Zongman I fight weirdness in everyday world

Toka Takanashi thought that made sense, took out her wallet from her pocket, and said faintly.

“How much?”

“I’ve said it many times, I don’t lack money.”

“Then what do you want?”

“Are there any good cafes in Kyoto, you know, the kind that serves both coffee and sweets like cake?”

“Coffee and dessert shop?”

Toka Takanashi sized up Yasei, her tone still as flat as ever.

“There is a nice one, I’ll send the address to your phone.”

“Okay.”

Just as Yasei was about to leave, Toka Takanashi called out to him again.

“Wait a moment.”

Toka Takanashi looked at Yasei, took a deep breath, and asked the question that was on her mind.

“Are you… ‘Kamen’?”

Hearing this question, Yasei was silent for a few seconds, then turned around and gave Toka Takanashi a slight smile.

“I used to be.”

“As expected, you really are…”

Halfway through her sentence, Toka Takanashi didn’t know what to say.

Come to think of it...

Would having or not having the identity of “Kamen” really make any difference?

Toka had known for a long time that Yasei was a professional exorcist, and she had even been saved by him. Although Yasei received a reward for taking on exorcism requests, if you think about it from another perspective...

To possess such amazing power and still have to rely on taking on exorcism requests to earn money, instead of doing whatever he wants, tell me, could Yasei be a bad person?

What a joke, he’s practically a saint, okay!?

“Why… ‘used to be’? Are you now…”

“I have already lost that power.”

Seeing Yasei say such a shocking thing in such an understatement, Toka Takanashi couldn’t help but change her expression.

“Could it be because you saved the world… so…”

“More or less that’s what happened.”

After receiving Yasei’s affirmative answer, Toka Takanashi was filled with awe at that moment.

To give up that special power in order to save the world…

Such a resolve caused even Toka Takanashi, whose face was always calm, to be moved.

“Then… are you unable to take on exorcism requests now?”

Toka Takanashi pursed her lips, a complex look on her face, and whispered.

“If you’re short of money… I’ve actually saved quite a bit, as long as you ask…”

“That’s not necessary.”

Yasei seemed to think that Toka Takanashi wanted to give him financial assistance, and waved his hand with a smile.

“I have so much money that I can’t even spend it all, and I only lost the power to become ‘Kamen’. I still have the basic abilities of an exorcist. Alright, I’m leaving, I still have a date with someone else, bye-bye.”

…

At the same time, in the conference room of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department headquarters.

“Chief Yagami, as the actual person in charge of the Kyoto Prefectural Police, what do you think of the incident two days ago?”

Hearing the question from the Superintendent General sitting at the head of the long table, Soichiro Yagami glanced at the senior officials of the Metropolitan Police Department present and said in a deep voice.

“To be honest, I don’t think today’s meeting is necessary. The world was in danger, and ‘Kamen’ and his assistants saved the world once again. It’s that simple. Defense Minister Shuji Ito… no, former Defense Minister Shuji Ito, definitely has problems. Whether he intentionally caused the world to become like that, or it was unintentional, he is still to blame. It’s just that the current legal system cannot judge his crimes, which has led to the current situation. ‘Kamen’ is a hero who saved the world, and everyone can see that.”

“A hero, huh…”

One of the senior officials of the Metropolitan Police Department present expressed a different opinion.

“Attacking the entire city of Sapporo, and even razing more than sixty percent of the area of Sapporo to the ground, can that really be considered a hero’s act?”

Hearing this, Soichiro Yagami couldn’t help but clench his fists, and stared at the eyes of the senior official of the Metropolitan Police Department, word by word.

“In that case… when the world became like that, may I ask where you were?”

“This… don’t confuse the issue…”

“Why not?”

Soichiro Yagami couldn’t bear it any longer and slammed the table heavily.

“In the face of saving the world, you are still discussing things like collateral damage? Under the circumstances at the time, ‘Kamen’ had already given ample time for the innocent people in Sapporo to evacuate. That’s already considered the limit of benevolence and righteousness. Or are you… also a member of Shuji Ito’s faction?”

The senior official of the Metropolitan Police Department changed his expression upon hearing this.

“Chief Yagami, you can’t say that…”

“Of course I can say that.”

Just then, the door of the conference room was suddenly pushed open, and L, wearing his unchanging white long-sleeved shirt and jeans, walked in and threw a file bag onto the table.

“Superintendent General, you can take a look. Inside are the records of all of Shuji Ito’s actions during the previous period. Of course, if you’re too lazy to look, you can just turn to the last page. It lists all the people who assisted Shuji Ito and used their power to provide him with help in secret. In other words, these people are all the culprits who almost destroyed the world.”

“You… who are you!?”

Hearing L’s words, the face of the senior official of the Metropolitan Police Department who had interrupted earlier became even more unsightly.

“Don’t… don’t talk nonsense here!”

“Whether it’s nonsense or not is not up to you to decide.”

When they saw the owner of this voice appear, the faces of all the senior officials of the Metropolitan Police Department present instantly changed. Only Soichiro Yagami’s eyes did not change in the slightest, as if he had expected it.

“‘Kira’…”

Light Yagami glanced at the senior officials of the Metropolitan Police Department present, and finally fixed his gaze on the face of the senior official who said L was talking nonsense, and slowly opened his mouth in a very calm tone.

“I advise you, the evidence is already conclusive, so don’t think about using sophistry to escape your crime. You only have two choices now. First, confess all your crimes voluntarily. Second, become, in my eyes, an unforgivable evil that has no need to survive, and must be completely expelled from this world. The choice is in your own hands.”

“You… I…”

Hearing Light Yagami’s words, the face of the senior official of the Metropolitan Police Department turned pale, but before he could reply, Light Yagami turned his gaze to the Superintendent General sitting at the head of the table and slowly opened his mouth.

"Ito Shuji's plan went so smoothly, he was able to mobilize so many resources in secret, and deploy members of those mobile units. His influence even penetrated the Metropolitan Police Department, sending investigators to investigate Soichiro Yagami. All of these actions are your dereliction of duty. To prevent this from happening again, this person beside me needs to rejoin the Metropolitan Police Department and have the authority to mobilize all of its resources. Only then can we promptly detect anomalies within Sakura Prefecture."

"Your request…"

The Police Superintendent-General frowned, speaking in a deep voice.

"I am merely the Police Superintendent-General and do not possess such authority. If I were to report this upward, those Diet members and ministers would never agree."

"That's easy."

Behind Yagami Light, the Susanoo's phantom appeared, his brown eyes turning crimson, as he uttered each word softly.

"Whoever disagrees, I will kill."

"My patience has reached its limit. I hope all of you can understand one thing."

"This world was saved by 'Kamen' at an extremely heavy price. Every one of you here was spared from becoming mindless puppets because of us. Stop thinking about procedural justice and consequential justice, or maintaining stable order. Can your bureaucracy protect this world? You can't protect anything, and you have no way to supervise us. At the same time, I don't think you have any right to supervise us, we who have saved the world countless times and have never used our power to satisfy any personal desires."

Speaking to this point, Yagami Light paused slightly before slowly continuing.

"If your ridiculous bureaucracy causes something like this to happen again…"

"No one will be able to save this world."

Chapter 555: Mitsuha's Plan to Return Home, Love and Kaguya Dressed in Kimono

Meanwhile, the former famous hero "Kamen" himself, who had officially announced his retirement, was in the cafe recommended by Takanashi Rikka. Sitting across from him was a lovely, youthful girl with fair skin, tied with a red ribbon… a bit of an exaggeration, but overall a very cute girl.

"This… is so delicious!"

Miyamizu Mitsuha scooped a small piece of cake with a spoon and put it in her mouth. The next moment, a blissful expression appeared on her face as she held her cheeks in her hands, enraptured.

"So delicious… I've never eaten such delicious pastries… The big city… is so amazing!"

"Is it really that good?"

Seeing Yozora Hoshi looking indifferent, Miyamizu Mitsuha nodded vigorously and scooped another spoonful, holding it to Yozora Hoshi's mouth.

"Try it, it's really good…"

Halfway through her sentence, Miyamizu Mitsuha suddenly remembered that this was the spoon she had just used. Her pretty face couldn't help but turn red. Just as she was about to retract it, she saw Yozora Hoshi bite off the cake on the spoon with lightning speed.

"Yes, the taste is indeed very good."

Hearing Yozora Hoshi's meaningful words and seeing his interested, smiling expression, Miyamizu Mitsuha didn't know whether Yozora Hoshi was referring to the cake or something else when he said the taste was good. She merely blushed slightly and took the spoon back, continuing to scoop small pieces of cake with it, occasionally… proactively holding it to Yozora Hoshi's mouth to feed him.

"Oh right, there's something I want to tell you."

Miyamizu Mitsuha fed Yozora Hoshi a small piece of cake, then picked up her milk tea and held the straw to his mouth. Watching Yozora Hoshi reluctantly put down his iced Coca-Cola and take a sip of her milk tea, she smiled contentedly.

"That… my parents called this morning, saying… that while I'm on summer vacation, they want me to go back to Itomori Town. They also said… they also said…"

Miyamizu Mitsuha said softly, her face red.

"To bring their future son-in-law… back with me…"

"You mean we're going back to Itomori Town together? Sure."

Yozora Hoshi nodded without much thought, then looked directly into Miyamizu Mitsuha's eyes, his attitude sincere.

"Then this time, will I be able to see Priestess Mitsuha?"

Miyamizu Mitsuha blushed slightly, shyly whispering.

"Well… although the shrine is no longer open to the public… but as the priestesses of this generation, Sayo and I still need to perform the annual ritual… after all, it's tradition…"

"Then can I play with Priestess Mitsuha?"

"Play…"

Miyamizu Mitsuha's pretty face turned completely red, steam almost rising from her head.

"You, you… what do you mean by play…"

"What do you think?"

"This… that… I…"

Miyamizu Mitsuha stammered for a long time before finally replying in a voice as soft as a mosquito's hum.

"Then, then… why don't we… stay at an inn in town… otherwise, at home, it's still… still a bit inconvenient…"

"We'll talk about that when the time comes. When are you planning to leave?"

"After watching the fireworks festival."

Miyamizu Mitsuha held her cheeks in her hands, a smile on her face.

"Yui, Mai-senpai, Rio, Hina, they're all looking forward to the fireworks festival in a few days. After watching it, we can all get together and celebrate and relax before going back to Itomori Town."

"Fireworks festival…"

Hearing this word, Yozora Hoshi seemed to recall something, his expression becoming solemn.

"When the time comes, we have to keep a close eye on Nishimiya Shoko, and we absolutely can't let her out of our sight."

"Ah? Why?"

"Don't ask, just keep an eye on her."

Yozora Hoshi first replied with this, then looked troubled. Miyamizu Mitsuha rarely saw him with such an expression and thought that Yozora Hoshi's injuries from the battle a few days ago hadn't recovered yet, so she quickly asked.

"Are you okay? Are you feeling unwell? Do you want to go find a place to rest for a while?"

"I'm fine, I'm just thinking…"

Yozora Hoshi frowned, saying something that left Miyamizu Mitsuha speechless, but made a lot of sense.