there, her expression a little complicated.

“You…”

“The fragments of jealousy within me have also disappeared.”

Amadeus seemed to have guessed what Rio Futaba and the others wanted to ask, and said in a flat tone.

“As for why I possess the fragments of jealousy, and what kind of emotion made me become one of the representatives of the original sin…”

Speaking of this, Amadeus paused, and looked at Yae Hoshino sitting there.

“If it's you…you should already understand, right…”

“The battle has just ended, there's no need to start the shura field segment now, right? At least wait for me to recover for a while.”

Yae Hoshino first replied with a smile, then glanced at the Overload Club members present, and nodded slightly.

“Well, very good. In this final battle, everyone didn't die, everyone is still alive, very good, very good, a very perfect grand reunion ending.”

“This…is this the ending…”

Noticing Yui Yuigahama's somewhat sad expression, Yae Hoshino waved his hand.

“Eh, eh, eh, the ending I'm talking about is the ending of the battle, not the ending of our lives. We don't just have the identity of exorcists. Of course, if you want to in the future, you can still continue to exorcise demons.”

“We?”

Mai Sakurajima noticed the details in Yae Hoshino's words, and frowned slightly.

“What about you?”

Yae Hoshino shrugged and smiled nonchalantly.

“I no longer have the ability to materialize my soul.”

“Huh!?”

Seeing everyone's shocked expressions, Yae Hoshino was as calm as ever.

“Did you think saving the world was that simple? First, I awakened everyone in the world from the state of 'desirelessness', cutting off the source of Yaldabaoth's power, and then I fired that shot to reclaim the world. All of this, without the faith of the people as a Spirit Bomb, is the ultimate power born from my resolve.”

“And my resolve is to abandon the identity of 'Mask', and give up my spiritual ability.”

“Of course, not having spiritual ability is not having spiritual ability, I can still 'observe', and I will still be strengthened by devouring evil spirits. My physique has not changed, which is equivalent to a game player losing his skills, but the stats are still there.”

Hearing that Yae Hoshino had just exchanged such a powerful force at the cost of giving up the ability to materialize his soul, Miko Yotsuya's golden eyes couldn't help but reveal a hint of complexity. After all, she was the earliest member to join the Overload Club. In the beginning, all kinds of applications of spiritual abilities and various experiences of exorcism were summarized little by little by her and Yae Hoshino.

“You…you actually paid such a price…”

“Those who cannot give up anything cannot change anything.”

Hearing Yae Hoshino's understatement, everyone present, including those who were not considered human, couldn't help but feel awe in their hearts.

No wonder…no wonder Yaldabaoth, who called himself the God of Creation and Domination, was destroyed by Yae Hoshino. No wonder he was the only protagonist to save the world.

Awakened the power, but can also unhesitatingly give up this power, a person who is not controlled by desire…

…is the truly free strongman.

…

That night, inside the Overload Club apartment building.

“Amadeus…”

Looking at Amadeus, who had the exact same appearance as herself, Kurisu Makise's expression was obviously very complicated, and not only her, but also Utaha Kasumigaoka and Maho Hiyajo, who had just learned the truth of the world, were also waiting for answers.

“Yae Hoshino…you…are you 'Mask'?”

Hearing Utaha Kasumigaoka's tentative question, Yae Hoshino said bluntly.

“I used to be, but not now, now…there is no 'Mask' anymore.”

Immediately afterwards, Utaha Kasumigaoka looked at Eriri Spencer Sawamura, her expression complicated.

“You…you knew about this a long time ago?”

“Yes, I've known for a while.”

“This, this…”

Utaha Kasumigaoka didn't know what kind of reaction she should make.

Now the entire Sakura Province, and even the entire world, everyone is discussing the same thing.

What exactly are the two things that appeared in the sky?

Why did the world become like this at that time?

Defense Minister Shuji Ito is missing. Was he killed by "Mask"?

Which side of the power do the metal creatures surrounding the seven giant swords and the demon creatures with gorgeous pistols, three pairs of wings, and golden horns belong to "Mask"?

On the Internet, on the streets, everyone is discussing this matter. The mainstream view is still that Satan Yell belongs to the power of "Mask". After all, Satan Yell's temperament and dark style are almost exactly the same as "Mask".