Living with a magical girl, but a weirdo cadre

　If that mysterious freak, or some mysterious group of freaks, did indeed guide this third monster.

　So what is the significance of this?

　The first two monsters had already perfectly confirmed the location of the spiritual vein knot in Fengdu, without even needing to confirm it.

　Because at this moment, in the eyes of most people in the know, the location of the spiritual vein is under the Fengdu High School... This is no longer a secret.

　But if we're talking about really wanting to cause any damage to the wind...

　The monsters that were attracted were far too "weak," let alone Murasame. Even a typical professional monster-hunting team could have dealt with them quickly.

　"Da da da--"

　Cong Yu's fingers tapped lightly on his phone in his pocket. Regarding the other person's behavior and attitude, the only thing he could imagine...

　It was just a weak little child who tentatively stretched out his leg to kick him.

　Moreover, the other party's shoes were even clean, which, as a form of "provocation," didn't even reach the level of dirtying Cong Yu's pants.

　Perhaps it wasn't about stretching a leg?

　It's more like it's hiding in a burrow, sticking its tail out of the opening and wagging it back and forth to pique other people's curiosity.

　If that's the other party's purpose.

　So perhaps they succeeded?

　"..."

　"Strange thing..."

　While complaining like this, Cong Yu turned into a small alley, and then, instead of walking straight on the road, he started to stray further and further off course.

　As he gradually moved closer to the right wall, the instant he made contact with it, he merged into it and completely disappeared into the alley.

　Inside the house.

　He decided to go and see for himself what was going on.

　-

　Sitting down in the carriage, Cong Yu began to ponder why Fengdu had suddenly been beset by a group of uninvited guests this year, causing such chaos.

　First, the guys from Group 21 tried to seize the spiritual vein knot.

　Then, the strange, dog-like man who caused trouble late at night disturbed his sleep.

　Then some inexplicable guy attracted monsters to attack Fuuto... Unfortunately, Kurenai didn't see clearly what kind of monsters they were before.

　Otherwise, by following the clues, we might be able to find out the other party's identity.

　Hmm... Although it's troublesome, I remember someone saying that we should look at every problem with an optimistic attitude.

　Although there are many troubles, they can be treated as some of the pleasures in life, albeit reluctantly and unwillingly.

　Although it already falls into the category of self-hypnosis.

　Cong Yu pondered, sitting in the seat near the car window, wondering if these events were connected...

　That's it! It must be like that.

　The mysterious figure who caused the monster attack must be the culprit behind Takemikazuchi losing his hair!

　(Takemikazuchi: !!!)

　(Mysterious man: ???)

　"..." That's probably impossible...

　Cong Yu rejected her completely illogical and fantastical association, looking out the car window at the scenery gradually changing from an endless grassland to the outskirts of the windy city.

　Yes, the endless grassland is the default background set by Cong Yu.

　Otherwise, when moving underground, looking out from inside the Jormungandr train, all you can see is darkness, or when passing through places like bathhouses or hot springs in a "void" state... cough cough, anyway, that's how it is.

　To avoid similar situations, Congyu set up a realistic grassland background... and sometimes a beautiful underwater world.

　At that moment, as Cong Yu wanted to know what was happening "outside," the scene outside immediately came into view.

　First, there is a monster that looks like a silhouette.

　Although it is a silhouette, just like the previous boar monster, people can easily identify the type of monster by its shape.

　And make a rough judgment about the opponent's attack method.

　"..." But the monster in front of him seemed to be no match, because Cong Yu couldn't tell what kind of animal it was... It seemed to have fins.

　It has teeth and a streamlined body...

　So, it looks like a shark.

　Interestingly, this monster silhouette has four legs... or more accurately, two legs.

　Just like a quadruped that walks on two legs.

　A shark with two legs and two cute-looking little hands.

　"A famine...catshark?"

　Cong Yu was reminded of the games he used to play in the world. He watched in astonishment as the "cat shark" began to crash into the magic barrier of Fengdu.

　Logically speaking, such a creature shouldn't exist in this world.

　With this in mind, Cong Yu saw four magical girls attacking the colossal catshark monster.

　As always, the battle is fought by utilizing the characteristics of monsters.

　Since monsters are mindless, they will keep attacking the barrier itself until they are truly harmed. Therefore, the magical girls can prepare without worry.

　Add buffs, amplify attacks... and then defeat the monster in one strike.

　In other words, it's a monkey show.

　……

　Unfortunately……

　"Ouch!"

　Suddenly, a catshark monster lunged and bit off the head of the magical girl who was chanting a powerful spell... The headless corpse fell to the ground.

　"..."

　"Wow, a monster with intelligence."

　Cong Yu commented, then put on the mask and slowly emerged from the ground, watching the cunning cat shark monster that had begun hunting magical girls.

　"But instead of transforming into human form like the 'Great Shadow,' things have become incredibly complicated."

　Chapter 129 Magic Shift! Cell Recombination!

　For the third squad of the Hunters, today was another routine business trip... They encountered monsters in the Wind City.

　Business trips are a normal thing.

　The job of killing monsters in Central City is much safer than dealing with monsters, and the pay is generally quite good, so... it's not their turn.

　Good things never come their way.

　However, killing monsters anywhere is the same as killing them, so flying to Fuuto is no big deal, and there's no need to worry about being ambushed by monsters during the process.

　Fengdu is as safe as the countryside as a big city, a fact that has been well-known for a long time.

　However, it has recently been confirmed that the safety is due to the fact that the wind has a "king" in it.

　"Ah... I feel a nice breeze blowing. After this mission is over, I'd like to take a trip around Wind City. Do you want to come along?"

　A magical girl, also traveling through the sky, nodded in agreement to her companion's words.

　The other two magical girls didn't seem interested.

　"Fengdu is still best visited during the hottest days of summer. The sea and beaches here are quite nice. If you want to go now, you might as well go to Fengsha Village nearby, where there are mountains, rivers and temples."

　A magical girl

　As he said this, the other one simply fell silent.

　For her, her free time after work should be spent at home sleeping and playing games.

　"Then, we will..."

　The magical girl, who claimed she was going to have fun in Fuuto, said this, before finally seeing the monster's true form: "We'll talk about it later... Let's get ready to hunt."

　The four magical girls nodded, and then began to skillfully cast spells.

　As always, monsters aren't very intelligent. Therefore, you can have enough time to accumulate the most powerful magic and then defeat the monster in one fell swoop.

　Two people are responsible for restraining the attacker and ensuring that the main attacker's attack hits.

　One person is responsible for supplying magic power to enhance the main attacker's burst of power... This position is the so-called buffer.

　Then, it was finished off by one person with an attack that seemed to pierce through the heavens and earth.

　During this process, the magical girl, after receiving the buff, will begin recording the monster's data, such as its energy level and prototype.

　However, this time it seemed to be troubling her.

　"A shark that walks upright? What kind of strange monster is that?"

　This uncertain magical girl seemed quite emotional, saying, "Seriously, monsters these days look weirder and weirder."

　Forget it, I'll just take a few photos and send them directly to the firm when I get back.

　"..."

　"Restless arrogance! Transform into a clear shadow mask! Condense the sharp coordinates of destiny... Pierce through, pierce through..."

　The magical girl hovering above the monster's head began a long incantation.

　The so-called "chanting-based" spells are attacks that are more troublesome to unleash, but are extremely powerful.

　However, not every "vocal" major has such a long prelude.

　Generally speaking, magical girls who habitually use "chanting" techniques will typically limit their chanting to within ten syllables when launching attacks.

　They will also study a few instant-cast spells or ultimate moves to prepare for unforeseen circumstances.

　However, when dealing with monsters, one should naturally chant for as long as possible. After all, the monster won't attack her during this process.

　"Seven cycles of retrograde reversal, seven layers of retrograde reversal, the name of this technique is—"

　As he chanted this, accompanied by the expenditure of magic, a massive sphere of destructive light condensed in the air: "Descent..."

　Then, just before the incantation was about to be completed, just before the two magical girls responsible for binding suddenly activated the binding spells in their hands.

　"Ouch!"

　The sudden appearance of the monster startled the entire four-person team.

　The silhouette of the monster appeared to leap up while opening its gaping maw.

　The giant mouth that was opening towards him.

　The magical girl, chanting, unconsciously continued her incantation: "Summon the sevenfold calamity..."

　"boom!!!"

　The giant mouth snapped shut, silencing the chant, and the sphere of light that had condensed in the air vanished instantly...

　The binding technique was also completed at the same time.

　However, due to the monster's sudden resistance, it was only able to bind its tail fin... and was quickly freed.

　Then, under the gaze of all the magical girls, the headless corpse of their companion symbolized the instantaneous dispelling of the magical girl's dress transformation.

　The magic dissipated in the air, transforming into beautiful shapes.

　The corpse began to fall towards the ground, blood splattering from its neck, with countless buds of flesh writhing around it.

　The body, struggling to regenerate its head, exerted all its strength, its heart pounding as it channeled magic towards its neck.

　Unfortunately, due to the dissipation of the magical girl's consciousness, the efficiency of her use of magic has become extremely low, and self-healing is difficult to maintain.

　"..."

　"Kunagi!"

　A magical girl shouted this as she flew toward the headless magical girl... She was going to transfer magic to her companion.