Living with a magical girl, but a weirdo cadre

　Why are those little sprites used as Xiao Cui's source of information, instead of just being simple magical creations?

　Were those little sprites not created, but some kind of magical life form summoned?

　Or was it that certain consciousness was imbued into it during the process of being shaped?

　"Wait, so that doesn't mean it's Xiaoying's magic, but rather magic from some unknown source, belonging to the 'Demon King'?"

　Kurenai said this belatedly, and it wasn't the whole truth... which is reasonable, since no one would believe that Hikaru Yokawa is the Demon King.

　After all, Hikaru Yokawa is indeed a genuine magical girl.

　"No, that's Yaochuan Guang's magic."

　Cong Yu confessed to Hong that he had decided to share this secret with her to prevent the strange situation from developing further: "Yao Chuan Guang is the King of Monsters."

　Hong laughed almost immediately at this.

　"Hahaha... If Yaochuan is the Demon King, then I'd say Lantianzhu is the Hero... Ha... Ha... Eh?"

　Hong, who was laughing loudly, looked at Cong Yu, who had no smile on her face and only a helpless expression, and realized that Cong Yu might not be joking.

　red:"!!!"

　Chapter 439 The Hesitant Person

　From Cong Yu's perspective, the situation is actually quite clear...

　In his understanding, Yao Chuanguang's situation was quite similar to that of Alex Mercer...

　Well, in short, it's a plot where [XX eats so-and-so, inherits so-and-so's memories, believes that he/she is so-and-so, and lives like that].

　It's quite common in many works, and also frequently seen in tokusatsu (special effects) films.

　Alien insects and the like.

　However, Cong Yu didn't really care about that... He wasn't the kind of person who would exclaim, "Ribbit! The Yaochuan Guang I know isn't Yaochuan Guang! Ahhh—!"

　From the very beginning, he knew this Yaochuan Guang.

　Whatever Yaochuan Guang is, he is still the Yaochuan Guang he knows, and that is beyond doubt.

　Cong Yu was more worried about Yao Chuanguang's reaction after learning about this, and whether Yao Chuanguang would awaken one day in the future.

　Okay, let's call it awakening...

　What would happen if Hikaru Yokawa knew he was the King of Monsters and could foresee his awakening?

　What will happen?

　Cong Yu couldn't say for sure what would happen, but according to convention...

　The way it's portrayed in movies and TV shows... it feels like it would be a very stomach-churning development.

　So it's best to avoid it as much as possible.

　but……

　"Is this really okay? This isn't like you."

　As Hong said this, carrying the curry home, she looked at Cong Yu and said, "In the past, you would lay everything out in front of the other person and be completely honest with them. You wouldn't choose to tell a 'white lie'."

　In fact, Cong Yu is still the same as before; she hasn't changed at all.

　Hong immediately raised this possibility, saying, "Or is Yaochuan Guang really that important to you?"

　"..." Cong Yu paused for a moment, but not wanting Hong to take her silence as an admission, she explained, "You can't say that... it's more like a habit."

　Red tilted her head slightly—

　"Habit?"

　Amidst these questions, Cong Yu nodded: "Yes, I'm used to my current life and don't really want any major changes."

　Ah this...

　It's turned into a little goldfish (sad).

　After shaking her head helplessly, Kurenai didn't bother to express her opinion: "Whatever... After all, I'm just your corrupted magical girl."

　Hong has always positioned herself as "Congyu's subordinate"... though she could also be considered "Congyu's wicked servant."

　"But is this really a good idea? After all, even if you don't say anything, the little sprites that Xiao Cui summons know a lot. Sooner or later, Yao Chuan Guang will find out the truth, right?"

　Cong Yu couldn't help but ask Hong, "Putting aside the truth for now, what exactly is going on with Xiao Cui's little fairy?"

　Even if a normal summoning spell can summon a relatively intelligent creature, it is merely an intelligence bestowed upon it by magic.

　It may have independent intelligence, but it shouldn't have "unique" intelligence.

　The summoned creature's thinking ability should be limited by the caster's cognition and knowledge, but Xiao Cui's little sprite does not seem to be like that.

　However, Hong clearly couldn't answer Cong Yu's question. She shrugged and said, "How should I know..."

　Hong waved her hand, squinted at the setting sun, and thought that it was getting late and she should take the ingredients back as soon as possible, so she quickened her pace.

　While gesturing for Cong Yu to hurry up, Hong suggested, "Why don't you ask the doctor? She's been marveling at the uniqueness of Xiao Cui's technique before, and she always spends a long time studying it. She might know something."

　As for the doctor, she's currently focused on developing a drug to induce a state of suspended animation, so she must be quite busy. It wouldn't be right to bother her again.

　It's best not to bother the doctor for a while.

　(Doctor: I'm not busy!!!)

　"..."

　"Sigh, really... I'll talk to Yaochuan Guang about her identity later. You can just go along with what I say or not say anything at all... just don't give anything away."

　Cong Yu reminded Hong of this, and Hong immediately understood what Cong Yu meant: "You're not going to tell the truth?"

　This is also impossible.

　Suddenly they said... that you are not actually you, but a monster that ate you and inherited your memories!

　Leaving aside whether Yaochuan Guang's brain could understand it, even if he could understand it, he might not be able to accept it... or rather, there was almost no possibility of him accepting it easily.

　Let alone Yaochuan Guang, even if Cong Yu imagined herself in Yaochuan Guang's position, she would probably become depressed.

　Anyone would find this unbearable...

　It falls completely into the category of "frightening" or even "terrifying".

　"Otherwise what? I can't exactly say something like, 'You're actually the monster who ate your whole family,' can I?"

　With that said, Cong Yu prepared to go over her story with Hong: "Didn't Yao Chuan Guang say before that she has a second personality?"

　"I'm going to tell her that her so-called 'second personality' is actually a monster, and the legendary Demon King at that."

　"Look, this explanation seems quite reasonable from the perspective of someone who doesn't know the truth, doesn't it? Because Yaochuan Guang really does have a second personality, and he really is a demon king..."

　"Although that so-called 'second personality' might just be something like her monstrous instincts."

　"..." Hong thought Cong Yu's words were really impressive, and thought that Cong Yu was good at lying—a mix of truth and falsehood.

　Poor Yaochuan Guang, how did he end up in Congyu's hands?

　But... perhaps the truth is the opposite?

　Actually, it's possible that Cong Yu was being manipulated by Yao Chuan Guang.

　Thinking this, Hong carried the curry into the house: "We're back! We brought the ingredients back too, dinner's ready!"

　In response, Hikaru Yokawa, who was wearing an apron and preparing other ingredients, poked his head out of the kitchen and said, "Welcome back."

Lan Tianzhu, sitting on the sofa, looked pale and wailed, "Dinner! Dinner! I want dinner!"

　Xiao Cui was peeling chocolate wrappers and stuffing them into Lan Tianzhu's mouth, saying, "Sister Xiao Lan, don't die! Hang in there!"

　In response, Xiao Lan slumped against the back of the sofa with her mouth agape, waiting for Xiao Cui to feed her with great difficulty, like a useless person.

　His eyes rolled back, his head tilted to the side...

　Yamete! If [Half-Dragon Maid - Laundry Dragon Girl] is defeated by hunger, wait until night...

　Fan Lantianzhu's spiritual power will also be burned away.

　Please, please don't die, Little Blue!

　If I collapse here, what will happen to my dream of having an affair with Yaochuan Guang and Congyu without his knowledge?

　Soon we'll be able to eat chocolate! If we hang in there, we'll definitely be able to wait until the curry rice is ready!

　……

　Next time, "The Death of Nagisa Azuma"—

　Eat standby!

　Chapter 440 Ascension - Bishop Form

　Although she was prepared to tell Yaochuan Guang some of the truth, Cong Yu didn't know when or what opportunity to start explaining.

　After all, he couldn't just suddenly shout, "Yaochuan! Why do you have a second personality? Why can you use the power of monsters?!"

　Then Hong rushed towards him while shouting, "Stop talking!"... Surely they wouldn't arrange such an awkward performance?

　Ugh, this is such a hassle.

　I shouldn't have been so long-winded.

　Could it be... that I do have a bit of a crush on Yaochuan Guang?

　Cong Yu had some self-doubt, but then he thought it was unlikely that he would actually fall in love with anyone.

　As a cold-blooded and ruthless predator, even if he craves the warmth of peace, he shouldn't actually be moved by it.

　Thinking this without any self-awareness, Cong Yu realized that she preferred something else to a certain person... such as her home or her nest.

　This is about 80% similar to reality.

　It can only be said that Cong Yu is quite self-aware when it comes to her love for "a place to return to".

　But will this love extend to everything connected to the house? And which side is the house, and which side is the crow?

　That's something that's not very clear.

　Meanwhile, Cong Yu, who was thinking about how to explain the situation to Yao Chuan Guang in a more reasonable way, was watching Hong abuse the small animals.

　Yes, in front of the magical girls, Red is abusing small animals.

　That was a magical beast... In recent days, magical beasts have started to appear one after another.

　In Fengdu, a place with few eccentrics and few awakened beings, monsters seem to have gradually become the mainstream of enemies.

　Fortunately, while it's stronger than those newly awakened, weak, and monstrous newbies, not all monsters are as powerful as the previous Demon Bear.

　To be fair, most of them are weaker.

　Moreover, it's fine if they're more lethal; a few magical girls can easily handle enemies with high attack and high agility.

　Yaochuan and his friends have dealt with this type of weirdo many times before.

　At this moment, Hong finally found a tough-looking magical beast to use for further teaching... Teacher Hong is indeed Teacher Hong.

　They are quite dedicated to teaching techniques.

　For health and physical education classes...

　Well, after all, she's a professional as a magical girl, but as a school doctor and health teacher, she's a complete novice.

　It's impossible to expect a magical girl who rarely gets sick to know what medicine an ordinary person should take for a stomachache, right?!

　"The simplest way for you to deal with this is to use magic to erode the enemy's skin, or to tear open a gap, to break through the enemy's defenses."

　Hong taught diligently, demonstrating how to use magic to corrode and create holes in the enemy's hard shell.

　The magical beast, which was probably a large pangolin, immediately began to emit blue smoke due to the red magic power.

　Amidst excruciating pain, the demonic beast, enveloped and controlled by countless crimson blood crystals, immediately let out a mournful howl: "Ugh! Armadillo armadillo!"

　Lan Tianzhu was eating candy on the side, clearly not intending to participate in the study. So why was that?

　I get it, it must be that Xiao Lan doesn't like to study.

　She's definitely proud of her status as a veteran magical girl. That's why she refuses to learn anything new with an arrogant attitude!

　Of course... that's not the case.

　Because she was a senior, Lan Tianzhu herself knew that... her magic was neither corrosive nor sharp.