Living with a Magical Girl, but a Monster Executive

"Hello, sir."

"Sir, this is..."

"..."

"Boom!"

Wearing a mask, Cong Yu shook his hand, casually flinging the blood and brain matter from it onto the ground.

He looked at the two thug-like people blocking the alley before him... or rather, the headless corpses whose heads he had already blown apart with a single punch.

"..." In silence, Cong Yu marveled at the hardness of human skulls while helplessly wiping the fluid from his hand onto the wall beside him.

How should he put it?

Television really was deceptive. Blowing someone's head apart barehanded really hurt... Even with magical power strengthening his body, it still hurt a lot.

The messiness was secondary. It was nothing more than chunks of flesh and brain matter.

Forget heads—even if he punched through someone's abdomen, Cong Yu probably would not have frowned... probably. Even he was not entirely sure.

He watched as the two corpses were gradually swallowed by illusory snake mouths emerging from the shadows on the ground.

Cong Yu casually adjusted the mask on his face and strolled through the door hidden deep within the alley.

Of course, he could have spared those two...

But Cong Yu had killed them on impulse. Thinking about it now, perhaps there would have been less trouble if he had not...

Still, there was no need to regret it.

"..." The moment he pushed open the ordinary-looking door, a dazzling scene of neon lights and revelry filled Cong Yu's vision.

Located so deep in an alley, Cong Yu had more or less guessed that this place was not running some small-time operation.

At the very least, it was not the sort of legal Wind City business involving slot machines or pachinko.

It was a genuine casino, packed with every imaginable kind of game, sexy dealers, and live card dealing.

At the front desk stood a scantily dressed Rabbit Woman, apparently in charge of exchanging chips and cash.

Seeing Cong Yu arrive, the Rabbit Woman immediately spoke in a sweet voice and gestured for him to come over. "Hello, sir, here..."

Cong Yu did not really listen to what she was saying. He only felt that this place was rather noisy... He might as well kill everyone here and go home.

With that conclusion in mind, the magical power in Cong Yu's hand... dissipated.

Because he noticed something.

Staring at the woman dressed as a Rabbit Woman, whom he found strangely familiar, Cong Yu asked in confusion, "Rabbit Man?"

At Cong Yu's words, the Rabbit Woman showed a puzzled expression. "Sir? If you would like to exchange chips..."

"..." It seemed he had mistaken him for someone else.

"Sorry. It seems I mistook you for someone else."

As he said that, Cong Yu took a simple step toward the Rabbit Woman... then watched with his own eyes as cold sweat trickled down the other person's forehead.

He even took a step back.

"Ahem, just kidding... Lord Cong Yu."

The Rabbit Woman said Cong Yu's name... or rather, he looked like a Rabbit Woman and had a female body, but he was actually male.

Codenamed "Rabbit Man," he loved teasing straight men within the Group, but when it came to Cong Yu...

That joke had been the first joke he had ever made to Cong Yu in his entire life.

And the result was obvious...

Rabbit Man, fully aware that he had "nearly been sent off," felt that he would never have the courage to make a second joke for the rest of his life.

"..." Cong Yu remained silent, somewhat uncertain as he spoke with Rabbit Man. "Don't tell me this casino is one of 'our' businesses?"

Rabbit Man nodded.

In other words, this casino was actually a business belonging to the 22nd Monster Group. From another perspective, that meant...

His own money had, when traced back to its source, been taken by himself.

As Cong Yu pondered this, Rabbit Man lightly coughed twice. "Boss Cong Yu, did you come here because you have some instructions?"

Cong Yu took out his phone and typed a message on lixe—

[Cong Yu: The casino address you reported before is one of our Group's businesses.]

After some time...

[Boss: Hm? Is that so?]

[Boss: It might be. Did it get in your way? Should we shut it down?]

"..."

[Cong Yu: No, it is fine staying open. I just wanted to tell you after finding out. There was no other intention.]

[Boss: Oh, then it's fine.]

How should he put it? It suddenly felt like he had been eating popcorn only to find himself at the center of the gossip. It was rather absurd...

"B-Boss? Lord Cong Yu?"

Hearing Rabbit Man's hesitant question, Cong Yu did not say much. He simply instructed, "Look into it. There's a gambler here named Nagashima Koji."

Great, he had made a request.

What Rabbit Man feared most was him just silently watching...

A sweet smile immediately appeared on Rabbit Man's face. Nodding, he answered in a soft voice, "Is he your friend?"

Rabbit Man had some impression of this person. He seemed to be frequently pursued by creditors demanding repayment, which had somewhat affected the casino's operations.

However, he clearly did not expect Cong Yu's direct answer—

"No. Kill him, and keep it clean."

After saying that, Cong Yu exchanged a glance with the frozen Rabbit Man, then gestured outside. "The two humans guarding the casino entrance have already disappeared. I did it... Please take care of them too."

The meaning of those words was obvious.

Those two guards had been killed by Cong Yu, and he had not "kept it clean." Wasn't that a double standard?!

But what could Rabbit Man do?

After all, he was just an ordinary employee...

And in front of Cong Yu, an "employee" like him could become a toy to be beaten whenever Cong Yu felt like it.

So the only response he could give was—

"Yes, I'll arrange for someone to handle it right away."

"Alright, thank you..."

Cong Yu replied. Watching Rabbit Man get up and leave, he lazily sat down beside Rabbit Man's former seat.

Feeling that he ought to take off his mask in a setting like this, Cong Yu did so, placing it beside him.

When he looked over the casino, all he saw was a vast sea of neon lights and revelry.

The countless gamblers here wore all kinds of expressions...

Some looked delighted, while others were gloomy and dejected. Some even knelt on the ground and wept, while others went completely mad.

They were then dragged out through the back door by several staff members who gave off the aura of monsters.

Perhaps that was the myriad faces of life.

"Lord Cong Yu... I've already passed along the matter you arranged."

Rabbit Man said this as he looked at Cong Yu sitting there, awkwardly not knowing where to put his hands.

"Thank you. Please, sit."

Cong Yu said this without looking at Rabbit Man, who shakily sat down beside him in his female body.

"..."

"..." In the silence, Rabbit Man curiously looked at Cong Yu's profile.

As a rare male executive with perfect looks, Cong Yu had always been extremely popular throughout the 22nd Group.

He spoke gently, handled matters in an orderly way like an educated man, hid unfathomable strength, and checked on his subordinates during holidays...

His good points were too numerous to count.

Of course, people truly were afraid of him as well.

After all, Cong Yu had always given others the impression of being the sort of person who was ruthless and sparing with words, someone who could wipe out an entire family with a wave of his hand.

They were genuinely afraid of being killed.

That was why, the moment Cong Yu looked over, Rabbit Man immediately looked away and did not dare meet his eyes.

"What is it?"

Cong Yu asked.

Rabbit Man tried hard to remain calm and joked with a smiling face, "Haha, nothing—it's just that I've kind of fallen for Lord Cong Yu—"

"..." Cong Yu: "?"

"!!!" Oh no! He had said it out loud without thinking!

He was going to be killed! He was going to be killed!

A Retired Monster Executive Would Never Dream of a Rabbit Woman

"Haha, nothing—it's just that I've kind of fallen for Lord Cong Yu—"

After hearing that, Cong Yu glanced at Rabbit Man, who was drenched in cold sweat, and smiled helplessly. "Haha, thank you."

Although Cong Yu knew that was simply the other man's personality.

"But don't say things like that in front of the other executives..."

Cong Yu cautioned him, sighing over his colleagues' peculiar tastes. "Red and Big Shadow would be fine, but if you said it in front of Doctor, she would dissect you."

"..." Compared to Doctor, Rabbit Man was actually more worried that Cong Yu would casually kill him. So he was very happy to see that Cong Yu was not angry.

It felt like surviving a disaster.

"Th-Thank you."

Rabbit Man sincerely thanked him. Looking at Cong Yu, who for some reason remained there, he cautiously asked, "So, Lord Cong Yu, do you want to... talk?"

Talk? That would not be bad.

"Sure."

Cong Yu replied. Thinking about how to start the conversation, he looked at Rabbit Man. "Are you used to using a female body?"

They had gone straight to a sensitive topic!

"Mm, it's actually pretty nice."

Rabbit Man smiled shyly, then made a [V—] gesture with both hands and held them beside his tall ears. "It's cute, isn't it?"

As he spoke, he bounced twice while remaining seated... His body did not bounce, but the rabbits on his chest certainly did.

And his rabbit ears were real, as was his rabbit tail...

The Rabbit Man before him was undoubtedly a rabbit monster.

Just as Cong Yu's former nickname had been "Snake Man," monsters with distinctive traits had rather easy nicknames to come up with.

As their positions rose step by step and their strength gradually gained recognition, their nicknames also became progressively more elaborate.

The lowest-level nicknames were naturally things like XX Monster, followed by similar names like X Man or XX Woman.

After becoming an executive, they could choose their own nicknames.