Yes, I did all of this!

Seeing this, Cangyi followed behind them.

"...Will Cangyi's body experience any discomfort?"

Yu Zhi and Shen Wuyin arrived at the warehouse where miscellaneous items were stored. While tidying up, they asked Cang Yi, who was following behind them.

"No, although this body is very simple compared to a human's, it is very healthy compared to a cat's. Besides, any situation can be resolved with strength." Cangyi jumped down from the air and landed on the ground, saying.

"Really... There's something I've been thinking about for a long time, it's like, can I touch you?"

Upon hearing this, Cangyi raised his head and looked at Yuzhi.

She had noticed it long ago; not only Yuzhi, but also Shenwuyin, who was standing next to her, was somewhat attracted by her appearance.

After all, they are still young girls, so it's inevitable that they will react to cute things.

"..." Cangyi glanced at the two of them before slowly speaking, "Touch them if you want, I know what you're thinking."

"Haha..." Yu Zhi and Shen Wuyin laughed shyly, squatted down next to Cang Yi, and reached out to stroke Cang Yi's body.

"So soft~"

As Yu Zhi stroked Cang Yi's head, her voice softened.

"The hair is so smooth... How did you do that?" Shen Wuyin exclaimed in amazement as she stroked Cangyi's back.

Cangyi didn't speak. She didn't feel any comfort while being touched by everyone. She felt the same way as a human being touched on the head and back. To her, it was just her body being touched, nothing more.

If I had to put it into words, it was simply that I felt uneasy when everyone's hands were placed on my body without my knowledge.

Comfort or discomfort stems from the mind. It's hard to imagine whether Duanmu Mo considered his own situation when he did this. After enduring this feeling for a while, Cangyi finally spoke:

"Okay, stop touching me now. Don't really think of me as a cat."

"All right......"

Upon hearing this, Shen Wuyin and Yu Zhi reluctantly removed their hands. Cang Yi shook his body and then jumped up to the top, looking down at everyone.

“Actually, I’d thought about getting a cat, but Mr. Duanmu didn’t really like it.” Yu Zhi’s hand rubbed together, seemingly still savoring the feeling of the touch, her face slightly embarrassed: “Who knew that now the cat would turn into me… another me.”

— Owning a cat...

Upon hearing this, Cangyi's mind stirred.

. . . . . .

A possibility emerged in his mind. Although there was no basis for it, it was indeed something that Duanmu Mo would do in Cangyi's eyes.

Chapter 504: The Meeting

. . . . . .

"Alright, Cangyi, your room is all tidied up."

—After a while, Yuzhi and Shenwuyin breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the room.

Shen Wuyin also said, "But if you want anything decorated, you can tell me. Thanks to Mr. Duanmu's help, I have a shop near Yuzhi School, so you don't have to bother Mr. Duanmu with buying things all the time."

Although the bed was already made, it was still too basic for a room, consisting of only a bed, a pair of tables and chairs, and a wardrobe. They would add their favorite or frequently used items on top of that.

Among them, Shenwu Ling's room was filled with computer cases. If they were running at full power, the noise of the fan running in the second-floor room could be heard from the living room on the first floor. Even on a cold day, there was no need to turn on the air conditioner. As soon as you opened the door, you could feel the heat coming from her room.

“That’s enough.” Cangyi jumped onto the bed, patted the soft mattress, and nodded.

"I hope you like it." Yu Zhi smiled, looked out the window, and suddenly realized something: "Right, it's almost lunchtime, is there still time to cook?"

"I've already handed over the cooking to Rin," Shen Wuyin said, walking to the door. "Although Rin doesn't cook often, she still learned how to cook in detail online. Cangyi, are you hungry? Is this body getting enough for three meals a day?"

"Don't worry about so many trivial matters, I can handle them myself. Just give me the treatment a normal person should have."

Cangyi jumped off the bed, passing under the feet of the two people, his voice calm.

She reached the railing on the second floor and jumped down, landing lightly on the lid of the fish tank at the bottom of the stairs. This caused Cangyuan, who often stayed in front of the fish tank, to let out a startled cry: "Ah—!"

Seeing that the fish tank was not damaged, she breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Cangyi: "Oh, it was you. Don't do that again next time, or my fish will be frightened."

"I'll be careful." Cangyi nodded, looked at Cangyuan, and said, "I'm glad to see you living such a carefree life."

“…Hmm.” Cang Yuan paused for a moment, then nodded: “However, the main body is still sealed, and it still feels like something is missing from just a clone.”

Then, she looked at Cangyi and said, "But Cangyi, will you eat my fish? It's not that I don't want you to eat it, but remember to let me know if you want to."

"...I'm not a real cat." Cangyi said calmly, jumping off the fish tank lid and landing on the ground.

"That's good..." Cang Yuan said, continuing to look at the fish in the fish tank.

Cangyi then went to the television, where Xia Yan and Shen Wuling were lying on the sofa playing games, their legs stretched out and occupying the entire sofa space.

Upon noticing her arrival, Xia Yan withdrew her foot and made room for her: "Cang Yi... would you like to sit here?"

“There’s no need for that.” Cangyi said, jumping up and sitting on the back of the sofa. He turned on the TV with a weak radio wave, and news footage immediately appeared on the screen.

Seeing this, Xia Yan straightened her legs again.

“Neville regained his strength in a short time. If this got out, it could easily cause panic. Fortunately, the camera was quite far away, so I modified the footage,” Shen Wuling said, glancing at Cangyi.

Then she looked at her sister who was coming down the stairs and nodded to her: "I've already cooked the meal, and the soup is still simmering in the pot."

"Let me take a look."

Upon hearing this, Shen Wuyin quickly went into the kitchen to clean up after Shen Wuling, while Yuzhi came over with bowls and chopsticks.

But after her gaze swept over the screen, she couldn't help but stop in her tracks: "...Did you kill him in the past?"

I won't tell you the truth.

Cangyi turned to look into Yuzhi's eyes and said, "If I give you a 'no' answer, you'll probably feel powerless against him, but if I say 'yes,' you'll have an irrational confidence, so I won't tell you."

"...Isn't it still a riddle?" Xia Yan muttered impatiently upon hearing this.

"—However, on the other hand, as time has changed, many things have indeed exceeded my expectations, so even if I draw a conclusion, it may not necessarily conform to the development of this world." Cangyi glanced at the news again, his vertical pupils reflecting the image of the light cannon shown on the satellite image in the news.

The magical girls unleashed that terrifying attack just yesterday, and judging by the time, it probably hasn't even been 24 hours before they resumed their battle.

Their recovery ability is indeed something to be proud of, but from another perspective, humans may not necessarily be able to recover at such a speed.

Whether it's the reconstruction of a city or people's level of acceptance of destruction.

When daily routines are drastically disrupted, a flood of negative emotions will inevitably arise. At that point, even the slightest step taken by a blaming person could cause a massive disaster.

"That's true."

After hearing Cangyi's words, Yuzhi was quiet for a while, then nodded: "Yesterday, Neville took the light cannon head-on, and today he has fully recovered. I really can't think of a way to kill him."

—It's not necessarily a complete recovery; it's just that Neville doesn't have a high energy requirement.

Cangyi pondered this in his heart, and at the same time, Yuzhi continued:

"Oh, right, my parents called yesterday and said they wanted to come and see me and Mr. Duanmu. After all, so much has happened here, so they are very concerned about my situation."

"Hmm?" Upon hearing this, Cangyi immediately attracted attention, and Shen Wuling also poked her head out from the sofa and asked, "Are your parents coming over?"

—A family of six magical girls, where only one of them can have parents, is a situation that is hard to ignore.

"I wanted to find a reason to prevent the two of them from coming to Kamishiro City and send me to Kazekawa City instead, but my mother said the main purpose of our trip here was to discuss a collaboration with a client, and that I was just passing through..."

As Yu Zhi spoke, her face clearly showed that she had a headache.

"What's wrong? Yuzhi, are your parents coming to visit?" Shenwuyin also came out carrying soup, having overheard their conversation: "Do you need me to tidy up?"

"No, I don't actually plan to have my parents come here, otherwise it will be difficult to explain all sorts of things."

Yu Zhi shook her head and said helplessly, "So I plan to talk to Mr. Duanmu and ask him to lend out the office as a meeting place."

"That's true." Xia Yan chuckled, laughing playfully.

"After all, it's simply unbelievable that Duanmu Mo could earn enough money to buy such a large place. There's no other explanation than that he stole it."

—Moreover, on the other hand, they also have their own little thoughts. This place has basically become a place where magical girls gather to make it convenient for them to contact each other, as Duanmu Mo sees it. But from Yuzhi's perspective, they still don't want to be disturbed by others.

"Don't belittle Mr. Duanmu like that." Yu Zhi smiled and looked at everyone:

"Let's eat first, everyone. I'll talk to Mr. Duanmu about this later."

“Alright, this is Yuzhi's family matter, and we shouldn't interfere.” Shenwuyin nodded in agreement.

"—About this." But before he could finish speaking, Cangyi, standing on the back of the sofa, suddenly spoke up:

"Can I participate in the meeting then?"

Chapter 505: Development

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—While the magical girls were having a pleasant meal together, Duanmu Mo also lifted the curtain and walked into a snack stall.

"Ah, it's Mr. Duanmu."

The shop owner, who was also one of Duanmu Mo's clients, greeted him with a smile upon his arrival.

"A bowl of their signature ramen and a bottle of Coke, please."

Duanmu Mo nodded slightly, patted the water droplets off his trench coat, dried his damp hair, and sat down at the front of the stage.

"Okay, just a moment."

The owner cheerfully put on a mask and began cooking behind the counter.

Duanmu Mo waited quietly, his gaze sweeping over the entertainment program playing on the TV, then looking at the empty shop, and said, "It's been pretty quiet lately, is it because of the rain?"

"It's still a holiday," Duanmu Mo chatted idly, "...But there's another reason, and that's because of the weirdo."

"Oh?"

Faced with Duanmu Mo's question, the boss took a moment to press the TV remote and immediately changed the channel. The screen then displayed the magical girls' beam cannons and statistics on the recent appearances of strange people.

"For some reason, the area around Kamishiro City has been in chaos for the past few months. Although buildings damaged by monsters can be repaired quickly, people who are injured are not so easy to recover from."

As the boss spoke, he brought Duanmu Mo another bottle of carbonated drink.

"..."

Duanmu Mo himself.

Although Shenwu Yin would not have been able to regain her power on her own if the gate had not been opened at the time, and Shenwu Ling would not have been able to regain her health through her sister's energy, regardless of whether it was the best option at the time, Duanmu Mo provided assistance to the Old Man of Crow in opening the gate.

Thinking of this, he shook his head, took a sip of his drink, and said, "That's true, not to mention that recently hospitals have almost all become places for weirdos to spread their beliefs."

"What about faith, strange activities, and attacks by magical girls?" The shopkeeper sighed. "In my elementary school education and in the education I received in the past, magical girls were symbols of justice. Now, to tell me that they pose a risk of destroying us and even neighboring countries, is really hard to understand."