Yes, I did all of this!

"...How about we play a game of cards?"

"Let's wash Mr. Duanmu's car. He even left his car washing tools behind." Shen Wuling shook her head and sighed at Xia Yan's playfulness.

"—In that case." Hearing Shen Wuling's voice, Duanmu Mo poked his head out from the kitchen: "My motorcycle doesn't need to be washed; it was washed not long ago."

"Hey, wouldn't it be better to wash it a few more times?" Xia Yan said with a hint of annoyance.

"Ah, so what I said earlier was just polite talk. The truth is, I'm not comfortable entrusting my precious motorcycle to you." Duanmu Mo blinked and laughed. "Then it's yours, magical girls~"

With that, he turned his head back and continued cooking.

"Tch, it's just a motorcycle, what's so precious about it?" Xia Yan muttered unhappily, while Yu Zhi just smiled helplessly.

"Alright, let's hurry up and finish this. Once we're done, we can have dinner."

"Okay~ I'm off, I'm off."

Xia Yan strode out of the house, followed closely by the others, leaving Duanmu Mo alone in the kitchen, quickly preparing the ingredients and cooking.

Feeding a family of six is ​​no small task, but it's nothing for Duanmu Mo. The spatula and knife dance in his hands with a special rhythm, and every step of cooking is well-organized.

Not long after, the meal was finished, and everyone washed the car and returned to the living room.

They smelled of bubbles, which wasn't unpleasant, but the smell still made it hard to eat.

"It smells a bit strange." Xia Yan sniffed her sleeve, then suddenly snapped her fingers, transforming into a magical girl.

Then, golden flames erupted from her and the others, instantly burning away the smells.

"Really..." Shinmaine looked at the flames on her body, shook her head with a smile, "You can't just use the power of a magical girl like that."

"So what?" Yuhi said nonchalantly, deactivating her transformation. "Anyway, I'll eventually break through to the level of an Ancient Magical Girl. At that time, I'll still have a certain level of power before transforming, and I can use it however I want~"

"Whatever you like, senpai." Shen Wuyin smiled and sat down in her seat. "Well then, I'll begin~"

"Eat up, eat up." Duanmu Mo gestured for everyone to sit down, then picked up a chicken leg and put it in his own bowl.

"Ah! I saw it first!" Xia Yan exclaimed, surprised and dissatisfied.

“I saw this before I started cooking,” Duanmu Mo retorted bluntly, while Xia Yan scoffed and buried her head in her food.

Watching her eat, Duanmu Mo turned to look at the others:

"—Speaking of which, have any of you recently experienced symptoms of being affected by magical girl energy, like Xia Yan?"

“You can’t usually tell that, right?” Shen Wuling was the first to answer. “But for me, my computing power doesn’t change much normally, so I haven’t reached Xia Yan’s level yet, but I believe it’s only a matter of time.”

“Rin and I are the same.” Kamine swallowed the food in her mouth and shook her head: “If you want to use the power of a magical girl, you can only transform.”

"And what about you, Yuzhi?"

Duanmu Mo turned to look at Yu Zhi and asked.

"My stomach was growling just now, Mr. Duanmu," Yu Zhi said shyly. "After all, I don't have the same talent as Senior Xia Yan."

"That's not necessarily true. In my opinion, you just need a little more time to awaken, just like Rin said." Duanmu Mo remained confident in the magical girls.

“But Mr. Duanmu, why are you asking these questions?” Yu Zhi tilted her head and asked.

"...Regarding Leviathan's operation." Duanmu Mo swallowed a piece of food and said, "Neville revealed during our battle that this fight was a test of your strength, so I think it will definitely launch an even more threatening operation against you afterward."

"Is that so...? Well, that's perfect. No matter how many enemies there are, I'll still defeat them!"

"As expected of a magical girl." Duanmu Mo nodded with a smile, narrowing his eyes as he looked at Yu Zhi:

"Then, I look forward to your performance in the future."

. . . . . .

Chapter 485: Bathing

After lunch, it was time for training again. Everyone put away their plates, took out their cards, and started the game.

In the previous round, Duanmu Mo was the one who shuffled the cards, and now, this task has been handed over to Shen Wuyin, who is first in the clockwise direction.

"The first loser has to wash up!"

Xia Yan said with a grin, looking at the cards in her hand.

"..."

Duanmu Mo picked up his hand, and as expected, it was another bad hand...

He silently swept his gaze across the crowd, taking in all their cards.

Last time, he played a game honestly for the sake of the gaming experience, but this time it's different. Xia Yan probably won't fall for the same trick again, so he needs to cheat a little.

With his vision fully activated, the cyborg clearly remembered Shen Wuyin's shuffling actions and quickly calculated everyone's hands and the five community cards that followed in his mind.

"..."

Duanmu Mo sighed and placed the cards in his hand on the table: "I fold."

"Hey, aren't you going to look at the public sign?" Shen Wuyin asked, somewhat surprised.

"What brand is so bad?"

Xia Yan laughed out loud, looking at Duanmu Mo with a teasing expression.

"...I'm going to wash the dishes. You guys continue, play the next round."

Duanmu Mo shook his head, stood up, and went to the kitchen.

After that, everyone played for a while longer, but the stakes weren't as high as the first time; instead, they became more like dares, requiring players to act on their own.

After the punishment was reduced, Duanmu Mo continued playing along with them, since he wasn't a sore loser.

Time passed quickly, and evening arrived. Duanmu Mo lay in the bathtub, idly scrolling through his phone, looking at the messages on it.

"...It's all news of those people's deaths."

Feeling incredibly bored, Duanmu Mo casually placed his phone on a shelf to the side.

What is certain is that Leviathan has already begun to take action, and regardless of the methods it uses, the belief in the Kingdom of Heaven continues to spread in places undetected by the internet, and even in corners that Duanmu Mo cannot perceive.

"Are you thinking about something?"

While staring at the ceiling in deep thought, Duanmu Mo suddenly heard a voice. He immediately looked to the other side of the bathtub, where the water surface surged and condensed into Cang Yuan's head and shoulders, which then continued to condense into a body in the water.

Then, she curled up in the corner, still wearing clothes made of her own power even in the water, her long hair cascading down the bathtub, stroking Duanmu Mo's feet like seaweed.

"Cangyuan? How did you get here?" Duanmu Mo asked, sitting up from the bathtub as soon as he saw this.

"Because I'm the one who's going to wash your feet today."

Cang Yuan spoke softly, his eyes as pure and innocent as ever.

"...So?" Duanmu Mo spoke to Cang Yuan as if explaining, still puzzled: "You went into the bathroom?"

"Is it not allowed?" Cang Yuan tilted his head. "I thought our relationship had already reached this point."

"...Then tell me, what is our relationship?"

"Isn't it the relationship between Xi Ri and Ling Yin?" Cang Yuan asked matter-of-factly, then asked with a hint of doubt.

"...Just wondering, what makes you think that way? No offense, just curious."

Duanmu Mo decided not to ask her when she had discovered it. The key was that he sensed that Cang Yuan had always had this attitude towards him, but had not made any statement since he regained his senses.

—It's as if they skipped the honeymoon phase and went straight to the mundane daily routine.

"Back when we were sealed away." Facing Duanmu Mo's question, Cang Yuan's expression remained calm.

“When I banished you, and you unwisely returned, I knew you were irreplaceable.”

She played with her blue hair, her expression not as passionate as Xia Yan's, but as calm as the sea.

However, as we all know, the calmness of the sea surface is usually just an appearance; one can hardly imagine how deep and heavy the seabed is.

“However, I’m still embarrassed about this.” Cang Yuan paused, then smiled helplessly. “Anyway, we should focus on the important things now. Since we’re going to wash our feet, we might as well do it in the bathroom.”

"..." Duanmu Mo remained silent for a while, but finally nodded and agreed to her actions.

Given her feelings, barging into the bathroom and doing something like that is considered mild; thinking about it that way makes it much more acceptable.

"Okay, then relax." Cang Yuan raised his hand and stroked his shoulder. The gentle flow of water around them helped Duanmu Mo lie down in the bathtub.

At the same time, Duanmu Mo also felt the water temperature rise, and the water that had been a little cool became warmer, making him feel more comfortable.

"how do you feel?"

"I can accept it being a bit hotter."

Duanmu Mo simply closed his eyes and lay down in the bathtub, saying...

"How about this?"

"Hmm, that's pretty good."

The water flowed over Duanmu Mo's body, not just his feet, but also massaging every muscle in his body.

The novel experience, coupled with the fact that the other party is still the same Cangyuan who could crush you in a matter of minutes, makes the feeling even more exciting.

"Let's continue our previous conversation." Cang Yuan massaged Duanmu Mo's body, while his own body floated in the rising mist, very close to Duanmu Mo's face.

"What topic?" Duanmu Mo asked, his eyes still tightly shut.

"Duanmu Mo, your behavior just now seemed to be assessing the victim's condition this morning?"

"The main thing is to confirm Leviathan's actions," Duanmu Mo said, then added, "After all, I'm just an ordinary person, and this is the only way I can help you magical girls."

“If you continue the investigation, you may also be in danger,” Cang Yuan said, shaking his head.

"You object to me doing this?"

"No, that's not it." Her voice remained gentle.

"I believe that with all the magical girl items you possess, you can escape danger and remain clear-headed amidst Leviathan's allure. However, I can sense that people are utterly powerless against the conditions Leviathan offers, and in the end, many will still become part of the hanged."

“I can feel it too.” Duanmu Mo nodded and said, “Unless Neville keeps killing… but if that happens, the magical girls will definitely come to stop us.”

"Using violence to determine people's will is the behavior of a freak."

Cangyuan gently stroked Duanmu Mo's face and said:

"If things get too serious, then I will take action."

"You mean..." Duanmu Mo opened his eyes and looked at Cang Yuan.