Zongman I fight weirdness in everyday world

Is it now?

Am I going to transform into "Mask" in front of the unsuspecting Yukinoshita Yukino and Kitagawa Marin, under the surveillance cameras inside the Shinkansen train?

Amidst the nervous gazes of Futaba Rio and the others, they saw Ye Xing seemingly oblivious, passing straight through the bandaged monster's body.

Just looking at this, it's as if he's an ordinary human who can't perceive evil spirits, without the slightest flaw.

Yotsuya Miko was shocked and secretly praised him.

What superb acting!

Although Yotsuya Miko can barely maintain a straight face when facing evil spirits, she still finds it difficult to actively approach and even pass straight through the evil spirit's body like that.

This is beyond just being brave.

Ye Xing simply doesn't feel there's anything to be afraid of.

The bandaged monster paused for a moment, seemingly unsure what to make of the human who had just passed through its body.

However, it quickly continued forward on its own, arriving within three meters of Menma.

The bandaged monster looked at the petite Menma, its single eye devoid of any emotion, simply raising its right hand silently, the black mist around it thickening, preparing to swing its axe with force, to cleave this wandering soul in the human world into pieces…

Wait a moment.

As it made this movement, the bandaged monster suddenly froze.

It looked at its right hand.

Empty, there was nothing there.

Then it looked at its left hand.

Empty, there was also nothing there.

"Um… ?"

The bandaged monster squeezed out a hoarse, questioning sound from its throat.

It slowly turned around and saw that the human male who had just passed straight through its body had, without it knowing when, stolen its axe and cloth bundle!

The bandaged monster hadn't even noticed that its weapon had been stolen.

What swift, what stealthy movements!

It was as if…

Looking at Ye Xing, who was deliberately at the front of the car, holding the bandaged monster's weapon and bundle, deliberately waiting for it to take the bait, with a smile on his face, Sakurajima Mai couldn't help but sigh in resignation.

"So, the nimble skill of unclasping a bra with one hand… can come in handy at times like this."

Seeing Ye Xing holding its weapon and bundle, still looking triumphant and provocative, the bandaged monster's single eye instantly burst with bloodshot veins, and it roared hoarsely.

"You… can see!"

Ye Xing flashed into the restroom inside the connecting passage between the two carriages.

"Click."

With a crisp sound, he locked the restroom door.

The bandaged monster quickly ran over, looking at the restroom door displaying "Occupied", its pupil filled with intense killing intent.

Did this human think he could be safe just by locking the door?

It was an evil spirit, capable of passing through walls!

The bandaged monster revealed a sinister smile, choosing not to pass directly through the wall in front of it, but instead extending its head forward first.

It wanted to let this human who had offended it experience unimaginable terror before death, bit by bit!

When the bandaged monster's head completely penetrated the restroom door, what entered its sight was not a terrified, trembling human face.

But a pure black mask, formed from burning dark flames.

The bandaged monster's expression stiffened, and it subconsciously wanted to pull its head away.

But in the next second, a pale ghost hand with black, sharp fingernails grabbed its head tightly with all five fingers.

"Want to escape?"

"Come in here."

Sakurajima Mai and the others could clearly see that after the bandaged monster poked its head inside the restroom door, in less than two seconds, its tall and sturdy body suddenly began to twist violently, as if struggling against something.

But it was all in vain.

Like a calm duck swimming on the surface of the water, suddenly bitten by a crocodile lurking in the water, its body was directly and forcibly dragged into the restroom.

Next…

There was only a deathly silence.

There were no sounds of impact, nor any seepage of blood.

Only suffocating silence.

Time passed, second by second.

"Whoosh…"

"Click."

With the sound of flushing water, when the restroom lock made a light sound of being opened, Ye Xing walked out of the restroom, looking as if nothing had happened, and returned to the carriage.

Futaba Rio grabbed Ye Xing's sleeve and said in a low voice.

"How was it?"

"How was what?"

"What else could it be, of course it's…"

Seeing Futaba Rio's expression, Ye Xing seemed to understand, and nodded noncommittally.

"Well… the taste was alright, the texture was quite chewy, and it was juicy, but not as delicious as I imagined."

"If I were to give it a score out of ten, I'd give it a seven."

"Mainly because there wasn't time to cook it properly, what a waste of such a good ingredient, what a pity."

Futaba Rio was speechless, thinking, 'Are you here to review it?'

But…

It was as expected, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

Even such a powerful evil spirit, exuding a special aura, could not escape the fate of becoming "Mask's" meal.

Looking at Ye Xing's expression, as if he hadn't had enough and was still somewhat unfulfilled, Futaba Rio secretly complained in her heart.

In front of him, the food chain status of evil spirits and humans seemed to be completely reversed.

Thinking carefully…

Being forcibly dragged into a small, confined room, and then dying in deep despair and fear…

Wasn't the role played by that bandaged monster the death NPC in a horror movie?

So, Ye Xing is the villain in the horror movie.

Futaba Rio stood up and winked at Yuigahama Yui, Sakurajima Mai, and Yotsuya Miko.

The three of them immediately understood, stood up, and went with her to the end of the carriage with Ye Xing.

Kawasaki Saki and Amano Yuna looked at each other. Although they didn't have the ability to observe evil spirits, they could also sense it from the performance of Futaba Rio and the others.

Something terrible must have just happened.

…

"We just set off, and we've already encountered this kind of thing…"

On the other side, Futaba Rio randomly found a seat at the end of the carriage, frowning as she spoke.

Yotsuya Miko also looked thoughtful, muttering.

"That evil spirit just now was completely different from the ones we've encountered before. Is it a product of the Reverse World?"

"No."

Ye Xing shook his head, replying casually.

"That thing… how should I describe it… it's kind of an existence that maintains order."

"Maintaining order… I see."

Yotsuya Miko nodded, realizing something.

"I've been thinking about a question before."

"Spiritual power users like Mr. Oda and Granny Reimi can only exorcise evil spirits and cannot truly eliminate them."

"Although it is impossible to determine when evil spirits and ghosts began to exist, even if it's only a hundred… no, fifty years."

"According to this logic, even if evil spirits devour each other, overall, evil spirits will become more and more terrifying, and their numbers will continue to increase."

Speaking of this, Yotsuya Miko paused, then continued.

"But in fact, the number of evil spirits and ghosts is not as large as imagined. Rio, Mai-senpai, Yui, you should have noticed it too, right?"

Sakurajima Mai and Futaba Rio nodded.

"Yes, that's true."

"Eh?"

Yuigahama Yui had a blank expression.

"There's such a thing?"

"You…"

Futaba Rio shook her head helplessly.

"Think seriously about it occasionally."

"Hehe… it's enough if you guys think about it."

"Sigh, really…"

Futaba Rio pushed her glasses, thoughtfully.

"In other words, that bandaged monster with the axe is maintaining order, so that the number of evil spirits and ghosts doesn't increase infinitely… a role similar to a scavenger?"

Speaking of this, Futaba Rio's expression became a little complicated, looking at Ye Xing sitting there.

"That is to say… it's actually, to some extent… considered our ally?"

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

Ye Xing looked indifferent.

"Whether it's an ally or not, let's put that aside for now, the taste was indeed quite good."

Hearing his answer, Futaba Rio didn't know how to comment.

"In short, one thing is certain, that guy was coming for Menma, and…"

Futaba Rio slowly opened her mouth.

"Now that this guy has been eliminated, there's a high probability that other, stronger evil spirits will come looking for Menma."

Sakurajima Mai, Yuigahama Yui, and Yotsuya Miko also looked serious and nodded.

"It seems that this trip to Tokyo will definitely be…"

Before they could finish speaking, Ye Xing interrupted with a smile.

"It will definitely be a delicious food tour."

Look at how hungry the kid is.

He's starting to go crazy.

At this time, Menma, looking at the big brother and sisters talking at the end of the carriage, her small body curled up into a ball on the seat, with a complex look in her eyes.

Did I… bring that monster here?