Zongman I fight weirdness in everyday world

Precisely because of this, for every ball, Yagami Tsukasa had to concentrate all his attention, even a hundred times more diligently than during a battle, to ensure that he had a chance to receive the ball.

However, this time, when he saw Yozora not exerting any special force, only gently swinging his racket, and the ball speed was not fast, he couldn't help but frown slightly.

This is… throwing the match?

With this kind of ball speed, let alone him, who had not hesitated to use his spiritual abilities, even any player who came to participate in the competition this time could easily return it, right?

Thinking that he was actually looked down upon by Yozora like this, Yagami Tsukasa couldn't help but feel a little angry, and had already mustered all his strength, planning to use an extremely fast cross-court shot aimed at a blind spot after the ball bounced, to let the other party see his strength.

However, in the next second, the entire venue fell into a dead silence.

After the tennis ball landed on the ground, it did not bounce back, but silently rolled back close to the ground, until it rolled all the way to the position where Yozora was standing.

Even the referee was stunned, and it took a long time to react, his voice revealing an unbelievable emotion.

“3… 30 to 0…”

Yukino Yukinoshita and Yui Yuigahama in the audience seats exchanged a glance, the two girls who had seen this move before, simultaneously murmured.

“Zero-Shiki Serve…”

It was not until this time that the rest of the audience reacted, and they all said in disbelief.

“Just now… what happened?”

“The ball didn’t bounce? It just rolled back along the ground?”

“Is it luck… or is it that there is a problem with the court?”

“How could there be a problem with the court, it’s not clay, and it hasn’t rained these past two days.”

“Wait… the rules say… that for a serve… you can’t receive it before the ball bounces, right? Then this move… isn’t it unsolvable?”

…

The audience originally thought that this Yozora player from Sobu High School was just a rogue who relied on the fact that the balls he hit were fast and accurate, and had no sportsmanship at all, so he used this method of threatening to hit people.

Unexpectedly, you also have this kind of technique?

No… can this really be called a technique?

Are you sure this isn’t some kind of bizarre superpower?

Having this kind of method is equivalent to winning every service game, wouldn’t it be no problem to go and play professionally?

Yagami Tsukasa on the opposite side was also shocked, and it took a long time before he opened his mouth slightly.

“You… you’re too outrageous…”

“Don’t worry, I won’t use this move again this time.”

Yozora smiled, and swung his racket again. When the tennis ball touched the ground and bounced up, Yagami Tsukasa and the audience at the scene finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that the so-called Zero-Shiki Serve cannot be used all the time.

Otherwise, how could it…

“Eh?”

Just as Yagami Tsukasa was full of confidence, thinking that he could finally receive a serve, he saw the tennis ball that bounced up, suddenly spinning away from him with an extremely strange, scimitar-like arc, flying all the way back to Yozora’s left hand that was already there from the side of the court.

“40 to 0.”

Hearing Yozora’s chuckling voice, the referee on the sidelines finally reacted, and belatedly announced.

“4… 40 to 0!”

After a long silence, the scene finally burst into a chorus of soft exclamations.

“So handsome…”

In terms of effect, this move is indeed not as unsolvable as the Zero-Shiki Serve, that is, Yagami Tsukasa did not anticipate this situation, otherwise, with his moving speed, he would be able to hit the ball back directly after it bounced.

But to talk about visual effect…

This move is indeed too impressive.

The key is that Yozora used it.

After swinging his racket, he raised his left hand, and when the ball flew back, he just caught it steadily, only two words can describe it.

Elegant.

It’s just too elegant.

“I…”

Yagami Tsukasa was stunned for a long time, then lowered the racket in his hand, revealing a helpless wry smile, shook his head, and gently threw the tennis racket in his hand on the ground.

“I forfeit, I admit defeat.”

This time, no one in the arena made any more questioning sounds.

The champion of the National High School Tennis Tournament belongs to Sobu High School in Kyoto City.

…

That night, in a high-end cafe in Tokyo.

“Student Yozora”

Following a slightly stiff and awkward tone, but with full enthusiasm, a tall, blond foreign man in a dark suit, opened his arms and walked towards Yozora who was standing there, while laughing heartily.

“I’ve heard so much about you, I’ve finally met you today.”

Yozora sidestepped, dodging the other party’s attempt to hug him, and asked with a smile.

“Heard so much about me? Have you heard of me?”

“Of course.”

Professor Leskinen pointed to Kurisu Makise standing there, directly ignoring her frantically hinting eyes, and laughed heartily.

“Kurisu often mentions you, saying that you are a very excellent young man, but I didn’t expect that the opportunity for us to meet would come so quickly.”

“I see…”

Noticing Yozora’s gaze that seemed to carry a smile, Kurisu Makise’s eyes darted around, not daring to look directly into his eyes, only turning her head and saying.

“I… I just said it casually… Hmph…”

Immediately afterwards, Professor Leskinen added another sentence.

“But it’s a pity, my other researcher didn’t come along this time, otherwise, I could have introduced you to meet.”

“Please sit down and talk, Professor Leskinen.”

“Okay.”

After Leskinen sat down, Yozora picked up his coffee cup and took a sip, with a kind smile on his face, but the words he spoke made the smile on the other party’s face stiffen imperceptibly.

“Professor Leskinen, when did you know that you were an ‘Observer’? Or do you have a different name for people like you and me?”

Leskinen looked puzzled, and rubbed his temples.

“Sorry… I don’t quite understand what you mean…”

“Don’t quite understand?”

Just as Leskinen said this, L, wearing a white long-sleeved shirt and jeans, walked over from the side and said lightly.

“Then let me help you sort it out.”

L sat down unceremoniously in the seat next to Yozora, and slowly opened his mouth.

“First of all, a suddenly appearing psychic attacked us, and then, under the circumstances that we didn’t know the enemy’s identity, Amane Suzuha, who arrived from the future timeline, said what she thought would happen in the future.”

“Most of what she said should be true, but after my investigation, I found that there is an inexplicable situation.”

“That is the motive of your so-called SERN.”

“You… or rather, the idea expressed by your memory, is to make ‘Mask’ become the god who rules everyone, but the problem is that you don’t have the means to control him at all, and you don’t have the ability to defeat ‘Mask’ head-on.”

"After learning of your arrival, we have already taken notice of this organization called SERN. Assuming Amane Suzuha is telling the truth, we have been tracking SERN for decades, but they have stubbornly survived. How can you ensure that SERN won't be eliminated by us on this altered world line?"

"And most importantly, the future us, did nothing? Didn't even send anyone to transmit future information?"

L's fingers gently tapped the table as he stared directly at Professor Leskinen's trembling eyes, and said softly.

"There is only one reasonable explanation for all of this."

L slowly opened his mouth.

"From the very beginning, the enemy wasn't SERN. Amane Suzuha's memories were tampered with. You used various methods to make us believe that the enemy was SERN, the purpose is..."

Speaking of which, a voice rang out again behind Professor Leskinen. He turned his head and saw a handsome young man with brown hair and brown eyes standing beside him.

"SERN is a mysterious organization supported by the upper echelons of multiple countries. If we were to wipe out SERN, the upper echelons of various countries would realize the power of espers and start an arms race related to spiritual abilities at all costs. As for your motive... to be honest, I can't figure it out, but the motives and psychology of criminals are always twisted and meaningless. The truth of what really happened on the future timeline will come to light as long as your memories are seized."

Amidst Makise Kurisu's bewildered expression, the smile on Leskinen's face gradually disappeared, and his eyelids drooped.

He didn't argue too much, but looked at Yexing sitting there, gritted his teeth, and slowly opened his mouth.

"There's only one thing I don't understand... My plan was flawless... I've clearly tested it on Makise Kurisu... You wouldn't kill an innocent person who hasn't committed any crimes just because of suspicion... Why... Why can you be so sure... that I am the one orchestrating all of this on this timeline?"

"Because I'm cheating with time travel."

Hearing Yexing's understated words, Leskinen's expression and eyes became even more distorted. He couldn't help but want to slam the table heavily, but his wrist was instantly grabbed by Yagami Light. However, he didn't even look at Yagami Light, but just locked his gaze on Yexing's face and shouted hoarsely.

"Such an absurd and childish reason, just to ruin everything I painstakingly planned... Why... Why can you so easily destroy everything I worked so hard to build... Why..."

"Are you triggered?"

Facing Leskinen, who had fallen into twisted madness, Yexing just smiled and said.

"If I'm not mistaken, from beginning to end, there are only one and a half people who have traveled from the future timeline. One is Amane Suzuha, it's not clear how many years she came from, but in short, she is a person who does not exist on this timeline."

"As for the half person, it's not a physical crossing, but just carrying memories and directly seizing the body of oneself on this timeline, like me, you who possess the ability to 'observe' world lines."

"The reason why we can't find the hiding places of the so-called SERN members, guns, and the so-called time machine you guys are riding in is very simple, because those things don't exist."

"You, through some means, perhaps your own memories, or perhaps you used your own spiritual abilities, in the reverse world, through your own memories, replicated those so-called SERN members. They may have really existed, but they are just one-to-one copies you created through future memories."

"As for the reason why you did all this..."

Yexing looked at Leskinen, whose expression was already distorted, and said softly.

"Because you have developed so many spiritual ability technologies, but because of the existence of 'Mask' and its assistants, you simply have no room to use them. As a scientist, you want to see your scientific research results being used, even if it will plunge the world into madness, you won't hesitate."

"This is you."

"A twisted person who has committed the sin of greed, Alexis Leskinen."

Chapter 424 Leskinen's "Palace", Uncontrolled Artificial Intelligence

Seeing that he had been completely exposed, Professor Leskinen, who had always maintained a gentle and refined appearance in front of Makise Kurisu, was no longer concealing the madness and distortion in his heart at this moment, and a strong hatred surged in his eyes as he looked at Yexing.

"I don't understand... What exactly is the reason... Why... Why didn't you kill Makise Kurisu... Why!? Why didn't you kill her, but determined that I was the one manipulating all of this? The way you act... there's no logic to it at all..."

"Hehe, clown."

At this point, Yexing, Yagami Light, L and others present had also understood what Sakuraikawa Rikka meant by saying before her death that Makise Kurisu was the key person.

Makise Kurisu's key is not for them, but for Leskinen.

Leskinen has the ability to "observe", even if the world line changes, he can retain the original memory. Through "Mask's" attitude towards Makise Kurisu, he can judge the general style of behavior of the other party and its assistants.

If Makise Kurisu is not killed, it means that these people are unwilling to kill an innocent person in order to "change the world line".

Even if Makise Kurisu is killed, it doesn't really matter to Leskinen, because in that case, he will not have any intersection with Yexing and others.

But why?

Why didn't the other party kill Makise Kurisu, but instead made Makise Kurisu an assistant? But when it came to himself, a brain science expert, and also Makise Kurisu's teacher, who was obviously more suitable as an assistant, how could he be so sure that he had transmitted memories from the future timeline, planned all of this, and was the world line "observer" hiding in the dark?

Leskinen didn't understand, and he wasn't willing to accept it.

Originally... he should have played with "Mask", "Kira", "Hundred Eyes" and others... watching them act according to his wishes, fighting to the death with SERN... and finally achieve his goal...

If he hadn't come to Sakura Province today...

Such thoughts surfaced in Leskinen's mind, but he was also very clear that this thought was meaningless.

The moment his name was locked on by "Mask" and its assistants, everything was already over.

This kind of painstakingly planned, scheming and forbearing for decades, but ultimately failing for unknown reasons, made Professor Leskinen collapse into a state of being unable to accept reality.