Living with a Magical Girl, but Monster Executive

Cong Yu was already quite skilled at lying through his teeth without changing expression. But the former magical girl standing before him, whom he had personally corrupted, was no less capable in that regard.

Even when she said something as obviously bizarre as, "I'm busy. I died yesterday, just came back to life today, and still need to go pay my resurrection fee," she could deliver it in a serious tone despite it being impossible to know how to even respond.

Basically, she was the source of most rumors within the Group.

"You can't put it that way... Ahem, do you remember the package? The one I said wasn't important and told you to keep for the time being."

As Red said this, she was referring to the package the Mosquito Monster had directly given Cong Yu before... Of course he remembered it.

Cong Yu did not really want to continue discussing these "inner world" matters. But this seemed related to him, so he said, "Just so you know, I still haven't opened it."

Cong Yu had carefully put the package away and had never opened it... He was not curious about what was inside.

Mostly because he felt that opening it casually would be quite troublesome.

"..." The tall, mature red-haired woman with wavy hair sitting across from him was visibly stunned. After a moment, she smiled. "That really is your style..."

Having said that, Red did not keep him in suspense. "If you opened it, you'd find a ring inside."

"We snatched it from the Twenty-First Group. What we can confirm is that those guys intended to bring that ring here."

As Red spoke, she pointed at the ground...

Cong Yu did not think she meant the infirmary. Narrowing his eyes, he asked, "Wind City High School?"

Red said, "Correct!"

Cong Yu said, "..."

It was foreseeable that his high school would become the center of many future incidents... The Twenty-First Group?

Maybe he should consider transferring schools... Though it was probably already too late.

"Sigh, what exactly does that ring do?"

Life was hard. Cong Yu sighed.

Although he really did not want to get involved in this sort of thing, he had already been affected and dragged into it.

If he knew what the ring was for, perhaps he could guess the 21st Group's goal.

"It conceals the aura belonging to monsters and changes the nature of magical power. It lets monsters disguise themselves as kind-hearted people."

Red explained simply. Seeing Cong Yu's shocked expression, she smiled. "That's why I said it wasn't anything important. It's better off with you."

Sports Warehouse! Explosion!

Troublesome. Really troublesome.

"The Twenty-First Group tried to bring the ring into Wind City High School... Um, how did your Group determine that?"

Cong Yu asked because he did not understand this point.

But Red sighed and corrected him, "What do you mean, 'your Group'? It should be 'our Group.' You're part of the Group too."

Cong Yu twitched his lips and corrected her in return. "I already resigned. Have you ever seen someone who still calls their former company 'our company' after resigning?"

Red paused, feeling that Cong Yu had a point.

But after thinking it over again...

"No! You told BOSS that after finishing high school or university, you'd rejoin the Group. So you didn't resign—you took leave to continue your studies!"

"..." This time, Cong Yu was left speechless... You came here to be an infirmary teacher, and you've learned quite a few new terms, haven't you?

Unable to think of a rebuttal, Cong Yu was speechless. He decided to skip the subject. "Fine. How did you determine the 21st Group's objective?"

Come to think of it, the 21st Group's base was also in Wind City, though unlike their Group, it was not located downtown.

It was in the suburbs, right?

As Cong Yu thought this, Red answered very simply, "Ah, because of the delivery slip. A monster from the 21st Group filled it out. The destination was Wind City High School... The recipient was the gatekeeper."

Wait, it was delivered by courier?!

What modern logistics, 21st Group!

"The gatekeeper, huh? Packages sent to schools are generally addressed to the gatekeeper for signing... So there's no way to determine the actual recipient."

Cong Yu found that somewhat regrettable. Looking at Red in her doctor's uniform and black stockings, he stood up to leave. "I'm going now. Yaochuan Guang from my class is a magical girl, and she lives with me. Be careful not to expose yourself."

With that, Cong Yu simply left the infirmary.

Red said, "..."

Red said, "???"

"Wait, Cong Yu, that was a lot to take in! No matter what, shouldn't you be the one careful not to expose yourself?!"

Ignoring Red's shout behind him, Cong Yu simply headed downstairs.

After school, naturally, he should go home... It would not have hurt to wait for Yaochuan Guang and return together, but there was no need.

He should let her properly check out the clubs.

With that thought, Cong Yu carried his bag and started toward home. Then, in the next instant—

"BOOM!!!!"

At the distant explosion, Cong Yu froze mid-step and looked in that direction with a dark expression.

Black smoke was visibly rising from the direction of the small woods on campus.

"..." In that instant, Cong Yu found himself torn between Go home and Go take a look. He sighed. "Seriously?"

Here, "seriously" was just an exclamation.

What he actually meant was, I don't want to go.

Of course, in the end, Cong Yu still went despite what he said.

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"A freshman looking for a cooking-related club? Please wait a moment."

A Student Council member responsible for recording club activities searched through the list of cooking-related clubs at the student's request.

To be honest, he was a little amazed by the radiance of the freshman in front of him who called herself "Yaochuan Guang"... She was certainly pretty.

But there were plenty of pretty girls. More than her beauty itself, Yaochuan Guang's sunny, radiant air and temperament were truly unique.

After searching for a while, the Student Council member pulled out a list, placed it into the copier, then handed Yaochuan Guang a copy.

"Here is the list of clubs related to food. Please have a look."

As he said this, he adjusted his glasses and showed what he believed to be a warm, gentle smile. "If it's convenient, I can also show you around."

At his words, Yaochuan Guang hesitantly looked at the other student beside her... This one was an actual freshman.

Yaochuan Guang was a transfer student.

But the issue was that this freshman had arrived before her and had come to ask for information first, yet for some reason, she had been ignored.

She was currently sitting there awkwardly.

This Student Council member sitting behind the desk had prioritized Yaochuan Guang's question... It felt like he had ulterior motives.

Yaochuan Guang was aware that she was a beautiful girl. But she did not think much of people like this. After shaking her head at him, she stood up.

"No need. I'll take a look myself."

After saying that, Yaochuan Guang immediately turned and left, ignoring the Student Council member's hesitant expression.

Freshman: "..."

"So, could you tell me about clubs related to drawing?"

The freshman looked rather awkward, while the Student Council member coughed awkwardly. "Ahem, sorry. I'll look it up for you right away."

Meanwhile, Yaochuan Guang looked over the food-related clubs listed in her hand... Most of them had nothing to do with cooking.

"Hmm, 'Dessert Tasting Club, 21 members,' 'Bento Exchange Club, 4 members'... Hmm... Huh? What is this?"

Yaochuan Guang was a little confused. How could there be such strange clubs in the world? Still, it gave her an idea.

When she prepared lunch for Little Lan tomorrow, she would make two extra identical bentos and bring them to school.

Without realizing it, Yaochuan Guang had started including Cong Yu in everything she did.

After all, Cong Yu was an introverted tsundere... and so on. To get along with her classmates more quickly, she had deliberately used him as a topic of conversation. Cong Yu had not said anything, only looked over at her speechlessly.

That tsundere idiot, Cong Yu...

"Hehe—"

Covering her mouth as she giggled, Yaochuan Guang walked while looking at the club list in her hands. "'Sake Brewing Club, 7 members.' Hmm..."

It was hard to imagine a club like that existing at a school.

"'Members-Only Restaurant Culinary Development Club, 114 members.' Wow! So many people. This should be a normal cooking club, right? But..."

For some reason, it felt a little ominous, and there were too many members.

Yaochuan Guang's instincts told her something was not right. She silently looked further down. "'Gourmet Club, 1 member.' This seems..."

Before Yaochuan Guang could finish muttering to herself—

"BOOM!!!!"

"..."

"Hmm?"

An explosion?

Hesitantly, Yaochuan Guang and many students around her looked toward the source of the sound.

An explosion seemed to have occurred somewhere in the small woods behind the school field, and wisps of black smoke were now rising from there.

A monster?

Yaochuan Guang almost instantly associated it with the possibility of a monster, though she could not be sure.

She was uncertain whether she should transform before going over.

But if it really was a monster, she might not get an opportunity to transform after arriving. Yet if she transformed first and went over...

Would it not be embarrassing if it was just a gas explosion or something?

After hesitating for a moment, Yaochuan Guang still decided to run over and assess the situation herself... Many students had the same idea as her.

Well, the idea of watching the excitement, that was.

"Isn't that the abandoned sports warehouse?"

"Those soccer balls

exploded? Haha, surely not..."

"..." Had the sports warehouse exploded?

As Yaochuan Guang thought this, she quickly approached the dilapidated warehouse billowing black smoke, and soon noticed a familiar figure standing beside it.

He seemed to be driving away the students gathered around to watch.

"Cong Yu!"

Yaochuan Guang greeted him, and Cong Yu noticed her as well. He lightly nodded in response, then immediately—

A sense of crisis instantly filled her heart. An oppressive danger on the verge of erupting came from inside the sports warehouse.

Cong Yu seemed to sense something as well. He turned toward the warehouse, and then, in an instant—

"BOOM!!!!"

"!!!" Before Yaochuan Guang's eyes, explosive flames swallowed Cong Yu, who had been standing beside the sports warehouse evacuating everyone, as well as the infirmary teacher beside him.

"..."

"..." Yaochuan Guang could no longer hear everyone's cries of alarm. She could hear nothing now... except the gradually rising ringing in her ears.

"..." It was all her fault.

"..." If she had transformed beforehand...