Zongman I fight weirdness in everyday world

“Three disasters capable of destroying an entire town… what exactly are they? Why has no one ever told me about this?”

“I only just found out myself. As for the specifics of the disasters, Yaehoshi never told us. I don’t know exactly what they are…”

As she said this, Rio Futaba suddenly thought of the time when the threads representing the future of Itomori, as spoken of by the guardian deity, would completely break.

Half a month later.

According to astronomers' predictions, the best place to view the comet as it passes over Sakuragawa Prefecture, the point where it is closest… is Itomori.

“Could it be… this guy…”

A terrifying guess surfaced in Rio Futaba's mind.

The terms of the deal between Yaehoshi and the guardian deity of Itomori, could it be…

To smash the meteorite falling from the sky?

…

An hour later.

After paying a visit to Yui Yuigahama, Yaehoshi, carrying a bento box, had already boarded the train heading towards Itomori, acting with swiftness.

“The game is about to begin.”

Although Yaehoshi didn't explicitly tell Rio Futaba and Yukino Yukinoshita, he had a hunch.

If he could confirm that the outsiders going to Itomori, like Akugaya Kiyoaki and Tamura Kai, were all artificially converted spiritual ability users, then he could confirm something very important.

The comet passing over Itomori, before it even split and produced fragments, hadn't been detected as a threat by astronomers. If the mastermind sent pawns to Itomori early, there's only one explanation.

Besides converting specific targets who meet the conditions into spiritual ability users through some method, the other party likely also possesses the ability to foresee disasters.

“However, I still have many trump cards here.”

Yaehoshi took out his phone from his pocket and dialed Shigomiya An'ne's private number.

After a few seconds, the other party answered the phone, the first sentence being…

“Explain to me, what is this NTR Dojo thing?”

Hearing Shigomiya An'ne's voice, barely suppressing his anger, Yaehoshi chuckled and asked back.

“What, do you want to play too?”

“Who wants to play something like that! ! !”

Shigomiya An'ne nearly choked.

“Oh, you don't want to play? Then why are you asking?”

Hearing Yaehoshi's self-righteous tone, Shigomiya An'ne's hand holding the phone began to tremble.

“How could you tell something like that to… forget it, what's the matter with the call?”

“Your Shigomiya Conglomerate should have some influence in the political world, including the Metropolitan Police Department, right?”

“That's true… but it depends on what exactly you want to do. I can't agree to excessive demands.”

“It's not excessive. I just hope that in the next half month, you can use your influence to maintain the status quo of the Kyoto Metropolitan Police Department, not to elect the next Director of the Criminal Investigation Department yet. If the higher-ups make any decisions, I want to be notified as soon as possible, that's all.”

“That's all?”

Hearing Yaehoshi's requests, and the casual tone of that last sentence, as if it were nothing, Shigomiya An'ne coughed twice and shook his head with a wry smile.

“Influence is also something that gets used up. The latter information notification is fine, but suppressing the Kyoto Metropolitan Police Department for half a month to not appoint the next Director of the Criminal Investigation Department? That will require using a lot of connections and paying a considerable price. What do you plan to use in exchange?”

“Exchange?”

Yaehoshi smiled nonchalantly.

“Just a heads up, Kaguya's bedroom had a bug installed, but I've already removed it.”

“What?”

Shigomiya An'ne's expression changed upon hearing this. He frowned, thinking that these guys were really bold. He wasn't even dead yet, just because his appearances in public had decreased due to health issues, they dared to do something like installing a bug in his daughter's bedroom.

It seemed it was time to give them a good shakeup.

Seeing that Shigomiya An'ne on the other end of the phone didn't reply, Yaehoshi said faintly.

“Mr. Shigomiya, I've never liked borrowing things. This time, I'm making a request to you, just to have you repay a favor I did for you.”

Shigomiya An'ne first closed his eyes, then nodded and said in a deep voice.

“I understand, I will fulfill your request.”

“That's good.”

After ending the call with Shigomiya An'ne, Yaehoshi immediately dialed another phone number.

“Tsuki, I need you to help me analyze someone's criminal psychology.”

Yagami Light on the other end of the phone replied without hesitation.

“Okay, then send me the relevant information.”

“I've already sent it.”

“Okay, I'll take a look and call you back when I'm done.”

“OK.”

After hanging up the phone again, Yaehoshi finally had time to look at the red thread floating in the air next to him.

The guardian deity of Itomori quickly formed a sentence with the red thread, speaking in a flattering tone.

“Lord Yaehoshi, thank you for your hard work. As expected of the chosen one, the hero who saves the world, the greatest harem god in history, the nemesis of shuraba… ”

“Stop for a moment, aren't you afraid of typing too fast and tying your thread into a knot?”

Yaehoshi first teased it, then put away his smile and said seriously.

“I know that our previous deal was to save the entire town of Itomori, but now…”

“You don't need to say more.”

Before Yaehoshi could finish speaking, the guardian deity of Itomori quickly replied with the red thread.

“When we made the deal, I only knew that Itomori would face a disaster in the future, but I didn't know the specific time or what it would be. Under such circumstances, your agreement to try your best to save Itomori was already a pleasant surprise. Now the situation has become even more complicated.”

“My original deal with you was that you would take action to resolve one disaster, not three.”

“I only hope that you can save all the residents of Itomori as much as possible, as for Itomori itself… no need to consider it.”

Seeing the last sentence, Yaehoshi said softly.

“Are you sure? Although I don't quite understand the rules of existence for you gods, if there is no shrine inherited from ancient times, no annual festival to worship the gods, your own existence is likely to disappear.”

“It doesn't matter.”

The red thread of the guardian deity of Itomori waved, forming a sentence.

“As the god protecting the town, the meaning of my existence is to safeguard the safety of the people in this town. If I were to neglect the lives of those who believe in me in order to prolong my own existence, what kind of god would that make me? Wouldn't that be putting the cart before the horse? As the saying goes, 'Preserve the people and lose the land, and both people and land remain; preserve the land and lose the people, and both people and land are lost.' Even if I were to disappear just like that, it would only be as a guardian deity, a repayment to those who have revered me for thousands of years. You don't need to worry about that.”

Yozora nodded upon hearing this.

Look, what is a true god?

This is a true god!

That weather god of yours, and that mountain god, what are they even? Huh?

Look at the scale of the god of Itomori Town, now that's what you call a guardian deity.

“You're quite open-minded.”

Yozora said softly at first, then looked at the red thread in front of him with a serious expression and slowly opened his mouth.

“However, I promised to protect the entire Itomori Town, so naturally, that includes you. Even if one disaster turns into three, it's still the same.”

“Yozora-sama…”

The Goddess of the Harem activated her skill, even against a true god, she can ignore defense and directly inflict fatal damage with her strongest fastball attack!

… …

Meanwhile, in Tokyo.

Yagami Light looked at the very detailed information that Yozora had sent him, which even included the Overload Society members' speculations about the incident, sat at his desk, carefully examining every detail, and muttered to himself.

“Even he… feels like it's a tricky enemy…”

Although Yagami Light and Yozora don't usually communicate much, and don't meet that often, they are, after all, like-minded partners, and he understands the other person very well.

Yozora is, to put it nicely, good at delegating.

To put it bluntly, he'll pass things off if he can, anyway, the Overload Society has advisors like Futaba Rio and Yukinoshita Yukino as his brains, so he generally doesn't think about these things.

Yagami Light doesn't object to this approach, nor does he think Yozora is lazy. On the contrary, he may be the only one who can understand why he does this.

Sometimes, members of a group must prove their worth in their areas of expertise, not only for the harmony and stability of the entire team, but also to allow members themselves to have a sense of existence, so they don't develop the same feelings of anxiety and uncertainty as Yuigahama Yui did back then.

In most cases, Yozora may not need the help of Futaba Rio and Yukinoshita Yukino, but if he never needs it, it will be too late when he does.

And this time…

This guy is actually being serious for once.

“Interesting, indeed interesting.”

Yagami Light said to himself with a smile, and began to deduce the personality and psychology of the mastermind behind the scenes based on the information sent by Yozora.

Meanwhile, in Osaka, in a dimly lit apartment.

Rikka Sakurakawa looked at the news report on the television about a comet that would pass over Sakura Prefecture in half a month, and said faintly.

“A meteorite that will destroy an entire town… what kind of existence will be born from this level of disaster… I'm really curious.”

Chapter 301 The Journey to Save Itomori Town, Shouko Nishimiya's Gratitude

The next morning, outside Itomori Town.

“I've roughly compiled the criminal psychological profile you wanted.”

Hearing Yagami Light's slightly sleepy, somewhat listless voice, Yozora replied with a smile.

“Could it be that you stayed up all night to compile the criminal's psychological profile? Thank you for your hard work.”

“You and I don't need to say these things.”

Yagami Light said this first, then his voice took on a hint of coldness, and he slowly opened his mouth.

“The poisoning deaths in Tokyo, the deaths of police officers in the Kyoto Prefectural Police, and the damage to my father's reputation, forcing him to resign, this mastermind is the evil that is polluting this world. Like you, I want to find this guy's true form and completely erase him from this world.”

After saying this, Yagami Light paused slightly before saying in a deep voice.

“Based on the information you sent me, I can roughly analyze the following points.”

“The perpetrator possesses intelligence beyond that of ordinary people, as well as the ability to collect information. In the eyes of others, they should be considered outstanding.”

“Based on the current stage, it seems that the other party is only targeting Tokyo and Kyoto. I speculate that the perpetrator's real target is not the psychics themselves, but the images of 'Kira' and 'Mask', and the meanings they represent.”

Hearing this, Yozora nodded slightly in agreement.

“Yes, I feel the same way. Rather than saying that the other party wants to defeat the psychics, it's more like they want to cause panic among the citizens through this method.”

“That's right.”

Yagami Light continued immediately.

“Based on this, it proves that the perpetrator has a strong anti-social tendency, but can maintain a high degree of rationality, proving that this is not an impulse caused by suddenly encountering some event, but a deeply rooted madness. According to my experience, more than 90% of perpetrators who become like this are because of family environment or childhood psychological shadows that have left trauma.”

“Overall, the perpetrator is someone with above-average intelligence, indifferent to the things around them, seemingly normal on the surface, but their way of thinking is already distorted. Although their actions seem cautious, they are trying to create powerful evil spirits. Unless the perpetrator is not within Sakura Prefecture, or possesses some kind of special ability sufficient to protect themselves, otherwise, the perpetrator is likely to have a strong tendency towards self-destruction.”

Yagami Light paused slightly, picked up his water glass and took a sip, before continuing.

“If it were me, I would start by checking the medical records of hospitals in every city… no, including those small towns and rural areas. People with mental instability and self-destructive tendencies must have had acts of self-harm or even attempted suicide.”

“In addition, they are highly regarded by ordinary people, although the scope is still very broad, there are still clues to begin investigating.”

“There's one more thing.”

Yagami Light looked at the information in his hand and slowly opened his mouth.

“Now, of the known psychics who have been transformed, Tamura Kai has been to a psychological clinic, and Aguriya Kiyotaka, as a member of the Metropolitan Police Department and the commander of the Mobile Unit, is also relatively radical in his thinking and must have received psychological counseling within the Metropolitan Police Department to determine whether his mental health is sufficient to continue performing his duties. This is the only thing they have in common.”