But It Didn't Turn Into a Bloodbath / Officer, Please Hear Me Out

Cong Yu was still puzzled. He asked, "But, if you're running a hot spring inn, you should be making a good profit, right? Why would you steal?"

This is something Cong Yu has never been able to understand.

"Making money, of course... In that couple's eyes, every little bit more they could earn was good, since they didn't like Xiao Cui anyway."

As she spoke, Miyamoto Kayoko tossed her empty Ramune into a roadside trash can, then spread her hands. "Actually, quite a few locals know about this... If I had known you were going to stay there, I could have recommended another guesthouse."

"... Do many locals know about this...?"

"Fusha Village, it really is..."

As Cong Yu spoke, a hint of difficulty crossed her face, and she managed to find a suitable adjective. "The spirit of the underworld is pure and simple."

Miyamoto Kayoko smiled. Although she didn't understand the joke, she could tell that Cong Yu was being sarcastic.

However, she was more curious about one thing--

What are you planning to do?

Upon hearing this, Cong Yu immediately smiled, then quickly composed herself. "Just accept your bad luck..."

That's impossible, of course. Cong Yu has never been one to swallow his pride.

"Or, I could go and talk to Xiao Cui... at least, we should try to get our losses back."

After spouting this nonsense, Cong Yu nodded to Miyamoto Kayoko, thanked her, and then turned and returned to the hot spring inn.

Miyamoto Kayoko: "..."

For some reason, she had a bad feeling that things were going to turn out badly... She had a feeling that she would see the couple's gruesome corpses later on.

It's probably just my imagination...

Chapter 101 However, there was no bloodshed.

"Hehe, this time I've reaped quite a haul..."

The owner of the hot spring inn chuckled, fiddling with the jewelry, bracelets, and traps piled up in front of him. "These outsiders are really rich."

Sitting opposite him was the proprietress, who was also smiling. She hurriedly counted the stolen goods, her eyes gleaming with greed.

"Haha, they're all from out of town. A group of them, feeling unlucky, have already left today. One group after another, it's fantastic!"

The boss said this, while his wife whispered a reminder: "That's true, but you should still be careful..."

The nonchalant boss waved his hand dismissively. "Don't worry, we'll select a batch and send it to the police station later... How much is this batch worth?"

Upon hearing the boss's words, the proprietress turned her gaze to the items laid out on the table, held up five fingers, and said with a smile, "I'd estimate at least... fifty thousand."

The boss immediately beamed with delight. "This is really great, all thanks to Xiao Cui's help... Alright, take it back now--"

The boss said, glancing at Xiao Cui standing to the side.

"..." Xiao Cui hesitated for a moment, having transformed into a magical girl dressed in a light green gauze-like outfit.

Under the watchful eyes of their parents

Below, Little Sprite slowly gathered, collecting the Little Sprite into the bags they carried. Then, with the release of magic, the valuables and the Little Sprite disappeared together.

"Uncle and Aunt..."

As she said this, Xiao Cui's voice was somewhat timid, and she lowered her head, not daring to meet their eyes. "Could we... not do this kind of thing anymore?"

Upon hearing this, the proprietress's smiling face instantly changed... the speed of her change of expression was beyond imagination!

"This kind of thing? What kind of thing?"

The proprietress said this with a dark expression, placing her hand on Xiao Cui's shoulder. "Have we treated you unfairly after selling you anything?"

The boss's face darkened, but he still forced a smile, "Xiao Cui, what are you saying... You should know that all of this is what you magical girls owe us."

The greed in the boss's eyes was quite obvious. "If you're not going to take things from outsiders, then you should at least think of other ways to make money... Xiao Cui, what do you have? What are your skills?"

After he finished speaking, the proprietress immediately added—

"You have nothing, you can't do anything."

The proprietress glared at Xiao Cui, pressing her hands firmly against Xiao Cui face and rubbing them. "If you don't behave, next time I'll make you work in the men's bathhouse, and it won't just be selling alcohol anymore..."

For an adult, she used a great deal of force.

It's almost to the point where you could press an ordinary child's face against their teeth and cause the inside of their mouth to bleed.

Fortunately, Xiao Cui is a magical girl, and she is currently transforming.

"..."

"Don't want..."

Xiao Cui's voice grew even lower, seemingly filled with pleading. "No, you can't do this... I'll be good."

Hearing Xiao Cui's words, the shop owner and his wife exchanged a glance, then he sighed, "Alas, your brother is dead... killed by a magical girl."

"We have nothing left, no one to support us in our old age..."

The two chattered on and on, then began to feign pitifulness. "It's also our fault for being incompetent, unable to earn a lot of money... unable to afford to send you to Wind City."

I went to Wind City to study.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Cui's eyes lit up again... She was Fusha Village and would be graduating this year.

Next year, they'll be junior high school students.

If we could leave Fusha Village and go to Wind City...

"I see..."

Xiao Cui's face was pale. She gritted her teeth and nodded in agreement, "I will continue to steal... continue to take things, I will listen to you."

Seeing this, the owner and his wife exchanged a glance and smiled, "So sweet, Xiao Cui is indeed our good daughter."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Cui immediately wiped away the tears that were about to fall from the corners of her eyes, and then gave a sweet smile, "Thank you, Uncle and Aunt... I'm going back to my room now."

"..."

"Pfft--"

After Xiao Cui left, the proprietress couldn't help but laugh, her face full of sarcasm. "Still thinking about going to Wind City to study?"

"That child is quite cunning... Once she grows up and understands things, she'll definitely get her revenge on us, and then we'll be in big trouble."

The boss smiled at the proprietress's words, a cruel expression creeping across his face. "I've already taken care of everything. We'll sell it to the Central City... There are quite a few powerful and influential people there, and they happen to like magical girls like Xiao Cui."

"..."

"I'm saying, aren't you guys going a bit too far?"

An unfamiliar voice came from the floor of the room; it sounded like a young boy's voice, "You guys are going way too far!"

Hearing that exclamatory voice, the shop owner and his wife immediately jumped up. "What is that?! Who is that person?!"

Amidst their voices, two strands of dark magic rapidly snaked and crawled across the ground like swiftly flowing snakes.

It then instantly entered their bodies.

After only a moment's struggle, their consciousness was completely controlled... though their thoughts remained.

His thinking remains normal... and his memories are still intact.

But at this moment, they no longer "own" their souls.

"Sigh, Fusha Village isn't some poor, desolate place... so why are the local people here so terrifying?"

Amidst the complaints, Cong Yu slowly rose from the ground, looking at the couple kneeling before her. "It feels like the only thing you snot-nosed people do in this world is overpriced rice... Do you really have any reason to live?"

However, since we've already spent magic to acquire their ownership, it's probably best to spare their lives.

After that, they were told to run the hotel properly, and any extra money they earned would be transferred to their own account with the group...

It's worth mentioning that Cong Yu even has the two of them properly raise a young magical girl named Katsuki Ruri.

Cong Yu looked at the boss and his wife kneeling on the ground, her expression turning serious. "From now on, you will continue your normal lives. Don't steal anymore. Return what you stole this time, and frame Crow for it."

(Crow: Caw! I didn't steal it!!!)

"Be nicer to Xiao Cui from now on. Let her go to Wind City to study next year. That's all... You guys recover now."

With these instructions, Cong Yu simply snapped his fingers, signaling the two people he was controlling.

Everything returned to normal, and then I left the room.

"I may be a freak, but I have such a kind heart. You are human, yet you have such wicked hearts."

Cong Yu sighed, once again reveling in his own kindness. "There aren't many kind-hearted, handsome young men like me anymore."

Cong Yu couldn't help but laugh as she said this.

Then, Cong Yu saw Xiao Cui standing outside the door.

Katsuki Ruri: "..."

Cong Yu: "..."

Chapter 102 Officer, Let Me Explain

The situation has become quite delicate.

"Hmm..."

Xiao Cui looked at Cong Yu with a strange expression, unsure of what to say.

Cong Yu: "..."

Cong Yu fell silent for a moment. He wasn't sure how much Xiao Cui knew, or what parts of his self-talk he had overheard.

However, even just the last sentence, "[I'm clearly a weirdo, but I have such a kind heart]," is already awkward enough.

At that moment Cong Yu thought she looked very cool as she swished her ponytail and closed the door.

When he turned around, well... Xiao Cui was standing outside, quietly watching his performance, which almost startled him.

However, there's no way to anticipate what others are thinking.

It's not that Cong Yu lacks similar methods, but rather that they simply don't exist in this world...

Well, it's not that they don't exist; they do, but they use more scientific methods, such as the unparalleled surveillance cameras.

Or it could be a procedure similar to using a surveillance camera.

Besides that, if one were to release magical power to sense...

Whether Yaochuan Guang, who was in his room, could sense Cong Yu's magic from a distance is another matter... Anyone who has been touched by magic will definitely be able to clearly feel that they have been touched by the magic of an outsider.

Releasing magic to explore something is like reaching out and groping around to check if there's anything nearby.

If you can touch others, and someone with the most basic ability to perceive magic, they can naturally feel themselves being touched.

However, sometimes Cong Yu herself doesn't really care.

He's always been indifferent.

Nobody can beat him. So what if he touches you randomly? Nobody dares to get angry... at least not a smart person.

However, the situation was still a bit awkward. After all, although he wasn't a lolicon, Xiao Cui seemed like a pretty well-behaved child.

This is quite different from that unnamed, ridiculously cute loli named Nagashima Xiao Xi.

So, in a moment of hesitation, Cong Yu grabbed Xiao Cui and dragged her into the room... Oh no, it seems like he's a lolicon!

As Cong Yu led Xiao Cui into the room, the boss and his wife, under duress, naturally left the room...

This left space for the two of them.

Oh no! Things are getting even more unhealthy.

Xiao Cui, offering no resistance, blinked and waved away a Little Sprite in the corner of the room.

Cong Yu: "..."

In that instant, Cong Yu understood why Xiao Cui had stayed outside the room, and even waited for him to come out...

A technique similar to surveillance cameras has emerged!

She knows everything (sad)!

"..."