Living with a magical girl, but a weirdo cadre

　"..." Lan Tianzhu stared wide-eyed, feeling somewhat at a loss. She tried opening a folder... but inside were more folders.

　Confused, she clicked into the subfolder again and saw a bunch of files with unreadable file extensions.

　However, it wasn't a document, spreadsheet, notepad, or picture, and it had nothing to do with the information she wanted to see about the weirdo... Maybe it was a game?

　While thinking this, Lan Tianzhu opened another folder.

　This must be a game... She recognized the .exe icon; it seemed to be a recently released online game.

　Open another one...

　game.

　Open another folder... Games.

　"..." Speechless, Lan Tianzhu was speechless—Cong Yu was clearly a comic artist, but why was his computer filled with games from top to bottom?

　Of course, she didn't know that this was her stereotype...

　Let alone comic book artists, even novelists' computers are actually full of games... The matter of finding material has nothing to do with what specific profession one is.

　"Da da--"

　With the sound of a mouse click, something called "Inspiration Source for Eccentrics" appeared in front of her.

　Her eyes narrowed, and she quickly opened the file.

　[Loading - The girl's lifespan is shortening -]

　[14%]

　[40%]

　[41%]

　Whether it was due to nervousness or just a misperception, Lan Tianzhu felt that the page was loading extremely slowly.

　And it might be psychological, but I always feel like there are footsteps approaching the house.

　"Speaking of which, Cong Yu, why don't you join a club?"

　"Ah, the society..."

　"..." Lan Tianzhu: "!!!"

　It's not my imagination! I can already hear the two people talking downstairs?

　Hmm... I see. It's because Congyu is in the "Homecoming Club" and Xiaoguang hasn't joined the club yet, so he came back early.

　Lan Tianzhu swallowed hard, looking at the page that had reached "99%" progress, and hearing footsteps getting closer and closer.

　The page is almost loaded; even just a quick glance would be helpful.

　"Huh? My key..."

　It sounded like Yaochuan Guang was already looking for the keys, while Congyu said from the side, "Lan Tianzhu should be home, right?"

　Lan Tianzhu stared nervously at the screen that was about to appear, hesitating whether to shut down the computer and go open the door.

　"No need, find the strength—"

　"..." It's loaded!

　Lan Tianzhu bit her lip, staring at the computer screen that appeared on the screen—

　A beautiful, strange man who has taken off all his clothes is embracing a magical girl who is also shirtless; they are probably having sex.

　No, it was just having sex!

　Lan Tianzhu was losing her composure. She frantically flipped through two pages... all of them were excerpts from various H-manga!

　These are clearly doujinshi! Why would they be doujinshi?!

　Hmm, wait a minute... there seems to be a footnote next to it: [Tall]

　The character uses a grotesque design reference—drawn as having a flat chest and then described as male.

　Are you just copying character designs, drawing a woman, and insisting it's a man?!

　Cong Yu, what things do you reference when you draw comics?

　Chapter Thirty-Two: The Girl Who Stepped into the Abyss

　Despair, Azuma Nagisa was in utter despair.

　I thought I could find what I was looking for in a race against time. But instead, I found a whole bunch of incomplete things.

　In a moment of extreme urgency, Lan Tianzhu slammed the laptop shut and pressed the power button.

　Then, he pretended not to know anything and started watching TV.

　To make it look more convincing, she stiffly put her feet up on the coffee table, trying her best to act as if nothing was wrong.

　"I am back!"

　Yaochuan Guang greeted him, and then Lantian Zhu stammered in response, "Wel...welcome back."

　Cong Yu: "Welcome back—"

　"Why did you say 'Welcome back'?!"

　Yao Chuan Guang complained, then hung his schoolbag aside: "So many things happened today, I'm exhausted—"

　"Cong Yu startled me... Oh, by the way, Xiao Lan, have you heard about what happened at Fuuto High School today?"

　Blue Sky Nagisa: "..."

　She felt herself starting to sweat...

　What's going on? She's been sneaking around like a thief, completely unaware of whether anything has happened at Fuuto High School.

　"With so many people reporting on it, Lan Tianzhu must have seen it on TV. I just don't know if any weirdos were involved."

　As Cong Yu said this, she casually sat down next to Lan Tianzhu, fiddling with her phone with one hand while opening her laptop with the other.

　"Ok?"

　What appeared before Cong Yu was a notification page that read, "A program is running. Press F to force shutdown."

　"Did you leave it on this morning? I wonder how much battery it has left... Ah, is it charging? No wonder it lasted all day."

　As Cong Yu spoke, he closed the shutdown page, unaware that Lan Tianzhu was already drenched in sweat beside him.

　To be honest, Lan Tianzhu was already thinking about running away, or like an ostrich burying its head in the sand.

　"..." Then, Cong Yu, who was looking at the computer, fell silent.

　That was a little yellow book I saved for character design reference.

　Countless blush-inducing comic pages appeared before him... It couldn't have been something he accidentally opened that morning.

　After all, there are several layers of folders.

　There are two possibilities: one is that the spirit of its own laptop has awakened and it really wants to watch some erotic content.

　However, this possibility is probably not high, so it means that someone tampered with their computer and started reading erotic comics.

　Today, Lan Tianzhu was probably the only one at home.

　Cong Yu made this judgment, glanced at Lan Tianzhu who was trying to look away, and already had her answer in her heart.

　"Blue Sky Isle?"

　Cong Yu raised a question.

　"Hi!"

　Lan Tianzhu was startled and immediately responded loudly.

　The sound was so loud that Yao Chuan Guang poked his head out from the kitchen: "Hmm? Xiao Lan, what's wrong?"

　As Yaochuan Guang's voice rang out, Lantian Zhu immediately looked at Cong Yu with pleading eyes... how should I put it? It was a very pitiful look.

　It's like saying, "Don't tell her I'll do anything."

　Yes, these are the lines on Cong Yu's computer screen right now.

　"No...nothing..."

　Although Lan Tianzhu stuttered a little, Yao Chuanguang didn't mind and nodded as he continued making dinner.

　"..." After a moment of silence, Cong Yu glanced at Lan Tianzhu but said nothing, and simply closed the page.

　To be honest, Cong Yu didn't even think about "Lan Tianzhu opening my computer to look for information".

　Instead, she thought that she might have left her computer on in the morning, and Lan Tianzhu might have discovered it at noon or in the afternoon and then casually opened a few folders.

　Then I became obsessed with erotic comics.

　I can only say, I never expected that a girl like Azuma Nagisa would like to read this kind of comic... It's really unexpected.

　However, the combination of a magical girl and a freak executive does indeed have a sense of immorality.

　"..." Holy crap, isn't this me and these two guys?

　Upon realizing this, Cong Yu also felt himself sweating... He had always felt that Lan Tianzhu had more or less guessed his true identity.

　Why would they actively search through my computer? Are they trying to determine if I'm a weirdo, or if I'm related to weirdos?

　Blue Sky Nagisa: "..."

　Cong Yu: "..."

　Then, the two, each with their own thoughts, or rather, their own ulterior motives, fell silent... remaining silent together.

　Cong Yu would glance at Lan Tianzhu every now and then, and Lan Tianzhu would also glance at Cong Yu every now and then. When their eyes met, they would both look away at the same time.

　"Well... actually..."

　Finally, it was Lan Tianzhu who spoke first, frantically making up lies in her head: "I want to see the comics you draw."

　"You've been very busy lately, so I've been curious about what your comics actually are about."

　Lan Tianzhu spoke with such self-consistency that she almost believed it herself.

　Is that so? That would be very safe.

　"Hmm, so you saw my computer wasn't off and clicked on it? Actually, if you want to read it, you can find it on a comic website."

　As Cong Yu spoke, he nodded, feeling a little more relaxed.

　But soon, he realized something was wrong: "Then why are you still on... that page?"

　"..."

　"..." Yes, why is that?

　Lan Tianzhu opened her mouth, not knowing what to say, but then blurted out, "Because I love watching it."

　Cong Yu: "!?"

　A century of profound change.

　Lan Tianzhu, perhaps wanting to increase the credibility of his words, repeated himself with a blank expression: "Because I love watching."

　"..."

　"because I……"

　Seeing that Lan Tianzhu was about to continue speaking, Cong Yu immediately waved her hand: "Stop, stop, stop, I know, don't continue."

　With things said to this extent, Cong Yu had no choice but to believe it.

　Seeing that Cong Yu completely believed his explanation, Lan Tianzhu nodded without changing his expression... Hmm? It seems he wasn't keeping his expression unchanged anymore.

　Unexpectedly, a slight blush appeared on Lan Tianzhu's face.

　It's hard to imagine that she could be shy.

　-

　That night, Lan Tianzhu tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep. A hint of existential doubt could be seen in her calm expression.

　I should have made up a different excuse.

　Just as she was thinking this, Lan Tianzhu's phone beeped... It was a message from Lixe, wondering who had messaged her that evening.

　However, this is also a good opportunity to forget about today's embarrassment.