Zongman I fight weirdness in everyday world

Ye Xing reached out and rubbed Shizuka Hiratsuka's head, comforting her with a smile.

"But the nature of this thing is unknown. Even Yagami Light from that world, who could be considered a strongman who cleared an entire world, ended up becoming a slave of the Holy Grail because a fragment of this thing fused into his body. I'm not letting you eat it because I'm afraid of similar accidents. Of course, I won't eat this thing myself either. Let's keep it safe for now."

Just as Ye Xing finished speaking, Amadeus, who had been silent during the operation, suddenly spoke.

"Instead of thinking about why the Holy Grail's fragments appeared in this world, it's better to think about why the fragments appeared in this place. This isn't a real-world location corresponding to the Reverse Side, nor is it the kind of place where disasters have occurred, gathering a lot of people's negative emotions, making it easy for powerful evil spirits to be born. So, combining the nature of the Holy Grail and the words of Yagami Light from that world, what is most likely to attract the Holy Grail fragments is…"

Before Amadeus could finish speaking, Ye Xing said calmly.

"The desires of the humans here, or rather, the original sin committed by the humans here, is that everyone in this village has committed the twisted sin of lust, which attracted the fragments of the Holy Grail. And the fragments of the Holy Grail, in an invisible way, have aggravated the distortion in their hearts and responded to the twisted desires in these people's hearts, creating something so disgusting that the people in the village call it the God."

"How disgusting…"

Shizuka Hiratsuka bit her silver teeth and clenched her fists again.

"I never thought that such a disgusting place would exist in this world. It's a pity that I just awakened my psychic ability and haven't mastered the ability to fuse with the Soul Manifestation. If I can't personally beat these guys up, I don't feel satisfied…"

"Let's not talk about this. After you go back, you have to start special training."

Ye Xing said with a smile.

"Your Jeanne seems to be an absolute close-combat specialization type. The power mastered by the Soul Manifestation is inseparable from the psychic ability user. I know you are good at martial arts, but this skill is only relative to ordinary people. Now that you have become a psychic ability user, you still have to go to a professional fighter, Garuda, for professional martial arts training."

"Yeah, don't worry."

Although Shizuka Hiratsuka was physically and mentally exhausted, her eyes were burning with a mixture of passion and chuunibyou. After enduring for more than twenty years, it was finally completely released due to the awakening of her soul manifestation ability.

"I will definitely use my iron fists to defeat all evil in this world!"

Ye Xing: "…You're a bit too chuuni…"

Shizuka Hiratsuka: "…Anyone can say that about me, but you…you're more chuuni than me, right?!"

Ye Xing: "I'm chuuni, but in addition to chuuni, you also retain the characteristics of a hot-blooded, air-headed beauty and an older woman desperately wanting to get married, mixed together… well, it has a strange smell."

While Ye Xing and Shizuka Hiratsuka were bantering and teasing each other, Natsumi Suga seemed to be thinking about something, muttering to herself in a barely audible voice.

"Seven Deadly Sins, Rikka Sakurakawa's wrath, Leskinen's greed, Yagami Light's arrogance from another world, plus the lust we encountered this time in this village… Four have already been collected. If the remaining three appear…"

A terrible thought arose in Natsumi Suga's mind.

Could it be that after all seven deadly sins are gathered in this world…

…the Holy Grail, which represents all of humanity's desires and original sin, will also descend upon this world?

…

Later that evening, in a hotel in Wakayama City.

Kurisu Makise, who had already washed up and changed into her pajamas, was sitting on the sofa, with the phone installed with the Amadeus program propped up on the table in front of her.

"After today's operation, have you found the reason for your curiosity?"

"No."

Hearing Kurisu Makise's question, Amadeus in the screen shook her head, still maintaining her usual indifferent expression, and said softly.

"Rather, after today's operation, I've become even more curious about him."

"Why?"

"On the original world line in my memory, although Rikka Sakurakawa announced the so-called truth, the probability of ordinary people awakening to become psychic ability users is very low, so low that it's less than one in a million. But 'Mask' has always had new helpers appearing. This is the question that Leskinen was curious about, and it's also one of the many questions about him that I can't analyze and want to get the answer to."

"But…"

Speaking of this, Amadeus seemed to hesitate, and a faint buzzing sound of electricity came from the phone screen.

"I… After witnessing the awakening process of a psychic ability user today, I still can't get the answer. Clearly, he didn't do anything special, but Shizuka Hiratsuka still awakened to become a psychic ability user, and without any other thoughts, it's like after awakening her soul manifestation ability, becoming his helper and doing things that don't benefit her… is taken for granted… I can't understand… This violates the strange logic of human self-interest…"

"Actually, it's not really a violation, is it?"

Looking at Amadeus's confused expression, Kurisu Makise sighed slightly, resting her chin on her hand.

"Hiratsuka-sensei is originally a hot-blooded older woman, plus… I think she probably likes that guy. As long as she becomes a helper of 'Mask', she can save innocent people, protect this world, and defeat evil, which not only produces a sense of spiritual accomplishment, but also brings her closer to that guy… It can be considered self-interest in another sense, right?"

"I see."

Amadeus nodded as if she understood, and then suddenly said something that Kurisu Makise didn't expect.

"Speaking of which, you also became a helper because you like Ye Xing, right?"

Kurisu Makise was stunned for a few seconds when she heard this, then her face flushed red, and she stammered.

"You… You… Why are you saying such strange things again… Didn't I tell you… I don't have…"

"This is the conclusion I came to based on your logic."

Amadeus completely ignored Kurisu Makise's defense and just said to herself.

"According to your logic, you are not a hot-blooded, chuuni older woman like Shizuka Hiratsuka, and after solving the Leskinen and world line-related incidents, Overlimit seems to no longer need you to provide advice or knowledge in professional fields. You have the opportunity to find a research institute in Sakura Province like Maho Hiyajo and return to your original normal life, but you not only didn't do that, but you also specifically proposed a plan to return me to my original artificial intelligence form."

"Analyzing from a rational point of view, I can't find a reason for you to do this, to want to continue staying in Overlimit. In that case, it can only be the emotional reason that I can't understand."

"My analysis can't be wrong."

Faced with Amadeus's confident analysis, even Makise Kurisu couldn't continue to deny it. After hesitating for a good while, she finally opened her mouth slowly in a voice as faint as a mosquito's hum.

"Li...like...maybe...maybe just a little bit..."

"In that case, why don't you confess?"

"Huh?"

Makise Kurisu was stunned by Amadeus's sudden and surprising question.

"He...he has a girlfriend...and...it seems like more than one..."

"Isn't that a good thing?"

Amadeus replied in a matter-of-fact tone.

"It's better than him only having one girlfriend, leaving you with no chance at all, right? If you confess now, Yozora might accept."

"But..."

"You're too hesitant in doing things."

Seeing Makise Kurisu's hesitant attitude, Amadeus said calmly.

"To increase your chances of a successful confession, I can offer you help."

"Ah? This..."

Makise Kurisu pursed her lips and asked tentatively.

"Why...why do you want to match me up with Yozora so much?"

"Satisfying my curiosity is one aspect, and another aspect is..."

A rare smile appeared on Amadeus's face as she slowly said.

"Helping humanity solve problems, isn't that the purpose you initially wanted to create artificial intelligence for?"

...

That day, in the hotel room in the early hours of the morning.

After a tiring day of hiking and witnessing such a bloody scene, Makise Kurisu, who had finally finished the investigation, was already exhausted, even though she hadn't done anything particularly strenuous. She was currently in a deep sleep.

At this moment, the screen of the phone placed on the table outside suddenly lit up. Without any sound, Amadeus, who was originally on the phone screen, appeared in the room.

She quietly walked to the bedside, looking at Makise Kurisu, who was sleeping peacefully. Her gaze lingered on the other's face, which was exactly the same as her own, and a hint of complexity flashed in her blue eyes as she murmured in a barely audible voice.

"Almost...still a little short..."

Amadeus stopped her hand, which was about to touch Makise Kurisu's cheek, and after retracting it, she sighed slightly. She opened her left hand, and lying in her fair and delicate palm was a fragment of the Holy Grail relic that everyone had discovered in the village earlier. The material was exactly the same, but the shape was different golden shard.

"I..."

Amadeus seemed to be hesitating about something. In the end, she clenched her palm again, and the golden shard seemed to merge, gradually disappearing into her palm.

"I..."

"Must become Makise Kurisu."

...

Several days later, at four o'clock in the afternoon, in the lobby of a five-star hotel in Tokyo.

"Hurry, hurry, you guys are too slow."

Hearing Sakurajima Mai's urging, Yuigahama Yui stretched her long body and said with a sleepy look.

"Mai-senpai, don't rush us... We just went to the Reverse Side to clean up evil spirits last night and only went to sleep after nine in the morning. We haven't slept enough yet, and you've already called us up."

Sakurajima Mai said with a serious face, "If we don't go soon, it will be rush hour later, and the trains will be packed. If we take a taxi, we're afraid of being late, so it's better to leave quickly."

"Mai-senpai, are you serious...?"

Futaba Rio raised her hand and adjusted her glasses, took out her phone and glanced at it, with a look of utter despair.

"Please, the live concert of that group with Hana and the others starts at 7:30 in the evening. It's only 4:00 in the afternoon now. Even if we take the train from Kyoto, we can't be late, right...? Not to mention that we made a special trip to Tokyo yesterday..."

"Yeah."

Kogasaki Setsuna chuckled lightly and couldn't help but tease.

"It's the first time I've seen Mai-senpai so nervous. It's just like a parent who is overly worried about their child. My parents often act like this when I go on a long trip."

"You're going beyond the scope of the question."

Yozora, wearing casual clothes, walked over from behind, shook his head with a chuckle, and said.

"Basically, everyone doesn't have parents, and not many people can empathize with you."

"Don't talk nonsense."

Futaba Rio curled her lips and said unhappily.

"Me, Haimu, Mai-senpai, Yui, Yukino, so many people's parents are still alive and well."

"Then can you empathize with Setsuna?"

"This..."

Futaba Rio was speechless. After all, the last time she saw her parents was more than half a year ago, and it was only a brief meeting for a meal. After all, her parents both work overseas, and due to the nature of their work, they rarely have time to return to the Sakura Province.

However, Futaba Rio is no longer the same as when she first entered high school, feeling like she was alone.

After all...

"Rio, don't be dazed."

Yotsuya Miko walked over from the side, patted Futaba Rio's shoulder, and looked at the other person still wearing that unchanging white coat, plus a shirt and long pants, and couldn't help but sigh.

"Seriously, it's not easy to come out and play and relax, but you're still wearing such old-fashioned clothes..."

"Miko, are you still talking about others?"

Yuigahama Yui looked at Yotsuya Miko, who was wearing a long-sleeved shirt on her upper body, plus a bright yellow jacket, and the lower body was the same as Futaba Rio, also wearing long pants, with a look of helplessness.

"Your dress...looks older than my dad..."

The members of the Occult Club gathered in the hotel lobby, and although they were a group of people, there was a distinct sense of separation.

On the left, is the normal high school girl group, led by Kitagawa Haimu, exuding youthful energy.

On the right, is the serious group, led by Futaba Rio and Yotsuya Miko, who are clearly cute high school girls, but their dress reveals an old-fashioned seriousness.

Of course, there is also the middle.

Kawasaki Saki and Touma Kazusa, the two wearing black long-sleeved shirts and long pants, plus that aura of "do not approach strangers" superimposed together, creating a wonderful chemical reaction of one plus one greater than two, making it difficult for others to easily approach the professional female assassin group.

Of course, the real female assassin, Wu Jialuo, has quietly mixed into the normal high school girl group.

"Yozora, are Yagami-kun and Ryuzaki coming?"

Hearing Sakurajima Mai's question, Yozora just shook his head and smiled.

"The two of them said that their temperament is completely unlike someone who would go to a live concert of an idol group, so they are unwilling to come, but..."

Just as Yozora was halfway through speaking, a girl's shout came from not far away.

"Yozora-nii!"

A cute-looking girl with a brown ponytail hairstyle, wearing a JK uniform, waved and ran to Yozora's side, panting.

"I...I'm not late, right?"