Zongman I fight weirdness in everyday world

Using this ability on Yae Hoshi is purely for the sake of creating comedic effect.

Seeing all the delicious food appear before him might at most cheer him up and lift his spirits, but how could it possibly have any other effect?

“A sniper rifle, huh… that’s an interesting idea.”

Yae Hoshi muttered to himself, thinking that heavy weapons like sniper rifles weren't easy to come by.

Combining this with what Yagami Light said earlier, that Agutami Kiyotaka's psychological counseling records as a member of the Metropolitan Police Department should be strictly confidential, it seems the mastermind not only has the ability to create spirit power users but also possesses certain connections and resources to accomplish these things.

… …

Meanwhile, inside the cave where offerings were made.

Miyamizu Hitoha placed the kuchikamizake made by her two granddaughters on the ground, clasped her hands together in prayer, then opened her eyes and sighed softly.

“Divine spirit, are you really allergic to alcohol? To show my sincerity, perhaps I should make a batch of kuchikamizake myself to repay the divine spirit…”

Before Miyamizu Hitoha could finish speaking, Yae Hoshi's voice, tinged with laughter, came from behind.

“He really is allergic to alcohol. Besides, kuchikamizake is usually made by shrine maidens. You're too old to be called a shrine maiden; you should be called a crone. Just forget about the kuchikamizake, okay?”

Chapter 306: Yagami Light's Plan, Rumors Within Itomori Town

Miyamizu Hitoha turned her head, looked at Yae Hoshi leaning against the cave entrance with a nonchalant and lazy expression, and shook her head helplessly.

“You rascal, what nonsense are you talking about? At the very least, you should show some respect to the divine spirit in this place.”

“I have no respect for him at all.”

Yae Hoshi slowly walked into the cave, looked at the stone monument where the kuchikamizake was placed, reached out and wiped the dust from it, and suddenly said,

“Take another look. What is the future of Itomori Town now?”

Miyamizu Hitoha was stunned for a moment, and asked in confusion,

“What future…”

Just as she was halfway through her sentence, wisps of red threads suddenly appeared in the air, quickly forming a sentence.

“Let me take a look… Eh? The blurry area on that future thread has disappeared! Does this mean… the disaster one day from now has been resolved!”

“Just as I thought…”

Yae Hoshi nodded noncommittally, squatted down to observe the stone monument in front of him, as well as the kuchikamizake of Miyamizu Mitsuha and Yotsuha placed there in two well-packaged small wooden boxes.

“The first disaster that Itomori Town might encounter was caused by those five… no, a total of six spirit power users. With the ability to create illusions using that mirage, ordinary people would definitely feel panicked and at a loss. They might even attack each other just by seeing the illusion. Then, all that's needed is to clean up the mess. Although that guy's spirit power isn't strong, it feels like his ability was specifically created for doing such things. It's truly disgusting.”

At this time, Yotsuha and Hitoha, looking at the red threads that suddenly appeared in the air and formed sentences, rubbed their eyes in disbelief.

“This… this… what is this!?”

“Huh?”

Yae Hoshi turned his head to look at the grandmother and granddaughter, and said with a light smile.

“You Miyamizu family has been worshiping the divine spirit for thousands of years, and you don't even know what he looks like?”

After complaining, Yae Hoshi then asked.

“Grandma Hitoha, haven't you received revelations from the divine spirit? Haven't you seen his true appearance?”

Hearing this, the guardian deity of Itomori Town took the initiative to explain.

“Yae Hoshi-sama, while Hitoha is a competent shrine maiden, her talent in spirit power isn't too strong. She might not be able to see me. Moreover, she's old now, so in order not to scare her, I used the traditional method of sending dreams when I gave her revelations.”

“Oh, so that's how it is.”

Watching Yae Hoshi communicating with the red threads, chatting as if it were a normal conversation, Miyamizu Yotsuha and Miyamizu Hitoha, the shrine maiden grandmother and granddaughter, were completely dumbfounded.

Wait…

These red threads are the true appearance of the divine spirit that their Miyamizu family has worshiped for generations?

This…

The key is, their divine spirit even calls Yae Hoshi 'sama'?

What kind of relationship is this?

Normally, even if the guardian deity of Itomori Town actively appeared, not everyone would be able to see him.

Only spirit power users, or people like Miyamizu Mitsuha who possess extremely high talent in spirit power, can see the red threads. Yotsuha and Hitoha do not belong to either category.

But it's different in this place.

Here, is the very center of the crater created by the meteorite impact twelve hundred years ago. This cave where the kuchikamizake is offered is the true shrine of the guardian deity of Itomori Town in the truest sense. Even ordinary people, as long as they are in this cave, can see the red threads that represent him, just like how that evil mountain god can only attack humans within the range of that mountain.

“Mitsuha… you…”

Noticing that her granddaughter Miyamizu Mitsuha didn't show any surprise after the red threads appeared, Miyamizu Hitoha immediately realized.

“You… you've seen the true appearance of the divine spirit?”

“Mm…”

Miyamizu Mitsuha's expression seemed a little complicated.

Mainly because she didn't know how to describe it to her grandmother, nor did she know how to tell her that this divine spirit's personality… was a bit abstract.

Who could handle this?

The divine spirit that she and her family ancestors had always revered and worshiped, only to discover on the day he truly appeared that he was actually an abstract god who liked to flatter, often had to lick Yae Hoshi's boots, and even wanted to draw a red thread between her granddaughter and another boy?

This news was too shocking. What if it startled the old lady so much that she had a fit? Who could take responsibility for that?

“However…”

The guardian deity of Itomori Town formed a new sentence.

“Although the disaster one day from now has disappeared, the blurry area on the thread five days later, and the break more than ten days later, still exist.”

“Of course they still exist, are you stupid?”

Yae Hoshi said nonchalantly.

"Logically speaking, if there's a possibility of a cataclysmic disaster happening in Itomori Town in a day, then the thread that supposedly foreshadows the future should have snapped here. But that didn't happen. Perhaps this means that my killing those psychics was also something foreseen in your predictions. Or perhaps, it's precisely because I prevented the disaster a day later that it triggered another disaster five days later. It's a matter of cause and effect."

The guardian deity of Itomori Town remained silent for a moment before replying.

"I don't understand."

Nightstar looked speechless.

"You're so dumb..."

Mitsuba Miyamizu, standing beside him, seemed thoughtful.

"You mean... the content predicted on the god's thread of the future implies that the disappearance of those people will cause some kind of change, leading to the disaster five days later? In other words... is it possible that someone with malicious intentions will infiltrate the town again? Trying to create a disaster?"

"Yeah, that's pretty much it."

Nightstar glanced at the red thread floating in the air.

"If only you were as smart as Mitsuha."

"Ehehe."

"What 'ehehe'? Don't try to act cute here. No matter how strange a person's fetish is, it wouldn't be strange enough to be into red threads. That won't work on me."

"My envoy being smart means I'm smart, too. Same thing, same thing."

...

For the next three days, Nightstar stayed in Itomori Town, searching for the white door that could trigger an earthquake. It happened to be the weekend, and Mitsuha Miyamizu accompanied him in the search, but they didn't find any trace of the white door.

Perhaps the reason for the disaster in Itomori Town wasn't an earthquake, or perhaps the door would only appear a few hours before the disaster.

During this time, the guardian deity of Itomori Town remained highly vigilant, using its spiritual power to investigate anyone entering Itomori Town.

There's no point in 'alerting the snake' anymore.

After all, according to the mastermind's original plan, a disaster should have already broken out in Itomori Town. There's no need to contact them specifically. As long as they haven't seen related news reports on TV, they should understand that something unexpected happened to the pawns they sent.

The question now is, what will the other party do next?

...

After school on Monday, in the Sobu High School Supernatural Club activity room.

"No, I can't take it anymore."

Toma Kazusa stood up, scanning the members in front of her, all of whom were also psychics, and slowly spoke.

"I'm going to Itomori Town."

"Are you kidding?"

Rio Futaba frowned slightly, pushed up her glasses, and sighed helplessly.

"Even if you go now, you might be able to help a little, but facing a meteor falling from the sky, what can you do with your power alone in that kind of disaster?"

Toma Kazusa narrowed her eyes slightly, retorting without showing any weakness.

"Since he went, it means he has the ability to prevent that disaster."

"But what if... he can't stop it?"

"Then I'll die with him."

"You... I really don't know what to say."

Rio Futaba shook her head, speaking earnestly.

"Toma, calm down. It's not time for the disaster to come yet. Besides, hasn't he already prevented the first disaster? Compared to the crisis in Itomori Town, what we should be considering now is the problem in Kyoto City."

Hearing this, Mai Sakurajima couldn't help but ask in confusion.

"Hasn't nothing happened in Kyoto City recently?"

Rio Futaba picked up her coffee cup and took a sip, saying calmly.

"The fact that nothing has happened is itself worthy of vigilance. According to the information Nightstar sent back, the enemy seems to have given up on competing in psychic abilities and also possesses heavy firearms. Except for Nightstar and Miko, none of the rest of us have the defensive power to remain unscathed under the direct fire of a sniper rifle, right?"

"This..."

Looking at the slightly complicated expressions of Mai Sakurajima and the others, Rio Futaba continued.

"However, heavy weapons like sniper rifles aren't something that can be easily obtained. If the enemy isn't stupid, they will try to minimize the number of times they use them, because no matter how they obtained them, they will inevitably leave traces."

"The Shinomia Foundation is investigating and sent Nightstar a piece of information today. He asked me to convey it to you so that everyone can discuss the next plan together."

Speaking of this, Rio Futaba paused slightly, looked at the members in front of her, and slowly said.

"Six months ago, the Osaka City Metropolitan Police Department requested from the Kyoto Metropolitan Police Department, under the pretext of investigating a confidential case, all the action data of all members of the Kyoto Metropolitan Police Department's mobile unit, including the overall commander, Akitani Kiyoto, as well as the personal psychological evaluation data of these members."

Hearing this, Mai Sakurajima frowned and asked in confusion.

"The Kyoto Metropolitan Police Department... should be on the same level as the Osaka City Metropolitan Police Department. It's not an order issued by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Did the Kyoto Metropolitan Police Department just hand over the confidential information like that?"

Rio Futaba replied in a calm tone.

"Nightstar asked Soichiro Yagami. Chief Yagami said that he didn't have much say in the police department at the time. It was an order issued by a high-ranking official."

Mai Sakurajima pondered.

"Issuing such an order... In that case, that high-ranking official should be a believer controlled by that so-called Izanami god?"

"That's right."

Rio Futaba nodded, then added.

"However, considering the impact on Kyoto City, we can't eliminate him for the time being."

"What a hot potato."

Hina Amano sighed, a look of worry appearing on her face.

"We can't eliminate him, but if we let him continue to stay, who knows what kind of things will happen... It's really difficult."

"It's precisely because we considered this that Yagami Light, who is far away in Tokyo, provided us with a solution."

Rio Futaba tapped the table lightly with her slender white index finger and slowly said.

"His exact words were, since we're worried about causing an impact on the Kyoto underworld, then as long as this high-ranking police official doesn't die within the boundaries of Kyoto City, it'll be fine."

"Huh?"