My wife is a magical girl, how can I be the villain?

Tang Ming washed his face and relaxed his tense muscles. He reflected that perhaps the recent work pressure had caused him to transfer his emotions to his wife.

When I came out, I saw Lin Ruoyu kneeling silently in front of the washing machine, taking out the clothes that were tangled up, shaking them out and hanging them on the clothes rack.

Tang Ming walked over to Lin Ruoyu and grabbed a few pieces of clothing to help hang them up to dry.

Lin Ruoyu recalled her best friend's joking remark backstage at work:

"Sometimes when you can't communicate with your husband, you can just be a little affectionate."

She secretly rolled her eyes and crouched down, inching closer to Tang Ming.

Are you angry?

"I just ordered takeout... I ordered it for you."

After she finished speaking, she didn't know if it was because her tone wasn't soft enough or because the other person was too angry.

Wait a minute, I never thought Tang Ming was a temperamental man before.

Lin Ruoyu picked up the clothes hanger in her hand and secretly poked Tang Ming in the back.

Unexpectedly, Tang Ming suddenly hunched his lower back, causing him to lurch forward and kneel on the ground.

Lin Ruoyu was dumbfounded. She didn't expect the other party to react so strongly. When she leaned closer, she saw that Tang Ming's hands were covered in cold sweat.

"What's wrong with you?"

Lin Ruoyu stroked Tang Ming's back with a clothes hanger and asked with concern.

"I...I'm fine, I was just suddenly startled."

Tang Ming carefully examined Lin Ruoyu, shook his head, and stood up.

The stab to my back felt for a moment just like the fatal shot from the magical girl today—the same tingling sensation. If that shot had landed properly, it would have landed right here.

Tang Ming washed his face in the bathroom, and his mind inevitably recalled today's battle, the first time he had faced the pressure of a magical girl.

In the past, he was just an ordinary citizen who received protection and care from the other party.

The pressure was perhaps too great, and there was no one at home to relieve it, so much so that even while hanging up the laundry, Tang Ming was still replaying every detail of the battle.

In a crucial scene, Lin Ruoyu's clothes hanger just happened to poke at her, which can only be described as being perfectly timed.

Are you still angry?

Lin Ruoyu asked again.

"I'm not angry. Did you think I was framing you for those issues? You're being too careless..."

Tang Ming returned to the living room, turned on the TV, and forced a smile as he joked.

"It's because... well, I was really too careless."

Lin Ruoyu opened her mouth wide, but finally nodded in agreement.

"I'll be more careful next time, but the trash bag isn't my fault. I took it with me to throw it away, so I'll have to put the bag back on when I get home."

"So, the mineral water bottles in the trash can were thrown away by me?"

Tang Ming smiled and said that sometimes bickering with each other seems to be a way to improve the relationship between husband and wife.

"Huh? This..." Lin Ruoyu was speechless for a moment.

Tang Ming didn't want to pursue the matter, but when he heard the doorbell ring, he got up to get the takeout.

Lin Ruoyu breathed a sigh of relief, gritted her teeth, and looked out the window with displeasure, cursing under her breath:

"Blackie! You're asking for it, just wait until I get my hands on you!"

"Why are you staring out the window through gritted teeth?"

"Ah, my jaw is dislocated." Lin Ruoyu smiled slightly.

"It might be a calcium deficiency. Be careful, and you should eat some more."

Tang Ming nodded and put down the sumptuous meal. Four dishes... Lin Ruoyu ordered too much.

Besides, he doesn't have a big sweet tooth.

Tang Ming looked at the glistening sweet and sour pork and muttered to himself.

"I'm full... but I'll eat something with you."

Lin Ruoyu really wanted to go back to her room to sleep; even though she was an iron woman, she was exhausted.

But family meals are very important.

"According to our report, based on information from the Anti-Magic Department, a landslide has occurred on Qihua Mountain in the southern suburbs of Fangzhou City. A Void Beast has appeared in the bushes and forests a kilometer away. Magical girls have already gone to clear it away..."

"Second only to Hoshino, the magical girl Gun Red single-handedly fought dozens of unicorn-level Void Beasts and wiped them all out..."

"...No connection has been found between the landslide and the virtual beasts yet. We will continue to follow up if there are any further developments."

Mr. and Mrs. Tang Ming watched TV with great interest while eating with their chopsticks.

"Dozens? That's an exaggeration..."

"Didn't you say you weren't interested in magical girls? Why are you looking at me so seriously?"

Lin Ruoyu was somewhat surprised.

"It's alright. Landslides can cause serious safety accidents, so it's my professional instinct to pay attention. Is there a problem?"

Tang Ming explained without batting an eye, then followed up with a rhetorical question.

"But..." Lin Ruoyu's expression suddenly became a little strange.

"You seem really engrossed in staring at magical girls, especially the one in red. I think her name is GunRed."

Lin Ruoyu pointed to the dashing figure in the center of the screen and teased.

"You're my wife, why do you look so gloating..." Tang Ming awkwardly scratched his nose.

Lin Ruoyu scoffed and waved her hand dismissively.

"A magical girl would take a liking to you? I don't need to worry about that."

"But... so you like this divination?"

Lin Ruoyu had an indifferent attitude, seemingly forgetting her status as his wife.

"Can we stop talking about such awkward topics? Let's just live our lives peacefully. I don't want to get involved with something as dangerous as magical girls."

After Tang Ming finished speaking, he suddenly fell silent and lowered his head.

Lin Ruoyu neither refuted nor responded, remaining unusually silent.

The two were silent for different reasons...

"I'm too full to eat anymore, how about we pack up and go to bed?"

After a while, Tang Ming broke the deadlock.

"Alright, it is getting late."

When Lin Ruoyu heard that she could rest, she nodded her head like a pecking at rice.

After the two cleaned up the trash on the table, Tang Ming carried the trash downstairs, while Lin Ruoyu wiped the table clean and picked up the remote control to turn off the TV.

"Regarding the controversy surrounding the concealment of her magical girl identity, the Ministry of Demonology has no comment..."

Tang Ming closed the door and walked into the living room. Lin Ruoyu immediately turned off the TV and grabbed her clothes from the sofa.

"I'll go take a shower first."

Click!

Watching Lin Ruoyu close the bathroom door, Tang Ming curiously turned to look at the dark television screen.

Why are they staring at a completely black screen? It's like seeing a parent open the door every time and find their child staring at an endless screen...

A shimmering light emanated from Lin Ruoyu's bag on the sofa, a rhythmic flickering. Tang Ming picked up the bag and thought for a moment.

"It sounds like your phone is ringing in your bag!"

Lin Ruoyu, who was focused on applying conditioner to her hair, casually said to the figure pressed against the door:

"Could you check who called?"

"Alright then."

Tang Ming opened Lin Ruoyu's small cloth bag and rummaged through it. He found the phone, but what was flashing was not the phone, but a very high-quality stick. He couldn't tell if it was made of wood, plastic, or metal. One end of the stick had a pointed tip with delicately etched patterns.

Does it look like an enlarged pencil?

The gleaming black pen tip shimmered slowly in Tang Ming's hand. Tang Ming examined it carefully, his gaze momentarily drawn into the light.

Lin Ruoyu, who was in the bathroom, frowned as she waited for Tang Ming's reply for a long time.

"Is the caller ID some kind of weird name? The contact information should be perfectly set up..."

Lin Ruoyu thought about it and felt relieved. She wasn't worried that Tang Ming would see anything inappropriate, and there was nothing in the bag that she didn't want to be seen by others.