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

Cong Yu spoke as he faced the two magical girls looking at him. "The prototype for this equipment is Sang's Flat-Headed Ant."

"..."

As she listened to Cong Yu rapidly rattle off information, Yaochuan Guang was somewhat bewildered. She had no idea why he had suddenly started babbling about this.

"Huh? Cong Yu... you know that monster?"

Yaochuan Guang, who had always been active in Wind City, had never heard any intelligence on the Ant Monster... Though she could ask headquarters to search their database.

But headquarters' efficiency really left much to be desired.

Cong Yu, on the other hand, gave her the impression of being a "humanoid database."

"Yeah. I seem to have collected information on it before. Seeing it on TV reminded me... I'm a manga artist, after all—"

Cong Yu spread his hands and casually made things up, marveling at how useful excuses like "manga artist" and "novelist" were.

At once, Yaochuan Guang's admiration for manga artists sprang forth.

As for Lantian Zhu, she merely watched Cong Yu quietly. Her eyes flickered as though she were thinking about something, but she offered no opinion on his explanation.

But then, Cong Yu gave Yaochuan Guang an even bigger surprise—

"So, do you want to know how to deal with this monster?"

Cong Yu said this with a smile.

Yaochuan Guang nearly sat upright in an instant. Her blanket slipped down at once, exposing her fair thighs. "You know? That monster's weakness?"

"Yeah." Like an overprotective mother, Cong Yu pulled her blanket back up. "But what can you give me in return?"

Yaochuan Guang froze.

Lantian Zhu, however, was not surprised at all. She watched the situation unfold with amusement in her eyes.

In an instant, countless thoughts flashed through Yaochuan Guang's mind. No one knew what she was thinking, but her face grew redder and redder.

What exactly were kids these days thinking about?

Cong Yu helplessly shook his head, then held out his hand to Yaochuan Guang. As she looked up, he said, "I want money! Five thousand!"

Yaochuan Guang: "..."

Fine, she had overthought it, but...

"Can I put it on credit? I just lent you five thousand before, so I really don't have any on hand right now... Hm?"

Even Yaochuan Guang felt that something was off.

Lantian Zhu let out a soft laugh that said just as I expected. She was now completely certain that Cong Yu was a kind person who did not want to see Yaochuan Guang get hurt.

But he was also terribly awkward... Put bluntly, he was a tsundere.

"Fine. Then we're even. I don't owe you a favor anymore."

As Cong Yu said this, he grabbed Yaochuan Guang's hand and slapped it onto his open palm. "That settles it. Don't call me despicable—"

Despicable? Maybe a little, but rather than despicable...

"Cong Yu! You're cute!"

That was Yaochuan Guang's verdict. Then she happily jumped off the bed and pounced on Cong Yu.

Hug—

Cong Yu stared wide-eyed at Yaochuan Guang, who clung tightly to him like a koala.

After Cong Yu had left the room earlier, Yaochuan Guang had put on her underwear, but that was all.

The instant she pounced on him, he saw it... A little bear pattern.

"Hey! Get off me!"

Cong Yu scolded her. The scent of the girl and the scent of magic tickled his nose a little as he patted her back.

"I'm going to explain its weaknesses and how to deal with it now!"

Yaochuan Guang: "Yes!"

Watching Yaochuan Guang sit there like an obedient child, Cong Yu twisted his aching neck and began. "First, the Ant Monster has weaknesses common to Ant Monsters, but sometimes..."

Cong Yu: "Actually, you can..."

Cong Yu: "And as for its..."

Cong Yu: "In short, as long as..."

Cong Yu: "During the process, be careful of..."

"..." Though Cong Yu had plenty of self-awareness about how much he talked, everything he said was genuinely useful. There was no unnecessary information, nor was it difficult to understand.

If the two of them listened carefully and had normal comprehension skills, they would definitely be able to understand and apply it.

After Cong Yu finished laying out the detailed intelligence, Lantian Zhu indeed understood. She looked at him thoughtfully.

Her gaze made Cong Yu feel a little uneasy.

Still, he kept a calm expression as he looked at the unusually quiet Yaochuan Guang. "Did you remember it?"

Yaochuan Guang: "..."

Cong Yu narrowed his eyes and looked over, only to find that Yaochuan Guang had already fainted... Her eyes had turned into two spinning spirals.

Although Yaochuan Guang had listened seriously, that did not mean she could understand it, because... she was an utter idiot!

Damn it, I should have known.

Only an idiot would have stubbornly insisted on paying for my house back then, right?

Thinking that, Cong Yu could not help but chuckle. "Hmph—then... I can only use something like an earpiece to direct her remotely."

Hearing this, the certainty in Lantian Zhu's eyes seemed to deepen.

"..." Wait, when monster underlings fought... didn't us executives also direct them remotely?

Could she really have noticed something?

Trading Injury for Death

[Emergency broadcast! Emergency broadcast! This is Wind City Radio Station, this is Sugisaki Hideo!]

[Just moments ago, a monster appeared near Grass Flower Bank! Everyone who hears this broadcast, please move away immediately!]

[The enemy is the Bomb Monster that previously appeared at Grass Flower Bank and was driven back by our magical girl, Shining☆!]

[Repeating: Just moments ago, a monster appeared near Grass Flower Bank! Everyone who hears this broadcast, please move away immediately!]

[The enemy is...]

"..."

BOOM!!!!!

Before the broadcast could repeat itself a second time, a bomb smashed into the bank's radio, blowing the speaker to pieces.

The announcer's voice vanished along with it.

"Driven back? Hahahaha!!!"

A blue-skinned monster, clearly much larger than an ordinary person and with a butt-shaped chin, burst into laughter.

Then he glared viciously at the trembling employees and ordinary civilians inside the bank. "Hurry up! Take out all the money and put it in the bags!"

The bank employees did not dare disobey. They could only slowly pack the cash, though they seemed so frightened that their hands shook badly.

"I was the one who drove that magical girl back! She only got lucky and escaped with her life! Next time, I'll blow her to death! Blow her to pieces!!!!"

The Ant Monster roared, and his brutal bellow frightened the children who had come to withdraw money with their parents.

"Waaahhh—"

Almost immediately, the children burst into tears, drawing the Ant Monster's attention.

When the monster looked over with a dark expression and slowly walked toward them, the children cried even louder.

Their parents held them in terror, shielding them with their bodies. "Please! Don't hurt Koharu!"

And at that moment...

"Stop right there! Ant Monster, I'm your opponent!"

Yaochuan Guang shouted as she stood there in her transformed outfit, magical wand in hand, looking exceptionally confident.

The glittering starlight orbiting around her like Xyz materials was proof of her abundant magical power.

Notably, she had an earpiece in one ear.

[Cong Yu: Say something to evacuate the area.]

Following Cong Yu's instructions through the earpiece, Yaochuan Guang felt that this was exactly what she was good at. She immediately threw up an arm and declared, "Leave this to magical girl Shining☆! Everyone, get out of here!"

The civilians promptly fled the scene—

"Wow! It's magical girl Shining☆!"

"It's Shining☆! We're saved!"

"Go, Shining☆!"

"..." Watching the civilians vanish in the blink of an eye, the Ant Monster did not get angry. Instead, he burst out laughing. "Hahaha, defeated foe!"

As he laughed loudly, the Ant Monster almost immediately removed a bomb from his belt and hurled it toward Yaochuan Guang.

The Ant Monster narrowed his eyes, already clutching three more bombs in his hand as he waited for Yaochuan Guang to dodge his attack.

Left? Right? Or upward?

As the Ant Monster thought this, the corners of his mouth curled up and he readied himself...

The moment magical girl Shining☆ tried to evade, a bomb would instantly appear in her path.

Die in an explosion!!

"..." Facing the incoming bomb, Yaochuan Guang was about to defend in the way they had agreed on earlier, but someone clearly had a different opinion.

[Cong Yu: You can sneak in some damage. Use a fast attack.]

A fast attack?!

Yaochuan Guang immediately acted on Cong Yu's instructions. She swiftly raised her wand, gathering golden magical power around it. "Shining☆ Ray!"

[Magic Power Charge: 7.5%]

[Wand Guidance · Manual Control Mode Activated]

[Ray Type · Piercing Type · Non-Targeted · Confirmation Complete]

[Shining☆ Ray]

Whoosh!!!

The golden beam flashed past the bomb almost instantly and struck the Ant Monster in the shoulder, leaving behind a sizable bloody hole.

Yet after a brief moment of surprise, the Ant Monster laughed. "Useless! My bombs won't be detonated by your attacks!"

Just as he said, the beam struck the bomb without detonating it. The only result was that it forced the Ant Monster back two steps.

So now she should dodge, right?

The Ant Monster eagerly anticipated the sight of magical girl Shining☆ looking panicked before being struck by bomb after bomb.

But magical girl Shining☆ continued gathering magical power. In fact, she had been gathering it since a moment ago.

Not at the tip of her wand, however, but in... her legs!

[Magic Power Charge: 11.4%]

[Activation · Switch Confirmation Mode Activated]

[Self-Enhancement Type · Confirmation Complete]

[Physical Enhancement]

Hah!!!