Zongman I fight weirdness in everyday world

“That's right.”

Kawasaki Saki turned around, looking at Kitagawa Marin with a complex expression, and said softly.

“From when you and Yozora went to participate in the cosplay event… no, even earlier, from when he went with you to buy the cosplay costumes, I could tell.”

Kitagawa Marin opened her lips, hesitating to speak.

She thought to herself that she had only realized she liked Yozora last night. Kawasaki Saki said she could tell back in Tokyo, which was a bit too much…

Kawasaki Saki seemed to see through Kitagawa Marin's thoughts and slowly said.

“Sometimes, things you can't see yourself, the people close to you can immediately notice. Perhaps that's the so-called 'the observer sees more than the player'.”

Kitagawa Marin nervously licked her lips, thinking that the main problem now wasn't when she started to like Yozora.

That's not important.

Sooner or later, she would still be sorry to Kawasaki Saki.

“I'm very angry.”

Hearing Kawasaki Saki say this, Kitagawa Marin nervously closed her eyes, lowered her head slightly, clenched her hands at her sides, and mustered her courage to say.

“Saki, I know I'm wrong to do this. You can scold me, hit me, or even never talk to me again, or stop being friends with me, but…”

Kitagawa Marin took a deep breath, opened her eyes, and looked directly at Kawasaki Saki, saying firmly.

“The only thing is, I won't back down on liking Yozora.”

A famous great man, known as the God of Harem, once said.

Shura field, factional strife, and stock speculation are not all negative influences.

Sometimes, it's still a benign competition.

It's like children eating. If one person eats, they will eat very slowly because they know that no matter how fast or slow they eat, or whether they rest for a while, the food will still be there and won't disappear.

But if there are two people, three people, five, six, seven, or eight people, all wanting to eat from the same bowl of rice…

Then it's different.

You have to fight for it.

If you don't fight, you won't have anything to eat.

The same principle applies to feelings.

For Kitagawa Marin, a girl who has never been in love, expressing her true feelings is a shy and difficult thing to say.

But if she doesn't express them, she might not only lose Kawasaki Saki as a friend but also have to watch her best friend be with the person she likes.

Hesitation leads to defeat.

“Why are you acting like this? What do you mean by scolding you, hitting you…”

Kawasaki Saki walked up to Kitagawa Marin, looked at her determined appearance, and sighed slightly.

“How could I blame my best friend because you have the same feelings as me? I am angry, but that's just my personal feeling, and it doesn't mean that you're wrong to like Yozora.”

Hearing Kawasaki Saki's understanding words, Kitagawa Marin's face showed emotion, and her eyes flickered.

“Saki… I…”

“Okay, don't say anymore.”

Kawasaki Saki waved her hand, a smile rising on her lips.

“You and him, me and him, it doesn't affect your relationship with me. I want to continue being friends with you, that's decided.”

Just as Kitagawa Marin's smile returned and she wanted to say something, Kawasaki Saki immediately added solemnly.

“However, you absolutely can't let Kyouka know. If she finds out, she'll probably throw a tantrum.”

“Yeah, don't worry.”

After talking things out, both Kawasaki Saki and Kitagawa Marin's moods returned to normal.

“Oh right, when we go shopping, let's buy something.”

“Buy what?”

Seeing Kitagawa Marin's puzzled look, Kawasaki Saki sighed and rubbed her forehead.

“Seriously, what's with your memory? Didn't you ask me to make that wedding dress costume? I've already made it, but I can't do anything about the high heels, neck ring, and some lace lingerie. I can only go and see if there's anything suitable.”

Hearing this, Kitagawa Marin remembered that there seemed to be such a thing.

Before the summer vacation, Sakurajima Mai and Yotsuya Miko came to her, saying they wanted to make a set of pajamas.

Sakurajima Mai's bunny girl outfit had already been made and sent over.

Yotsuya Miko's requested wedding dress costume was too difficult, and Kawasaki Saki had only finally completed it at this time.

“Okay, then let's hurry up and leave. After we buy it, let's send it to Miko.”

Kitagawa Marin and Kawasaki Saki left the house together.

…

At the same time, Yotsuya Miko, who was performing an exorcism operation with Yuigahama Yui somewhere in Kyoto City, and Futaba Rio, who was teamed up with Sakurajima Mai, conducting another exorcism investigation a dozen kilometers away, frowned at the same time and said the same thing.

“Strange…”

“What's strange?”

Hearing Sakurajima Mai's question, Futaba Rio pushed up her glasses and looked around.

Kyoto City during the day was very lively, with a constant stream of pedestrians.

“It seems like something is spying on us…”

Due to her experiences in junior high school, Futaba Rio was very sensitive to external gazes, which was one of her special skills.

As for Yotsuya Miko, due to her own soul's true form, Hyakume, which was originally inclined towards reconnaissance, her counter-reconnaissance ability was naturally included, so she could feel the gaze from somewhere unknown.

Sakurajima Mai and Yuigahama Yui, however, didn't feel anything.

“Is it just your imagination?”

Hearing Yuigahama Yui's words, Yotsuya Miko shook her head, a hint of vigilance appearing in her golden eyes, and said softly.

“Yozora said that professional exorcists must never treat their intuition as imagination and must always confirm it repeatedly.”

“Open your eyes, Hyakume.”

Hyakume, wearing a kimono, with a thin cloth covering her eyes, but with eyes growing on her wrists, appeared behind Yotsuya Miko.

Without Yotsuya Miko saying anything, she knew what she needed to do, after all, they were of one mind.

Hyakume opened the dozen or so eyes on the surface of her body and observed the surrounding areas from various angles for a long time before closing them again and replying in a soft voice.

“There are very weak traces remaining. It's impossible to determine whether an evil spirit really stayed nearby or if it's just an illusion. After all, this place is so remote, it's normal for traces of evil spirit power to remain.”

“I see…”

Yotsuya Miko dismissed Hyakume, but the ominous premonition in her heart lingered.

More than half a month had passed since the end of the Teru Teru Bozu Killer incident.

Even half of the summer vacation had already passed.

Would Kyoto City, which had been plagued by bizarre incidents, maintain this peace for so long?

Was it frightened by Yozora's killings?

Impossible.

Even Yozora hadn't reached the point where he could intimidate all the evil spirits within the city limits into not acting without doing anything.

And Tamamo-no-Mae said that a large number of evil spirits had disappeared from the Reverse Side and were suspected of coming to Kyoto City in the real world, preparing to make a final stand…

Yotsuya Miko felt that in the darkness unseen by the members of the Supernatural Society, a surging current was preparing to sweep through the entire Kyoto.

Just as she was thinking in her heart, the phone in her pocket suddenly rang.

Yotsuya Miko took it out and looked at it, and a blush suddenly appeared on her pretty face.

Yuigahama Yui, watching her appearance from the side, couldn't help but feel a little curious.

“Miko? What's wrong?”

“N-nothing.”

Yotsuya Miko looked at the text message sent by Kitagawa Marin, secretly pondering in her heart.

The clothes are ready…

She wants to use them tonight.

But… she doesn't live alone… Moreover, according to past experience, she would definitely scream very loudly, and she couldn't go to Yozora's house either, after all, Makinohara Shoko, Touma Kazusa, and she are still there…

But… Yotsuya Miko really couldn't help it.

Thinking of this, she suddenly realized that she had fallen into a cognitive bias.

Although she was, on the surface, an ordinary high school girl.

In reality, she was a professional exorcist with a considerable income.

Wouldn't it be fine to open a room at a hotel and call Yozora?

It's not like she can't afford the money.

But there was still a most serious problem.

Yotsuya Miko was a little scared.

After all, she had slightly witnessed Yozora's true strength at the Tokyo hotel last time.

As the saying goes.

When Yotsuya Miko's physical fitness was only at the ordinary person stage, she thought that Yozora was at most a little stronger physically.

But when her physical fitness had also improved a lot, she realized that he had been very gentle before.

Recalling that night spent in the Tokyo hotel, when she fainted three times, her throat was hoarse, and even her body was about to fall apart, Yotsuya Miko was indeed cowardly.

Me, challenge Yozora alone?

Really?

Thinking of this, Yotsuya Miko's gaze turned to Yuigahama Yui.

The latter felt her meaningful gaze and couldn't help but take two steps back, cautiously saying.

“Miko… what do you mean by looking at me like that?”

“Yui.”

Yotsuya Miko walked up to Yuigahama Yui and smiled sweetly.

“Tonight, I'll treat you to a stay at a hotel.”

…

At the same time, inside a cafe.

“So pretty…”

Looking at the exquisite pastries in front of her, although they were expensive, their beautiful appearance clearly made them worth the price, Miyamizu Mitsuha couldn't help but exclaim, even feeling a little reluctant to eat them.

But soon, she realized that she had been worrying too much.

“Eh? Eh?”

Miyamizu Mitsuha tried to pick up the fork next to the plate, but found that her hand went right through it.

“Eh!?”

Yozora, who was sitting across from her, seemed to have expected this and teased with a chuckle.

“I say, Miyamizu-san, you're a little confused about your current situation. You're a spirit, a ghost. How can a ghost eat things?”

Hearing that the exquisite pastries were right in front of her but she couldn't eat them, Miyamizu Mitsuha looked disappointed, lowered her head, and complained softly.

“How could this be… so cruel…”

Just then, the hero appeared.