Living with a Magical Girl, but I'm a Monster Executive

As Cong Yu said this, he reached out and scratched Red under the chin. "I just wanted to save you... You know how terrible your condition was back then."

Red was very satisfied with Cong Yu's answer. She adjusted her posture, narrowed her eyes, and burrowed deeper into his arms.

Then, she suddenly thought of something and snapped her eyes open.

"That ring?!"

As Red said this, Cong Yu immediately picked up where she left off. "Right, it was the 21st Group."

"They wanted to use that ring to imitate a magical girl's magic power and control the Spirit Vein here... The shackles placed on the Spirit Vein weren't particularly intelligent."

In other words, deceiving them would be easy.

"So the Monsters were lured here by the 21st Group too?"

At Red's question, Cong Yu tilted his head in confusion and pressed her, now sitting up, back onto his lap. "Too smart."

With that sarcastic remark, Cong Yu gently rubbed her ear. "They already mailed the ring to the school, yet they still had to work hard to pinpoint the Spirit Vein's location."

"..." That did seem to make sense.

Whether it was because of Cong Yu's movements, embarrassment over their intimacy, or because she knew her question had been stupid...

Red's earlobes gradually turned as red as her name.

Cong Yu also gave her a simple rundown of the truth. "There are two forces... the Twenty-First Group and an unknown force."

"The former has long since made arrangements inside the school. The latter is still using Monsters to determine the Spirit Vein's location, but... I think the latter is more threatening."

"..." That was enough information. Unlike a certain unnamed yellow-type, Red was actually smart enough.

"But the Magical Girl Headquarters is giving me a bit of a headache."

As Cong Yu said this, Red's response was equally simple. "Then let them die here... I'm joking."

Yes, joking was all she could do.

It wasn't as though it couldn't be done, but the consequences afterward would be troublesome.

Because they did not know those girls' purpose or demands.

It would be fine if they were targeting those two groups. What Cong Yu feared was that they had come specifically for him.

In Red's eyes, and in the eyes of everyone in the group, he was an ordinary executive... perhaps an ordinary executive who could fight well, was popular, and held considerable prestige.

But Cong Yu himself knew...

His background was rather frightening.

"..." Cong Yu silently pondered the issue while Red enjoyed this rare closeness... She remembered the last time she had quietly stayed in Cong Yu's arms.

It had been the last time!

Well...

When she had just been captured by Cong Yu, he had held her like this. She used to have nightmares constantly, but ever since then, she had slept peacefully.

During her time as a member of the Purge Squad, the ghosts of the humans she had killed had never again appeared in her dreams.

It really made her feel safe.

"Is Teacher Red here? Teacher? Someone didn't make it to an open area in time and was injured by falling debris... Teacher?"

With that call, the infirmary door was thrown open.

A Student Council member carrying an injured student stared dumbfoundedly at Cong Yu and Red, who was lying on his lap. "Cong Yu?"

Cong Yu: "..."

"She was too tired and fell asleep."

Cong Yu spoke quietly and covered Red's open eyes with his hand. "My stomach was feeling unwell... I didn't expect her to lie down here while we were talking."

The Student Council student immediately and visibly believed him.

After all, Cong Yu was well known for being popular at school, especially with girls, and for constantly turning down love letters from all sorts of girls.

There was no reason not to believe him.

As he spoke, Cong Yu pretended to nudge Red. "Teacher Red, wake up... A student is hurt."

Red then pretended to wake up groggily, though the crimson flush on her face looked nothing like someone who had just been asleep.

Student Council: "..."

After hesitating briefly, this Student Council member said nothing and merely placed the student with the injured leg onto a bed.

Then, he quietly pulled Cong Yu aside.

"Although I envy you, Cong Yu, you're really too kind."

As the Student Council student said this, he looked at the injured student in the next bed, as well as Red, who was asking about the student's condition.

"I think Teacher Red is dangerous. She might have been awake just now."

The Student Council student spoke as he warned Cong Yu, someone he knew. "I think she wants to take advantage of you!"

Completely right! How was he this sharp?

Cong Yu marveled at his perceptiveness.

"And I suspect Teacher Red wants to keep clinging to you. Since she was interrupted, she might take the chance to get revenge on that student."

Listening to him whisper this, Cong Yu did not think Red would go that far... She might hold a grudge, but she would not take revenge.

Cong Yu had only just thought that.

Injured student: "Ah! That hurts... Um, Teacher Red, maybe I should apply the medicine myself."

Red: "Shut up. It's just putting on some ointment, why are you whining so much... Once I'm done applying it, get out of the infirmary obediently! I'm pressing, pressing, pressing!"

Injured student: "Mmngh, aaahhh!!!"

Cong Yu: "..."

Student Council: "See? I told you... So, Cong Yu, when you're out and about, make sure you protect yourself."

The reasoning was completely wrong, but the conclusion was completely right!

Could he actually be a genius?!

Honest Yaochuan Guang

[ Yuan'an Alisa: I've already done what you told me to do. When can I officially join? ]

[ 0451: Don't rush. That day will come. ]

[ Yuan'an Alisa: Also, I was injured. Couldn't you have told me before controlling the Monster to attack? ]

[ 0451: That wasn't us. ]

[ 0451: But everything is still proceeding according to plan. ]

"Nice to meet you, Yuan'an. I'm Cong Yu. Please take care of me... And thank you for looking after Yaochuan Guang lately."

Hearing the abrupt voice from behind her, Yuan'an Alisa immediately turned off her phone screen and looked back at the long-haired boy behind her.

How should she put it? Although they had met at school before...

This was their first formal interaction. Cong Yu's first impression on her was, as expected, that he was handsome.

He simply stood there so calmly.

Though he was introducing himself, she could clearly sense that... Cong Yu had never expected a response from her.

He was merely coldly carrying out the social etiquette he was supposed to observe.

It made one wonder why he was so popular at school.

"Please... take care of me too."

Yuan'an Alisa spoke, nodding hesitantly as she tucked the hair before her forehead behind her ear. Then, she shifted her gaze to Yaochuan Guang behind Cong Yu.

Her heart pounded wildly, and she did not know whether Cong Yu had seen anything just now.

But she had clearly misunderstood. Cong Yu had silently approached from behind simply because that was his personality.

Cong Yu had no habit of casually reading other people's chats.

"Senior Yuan'an!"

Yaochuan Guang inserted herself into their conversation. She looked at Cong Yu indignantly. "Cong Yu-chan, what did you mean by 'thank you for looking after Yaochuan Guang'?"

Cong Yu paused at that.

"The literal meaning."

As he spoke, Cong Yu casually found a place to sit and looked around at the furnishings... This was the club activity room.

Last semester, although the Gourmet Club did not have many members, it was still an official club, so it had all the cooking equipment it needed.

After Cong Yu had spoken with the principal, the ban on electrical appliances had been lifted...

So things such as ovens and air fryers could all be found in this Gourmet Club activity room.

They even had a bread maker and special equipment for frying chicken.

"..." Cong Yu looked around before meeting Yuan'an Alisa's gaze. "I'm here to mooch food and drinks. You don't need to mind me."

Though he said she did not need to mind him...

Yuan'an Alisa still cared about whether Cong Yu had seen her phone... But judging from his reaction, he probably had not.

Otherwise, Cong Yu would not be acting so indifferent.

As she thought, Yaochuan Guang continued talking to Cong Yu. "If you eat until you're full here,

what are we supposed to do when we get home?"

Yaochuan Guang considered it as she spoke. "I still have to cook when we get back, so will it just be Little Lan and me eating?"

That somehow felt inappropriate.

Before Cong Yu came to live with them, it had always been Yaochuan Guang and Lantian Zhu eating together... Perhaps they had grown accustomed to Cong Yu's presence without realizing it.

Cong Yu simply answered, "Don't worry. Just make some snacks. I'll put dinner into another stomach when we get home."

"Stomach?! How many stomachs do you have?!"

"First of all, my name isn't Stomach. Second..."

Cong Yu paused before saying, "Haven't you heard? A boy's desserts go into a separate stomach."

Yaochuan Guang had heard something similar, but wasn't the original saying about girls?

"..." Seeing that Yaochuan Guang remained unmoved, Cong Yu pondered for a moment and changed his explanation. "Actually, I'm the champion of the 2077 competitive eating contest."

"It's not even 2077 yet, is it?!"

"Then maybe I remembered wrong. Or maybe I won it in some other year, perhaps last year on October 77th?"

Yaochuan Guang: "!!!"

Where did October come from? Where did the 77th come from?!

"..." With her mouth hanging open, Yaochuan Guang felt her little pig brain overload. She babbled "aba aba" for ages without managing to say anything.

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"Mm... Fine."

Yaochuan Guang sighed a little as she spoke. She more or less understood what Cong Yu meant... In short, he wanted to mooch food here.

But there was one very serious problem.

"Even if you say you want snacks, there isn't enough time for me to knead dough or make pastries..."

Cong Yu had no objection to Yaochuan Guang, who looked quite helpless. He merely propped up his chin and said, "What a pity. But... I wasn't expecting much to begin with."

Then why did you say so much weird stuff just now?!

Yaochuan Guang and Yuan'an Alisa thought the same thing at once.

"Um, Cong Yu."

Yuan'an Alisa twirled a strand of hair around her finger and asked, "Do you want to join the Gourmet Club?"

At her question, Cong Yu raised a hand and looked at her hair clip... That design looked somewhat familiar.