Zongman I fight weirdness in everyday world

"Shoko."

Ye Xing spoke softly.

"You still haven't awakened your soul's materialization ability, which means there's still something troubling you deep down. I just don't understand what could be troubling you so much that it affects your resolve to become a psychic..."

As he said this, Ye Xing suddenly noticed that Makino-hara Shoko seemed distracted, and he said speechlessly.

"Hey, hey, snap out of it. I'm talking to you about serious matters. What are you thinking about?"

"Oh... oh, I'm sorry."

Hearing Ye Xing's call, Makino-hara Shoko came back to her senses, her pretty face slightly flushed. She wondered if he had just called her Shoko?

Such an intimate way to address her, but she didn't dislike it.

If Ye Xing knew that this beautiful girl, whose physical condition was deteriorating and might not even live to the end of summer vacation, was still having romantic fantasies at this point, he would probably have to punish Makino-hara Shoko severely.

Although he would definitely punish her anyway.

"I'm asking you, what exactly are you struggling with that you haven't awakened your soul's materialization ability yet?"

"I..."

Makino-hara Shoko's eyes darted around, trying to find a reason to gloss over it, but when facing Ye Xing, she couldn't lie at all. She could only remain silent for a moment before saying her true thoughts.

"If I awaken my soul's materialization ability... and my adolescence syndrome disappears, and I turn back into that little girl... then I won't be able to be with everyone anymore... including you, staying together every day..."

"Ah, is that it?"

Ye Xing was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then shook his head with a dumbfounded smile.

"Shoko, let me ask you, after such a long time, do you still think of yourself as a little girl?"

"Well... I don't think I am, but..."

"Then that's it, isn't it?"

Ye Xing patiently explained.

"Your mind is already mature, and after being in this form for so long, you have unconsciously accepted that this grown-up version of you is the real you."

"The essence of soul materialization is, to put it bluntly, idealism, the ability to influence reality with your mind. All members, including me... no, especially me, are like this. It's the so-called consciousness determines form."

"This is also... never mind, you're just an elementary school student, you probably wouldn't understand this."

Makino-hara Shoko felt unconvinced by Ye Xing's words, but she couldn't refute them.

Because although her body had grown up, she was indeed at the level of an elementary school student, the kind who often missed classes because she had to be hospitalized.

"In simple terms..."

Ye Xing patted Makino-hara Shoko's shoulder and said with a chuckle.

"Your obsession is so strong that it's even affecting your psychic ability awakening. When you truly become a psychic, according to the theory of consciousness determining form, you will still maintain your current state, with your body having grown up."

Makino-hara Shoko's face immediately lit up with joy when she heard this.

"Really?"

"Really."

Ye Xing wasn't lying about this, and he wasn't just teasing Makino-hara Shoko. Menma was the best example.

At first, she was in the form of a little girl.

But as she gradually approached the truth and saw that her childhood playmates and friends, Yurikawa Hana and Anjou Naruko, had both grown into graceful young women, she realized that she should also be a young woman according to her age, and then she grew up.

Although Makino-hara Shoko wasn't a spirit, she also possessed the ability to change reality with idealism after awakening her soul's materialization ability, so it was the same.

"That's great!"

Although Makino-hara Shoko's body had grown into a young woman and her mind was relatively mature, she was still a little girl after all. In her excitement, she directly threw herself into Ye Xing's arms, giving him a big hug.

If it were normal times, it would be fine.

But the key was... they were both wearing swimsuits right now.

Ye Xing felt...

Very tender, very smooth, and... very soft.

"Big brother... you..."

Feeling a hard object pressing against her lower abdomen, Makino-hara Shoko was a little curious.

"You brought a weapon when you came to play at the beach?"

Her innocent and pure appearance, coupled with that long-lost "big brother" address, almost made Ye Xing lose control, but he still said seriously.

"A professional exorcist should always carry weapons, to guard against any possible dangers. You'll understand when you become a psychic in the future."

Makino-hara Shoko nodded with an admiring look, thinking that he was indeed her favorite big brother, a truly professional exorcist.

Her knowledge of matters between men and women was at the same level as Kawasaki Kyoka's. Although she had engaged in palace intrigue-like actions such as vying for attention, she didn't actually understand that so-called sleeping together at night wasn't just sleeping.

After all, she was just an elementary school student and hadn't received any enlightenment in this regard. The other members of the club wouldn't actively tell her about this kind of thing either, all thinking of slowly explaining what so-called milk was all about after she became a psychic.

"Ye Xing-nii, can I see your weapon?"

"No."

"Why?"

"Because if you see it, you might die."

"It's not that serious... Hmph, stingy."

Ye Xing wasn't exaggerating.

Since the start of special training, this remote beach had become a forbidden zone on Nichito Island, and no one else would come.

What if, what if he couldn't control himself and did something with Makino-hara Shoko here...

The main reason is that the other party suffers from heart disease and cannot engage in strenuous exercise, let alone the intense exercise that even Miko Yotsuya and the others could barely handle?

It could really be fatal.

… …

Later in the afternoon.

"The seawater is so cold."

"Hey, hey, Umi, don't splash me! If you do that again, I'll splash you!"

"Come on, going to the beach is all about having water fights!"

Suga Natsumi hid in the shade, watching the girls frolic around together. Even Garuda, who had aroused hostility the moment she appeared, was now having fun with the girls, and couldn't help but smile.

There was just one thing she found a little strange.

Such a group of beautiful girls, each with their own unique characteristics, wearing cool swimsuits, frolicking under the warm sun, and occasionally flashing some skin – how could Yozora miss such a scene, given his personality?

What Suga Natsumi didn't know was that Yozora wasn't the only one absent, but also… a spirit, who was also absent.

Not far from the beach, in a secluded corner.

"Yozora-niichan, will I really become stronger if I swallow this?"

Looking at Menma kneeling in front of her with an innocent expression, Yozora nodded.

"Yes, you will become stronger."

"Yeah, Menma seems to feel it too. I really have become stronger."

Immediately afterwards, Menma used her adorable face to make a move that excited Yozora once again.

"Yozora-niichan, look…"

Menma opened her mouth and stuck out her pink tongue, with an expression as if waiting for praise.

"Menma swallowed it all, not a single drop left."

The moment she finished speaking, Menma looked at the scene in front of her and panicked.

"Why again… But… But Menma can't drink anymore."

"Actually… there are other places that can accept milk, but…"

Seeing Yozora's hesitant look, Menma asked curiously.

"Is it the kind of thing that Hachishaku-sama said lovers do?"

As expected of Hachishaku-sama, after a year, she has gone from being an exploited evil spirit of the Super-Quantity Society to becoming one of the assistants, and now she has directly promoted herself to become a Milk Enlightenment Ambassador.

"It's okay."

Before Yozora could reply, Menma suddenly smiled and said.

"I like Honoka, and I like Naruko, so I want to become stronger to protect them both."

"And more importantly…"

"I also like Yozora-niichan, not the kind of liking I have for Honoka and Naruko, but… the kind where I want to be your bride, the liking of an adult."

"So, it's okay."

Menma stood up, her little face flushed, untied the knot of her swimsuit, and her snow-white body almost glowed under the sunlight.

… …

Listening to the gasps coming from behind the rock not far away, Onimaru Kunitsuna stood there quietly, without even a flicker in her expression or eyes, silently watching over her master.

She didn't care how many girls her master had relationships with.

As long as they were human and not showerheads or anything like that, it was fine.

Originally, these girls were not in competition with her.

Could it be that when the time came to fight, her master could carry Miko Yotsuya in his left hand and Mai Sakurajima in his right hand to eliminate evil spirits?

Of course not.

Therefore, her position, Onimaru Kunitsuna, was irreplaceable, and that was enough.

… …

That night, inside the inn.

The girls, who had been playing and frolicking at the beach all day, felt a little tired and were too lazy to go out for dinner. Instead, they had the owner of the Kojune restaurant, Kojune Ushio and Kojune Mio's father, Kojune Allen, prepare the food and deliver it to the inn.

After being injected with a large amount of milk, Menma discovered something wonderful.

Originally, as long as she got too close to Hyakuri-kawa Honoka, she would feel a burning pain, and her body would gradually fade.

But now, even if the two of them were directly touching each other, she didn't feel any discomfort.

Menma thought, as expected, as long as you are injected with milk, you can become stronger.

Hachishaku-sama, she didn't lie to her.

But the problem now is that although Menma is not affected, Honoka Hyakuri-kawa's life aura will still react instinctively because of her proximity. She is fine, but Honoka Hyakuri-kawa will be affected.

Therefore, she still can't get too close. Being at opposite ends of the room like this is already the limit.

To solve this problem, she can only wait until Honoka awakens her spiritual powers…

Just as Menma was thinking this, the light bulb in the inn room suddenly flickered rapidly.

"Crack."

With a soft sound, the light went out instantly, and the room was plunged into darkness.

"This… This… What happened?"

Seeing the sudden change, not to mention the others, Anjou Naruko, who had encountered evil spirits in that mountain six years ago, changed her face instantly.

"Could it be… another evil spirit…"

"It shouldn't… be, right…"

Even Menma, as a spirit, didn't seem too sure in her tone. Honoka Hyakuri-kawa and Anjou Naruko didn't find it strange, after all, although she was a spirit like Hachishaku-sama and the others, she didn't have…

"Wait…"

Honoka Hyakuri-kawa suddenly realized something was wrong, looked in the direction where she had just heard the sound, and was stunned when she saw Menma sitting there in a white dress.

"Are you… Menma?"