Zongman I fight weirdness in everyday world

Or perhaps even earlier... the moment she saw him at the gate of Shuchiin Academy?

What Kaguya Shinomiya found most unbelievable was the return of an emotion she thought she had long abandoned.

Anticipation.

Anticipation for her next meeting with Yoshing.

"I thought... I had given up on things like this a long time ago... So why...?"

Kaguya Shinomiya felt her cheeks burning. Even though it was past her bedtime, she couldn't sleep. She couldn't help but sit up in bed and go to the computer she hadn't used in a long time.

Like an old person just getting acquainted with computers, she took nearly two minutes to successfully open a web search engine. Her slender, white fingers clumsily typed five words onto the keyboard.

"What exactly is this NTR Dojo game...?"

After hitting enter, what appeared before Kaguya Shinomiya wasn't any relevant game information. Clearly, this world didn't have such a wonderful work that even Kyoto's number one eroge shooter would admire.

However...

The game didn't exist, but the technical term NTR did.

The definition that appeared on the screen stunned Kaguya Shinomiya at first. Then, after taking a closer look, her pretty face flushed red, and she couldn't help but gently bite her lip, both embarrassed and angry.

"What exactly... is he getting into normally?!"

...

Meanwhile, at the Shinomiya main family's residence...

"Um... Head of the Family..."

The bodyguard who had accompanied Shinomiya Gann'an to Soubu High School that day, apparently a trusted aide and former fighter, called out softly at the door and waited for Shinomiya Gann'an to grant permission before entering.

"What is it?"

"Um... There's a new search history on Miss Kaguya's computer..."

"Hmm? A computer? That's not like her at all. What was it about? Could it be about romance?"

Shinomiya Gann'an thought that Yoshing had just visited his daughter today. If Kaguya was suddenly searching for things related to romance so late at night, then the problem would be serious.

"No... It's not related to romance..."

"That's good."

Shinomiya Gann'an breathed a sigh of relief. Although he didn't object to such an excellent young man dating his daughter after guessing Yoshing's true identity, he would still feel somewhat complicated if things progressed so quickly.

But the next moment, he noticed the bodyguard's hesitant and complicated expression and frowned slightly.

"What exactly did Kaguya search for? What's making you so hesitant?"

The bodyguard hesitated and carefully said,

"Miss Kaguya searched for... NTR Dojo."

"Huh?"

Shinomiya Gann'an was stunned and said in disbelief,

"What is that?"

"Head of the Family, NTR refers to..."

"Do I need you to tell me what NTR is?"

Shinomiya Gann'an had a complicated expression, and even his breathing became heavy, almost causing him to lose his breath.

How could his pure, naive daughter know such a technical term, and even search for it online!?

Yoshing, that kid...

I entrusted my daughter's safety to you, not to develop some strange fetishes in Kaguya, the eldest daughter of the Shinomiya family!

...

Meanwhile, in a two-story detached house in Tokyo...

"Tsuki, can I come in?"

Hearing the knock, Yagami Light, who was sitting at his desk doing his homework, put down his book and replied softly.

"Yes, you can."

Yagami Soichiro opened the door and walked in slowly. He looked at the books in front of Yagami Light and showed a look of relief. He sat on the bed and paused for a few seconds before slowly saying.

"Since I came back, I haven't formally talked to you about my resignation."

"Father, you don't need to talk to me about it specifically."

Yagami Light turned to look at his father and replied with a smile.

"You resigned on your own initiative, there must be your reasons. As for the nonsense in the media, I won't believe a word of it. You don't have to worry about my feelings."

Yagami Soichiro nodded and showed a smile.

"You're still so mature... You're not like a high school student of this age at all. Sometimes, I worry that you're too mature and have lost the vigor that young people should have."

Yagami Light replied with a smile.

"Perhaps, I'm not as mature as you think, and may even be very naive and idealistic."

Yagami Soichiro didn't respond to this, but instead put away his smile, bent over slightly, as if thinking about something, and slowly said.

"There's something I need to ask your opinion on before I make a decision."

"What is it, Father?"

"The Superintendent General of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department met me a few days ago and said they wanted... to have me take a position in the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department."

Yagami Light smiled upon hearing this, with a hint of joy on his face.

"Isn't that great? You can continue your previous work and stay in Tokyo, close to your family."

"That's the problem."

Yagami Soichiro looked directly into his son's eyes and said in a deep voice.

"The position the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department is offering me is the head of the Special Investigation Task Force, which is..."

"The special task force to hunt down 'Kira'."

Speaking of this, Yagami Soichiro paused for a moment before continuing to ask.

"I've never asked before, what are your thoughts on 'Kira'?"

Faced with this question, Yagami Light seemed to be thinking about the answer. After a few seconds, he replied with a smile.

"Well... I don't have any particular thoughts. I haven't paid much attention to this 'Kira', but if the rumors are true, then I think he's just someone who wants to make some changes to this world, that's all."

“That invitation from Inspector General…”

“I hope you can accept it.”

Yagami Light's attitude was unwavering, he simply said softly.

“I know, you may still be wavering.”

“But only by entering the special investigation team and truly understanding what ‘Kira’ has done, perhaps, can you make a judgment about this person.”

“Besides, it would be a pity for an excellent detective like you to retire at such a young age, wouldn't it?”

Chapter 298: One Night with Suga Natsumi, A New Request from the Overtime Company

Later that evening, inside Suga's editorial office.

“Yes, Izanami, it's the same name as that god in the legend.”

Futaba Rio on the other end of the phone responded calmly upon hearing the name Yoboshi said.

“I understand, I will tell Miko and the others. Now we can confirm that the enemy does indeed possess the ability to transform humans into psychic power users, but I tentatively believe that this ability is also limited. Otherwise, instead of driving away Yagami Soichiro and trying to manipulate the next candidate for Director-General of the Criminal Investigation Bureau, directly transforming Yagami Soichiro, who has already established a trusting relationship with us, into a psychic power user and having him betray us at a crucial moment would be much more effective.”

“Indeed, as you said, the enemy's abilities are limited.”

Yoboshi nodded slightly and said softly.

“Tamura Kai, Aguriya Kiyoteru, both of these people have psychological problems, which may be one of the necessary conditions for the enemy to create psychic power users. When we get to Tokyo and catch the culprit who committed the crimes during this period, we can confirm this conclusion through that guy's information, if it matches.”

“I have a possible guess… Never mind, I'll talk about it after discussing it with them.”

“Then I'll leave the brainy stuff to you, my love.”

To Yoboshi's surprise, after he teased her with a smile, Futaba Rio did not retort as she usually did, but instead said gently.

“Yes, leave it to us. You need to rest more and not put too much pressure on yourself.”

“Pressure?”

Hearing this word, Yoboshi couldn't help but shake his head with a wry smile.

“I'm fine, what pressure is there.”

“That's good then, goodbye.”

After hanging up the phone, Suga Natsumi happened to take out two cans of beer from the refrigerator, walked over and sat on the sofa. With a light sound of the ring pull being opened, she took a big gulp, with a look of enjoyment on her face.

“As expected, after a busy day, there's nothing better than drinking some ice-cold beer.”

Suga Natsumi opened another can of beer and handed it to Yoboshi.

“Hurry up and drink too, or it won't be cold later, and it won't taste as good.”

“Okay.”

Watching Yoboshi pick up the beer can and take a sip, Suga Natsumi's slender white fingers gently caressed the surface of her own beer can, a slight coolness coming from her fingertips.

After a moment of silence, Suga Natsumi picked up her beer can again and took a sip, suddenly speaking.

“Were you just on the phone with… those members of your club?”

“Yes, what's wrong?”

Looking at Yoboshi's smiling face, as if he didn't care at all, Suga Natsumi pursed her lips and sighed.

“Actually… if there's really any burden, there's no need to hide it from the people around you. It'll feel better to talk about it.”

As a professional media person, Suga Natsumi is best at collecting all kinds of information, and then collecting these fragments of information, piecing them together like a puzzle, deducing the truth of the event.

Known information 1: Yoboshi is "Mask."

Known information 2: After the Aguriya Kiyoteru incident, the Director-General of the Criminal Investigation Bureau and Head of the Special Operations Team, Yagami Soichiro, resigned to take responsibility.

Known information 3: Yagami Soichiro and "Mask" are collaborators. The former's first exclusive interview with the media was arranged by "Mask" for Suga Natsumi.

Known information 4: Aguriya Kiyoteru's incident seems to be related to that group of cultists who believe in some goddess Izanami, whom we encountered today. They caused it.

Known information 5: Yoboshi's battle today was not as crisp and clean as usual, and there was even a sense of venting anger, deliberately using the most bloody and cruel methods to kill those cultists.

Combining these things, Suga Natsumi is very clear in her heart.

Don't look at Yoboshi's nonchalant appearance, but even if we put aside the benefits of having the Director-General of the Criminal Investigation Bureau as a partner, and the support of the Metropolitan Police Department, Yagami Soichiro can always understand "Mask" and supports "Mask", they are close collaborators.

In that incident, Yagami Soichiro was forced to resign to take responsibility. It is hard to say what kind of impact this will have on his life.

Suga Natsumi recalled that on the day of the incident, facing the overwhelming public opinion in the media denouncing and questioning "Mask", Yoboshi was still as calm as usual, and when he called her, he didn't show any signs of being pressured at all.

But now…

Compared to being under pressure from public opinion himself, is it… more difficult for him to accept that Yagami Soichiro was implicated and forced to resign…?

Perhaps… this is the trait of a hero?

“It's not…”

Yoboshi shook his head with a wry smile.

“Why are you all… treating me so cautiously?”

Yoboshi raised his head to look at Suga Natsumi, smiling carelessly.

“Indeed, the taste of the first failure in life is indeed not very pleasant for me. Director Yagami… The reason why Soichiro resigned to take responsibility, in my opinion, was also caused by my own mistakes.”

“Then…”

Before Suga Natsumi could speak, Yoboshi suddenly changed the subject.