Living with Magical Girls, but a Monster Executive

Then, that thing rapidly dragged him toward Miss Chi You.

It was a fishhook! A thread and a fishhook!

Hidden high in the sky, invisible, unseen, impossible to sense—threads and fishhooks formed from Miss Chi You's magic power!

"I won, Cong Yu!"

As Chi You said this, she lightly raised her hand and swung the blade in it toward Cong Yu.

"..."

"..." Then, it stopped at Cong Yu's neck.

"..." After hesitating slightly, Miss Chi You blinked and stared at Cong Yu, who wore the same hesitant expression.

They had been fighting fiercely just moments ago, yet now they were suddenly staring wide-eyed at each other. It looked quite strange.

In the end, Miss Chi You spoke first—

"Why aren't you attacking?"

As she said this, Miss Chi You looked at her own completely exposed center, wondering if this was not the perfect opportunity.

Was he afraid of falling into another trap?

At Chi You's words, the hesitation in Cong Yu's eyes immediately vanished, replaced by intense shock. "You..."

While fighting, Cong Yu had been wondering why Miss Chi You was holding back to such an extent... She was not the sort of person who would care about protecting a subordinate's pride.

But no one had expected it—not even Cong Yu had been able to guess it.

Miss Chi You...

Had not intended to win.

The Show Begins—

So-called "reconciliation"—the process of "reconciling with oneself"—undoubtedly required one to endure inner conflict and pain.

And did Chi You hurt?

She hurt! It hurt terribly!

From beginning to end, the legacy called "Li" had been like a crown of thorns, locking Miss Chi You in place and piercing her.

It left her face dripping with blood, and then...

Extermination, rule, pride, friends, promises, tribe, agreements, the imperial throne, subjects, traitors, mortals...