Zongman I fight weirdness in everyday world

“Stay calm, I must stay calm.”

Kitagawa Marin told herself this in her heart, determined to hold on and absolutely not do anything to betray her good friend Kawasaki Saki.

However, the flush rising on her fair skin was a purely instinctive reaction, completely beyond the control of her subjective consciousness.

Whether intentionally or because he was being meticulous, Yae Star was drawing the check mark at a leisurely pace, maintaining moderate pressure, very steadily, stroke by stroke, while also chuckling and saying,

“The ones I’m drawing for you now will all have to be repaid double in the future.”

Kitagawa Marin covered her cheeks with her hands, not daring to look up at the scene between her legs, afraid of meeting Yae Star's eyes and exposing her current embarrassment and shyness, only able to reply in a slightly panting voice.

“I… I know, next time you encounter something like this, I… I will also draw for you…”

The naive Kitagawa Marin obviously failed to understand the deeper meaning in Yae Star's words. The innocent her still thought that the repayment he mentioned referred to helping with makeup that she wasn't comfortable with next time they did cosplay.

Shameful as it was, Kitagawa Marin suddenly realized that her current feelings were more valuable than she had imagined.

Only by personally experiencing what the character had gone through could one truly understand the character.

Shame, fear of being discovered, but also a strange sense of excitement in her heart, not wanting him to stop, the humiliation of having check marks drawn on her body, and that kind of excitement…

So that's how it is.

Kitagawa Marin understood.

So, when Shizuku-tan had check marks drawn on her at the time, she felt exactly the same way she was feeling now!

She suddenly felt a sense of relief.

Fortunately, she had forgotten to draw the check marks on herself before leaving.

Were the check marks on Kuroe Shizuku drawn by herself?

No.

Since that was the case, how could she understand Shizuku-tan's feelings at the time if she drew them on herself!?

A true cosplayer should experience everything the character has gone through in order to truly understand the character's inner meaning!

Just then, Kitagawa Marin, who was lost in thought, suddenly heard Yae Star say softly.

“Okay, done.”

“Th… Thank you.”

Kitagawa Marin responded with a soft murmur, and just as she was about to get up from the bed, she felt her body being turned over by Yae Star.

“When I said 'done,' I meant the ones on your legs are done. There are other places too.”

“Other places… Could it be!?”

Kitagawa Marin suddenly remembered.

On Kuroe Shizuku's character design, although there were only a few check mark patterns on her legs…

But if you achieved hidden conditions in the game, you could also unlock a special CG image.

In the CG image, Kuroe Shizuku not only had check mark patterns on her thighs, but also on her buttocks…

Good news, Yae Star really wasn't just bragging. To know about this CG image, he must have achieved a perfect clear in the old ero game.

Bad news, Kitagawa Marin just realized that she had really become Kuroe Shizuku.

“Yae Star, don't… Ugh…”

Before Kitagawa Marin could finish speaking, she felt her hot pants being lifted up. Although she was lying on the bed and didn't expose any sensitive areas, at most it was similar to wearing a bikini swimsuit, she still felt an unspeakable sense of shame.

“Ugh…”

Kitagawa Marin lay on the pillow, gently biting her silver teeth, unable to suppress the panting from her nose, her eyes about to lose focus.

“N… No, I can't… I… I can't take it anymore…”

… …

Five minutes later, Kitagawa Marin lay on the bed, her body already limp and without strength.

“Okay, done.”

Yae Star, like a pure artist, admired the few black check mark patterns he had drawn on Kitagawa Marin's fair skin, nodding in satisfaction.

“Not bad, this is simply the pinnacle of my artistic career.”

Kitagawa Marin's eyes were unfocused, lying on the bed, her whole body unable to muster any strength, looking like she had been played to the point of exhaustion.

Not just Yae Star.

She had also reached her peak, but…

It was on a physical level.

… …

In the afternoon, the activities were still the same, taking photos and commemorative pictures with other cosplayers or tourists.

During this process, Kitagawa Marin seemed a little absent-minded, always secretly looking at Yae Star, but when he turned his head, she would quickly shift her gaze away like a frightened bird.

Good news, she experienced Kuroe Shizuku's experience.

Bad news, the experience was a little too profound.

After the event ended, all the way until she got on the train back, Kitagawa Marin showed this kind of behavior, seeming to want to say something to Yae Star, but seeing his expression as if nothing had happened, she swallowed the words back into her stomach.

… …

After returning to the hotel room, Kitagawa Marin had just changed into normal clothes when she heard a knock on the door.

She hesitated and opened the door, seeing the person she was most afraid to see at this moment standing outside.

“How was it, Marin? Did you have fun? Did the costume I made receive widespread praise?”

Looking at Kawasaki Saki's smiling face, Kitagawa Marin couldn't help but feel a bit of guilt in her eyes, thinking about what had happened in that room at noon, on that heart-shaped bed.

“Saki, I… I…”

“What's with you acting so strange?”

Seeing Kitagawa Marin's hesitant appearance, Kawasaki Saki said with a smile.

“We're friends, why are you being so secretive?”

“Friends…”

Kitagawa Marin murmured the word softly, feeling even more deeply guilty and uneasy in her heart.

She had never expected things to develop to that point.

Although Kitagawa Marin didn't have experience in that area, she had heard friends talk about things related to that…

Clearly, she at the time… did that thing.

Shame was one aspect.

Now there were two key issues.

The first.

Did Yae Star notice?

Kitagawa Marin felt that he must have noticed, but just didn't say anything.

Now that something like this had happened, how should she face Yae Star in the future?

The second question.

How should she face her good friend Kawasaki Saki, having done something like sneaking around?

Even the best of friends couldn't be completely indifferent when it came to matters of the heart, right?

If she told the truth…

Could she still be friends with Kawasaki Saki in the future?

In the end, Kitagawa Marin still didn't have the courage to tell the truth about what happened today, and could only force a smile and say.

“That… I was very happy today. The people at the event praised your costume very highly.”

“Really? That's great!”

Kawasaki Saki didn't notice Kitagawa Marin's abnormality, only thinking that she was too tired from participating in the event.

After all, wearing such a heavy black gauze dress and standing under the hot sun for several hours was a double torment on both physical strength and spirit.

Kawasaki Saki herself loved tailoring, and hearing Kitagawa Marin say that the clothes she made had received unanimous recognition from everyone, she was of course very happy at this time.

“That's great. Are you tired? Do you want to go out to eat together?”

Kitagawa Marin forced a smile.

“That… I really don't want to go out.”

“Oh, that's okay too. What do you want to eat? I'm going out to eat with them, I'll bring you some when I get back.”

“Um… Just the kind you're eating is fine.”

“Okay.”

After Kawasaki Saki left the room, watching the door close again, Kitagawa Marin collapsed to the ground as if all the strength in her body had been drained.

Her thoughts were completely out of control, constantly recalling the scene at noon.

And that wonderful feeling at the time…

“What… What should I do…”

… …

Three days later, on the Shinkansen train.

Yae Star sat in the window seat, the summer sunlight shining on his face, reflecting an extremely beautiful picture.

Amano Hina next to him couldn't help but secretly admire him, thinking to herself.

I usually didn't pay much attention to it, but it wasn't until Yae Star didn't speak and didn't expose his abstract personality that I finally realized…

He really is very good-looking.

“Speaking of…”

After Amano Hina secretly looked at him for a while, she spoke softly.

“Is it really okay not to let Yui and the others come along?”

“It's okay.”

Yae Star looked at the scenery speeding past outside the window, replying in a calm tone.

“Having been away from Kyoto for so long, there are many exorcism requests piled up that need to be handled. This time, just the two of us is enough.”

“Are we going to… Itomori Town?”

“Yes.”

Yae Star initially planned to go to Itomori Town alone.

But after thinking about it, he decided to bring Amano Hina along.

As a professional exorcist, Yae Star had specifically researched the ghost stories of Sakura Province.

Although the stories were bizarre and had little reference value, one point was worth noting.

If humans want to connect with gods, they must do so through some kind of "medium."

There are many kinds of mediums, such as the kuchikamizake (mouth-chewed sake) passed down through generations of the Miyamizu family, and the wind chimes in the Tokyo shrine, which are all items that can be used as mediums.

So here's the question.

Does the god who controls the weather have a so-called shrine?

Perhaps he does, but checking them one by one would be too much of a waste of time.

Then, there is only one choice left.

Amano Hina, who was chosen by the god and will become a living sacrifice in the future, who can manipulate the weather through prayer, is the "medium."