Living with a magical girl, but a weirdo cadre

　No, no, compared to this...

　Does Cong Yu have such a high reputation at school?

　Yao Chuanguang was surprised, and she began to wonder what Cong Yu had done: "Is Cong Yu that famous?"

　In response, Alisa from the far shore began to talk about topics related to Congyu.

　"I wasn't very familiar with him before, but he's involved in the student council, the disciplinary committee, and among the teachers... that's roughly it, right?"

　As she spoke, she washed her bento box in the sink in the food club: "If I had to give an example, for instance... God?"

　Lord God? !

　"No, no, that's probably too much of an exaggeration... I heard that Cong Yu's admission was specially approved by the school board."

　The Board of Trustees?!

　"After that, Cong Yu reportedly led several raids on the principal's office and approved the use of electrical appliances in the student council activity room, offices, club classrooms, teachers' dormitories, and other places."

　Leading an army in a surprise attack?!

　"..." Yaochuan Guang felt that she had come to understand the extraordinary side of Congyu... She imagined Congyu wearing armor and shouting "The enemy is at Honnoji."

　But it's hard to imagine that Cong Yu, who usually maintains a calm expression and is always tapping on her phone, would do something like that.

　"That's... truly remarkable."

　Yaochuan Guang sighed sincerely.

　-

　[Yaochuan Guang: Congyu-chan, Yuan'an told me about what happened at school last year... Did you really lead an attack on the principal's office?]

　Walking home from school, Yaochuan Guang couldn't help but send this message.

　[Cong Yu: Leading an attack?]

　[Cong Yu: ...]

　[Cong Yu: What you're referring to is probably me leading student council members to discuss management plans with the principal. Last year, many electrical appliances, including air conditioners and induction cookers, were not allowed on campus.]

　Just as Cong Yu and Yao Chuan Guang were exchanging messages...

　"Zizzizi..."

　An electronic sound came from the loudspeaker on the street... Hikaru Yokawa recognized the intro—it was the weirdo!

　Because of the presence of strange people, most towns in the world now have a public address system on every street.

　[Warning! Warning! Magic energy level -114514! Confirmed to be a monster! Located southeast of Fengdu, approaching, current coordinates 1919, 810!]

　[Confirmed to be a giant monster! The protective barrier is about to open! Residents are advised to stay in open areas to avoid injury or death from the earthquake.]

　[Duplicate! Magic Energy Level -114514! Confirmed as magic...]

　"..." A giant monster?!

　Yao Chuanguang hesitated and raised his head. After a long pause, he looked towards the northeast of the city... Should she be the one to make the move?

　While she was thinking.

　[Cong Yu: Did you hear the announcement? I suggest you don't go... That's not something a city-loving magical girl like you should be thinking about.]

　[Yaochuan Guang: What are monsters?]

　[Cong Yu: ...]

　[Cong Yu: You're asking me? Are you a magical girl?!]

　[Yaochuan Guang: I think I am.]

　[Cong Yu: I don't believe your firm didn't explain this to you. What were you listening to in class?!]

　Teacher Cong Yu... is so fierce.

　Chapter 52 Professional Team

　How are magical girls created?

　Legend has it that the world's first magical girl was not originally a girl... but a man.

　A man with shoulder-length brown hair, a full beard, and deep-set eyes.

　This man possessed magical powers, founded a cult, and was ultimately betrayed and crucified.

　At the moment of their impalement, monsters began to appear in the world, attacking villages and towns and judging humanity's sins.

　However, the man who had been nailed to the cross was resurrected.

　The man, resurrected, took the form of a young girl, wielding the holy lance that finished off his own life, and led humanity in a counterattack against the monsters.

　Throughout this process, girls are constantly being imbued with magic, becoming new magical girls to fight against monsters.

　In this process, humans who chose to embrace darkness and submit to monsters were born... those are monsters.

　[Cong Yu: Now you understand, right?]

　[Cong Yu: Of course, these are just legends... I don't think they're particularly credible.]

　Cong Yu, fiddling with her phone, stood quietly on the roof of a building, looking at the transparent barrier that had been opened in the distance.

　Beyond the barrier lies the windward passageway, a suburb devoid of any particularly important buildings.

　In other words, it refers to the parts that are not very meaningful and can be discarded.

　Aside from the opening of the magic barrier and the human soldiers gathered inside it, what's most noteworthy is what lies outside the barrier.

　What can be confirmed with the naked eye is a dark shadow gradually approaching from a distance.

　As the enormous black shadow slowly approached, the entire city began to tremble.

　As dusk approached, the monster's enormous, dark figure appeared after the dawn's glow.

　A more inexplicable terror.

　Cong Yu fiddled with her phone, watching the monster siege that she hadn't seen in Fengdu for a long time, from the top of this high-rise building with its wide view.

　In the battle that destroyed the Northern Capital, in addition to the hard work of the strange people, the monsters also played a significant role.

　The monsters, who had little intelligence, happened to attack Beidu, putting pressure on the defenses and revealing Beidu's trump card.

　One-third of the credit can be attributed to him.

　You asked Cong Yu how she knew?

　Because Cong Yu was there at the time... she's the odd one out!

　……

　[Yaochuan Guang: Congyu-chan! I see you.]

　[Cong Yu: ?]

　After typing a question mark on the chat page, Cong Yu, standing on the rooftop, looked around in confusion before hearing Yao Chuan Guang's voice.

　"Congyu-chan—"

　Above my head?!

　Embarrassed, Cong Yu raised her head and silently looked up... Yao Chuan Guang, who had already transformed and was wearing a magical girl uniform, flew down.

　Before Congyu could ask anything, Yaochuan Guang made a "yeah" gesture at her: "I'm here to watch the fun! Just like you, Congyu-chan!"

　Well, in that case, Cong Yu has nothing to say.

　Cong Yu, who was thinking this, did not answer. Instead, she focused intently on the approaching monster in the distance and opened the notepad on her phone.

　It appears to be a species with a mane.

　The monster is about 70 meters tall, and monsters that are over 50 meters tall are considered large monsters, which is similar to what was said on the radio.

　It has rather conspicuous white fangs.

　It's almost certainly a wild boar.

　"..." While Cong Yu was analyzing the monster data and temporarily recording it on her phone, the army soldiers below had already begun their attack.

　Although the effect is only slightly visible to the naked eye.

　However, since it is described as "weak," it proves that it is indeed "effective" to the naked eye.

　"Fire! Everyone fire!"

　"Fire! Hold out until the magical girl arrives!"

　"..." Firing was not in vain; a large number of bullets ignored the magical barrier and poured towards the monster.

　It was also clear that the opponent's enormous figure froze for a moment.

　Cong Yu remembered that the broadcast had mentioned that the other party's energy level was -114514.

　A six-figure negative magic power isn't a monster of the eight-figure level; it's not even seven figures, so it probably won't be too difficult to deal with.

　"Congyu-chan, are you really safe staying here? And what you said before... that monsters aren't something I need to worry about?"

　Yao Chuanguang blinked and asked with some concern, looking at the approaching monster, "Won't the protective shield be destroyed?"

　This is indeed a problem.

　"If the shield is broken, most of the city will be doomed... But don't worry, the barrier can hold out for at least a whole day against monsters of that level."

　While comforting Yaochuan Guang, Cong Yu occasionally peeked towards the north of Fengdu: "As for the meaning of 'it's not something you need to consider'..."

　As she spoke, Cong Yu glanced at Yao Chuanguang and asked, "In your opinion, which is more powerful, you or 'the weapon of mortals'?"

　Cong Yu, who asked this question, did not give Yao Chuan Guang a chance to answer, and added: "I mean, from the perspective of killing monsters."

　"Who is stronger, you or a well-trained squad of human soldiers equipped with advanced individual weapons?"

　Yao Chuanguang didn't hesitate much when asked about Cong Yu's words: "It's probably a human, if they have something like a rocket launcher."

　Yes, that's only natural.

　Even freaks are made of flesh and blood... at least most of them are.

　While firearms and similar items might not be as effective as the monsters in some magical girl anime, they're more than enough to deal with ordinary monsters.

　"But the strange people who usually appear don't require the police and military to be mobilized. Instead, they are portrayed as heroes and idols by magical girls and agencies."

　"On the one hand, it's because your operations cause less environmental damage and are less likely to result in friendly fire. On the other hand... it's because you don't need to train."

　"Even as vigilantes, they don't need compensation if they die in battle."

　Cong Yu spoke calmly and sharply about reality. He looked at Yao Chuan Guang, who was nodding in agreement, and added, "This can be considered a win-win situation."

　"You've gained social status and become idols in front of the public, which is probably not such a bad experience."

　"However, with the progress of 'protocol-based' operations, magical girl agencies that operate entirely on a commission basis have broken this tacit understanding."

　"It's not bad for magical girls either, since capable magical girls earn more money and have fewer troubles in their daily lives."

　"..." However, magical girls also began to formally separate from humans... and began to completely separate themselves from existing human civilization from a perspective of interests.

　They do not fight monsters based on emotions or the desire to protect humanity, but rather on contracts and interests.

　If the other side provides the right amount, then joining forces with the weirdo is also an option.

　Cong Yu silently added these thoughts to her mind, then looked north in silence and saw the guy who had been waiting all along.

　"coming."

　In the sound of rain

　In the middle of the scene, Yaochuan Guang, who was pondering what had just been said, looked up and followed his gaze to the sky.

　"What's coming?"

　As Yaochuan Guang asked this question, he saw some magical girls flying over from that direction... red, gold, and silver.

　There are three magical girls in total.

　"There's someone whose hair color clashes with yours."

　After saying that, Cong Yu began to explain: "When I said 'they've arrived, I meant the professionals have arrived."

　"You can observe it for now."

　"If you and Lan Tianzhu's jobs are similar to 'police officers,' then to give a more appropriate example of the nature of those guys..."