Zongman I fight weirdness in everyday world

After bowing slightly, Tamamo-mae looked at the hospital building with only a few windows flickering with light, pursed her lips, and hesitated.

"Do you really have to go in, no matter what?"

"That's right."

"Even if you can't use Onimaru Kunitsuna and your spiritual powers, and you're just an ordinary human, you might be torn to pieces and swallowed by those crazy evil spirits. Even with such a risk, you still want to go in?"

"That's right."

"Alright."

Tamamo-mae gave up on the idea of dissuading Yozora, and a rare look of determination and seriousness appeared on her charming face.

Her feet, wearing wooden sandals and white socks, slowly moved forward, heading towards the hospital building without hesitation, her tone calm.

"In that case, my power is weak, and I can't guarantee that I can protect you completely."

"But I promise, even if I die, I will definitely die in front of you."

It's funny to say.

Tamamo-mae, although she was born as an evil spirit based on the legend of the nine-tailed fox, she has never sucked the life essence of any human man.

At least not until a few hours ago.

Even Yozora, Rio Futaba, Yui Yuigahama, and Miko Yotsuya...

These four people were the first humans she had ever seen since her birth.

Tamamo-mae is a conservative woman... a motherly evil spirit.

After doing that kind of thing, whether it was for healing or for something else.

Her chastity was gone anyway.

However, Tamamo-mae doesn't regret it.

Since she has sworn allegiance, she will carry out her promise to the end.

...

A man and a spirit slowly entered the hospital building in front of them.

As soon as they entered, Yozora and Tamamo-mae simultaneously noticed a strange and eerie aura.

Even without the aura, just looking at the pure white hall with blood and pieces of flesh scattered everywhere, and the strangely flickering lights, they knew that this area was extremely dangerous in the Reverse World.

"The evil spirits here... usually don't leave their own areas."

Tamamo-mae was on guard, observing the corners that the lights didn't reach, wondering if there were any terrifying beings hidden there, while whispering to Yozora.

"At first, I didn't quite understand, but now that I think about it, they are different from me and Hachishaku-sama. They are not independent individuals, but evil spirits formed from people's negative emotions towards this mental hospital. They don't have the idea of leaving, and they can't leave here, otherwise they will dissipate."

After listening, Yozora nodded in satisfaction and smiled.

"You already have the bearing of a professional exorcist. You've even learned to analyze things."

"Please be serious."

Tamamo-mae walked towards the stairwell with Yozora, her face serious.

"Although I... although I have improved my strength after swallowing that thing of yours... I haven't fully recovered, and I can only exert up to 50% of my power."

"Moreover, my true form is too ostentatious. If it were just me, it wouldn't matter."

"But you should understand that although you can't use your powers now, you are still a genuine spiritualist, a delicacy in the eyes of evil spirits. I don't want to see you, who just made a contract with me, end up being devoured by evil spirits, so it's better to be cautious."

Yozora smiled and walked forward slowly.

"I'm being too cautious."

Tamamo-mae followed behind him, rolling her eyes helplessly, thinking, 'You're being cautious?'

You're about to go crazy.

Without an arm and unable to use his spiritual powers, he still dared to challenge one of the most difficult dungeons in Reverse World Kyoto.

Tamamo-mae felt helpless, but also a sense of admiration and worship.

It seems that Yozora-kun doesn't have this extraordinary psychological quality, being able to remain calm in the face of evil spirits and even play abstract games, just because he has great power.

He has always been an abstract person.

Although Tamamo-mae and Yozora were working together for the first time, they had reached a rare understanding on certain things.

For example...

Not taking the elevator.

The elevator in the Reverse World can still operate normally.

But what kind of place is this?

It's a mental hospital where crazy evil spirits roam, and terrifying evil spirits can appear at any time.

Take the elevator?

Tamamo-mae and Yozora would never touch the idiotic plot in horror movies.

"Regarding this long-planned attack, have you figured anything out?"

While walking in the stairwell, Tamamo-mae heard Yozora's question and couldn't help but frown in confusion.

"With your intelligence and exorcism experience... it seems you don't need me to help you analyze it, do you?"

Yozora replied casually.

"Hey, it's not like my brain isn't here. You can take on a temporary job."

Tamamo-mae stuck out her tongue and made a face at Yozora, slightly dissatisfied.

"Tch, so I'm just a substitute."

"Hey, you're wrong about that."

Yozora said seriously.

"You still have an irreplaceable role."

Tamamo-mae was very curious.

"What role?"

"Becoming my mount... of course, in the true sense of the word. If it's a mount in another sense, I already have a lot."

"You're talking abstractly again."

Tamamo-mae could vaguely understand what Yozora meant by a mount in another sense.

She simply didn't care.

Don't think that Tamamo-mae was born as an evil spirit after appearing in the Reverse World. In fact, her thinking is similar to that of a traditional Sakura Province woman.

A professional exorcist as strong as Yozora having a harem...

Isn't that normal?

What's the big deal?

"Hmm..."

Tamamo-mae recalled the entire details of the incident, lost in thought.

"First of all, the enemy definitely understands your abilities, and..."

Tamamo-mae is not stupid. On the contrary, she is very smart. After all, she was a smart evil spirit who realized the other party's strength the first time she met Yozora and chose to cooperate instead of being hostile.

Her motives and analysis of the enemy coincided with Rio Futaba in the real world.

It was just that what followed were some things that Rio Futaba, who was not in the Reverse World, could not analyze.

"If I'm not mistaken, the black mist that always lingers in the Reverse World, never dissipates, and cannot be seen through, combined with these characteristics, I'm afraid it represents one of the deepest fears in the human heart, which is the fear of darkness and the unknown."

"And the black mist initially... suddenly erupted, probably because something different happened in the real world... a power outage... that's quite clever."

"However, judging from the fact that the black mist has gradually returned to normal, your companions in the real world have already gained the advantage."

"As for the mastermind behind this, the only one I can think of who has such a level of intelligence and power, and can command the other evil spirits..."

Just as Tamamo-mae was about to say this, she saw Yozora in front of her making a shushing gesture.

She immediately quieted down and looked forward.

What came into view was the door with two translucent windows that were unique to the hospital stairwell.

Tamamo-mae clearly saw it.

Behind those two translucent glass windows...

There were shadows of people, one after another, whose faces could not be seen.

Chapter 230: Braving the Mental Hospital, an Exorcist Starving to the Limit

"Yo, they're even creating an atmosphere for me here?"

Seeing the black figures constantly flashing behind the two translucent, dim yellow windows, Yozora chuckled. Before Tamamo-mae could stop him, he walked straight forward and opened the door to the stairwell.

"Yozora-kun..."

Tamamo-mae wanted to stop him, but found that after Yozora pulled open the door behind which the shadows had been flashing, all that appeared in front of them was a pure white wall.

She quickly stepped forward, protecting Yozora behind her, and peeked her head out, looking at the outside.

Outside was an ordinary hospital corridor, with rooms on both sides with transparent small windows on the doors.

Apart from the darkness and silence that made people feel cold, there was nothing special about it.

"The shadows just now..."

Tamamo-mae pursed her lips tightly, her eyes filled with tension, carefully examining the surrounding environment, looking like she was facing a formidable enemy.

If opening the door really revealed some terrifying, crazy evil spirit, she would have felt relieved instead.

As long as she could see it, she could kill it.

But this kind of bizarre phenomenon, where she could see shadows passing by but found nothing unusual after opening the door, made Tamamo-mae feel nervous.

"That's interesting."

Yozora still had a relaxed look on his face. He also scanned the corridor in front of him, but his eyes were completely different from Tamamo-mae's.

There was no fear, no tension, and no defense.

Only the almost crazy desire of someone who was extremely hungry, searching for hidden food.

Noticing the look in Yozora's eyes, Tamamo-mae only had one thought.

This kid is really starving.

Yozora-kun...

Has he been controlled by hunger and emptiness, losing his usual caution and going crazy to the point of losing his mind?

Obviously, there must be some kind of trap hidden in this corridor.

And for Yozora now...

Traps = food.

"Sigh."

Seeing Yozora enter the corridor without hesitation, Tamamo-mae could only sigh helplessly and immediately followed.

"Hmm... there's no one in the rooms, oh no, there are no ghosts..."

Through the small windows on the doors of the rooms, Yozora looked at the furnishings in each room.

Blood-stained, dark red, even almost black, dirty sheets, curtains that were slightly open due to the breeze, as if someone was hiding behind them.

And the ground was covered in bloodstains.

It must be said that the atmosphere was well-created.

If this place were made into a horror game, it would surely be very popular.

Like most normal people, Tamamo-mae's nerves had been stretched tight in this eerie and quiet atmosphere, ready to defend against monsters that might suddenly jump out from some corner.