Zongman I fight weirdness in everyday world

Ye Xing shook his head, speaking meaningfully.

“You wouldn’t want to know.”

The current Naruko Anshiro, just like Mikoto Yotsuya before, only possessed the ability to 'observe,' lacking any power to confront evil spirits herself.

A spiritualist's constitution attracts the attention of evil spirits, especially someone like Naruko Anshiro right now, who is practically a piece of fat meat in their eyes.

Ye Xing didn't think she would have the same strong mental fortitude as Mikoto Yotsuya, able to maintain a straight face and show no weakness when faced with evil spirits that jump out to scare people from time to time.

Therefore, he specifically gave Naruko Anshiro a spiritual pendant, which had the effect of deterring evil spirits and preventing them from approaching.

Originally, a spiritual object of this level, not being a powerful spiritual weapon like Onimaru Kunitsuna or Mikazuki Munechika, even if it could prevent ordinary evil spirits from approaching, would still be directly ignored by those with stronger power.

But now in Kyoto City... there are no longer any powerful evil spirits.

All the events that have occurred in Kyoto City in the real world recently, such as the Kyoto Tower, the Private Toyonosaki Academy, and the Metropolitan Police Department headquarters building incident a few days ago, have all ended successfully.

Especially the incident at the Metropolitan Police Department headquarters building, where Soichiro Yagami may have considered the existence of the Reverse Side, or it may have been unintentional, but in any case, he quelled the public opinion in the most perfect way.

Rather than a decline in the public image of the Metropolitan Police Department and questioning of internal personnel assessment standards, a crack in the image of 'Masked' would cause panic among the citizens of Kyoto and trigger a major upheaval.

Without any major cases occurring, there is naturally not much accumulation of negative emotions. In addition, there is Tamamo-no-Mae in the Reverse Side, and the members of the Supernatural Society team up every now and then to level up inside, as well as exorcism requests in the real world...

Evil spirits powerful enough to resist this spiritual talisman no longer exist in Kyoto City. Even if such an evil spirit were to be born in the Reverse Side, it would be eliminated before it had a chance to come to the real world and cause trouble.

Therefore, Naruko Anshiro was able to awaken her spiritual power, wear this jade talisman, and maintain her original normal life without being disturbed by any evil spirits.

...

When Ye Xing brought Naruko Anshiro and Menma to Mai Sakurajima's doorstep, he knocked on the door, and before two seconds had passed, the door was quickly opened, and Shoko Makinohara, already changed into her clothes, ran out and affectionately hugged his arm.

“Ye Xing-kun.”

Shoko Makinohara first called out softly, then spoke softly, as if feeling a little aggrieved.

“I’ve been staying at home all this time, unable to go anywhere. I’m really going crazy.”

“Well, there’s no helping it.”

Ye Xing replied with a smile.

“Your health isn’t good to begin with, and everyone has been very busy lately. It’s impossible to take you along for exorcisms. The risk is too great.”

Shoko Makinohara sighed, a sly look flashing in her eyes.

“Then… if I lived in your house, wouldn’t that be better? Staying by your side should be the safest, right?”

“That’s not necessarily true, it depends on how you define safety.”

“Oh?”

Shoko Makinohara stood on tiptoes, leaned close to Ye Xing's ear, and smiled softly.

“Then being unsafe… is also fine.”

What a high level of skill.

The mere change in address had already proven Shoko Makinohara's strength.

Originally, she, like Kyouka Kawasaki and Menma, called Ye Xing 'Big Brother'.

But now, she directly changed it to calling him Ye Xing-kun.

What is this?

This is borrowing the change in address, hoping that Ye Xing's view of her will also change, no longer seeing her as a little girl, but as a girl of the same age.

Then, she directly starts the attack.

Everything is done in one go, smoothly and naturally, reaching the realm of a master.

“If you want to come and live here, that’s fine too.”

“That’s great!”

Hearing the two's conversation, Menma immediately spoke up.

“Shoko is going to live at Ye Xing's house? Then I want to go too!”

Immediately afterwards, Menma looked at Naruko Anshiro and smiled sweetly.

“Anaru, if you don’t have any plans for the weekend… come and live with us too! I have so much to talk to you about. The three of us can play together.”

“This…”

Naruko Anshiro pursed her lips, looking hesitant, and looked at Ye Xing, cautiously saying.

“This… I really don’t have any plans for the weekend, but wouldn’t it… cause trouble for Ye Xing-kun?”

“It’s okay, come if you want.”

Ye Xing replied indifferently.

“Anyway, there’s no one else in my house, and there are many rooms. Stay if you want, it doesn’t matter.”

“Eh? No one else?”

Naruko Anshiro looked puzzled.

“Aren’t your parents working in Kyoto?”

“I don’t have parents.”

Naruko Anshiro couldn't help but be stunned upon hearing this, and said with a guilty expression.

“Ah, this… I’m sorry…”

Ye Xing waved his hand, directly interrupting Naruko Anshiro's words.

“Alright, the same line has already appeared before. You can't play a joke too many times. To prevent this from happening again in the future, I'm thinking about whether I should make a name tag that says 'I'm an orphan' and just hang it on my chest.”

Naruko Anshiro was amused and couldn't help but cover her mouth and giggle.

“What nonsense are you talking about? That would be too weird.”

Saying this, Naruko Anshiro couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in her heart, after all, this kind of thing is quite heavy.

Ye Xing is considering my feelings… so he deliberately said such an abstract thing to comfort my mood…

As Menma said, he is a very gentle person.

...

An hour later.

“This is…”

Looking at the mansion in front of her, which resembled a castle, Naruko Anshiro was stunned.

There is actually such a place in Kyoto City?

“Open the door.”

Ye Xing, however, appeared calm and composed. He walked straight to the entrance and said something to the security personnel inside.

To Ancheng Mingzi, Mianma, and Makino Harashoko's surprise, the security personnel inside actually nodded, directly pressed the switch, and opened the gate.

Ye Xing acted as if he were returning to his own home, without any restraint or carefulness, striding towards the inside.

"Aren't you going to follow?"

"Oh… Oh, alright."

Ancheng Mingzi and the others finally came back to their senses upon hearing this and hurriedly followed.

Just then, a beautiful girl wearing a Kyudo uniform, with black hair and red eyes, accompanied by a blonde girl dressed like a spicy girl, walked slowly from afar.

"Ye Xing-kun."

Kaguya Shinomiya walked up to Ye Xing, her expression devoid of any emotion, but her eyes seemed somewhat complicated.

"You… to be able to just walk in like this, it really exceeded my expectations."

Kaguya Shinomiya received a text message from Ye Xing saying that he would be visiting today.

To be honest, she felt that he was starting to go overboard again.

This luxurious mansion, as grand as a castle, was specially prepared by the Shinomiya family for her alone, or rather, it was a cage specially prepared for her, Kaguya Shinomiya.

From the personal maid to the security personnel at the gate, to the bodyguards patrolling the mansion, almost everyone inside this mansion was a spy monitoring her every move.

Among them were not only Shinomiya Yougan's people but also spies from the branch families within the Shinomiya Group. It could be said that if Kaguya Shinomiya did something in the morning, the news would reach those people's ears before noon.

Because of this, Kaguya Shinomiya spent her days hiding in her room, rarely engaging in any activities within the mansion except when she needed to showcase her talents.

Inviting classmates to her house was something she only did with her close friend, Fujiwara Chika, who also had a deep background.

The problem was, Fujiwara Chika was a girl.

Ye Xing, a boy of the same age, was not stopped by the security personnel at the gate and came in directly?

How did he do it?

Kaguya Shinomiya glanced at the security personnel at the gate, pondering to herself. Although there were many branch family spies and informants within the mansion, important positions like security must be held by her father, Shinomiya Yougan's confidants.

Ye Xing… reached some kind of cooperation with her father, the current leader of the Shinomiya Group?

Could such a thing really happen?

Although Kaguya Shinomiya thought a lot in her mind, from the outside, it was only a brief moment. She didn't show any abnormalities, just maintaining politeness.

"Ye Xing-kun, and these two…"

Ancheng Mingzi and Makino Harashoko took the initiative to introduce their names. Kaguya Shinomiya nodded after listening.

"Yes, I am Kaguya Shinomiya. Nice to meet you. Please, come with me."

From Kaguya Shinomiya's words, Makino Harashoko and Ancheng Mingzi could tell that she was not a spirit ability user; otherwise, she would have been able to see Mianma beside them.

However…

Shinomiya?

Connecting this name with the luxurious and exaggerated castle, Ancheng Mingzi and Makino Harashoko immediately thought of the Shinomiya Group, the head of the four major conglomerates.

Who exactly did Ye Xing bring them to see?

Throughout the entire process of leading the way into the mansion, Hayasaka Ai didn't say a word.

Logically speaking, leading the way and introducing guests were her duties as a maid.

However, Kaguya Shinomiya insisted on coming out to greet them herself.

The reason was simple.

She didn't want to see Ye Xing being stopped by the security personnel at the gate, ultimately leading to an embarrassing situation.

Although they were rivals, Kaguya Shinomiya had, after all, received a favor from Ye Xing during the last school festival, and she was very grateful to be able to enjoy two days of freedom like an ordinary girl.

But now it seemed that she had worried too much.

…

After entering the mansion and arriving at her room, Kaguya Shinomiya gave a look, and Hayasaka Ai immediately understood and left the room, but she didn't go far, just standing at the door after the room was closed, not giving anyone a chance to eavesdrop.

"Ye Xing-kun, you came this time, is it…"

"Wait a moment."

Kaguya Shinomiya had only spoken halfway when Ye Xing suddenly raised his hand, stopping her. Then, he scanned the furnishings inside the room, and under Kaguya Shinomiya's astonished gaze, he found several black, small, spherical objects in several hidden corners. After crushing them directly, he smiled and said,

"Now you can speak."

Kaguya Shinomiya looked at the black residue on the carpet, frowning slightly.

"Eavesdropping devices? But even here…"

Kaguya Shinomiya considered that the fact that she was suffering from adolescent syndrome must not be known to others, so she did not bring Ye Xing and the others to the usual study for receiving guests, but directly led them into her boudoir. She did not expect that even in her bedroom, someone had placed eavesdropping devices.

The maid who cleaned the room… had many opportunities to plant eavesdropping devices, but Hayasaka Ai had never found them during her past inspections. It wasn't because she didn't have the opportunity to do so, but because she didn't dare to.

Shinomiya Yougan, as the current leader of the Shinomiya Group, was naturally not a weak person.

Appropriate monitoring, wanting to see if Shinomiya Kaguya had enough weight to take on the identity of the eldest daughter of the Shinomiya Group?

That was okay, but putting eavesdropping devices in his daughter's bedroom would cross the line, and Shinomiya Yougan would never tolerate it.

"I suppose you can guess it, right?"