Zongman I fight weirdness in everyday world

“Then we have to evacuate all the residents.”

“I’m afraid it’s not that simple.”

Night Star shook his head and said softly.

“Right now, in Itomori Town, there are several outsiders who, like me, possess abilities beyond ordinary people. Of course, they’re definitely not as strong as I am, but if they discover that the residents are starting to evacuate, disrupting the original plan, their minds are already not very stable. If they then become reckless and give up, I don’t have a 100% certainty that I can protect everyone.”

“Moreover, even if we evacuate this time, as long as these people still exist, it’s just a matter of changing the time and location to repeat the attempt to create a disaster, without any fundamental change.”

“Therefore, we must eliminate these people first.”

Miyamizu Mitsuha took a deep breath, trying to digest the information Night Star was giving her, a look of determination on her face.

“Then what do you need me to do?”

Miyamizu Mitsuha is a girl with a lot of courage and a high degree of execution.

You should know that in the original storyline, she successfully saved the entire Itomori Town. Although she also had the help of that red string guardian deity, this feat alone is enough to prove Miyamizu Mitsuha's worth.

“Have you noticed any strange doors appearing in the town recently? If it's you, as long as you've seen it, you should be able to realize the strangeness of that door.”

“A strange door…”

Miyamizu Mitsuha tried hard to recall, but ultimately just shook her head.

“I haven’t seen it, but, since I haven’t noticed it, then we can rule out the places I frequent, reducing the scope of the search, right?”

“Oh, you’re pretty smart?”

Miyamizu Mitsuha complained speechlessly.

“What’s with that surprised tone? I’m not stupid, okay? I’m a genuine shrine maiden.”

“Alright, shrine maiden, will you unlock the shrine maiden CG for me when the time comes?”

“CG…? You want to see me in shrine maiden clothes…?”

Miyamizu Mitsuha hesitated slightly, then obediently nodded.

“If you want to see it… it’s not impossible.”

“Anyway, let’s talk after you get out of school, I’ll pick you up then.”

“Okay.”

Miyamizu Mitsuha nodded slightly, thinking to herself.

Is this the meaning of my existence, and the existence of the Miyamizu family's shrine maidens for generations?

The lives of Itomori Town and all its residents now rest on my shoulders.

…

Noon, Sobu High School, Class 1-A classroom.

“Toma-san, someone is looking for you.”

“Toma-san?”

Hearing the urging voice next to her ear, Toma Kazusa raised her head, her brow slightly furrowed, looking impatient.

She was already in a bad mood because Night Star wasn't at school today and even had to take half a month off, unable to see him. She was even thinking about skipping class altogether, but she fell asleep and was suddenly woken up, which made her quite irritable.

“Who’s looking for me?”

Toma Kazusa stood up and looked towards the back door of the classroom, seeing a girl with long, flaxen hair and a cute face, looking somewhat timid, making people feel an urge to protect her, waving at herself.

“Oh, it’s you.”

Toma Kazusa walked over, stretching her sore neck.

“What’s your name again… Let me think, Toumiya Suzuko?”

Nishimiya Shoko shook her head, lowered her head, and wrote her name in a notebook, readily unfolding the notebook to show Toma Kazusa.

“Oh right, Nishimiya Shoko.”

Toma Kazusa frowned slightly.

“You… can’t speak?”

Nishimiya Shoko shook her head again, first lifting the long hair next to her ear, pointing to the white hearing aid she was wearing, and then wrote a sentence in the notebook.

“I have a hearing impairment, and my voice is very strange… so… let’s communicate with text, Toma-san can speak normally, I have a hearing aid, it’s okay.”

After reading this sentence in the notebook, Toma Kazusa frowned even more, shaking her head.

“No, since you can speak, wouldn’t it be better to just speak up?”

“But… my voice is very strange, I’m afraid Toma-san you won’t be able to hear clearly…”

Seeing Nishimiya Shoko looking timid, Toma Kazusa raised her hand and stroked her black hair.

Her tone didn’t sound friendly, nor did she act like most people, who, after seeing Nishimiya Shoko wearing a hearing aid, would treat her carefully like a fragile work of art, but maintained her usual tone of voice, bluntly saying.

“Just speak, if you speak and I don’t understand, that’s my problem, not your responsibility.”

Chapter 302 Nishimiya Shoko's Radiance, Itomori Town with Undercurrents

Hearing Toma Kazusa's words, Nishimiya Shoko couldn't help but hesitate for a moment, and after a few seconds of silence, she mustered her courage and said.

“To… Toma-san, thank you.”

“Huh? Is that it?”

Toma Kazusa looked a little impatient, crossing her arms in front of her chest, looking at the timid Nishimiya Shoko, and snorted lightly.

“I thought your voice was so strange, although the accent is a bit awkward, isn’t that normal? It’s not as strange as you said, to the point where people can’t understand, right?”

Seeing Toma Kazusa's appearance and hearing her words, Nishimiya Shoko was stunned for a moment, and then a complex look appeared in her eyes.

After entering high school, Shouko Nishimiya didn't encounter any bullying incidents. After all, she and Ye Xing were in the same grade. From the day Ye Xing entered Soubu High School, the entire school was being bullied by him, achieving equality for everyone under him.

However, although there were no verbal insults or physical conflicts, and even the surrounding classmates were very patient with her, Shouko Nishimiya didn't like this environment.

Whenever people looked at her, they only saw a disabled girl with a hearing impairment who needed to be treated with care, not Shouko Nishimiya herself.

Excessive gentleness and consideration, on the contrary, gave Shouko Nishimiya a feeling of being tortured.

In such an environment, she naturally failed to make any friends, and also tried to avoid communicating with others as much as possible.

Toma Kazusa's attitude, which was not exactly friendly, and even a little impatient, gave Shouko Nishimiya a sense of relief.

"Kazusa"

Just then, Ogiso Setsuna walked over from the other end of the hallway, first greeting Toma Kazusa.

"Kazusa, let's eat bento together."

Toma Kazusa shook her head and said softly.

"I want to go back to the classroom and sleep."

"How can that be?"

Ogiso Setsuna, looking like a mature adult, lectured Toma Kazusa.

"You're already so thin, if you don't eat properly, you'll soon be malnourished."

"Malnourished?"

Toma Kazusa said indifferently.

"I think I'm developing quite well."

"Uh…"

Ogiso Setsuna glanced at Toma Kazusa's chest, then looked at her own, and couldn't refute it.

She just didn't understand how Toma Kazusa could stay up all night, have her days and nights reversed, and not eat properly. Before joining the Overload Club and having Mai-senpai as a cook, she would just buy instant food from the convenience store to get by. How could she still grow so big with such poor nutrition?

If she ate properly and got enough sleep, wouldn't she have the potential to surpass Yurigawa Hana?

"Toma-san"

Yurigawa Hana walked out of the classroom, with white cream on the corner of her mouth, holding a half-eaten long bread in her hand. She handed over another long bread of the same style, still unopened, and smiled.

"I'll give this to you. I bought it on the way to school. The cream filling is really delicious."

"Um…"

Looking at the bread Yurigawa Hana handed over, Toma Kazusa wanted to refuse, but hesitated.

She recognized this natural airhead's taste in sweets.

Since Yurigawa Hana said it was especially delicious, it was definitely worth a try.

At this time, Ogiso Setsuna noticed Shouko Nishimiya standing there, first tilting her head in confusion, then smiling and saying.

"Could it be… are you Nishimiya Shouko-san?"

Shouko Nishimiya opened her lips, as if wanting to say something, but in the end, she just nodded without speaking.

"Perfect, let's eat together then!"

Yurigawa Hana echoed repeatedly, directly grabbing Toma Kazusa's hand, while Ogiso Setsuna grabbed Shouko Nishimiya's, and the four of them walked forward together.

"Eh?"

Shouko Nishimiya made a slightly confused, cute sound, looking at Yurigawa Hana and Ogiso Setsuna chatting and laughing in front of her, and Toma Kazusa, whose face was showing impatience, but whose clear eyes held a smile, a complex feeling arose in her heart.

Is this… friendship?

…

Meanwhile, inside Itomori Junior High School.

"Mitsuha."

"Mitsuha?"

"Mitsuha!"

Hearing the calls in her ear, Miyamizu Mitsuha finally came back to her senses, looked at her good friends Natori Sayaka and Teshigawara Katsuhiko, who were looking at her speechlessly, and forced a smile.

"Sorry, I was thinking about something."

"Seriously, you're like you've lost your soul. Do you want to find someone to exorcise you?"

"Are you stupid? Mitsuha's family are shrine maidens, why would she need someone to exorcise her?"

"Tch, then what do you think we should do?"

"In my opinion…"

Natori Sayaka said here, gently poking Miyamizu Mitsuha with her elbow, with a meaningful expression.

"I heard that you came to school this morning with a very handsome boy. Boyfriend? He doesn't seem to be a student at our school."

"You… don't talk nonsense. What boyfriend? It's not like that."

Miyamizu Mitsuha blushed and quickly shook her head, turned her face away, raised her hand and nervously fiddled with a strand of her hair, and said softly.

"Just… just a friend."

"Friend?"

Natori Sayaka looked obviously disbelieving, leaned on Miyamizu Mitsuha's shoulder, and smiled meaningfully.

"Where did he come from?"

"Kyo… Kyoto."

"Kyoto, huh…"

Natori Sayaka chuckled, as if hinting at something.

"It takes a lot of time to take the train to our place from there, and you have to transfer several times along the way. Would an ordinary friend go to such lengths to come and find you? Honestly, is he your online boyfriend? You're so good, Mitsuha, you're even hiding it from me, your friend who grew up with you, huh?"

"I, it's not like that, actually…"

Halfway through speaking, Miyamizu Mitsuha suddenly thought carefully for a moment, and looked thoughtful, then nodded.

"Yeah, actually that's how it is. You saw through me."

Miyamizu Mitsuha thought of something.