Living with a magical girl, but a weirdo cadre

　"..."

　"Ugh……"

　Lan Tianzhu sighed, his expression gradually returning to its usual calm: "You saved my life, and you saved my destiny."

　I thought I'd been taken advantage of by the snake man, but it turns out I was recruited instead.

　Oh... forget it.

　So be it……

　"Senior, you seem to be doing quite well in the eccentric group."

　As he said this, Lan Tianzhu stretched and looked at Hong: "However, if you do evil... then we will be enemies."

　This is Lan Tianzhu's persistence, and also proof that her values ​​are correct.

　However, red itself is not

　Doing evil...

　Even in the eyes of ordinary people, the 22nd Group is not "evil" at all, and is even less evil than the citizens who suddenly turned into monsters and started smashing things.

　Running casinos, lending money, operating underground boxing rings, building bars, collaborating with four major families, working as a bodyguard, accepting assassination commissions, working as a criminal consultant, treating patients...

　This is the main source of income for the 22nd Group.

　It sounds like a perfectly legitimate industry... well, although quite a few of them operate on the fringes of the law.

　"Thank you for sparing my life. If I have the chance in the future, I will spare your life in return... Farewell, Senior Fei."

　Seeing Lan Tianzhu preparing to leave after saying this, Hong couldn't help but speak up to stop her: "Wait, let's talk."

　Hearing Hong's voice, Lan Tianzhu stopped in his tracks.

　Then, Hong began to tell her story...

　-

　Hong was born in the Central City... without parents.

　Or perhaps they resemble parents.

　There are quite a few children like this in Central City.

　The Nijishita couple died in an attack by a strange man, and Kurenai was also affected by the strange man's magic when she was still a baby.

　Because she is not a girl, she cannot become a magical girl.

　However, someone noticed the potential of such children... and gathered a group of people together with children like Hong.

　They gathered a group of children with magical adaptability who, if stimulated during their teenage years, would likely awaken as magical girls.

　Raising them to adulthood, instilling knowledge in them in advance, training them to be tools of killing... This was the original Purifier squad.

　Or rather, the precursor to the Purge squad.

　Of course, the so-called "killing tools" are not for killing monsters... As for what to kill, there is no need to be too specific.

　Anyway, it won't be for killing insects or rats.

　Then, out of the more than one hundred children who gathered, only a dozen or so became magical girls... These were the first and second teams of the Purifier Squad.

　The other children who failed to awaken became the primary targets of the magical girl squad... to test their skills.

　During the process, some magical girls developed feelings and refused the mission to kill their comrades, thus... becoming the new targets.

　Thus, the assassination squad belonging to the central city was formed.

　He makes money by accepting commissions to kill people, including magical girls.

　Although they later started recruiting peripheral members, which can be considered a transformation... this is not something to worry about.

　Red is the team's ace.

　Bloodless and tearless, precise and efficient.

　Even the other teammates in the Purifier squad have some hobbies, more or less... listening to music or something else.

　But Red didn't.

　He doesn't even seem to have any emotions... No, perhaps he does, but it's a murderous intent towards "evil".

　So what is "evil"?

　They are the thugs on the street, the drunken gamblers, and all her targets... As for whether her targets are actually bad people.

　At that time, she was too preoccupied to distinguish between them.

　How long will this kind of life last?

　At that time, Hong didn't care about this issue; she wouldn't think about it... She was busy with missions, eating, and sleeping.

　That was her entire life.

　All of this change stemmed from the "Snake Plague" incident... Events in Central City, unless they are major events, would not have a specific name.

　At most, it can be a date used as a number.

　Therefore, this is a truly significant matter.

　On that day, Nijishita Kurenai was swallowed by a giant snake... However, what awaited her was not death.

　When Hongxia Hong opened her eyes, she saw a tidy room.

　……

　"you're awake?"

　"That's what the King of Fengdu asked."

　……

　“That’s it, I was saved… so I won’t leave the group. Just as you care about your savior, I care about my savior.”

　As Hong said this, she looked at Lantianzhu.

　"..." Lan Tianzhu paused for a moment, then nodded, understanding Hong's meaning: "I see, Cong Yu is indeed very kind."

　In response to Azuma Nagisa's words, Kurenai corrected her, saying, "It has nothing to do with Murasame. It's Snake Man... who is now the King of Fuuto."

　"..."

　"..." Damn it, is Cong Yu really the King of Fengdu?!

　Could it really not be true?

　Lan Tianzhu began to question his own guesses.

　Chapter 257 Blue Sky Isle! A Dignified Resurrection!

　"Ding-dong-"

　"I am back."

　When Lan Tianzhu said this and rang the doorbell, her mind was in turmoil... What was she thinking? She wasn't thinking about anything.

　Upon hearing Yaochuan Guang's voice saying "Welcome back," Lantian Zhu suddenly felt his mind go blank.

　then……

　He collapsed with a "thud" at the doorway.

　……

　On the eve of losing consciousness, what she heard was...

　"Little Blue! What's wrong, Little Blue?"

　"Little Blue Sister, it looks like (sad)!"

　"She died of old age; this is a victory for magical girls."

　"..."

　"???" Lan Tianzhu fainted in confusion...

　"Boom-"

　His head slammed against the floor of the entryway, making a crisp sound.

　The sound... it seems he was exhausted, almost to the point of death.

　He fought while enduring torment and pain, then got a brutal beating, his magic was squeezed to its absolute limit... and there were also physical injuries.

　He was even shot through the abdomen midway through...

　It's different for a magical girl to actively repair her body than to rest and wait for her body to recover automatically.

　The latter is slower, but that's just a natural process.

　The former requires a lot of magic power and will put a considerable burden on both the body and mind... This is the same for both magical girls and monsters.

　Before that, her flesh and blood vessels had been burned and electrocuted by her own hidden attacks until they were almost charred.

　Exhaustion and overexertion were enough to get her home.

　The obsession that sustained her through half her life has melted away, and the mystery of revenge that tormented her has also been solved.

　Upon hearing Yaochuan Guang's voice, Lantian Zhu, whose mind instantly relaxed, felt the taut string in his heart snap.

　She became a Buddha (seriously).

　……

　Subsequently, Lan Tianzhu was buried under the elm tree at the entrance.

　(Blue Sky Shore: Hey! Where did that elm tree come from at the entrance?)

　The following year, the elm flowers also bloomed quite brightly.

　(Blue Sky Nagisa: My sister is dead! I'm not dead yet!!!)

　"..." Well, actually, Cong Yu picked her up in a princess carry and put her back in her own room... Cong Yu even thoughtfully covered her with a blanket.

　However, there's no need to worry about it too much.

　After all, Nagisa Azuma is a magical girl...

　"Is Xiao Lan alright?"

　As Yaochuan Guang untied his apron, he said this while sitting next to the soundly sleeping Lantian Zhu.

　"I'm physically fine, but my mind is completely exhausted."

　Cong Yu gave a simple assessment, looking at the still-sleeping Lan Tianzhu: "A magical girl's body doesn't get tired, and she even has the ability to stay awake for a long time."

　"But after experiencing too much... you still feel a kind of 'false tiredness,' which is mental exhaustion."

　Yao Chuanguang pondered Cong Yu's words for a moment, then crossed his arms and tried to recall them, racking his brains for a while...

　I can't imagine whether she herself has ever felt "mentally exhausted".

　She didn't remember anything until Cong Yu patted her on the head.

　"Alright, alright, I know you've never been heartbroken."

　As she said this, Cong Yu felt a little emotional... Yao Chuan Guang, a guy who never had too many worries on his mind, probably never had a mental breakdown.

　The only time I felt a little emo was on the day Cong Yu officially announced his coronation as king on the international stage... but it was only for a moment.

　I really don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing.

　-

　"Blue Sky Isle!"

　When Lan Tianzhu opened her eyes, she was greeted by blinding lights and the constant cheers of the audience.

　Everyone was chanting the name of Azuma Nagisa.

　It's like Nagisa Azuma has become some kind of idol... Is she going to hold a concert in the Central City Dome?!

　Lan Tianzhu couldn't help but look around... and then froze.

　Strange, where am I?

　Confused, Nagisa Azuma realizes that she is now in a fighting ring, and she is one of the fighters.