Zongman I fight weirdness in everyday world

"Is it that enemies have been discovered? Or has Night Star encountered danger?"

"Neither."

Rio Futaba sighed, pointing to Mai Sakurajima beside her, who wore a bewildered expression. At this moment, Yukino Yukinoshita and Yui Yuigahama also noticed Mai-senpai, who seemed different from usual, as if lost in confusion.

"Mai-senpai is having another episode."

Chapter 391: Hopes and Flowers's Heart Knot, The Adjustment Grandmaster of Overload Society

"Another episode?"

Yukino Yukinoshita, having been a member of the group responsible for resolving Kaguya Shinomiya's adolescence syndrome, immediately understood that Rio Futaba's "episode" referred to adolescence syndrome.

It would have been fine at any other time.

But the fact that it's happening now, when SERN is hiding in the shadows, watching intently, plotting something, this is truly terrible.

"What are the symptoms?"

Rio Futaba said calmly.

"She's not Mai-senpai right now, but Mai-senpai's younger sister, Nodoka Toyohama."

"Ah?"

Yukino Yukinoshita frowned slightly upon hearing this, immediately thinking of the most important question.

"Then her control over the body..."

"Walking and such is fine, but if she runs, or if her emotions become too agitated, she won't be able to control this body."

"This is troublesome..."

Yukino Yukinoshita, like Rio Futaba, immediately realized the seriousness of the matter.

SERN's enemies aren't fools either. After twenty years of fighting, they obviously know the approximate abilities of the Overload Society members. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to develop the soul concretization specifically designed to counter them. And the most basic thing, the physical strength that ordinary spiritual ability users can't possess, even in a non-fused state, far exceeds human imagination. SERN must know that too.

Now that Nodoka Toyohama's consciousness is in Mai Sakurajima's body, unable to freely control it, if that's exposed... SERN will definitely guess that she's one of "Mask's" assistants, without a doubt.

Then, following the trail, the real identities of all the Overload Society members will be exposed.

Just then, a slightly hurried knock sounded.

Rio Futaba walked over and opened the front door of the apartment building, only to see a strange blonde girl she had never seen before standing outside, causing her to frown slightly.

"Who are you looking for?"

The blonde girl sighed, sounding somewhat helpless.

"Rio, it's me."

"Huh? Mai-senpai?"

Although Rio Futaba felt that the demeanor and tone of the blonde girl in front of her were exactly the same as the Mai Sakurajima she knew, and as she had guessed, it was the adolescence syndrome that swapped their bodies, she was still wary, just in case.

"How can you prove it?"

"Come forth, Suzu Yanagihime."

Seeing the Soul Manifestation, Suzu Yanagihime, appear behind the girl, Rio Futaba breathed a sigh of relief and stepped aside.

"Come in, Mai-senpai."

"Okay."

Rio Futaba didn't think that this Suzu Yanagihime could be fake.

Although she didn't know what Mai Sakurajima's younger sister looked like, she had heard that she was a member of a popular idol group, and a search online would turn up photos.

If SERN wanted to exploit this, they would have to find someone who looked exactly like Nodoka Toyohama, so much so that Mai Sakurajima wouldn't be able to spot the flaw.

Moreover, they would have to know Mai Sakurajima's true identity and know that her Soul Manifestation was Suzu Yanagihime.

Even if they managed to do all of that, there was still one thing that SERN absolutely couldn't achieve.

Creating a Soul Manifestation that could deceive "Hundred Eyes" and "Mask's" perception, one that could disguise itself as Suzu Yanagihime.

You have to know, Miko Yotsuya had her Hundred Eyes share an eyeball with Mai Sakurajima's Suzu Yanagihime, in order to ensure that they could sense the other's changes as soon as possible, and thus rewind time.

SERN absolutely couldn't achieve these conditions, so there was no need to worry that the "Mai Sakurajima" in front of her was disguised as a SERN member; there was simply no such possibility.

Seeing "herself" walk through the door, Nodoka Toyohama, or rather, Nodoka Toyohama who was inside Mai Sakurajima's body, showed a complicated expression on her face, and said softly.

"Sakura... Sakurajima Mai..."

"Nodoka."

Mai Sakurajima walked up to Nodoka Toyohama. Even though it was her younger sister's body and her younger sister's voice, as soon as she spoke, it felt like Nodoka Toyohama, who was occupying Mai Sakurajima's body, instantly turned into her sister.

It was a connection that had nothing to do with appearance, height, or voice, but purely with blood.

"You have a condition called adolescence syndrome, and now it seems..."

Mai Sakurajima said calmly.

"The symptom is that the two of us will switch bodies, and we don't know how long it will last. Based on my previous experience, if the symptoms of adolescence syndrome are left unchecked, they will only get worse and worse."

"Previous? Sis... have you encountered something like this before?"

Nodoka Toyohama looked incredulous, and seemed on the verge of collapse.

"What's going on? Why did I become you...? What was that place just now...? You've actually encountered something like this before, and your body... your body... why is it like a monster...? What's going on...?"

"I..."

Yui Yuigahama noticed that when Nodoka Toyohama said that Mai Sakurajima's body was like a monster, a hint of sadness flashed in Mai Sakurajima's eyes.

Nodoka Toyohama certainly didn't mean to say it that way, it was just the first adjective that came to mind.

But being called a monster by her own younger sister still made Mai Sakurajima, who was never easily shaken, feel a little sad.

Rio Futaba and Miko Yotsuya could also understand Nodoka Toyohama's reaction.

You have to know, they switched bodies right when the three of them were fighting the evil spirit.

Suddenly seeing a huge spider monster appear in front of her, and actually being killed twice, and also seeing the strange scenes in the Reverse World, to be honest, it was already amazing that Nodoka Toyohama didn't lose her mind and collapse on the spot, but waited until she saw her older sister Mai Sakurajima before she reacted.

"In short, the current situation is very troublesome."

Mai Sakurajima didn't respond to Toyohama Nodoka's question, nor did she explain why her body possessed such power, because explaining it would inevitably involve matters related to psychic abilities.

Her own identity was irrelevant, but why should the other members of Overload trust her sister?

Mai Sakurajima didn't think she had the right to bypass the other members and directly tell Toyohama Nodoka about psychic abilities.

She looked at Rio Futaba and said softly,

"Please call Makise-san down, we might need her opinion now."

...

Twenty minutes later, after Kurisu Makise listened to Mai Sakurajima's description, she looked at the person sitting beside her, who looked like Mai Sakurajima but was actually Nodoka Toyohama's consciousness, and was completely bewildered.

"Wait… is dealing with these things your daily life? Switching bodies… isn't that too strange?"

After complaining, Kurisu Makise quickly entered analysis mode.

She took the drink Rio Futaba handed her, didn't even look at it, unscrewed the cap and took a sip, only to realize the flavor after tasting it.

"Eh? Dr. Pepper? Do you guys also like this drink?"

Rio Futaba picked up her coffee cup, shook her head, and said in a flat tone.

"That guy said you like to drink this, so we went out and bought it during the day."

Kurisu Makise frowned slightly, wondering how Yozora would know that she liked Dr. Pepper, a drink that should be considered very niche in Sakurajima Prefecture and Kyushu.

However, she didn't dwell on it and started analyzing directly.

"Hmm… according to your description, since Mai Sakurajima has suffered from Adolescence Syndrome once, and the underlying issue has long been resolved, then the cause of this phenomenon is not from her side, but…"

Kurisu Makise looked at Nodoka Toyohama sitting there, thoughtfully.

"It's your Adolescence Syndrome."

Rio Futaba nodded in agreement and then asked.

"Then what do you think is the reason?"

"The reason…"

Just as Kurisu Makise was about to say her analysis, Yui Yuigahama stopped her, and then she and Miko Yotsuya were pulled aside by Yui Yuigahama.

"Personally, I think we should wait for Yozora to come back before we talk about it."

Kurisu Makise was a little puzzled.

"Why?"

Yui Yuigahama glanced at the sisters sitting on the sofa, the atmosphere between them seeming a bit awkward, and lowered her voice.

"I can roughly guess the reason for Nodoka's Adolescence Syndrome, but if we bring it up rashly, she will only deny it, or even stimulate her emotions. In this regard… Yozora possesses abilities that none of us have, don't you think?"

Rio Futaba and Miko Yotsuya both nodded, very much in agreement.

"Yeah, that's true."

Yozora possesses an extremely special ability that none of the Overload members possess.

He is an expert in resolving conflicts.

If the teachers and students of Soubu High School heard this, they would probably think it was a fantasy, after all, Yozora is good at creating conflicts, let alone resolving them?

But the fact is so.

Miko Yotsuya's words of apology that she couldn't say to her deceased father, Rio Futaba's self-identity, Mai Sakurajima's unresolved issues, Touma Kazusa's relationship with her mother, Anjou Naruko's guilt, and the relationship between Yukino Yukinoshita and Haruno Yukinoshita, who are also sisters.

All of this was resolved by Yozora.

He usually seems to be outspoken and says some very outrageous things, but perhaps it is because of this unconventional personality that he can do things that others cannot, and say things that others don't have the courage to say.

Just like the awkward relationship between Touma Kazusa and Touma Youko, this mother and daughter, that was a truly hellish difficulty.

Even so, Kyoto's number one eroge shooter still completed the game.

Just as Yui Yuigahama said, even if we can guess what the underlying issue causing Nodoka Toyohama's Adolescence Syndrome is, bringing it up rashly… will only increase the difficulty of resolving it later, it's better to wait for Yozora to come back and handle it, after all, specialization in a field is essential.

"It would be great if there was a member with psychic communication abilities."

As the operations strategist of Overload, Rio Futaba realized a problem through this incident.

Within a certain range, members can communicate through the L-provided headsets, and even if they are further apart, they can make phone calls.

But what if normal communication methods cannot be used?

For example, the last time the Kyoto City signal station was destroyed, and like this time, wanting to contact Yozora in the Reverse World, but there is no way to communicate directly.

This time it's not too urgent, we can wait for him to come back tomorrow, but what if it's a matter of life and death, that cannot be delayed?

Communication is very important.

"Maybe there will be in the future."

Miko Yotsuya showed a hint of a smile, but then, a few helplessness appeared in her eyes.

"According to that guy's personality, our members and collaborators will definitely become more and more numerous, there is no need to doubt this at all."

...

Later that evening, in the Reverse World corresponding to Osaka City.

"Wow… Saki, look at these things, can we just take them all without paying?"

Seeing Marin Kitagawa looking through the window, looking at the wigs displayed inside, with a look of excitement, her eyes sparkling, Saki Kawasaki sighed helplessly.

"I brought you to the Reverse World for special training, and you're here for zero-dollar shopping?"

"It's just convenient…"

"That's not convenient, that's stealing."

Marin Kitagawa smiled embarrassedly. Of course, she didn't really want to steal. After all, like her, a professional cosplayer who strives for the most perfect reproduction, the wigs needed for cosplay have to be trimmed to ensure they are completely suitable. These things displayed in the window are completely useless to her.

Besides, after becoming a formal member of Overload, she is not short of money.

"That's about it, let's stop here for today."