Zongman I fight weirdness in everyday world

#33 - Section 33

Yexing's first sentence sounded quite normal, but what followed completely changed the tone.

"One day off every Saturday, with a minimum of twelve hours of effective work each day. If you don't complete the work I assign you within the stipulated working hours, you'll have to work overtime without pay and have your bonus deducted."

"Holidays will be subject to a compensatory leave system. You can take time off, but the missed working hours must be made up during regular days."

"Even during off-work hours, you must be available on call. As long as I call your name, you must appear immediately, otherwise it will be treated as a day of absence."

"As compensation, you can devour one evil spirit each week, and you'll also have my protection."

At this point, Yexing paused before continuing.

"Oh, right, the final interpretation right of this contract rests with my side."

"If there are no problems, then we'll reach a consensus."

Yui Yuigahama and Miko Yotsuya were both dumbfounded.

Good heavens, you even exploit evil spirits?

You deserve to be hung on a lamppost!

Faced with this extremely unequal treaty, Hachishaku had no choice but to nod with a humiliated expression.

No choice.

If you don't sign, there are plenty of others who will.

If you, Hachishaku, don't become a helping hand, there are plenty of evil spirits competing for the job.

Take it or leave it.

Seeing Hachishaku nod in agreement, Yexing could feel a subtle connection forming between himself and her.

Just as the old man said.

The term "contract" has been passed down from ancient times, an agreement between humans and spirits that must never be violated.

"Little Hachi."

Yexing walked over and patted Hachishaku on the shoulder, then helped her up, nodding with satisfaction.

"Following me has unlimited potential. Work hard in the future, and we'll grow bigger and stronger, creating new glories."

"Those Four Great Evil Spirits, like Emperor Sutoku, Sugawara no Michizane, and those Shuten-dōji and Nurarihyon, we'll crush them all sooner or later."

"You have to develop together with the company, realizing personal… uh… spiritual value, understand?"

Miko Yotsuya sighed, covering her forehead, thinking, 'Is he really drawing a pie in the sky?'

To her surprise, upon hearing Yexing's words, Hachishaku actually showed a look of joy, nodding obediently.

"Yes, yes, I will definitely continue to work hard under your guidance!"

Although Hachishaku is an evil spirit, in the past few hundred years, no one has ever drawn a pie in the sky for her.

Miko Yotsuya felt that the scene before her was somewhat like a naive country girl who had just entered the city being called by an unscrupulous boss to be a hostess.

Too abstract, not knowing how to evaluate it.

After drawing this big pie, Yexing finally nodded with satisfaction, leading Miko Yotsuya and Yui Yuigahama, as well as Sabre, through the "door" guided by Hachishaku, back to Kyoto in the real world.

Hachishaku, who had merged with the "door," was simply the tool spirit he had dreamed of.

The Reverse World Kyoto City, controlled by evil spirits, was, in Miko Yotsuya's eyes, a dangerous place where one was likely to die.

But in Yexing's view…

This place is simply the highest-end buffet restaurant!

As he devoured more and more evil spirits, Yexing found that his recent nighttime activities were becoming more and more difficult.

The difficulty was not in the process of fighting evil spirits.

But that he simply couldn't find many evil spirits.

As soon as they sensed his aura, the evil spirits would run away like stray dogs.

Now, having a place like Reverse World Kyoto, full of food, delivered to his door was simply perfect timing.

Of course.

Although Hachishaku can open "doors" in any place, there are still limitations.

Even if she creates them, one can only pass through the "doors" during those two time periods.

And this ability has a cooldown of seven days.

(The seven-day restriction is the cooldown for Hachishaku's ability to open "doors" at any location, which is unrelated to the number of times the protagonist can go to the Reverse World. There are still those "doors" that originally existed in Kyoto City. The protagonist will go there every day later.)

In short, although there were some accidents along the way, Miko Yotsuya awakened the ability to materialize her soul and fight against evil spirits, and she also learned about the intelligence of another world.

Yexing felt very satisfied with the harvest of this trip.

"Phew, we're finally back."

After passing through the door, Yui Yuigahama seemed to wake up from a dream, rubbing her eyes and pinching her cheek.

Seeing Miko Yotsuya and Yexing still standing in front of her, she suddenly showed a surprised expression.

"So… what just happened wasn't a dream?"

Yexing and Miko Yotsuya both looked speechless.

Good heavens, the length of Yui Yuigahama's reaction arc could stretch from Kyoto to Okinawa.

Just then, the door to the master bedroom suddenly opened.

"Haa…"

Yui Yuigahama's mother yawned and walked out of the room.

When she saw three people standing in the living room, including Yexing, a boy she had never met, she was immediately stunned.

"You… what are you doing?"

Chapter 043: I Observe That the Mothers of You Two Are Also Considered Good Fellows

In that instant, Yui Yuigahama and Miko Yotsuya were stunned.

Yexing, on the other hand, exchanged a glance with Sabre.

Although the two of them couldn't understand each other's language, it seemed that at this moment, they had completed a spiritual connection without needing words.

"Woof, what do we do?"

"What do you think we should do?"

"Woof woof, things are going to go bad, I'm leaving first."

Watching Sabre slip under the sofa, Yexing's thoughts raced.

Now, there are two possibilities.

First, Yui Yuigahama and Miko Yotsuya's disappearance was unknown to Yui Yuigahama's mother.

If this is the case, he only needs to explain why he would be in her apartment at five in the morning, before dawn.

The second possibility.

The sound of the two girls leaving had already woken up Yui Yuigahama's mother.

If this is the case, Yexing would have to explain where he took the two girls and a dog in the middle of the night.

As for why he was the one explaining?

Looking at the two girls who were dazed and so nervous that they couldn't even speak, did he even need to ask?

Yexing's brain was spinning rapidly, his eyes scanning Yui Yuigahama's mother's face.

Hmm, sleepy-eyed and still yawning.

Instead of tying her hair into the same bun hairstyle as Yui Yuigahama, she had her long hair loose.

From these few details, it could be judged that Yui Yuigahama's mother had indeed just woken up.

Let me ask.

If, at one o'clock in the middle of the night, one's daughter and her classmate disappeared, would Yui Yuigahama's mother, as a parent, not call the police and still be able to sleep? Does that make sense?

In that case, only the first possibility remains.

Don't think that Yexing's thoughts were spinning so fast, but in reality, it had only been less than a second.

Facing Yui Yuigahama's mother, who looked puzzled and a little wary, he immediately put on a friendly smile.

"Hello, I'm Yui Yuigahama and Miko Yotsuya's classmate. My name is Yexing. Nice to meet you."

Seeing the smile on his face, and the gentle tone that couldn't help but make people feel good, Miko Yotsuya suddenly had a strange sense of familiarity.

Could it be that…

Is it going to start again?

"Ye… Xing-kun?"

Yui Yuigahama's mother first nodded slightly, politely greeting him, then tilted her head and asked very puzzledly.

"May I ask, is there something you need, visiting our house so early?"

"It's like this."

Yexing lied without changing his expression.

"Yui Yuigahama-san, Yotsuya-san and I are members of the same club. Today, in order to carry out club activities, we need to go to school early to prepare."

"Is that so?"

Yui Yuigahama's mother was stunned for a moment, frowning slightly.

"But, Yui didn't tell me about it."

"You can't blame her for this. Yui Yuigahama-san said that if she told you about this, you would definitely get up early in the morning to make breakfast. She didn't want you to work so hard, so she thought of leaving early and just eating something outside. She didn't expect to wake you up."

Yui Yuigahama herself was stunned.

Good heavens, she called out good heavens.

He just makes up lies as he opens his mouth?

Yexing's acting skills are simply seamless. If Yui Yuigahama wasn't an insider, she would probably have been deceived herself.

"So that's how it is."

Yui Yuigahama's mother was obviously not a particularly smart person either.

After all…

Yexing glanced at the adorable Yui Yuigahama.

Everything is self-evident.

"It's not that I'm saying you."

Yui Yuigahama's mother walked up to her daughter, covered her mouth with her hand, lowered her voice, and teased with a chuckle.

"When did you get to know such a handsome classmate at school? You didn't even tell me. Could it be…?"