Living with a magical girl, but a weirdo cadre

　Mirror Girl muttered to herself in confusion, then flipped through her phone and found the tweet that Lord Congyu had posted earlier.

　"!!!" It's Lord Congyu's new girlfriend!

　(Cong Yu: ???)

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　"Ding--"

　After the elevator reached the 22nd floor, Riko Nagashima was immediately startled... In front of her was a huge floor.

　It's a super big room.

　It's almost the size of an entire football field... and from the outside, even without counting the walls, the building itself doesn't appear to be that long or wide.

　Perhaps this is what makes eccentric people so powerful?

　However, Riko Nagashima was not frightened for that reason. What startled her for a moment was the person sitting in the room.

　Behind the table, which resembled an interview desk, were several patches of pure darkness... or rather, shadows.

　A humanoid existence composed of simple, shadow-like silhouettes.

　It looks like a pure black projection in a shadow puppet show, a two-dimensional shadow figure.

　There are two such shadow figures.

　They are clearly women, judging from their figures and long hair... but there seems to be a difference in age.

　The figure sitting in the center has a great figure and is very tall, looking like an adult.

　The person sitting to her right looked like a female high school student.

　The group of eccentric individuals is severely imbalanced, with women dominating and men being far outnumbered.

　"..."

　After catching her breath, Riko Nagashima overcame her strange feeling, swallowed, and greeted them.

　Then, with the two of them gesturing almost simultaneously, I sat down in the only chair that belonged to the "interviewee".

　Because she was the only one who came for the interview today.

　"Hello, I'm Xiaoying."

　The figure, who looked like a high school student, was the first to speak and introduce himself.

　The shadow sitting in the center was rummaging through a large pile of papers in front of her, and finally selected one and held it up.

　It was written on the paper—

　[Hello, I am Da Ying, and she is my clone. As the clone iterates, its power will become weaker, but its physical form will become more and more human-like... including its language and eating abilities.]

　"..." What a strange person, truly amazing.

　Riko Nagashima's feelings at this moment were a mixture of shock and novelty. For the first time, she had a real sense of "stepping into the dark side of the world".

　"Hello, I am Riko Nagashima."

　For the respectful Riko Nagashima, Dai-kage found a sign that read: "I have already reviewed your resume."

　Then, Xiaoying spoke up: "Tudu Women's University is not a prestigious institution... Of course, this will only affect your salary."

　Riko Nagashima immediately felt a sense of disorientation...

　Why does the Weirdos Group even consider academic qualifications when hiring?!

　……

　What career path would you like to pursue in the future?

　Big Shadow held up a sign, while Little Shadow immediately added, "For example, wanting to work as a field agent or an office worker."

　"Or perhaps a combatant... Of course, if you want to become a combatant, you may need to undergo a certain degree of monster modification, and I hope you can accept that psychologically."

　Riko Nagashima is still somewhat resistant to becoming a weirdo... because she is worried about becoming ugly.

　He was afraid of being caught and killed by a magical girl.

　However, it seems that Cong Yu mentioned this to her before...

　“In fact, I run a coffee shop on Red Heart Street, a prime location, and I can offer the coffee shop’s private rooms as a base for the group.”

　As Nagashima Riko said this, Daikage and Kokage exchanged a glance... although from the outside, neither of them had eyes.

　The job applicant doesn't actually need to say this.

　Because after the other party confirms their employment, the group should also make similar arrangements after investigating the applicant's information.

　After all, you can never have too many strongholds.

　However, if the applicant says this directly, it's a subtle hint... Someone reminded her that she could say it this way.

　He's either an oddball in the field or Cong Yu, that social butterfly.

　[That's settled then. Here is our group's code of conduct and a basic list of executives. Please memorize them.]

　Big Shadow held up a sign with fixed example sentences, while Little Shadow pushed a booklet toward Riko Nagashima and added details: "You don't need to pay too much attention to the former, just read it once. The basic idea is not to disclose the group's affairs to outsiders."

　"The list of cadres at the end of the manual is quite important. I hope you can match the cadres' faces with their names to avoid offending them."

　"Regarding salary, I don't want to ask you about your expected salary first. Based on the most basic principle, the salary for civilians who provide the base is 3000 yuan per month... and a year-end bonus will be paid out at the end of the year."

　"The specific job duties are to ignore all guests who behave strangely and treat them normally. On this basis, we will not interfere with your life."

　"..." Riko Nagashima pondered for a moment, then realized... this just meant she'd suddenly have a bunch of weirdo clients and be getting paid for nothing—

　Oh no! I should have joined the weirdo sooner!

　Chapter 117 The King's Shedding Crisis

　"On the day of the Beginning of Summer, no camellias bloom, but snow weighs down the pine branches?"

　Cong Yu sat in his office, reciting the short poem on the paper in his hand. He glanced at the snow-covered landscape outside the window: "Haiku?"

　To be honest, Cong Yu isn't very educated.

　He couldn't even write regulated verse, which was his original field.

　I can't write regulated verse; at best, I can play Hearthstone.

　Or compose a poem like, "One petal, two petals, three or four petals, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten petals; thousands, tens of thousands, countless petals, all fly into the plum blossoms and disappear."

　Not to mention haiku.

　If you were to ask Congyu to improvise a couple of lines... something like, "I forgot to do my homework, so I'm standing in the corridor, rushing forward (Mogami River)."

　or……

　[The idiot Ren is guilty of heinous crimes, and the dog is full of complaints; he has already died.] Something like that?

　Cong Yu wasn't quite sure either. Holding the pen in Xue Nu's office, she wanted to write something, but she couldn't write a single word.

　To be honest, although Cong Yu's grades are not bad, he is not a very cultured person, or rather... he is cultured, but lacks depth.

　If you let him copy something by Matsuo X-sho, there shouldn't be any problem.

　But when he actually wrote it himself, he still couldn't do it.

　With this thought in mind, Cong Yu checked the time... It was almost nine o'clock in the morning, but the Snow Woman still hadn't appeared.

　Today is May 5th, Sunday...

　Is Yuki-onna on vacation?

　At that moment, a young girl's panting voice came from the office doorway: "Huff... I'm going to die."

　"Oh my god! Snow Woman, your northern capital is too cold!"

　Then, a cool yet amused voice responded, "This is Beidu. If you're cold, I'll find you some warm clothes."

　To this, the little girl replied nonchalantly, "No need for that, I'll warm up with some wine later!"

　"..." Then, accompanied by the sound of a key being inserted into the door, a woman in white with white hair and a blonde little girl with two long horns and a bow tied behind her head entered the office.

　"Ah, Cong Yu, you really came."

　"Yo! I knew it!"

　The two seemed completely unsurprised by Cong Yu's arrival. After all, the Snow Woman knew it was her birthday.

　Without hesitation, the little girl put down the gourd of wine in her hand and reached for the gift box that Cong Yu had placed on the desk.

　"Let's see what gift you gave the Snow Woman."

　Cong Yu gently patted the little girl's hand, stopping her from speaking so bluntly.

　"You're being incredibly rude, Shuten-dōji."

　While teaching the horned loli named Shuten-dōji this lesson, Murakumo put down the haiku of the snow woman in her hand and flicked her forehead: "Don't open other people's gifts randomly."

　The Snow Woman grabbed Shuten-dōji's horn and threatened, "Don't move, or I'll rip off the ribbon on your horn."

　Then, the snow woman began to unwrap the gifts with an expectant expression.

　Cong Yu simply sat down next to Shuten and casually chatted with her: "You're here to celebrate Yuki-onna's birthday too?"

　In response, Shuten gently sipped the sake from his gourd and pursed his lips: "I have no interest in that... I came here specifically to see you."

　"Find me?"

　"Yes, after all, you'd definitely be in Beidu today. Otherwise, who knows where you'd be in Fengdu—"

　Shuten said this while spreading his hands with a helpless expression: "After all, when we find you, you're usually at which girl's house."

　In response, Cong Yu immediately grabbed her from behind by the corner and pulled her head back, saying, "Don't make baseless accusations and slander someone's innocence!"

　Shuten-dōji tilted his head back and waved his hands wildly towards the sky: "Let go, Murasame, let go... My horn isn't your armrest!"

　After realizing his resistance was futile, Shuten-dōji, who was shouting like that, gritted his teeth and thrust his head back sharply: "Super Headbutt!"

　"puff!"

　Cong Yu, whose stomach was hit, almost spat out a mouthful of blood. He then leaned back, still holding the shokuten horn, and fell to the ground.

　While the two were playfully bickering, Yuki-onna had already opened Congyu's gift, which contained a greeting card and a cake.

　Greeting cards are a fixed routine, and there are usually some auspicious words of blessing every year, but a small cake is more delightful.

　She preferred cake to bouquets.

　The snow woman immediately showed a look of surprise. She looked at Murasame, who was riding on Shuten-dōji's back and wrestling with the oni: "The cake looks delicious. Did you make it yourself?"

　As Yuki-onna asked this question, she watched Murakumo, who had barely managed to suppress his emotions and was sitting on Shuten-dōji's lap, knowing that the situation would soon be reversed.

　The power of ghosts is still terrifying.

　Although she knew what kind of answer the Snow Woman wanted, Congyu still honestly shook her head: "Of course I'll buy it."

　"I can cook, make steamed buns and dumplings, but when it comes to making cakes, well... wait a minute."

　Cong Yu drawled out his words, then thought for a moment: "If I buy cake base and cream, I can actually make the cake myself."

　With that in mind, Cong Yu smiled and raised one finger: "Then, next time the five of us get together, I'll make a cake for you."

　The snow woman immediately smiled approvingly, indicating that she was looking forward to it.

　Because Cong Yu loosened one of his hands, Shuten-dōji, who had been suppressed by him, immediately found an opportunity: "Togakushi-zan Throw!"

　Shouting like this, Shuten stretched out his hands and grabbed Congyu's waist. Then he lifted her up suddenly, flipped his body, and used his body to press Congyu heavily to the ground.

　"boom!!!"

　As the office floor shook violently and huge cracks appeared in the tiles, Shuten-dōji completed the reversal from top to bottom.

　"Hahaha!"

　With his hands on his hips and laughing, Shuten straddled Congyu's waist: "When it comes to close combat, Congyu, you're still too weak! Weak weak weak!"

　"..."

　"Where did you learn to speak like a little devil?"

　Cong Yu complained, patting Shuten's buttocks to signal her to get off him, then clutching his waist and sighing as he sat down again.

　I was hit hard, and I feel like the lifespan of my lumbar intervertebral discs has decreased again.

　The snow woman looked helplessly at the office floor... the pristine white tiles were now completely shattered.