Living with a magical girl, but a weirdo cadre

　It seems unusual for a "beautiful girl to be isolated".

　But this world isn't lacking in beautiful girls. In a world full of handsome men and beautiful women, looks don't play a very prominent role.

　If Yaochuan Guang's looks are a 97 out of 100, then the other girls are a 91 out of 100... beautiful girls, but not a lot of them.

　Yaochuan Guang's blond hair is nothing special.

　Although Minato Namikaze is described as having blond hair, he actually does have blonde hair... It's worth mentioning that people in this world have all sorts of unusual hair colors.

　Red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, purple, black, and white—all colors exist, and none of them seem out of place.

　All I can say is that it's a world perfectly suited for magical girls.

　Cong Yu rested his chin on his hand, bored out of his mind, and started playing with his phone... Someone had said earlier that "everyone likes Cong Yu," which was obviously a joke.

　Even from the most superficial perspective, there are one or two couples in the class, but it's impossible that they all like Cong Yu, right?

　"Congyu-chan...why is that pink-haired teacher so small?"

　Yaochuan Guang turned to Cong Yu and asked, looking very curious, "How old is she? She's so cute."

　If she hears you say she's "cute," the homeroom teacher will run away sadly and then drink heavily to soothe her heartbreak.

　"Actually, she is over thirty years old and is a tragic legal loli homeroom teacher who has never found a boyfriend because of her body shape and has no hope of promotion for life."

　Cong Yu offered a scathing critique without holding back.

　Meanwhile, Minato Namikaze smiled and remarked, "If our homeroom teacher knew you said that about her, she would be so heartbroken that she would faint in her office."

　Yao Chuanguang looked at Namikaze Minato, guessing if he was Cong Yu's friend, and asked, "Is it because you were affected by the monster's magic that your body can't grow?"

　This situation is not particularly rare in society.

　"Yeah, the only thing that's similar to a magical girl is that her body is fixed at a certain age... How tragic."

　One of the female classmates said this, looking at Yaochuan Guang and Cong Yu with curiosity: "Did you know each other from the beginning?"

　After all, based on her understanding of Cong Yu, if a stranger tried to talk to him, the only result would be that he would treat her coldly.

　Even if you know someone, you might sometimes be treated coldly.

　Cong Yu had no intention of explaining the question; she simply took a sip of the drink that Bo Fen Shuimen had given her.

　Female classmate: He's here! Cong Yu's signature cold stare! So cool!

　As the students looked over curiously, occasionally exclaiming, "Hey? You know Cong Yu?" or "Are you a distant relative?"

　"Yes, I know Congyu-chan."

　. "

　Yaochuan Guang answered like this, and then, amidst the sounds of "[Murayu-chan?]" and "[Pfft-Murayu-chan]", he smiled innocently and said, "We live together—"

　"..."

　“Poof! Cough cough cough…”

　Cong Yu spat out his drink, but luckily he didn't spray it at anyone... That's true, but isn't that a bit too honest?

　"Huh? What's going on?"

　"I never expected a stone to bloom! Congyu-chan—"

　"I never imagined it was like this."

　"Waaah, no wonder Cong Yu ignored my advances."

　"..." died.

　Cong Yu's eyes were lifeless. He gave a very simple response to the students who surrounded him: "It's similar to co-renting."

　However, no one cared, and few believed Cong Yu's "sophistry." Instead, they all eagerly awaited Yao Chuanguang's "official statement."

　Next, Hikaru Yokawa began his explanation, omitting the magical girl part and adding some more reasonable explanations.

　Most of it is true; there's not much nonsense.

　However, it was clear that Hikaru Yokawa had successfully ended her reclusive phase. During the conversation, she even started distributing the snacks from her bag.

　It must be said that Yaochuan Guang's method is really effective.

　Almost immediately, Yaochuan Guang, this kind-hearted and beautiful girl, left an impression on everyone in the class.

　Moreover, the topics she discusses with others are already like those that friends would talk about.

　"Wow! Just this name sounds so cool! Yaochuan has such an awesome name!"

　"Wow! Did Yaochuan make the desserts himself? Wow, that's amazing! I know absolutely nothing about cooking!"

　"..." Perhaps due to the region, the high school girls here really like to exclaim in surprise when they speak, and their mouths are full of interjections like "Wow!" and "Eh?!"

　In two out of three sentences, you can hear "Si Guo Yi" (a vulgar expression implying someone's arrogance). I really don't know if this culture of flattery is good or bad.

　Cong Yu wasn't quite sure, but he was clearly sighing, lamenting that he had become Yao Chuan Guang's stepping stone.

　Yes, he has figured it out.

　Talking to himself and acting intimately is Yaochuan Guangdong's little trick... and it does work quite well.

　At this moment, she is using the topic of Cong Yu.

　“I went to a coffee shop with Cong Yu before, but Cong Yu didn’t bring any money, so I treated him to some cookies. He said… I will remember your kindness, at least until tonight.”

　As Yaochuan Guang spoke, the surrounding classmates all laughed... some of them started teasing Cong Yu.

　However, Cong Yu didn't care too much, after all, he did owe Yao Chuan Guang a lot of favors, and he was even reflecting on it a little at the moment.

　From the very beginning, I had no intention of helping Yaochuan Guang integrate into the group. But in reality, it only took a few words from me.

　Perhaps it's still not quite right...

　Thinking this, Cong Yu felt a little guilty, but he quickly realized that he was still too kind.

　"Let me tell you, don't be fooled by Cong Yu's appearance... he's just introverted. He hides his true self behind a cold exterior. In reality... he's a gentle-hearted tsundere who needs friends!"

　Yaochuan Guang said solemnly.

　The students around him all looked at Cong Yu with expressions as if they were seeing him for the first time...

　They never expected that Cong Yu had such a personality.

　Even Minato Namikaze patted him on the shoulder with a gentle smile, indicating that he would always be Murasame's friend.

　……

　I feel no guilt!

　I don't feel guilty anymore, hmph hmm hmm ahhh!

　Chapter Twenty-Five: The Eccentric King Cong Yu

　"It has a slight... strange magic."

　In a seemingly serious research institution, a researcher in a white lab coat looks at the data on the screen.

　On the giant screen, several pieces of rubble were displayed.

　These materials were sent from an abandoned factory in Fuuto to the Magical Girl Association's affiliated research center in Central City.

　The previous incident at the Grass Flower Bank, on the surface, appeared to be just a case of a negligent manager colluding with a group of eccentric individuals.

　However, because the higher-ups were specifically instructed to follow up on this matter, a special team was sent to Fengdu to search for clues.

　Then it was discovered that the ant-like monster had vanished into thin air...

　Or rather, they were silenced.

　This proves that the matter behind this is not simple.

　"Strange but unidentifiable magical power from a strange person... Although it's very faint, thanks to new technology, it can indeed be detected, but unfortunately, it's only detectable."

　The researcher said regretfully, looking at the pages of useless charts and data: "Aside from knowing that a second monster appeared and killed the ant monster, we can't be sure of anything else."

　Her words prompted the other researchers to begin whispering among themselves.

　"Did you guys check it yesterday? Magical Girl Connect: Re!" has been updated.

　"Wow! Is this Zun Du fake Du?"

　"What? Didn't I hear it was canceled by the publisher?"

　"I heard that Teacher CY went to play mahjong and lost all his money before he thought of updating. But the new plot has actually advanced the main storyline."

　"..."

　But to the researcher's surprise, everyone's attention didn't seem to be on the strange man's unusual magic.

　Instead, it seemed like they were discussing some novel or comic book update.

　She immediately had something to say—how could she possibly conduct research while surrounded by these insects?

　They seem to be a bunch of slackers who take a paycheck but don't do any work!

　Okay, so neither of you are going to do it? Then I won't do it either.

　With that in mind, she began to listen quietly as these people discussed things related to "Magical Girl Connect: Re"

　"Huh? Has a new seven-crown champion been introduced?"

　"so cute!"

　"Hmm... Can we read comics during work hours?"

　"It's not good at all! Don't spoil it for me! I want to go home and watch it myself!"

　"..." After a moment of silence, everyone noticed the team leader's gaze, then coughed lightly and returned to their work stations.

　However, after analyzing the data provided by the precision instruments, everyone quickly spread their hands, indicating that they could not do it.

　"Team leader...you're making things too difficult for us."

　"How can we possibly deduce anything just by looking at the obscure magic power values?"

　"The sample size is too small..."

　The team leader shook his head speechlessly at their complaints. So they hadn't been listening to what he said before. Didn't he say he didn't know where to start?

　“I know, that’s why I said that these things have already been uploaded to the association and we can get an explanation from them.”

　As the team leader was saying this, her phone suddenly rang... She glanced at it and then answered the call.

　A person nearby glanced at it and realized that the call was from the association headquarters.

　"Excuse me, I need to take this call from the association."

　The team leader, having said this, left the research lab. Then, listening to the voice on the other end of the phone, he asked, "Although we haven't figured anything out, what do you mean by 'stop following up, pretend it never happened'?"

　In response to the group leader's words, the young girl on the other end quickly provided a specific explanation: "It means exactly what it says: stop investigating the identity of the strange person who possessed that aura."

　"..." Just that one sentence made the research team leader imagine a dark background of ten thousand words, feeling that there was some big conspiracy behind it.

　In an instant, her curiosity surged, and she resolved to get to the bottom of it.

　However, the other party had obviously thought of this.

　There was nothing shady going on, it's just that the owner of that aura had a powerful background... and we can't be sure of their stance on this matter.

　I was originally planning to unfreeze my Caohua Bank account, but I'll put that on hold for now and see if there are any further developments.

　The group leader became even more curious about the girl's response. She pushed up her glasses and asked, "What's her background?"

　"..."

　【confidential.】

　In response, the other party was straightforward, but after a moment's hesitation, said: "I can tell you, but keep it a secret... otherwise you'll be going to the Magical Girl Court, and that's no joke."

　"Gudu——"

　Amidst the sound of the research team leader swallowing hard, the girl's voice began to reveal the situation: "Do you know about the fall of the Far North Capital?"

　The entire country of Japan is made up of many cities, and the existing cities are named with X city or XX city, such as the city of wind, the city of soil, the city of springs, the city of tea, and so on.

　But Central City, or rather Central Metropolis, seems a bit strange, doesn't it?

　That was the original name, just like the original name of Beidu (the northernmost capital), which has never been changed from the beginning.

　The Central City was not renamed because there was no good name.