Zongman: Evolution Paradise

Kasumigaoka Utaha leaned against Jolyne and complained, "My X-ray vision cheat has been sealed."

Jolyne glanced at the photo and pointed helplessly, saying, "From left to right, they are Ichika, Yotsuba, Nino, Itsuki, and Miku. There's no difficulty at all."

In his eyes, even the five people in this photo have different hair colors.

"Nani [?_??]"

Nino Nakano looked at Jolyne in disbelief. The photo test and all that was her idea to make things difficult for Jolyne.

"You're kidding me, right? You can even tell the difference between photos." Nakano Yotsuba uttered the words that the other four wanted to say.

Faced with this result, the five women were somewhat at a loss, having never seen anyone divide them in such a way before.

Nakano Miku suddenly remembered what Nakano Ichika had said, and quickly nudged her, giving her a knowing look: Ichika, what should we do...?

Under the watchful eyes of her four younger sisters, Ichika Nakano bravely took a step forward, then coughed and pretended to be clueless as she looked at Jolyne and said, "Since Jolyne can tell the difference, then you've completed the first step in marrying the Nakano sisters. As for the rest, Jolyne, please put in more effort... hehe."

While feigning cuteness with a "Hey," Ichika Nakano heard a whisper from the devil.

"In that case, let eldest sister stay and fulfill the agreement. If the rest of you don't want eldest sister to suffer alone, you can stay too and share the burden. Maybe each of you will only get one turn... Hehehe..."

The one who uttered the devil's whisper was not Jolyne, but Kasumigaoka Utaha, who even gave the signature smile of the Soul Palace at the end.

Jolyne formed a circle with her thumb and forefinger and flicked Kasumigaoka Utaha's forehead, making a crisp sound that stopped her from going further into a frenzy.

"Ignore this guy, he's a complete paranoid."

Jolyne got up to go back to her class, which startled Nino Nakano, who took a step back and then defiantly moved two steps closer to Jolyne.

Ignoring Nino Nakano, Jolyne continued, "Five Nakano students, how about we put this matter to rest? As long as you don't exchange clothes casually, people who know you can easily tell you apart by your accessories and the like."

"Even if familiar people can tell them apart, there shouldn't be someone like you who can be recognized just by looking at a photo."

Nakano Miku thought to herself.

……

Jolyne, upon returning to her classroom, saw Hachiman Hikigaya at the door and handed him a form.

"What is this?" Jolyne took it.

"Withdrawal application form," Hachiman Hikigaya explained proactively, "It's not for any strange reason. I feel that I have changed. After talking to Ms. Hiratsuka, she also acknowledged my change. Since that's the case, my request is complete, and there is no need for me to stay in the Service Club anymore."

The request that Hachiman Hikigaya made was naturally because Shizuka Hiratsuka brought him to the Service Club, requesting Yukino Yukinoshita to change Hachiman Hikigaya's awkward personality.

After becoming a player, I experienced all sorts of dangers. Although I was still as lonely and disliked socializing as ever, I had become somewhat more mature.

“In that case, I’ll leave this application form with me for now,” Jolyne said with a smile. “As the minister, I’m asking you to become an unofficial staff member.”

Hachiman Hikigaya's dead fish eyes twitched up, and he assured him, "Then, sir, if you need anything, please feel free to come to me."

Thinking of Jolyne's strength, he added, "Of course, there's only one chance to strike per day."

Because during the Demon Slayer missions, the only highlight was piercing Muzan Kibutsuji's anus.

The new title that Hachiman Hikigaya has acquired has the same effect as the previous "Sword That Breaks the Chrysanthemum," only with a slightly enhanced effect.

The help he was referring to was, of course, the use of titles.

"Most definitely."

Jolyne raised her fist and placed it in front of Hachiman Hikigaya, who smiled and raised his fist to meet hers.

Chapter 139 Want to Go Together?

When school ended in the afternoon, unusually, she wasn't woken up by Kato Megumi. Jolyne looked at Kato Megumi packing her things and asked, "What do you usually do after school, Megumi?"

Because school ends so early, the students at Soubu University have nothing to do but attend extra classes, join clubs, hang out with friends, or go home. However, Kato Megumi's presence is so low that she would probably find it difficult to achieve the first three things.

As expected, Kato Megumi replied, "I mostly go home to read books, but sometimes I go out shopping or to see movies."

Without asking further, it's obvious that he's alone.

"So, shall we go out together today?"

"Well?"

Jolyne's suggestion caused Kato Megumi's previously calm pupils to dilate slightly.

Kato Megumi looked at Jolyne, tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, and calmly said, "Sure."

Without much emotional fluctuation, Kato Megumi set off with Jolyne, still wearing her Sobu University uniform.

Surrounded by the crowd, Shiina Mahiru looked in Jolyne's direction, somewhat wanting to go home with him.

Thinking about the quintuplets who had approached Jolyne that morning, they began to regret what they had said.

"Should I just say I like you again, and then naturally end up with Jolyne?"

Shiina Mahiru watched Jolyne's battle and didn't want to do that; she wanted to become the main wife.

According to Shiina Mahiru's assessment, Kurohi is Jolyne's spirit pet, and Busujima Saeko is Jolyne's companion. Kurohi's rank is clearly lower than Busujima Saeko's.

After being saved by the Black Sun and getting together with Jolyne, Shiina Mahiru felt that doing so would make her lose the confidence to speak loudly in front of Busujima Saeko, let alone compete for the position of the main wife.

Today, she discovered that Jolyne had another Nakano Five sisters by her side, and she felt that the opportunity was getting further and further away. Shiina Mahiru slapped her cheeks, suppressed her anxious emotions, and told herself, "I have to find the perfect opportunity."

……

"Should we do that?"

"That's right."

They were playing a new fighting game in the arcade. The attack methods and mechanics were completely unoriginal, except for the addition of a rule that the lower the health, the less clothing the player wore.

Kato Megumi, controlling her character in the game, unleashed a combo at Jolyne, but all the normal damage hit thin air. Then, Jolyne's character knocked her down so hard she had to release the controller.

Kato Megumi watched helplessly as her character was beaten until her clothes were torn off. Although she managed to cover most of her body by lying on the ground, it was still a bit unbearable to watch under the defeat announcement.

Kato Megumi turned her head to look at Jolyne's side. As the winner, Jolyne's game console displayed much more exciting visuals, effectively reducing the number of players who intentionally lost the game just to see their controlled characters' clothes ripped off.

"I'm saying... Jolyne, is it really okay to play this kind of game with girls?"

"I thought Hui would say something like, 'It's surprisingly fun to play.'"

Seeing that Kato Megumi did not accept the invitation, Jolyne quickly matched with someone on the spot and started choosing a character with a nice character illustration.

Kato Megumi thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "That's exactly what I wanted to say."

At the start of the game, Jolyne knocked her opponent into the air, then unleashed a combo that gave her no chance. By the time her opponent landed, she was left only in her swimsuit.

"It's just too early now, and there's nowhere to go. After I finish this game, does Megumi have anywhere she wants to go?" Jolyne asked Kato Megumi after removing the last piece of clothing from her opponent.

Indeed, there were hardly any people on the streets in the afternoon, and the presence of crowds, whether large or small, would affect the experience of visiting the area.

"Then let's continue playing games, but I want to play the claw machine over there."

"no problem."

After defeating three opponents, Jolyne refused to fight any longer and got up to search for a machine she liked with Kato Megumi.

A row of claw machines stood side by side, each containing different types of prizes, ranging from small drink vouchers to the latest mobile phones.

Kato Megumi scanned each machine with her eyes, and after some careful consideration, she stopped in front of one of the claw machines.

This claw machine is filled with a dazzling array of adorable animal plush toys, but the most eye-catching one is the chimera plush toy that is surrounded by other plush toys, with only its head showing.

The problem is that this machine not only has chimera dolls, but also a chimera demon inside. Its body, stitched together from different demons, is blocking the machine's exit. Judging from the number of dolls inside, it's unlikely anyone will be able to get them out in a long time.

Xu Ranglun concentrated golden light into the game coin and threw it in; the monster instantly melted away.

"Megumi can try to grab that chimera doll directly." Jolyne moved a step to the side, giving her place to Megumi Kato.

"I don't think I'll be able to catch it. That's obviously the grand prize for this machine."

Despite saying that, she still reached out and grasped the joystick, manipulating the machine's claw to move smoothly and slowly approach the chimera doll.

As a result, the machine's claws did not loosen; instead, they firmly gripped the chimera doll and pulled it out. The mechanical claws wobbled back to the exit without falling right off the edge and bouncing back. The chimera doll landed steadily in the exit.

Kato Megumi crouched down and took it out, saying in surprise, "It actually worked on the first try."

Xu Lun explained, "Because it seems like no one has been able to win from this claw machine for a long time, it triggered the guaranteed minimum win mechanism."

"so?"

Kato Megumi inserted another coin into the claw machine, but this time she couldn't hold on and it fell to the ground.

After playing all the games in the arcade, Jolyne and Kato Megumi said goodbye before the peak of the crowd arrived.

Walking down the street, the afterglow of the setting sun bathed everything in a soft golden light. The shops along the street began to light up with colorful neon lights, their signs flashing, preparing for a bustling night ahead.

Jolyne and Megumi Kato walked side by side, their figures appearing exceptionally long in the sunset.

While chatting casually, Kato Megumi even bought some tricolor dumplings from a roadside vendor and shared them with Jolyne.

It wasn't until a peculiar shop appeared on the roadside that Kato Megumi stopped and stood there to look around.

Jolyne looked over and saw a place that resembled a fortune-telling shop. A hooded fortune teller was receiving customers, and the customers were none other than Yotsuya Miko and Yurikawa Hana, whom she had met once before.

"This sorceress does seem to have some kind of power?" Jolyne looked at her and recalled, but it wasn't explicitly stated in the original anime, and the portrayal was somewhat weak, so she didn't know the specifics.

"Jolyne, let's go do some divination together."

Kato Megumi tugged at Jolyne and they walked toward the shop.

Chapter 140 Yurikawa Kagawa

Standing behind Miko Yotsuya, Jolyne noticed a rather powerful evil spirit accompanying her, whose appearance somewhat resembled a mysterious masked man.

An elderly sorceress named Takeda Mie took out a string of Buddhist prayer beads and had Yotsuya Miko put them on. This had absolutely no effect on the evil spirit, and the beads scattered instantly.

"That string of beads exploded. Did we encounter a real priest?" Kato Megumi nudged Jolyne and asked in a low voice after seeing this.

Because of her own unique circumstances, Kato Megumi is quite interested in these supernatural and ghostly theories; otherwise, she wouldn't have come to this shop on her own initiative.

"It might be some kind of organization or agency."

Even though he knew it was true, Jolyne couldn't just tell her like that.

For these omnipresent evil spirits in the air, ignorance is far safer than knowledge.

The sorceress in front suppressed her shock and looked at Yotsuya Miko's aura. Behind her, in the deep shadows, was a powerful evil spirit. Yurikawa Hana beside Yotsuya Miko was no ordinary person either, unconsciously exuding golden life energy, preventing the evil spirit from getting closer.

"Little girl, have you seen anything strange?" The sorceress wiped the cold sweat from her face and turned her back to ask Yotsuya Miko.

Yotsuya Miko's face remained calm, but her heart was in turmoil: She asked me herself? This shaman can also see the existence of those evil spirits, am I saved?

Thinking this, Yotsuya Miko dared not make a sound so that the evil spirit behind her could hear, and calmly replied, "I didn't see anything."

The sorceress glanced at them furtively, already having an idea: "So that's how it is. She intends to completely ignore it. One is radiating life energy, attracting evil spirits and harming them, yet she herself is completely unaware of the evil spirits' existence; the other can see the evil spirits but has absolutely no way to fight them."

The wrinkles on her brow smoothed out, a smile appeared on the shaman's lips, she wiped the dust off the safe, and began to turn the combination lock on it.

“My godmother in the lower city hasn’t stooped so low as to stand by and watch someone who’s about the same age as my granddaughter die.”

A red box was visible inside the safe. The fortune teller looked at it nostalgically and said, "I never thought I'd have to take out something like this one day."

She placed it on the counter, took out a knife, cut off the seal, and confidently looked at Yotsuya Miko, saying, "Don't worry, little girl, this is the real deal, top-quality stuff."

Yotsuya Miko swallowed hard, and Yurikawa Hana and Kato Megumi all turned to look at her.

When the box was opened, it emitted a golden light. When the light faded, a string of light green beads was revealed inside.

"It feels like a very old-fashioned scam. First, they use a tampered exorcism device to scare people, then they solemnly pull out a more powerful exorcism device with better packaging, guaranteeing to save lives and saying things that make people feel they have no choice but to buy it..."

Taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention to her, Kato Megumi whispered to Jolyne.

However, she quickly dismissed the idea, because the string of beads, which she had so carefully taken out, exploded again when it was put on Yotsuya Miko's wrist.

"Huh?" Kato Megumi stared blankly at the fortune teller, somewhat believing that she might actually have some skill, albeit not much.

Jolyne watched the whole thing from the side. As Yotsuya Miko put on the bracelet, the evil spirit behind her cried out, "Itchy, itchy, itchy..." Then its face began to shrink, and the bracelet exploded.

Yotsuya Miko looked completely bewildered, while the sorceress muttered to herself as if she'd lost her soul: "She couldn't even suppress my power at its peak. She really should just retire somewhere in the countryside. She won't even have the face to do third-rate business anymore..."

Jolyne picked up a bead and glanced at it.

Item - A bead imbued with the power to ward off evil.

Description: On the other side of the mountain and the other side of the sea, there lives a shrine maiden wearing a short skirt...