Zongman I fight weirdness in everyday world

“How wonderful… He's handsome, with a gentle and polite personality, excellent grades, outstanding family background, and such ambition… Sigh, I really wonder what kind of girl can capture Night God-kun's heart… I'm so envious…”

…

Even after reaching the corridor, Yagami Light could still hear the conversations of the girls in the classroom.

The smile on his face gradually disappeared, and a hint of scarlet appeared in his brown pupils.

Gentle and polite personality?

To say such things, as expected… these people are just boring and vulgar.

Even now, these guys are still thinking about playing some boring love games. Can't they realize that this world is gradually approaching collapse?

Only Night Star… only he is able to stand on the same level as me, and in the name of 'Mask' and 'Kira', save this world.

“What is that guy doing now… He must be working hard to protect Kyoto and eliminate enemies… I can't fall behind either…”

Yagami Light thought to himself, opened the mobile phone navigation, and walked towards a marked location on the map.

Since realizing that the so-called power of faith is just an unreliable and potentially collapsing castle in the air, Yagami Light's desire to become stronger has become even more intense.

Only by constantly devouring more evil spirits can he become stronger and have the qualifications to stand beside Night Star and fight alongside him in future disasters.

To achieve this, Yagami Light is even willing to slow down his actions as 'Kira' in punishing sinners, and instead focus on enhancing his own spiritual power.

And today, he plans to enter the Reverse World again. It's the weekend, so he plans to stay inside for two days and come out on Sunday night.

As for the excuses to his mother and sister…

He has a girlfriend and is going on a trip with her, returning to Tokyo on Sunday night.

Any excuse will do. There's no need to be too meticulous. After all, the strongest external aid hired by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, the world's number one detective L, has already become an assistant. And with the departure of his father, Yagami Soichiro, the so-called 'Kira' investigation team is almost defunct. Now, it's more inclined to investigate supernatural events, that is, incidents related to spiritual ability users.

Yagami Light walked alone on the road, heading towards a remote section, silently thinking about his next plan.

Under the swift and decisive, even cruel and tyrannical methods of him and Night Star, Sakurakawa Rikka's announcement of the spiritual ability awakening method seems to have been temporarily suppressed. However, Yagami Light, who once aspired to become a member of the Metropolitan Police Department and had in-depth research on the psychology of criminals, knew that this was only temporary calm.

There will always be people who take chances, and there will be people whose desires are so strong that even if they are extremely afraid of 'Mask' and 'Kira', they cannot suppress the awakening… or rather, the process of merging with evil spirits and transforming into monsters.

Moreover…

Before becoming a true spiritual ability user and truly facing 'Mask', the public actually doesn't have a clear concept of how powerful this mysterious hero is. They only know that he can kill armed robbers with his bare hands, block a speeding truck, and kill an existence claiming to be Izanami. That's all they know.

And the power displayed by 'Mask' not only creates deterrence but also possesses allure, making those with strong desires feel that as long as they become spiritual ability users, they can possess such powerful, life-altering power.

It can be said that Sakurakawa Rikka's act of distributing leaflets in various cities of Sakura Province using airships is like opening Pandora's Box. All that Ultra-Tech and others can do is to suppress the impact of the incident to the lowest level, but they cannot completely erase the impact of this matter.

And this is only secondary.

What worries Yagami Light the most are the enemies from the future timeline.

As the first target the enemy decided to assassinate, he had personally experienced it.

The spiritual ability user at that time was not a monster who merged with evil spirits through strong desires. Although his spirit became abnormally twisted, revealing a crazy obsession with 'Kira', the spiritual ability he possessed was indeed obtained through the same method as the Ultra-Tech members, by facing his true inner self.

What exactly happened in the future…?

Just as Yagami Light was thinking this, a mysterious person wearing a hooded sweatshirt, a mask, and sunglasses, obscuring his face, suddenly walked over from the side of the street.

A hard object pressed against his lower back.

Of course, not a scheming homosexual.

Yagami Light immediately sensed that what was pressing against his lower back was a pistol.

“You are Yagami Light, right?”

The man in the hooded sweatshirt said in a low voice.

“If you don't want to die, just follow me obediently.”

Yagami Light naturally wouldn't be concerned about a mere pistol, but he pondered in his mind, feeling that something was not quite right.

Judging from the enemy's actions during this period, even in the future timeline, they don't know the true identities of the Ultra-Tech members, so they can only ambush them when the Ultra-Tech members take action.

Yagami Light felt that he hadn't made any flawed moves during this period. He was very careful every time he entered the Reverse World, and only crossed the 'door' after confirming that no one could observe him. His identity should not have been exposed.

In that case… either the man holding him at gunpoint has nothing to do with the enemies from the future timeline, or… the enemy's target was not originally 'Kira'. The target of this action is Yagami Light, as an ordinary high school student.

Judging from the fact that the other party dared to threaten him with only a pistol, and seemed to think that everything was under control, Yagami Light felt that the latter possibility was much greater.

“I understand, please calm down.”

Yagami Light raised his hands and said calmly.

“I don't have any weapons on me. As long as you don't shoot, anything is negotiable.”

The enemy didn't kill him directly, but wanted to kidnap him.

Yagami Light immediately realized that this was an opportunity.

If he killed the enemy here, not to mention whether there were other observers nearby who would expose his secret as 'Kira', killing an ordinary enemy would be completely worthless. It would be better to play along, pretending to be controlled, and see if he could gather more information.

“As expected of the son of the Director-General of the Criminal Investigation Bureau of the Metropolitan Police Department. Although you are still young, you are already very courageous.”

Hearing this, Yagami Light was even more convinced that the enemy was from the future timeline.

After arriving in a small alley and entering an inconspicuous low-rise house, Yagami Light saw a dozen mysterious people standing in the room, holding guns, and covering their faces. There was also one person wearing the same white mask as the person who attacked him, covering the upper half of his face.

Chapter 371: Congratulations to the legendary player, Prison Moon

“Only one spiritual ability user…”

Yagami Light didn't make any movements. He just sat on the chair as the kidnappers requested, and his feet and hands were bound by metal shackles. His eyes were also blindfolded.

He didn't panic because he was plunged into darkness. He was just thinking silently in his mind.

Since the enemy is from the future timeline, they should know that even at this point in time, the two cities of Tokyo and Kyoto, which are respectively under the jurisdiction of 'Kira' and 'Mask', are the safest cities in Sakura Province, but for them, they are the most dangerous and easiest places to be discovered.

That Light Yagami could understand the actions taken to eliminate "Kira" and "Byakume," even feeling a little smug about it.

What did it mean that he was the first to be attacked?

It meant that in the future timeline, "Kira," in the eyes of the enemy, was the most crucial and troublesome enemy to eliminate, aside from "Mask."

This meant that his efforts were not in vain, even in the distant future, he was still walking the same path as Yagami, playing an extremely important role.

Then, by the same logic…

Although the enemy's actions this time were not as high-profile, daring to kidnap someone with guns in broad daylight in Tokyo, did it mean that in the future, even a normal person like Light Yagami was a priority target for some specific reason?

Then why didn't they just kill him on the street?

Also, judging from the battle in Kyoto involving the Overload Society members, which even forced Yotsuya Miko to use death reversion once, and the scene he saw upon entering this house, the enemy's ranks included not only those with psychic abilities but also ordinary humans.

How did the enemy travel from the future timeline to the present?

Besides "Light Yagami," were there any other ordinary humans who had become priority targets for elimination in the eyes of the enemy?

If he could obtain information about the enemy's attacks, wouldn't that be the same as getting an advance spoiler of who would become an important helper in the future?

Light Yagami was smart, but not so smart that he would research time machine theories as a mere high school sophomore; he only had one guess.

As long as the timeline underwent enough significant changes, the enemy's only advantage over the Overload Society—having spoiler information—would be rendered useless.

Therefore, Light Yagami decided not to reveal that he was "Kira" for the time being, to see what the enemy wanted to do by kidnapping him.

"So, this is Light Yagami…"

The mysterious person wearing a half-face white mask walked closer, scrutinizing Light Yagami, whose eyes were blindfolded, narrowing his eyes slightly, revealing undisguised killing intent.

"If it weren't for this guy… ‘Mask’ would never be able to act so openly, and we wouldn't have been reduced to hiding everywhere, afraid to even enter Sakura Prefecture and Kyushu, lurking like rats… It's all because of this guy…"

"‘Mask’?"

At that moment, Light Yagami displayed acting skills on par with, or even surpassing, those of the former idol actress Mai Sakurajima, using a tone that feigned composure but also conveyed confusion and panic, his voice trembling slightly.

"Are you mistaken? I'm just an ordinary high school student… Oh, right, my father is the Criminal Investigation Bureau Chief of the Kyoto Prefectural Police. What ‘Mask’… I have absolutely no connection with such criminals!"

"Hmph… you may not now…"

The psychic wearing the half-face white mask carefully examined Light Yagami sitting there, his eyes flashing thoughtfully.

"However… directly killing you… doesn't seem like a very good choice either. How about…"

Here, the psychic paused for a moment before finally speaking.

"Light Yagami, call your father, Soichiro Yagami, and ask him about the true identity of ‘Mask.’ If we can get a satisfactory answer, we might consider letting you join us instead of killing you here."

"Um… but…"

Light Yagami's acting was perfect, completely like the son of a normal police Criminal Investigation Bureau Chief, possessing a psychological resilience beyond that of an ordinary high school student, yet with a forced composure and a feeling of uncertainty in his heart.

"If ‘Mask’ finds out… my father and I, and my mother and sister, will all be in danger. That guy and ‘Kira’ are simply demons who kill without blinking an eye. I… this…"

Hearing Light Yagami's words, noticing that his hands were trembling slightly when he mentioned the names "Mask" and "Kira," and that fine beads of sweat were forming on his forehead, with a slightly trembling voice, the psychic was clearly deceived.

He recalled the information he had seen about Light Yagami, and the important role he played in the future timeline, and had already come to a conclusion in his mind.

Of course, this psychic was not stupid and did not completely believe Light Yagami.

But, did that matter?

As long as they forcibly turned Light Yagami into a psychic through that method… he would become a hunting target for "Kira" and "Mask."

Even to survive, Light Yagami would only be able to choose to help their SERN organization.

Not only that.

If his own son became a target for "Mask" and "Kira" to eliminate, would Soichiro Yagami, who was suspected of assisting "Mask" and was now influential in the Kyoto Prefectural Police, playing an important role in the future timeline, directly betray his family and continue to assist "Mask"?

Impossible.

In this way, Light Yagami, who would play an important role as an assistant to "Mask" in the future timeline, would defect, and Soichiro Yagami, who served as the head of the Special Operations Unit of the Kyoto Prefectural Police, would also likely switch allegiances for the sake of his son.

Weakening "Mask's" current forces, removing his eyes and ears in Kyoto City, and creating a SERN base in Sakura Prefecture in the current timeline.

This was simply a triple win, weakening the enemy and strengthening themselves, an opportunity that absolutely could not be missed.

"As long as you can provide valuable information…"

The psychic removed Light Yagami's blindfold, squatted down, looked directly into his eyes, and slowly spoke.

"We will give you the power to fight against ‘Mask.’"

Hearing these words, Light Yagami was very disdainful.

Are you trying to brag and make empty promises?

If you really had that ability, would you have been beaten so badly that you had to run from the future to the present timeline?

Power enough to fight against ‘Mask’?

After two actions since traveling through time, how badly have I been beaten? Don't you know that?

Truly, speaking my name is just for your amusement.

"Then I… I…"

Light Yagami pretended to be somewhat tempted, tentatively asking.

"Then… can I call my father? But I can't guarantee that he knows the true identity of ‘Mask’…"

"Yes, call him."

Seeing Light Yagami being so cooperative, coupled with the arrogance of a psychic facing ordinary humans, the other party directly untied Light Yagami's handcuffs, watching him take out his phone from his pocket.

There were no numbers saved in Light Yagami's phone contacts; he simply pressed a string of numbers and then pressed the dial button.

"Turn on the speakerphone."

The psychic narrowed his eyes slightly, leaned down, stared directly into Light Yagami's eyes, and said, word by word.

"If you try anything funny… I can kill you in less than a second."

"I… I understand…"

Light Yagami's acting was flawless, without any flaws, and after the call connected, he used a voice that tried to suppress panic, yet with a slight tremor, pretending to be calm.

"Father, are you working right now?"

"Oh, it's Light."

A middle-aged man's deep voice came from the other side of the phone.

"I just arrived in Kyoto and haven't officially started working yet. I'm quite free at the moment. Is there anything you need?"