Living with Magical Girls, but a Monster Executive

It was no wonder Nagashima Riko had misunderstood. After all, people had been coming by to collect debts quite often lately.

The café's income had basically

all gone toward helping repay the debts.

And strictly speaking, it was not really a misunderstanding.

"I see... Actually, the amount isn't that large."

As Cong Yu spoke, he looked at the girl he had met before and stated the amount of his frozen savings in Grass Flower Bank: "250,000 yuan."

That amount was indeed not astronomical.

After all, it was Cong Yu's comic manuscript fees, with almost none of it being gray or black income.

But it was not something that could be repaid easily either.

He could even be said to be the creditor demanding the largest sum among those who had come to collect recently.

Faced with this helpless situation, Nagashima Riko could only hope that he would be more reasonable, at least not hire thugs to cause trouble nearby.

"I'm sorry, for now..."

As Nagashima Riko spoke, she noticed the neighbors looking over. With a sigh, she invited Cong Yu, "If you don't mind, would you like to come sit at my house?"

Nagashima Koki: ybb

To be honest, the Wind City Magical Girl Agency had transferred the "naming fee" over today.

The publisher had also sent last month's manuscript fees.

So, at least for the moment, Cong Yu did not have any financial problems...

Judging from that opening line of "I want to play a game," Cong Yu's purpose in coming to the Nagashima family was very clear.

He had not come to collect a debt, but to kill someone.

Yet at that moment, Cong Yu was sitting on the sofa, looking at the snacks placed on the coffee table, unable to understand how things had turned out this way.

"Guest, what would you like to drink?"

"..." Perhaps because she was an acquaintance—one could even say she was the person who had filled his stomach with cake when he was hungry.

That was why things had become like this.

"Plain water is fine."

As he answered, Cong Yu glanced at the curious little girl sitting beside him.

She was Nagashima Koki, the girl who had hidden behind the shrubbery with him before.

For some reason, after things had developed to this point, she had quickly let down her guard around Cong Yu.

But she had absolutely no idea...

If she and her mother had not been Cong Yu's "acquaintances," they would have been hung from the ceiling by snakes for an entire night.

Venomous snakes like hemp ropes would bind their hands and feet, suspend them from the beam, and quietly wait for Nagashima Koji to come home.

Then, Cong Yu would inject snakes that controlled the will into their bodies and invite Nagashima Koji to a certain game.

They would serve as one of Nagashima Koji's "game" stages—a game that decided life and death.

By Cong Yu's way of thinking, he naturally wanted to judge Nagashima Koji like Jigsaw would... except there would be no way out.

Put bluntly, it was just revenge.

As for Nagashima Koji's wife and child... he would probably see whether they knew about Nagashima Koji's affairs, and how much they knew.

If they knew everything they should know, then they could go to Hell together.

Cong Yu had no interest in making others cherish life or turn over a new leaf. No one should really mistake a monster executive for a good person.

"..." Although he had asked for plain water earlier, Cong Yu did not say anything when Nagashima Riko brought him tea.

Looking at Nagashima Riko sitting properly across from him, her casual clothes accentuating her fine figure, Cong Yu spoke simply. "Ma'am, do you know what your husband has done?"

In response to Cong Yu's words, Nagashima Riko briefly mentioned things like "debts" and "gambling."

But she did not mention anything related to Cong Yu.

"Then do you know that he embezzled bank funds and colluded with monsters?"

As Cong Yu spoke, he observed Nagashima Riko's shocked expression from behind his mask... It seemed she truly did not know.

Still, it was normal to hide such things from one's family.

Having made that judgment, Cong Yu gave a simple account of the matter, explaining what Nagashima Koji had done in a detached tone.

"So the monster that attacked the bank, which was reported on TV before... was actually connected to Nagashima Koji."

Nagashima Riko was clearly flustered as she spoke. She was gradually realizing that Cong Yu was not some debtor... or rather, not merely an ordinary debt collector.

"Who are you? What... what do you want?"

Nagashima Riko's words clearly carried a hint of false bravado. She gently tugged at her daughter, who had moved close to the masked youth.

She had wanted to pull her daughter back, but could not move her.

"..." Cong Yu exchanged a look with the little girl, unable to understand why she was not afraid at all. He asked, "Nagashima Koki... right?"

Nagashima Koki obediently nodded.

Nagashima Riko, however, could not remain so calm. She suddenly rushed toward Cong Yu... then dropped to her knees.

With a thud, she knelt before Cong Yu.

"Please don't hurt my daughter. You can have anything else you want... I'll give you money, all right? Just Xiao Xi..."

Cong Yu: "?"

When he saw her rush at him, he had already gathered the magic power needed to form a barrier. And this was what she did?

Why had things suddenly taken such a strange turn...

"..." Amid the silence, Cong Yu looked at Nagashima Koki, who was blinking beside him. "Has your mother always been this strange?"

The little girl shrugged. "No, only sometimes... Like when that man comes home."

As she spoke, she sighed like a tiny adult. "Sigh, Mom has said those words to that man countless times already."

Was that so? That really was quite tragic.

"Then why not get divorced?"

In response to Cong Yu's question, Nagashima Koki nodded with clear self-awareness. "Probably because of me? A single-parent family isn't good for a child's upbringing."

Cong Yu had to disagree with that...

After all, having a father like that around was not a good thing.

The negative impact on a child's development—immeasurable!

"You really are mature."

Nagashima Koki nodded in agreement with Cong Yu's assessment.

And when Nagashima Riko realized no one was paying attention to her, she gradually understood that Cong Yu might not harbor much ill intent. Embarrassed, she stood up.

She had originally been prepared to send Xiao Xi back to her room, and then...

In short, she had been prepared for all sorts of things.

But then, the masked youth spoke softly. "Mrs. Nagashima Riko, I can show you a way out."

She silently sat back down on the sofa and listened to him...

"If you apply for divorce directly... for certain reasons, I don't think you have much chance of succeeding."

Cong Yu spoke as he unhesitatingly disparaged Wind City's divorce office. "They're the sort who like giving advice but dislike doing anything practical."

As Cong Yu spoke, he pointed to the obvious bruises on Nagashima Riko's neck and arms, then to the broken vase in the corner.

"Even with the injuries on your body and those broken pieces of furniture, they still would not consider them proof of domestic violence..."

"Your attempt to divorce him would most likely only bring even more terrible retaliation from Nagashima Koji."

"But..."

Cong Yu sighed. He felt that he was taking the long way around when his original plan had been to torture Nagashima Koji before killing him.

But Cong Yu was indeed that kind of person. Sometimes he took detours, sometimes he took shortcuts. He knew that about himself.

"You can try repeating what I said to the Wind City Magical Girl Agency. You only need to upload it to the website."

"People from the Magical Girl Headquarters are currently conducting an inspection in Wind City. They may even see your report directly."

"After Nagashima Koji is arrested, you can file for divorce on that basis. There will be no reason for it to be rejected—colluding with monsters is a serious crime."

Having said that, Cong Yu did not intend to say much more. He simply stood up, preparing to leave. "Of course, what you do is up to you, ma'am. If you do not intend to do that... I will handle things in my own way."

Nagashima Koki cheerfully waved goodbye to Cong Yu. "You're leaving? Thank you, handsome big brother. Goodbye."

Cong Yu stopped in his tracks for an instant... Why did that form of address sound a little familiar?

Did this child call everyone handsome big brother, or...

Seeing Cong Yu's silence, Nagashima Riko pressed her lips together. "May I ask what you mean by 'your own way'?"

Cong Yu said, "You don't want to know."

"Then... I won't report him."

As Nagashima Riko spoke, she watched Cong Yu nod as if he did not care and prepare to leave. "Wait."

"..." Cong Yu looked at her with an expression that said he was listening. The resolve in Nagashima Riko's eyes was already quite obvious.

"When I said I 'won't report him,' I didn't mean... Um, I mean, there should be a better option, though it might trouble you."

"I want to see this 'way' you mentioned. If possible... rather than simply sending him to prison."

"It would be better to end everything at its source."

"..." That was somewhat unexpected.

Thinking this, Cong Yu tilted his head, then nodded. "Fine. In that case, I'll still come to you, ma'am, for the debt."

"And the snacks you made look delicious. I may not necessarily need money. You can use whatever you think is suitable to settle the debt."

As he said this, Cong Yu lamented his own kindness while disappearing into the darkness before the house... He truly disappeared.

Like clear water dissolving into ink, his body gradually sank into the darkness. It was as if the ground beneath his feet was not solid earth, but a man-eating swamp.

Cong Yu remained standing as he slowly sank into that swamp, until his entire body vanished.

Without question, he had shown the mother and daughter of the Nagashima family his own special nature.

"Hmm, if it's something I think is suitable, then it has to be..."

As Nagashima Riko spoke, she looked over her body, which remained well-maintained despite having given birth.

How should it be described?

At first glance, no one would be able to tell she was a mother.

The title of "mother" did not quite suit her completely.

No matter how one looked at her, she seemed like a capable career woman, a workplace manager in others' eyes, a strong woman.

Then, she smiled amid a soft sigh. "Still, this is not a bad ending... if everything can truly come to an end."

"..." Cong Yu: Is she sick in the head?

Nagashima Koki: Mom, ybb, I'm still here...

Nagashima Koki: Also, didn't handsome big brother already phrase it in the least suggestive way possible?

Mom was beyond saving.

Though she thought that, she did not say it aloud.

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