Zongman I fight weirdness in everyday world

Yagami Light nodded slightly, his tone calm.

“I have considered this point clearly, which is why I came to share information with you. That guy's level of danger has reached the point where I cannot tolerate my pride hindering things. It would be wrong to deliberately withhold information and delay your investigation.”

L looked noncommittal and retorted.

“Then do you think I will just listen to your arrangements and provide you with assistance?”

“We?”

Yagami Light did not fall into L's linguistic trap.

“Only me.”

“As for what you just said…”

Yagami Light's voice was filled with absolute confidence.

“That's right, even if you know my plan, you can only make this choice.”

“Because this is your only chance to win against me.”

As the words fell, Yagami Light's figure seemed to fade into the darkness, slowly disappearing.

L stared at the shadows illuminated by the lights, muttering to himself.

“Precisely because of this, you… are an interesting opponent.”

Just like Yagami Light said.

The moment he revealed the mastermind behind this incident, someone with the same abilities as himself, L could not make any other choice.

This was the only chance for the famous detective.

The investigation, which had been ongoing for nearly a year, would probably not be able to find "Kira's" true identity even with two more months.

Regarding the perplexing case where two high-ranking police officials had shown abnormalities one after another, L had originally suspected that it might be related to "Kira's" special abilities, and now he had received the other party's personal confirmation.

During the investigation, he might be able to discover more information about this ability, thereby finding more clues and ultimately finding "Kira's" true identity and solving this mystery.

L was well aware of "Kira's" intentions, but such a complex case, and the hope of turning the tables, held an irresistible allure for him, making it impossible for him to refuse.

…

On the other side, Kawasaki Saki and Yozora, who had been playing outside all day, were on their way back to the hotel.

“We played all day today. Although it was fun, I'm also a little tired.”

Listening to Kawasaki Saki's words, Yozora smiled.

“Then how about… we get a room to rest for a bit? I promise I'll just cuddle, not go inside.”

“Go… go away, what do you mean get a room…”

Kawasaki Saki's pretty face flushed red, and she retorted unhappily.

“I live with Haimu and the others. If I don't go back tonight… they… they'll all know…”

“Then together.”

“What do you mean together? I won't.”

Kawasaki Saki pursed her lips and said in a voice as faint as a mosquito's hum.

“If… if you really want to do that… let's talk about it when we get back and it's just the two of us. Otherwise… I'm really embarrassed.”

“Okay.”

“By the way.”

Kawasaki Saki was too embarrassed to continue talking about this topic, raised her head to look at the night sky, and said softly.

“Tomorrow is the last day in Osaka. In the morning, we and the students from the Private Toyonosaki Academy will visit Shitennoji Temple, and we'll be going back in the afternoon.”

“Shitennoji Temple… a good place.”

Hearing Yozora say this, Kawasaki Saki couldn't help but be curious.

“What, are you interested in Buddhism?”

Yozora smiled noncommittally.

“I'm not interested in Buddhism, but I'm very interested in the gods within Buddhism.”

Chapter 317: Evil Spirits within Shitennoji Temple

The next morning, Minami-moto Town, Tennoji Ward, Osaka City.

The so-called Shitennoji Temple is not simply an ordinary temple, but a general term for a scenic spot.

The temple itself is located in the very center, surrounded by a park, and the Osaka Municipal Museum of Art is also built in this area.

After all, it was a joint school trip organized by both schools. Although considering the requests of the Super-Dimensional Research Society members, Sobu High School did not arrange any group activities, they still organized students from both schools to visit this famous Osaka City scenic spot on the last day before leaving Osaka.

Only…

“How boring… It's really no fun.”

“What's so interesting about temples anyway…”

“Sigh, be content. Fortunately, it's almost winter now, and the temperature isn't very high, otherwise so many people would be dying of heat.”

“I came here with my parents when I was little. There's no point in seeing it again. Can't we just have free time?”

…

Just listening to the students' whispers and seeing the impatient expressions on the faces of these teenagers, it was clear that everyone was not very satisfied with the school's arranged sightseeing location.

Temples?

What's so interesting about that?

Unlike most of the students, Yozora today did not show the impatient, lazy, and listless attitude that Hiratsuka Shizuka had imagined, or even not show up at all, but instead looked very expectant.

“Quick, Shizuka, hurry up, I can't wait to visit Shitennoji Temple.”

Seeing Yozora being so sensible, Hiratsuka Shizuka first showed a smile, but then suddenly remembered the other party's identity and hesitated in a low voice.

“Well… after you enter the temple, you won't do something… like exorcism, right? Wait a minute, the ones enshrined in Shitennoji Temple, like the wrathful deities, shouldn't be considered evil spirits in your opinion, right?”

“Shizuka, you're quite mistaken.”

Night Star shook his head, patiently explaining.

“It's not that people believe there are powerful gods enshrined here, so there really are, you understand? If you were to say that after years of faith and worship, there might be some earthbound spirits, land gods, guardian deities, or the like, that's possible, but at least, among the gods I've seen, there's nothing like those wrathful Vajra.”

Hearing this, Shizuka Hiratsuka first breathed a sigh of relief, then paused in surprise.

“What do you mean, 'among the gods you've seen…'? You've seen many gods?”

“Not that many.”

Night Star casually replied at first, then recounted as if listing treasures.

“Let me think… a golden goat head, belonging to the earthbound spirit category, then the Slaughtering Demon who enjoys cruelly killing evil spirits, who could at least be considered a god, the old man land god in Tokyo who rings a bell, then that big whale controlling the weather in Sakura Province, and the god of matchmaking currently lazing around in the hotel, five in total, roughly.”

“Five… wait a moment, you just said, god of matchmaking?”

Hearing this simple and easy-to-understand name, Shizuka Hiratsuka immediately seemed to think of something, her face full of hope.

“God of matchmaking, is that a god who governs marriage? Could that possibly…”

“I understand what you mean, don't worry.”

Night Star looked as if he understood everything, smiling as he replied.

“You have a red string of fate, and before long, it will blossom into fruition.”

“Really?”

Although Shizuka Hiratsuka outwardly claimed that she was single because she wanted to be, as an older woman, she was actually a little worried about getting married.

Hearing Night Star say this, a look of joy appeared on her face, but the next moment her brow furrowed slightly, realizing something was wrong.

“Wait… my red string of fate… is connected to whom?”

Night Star replied casually.

“Who else could it be, of course, it's with me.”

Shizuka Hiratsuka probably already guessed this answer, and her expression seemed somewhat complicated, unsure of how to feel.

To be happy… Night Star is her student.

To be unhappy, if her red string of fate was connected to someone else, Shizuka Hiratsuka really couldn't accept that either.

“In any case, after you enter the temple later, you won't do anything strange, right?”

“Don't worry, I won't.”

Night Star waved his hand, confidently saying.

“But I heard that the Shitenno-ji Temple also enshrines some sarira? Let's take them.”

Shizuka Hiratsuka looked speechless.

“Are you a robber?”

Night Star replied righteously.

“Hey, as the saying goes, now that we're here, if I were to return empty-handed, wouldn't that make the monks in the Shitenno-ji Temple lose their hospitality? That won't do, I have to take something back.”

Shizuka Hiratsuka sighed helplessly.

“Aren't you afraid of angering the gods?”

“Angering the gods? You've got it backwards, right?”

Night Star frowned slightly, his expression somewhat displeased.

“If there really is a so-called god in this temple, He just hides in the temple every day, enjoying people's offerings, leaving the task of protecting the world to me, and in the end, I can't even use the sarira left behind by His believers after they die? If He's really that clueless, forget about the sarira, I'll just eat Him too.”

“You're saying strange things again.”

Shizuka Hiratsuka thought Night Star was just being abstract, but in reality…

He really had that intention.

…

Half an hour later, the group visiting Shitenno-ji Temple finally reached the two high schools.

“Um…”

Shizuka Hiratsuka glanced at the group, cleared her throat twice, and called out names.

“Night Star, Miko Yotsuya, Rio Futaba, Yui Yuigahama, Mai Sakurajima, Hana Yurigawa, Kazusa Touma, Saki Kawasaki, Hina Amano, Yukino Yukinoshita, Marin Kitagawa, Setsuna Ogiso, and Shoko Makinohara, please follow me inside for the tour.”

Anyone with eyes could immediately realize that Shizuka Hiratsuka was not calling out names according to the class roster.

The students she called out were all members of the Supernatural Quantum Mechanics Research Society, known within Soubu High School as "those people."

“Wait a moment.”

As soon as Shizuka Hiratsuka finished speaking, she saw Kazusa Touma leave the A class group, run to another class group, scan it once, and then pull out Shoko Nishimiya with a blank expression.

“She's coming with us too.”

Seeing this, Yui Yuigahama seemed to think of something as well, imitating Kazusa Touma's actions, pulling out a confused Yumiko Miura, and smiling sweetly.

“Yumiko is coming with us too.”

Just as Shizuka Hiratsuka was about to speak, she saw Night Star also leave the group, pulling out a petite girl wearing a single eye patch, dressed in a Gothic style.

“Then this girl will come along too, I promised her sister that I would take care of her more at school.”

Shizuka Hiratsuka rolled her eyes and complained.

“Is there anyone else who wants to come along?”

“Teacher Hiratsuka.”

Without any surprise, another surprise appeared.

The teacher leading the team from Private Toyogasaki Academy walked up to Shizuka Hiratsuka, pointed to Eriri Spencer Sawamura and Utaha Kasumigaoka behind him, and said with an embarrassed smile.

“We also have two people here who want to come along, we apologize for the trouble.”