Living with a Magical Girl, but a Monster Executive

"That's... that's so mean. You didn't even use honorifics."

"I suggest you look in the mirror, then find a corner to curl up in so you can stop having unrealistic fantasies all day."

"You used honorifics, but that was even meaner."

As she complained, the homeroom teacher claimed she was trembling with rage and cold while watching the girl who had finished first, now panting off to the side. "Yaochuan Guang... you ran so fast."

Indeed, Yaochuan Guang had run the fastest, nearly half a lap ahead of the other students... and she had definitely held back.

Though Yaochuan Guang was panting, her face was not red at all. She had not even broken a sweat.

In that regard, her disguise was far worse than Cong Yu's.

Magical girls were not creatures who could only wield superhuman strength after transforming... no different from Monsters.

Once their bodies had been filled with magic even once, that power originating from the world itself thoroughly transformed them.

Greater strength, faster recovery, quicker reflexes, superior memory, sharper five senses, and even a stronger sixth sense.

Whether magical girls or Monsters, transformed or not, they had long since become far removed from humans.

"Ha... ha..."

Pretending to pant, Yaochuan Guang straightened up and walked over. "My score was pretty good, right?"

It certainly was. So, were you planning to join the sports festival?

As Cong Yu pondered that, he handed Yaochuan Guang a bottle of mineral water called "Forest Spring"... only for her, who was not thirsty at all, to politely refuse it.

Like I said, your disguise is really terrible.

Under Cong Yu and Yaochuan Guang's gaze, the petite homeroom teacher caught between them continued recording the students' results.

At the same time, she asked Yaochuan Guang, "You're in such good shape. Are you going to join the sports festival?"

With her intentions already obvious, Yaochuan Guang immediately nodded. "Yep, I'm joining!"

"..." Why did Yaochuan Guang want to participate?

Cong Yu did not quite understand. He silently listened to their conversation... What role was Yaochuan Guang playing in all this?

Well, there was no need to think about that.

Yaochuan Guang was a fool character anyway... She probably wanted to show herself off in front of the people from the Magical Girl Headquarters.

Among those from Headquarters, there seemed to be an old-school magical girl named [Magical Girl—Azure Sky☆Qili].

The homeroom teacher was her fan. Yaochuan Guang probably was too...

Though Cong Yu was not particularly familiar with her.

"..."

"Ha, it's so hot, it's so hot. You guys ran really fast."

At that moment, a tanned girl who had finished running came over casually, pulling the front of her shirt back and forth to cool herself down.

"Yaochuan ran ridiculously fast too—"

As she said that, she looked at the mineral water Cong Yu had offered her. After freezing for a moment, her eyes lit up as she looked at him. "Wow, you're only this nice to me! Could it be?"

Cong Yu: "..."

"I just happened to have it. Take the water... then get lost."

Cong Yu's merciless words did not make her retreat. Instead, she eagerly sidled over and sat beside him. "Yaochuan was right! Cong Yu, you're a tsundere!"

Tsundere my ass.

Cong Yu shot her a glance and wordlessly unscrewed the cap. "Go sit where you were. If you're not drinking it, I'll drink it myself."

"..."

"Bzzzzt—"

Just as Cong Yu was thinking that, the broadcast suddenly crackled with a "bzzzzt" sound.

Was there another Monster attack somewhere?

Thinking that, he took a sip of water and looked toward the gymnasium speakers, then...

He nearly sprayed the mineral water from his mouth.

[Warning! Warning! Magic power level—451451! Confirmed Monster! Northeast of Wind City, currently approaching, current coordinates 0721, 0721]

[Confirmed giant Monster! The Great Barrier will activate shortly! Residents, remain in open areas to avoid earthquake casualties.]

[Repeat! Magic power level—451451! Confirmed Mon...]

"!!!"

"Another Monster? Huh..."

"Huh? Wasn't there one yesterday too?"

"What's going on?"

Everyone in the gymnasium began discussing it, then quickly followed the broadcast instructions and headed to the field.

Yaochuan Guang and Cong Yu followed the crowd, orderly making their way toward the open area. She asked, "Cong Yu-chan, what's going on? Are Monster attacks really this frequent?"

The only response Cong Yu could give was a shake of his head.

Monsters were absolutely not creatures capable of launching consecutive attacks of their own will. Unless they were being controlled, such a situation should have been impossible.

So who had done this? What was their purpose?

Previously, the Monster had attacked from the southeast. Now it was coming from the northeast... Monsters attacking from two directions.

"..." Cong Yu narrowed his eyes. He had done something similar before.

During the battle for North Capital, he had controlled multiple Monsters to attack from different angles, his goal being...

To determine the exact coordinates of the Spirit Vein Nodule supplying the Guardian Barrier.

Could the person attracting the Monsters have the same goal?

Or... was it a coincidence? Or a smokescreen?

Cong Yu could not judge. As a student, it was also inappropriate for him to personally investigate at a time like this, but...

[Cong Yu: Red, please go check the situation.]

[Red: You mean the Monster? Did you discover something?]

[Cong Yu: A lot. I'm counting on you... Mainly check whether there are any Monsters nearby, suspicious-looking people, or devices.]

[Cong Yu: Also, record this Monster's route.]

[Red: Leave it to me, my Lord Cong Yu.]

Thoughts on Going Premium

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This is Remnant Moon Madman.

As the title says, these are my belated thoughts on going premium. I actually found out about it a few days ago, and I'm very sorry for not informing everyone beforehand.

This afternoon's chapter should already be a paid chapter.

You do not need to worry about me dropping the story or ending it badly. The outline is already very complete, and the overall plot is very clear.

Although this book's performance has been average, that does not affect my income, so there is no chance I will drop it.

Because my contract is based on word count. (whispers)

I, Remnant Moon Madman, can be considered an experienced author... I make a living on other sites, then got invited here to write a second book for extra income.

I do not consider myself some insignificant author, but if I claimed to be a major author... that would be absolutely ridiculous.

Maybe a middling author leaning toward flop territory.

I can't go up, and I can't go down either. I'm stuck here.

Let's shift the topic to going premium.

I did not expect going premium on this platform to happen so early, so it happened while the story was still in transition. That was my mistake.

According to my estimate, by the time it went premium at 300,000 words, it would have roughly reached the point where Cong Yu first made Yaochuan Guang and Lantian Zhu suffer, beating them until they could only gape and close their eyes. But right now, that is still a long way off.

So the first-day subscription numbers will probably look pretty bad.

But no matter what, I still hope readers can subscribe to this book, so I have some way to answer to the website.

Otherwise, if the results are bad and I still shamelessly keep grabbing easy money, maybe they'll force me to cut the book short. (I'm just talking nonsense; I don't know the specifics.)

As for updates after going premium... since I still have ongoing books on other sites, all I can say is—

I'll do my best. Definitely.

How Could It Be Him?

There was a very basic piece of mathematical logic taught in middle school—two intersecting straight lines could determine a point.

What did he mean by suddenly bringing that up?

It was very simple...

Draw a ray along the first Monster's direction of travel, extending it toward Wind City and splitting the city in two.

Then draw a ray along today's Monster's route, extending it toward Wind City... intersecting with yesterday's ray.

"That gives us a point where the two lines meet."

As Cong Yu spoke, he sat in the infirmary and drew on a screenshot of a map on his phone, showing Red the result.

The point where the two hand-drawn yet straight lines crossed... was undoubtedly "here."

Red leaned in to look. A strange caramel-like fragrance from her body drifted into Cong Yu's nose as she said, "Wind City High School?"

Yes, Wind City High School.

Cong Yu nodded.

Then Red reached a conclusion. She stared at Cong Yu. "So... the Monsters are coming for you? Are they your fans?"

Cong Yu: "???"

"Thanks for thinking so highly of me."

Cong Yu replied irritably. He patted Red's shoulder, silently allowing her to rub against him like a kitten. "The only desire Monsters have is magic power... That is why they attack cities."

As he spoke, Cong Yu stroked Red's head as if petting a cat. Her crimson hair flowed between his fingers like a waterfall.

Smooth and warm, it felt very nice.

"The reason cities can be established and developed is because they contain enough Spirit Veins to support the activation of the Great Barrier."

"The Spirit Vein node Wind City relies on is located here, at Wind City High School, where we are now."

Cong Yu explained simply to Red, "Spirit Veins can be devoured or seized, provided that person is a magical girl."

"The restraints magical girls build on Spirit Veins with 'positive' magic power are like recognizing an owner... They can be shattered with absolute power."

"But having a magical girl control it is obviously more efficient and has a much higher success rate. Hmm... I'll give you an example."

As Cong Yu explained, he met the gaze of Red, who was already lying on his lap. "Snow White Princess of North Capital had a fallen magical girl following her... She was a key capable of controlling the restraints."

At that moment, Red seemed to realize something. She looked at Cong Yu suspiciously. "When you corrupted me, wasn't that part of your consideration too?"

"..." Cong Yu guiltily looked away.

The answer to that question was actually yes—

He had indeed considered that at the time.

But he definitely could not admit it.

Only the Group Headquarters knew his identity as the "King," and even in the 22nd Group, only that perverted Doctor had guessed a little.

"How could that be..."