Living with a magical girl, but a weirdo cadre

　I'm being so sensitive because I've been thinking about dating or marriage lately.

　Was she so distraught after Cong Yu said that?

　Cong Yu wasn't entirely sure, but he felt that if he had the chance later, it would be best to apologize...

　This idea persisted until other people entered the hot spring.

　"Hello...would you like some drinks?"

　The voice that came from behind Cong Yu was that of a young girl, timid and hesitant.

　Cong Yu: "..."

　But this is clearly a men's hot spring...

　The women's bath should be on the other side separated by the wall. Could it be that this child went to the wrong place and saw my long hair, and thought this was indeed the women's bath?

　With this thought in mind, Cong Yu turned her head away.

　What came into his view was a little girl with emerald green hair, who was barely holding a plate of sake in her hands.

　Judging from the other person's evasive gaze, they probably knew that Cong Yu was a man.

　Perhaps this is just a perfectly normal service offered when selling alcohol?

　Cong Yu himself is not a particularly knowledgeable person. So he was unaware of this, but there is no doubt that he doesn't drink.

　Therefore, Cong Yu simply shook her head to indicate her refusal.

　"..."

　"I'm sorry to have disturbed you, guest."

　After giving this brief explanation, the emerald green-haired loli quietly left the hot spring area.

　After she left, Cong Yu rested her chin on her hand and watched the direction she had gone with great interest.

　Of course, it wasn't because of Cong Yuqi Xingyu.

　In any case, Cong Yu isn't that kind of pervert...

　"..." At this hot spring, there are two magical powers belonging to magical girls—one of which is Hikaru Yokawa, who is soaking in the hot spring next to the wooden board.

　Its magic, sparkling like a flash of light, makes it very easy to recognize.

　The other source of magic, which Cong Yu had been paying attention to before, now came from the little girl who had just pushed open the door to sell drinks.

　The other person may not even know that they are actually a magical girl.

　As is well known, magical girls in this world are created when girls of the right age are drawn into the "inner" world.

　If you're not old enough, either nothing will happen.

　Or it could be like a young girl with pink hair who, due to an incident, becomes unable to grow up and no one wants her, similar to a homeroom teacher.

　In other words, if Cong Yu's guess is correct.

　The little girl with emerald green hair is the victim of the strange incident that Miyamoto Kayoko is concerned about... or at least someone connected to it.

　Things seem to be getting interesting.

　Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Theft

　"Yawn - the hot springs here are quite comfortable."

　Hikaru Yokawa, muttering to himself, lay sprawled in the room wearing a bathrobe, looking utterly lazy.

　"..." Then, as if he had just thought of something, Yaochuan Guang looked at the walls of his room... The walls of this hot spring inn were made of paper.

　Well, that might be a bit of an exaggeration...

　To be precise, it should be called "shoji," which are partition walls, doors, and windows used in many traditional Japanese homes.

　That is, using wooden strips and paper as walls.

　It has many advantages: it's lightweight, allows good light transmission, and has a gentler appearance...

　The downside is... the sound insulation is very poor.

　"Congyu-chan! Congyu-chan!!"

　Yaochuan Guang shouted at the wall...

　"..." After a while, a helpless reply came from the other side of the wall: "What are you going to do now?"

　"want--"

　"Neuropathy."

　Amidst Cong Yu's insults, Yao Chuan Guang revealed a satisfied expression.

　I feel much better now.

　After putting her phone aside, she felt a little sleepy: "Congyu-chan, shall we chat and sleep at the same time?"

　Cong Yu: "You went to bed unexpectedly early today..."

　"Hmm, I got sleepy while soaking in the hot spring."

　As she said this, Yao Chuan Guang yawned, and then, with only a wall separating them, she casually started a conversation: "I wonder how Xiao Lan is doing in Fengdu... whether she's eating properly."

　You had so much fun during the day, but you didn't think about Xiao Lan at all.

　Somewhat speechless, Cong Yu smiled and said, "Didn't the manager ask someone else to take care of Lan Tianzhu?"

　"..." After waiting for a long time, Cong Yu did not receive a response from Yao Chuan Guang... It seems that he has already fallen asleep.

　She was the one who said she wanted to chat, and she was also the one who fell asleep after saying just one sentence.

　She's said everything, both good and bad.

　With a slight sigh, Cong Yu gently tugged at the light cord beside her, turning off the light and preparing to get some sleep to welcome tomorrow.

　Tomorrow, I'll go ask Miyamoto Kayoko about the green-haired little girl at the hot spring inn.

　With this thought in mind, Cong Yu drifted off to sleep.

　-

　The next morning.

　"..." Amidst the noise outside, Cong Yu, still half asleep, groggily opened her eyes and rubbed them.

　I don't know why it's so noisy outside...

　Cong Yu checked her phone and saw that the time indicated was 5:30... It can only be said that Fengsha Village is indeed a rural area, where people's day begins early.

　With that thought in mind, he got dressed, gently pushed open the door, and looked at the people gathered outside arguing about something.

　The man in the black suit seemed to be joining in the fun as well.

　Seeing Cong Yu come out, she waved to him as a greeting, and then continued to watch the excitement.

　Cong Yu could vaguely hear several people being watched discussing something like "thief" or "surveillance camera".

　"What happened?"

　Cong Yu asked, walking up to the man in the black suit and reaching for the ribbon that was tying his ponytail: "Has someone's stuff been stolen?"

　The man in the black suit nodded in response to Cong Yu's words, then pointed to a man among the onlookers.

　"It seems like his things were stolen."

　The man in the black suit was pointing at a man whose face was flushed red as he argued with the owners of the hot spring inn.

　"That's it..."

　Cong Yu nodded, then looked in the direction he was pointing and sized up the man who looked very angry.

　The other person was an ordinary-looking, short man who looked to be in his thirties or forties... It was hard to say for sure how young he was.

　It's possible that, like the guy in the black suit, he's someone who looks older than his age.

　What's particularly eye-catching is the jade bracelet he's wearing on his wrist... It seems that in Japan, Cong Yu rarely sees anyone wearing jade bracelets.

　In comparison, things like glittering gold watches are more common.

　Just like the watch on his wrist in the black suit, gleaming in the sunlight... so there's a reason why he looks forty.

　However, Cong Yu was somewhat surprised that it wasn't him who was robbed.

　"I clearly put the bracelet on the bedside table, but when I woke up I found it was gone!"

　The man shouted, questioning the owners of the hot spring inn: "I've heard that guests are always losing things here!"

　"You must have stolen it!"

　Upon hearing the guest's anxious question, the owner of the hot spring inn looked somewhat embarrassed. He smiled apologetically and said, "Well... we do often have guests losing things, but it's really not us who did it."

　As the boss spoke, the boss's wife chimed in, "That's right... I think there might be repeat offenders in Fengsha Village, but you can't blame us, husband and wife."

　"Yes, we've already called the police for you. We'll ask them to investigate... If they can't find anything, there's nothing we can do."

　"..." It sounds like he simply lost something.

　The man, however, was furious and wouldn't let it go: "How can you do this? Don't you have any security cameras here?!"

　It's a shame that in a hot spring hotel, where everyone is walking around in towels, it would be unreasonable to have surveillance cameras in the corridors.

　With this in mind, Cong Yu decided to ignore the farce and started thinking about what to have for breakfast.

　However, soon after, several guests who had gone back to their rooms to check on something also rushed out in a hurry...

　"The cash I was carrying is also gone."

　"Me too... The ring I brought yesterday, the one I was going to use to propose to Yami, is gone! Damn it!"

　"..." Hearing the commotion, the man in the black suit seemed to remember something. He reached into his pocket, and his expression turned grim. "My money too... although I only carry two or three thousand with me."

　It seems everyone has fallen victim... What a shrewd thief.

　Thinking this through, Cong Yu wasn't worried about being robbed. He was certain that no one had entered his room last night.

　After all, Cong Yu believed that

　I am someone who has no value to be stolen from.

　Perhaps that's why he wasn't robbed.

　However, what's rather interesting is...

　How did that "thief" start his crimes, and what methods did he use to determine which people were worth stealing from?

　"That's strange... I woke up and my money was gone."

　The man in the black suit frowned deeply, a sense of dread creeping over him: "Last night, while I was sleeping, someone sneaked into my room and stole money."

　To the man in the black suit who was saying this, Cong Yu crossed his arms and smiled indifferently: "That's rather scary... wait a minute."

　Thinking of something, Cong Yu frowned and knocked on Yao Chuan Guang's door: "Yao Chuan Guang, are you awake?"

　In response, Yaochuan Guang's voice came from inside the room.

　"Hmm, Congyu-chan, please come in... It's too noisy outside."

　At her voice, Cong Yu opened the door and entered Yao Chuan Guang's room, looking at Yao Chuan Guang who was rummaging through something.

　Really?

　He initially thought Yaochuan Guang hadn't woken up yet, but then he thought about it... Yaochuan Guang's lifestyle was always to go to bed early and get up early.

　Because she usually gets up early to make breakfast for Cong Yu and Lan Tianzhu.

　Cong Yu looked at Yao Chuan Guang, who was looking at him with a hesitant expression, and said, "Don't tell me your things are missing too."

　Yao Chuanguang nodded in agreement.

　"Well, after I woke up, I was going to get some money to call you to have breakfast together... but the money was gone, it was stolen."

　Yaochuan Guang frowned, noticing Congyu's earlier words, and said, "What do you mean by 'also'? Congyu-chan, were your things stolen too?"

　However, it didn't happen...

　This is a bit awkward... Is it true that you only seem to fit in if you've lost something yourself?

　Lost in random thoughts, Cong Yu shook her head and explained, "The agent and many guests' belongings were stolen."

　Moreover, it's a rather bad situation.