Zongman I fight weirdness in everyday world

Accompanying a melodious sound of the pipa, Toma Kazusa summoned her Soul's True Form, Kinnara.

This time, she didn't resort to the chaotic methods of the past, wielding her instrument as a weapon, but instead displayed her true abilities for the first time.

As her fingers danced across the pipa strings with increasing speed, the originally melodious music became rapid, even revealing a hint of murderous intent.

Looking at Nakao Kyoko, now transformed into a monster, numerous fine threads, like piano strings, suddenly appeared, binding her wrists together with such force that they cut into her flesh.

"As the saying goes, you are what you eat…"

Under the shocked gazes of Toma Yoko, Yotsuya Miko, the Yukinoshita sisters, and even Yozora, Toma Kazusa sheathed her Juzumaru Tsunetsugu and slowly walked towards the piano, lifting it up with her bare hands.

Then, step by step, she approached Nakao Kyoko, who was restrained and could only lie on the stage, and raised the heavy piano above her head, slowly saying,

"By becoming one with the piano, perhaps you will gain talent."

"Bang… Bang… Bang…"

The following scene made even Yotsuya Miko, a veteran who was merciless towards evil spirits and the most decisive member of the Overload Society, frown.

Kinnara didn't wield the pipa this time; instead, Toma Kazusa, as the psychic herself, carried the piano and went to town.

Yotsuya Miko strongly suspected that Toma Kazusa had wanted to do this for a long time, but hadn't found a suitable target to beat, and before becoming a psychic, she didn't have the strength to lift a piano and smash people.

This was truly a collapse of propriety and music.

After a full five minutes, Toma Kazusa finally threw the piano, which represented Nakao Kyoko's desires, casually onto the stage, causing a loud crash, and then stood there quietly.

Seeing this, Yotsuya Miko couldn't help but step forward and ask in confusion,

"What are you doing? Just have your Soul's True Form devour this guy's desires, and this area will return to normal…"

"Wait a moment."

Toma Kazusa sat down directly on the edge of the stage, pointed to Nakao Kyoko, who had been smashed into a bloody mess, and the piano that had been discarded there, and said in a calm tone,

"It's a good opportunity to test whether the owner of the palace, who has turned into a monster, will recover from her injuries without the source of her desires being resolved, and if so, how long it will take. This is all information that can be used in the future."

"Eh?"

Hearing these words, Yotsuya Miko couldn't help but be a little surprised.

"I didn't expect you to be so smart, Kazusa."

Toma Kazusa: "… I'm not stupid to begin with."

"Then why do you always get 0 on your tests?"

Hearing this question, Toma Kazusa was even more speechless.

She had a bad feeling in her heart.

Could it be… that the members of the Overload Society have been looking at her as an idiot all this time?

She just wasn't interested in studying, which didn't mean her brain wasn't working.

Toma Kazusa suddenly had a terrifying guess that made her pupils dilate.

Could it be… in everyone's eyes… she, Toma Kazusa…

Was on the same level as Yuigahama Yui?

This was Toma Kazusa misunderstanding.

Yuigahama Yui was just bad at studying; how could she dare to compare with her, the great god who always firmly occupied the bottom spot in the grade?

In addition, although Toma Kazusa had been a member of the society for a long time, she usually didn't communicate with members other than Setsuna and Yozora, and she didn't express her opinions during combat meetings, like a teenage girl with autism, which further led the members' impression of her brain to only remain on her test scores, which were always the worst in the grade.

Because of this, when Toma Kazusa uttered a statement that wasn't particularly smart, but that any member of the Overload Society would consider when collecting information, Yotsuya Miko was so surprised.

From Yotsuya Miko's perspective… this matter was equivalent to… Toma Kazusa, the idiot of the Overload Society, suddenly getting enlightened.

If Toma Kazusa knew that this was the image she had always had in everyone's eyes, she would probably turn dark.

Just then, a weak voice came.

"My talent… my… talent…"

Hearing the sound behind her, Toma Kazusa returned to the stage and slowly walked to Nakao Kyoko, watching the injuries on her huge body recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye, her eyes without any fluctuations, and only said softly,

"Someone once told me that too much outstanding talent will invisibly hurt the people around you, and I have personally felt the harm caused by my talent and privileges."

Speaking of this, Toma Kazusa suddenly changed the subject.

"However, the source of this harm does not come from my talent itself, but from the unconscious rejection of others."

"And now… I have found a place to belong where my talent can be accommodated, where no matter what kind of me I am, I can be tolerated and never lost."

"Therefore, I will never feel any remorse for having talent, as for your jealousy… this is just your own problem, and has nothing to do with me or my mother."

"Kinnara, eat this guy's desires."

"Eh…"

Looking at the object shaped like a piano, Kinnara's delicate face showed resistance, and she said timidly.

"Can I not eat it…"

Toma Kazusa frowned slightly and said in a cold tone,

"I told you to eat it, so eat it. Why so much nonsense?"

Kinnara's body trembled in fright at her cold tone, and she immediately replied tremblingly.

"Eek… I'm sorry, I was wrong! I'll eat it right away!"

Seeing this scene, Yotsuya Miko couldn't help but sigh.

Why was other people's Soul's True Form so obedient, like a little lamb, while her Hundred Eyes always had to say some fierce words?

As expected of Toma Kazusa, easily subduing the Soul's True Form that represents her own true heart.

Fortunately, when Kinnara was about to devour Nakao Kyoko's twisted desires, the piano turned into a ball of light, and she didn't really have to open her mouth to bite. As long as she made a symbolic gesture, the ball of light would be swallowed into her stomach, and her spiritual power would be enhanced.

… …

Ten minutes later, outside the Kyoto City Theater.

Yagami Soichiro confirmed that no innocent people were injured or killed, and that after the theater changed, their minds lost consciousness, and they didn't know what had happened. After confirming that they were not in serious condition, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

You must know that today was the personal recital of Miss Toma Yoko, returning to the Sakura Province for the first time in many years.

The audience at the scene, even those sitting in the last row, or even on the second floor, were all wealthy and powerful figures. If something happened in Kyoto… especially since he had just returned to Kyoto and just taken over the Special Operations Team, such a serious accident would be troublesome.

Souichiro Yagami wasn't worried about his own future, but rather that losing his prestige and public credibility would prevent him from providing more help to "Kamen," potentially leading to even more serious disasters in the future.

Fortunately, among the audience members who didn't leave the theater immediately after the concert, only one person, Kyoko Nakao, also a piano performer… no, a woman who was a piano player, was confirmed dead.

People like Touma Youko, at that level, could be called piano performers.

Someone like Kyoko Nakao, who was already thirty years old and still participating in public competitions, unable to even reach the top three… it could only be said that she simply lacked talent; calling her a performer was only because Souichiro Yagami considered respect for the deceased, otherwise, he would have directly called her a piano playing enthusiast.

"Such strong jealousy and resentment towards talent ultimately caused this incident…"

After listening to Yozora's account, Souichiro Yagami's face showed a heavy expression, and he sighed helplessly.

"Desire isn't like a criminal record… you can't see it on the surface at all, how can we prevent it…"

"We'll figure out a way."

"Yes… then I'll leave it to you."

Hearing Yozora's words, Souichiro Yagami's expression eased slightly, and he patted the other person's shoulder, saying with a smile.

"It's been so long since we last met, are you doing well?"

"I'm doing okay, living a life of debauchery, indulging in wine and women, partying every night."

"The words you're using… don't seem to be good words?"

"There's no other way, my life is just too joyful, only these kinds of words can barely describe it."

Souichiro Yagami shook his head with a helpless smile.

"It's been so long, but the things you say are still as strange as ever, but I must say, I do miss talking to you like this."

…

That night, the dormitory building exclusively for Soubu High School students had actually replaced Yozora's home, becoming the new headquarters for the Super-dimensional Club, and also possessing a hidden attribute known to everyone, which was the new venue for silver parties…

In any case, inside the first-floor hall.

Perhaps considering that they would often need to hold strategic meetings, Yukinoshita Yang Nai had specially designed the first floor into a dedicated discussion room stocked with various snacks, taking into account Yozora and Futaba Rio's tastes, with two refrigerators filled with frozen drinks, two expensive coffee machines, and office desks, computers, sofas, and other items.

"The information that can be confirmed now…"

After listening to the description of today's sudden incident, Futaba Rio pushed up her glasses, took a sip of freshly brewed black coffee, which was hot and contained a deep, bitter aroma, and slowly began to speak.

"First, 'Palaces' are caused by overly strong desires in people's hearts, leading to changes in the corresponding locations in the Reverse World, and possessing the same properties as a fully opened 'Door,' forcibly merging with the corresponding locations in the real world."

"Second, in 'Palaces,' most ordinary people will lose their sanity and will not retain any memories afterward, but there are also a small number of people who can remain conscious, like Touma Youko, the specific reason is still unknown."

"Third, the key to eliminating 'Palaces' lies in finding the desire of the 'Palace' owner; simply destroying all enemies will not completely destroy the 'Palace.'"

After stating the known information, Futaba Rio raised several key questions.

"What we need to investigate now is whether having more people with strong desires, and those desires overlapping, will transform the corresponding locations in the Reverse World into more troublesome and dangerous 'Palaces.'"

"And preventive measures, will there be any signs in the Reverse World before a 'Palace' appears? Is the fusion with the real world instantaneous, or does it require a process? If it's the latter, we can take precautions in advance, or even destroy the 'Palace' directly in the Reverse World."

"And considering the enemies from the future timeline…"

Hearing this, Touma Youko finally couldn't help but interrupt.

"That… the enemies from the future timeline you mentioned, is that some kind of proper noun? I'm a little confused."

Hearing her mother's question, Touma Kazusa patted the back of her hand and said calmly.

"It's not a proper noun, it's just the literal meaning, enemies coming from the future timeline."

Touma Youko was silent for a long time, and just as the members thought that this world-class piano performer would either find it difficult to digest or think that everyone was suffering from chuunibyou, saying absurd things, Touma Youko suddenly smiled and slowly said.

"Kazusa, you've actually made so many trustworthy friends, it makes me happy."

The members were all dumbfounded.

Wait, is that what you're focusing on?

No wonder… no wonder Touma Kazusa sometimes makes some rather out-of-touch remarks that leave everyone speechless.

So the root cause is heredity!

Chapter 375: Shoko Nishimiya's Request, Investigator Yukino Deploys

"That… Ms. Touma…"

Hearing Sakurajima Mai's address, Touma Youko smiled casually.

"Eh, no need to be so formal, just call me Youko."

"Okay… Youko."

Sakurajima Mai nodded slightly, tentatively asking.

"The things we're doing, you… can actually understand and accept it so easily?"

"Of course."

Touma Youko glanced at Touma Kazusa sitting there, smiling and saying.

"Of course, originally I didn't have much of a good impression of your so-called group that punishes sinners and makes a big splash in Sakura Province, a group with special powers, I wasn't a supporter at all, you could even say I was originally an opponent."

Before the members could speak, Touma Youko spread her hands, with a matter-of-fact tone, and changed the subject.

"But, since my daughter is a member of this group, then I am now 100% your supporter, the things that Kazusa decides to do, the path she decides to take, must be correct, no matter what happens, no matter what the reason, I will firmly support her."

Hearing her mother's words, Touma Kazusa, who usually didn't have much emotional fluctuation on her face, couldn't help but reveal a bit of emotion.

"Mom… thank you for your support…"

"It's nothing."

Touma Youko waved her hand, then looked at Yozora sitting there, smiling meaningfully.

"Besides, my son-in-law is 'Kamen' himself, as a mother-in-law, I still have to support the entrepreneurial path of the young couple."

More than being jealous, the members were even more speechless hearing this, and Sakurajima Mai couldn't help but complain.