Zongman I fight weirdness in everyday world

His gaze, from beginning to end, remained fixed on the elderly man wearing the priestly uniform. Although the other party concealed his emotions well, Yexing noticed that when that loud noise came just now, the old man's slightly narrowed eyes twitched.

This subtle expression was enough to show…

That the other party was also a psychic.

Yexing glanced over as if nothing had happened, only to see a swirling cloud of red and black already appearing in the distant sky, while on the surrounding ground, strands of golden thread emerged, converging towards the swirling cloud.

He was all too familiar with this kind of scene.

“The Gate.”

The moment the swirling red and black cloud finished gathering, it would release the “calamity” originally trapped within.

Combining it with the scene he saw in the disaster prediction just now, this calamity…

Was an earthquake, at least one exceeding magnitude eight.

“What place is in that direction? Are there any abandoned buildings?”

Hearing Yexing's question, Yukinoshita Yang Nai pursed her lips, pondering.

“Abandoned buildings? Although that area isn't very lively, it's not exactly abandoned either… How could there be…”

“There is.”

Although Yukinoshita Yukino couldn't see the swirling red and black cloud, hearing Yexing's question, she also realized something was wrong, and her expression seemed somewhat complicated.

“There's an abandoned area there… the elementary school I attended.”

Chapter 444: The Mad Evil Spirit, Yukinoshita Yukino's Awakening

“The elementary school you attended?”

Yukinoshita Yang Nai was taken aback for a moment, before suddenly realizing.

“Oh right, that place has been abandoned for half a year now because a new campus was built. The plan is to officially demolish it in a month.”

“Looks like that's the place.”

Gates that can cause calamities usually appear in places that have been abandoned but were once very lively and full of memories, manifesting in the form of a “gate.”

The elementary school that Yukinoshita Yukino once attended, which has now been abandoned because a new campus was built, perfectly fits these conditions.

“You stay here, I'll handle it.”

Hearing Yang Nai's words, Yukinoshita Yukino shook her head first.

“No, your spiritual power is too weak, you can't close that gate alone. Even with Yagami-kun… I'm afraid it's impossible.”

Although Yukinoshita Yukino wasn't a psychic, she knew that the "Gate" that appeared in Kyoto last time was closed by Yotsuya Miko, with the help of Amano Hina, who possessed the spiritual power of the Weather Shrine, Enmusubi, who was then called the Guardian Deity of Itomori Town, and the Golden Goat Head, all four of them barely managing to close it.

She could still do simple math.

Yagami Light is less than Yotsuya Miko, Yukinoshita Yang Nai is certainly less than Amano Hina, Enmusubi, and the Golden Goat Head combined.

The conclusion was that Yang Nai and Yagami Light didn't have the ability to forcibly close "The Gate."

Yukinoshita Yukino only knew one person who possessed the ability to close "The Gate" alone.

“Looks like I have to go after all.”

Yexing also realized the same problem as Yukinoshita Yukino, looked at Yukinoshita Yang Nai, and said with a smile.

“Yang Nai, you should stay here, after all, you still have to preside over the ribbon-cutting ceremony and give a speech later. You better not leave the scene.”

Without needing to say much, with just an exchange of glances, Yagami Light understood Yexing's meaning. In order to avoid attracting attention, he left the scene first without attracting anyone's attention, planning to meet up with Yexing at the location where “The Gate” appeared.

“Yukinoshita-san, you come too.”

“Eh? Me?”

“Yes.”

Yexing said with a smile: “You're more familiar with the situation on-site, so you can always provide some information. Besides, if I die, you won't survive either, right?”

Hearing this, Yukinoshita Yukino's pretty face flushed red, and she said unhappily.

“Yagami-kun, please stop your nonsense. Do you think I'd be so heartbroken that I'd commit suicide with you?”

“Ah? I didn't say that.”

Yexing looked as if he hadn't thought of it, and explained very sincerely.

“What I meant was, if a disaster occurs that even I can't solve, no one in the entire Chiba City will survive, including you. Suicide, what does that mean? What are you thinking about? Huh?”

This series of death inquiries directly left Yukinoshita Yukino not knowing how to explain herself, especially the final “Huh?”, which can be described as the finishing touch of Kyoto's number one erotic game shooter.

Seeing her younger sister's face red, embarrassed and wishing she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into, Yukinoshita Yang Nai couldn't help but chuckle, reaching out and patting Yukino's shoulder.

“You're still far from being able to argue with him, don't embarrass yourself, go quickly, it might be too late later.”

“Okay, I understand.”

…

After leaving the ribbon-cutting ceremony, Yexing and Yukinoshita Yukino took a taxi and arrived as quickly as possible at the source of the swirling red and black cloud, the front gate of an elementary school that looked very neat and clean, but exuded a sense of desolation.

“It's here…”

Looking at the familiar campus in front of her, Yukinoshita Yukino's eyes revealed a hint of complexity.

The isolation incident during her elementary school years was one of the important reasons why she developed her current personality.

Speaking of which, many members of the Supernatural Club have encountered similar situations.

For example, Futaba Rio, who started developing early in junior high school and was gossiped about, Sakurajima Mai, who couldn't integrate into the group because she was a former national idol actress and hadn't come to school much in her first year of high school, and Touma Kazusa and Kawasaki Saki, whose appearances were extremely aggressive, keeping others at a distance.

However, each member has a different attitude towards this kind of thing.

Yukinoshita Yukino's way of handling it was very peculiar.

On the one hand, she felt that socializing was a boring thing that she didn't need to waste her energy on at all, on the other hand, because of her family upbringing, she had a kind of mentality that seemed like a saintess, but wasn't a saintess at all, just out of some kind of inner obsession, wanting to help others solve their difficulties.

And the isolation incident that happened at this elementary school was one of the most important turning points in Yukinoshita Yukino's life.

“You… can see them?”

“You can see them!?”

At this time, Yukinoshita Yukino didn't know that dozens of twisted, hideous, and terrifying evil spirits emitting black gas had already gathered around the position where she and Yexing were standing.

Their gazes lingered on Yexing, and there was even one who didn't know whether to live or die, whose head was almost touching his face, its dark purple eyes with bloodshot eyes turning, its mouth wide open, emitting bursts of viscous black mist.

“Release your resentment, Emperor Sutoku.”

The moment Yagami Light's voice sounded, Emperor Sutoku, with his tengu-like appearance, immediately appeared in the field, his movements extremely swift, like a skilled hunter, his claws instantly piercing through the evil spirit closest to Yexing, and then opening his mouth wide, biting off the head of the evil spirit in one bite.

According to normal reasoning, these evil spirits should have started scattering in all directions the moment they sensed Yagami Light's spiritual power. However, contrary to reason, when they saw Emperor Sutoku appear, they seemed to have completely lost their minds. Like vultures seeing carrion, they piled up and pounced on Emperor Sutoku, trying to tear at Yagami Light's soul's true form.

“Bang, bang, bang!”

Yagami Light didn't hesitate at all. He directly took out a nail gun, generously sponsored by Master Miyamoto. Silver nails, with the relics of cremated high monks integrated into them, were inserted into the heads of several evil spirits. Accompanied by screams, they directly turned into black smoke and dissipated.

The remaining dozen or so were annihilated by Emperor Sutoku in an almost cruel and brutal manner. Of course, Emperor Sutoku didn't forget to feast on them in passing.

“These guys…”

Yagami Light looked into the distance, where a large number of evil spirits were surging towards here like a black tide, countless in number. His brown eyes had completely turned scarlet. The tall Emperor Sutoku stood behind him, creating an extremely oppressive scene.

“Is it stimulated by that so-called 'Gate of Woe'?... Truly a bunch of troublesome ants…”

Yagami Light turned his head to look at Yukinoshita Yukino, not because he had any particular interest in her, but just to judge based on her reaction whether this area had already merged with the “Gate” into a single world, where even ordinary people could observe the existence of evil spirits.

If that kind of situation were to happen, the situation would be serious.

However, after Yagami Light confirmed, he knew the answer was negative, but he was also very clear that this situation might not last long. After all, including the one Yoshingu Nightstar solved alone in Itomori Town, the Paranormal Phenomenon Research Society had only encountered the “Gate of Woe” twice, and didn't have much information and intelligence to determine all of its properties.

“You two, go inside.”

Looking at the large number of evil spirits surging from afar, Yagami Light's eyes were very calm. He didn't directly transform into “Kira,” but simply held the nail gun in his right hand and drew a black pistol from his waist with his left hand.

“Then I'll leave it to you, Light.”

Nightstar didn't stand on ceremony with Yagami Light. After all, he knew that with the other party's strength, even if there were so many evil spirits constantly besieging him, he could at least last for ten minutes. Even if he ran out of spiritual power and couldn't continue fighting, it was unlikely that these ordinary evil spirits could hurt Yagami Light, who had the ability to fly.

“Yeah, go.”

Watching Nightstar and Yukinoshita Yukino enter the abandoned elementary school, Yagami Light's lips curled into a smile as he muttered to himself, looking at the Onimaru Kunitsuna sword on Nightstar's waist.

“Everyone has a sword, should I get one too…”

… …

On the other side, inside the elementary school's teaching building.

Looking at the familiar scene in front of her, Yukinoshita Yukino's expression became more complicated. She pursed her lips, not feeling much nostalgia for revisiting this place, only a discomfort from the bottom of her heart.

She didn't want to return to this place. Even just seeing it, she would recall the isolated, weak, and helpless self who pretended to be strong and not care.

More than being isolated by others, what Yukinoshita Yukino couldn't accept was that she would be hurt by such a boring and meaningless thing in her opinion.

So, after entering high school and leaving Chiba Prefecture, Yukinoshita Yukino had once resolved not to give anyone the opportunity to hurt her again.

Now it seems…

Yukinoshita Yukino glanced at Nightstar walking in front, and sighed almost imperceptibly.

Her resolution had already been broken by herself.

“It's here.”

Hearing Nightstar's voice, Yukinoshita Yukino came back to her senses and realized that she had unknowingly followed him to the front of a classroom door.

She could tell that there was a problem with the door in front of her, even without Nightstar specifically saying so.

From the position that should have been the classroom inside the door, what was revealed was a strange scene like a mountain range. The colorful sky was very beautiful, but the black and red swirling clouds constantly emerging from the door crack destroyed this beauty.

“The other side… is the world inside the 'Gate of Woe'…”

Looking at the strange world inside the door, Yukinoshita Yukino suddenly had the idea of abandoning everything and exploring the other world, but just as she walked to the door and her hand was reaching for the doorknob, about to touch it, she felt her wrist being held, and her mind gradually regained clarity.

“Wake up.”

Hearing Nightstar's words, Yukinoshita Yukino's eyes still seemed a little confused as she muttered to herself.

“I… I want to go take a look over there…”

“Have you thought it through?”

Nightstar said with a chuckle.

“Yukinoshita Haruno isn't there, Yui Yuigahama isn't there, and I'm not there either. Still going?”

When she heard the names of Haruno and Yui Yuigahama, Yukinoshita Yukino had actually instantly regained consciousness, after all, these were the two people in her life who had brought her the most change.

And when she heard the last name and saw Nightstar's lazy smiling face, Yukinoshita Yukino rolled her eyes and replied unhappily.

“Originally, I didn't want to go anymore. But when I think that there's no you, Mr. Bugstar, in that world, I'm actually a little tempted.”

“Then go, stay in that world as a waiting-for-husband rock, anyway, I won't come to save you.”

“Waiting-for-husband rock, my foot…”

After Yukinoshita Yukino argued with Nightstar like this, her mind had completely regained clarity.

She looked at the black and red swirling clouds emanating from the crack in the door, and the crack was still expanding. The rusty classroom door showed a solemn look on her face, and she looked at Nightstar and asked.

“Can you close it?”

“Shouldn't be a problem.”

Nightstar replied with a smile, then took a deep breath, transforming his right hand into the appearance of a pale ghost hand, and slowly placed it on the handle of the classroom door.

“Boom!!”

Yukinoshita Yukino felt a strong tremor in the air. Nightstar's black spiritual power burst out from the ghost hand, confronting the black and red swirling clouds.

Although she didn't touch the “Gate of Woe,” she couldn't bear the pressure brought by the collision of spiritual power just by standing nearby, and subconsciously took a few steps back.

“Huh? A little interesting.”

Yukinoshita Yukino saw Nightstar mutter to himself first, then fuse his left hand with the pitch-black ghost hand, his eyes seemed to burn with black flames, and he pressed both hands against the door.

“Squeak…”

The rusty classroom door gradually closed with an extremely slow trend, making a tooth-aching rubbing sound.