Zongman I fight weirdness in everyday world

"Bang!"

Rikka Takanashi, wearing roller skates, had intended to greet Yusei, whom she happened to meet on the street, with an extremely cool pose.

However, because she was wearing an eye patch that obstructed her vision, she completely failed to notice a utility pole on the side of the road ahead.

The end result was that she crashed into the utility pole in a spectacularly flamboyant manner, clutching her forehead and squatting on the ground, making pitiful sounds.

"Ouch... that hurts."

Seeing Rikka Takanashi's self-inflicted plight, Yusei couldn't help but tease her with a smile.

"What's wrong? Has the Evil Lord Shingan's lifelong nemesis appeared?"

"That's right, yes, that's exactly it!"

Yusei was only teasing, but who knew that Rikka Takanashi, suffering from severe chuunibyou, would directly twist his words, stand up, point at the utility pole in front of her, and declare righteously.

"This is definitely not an ordinary utility pole, but a trap set by the Management Bureau to obstruct my path forward! The Holy Adjudicator is truly despicable!"

"That's actually quite philosophical of you."

Yusei didn't laugh at Rikka Takanashi, but instead wore a thoughtful expression.

"It's not that I crashed into the utility pole, but that the utility pole blocked my way... Hmm, good, very imposing."

"Of course! I am the Evil Lord Shingan!"

After receiving Yusei's praise, Rikka Takanashi seemed to have forgotten the pain on her forehead, her eyes gleaming with excitement as she skated up to him and extended an invitation.

"Ahem, brave one, our meeting here must be an arrangement of fate.

Since that's the case, why not join me and journey together to find the Invisible Boundary Line!"

Before Yusei could give an answer, a cold, emotionless female voice, which made Rikka Takanashi shudder the moment she heard it, came from a distance, accompanied by the sound of a rice paddle being struck.

"It's so late, and you're still out playing?

It seems I'll have to forcibly drag you back."

Rikka Takanashi turned her head tremulously, only to see her older sister, Touka, wearing casual clothes and carrying a stainless steel rice paddle, walking step by step from the front of the street.

"Ho... Holy Adjudicator..."

Rikka Takanashi subconsciously hid behind Yusei, her voice trembling.

"Brave... brave one, you go first, I'll be right behind you!"

"Stop kidding."

Yusei saw through Rikka Takanashi's intentions at a glance and exposed her without any politeness.

"You just want me to hold back your sister so you can find a chance to escape, right?"

"No... Nonsense!"

Rikka Takanashi's cheeks flushed slightly, like Kong Yiji drinking in a tavern back in the days, she avoided the question.

"I... I am the Evil Lord Shingan!

The Evil Lord Shingan is the strongest!

How could I be scared away by a mere Holy Adjudicator!?"

"Oh, is that so?"

As Yusei said this, he suddenly stepped aside.

In the blink of an eye, Rikka Takanashi only saw a cold gleam flying from a distance, heading straight towards her.

"Then catch this."

Seeing the stainless steel rice paddle spinning rapidly in the air, about to hit her forehead at a perfect angle, Rikka Takanashi had only one thought in her mind.

My life is over.

"Ding!"

Just as Rikka Takanashi's forehead felt the cold touch of the stainless steel rice paddle, Yusei suddenly reached out from the side and grabbed the handle of the rice paddle.

Rikka Takanashi, who had survived the ordeal, was initially stunned, but after recovering, she collapsed on the ground, muttering to herself.

"That was... that was a close call... Has the Holy Adjudicator's power become stronger again?

Tch... she's really a difficult enemy to deal with."

"You're really stubborn."

Yusei shook the stainless steel rice paddle in his hand a few times.

Only then did Touka Takanashi, who had approached, see clearly and greeted him casually.

"I was wondering who this girl was with so late at night, it turns out it's you.

What's wrong, are you going to indulge in her naive and boring fantasies and go looking for some Invisible Boundary Line?"

"No, it was purely coincidental."

Yusei first shook his head, then handed the stainless steel rice paddle in his hand to Touka Takanashi, waving his hand casually.

"Alright, you can discipline her directly, I won't get involved, I'm leaving, bye-bye."

But before he could take two steps, he was suddenly stopped by Touka Takanashi.

"Wait a minute, Yusei..."

"What's up?"

"I have something I want to ask you, it might take a long time to explain, so... how about we go to my and Rikka's house to talk?"

"Alright."

......

After arriving at the Takanashi sisters' house, Yusei went straight in and sat down on the sofa in the living room, as if he were familiar with the place.

"You really don't treat yourself like an outsider at all."

Hearing Touka Takanashi's complaint, Yusei waved his hand nonchalantly and smiled.

"It's okay, we're going to be family sooner or later, no need to be polite, please sit down too, don't stand on ceremony with me."

Touka Takanashi couldn't help but roll her eyes, even her poker-faced self couldn't help but show a speechless expression.

"Is this my house or your house after all..."

After sitting down, Touka Takanashi pointed to the tightly closed bedroom door and said to Rikka Takanashi indifferently.

"Rikka, go inside."

"Eh? Why?"

"Just because."

Takanashi Rikka opened her mouth, seemingly wanting to argue, but when she saw the stainless steel rice scoop in her sister's hand, gleaming coldly under the light, she recalled the pain of being hit before, a pain that was still etched in her memory. In the end, she decided that a wise man doesn't fight when the odds are against him, and obediently went into her room, closing the door carefully and cautiously.

After Takanashi Rikka returned to her room, Takanashi Tohka looked at Yozora with a serious expression. Just as Yozora thought that she had encountered some strange incident recently, she heard an unexpected but reasonable statement.

"Rikka... she failed her last exam."

"Failed? Hah, I thought it was a big deal."

Yozora waved his hand and asked with a smile.

"Which subject did she fail?"

Takanashi Tohka's eyes twitched a few times. She took a deep breath, calmed herself down, and slowly said.

"All of them."

"Oh? Interesting."

Seeing Yozora's unsurprised look, Takanashi Tohka frowned slightly.

"Looking at you, you don't seem surprised?"

"Of course. She doesn't study seriously every day. It would be strange if she passed. When you said she failed, I guessed that she must have failed all subjects."

"Then why did you ask?"

Yozora revealed a smile and said in a matter-of-fact tone.

"Of course, I wanted to see you get frustrated and anxious. I haven't seen you angry before, so I wanted to see it."

"You guy..."

Takanashi Tohka clenched the stainless steel rice scoop in her hand, seemingly wanting to hit Yozora's forehead, but after a few seconds, she finally lowered it.

She raised her head, restored her icy beauty appearance, looked directly into Yozora's eyes, and stated her request.

"The midterm exam is next week, I hope..."

"You, or the members of your club who are better at studying, can you help Rikka with tutoring?"

Chapter 460: The Overload Society's New Cook, Hotaka and Hana Learn the Truth

"Tutoring Takanashi-san?"

Hearing Takanashi Tohka's request, Yozora just smiled noncommittally, neither directly refusing nor directly agreeing, but instead asked.

"Then, what can you provide us as a reward for undertaking this task?"

"Reward?"

Takanashi Tohka didn't show any surprise or astonishment, but said in a calm tone.

"If it's a matter of fees, I do have some savings..."

"Forget it."

Yozora directly waved his hand to interrupt, saying a very arrogant sentence that Takanashi Tohka couldn't refute at all.

"Even if it can be measured with money, the value of my precious time is far beyond what you can afford."

"However..."

Yozora looked at Takanashi Tohka in front of him, smiled, and said that classic line.

"Takanashi-san, you probably don't want to see your sister being forced to repeat a grade or even be expelled by the school because she failed all subjects, right?"

Takanashi Tohka shrunk back slightly. Although she still had that expressionless look, a few traces of vigilance were clearly revealed in her beautiful red eyes.

"You... are you threatening me?"

"It's not a threat."

Yozora shook his head, maintaining his smile, and said softly, word by word.

"I want to make a deal with you."

"A deal? What deal?"

"The content of the deal is very simple. I myself, or the high-achieving members of my club, will try our best to help Takanashi-san with tutoring. In return..."

Just as Takanashi Tohka thought that Yozora would say something outrageous that she couldn't accept, she heard him say a request that was so ordinary that it wasn't difficult for her at all.

"During this period, you'll take care of the lunch bentos for the members of our Overload Society, OK?"

"Eh?"

Takanashi Tohka couldn't help but be stunned when she heard this, and hesitated.

"Is it that simple?"

Yozora shrugged his shoulders, not caring at all.

"It's not simple, but it's not that simple either. After all, there are more than a dozen people, the number is there, and everyone's tastes are different. But for you, as a professional chef, as long as you make the bentos carefully, the taste should be able to satisfy us."

Takanashi Tohka thought that this request was indeed not difficult.

For her, as the head chef of a Western restaurant, making a dozen bentos didn't take much effort at all. Even if it was customized according to each person's different tastes, it wouldn't take too much time. After all, it was just lunch bentos, not formal banquet dishes for high-end occasions.

"Is it that simple?"

"That's right, it's that simple."

Takanashi Tohka pursed her lips and asked the most crucial question.

"Then, how long exactly is this 'period of time'?"

"Don't worry, it won't exceed this semester at most."

Speaking of this, Yozora paused for a moment and shook his head helplessly.

"There's no way around it. Our original professional cook made very delicious bentos, raising the members' standards for bento taste. But she's busy with things during this period and can't come to school every day. Coincidentally, you can be a substitute cook."

...

After reaching an agreement with Takanashi Tohka, Yozora went all the way to the entrance of the apartment where Sakurajima Mai lived and raised his hand to knock on the door.

The moment the door opened, Sakurajima Mai saw that it was Yozora standing outside. Her slightly furrowed brows immediately relaxed, and an uncontrollable smile appeared on her face.

"Why did you come over suddenly? You didn't even call first. What if Hana and I weren't home and there was no one to open the door for you?"