Kill, Then Kill Again!

Unless the Monster King are so close 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 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 resentment.

"..." Logically speaking, 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 infusing magic could aid in healing, 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 someone to death, his tail swishing, looking all proud and arrogant.

No, what's it to you?

Speechless, Shuten reached out and hugged Takemikazuchi, ruffling 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, ever the astute scholar, echoed his sentiments.

Shuten: "..."

Speechless! What does this have to do with you?

"Pinch--"

Shuten 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!

Surprisingly...

The fact that the Monster King from Japan 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 King is such that, after being provoked, they immediately burst out laughing, wanting 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 is completely finished this time... but it's just wishful thinking."

Upon hearing her words, all three Monster King 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: "???"

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 [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 didn't react much. But having seen few old-school magical girls, Takemikazuchi's impression of magical girls was still—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 Xiao Cui 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 it doesn't involve tactics like "kidnapping your family."

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 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. "R-really... no..."

Is this even possible?

Why would the 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 side 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... it's in that rotting flesh over there."

Cong Yu said casually, pointing to the metallic gleam shimmering among 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 heat that began to burn 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 company... Their scheme was extremely, extremely, extremely crude.

How should I put it?

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

Those guys probably had the mentality that [with a little trickery, they could easily trick these Monster King into collapsing from within]...

Humanity in the past has never lacked fools like this.

However, decades ago, the divide between Monster King and humans wasn't as severe, and he wasn't considered a fool.

Yeah, you idiot...

Cong Yu thought about this, then about Shuten, Tamamo, 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, things called "taking things for granted" can lead to utter disaster.

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

They assumed that they had done something flawlessly.

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

They were laughing hysterically in United States, self-righteously 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 naturally wouldn't care about human joys and sorrows at all?

"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 and Tamamo were also there.

Yes, at this very moment, including Cong Yu, the three incredibly idle Monster King from Japan were all preparing to go and see what was going on.

What? You're asking where there's another, incredibly idle Dog King?

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

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

Over the years, people with arms like this have been quite rare.

I absolutely have to go and see for myself what's so incredible 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 bit hard to stop..."

As she said this, Cong Yu glanced briefly 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 spoke, she hugged her tail and leaned lazily back in her seat. "I kill when my thoughts are not clear, I kill when I'm looking at a book with a detached expression, I kill those who bully others. I kill weirdos who bully others, and I kill weirdos who bully weirdos."

Tamamo once said that 70% of her perverse tastes came from Cong Yu... This is absolutely true.

However, it was a little later in the day that the Cong Yu came.

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

"It can't be that exaggerated... um..."

Cong Yu looked away, not responding to Tamamo's words, but instead looking 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.

That's terrible.

With a sigh, clinging to the memory of the Rabbit Man, Cong Yu looked at Shuten and Tamamo: "We'll go rescue people first, and then we'll kill them."

"Will you join me when I commit murder?"

Shuten immediately nodded, looking quite excited. "Great! We haven't been exercising lately, I feel so lazy."