Living with a magical girl, but a weirdo cadre

　Unless the relationship between the Monster Kings is so close that they're practically inseparable, it's only natural that some rifts develop between them.

　So, are the five kings of Japan so close that they share the same pair of underwear?

　There had been internal discussions within the company, but the answer was obvious... or rather, it seemed very obvious to them.

　Haha, how could that be...

　Let alone the arrogant Monster King, even a high-ranking brother couldn't guarantee that he wouldn't harbor some thoughts.

　"..." That's how it should be...

　That would be the case, logically speaking.

　"So, couldn't you have saved a little more energy?"

　Cong Yu helplessly pressed down on the unconscious mortal who had lost the lower half of his face, and frantically stimulated his cells with his magic.

　That's right, this is...

　Magical rotation! Cellular recombination!

　While directly injecting magic could help heal, this could easily turn the person, who is an ordinary person, into a monster.

　Therefore, it's better to stimulate the other person's self-healing ability in this way.

　"Exactly! Couldn't you have saved some of your strength?!"

　Takemikazuchi said the same thing, blaming Shuten-dōji for almost beating someone to death, swishing his tail and looking very proud and arrogant.

　No, what's it to you?

　Speechless, Shuten-dōji reached out and hugged Takemikazuchi, rubbing its head: "It's not dead, it's not dead!!"

　Almost died ≠ died

　The logic is quite simple.

　However, regarding this...

　"happy."

　Cong Yu gave a brief evaluation.

　"Exactly! I'm so happy!"

　Takemikazuchi, a shrewd scholar, echoed his sentiments.

　Shuten-dōji: "..."

　Speechless! What does this have to do with you anyway?

　"pinch--"

　Shuten-dōji immediately grabbed Takemikazuchi by the scruff of his neck and lifted him up, making him let out a strange cry: "Quack!"

　"Ha ha……"

　Cong Yu, who had been smiling, quickly stopped smiling and removed her hand from the human woman's neck: "Surprised?"

　"..." Yes, it was unexpected, very unexpected...

　This is incredibly unexpected!

　Actually...

　The fact that the two oddballs from Japan actually have such a harmonious relationship is completely unexpected by the company.

　Actually, some clues could be detected from the previous live audio broadcasts.

　The relationship between the Monster Kings is that after being provoked, they will immediately burst out laughing and want to share, "Ha, I met an idiot today."

　"This was a real miscalculation."

　The human woman took a deep breath and sat up: "Our company has completely failed this time... but it's just wishful thinking."

　Upon hearing her words, all three Monster Kings turned to look at her.

　Cong Yu pondered for a moment, then glanced at the ordinary human woman whose expression showed no fear, but whose eyes held a hint of longing.

　With a very simple and abstract approach, Cong Yu arrived at the correct conclusion: "Are your family members in the hands of people in your company?"

　Human woman: "?!"

　Takemikazuchi: "???"

　Shuten-dōji: "???"

　Seeing the woman's expression, Cong Yu knew she had guessed correctly: "Don't look at me like that, I was just guessing without thinking..."

　As Cong Yu said this, she looked at the expressions of Takemikazuchi and Shuten-dōji [this was not a random guess, they were clearly prepared].

　"..." Cong Yu paused for a moment, then spoke the truth without much concern: "Okay, actually it's just that I've seen it a lot, and..."

　... "

　Cong Yu stopped there.

　Have you seen this too many times...?

　Shuten-dōji didn't react much. But Takemikazuchi, who hadn't seen many magical girls from the old era, still had the impression of magical girls as—not bad.

　Yes, it's stuck at the "not bad" stage.

　In this S10+ season, Takemikazuchi, who officially came into contact with magical girls, encountered heroes like Koki and the magical girls who feed the Central City.

　The latter features some less-than-pure magical girls, but overall it's quite good; at least there won't be any "kidnapping your family" tactics.

　Well, to be honest, these methods are actually a bit outdated.

　It's considered rather outdated.

　But sometimes it just works really well.

　"Alright, who sent you?"

　Cong Yu asked this question, casually glancing at his fingernails, and quickly and simply asked, "Give me your name, then you can show me the way. I can go with you to rescue people first, and then we can deal with the enemy."

　"..."

　"!!!!!" The human woman's eyes widened in disbelief almost instantly: "Really...really...no..."

　Is there really such a thing?

　Why would Monster King be willing to help save her instead of trying to torture her or use some kind of magic to extract information?

　Unfortunately, the company wasn't entirely unprepared; the eavesdropping device and the bomb were embedded in her jaw.

　So, it's almost time...

　Cong Yu's kindness was her death warrant; the eavesdroppers on the other end of the company overheard it and would kill her without hesitation.

　With that thought in mind, she closed her eyes.

　"..."

　"No need to wait to die, the eavesdropping device has already been smashed by Shuten-dōji... it's in the rotting flesh over there."

　Cong Yu said casually, pointing to the metallic gleam emanating from the shattered bones beside him: "So, you want to burn your company to ashes?"

　"..."

　【boom--】

　Although it wasn't actually lit, all three people present could see the intense flames burning in the woman's eyes.

　Chapter 538 Kill, kill again!

　Mentally retarded...paralyzed...absurd...arrogant...nonsensical...

　That was Cong Yu's only assessment of that Shrewsbury Company... Their scheme was extremely, extremely, extremely crude.

　What to say?

　For some reason, it reminds me of the way Afanti treats the landlord in a TV series... Yes, Cong Yu is that landlord.

　Those guys probably had the mentality that "with a little trickery, we can easily cause these monster kings to collapse from within"...

　Humanity in the past has never lacked fools like this.

　However, decades ago, the divide between Monster King and humans was not so severe, and he was not considered a fool.

　Yeah, you idiot...

　Cong Yu thought about this, then thought about Shuten-dōji, Tamamo-no-Mae, Takemikazuchi, and then about the Sun King and the Rap King...

　Okay, so there are indeed five comedians among the current thirteen kings.

　He doesn't seem very bright; his IQ is quite different from the average IQ used to be...

　However, taking things for granted can lead to utter disaster.

　They assumed that the Monster King wouldn't have any goodwill towards humans, and that as long as they controlled the families of the assassins, they wouldn't provoke their resistance.

　They took it for granted that they had done something flawlessly.

　It's easy to assume that the Monster King is unlikely to know, or even be aware of, what listening devices and micro-bombs are...

　They were laughing hysterically in America, self-righteous and proudly praising themselves, saying things like, "Ha, I'm so great, we've completely outmaneuvered the supreme monster king!"

　The emperor probably used a golden hoe to farm...

　So the Monster King wouldn't care about human joys and sorrows at all, right?

　"So, why are you willing to help us?"

　The two human women, who seemed quite reserved as they sat on the train, asked Cong Yu this question while subtly glancing at each other.

　Shuten-dōji and Tamamo-no-Mae were also there.

　Yes, at this very moment, including Cong Yu, the three incredibly idle oddballs from Japan are all preparing to go and see what's going on.

　What? You're asking where there's another idle dog repair king?

　He had arranged to have dinner with someone from Jianbudu No. 888, which was a prior arrangement, so they couldn't go together.

　The reason that prompted Shuten-dōji and Tamamo to come together is quite simple—

　Over the years, it has been quite rare to see someone with arms like this.

　I have to go and see for myself what's so amazing about it; it would add a bit of fun to my monotonous life in Kyoto.

　"Ah... I didn't really help you much."

　Cong Yu said, resting her chin on her hand and turning a page of the magazine in her hand: "It's just that things have been quiet for too long, and when things suddenly get serious, it's a little hard to stop..."

　As she said this, Cong Yu glanced at the game magazine in her hand: "But we can't kill innocent people indiscriminately, so I've brought you along to see which ones you can identify as bad guys."

　"..." Ah, this...

　The two human women exchanged a glance, completely unprepared for such an answer.

　This was somewhat unexpected for them.

　"Oh, Cong Yu, you really are still the same Cong Yu..."

　As Tamamo said this, she hugged her tail and leaned lazily back in her seat: "If my thoughts are not clear, I will kill; if I look at a book with an indifferent face, I will kill; I will kill those who bully others. I will kill those who bully weirdos, and I will kill those who bully weirdos."

　Tamamo once said that 70% of her perverse sense of humor came from Murakumo... This is absolutely true.

　However, it was a little later in the day that the rain fell.

　At the very beginning, when I first met Cong Yu, her terrifying aura was even more frightening than that of the more powerful Yuki-onna.

　"It's not that exaggerated... um..."

　Cong Yu looked away, not responding to Tamamo's words, but instead looked at the two shocked human women: "Are you trying to scare us?"

　Such a terrible personality...

　Speaking of which, even the Rabbit Man was once frightened by Tamamo.

　So miserable.

　With a sigh of remembrance for the rabbit man, Cong Yu looked at Shuten and Tamamo and said, "We'll go rescue people first, and then we'll kill them."

　"Will you join in when we commit murder?"

　Shuten immediately nodded, looking very excited: "Great! We haven't been exercising lately, and we've become so lazy."