Zongman I fight weirdness in everyday world

Yukino Yukinoshita had clearly thought of the same problem as Yae, and said with slight worry.

“Yagami-kun’s sister and mother… will they be in danger?”

“No.”

“Why are you so sure? If it were me…”

“Mesakami Teru and his group, no matter how many there are, ultimately have a fatal weakness.”

Hearing this, Yukino Yukinoshita couldn’t help but ask curiously: “What weakness?”

“Misunderstanding of the person Yagami Light.”

Chapter 494 Accidental Encounter of “Love” and “Empress”, the Strong Posture of Artificial Intelligence

Yae restrained his smile and slowly said.

“From Mesakami Teru’s behavior, it can be seen that Yagami Light on the world line he is on, in order to achieve his goals, is unscrupulous and has fallen into complete madness and distortion. Although Yagami Light here is not the Yagami Light he knows, with the same appearance and the same name, he will still have preconceived notions that he is not even aware of.”

“The Yagami Light we know would never use his mother and sister as bait to lure the enemy to show himself, but the Yagami Light on that world line would definitely be able to do such a thing.”

“With Mesakami Teru’s intelligence, he should be able to analyze the approximate effect of my Domain God’s Purification and Exorcism through our action records, but I didn’t use it this morning, which will give him the impression that I don’t care about human life.”

“Adding the two impressions together, Mesakami Teru will definitely think that this is a trap deliberately set to lure him in.”

“Because he is very smart, smarter than most people, he will fall into such a misunderstanding.”

Hearing Yae's analysis, Yukino Yukinoshita, in addition to being surprised that the other party had already considered this point, seemingly slacking off, but actually not really slacking off, was more puzzled and confused.

“Why do you not only know that his name is Mesakami Teru, but also know that he comes from another world line, and even… know his intelligence and personality so clearly? Not just me, everyone finds it a bit unbelievable.”

“Unbelievable? Unbelievable is right.”

Yae waved his hand and replied with a light smile.

“Otherwise, how could I be the only chosen protagonist? This is my strength.”

“You’re starting to talk abstractly again…”

Yukino Yukinoshita shook her head helplessly, then returned to the topic.

“Did you tell my sister about the hospital in Chiba City? Haruno is also a spiritual ability user and can confirm the situation on site.”

“She’s not in Chiba these two days, she’s busy with your family’s company business elsewhere.”

“Oh, I see…”

Yukino Yukinoshita nodded noncommittally, and couldn’t help but think about a question in her heart.

Did Haruno leave on the pretext because she and Yae were preparing to go to Chiba alone, or was it really just a coincidence?

Yukino Yukinoshita hoped it was the second, but based on her understanding of Haruno, it was likely the first.

This feeling that the whole world is helping… how to describe it…

Yukino Yukinoshita felt a little helpless and embarrassed at the same time.

“Since that’s the case, we can only wait until we get there to confirm it.”

“We two?”

Yae waved his hand, leaned back in the train seat, and yawned.

“You go yourself, I’m going to sleep after I get there.”

“Eh? Me alone? This…”

Seeing Yukino Yukinoshita’s expression of cowardice in an instant, Yae didn’t have the slightest intention of pitying her, and said unceremoniously.

“Compared to the other members, your biggest weakness is your fear of the unknown. You clearly have the power to crush ordinary evil spirits, and you also have an extraordinary mind. Except for physical strength, all aspects of your conditions are considered excellent, but you haven’t proven yourself in independent exorcism operations. We don’t know what situations we will encounter in the future. If another large-scale attack like the Kyoto incident happens again, and we have to act separately, what should we do then?”

“Your soul manifestation ability type, although it looks good now, will become a large-scale indiscriminate range attack as your spiritual power increases. It’s originally not suitable for acting with others. This is also a manifestation of your inner will not to rely on anyone and not to become a burden to anyone.”

“This is your most fatal weakness. Even if your spiritual power increases more, if you can’t even do such a simple thing as completing investigations and resolving incidents alone, you will never be able to become a truly qualified professional exorcist.”

Yukino Yukinoshita couldn’t refute Yae’s words. After all, among the spiritual ability users of the Overload Society at this stage, she was the least courageous, and unlike Miko Yotsuya, Rio Futaba, and Mai Sakurajima, she had not carried out independent exorcism operations.

“Then… then okay…”

Whenever spiritual matters were mentioned, Yukino Yukinoshita, who was usually aloof and seemed to have everything under control, at this moment, seemed to be the true appearance of a girl of this age.

“Don’t be so nervous. You’ve received professional training from the strongest exorcist in history. This bizarre incident shouldn’t be large in scale. After all, no one has died in the hospital. Furthermore, Chiba City doesn’t have a corresponding Reverse World. There probably won’t be any overly powerful evil spirits. You just need to suppress your fear of the unknown and focus on finding the source of the strangeness.”

“I hope it’s that simple…”

In Yukino Yukinoshita’s heart, there was still some uncertainty. After all, she felt uneasy when she thought that by the time the train arrived, it would already be night, and she would have to sneak into that haunted hospital alone to investigate.

… …

Later that day, in Tokyo.

“As expected, if only we come, Yagami-kun won’t have any intention of receiving us at all.”

Hearing Kitagawa Haimu’s complaint, Kawasaki Saki shook her head and said in a calm tone.

“Isn’t that a matter of course? Although I don’t have much contact with Yagami-kun, I can also see that among us, the only one he really cares about is Yae. Sometimes I really don’t understand. What charm does Yae have that even a proud and conceited person like Yagami Light would regard him as a close friend.”

“Don’t you understand?”

Mai Sakurajima covered her lips and chuckled, looking at Kawasaki Saki’s tsundere appearance, she couldn’t help but tease.

“How much charm Yae has, the three of us are very clear, right? And speaking of being proud and conceited… you weren’t any worse than Yagami-kun at the beginning.”

“Mai-senpai, you…”

Hearing this, Kawasaki Saki’s fair face couldn’t help but blush. She recalled when she first met Yae, when she met him on the street, she had to pull her sister away directly, for fear that Yae would bring any bad influence to her sister Kawasaki Kyoka.

As a result, later on, her sister Kyoka directly changed from a “Mask” single-push person to a “Mask” and Yae double-push, or rather, a truly single-push person.

And herself… also…

Thinking of this, Kawasaki Saki’s face became even more flushed, and she pretended to be nonchalant and snorted softly.

“Hmph, that guy is probably having a good time playing with Yukino-san right now, how can he have time to pay attention to us? Mai-senpai, Haimu and I will go find a hotel to check in first, we’ll book a luxurious suite that’s big enough for the three of us to sleep in, okay?”

“Yeah, no problem.”

Mai Sakurajima nodded with a smile, without any objections.

Don’t look at the fact that they booked a luxurious suite, but with the current savings of the Overload Society members, three people living in one room is already very frugal. After all, the commission reward from Oda Notou every month is an astronomical figure for ordinary high school students. In addition, there are also the “sponsorship funds” provided by the Yukinoshita Group and the Shimiya Group. The Overload Society members usually don’t have any places to spend money, and the accumulated activity funds have reached a level sufficient for each member to be financially free.

The three of them sharing a room was mainly so they could have girls' talks at night. Of course, the main topic would definitely be complaining about Yae Xing, and…

…discussing what kind of method would be effective in dealing damage to this BOSS that no one has ever defeated.

After parting ways with Kitagawa Marin and Kawasaki Saki, Sakurajima Mai first took out a hat and mask from her backpack and put them on, then hailed a taxi to the practice studio building where her sister, Toyohama Nodoka, was.

Originally, her popularity had already declined a lot, and with age, her appearance had become more mature. Walking on the street, few people could recognize her as the former national idol actress.

However, due to the gossip news a while ago, Sakurajima Mai's popularity increased once again, causing her to have to wear a mask and hat when going out now. If she had to go to crowded places, she even had to wear sunglasses.

After calling Toyohama Nodoka, Sakurajima Mai successfully entered the building and arrived at the dance practice room on the upper floor.

As soon as she entered, she saw a young girl with a blonde twin-tail hairstyle, dressed in a gothic, dark, and unique style, but with a very sweet and cute appearance, who looked a little older, correcting her sister's dance moves.

"Sister, you're here?"

Seeing Sakurajima Mai enter, Toyohama Nodoka greeted her first, raised her hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead, and then pointed to the girl beside her, introducing her with a smile.

"This is Amane Misa, the instructor hired by the management company specifically for our performance."

"Hello."

Amane Misa also took two steps forward when she saw Sakurajima Mai, waving enthusiastically to greet her.

"You're Nodoka's sister, right? I've heard her mention you, you're even prettier than you look on TV."

"Hello, I'm sorry for the trouble my sister has caused you."

"No, no, not at all."

Amane Misa waved her hand with a smile, looking very carefree.

"Nodoka has a high talent and is so hardworking. In the future, she will definitely become a famous idol who will cause a sensation throughout Sakura Province."

Toyohama Nodoka smiled shyly and said to Sakurajima Mai.

"Sister, I'll practice one last time, and then we'll go find them to play together."

"Okay."

Sakurajima Mai looked very doting on her sister, nodded with a smile, and then walked to the edge of the dance room and sat down.

After sitting down, she inconspicuously took out her phone, seemingly flipping through it casually, her fingers constantly swiping, but in reality, she was editing a text message, preparing to send it to Kawasaki Saki.

"Enemy detected."

From the moment Sakurajima Mai entered the dance practice room and saw Amane Misa, she had already realized that something was wrong.

Yae Xing had described the appearance of the enemies who might attack from another world line to the Overload Society members. Among them, like Mikami Teru, there was one target that needed special attention, whose appearance completely matched Amane Misa, and the name was exactly the same. This was definitely not a coincidence.

Sakurajima Mai just didn't expect that the newly hired instructor for their group that her sister had mentioned to her would actually be an enemy. After all, she and Toyohama Nodoka had been very busy these past few days, and they didn't even have time to talk on the phone, only sending simple text messages, without mentioning the name of this instructor.

Just as Sakurajima Mai was about to press the send button, Amane Misa, who was correcting Toyohama Nodoka's movements in front of the dance room mirror, suddenly spoke.

"Mai, do you know?"

Amane Misa turned around, still with a sweet smile on her face, but with a hint of scarlet flashing in her eyes, she said softly.

"My acting skills are also very good. I've also been an actress, so… I can tell what state an actor is in when they are acting."

The moment she heard these words, Sakurajima Mai's pupils suddenly shrank. Ignoring everything else, she immediately flashed over, blocking between Toyohama Nodoka and Amane Misa. At this moment, the cute rabbit hair accessory that she always wore on her long hair burst out with the light of spiritual power.

"Suzuhikohime!"

In the instant that the soul materialized combat suit covered her, Sakurajima Mai also summoned her Soul Avatar, Suzuhikohime, and thrust the paper umbrella in her hand towards Amane Misa, who was standing there.

"Bang!"

The wooden floor of the dance room cracked directly under the sudden collision of power, and the mirror also shattered into small pieces.

Amane Misa's body retreated several meters until her back hit the wall before she stopped. Then she raised her head, showing no signs of injury, and even with that innocent and sweet smile on her face.

She looked at Sakurajima Mai, who had changed into her combat suit, and tapped her chin lightly with her index finger. This originally playful and cute action only made Sakurajima Mai feel a deep sense of dread.

"I see… so you are the 'Empress'. My luck is really good. I didn't expect to just find something to relieve boredom and encounter someone related to you."

"'Empress'… What are you talking about…"

"Are you deliberately testing me?"

Amane Misa saw through Sakurajima Mai's true thoughts at a glance, but didn't seem to care, and just replied with a smile.

"Just like on your side, we also have people who are good at Tarot card divination. The Tarot card results obtained by divining your identities have become our 'titles' for you. By the way, on our side, the Tarot card that symbolizes me is…"

"'The Lovers'."

As her voice fell, Amane Misa's eyes had completely turned scarlet, and the gothic dress she was originally wearing instantly turned into an ornate black dress. A half-face black ornate mask of the kind that would appear at a masquerade ball covered her face.

"This is… a combat suit formed by soul materialization?"

Sakurajima Mai's pupils shrank in shock when she saw this. This was the first time she had encountered a psionic power user other than the Overload Society members who knew how to use the power of soul materialization to form a combat suit to enhance defense and camouflage.

"Come out, Ishtar."

Along with Amane Misa's soft call, a woman's illusory figure wearing a white silk dress, with demon-like horns, fair skin, and an incomparably beautiful face, but with her eyes closed, appeared behind her.

At the moment she summoned her Soul Avatar, Sakurajima Mai finally felt how terrifying the spiritual power of this woman named Amane Misa was.

"Damn it…"

Sakurajima Mai remained on guard, protecting Toyohama Nodoka, who was still in a state of shock, behind her, her eyes fixed on Amane Misa in front of her, her brain constantly running, thinking about how to deal with this situation.

Her soul materialization ability was not suitable for one-on-one combat, and Kawasaki Saki, who came to Tokyo with her, also had a soul materialization ability of the long-range sniping type. Without the help of teammates to cover her, it would be difficult to lock on an enemy of Amane Misa's level.

Even if Yagami Light, Golden Goat Head, and Massacre Demon joined forces, Sakurajima Mai didn't think that she and the others could defeat Amane Misa in front of her.

The opponent's spiritual power intensity, like a god, was so oppressive that she could hardly breathe.

Moreover, the situation was urgent, and she also had to consider protecting Toyohama Nodoka's safety. Even if Kawasaki Saki and the others felt the collision of spiritual power and wanted to rush over, it would probably take some time, and distant water could not quench immediate thirst.

Now, Sakurajima Mai could only think of one solution.

"Domain Expansion."

Feeling Sakurajima Mai's spiritual power fluctuations, and the ray of scarlet moonlight that shone in through the dance room window, Amane Misa just smiled dismissively.