Living with a magical girl, but a weirdo cadre

　As Cong Yu spoke, covered in dust and dirt from the unexpected incident, he washed his face in the kitchen sink.

　Ah, what a mature topic.

　Meanwhile, the golden-colored magical girl continued her frantic apologies, thinking the same thing: "I'm so sorry! I'll make it up to you... eh?"

　The magical girl named Shining☆chan looked at Murasame after she wiped her face and was a little puzzled... How could she be so young?

　Initially, seeing Cong Yu's calm and composed demeanor, I thought he was a corporate slave who had struggled for over thirty years, achieved nothing, and was now disheartened...

　Office worker: Are you being polite?

　What? Isn't this just a handsome guy his age?

　"Compensation...you said you'd give me compensation?"

　Cong Yu asked this question in return, and simply poured two cups of tea in the restaurant, placing one cup in front of the girl.

　Although Cong Yu's words were rather strange, [Shining☆Jiang] blinked her eyes to confirm, "Yes, I'll make it up to you, for example..."

　The magical girl thought for a moment, then winked at Cong Yu: "Like the magical girl [Shining☆-chan]'s phone number or something?"

　The girl, seeing that Cong Yu remained completely unmoved, added, "If you encounter any danger, I can come to your rescue anytime—"

　Cong Yu took a sip of tea and simply said, "Then I'll get straight to the point... I need monetary compensation."

　"..."

　"..." For some reason, the air fell silent.

　"Is there a problem? It's just compensation for the damaged parts."

　When Cong Yu pressed her for an answer, the magical girl seemed hesitant: "Um, can my Lixe account offset the compensation?"

　Lixe is a social networking app in this world similar to QX from Cong Yu's previous life.

　So it's quite obvious that the other party doesn't have the money to compensate you.

　"..." Cong Yu, the magical girl who had just vandalized someone else's house for the first time, seemed somewhat dejected by the silence: "Actually, my activity budget is also..."

　It seems like everyone is having a tough time.

　Cong Yu pondered this, then looked helplessly at her dilapidated window: "Forget it, I don't need you to pay for it."

　The magical girl immediately looked delighted: "Eh? Is that okay?"

　"..." To be honest, Cong Yu's mood improved slightly. After all, he used to be an eccentric executive and had seen quite a few magical girls.

　The magical girl from Fuuto in front of me is actually quite normal in terms of personality; she probably hasn't been a magical girl for very long.

　Many magical girls have... transcended the realm of humanity.

　As for the magical girl in front of her, Shining☆chan, Congyu found it hard to say how much disgust she felt.

　"Well, I guess I'll just have to accept my bad luck..."

　Cong Yu said casually, ignoring the magical girl who seemed to have made up her mind, "Give me your Lixe number. If I sell it online, it should be enough to compensate me... and maybe I can even make a little extra money."

　In an instant, the magical girl's resolve vanished, and she looked at the handsome boy with fear: "You... are you a devil?"

　Cong Yu: "Ah, just kidding."

　That's wonderful!

　Cong Yu: "Probably."

　"..."

　"Damn it, this is completely unbelievable! Don't say such terrible things with a calm face!"

　Magical girl [Shining☆chan] looked at Murasame, who was squinting at her, and realized that she had accidentally stumbled upon a troublesome guy.

　"You and [Blue Sky☆Jiang] must have something in common... No, you're actually laughing at me, aren't you?"

　Muttering to herself, the girl suddenly stood up and confidently pointed at Cong Yu: "No matter what, I will definitely find a way to make it up to you!"

　Cong Yu smiled at this, feeling that the girl was quite perceptive, and asked with interest, "Haha, how will you compensate me?"

　As expected of such a nasty person!

　Shining☆chan made this judgment, then racked her brains to think of how to compensate, and then seemed to suddenly think of something.

　"Oh no, it's getting late, I need to go home."

　As the magical girl said this, she looked at Cong Yu, who was staring at her with suspicion, and gritted her teeth: "It's true, I'm not making excuses to run away."

　Cong Yu hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "I know, I believe you... My dear magical girl [Shining☆-chan], you wouldn't forget your promise, would you? If that's the case, I, an ordinary citizen, will surely spend the rest of my miserable and desperate life in disappointment and distrust of magical girls, sob sob sob—"

　That's going too far!

　Seeing Cong Yu feigning tears with a blank expression, the magical girl ruffled her blonde hair: "Ugh, really... I'll come tomorrow!"

　"I'll be bringing people from my agency tomorrow to discuss the compensation! I'll definitely be there... What's your name?"

　To the magical girl who had made the promise, Congyu smiled and said, "I am Congyu, you must come... otherwise, I will take a picture of the terrible state of my house, add some words scolding you, and post it on Twitter."

　This boy is really going too far, but who can blame him for being the real deal?

　They were in the wrong...

　Magical Girl Shining☆-chan felt a little tired, her ahoge (cowlick) drooping: "Yes, yes, yes! That's why I'll definitely come tomorrow!"

　"..."

　"bump!!!"

　Why are you going through the window again?!

　"..." Cong Yu remained silent, looking at the window that had suffered a second injury, her hand, which had been about to open the door for her, froze in mid-air.

　Sure enough, a good mood for the day ends with meeting a magical girl.

　Thinking this, Cong Yu silently found a familiar number on her phone and gently pressed dial.

　Then, the instant the connection was established, he spoke first before the other person could say anything: "That weirdo with the mosquitoes, he's one of ours, right?"

　To Cong Yu's utterly impolite behavior, a woman's voice came from the other end of the phone: "Hey, long time no see, you..."

　But before the other party could say anything, Cong Yu spoke first: "He forgot his things at my place, and I hid them for him out of a sense of duty."

　As she said this, Cong Yu took a package out from under the placemat in the restaurant and tossed it up and down: "When are you coming to pick it up?"

　"..."

　"It's nothing important, just keep it with you for now."

　The mature-sounding female voice said this, and after a brief silence, she advised Cong Yu: "Are you really not going to do it anymore? Let me tell you, ever since you resigned, the boss has been depressed every day. You should come and see her one last time."

　"..."

　"Dududu-"

　However, the busy tone on the phone proved that Cong Yu had actually hung up the phone long ago, which was perhaps enough to prove his determination.

　He didn't have a choice before, but now he wants to be a good person.

　temporary.

　Chapter Three: Free Housing

　"Hi, here is a list of compensation options. Please take a look... Once you've confirmed that everything is correct, please sign here."

　"..."

　"..." The staff member wearing a baseball cap looked at Cong Yu, who was twirling a pen and checking the payments, and bowed deeply: "Thank you for your trouble."

　"This is the maximum we can offer. We also have our difficulties, and we are very sorry! We are very sorry!"

　As the insurance company employee bowed in apology, the other employees around him immediately followed suit with a 90-degree bow.

　"terribly sorry!"

　"..." That's why Cong Yu found it difficult to handle...

　If I were to speak up again to fight for my rightful rights, wouldn't that seem like sophistry?

　That's so embarrassing.

　"Okay, I understand... Thank you all for your hard work."

　Cong Yu said this, simply signed her name, and then watched the staff leave in a car after thanking her, until they turned the corner.

　In the end, the compensation he received was just enough to repair the windows and the surrounding walls, plus repainting.

　The kitchen utensils in the restaurant were only partially compensated, and there was absolutely no room to repurchase the tables and chairs.

　After calling the landlord, although the landlord did not get angry, he did not mention buying new furniture for Cong Yu at all.

　If Cong Yu wants furniture, she'll have to pay for it herself.

　"Money... I want money so badly."

　Cong Yu, who made such a complaint, did not expect that [Shining☆-chan] would come to compensate him, because that was not the duty of a magical girl.

　Yesterday, she said she would come with people from her agency... so the agency will also tell her that magical girls have no obligation to compensate for this.

　However, she's not an independent magical girl, but rather belongs to an agency... but that's to be expected.

　Joining a firm makes it easier to get commissions.

　The agency would film magical girls fighting and bring the footage onto the ship, or produce merchandise to make a profit, and then share the profits with the magical girls.

　From this perspective, it's clear that [Shining☆chan] isn't short of money; what she said yesterday was just an excuse.

　That wretched magical girl.

　Thinking this, Cong Yu rested her chin on her hand and looked down at the computer screen, which was stuck on a blank drawing page.

　However, he needs to draw magical girl comics to make a living. Isn't that a kind of dark humor?

　After all, in terms of popularity, magical girl themes are almost unparalleled in this world.

　Cong Yu has been feeling rather frustrated lately, so she hasn't been able to upload any new chapters of her comics, resulting in no income.

　Very urgent, extremely urgent...

　Even so, it's not something you can just paint.

　"Ding-dong-"

　"..."

　"Ding-dong-"

　Moreover, the doorbell was disrupting Cong Yu's train of thought. He sighed and walked through the foyer to his door: "Coming, please wait a moment."

　Cong Yu then opened the door and saw an ordinary girl with blond hair, with a man in a black suit behind her.

　Cong Yu stared at the two of them...

　"boom!"

　Then he closed the door.

　"Don't close the door! Don't close the door, Cong Yu-san! I'm the magical girl from yesterday, I'm the magical girl who arrived as promised, [Shining☆-chan]!"

　Cong Yu knew this; he recognized the person outside the door at a glance as yesterday's magician.

　She was a young girl; this was what made the boy named Cong Yu special.

　No, it can't be called special...

　What's special about this world is that its people seem to have some kind of face blindness. Even though their hair color, facial features, and body shape are all the same, they just can't recognize the magical girls and monsters after they transform.

　Sometimes Cong Yu even wondered if it was intentional, or if it was just an underlying logic written on top of the rules of the world.

　"I was wrong! I'm too late! Please don't post our story on Twitter, or my innocence will be ruined!"

　The girl's shout outside the door, if misinterpreted, could be interpreted in a rather unpleasant way... which attracted the attention of those around her.

　They all stopped in their tracks, ready to watch the spectacle.

　Realizing this, Cong Yu had no choice but to reopen the door and invite Shining-chan and the two men in suits and sunglasses into her room.

　Then, with a calm gaze, he scanned the passersby who had stopped to look around.

　Under Cong Yu's gaze, passersby inexplicably felt a sense of oppression from beings above the food chain.

　So they all pretended nothing had happened and left.