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

"!!!" The editor really wanted to reach through the phone and punch Cong Yu three times for playing dumb. Her voice sounded helpless. "No matter what, you have to send in the manuscript before next month. Otherwise, the printing of our collected volumes will be affected too."

Cong Yu, on the other hand, casually rested his chin on one hand as he operated his computer, opening Yaochuan Guang's Metuber account.

Or rather, the shared account for the Magical Girl Shining☆-chan and Magical Girl Blue Sky☆-chan duo... Their follower count was growing nicely, and their popularity was pretty good too.

"Teacher CY, are you still listening?"

Faced with the editor's questioning, Cong Yu sighed. "Yeah, I'm listening... But I'm really lazy. What should I do?"

Editor: You're asking me?!

Editor: "..."

"..." Cong Yu boredly propped up his chin, not knowing why the editor had gone silent for so long. Then he heard...

"Waaah! Sob, sob, sob—"

Why was she crying?!

Listening to the editor suddenly burst into tears over the phone, Cong Yu was caught off guard. "You... uh..."

His attitude hadn't been that bad, right? He hadn't cursed at her or insulted her character or anything... Though people who did that weren't exactly rare.

He was just late with a manuscript. Why was she crying so miserably?

Had she only recently started working?

"Sniffle—sniffle—"

"Waaah—"

Was she really crying, or faking it?

Unable to tell, Cong Yu fell silent. In the end, though, he spoke up. "Don't... don't cry. I get it. I'll draw it as soon as I can."

The instant Cong Yu made that promise, the crying stopped.

"Really?"

Cong Yu: "..."

Hearing her "smile through tears" from the other end, Cong Yu only felt like he'd fallen for it. He quietly said, "I take it back."

Not even a moment of mourning for Cong Yu's change of heart passed before a primed and ready crying sound came from the other end of the call!

"Waa..."

A crying attack! It was a crying attack!

"Alright, alright, alright, I get it."

Cong Yu interrupted her casting wind-up. "Now I understand why Fujitani was transferred

to be the one dealing with me... You really have your ways."

The other side of the call quickly replied to Cong Yu's sigh. "Thank you for the compliment. Then I'll be counting on you, Teacher CY."

"..."

"Hmph, what a crafty woman."

That was how Cong Yu assessed her. He stretched, feeling that it really was about time to start drawing manga.

Just as he'd said himself, he drew manga at a speed beyond human imagination. If he went all out, drawing a hundred pages in one night wouldn't be a problem at all.

And where did that speed come from?

"System, allocate points!"

Cong Yu issued the command with confidence...

What? Cong Yu actually had a system? Was it the Strongest Manga Copying System? Why had it never appeared before?

Could it be that Cong Yu had hidden himself too deeply? He'd even managed to deceive Lord Remnant Moon Madman!

Such deep scheming!

This child was terrifying!

"..." And following Cong Yu's "system, allocate points" command... Well, it seemed nothing happened.

Gah! There wasn't even such a setting!

Cong Yu had only shouted that for fun. The reason he drew so quickly was his powerful physical constitution, along with the memories of "Princess X Connect" in his head.

Put simply, Cong Yu was merely copying a cat from a tiger when drawing manga. He hadn't even changed much about the character designs or names.

He had simply changed the setting's terminology to "magical girls."

And precisely because of that, Cong Yu finished the amount he needed to upload for the month before midnight, setting it to automatically publish one week later.

He also casually finished Lantian Zhu's character illustrations.

Including [Magical Girl Blue Sky☆-chan (Swimsuit)], [Magical Girl Blue Sky☆-chan (New Year)], and [SP Blue Sky☆-chan], among others.

Then Cong Yu sent over the files. Just over ten minutes passed.

12:03 AM—[126XXXXXX31 (Sky Tree Entertainment Co., Ltd.): Teacher CY, we've received your artwork and are checking it now.]

12:09 AM—[126XXXXXX31 (Sky Tree Entertainment Co., Ltd.): Alright, the payment has been transferred as agreed. Please confirm it, Teacher.]

So fast! And so straightforward!

Cong Yu looked at the ten-thousand-plus payment that had arrived. The currency used in this world wasn't yen... Well, it was probably some fictional currency.

(In other words, the amounts were often written at random. The author just filled in whatever number suited the mood, so dear readers could understand it based on the atmosphere too. A strange kind of currency.)

For fewer than ten character illustrations, this payment of over ten thousand was quite generous.

Naturally, Cong Yu was feeling pretty pleased as he prepared to shut down his computer and end the day's work... Nice—

The instant he closed the laptop.

"Ah! There's a cockroach!!!"

Such a scream came from Yaochuan Guang's room, followed by the thud-thud-thud of footsteps, and then...

Yaochuan Guang, wearing only pajamas, rushed out in an instant with terror all over her face. "Cong Yu-chan! There's a cockroach in my room!"

"..." Magical girls were afraid of cockroaches?

Cong Yu: "???"

The Only Reliable Man ### Should magical girls be afraid of cockroaches?

Cong Yu had previously thought that was utter nonsense. The prefix of magical girl was "magic"; creatures like cockroaches simply weren't worth mentioning.

All they had to do was deploy an auto-targeting magical barrier, easily locate the cockroach, and then... blast it into crumbs!

But now, Cong Yu suddenly realized...

Although the prefix was "magic," the suffix was still "girl," and it was perfectly normal for girls to be afraid of cockroaches.

"Little Lan! Cong Yu-chan! I'm counting on you!"

Saying that, Yaochuan Guang stood at the doorway and gave Lantian Zhu and Cong Yu, who were inside her room, a thumbs-up.

Lantian Zhu: "..."

Cong Yu: "..."

In speechless silence, Lantian Zhu, who was also wearing only pajamas, quietly cleared the background apps on her phone.

Then she looked at Yaochuan Guang. Yaochuan Guang was likewise wearing only pajamas, waving a glow stick she had no idea where she'd found.

"So, when you barged into my room shouting, 'Something terrible happened! Little Lan, save me!' you meant a cockroach?"

Lantian Zhu questioned her like that, then looked at the embarrassed Yaochuan Guang scratching her head and asked, "Where did you see the cockroach?"

"Right... near the cabinet beside Cong Yu-chan."

"..." The cabinet?

Cong Yu shifted to the left and looked at the cabinet holding some books that seemed never to have been read, along with several plush toys.

It felt like the cockroach might be behind it.

Making that judgment, Cong Yu looked at the two of them. "You can use magic to search for it. Limit the area and detect living things. That'll do it."

At that, Yaochuan Guang immediately shook her head like a rattle drum while pitifully hugging Cong Yu's leg.

It was a koala-like hug. Both arms were wrapped around the root of Cong Yu's thigh, her face pressed completely against his leg.

"No, no, no... I don't want to use magic to touch a cockroach! Cong Yu-chan, think of another way—"

As she spoke, Yaochuan Guang made a gesture like she was wiping tears on Cong Yu's pants, expressing

her refusal.

Although among girls her age—or at least girls who looked her age—there were those more developed than Yaochuan Guang.

She clearly wasn't the worst, either... For example, Lantian Zhu, or girls even more unfortunate than Lantian Zhu.

Yaochuan Guang obviously wasn't the "flat" type. She was fairly well-endowed, and with her pressing so close against him—

Cong Yu, of course... had absolutely no reaction.

He even disgustedly shook his leg, hoping this troublesome girl would hurry up and stop clinging to him.

But Yaochuan Guang held on tightly, even sticking to his leg like a mouse caught on a glue trap.

Cong Yu had no doubt that even if he started walking right now, Yaochuan Guang wouldn't let go. She'd simply be dragged along by him, like he was mopping the floor with her.

What a turn-off. Seriously, what a turn-off.

After realizing Yaochuan Guang's admirable persistence, the helpless Cong Yu turned his gaze to Lantian Zhu.

Lantian Zhu was a veteran magical girl. Whether considering her age or personality, she probably wouldn't be afraid of cockroaches.

"..." Noticing Cong Yu's gaze, Lantian Zhu, who had been watching Yaochuan Guang and Cong Yu interact with amusement in her eyes, immediately changed expression.

No longer able to smile, Lantian Zhu somewhat guiltily avoided Cong Yu's eyes. "Well, um..."

Cong Yu: "Don't tell me you're scared of cockroaches too."

Lantian Zhu immediately wanted to deny it, opening her mouth. "No, I'm probably not very afraid of bugs, but..."

"Um, well, ah..."

After making some strange sounds, Lantian Zhu helplessly raised her hand and formed a "tiny bit" gesture with her thumb and index finger. "A little."

After saying that, she added, "I'm only a little afraid... It's not really fear. I just find them a little disgusting."

"..." Judging by your expression, it doesn't look like you're afraid "a little." More like "a whole lot"...

"Sigh... Fine."

Cong Yu sighed, then moved the easily toppled objects off Yaochuan Guang's cabinet and slowly pulled it away.

Almost the instant he moved the cabinet, a black shadow suddenly darted out from behind it and raced at high speed toward the other side of the room.

"Cockroach! Cong Yu-chan, save me!"

Yaochuan Guang shouted as she rapidly backed away and squeezed herself against Cong Yu... Perhaps she had already realized that Little Lan was in the same boat as her, so she didn't ask Little Lan for help.

"Ahhh!!!"

Yaochuan Guang's instinct proved correct, because Lantian Zhu first stomped her feet wildly, then immediately jumped onto Yaochuan Guang's bed to escape disaster.

She screamed like a prairie dog.

In both their lives, this might become a lasting shadow. Like one of those darkest moments they would often recall yet never forget.

But it was fine, because Cong Yu would take action!

Splat—

The cockroach hiding in the corner, after nearly soloing two magical girls, was simply crushed to death beneath Cong Yu's foot.

It was stomped into mush, and he even scattered its corpse.

So magical girls really were pathetic...

This time, it was the monster's victory!