Living with a magical girl, but a weirdo cadre

　That's a good thing.

　"After all, even before we met Cong Yu, I felt that Xiao Guang's amnesia was somewhat unusual."

　"Moreover, she sometimes forgets or lacks many common human senses... Even if she can recall them quickly, there are still some abnormalities."

　As she said this, Azuma Nagisa silently placed her hand on Hikaru Yokawa's head, trying to comfort him: "Besides, something's wrong with Hikaru's body..."

　"The speed of recovery is not proportional to the quality of magic. Then, after meeting Cong Yu, during our first training session, Xiao Guang was completely clueless about extracting magic... She didn't know where magic was extracted from."

　"This is absolutely unreasonable. Anyone who has ever engaged in normal combat should know that the heart is the source of magic."

　"Therefore, what Hikaru said about 'magic being extracted from the body' is very likely true... It's either a monster or a magical beast."

　"However, I only had doubts until Cong Yu and the doctor's research conclusions convinced me."

　"Xiao Guang does indeed possess some characteristics of a monster."

　Lan Tianzhu spoke calmly, taking the lollipop out of his mouth, then twisting the stick and pressing it into the ashtray.

　"..." Looking at the sunflower seed shells stuck to the lollipop, everyone fell silent for a moment, then chose to ignore the problem.

　But one thing is certain: Lan Tianzhu is not as calm as she appears... Of all the people present, she has spent the most time with Yaochuan Guang.

　For Nagisa Azuma, Hikaru Yokawa was not just an ordinary friend or teammate.

　So, faced with this truth, what should Hikaru Yokawa, who seems to be the last to realize it, do?

　"..." Yao Chuanguang: "???"

　What? You didn't understand at all?!

　Chapter 708 What should we make for lunch today?

　To be honest, Hikaru didn't understand why she was the Demon King... not because she didn't understand what everyone was saying.

　Rather, they don't understand the cause-and-effect relationship...

　Even though Nagisa Azuma said, "It wasn't until the research conclusions of Congyu and the doctor that I was convinced," and Tsurugi said, "I never expected it to be the Demon King," Hikaru Yokawa still didn't quite understand.

　The logic within.

　Why do these things prove that she is the Demon King?

　"But since Hei Yaochuan is a demon, it's reasonable for me to use some of her abilities, right?"

　As Yao Chuan Guang said this, she, who seemed very stupid, appeared quite shrewd at this moment: "Isn't that how it's set up in Naruto Witch?"

　Now that you mention it, it's true.

　However, you actually referred to the other consciousness within your body (Hei Yaochuan: Correction, it's the memory) as Hei Yaochuan.

　They seem to be quite loving and affectionate towards each other for some reason.

　Unfortunately, this world is characterized by "hybrid strength" and a balance between positive and negative magic.

　It's impossible for it to be a movie set.

　It's more like the film set next door where they play with knives and spirit particles...

　"No, you are indeed the Demon King."

　Cong Yu took a deep breath and began to explain to Yao Chuanguang from the very beginning: "Now that the timeline is quite clear, I will explain it to you little by little."

　"..."

　"long long ago……"

　Cong Yu began by saying this, then, looking at the crowd who had entered "story listening mode," he paused and added a disclaimer: "Let me state beforehand that I will be rather vague about the parts I am unsure about, and some of them are my own guesses..."

　"Because we don't know which event came first and which came later, there's nothing I can do if we discover something different from the facts later."

　Everyone nodded in agreement.

　-

　A long, long time ago...

　Moirai created two gods (Christ: Hey hey hey!) and a demon king (Demon King: Stunned stunned—).

　They then decided to have a "real" birth, to make do with ensuring human safety before the birth, and then to exterminate all of humanity after the birth.

　Moirai's birth requires three conditions—

　Body (Miss Lin: *sobs*), spirit (Moirai: It's myself), soul (sufficient to bear the divine magic of birth)

　God and demons, however, could not accept this.

　Then the former was imprisoned by Moirai, while the latter began to wander the human world... The former began to secretly try to save the world (humanity).

　-

　"That's about it."

　Cong Yu spent about a minute "carefully" explaining to everyone... just a few words.

　It actually summarized the entire storyline of the entire 2.0-3.0 world version.

　This shows that Cong Yu has a real talent for creating game story outlines that allow players to skip parts of the plot.

　Amidst the thoughtful nods of the crowd, Yaochuan Guang spoke first, posing a thought-provoking question: "What does that have to do with me?"

　Good question! The answer is quite simple...

　Cong Yu organized her thoughts, preparing to answer.

　But until then...

　"Because, Sister Yaochuan, you are that demon king."

　Xiao Cui cleared her throat as she spoke: "Didn't the manager find out before? Yao Chuan, your parents were eaten by monsters, but you weren't... That's really unreasonable."

　Based on this speculation, Xiao Cui, with a serious expression, revealed the truth that Cong Yu was reluctant to say: "So, it's very possible that you, Sister Yao Chuan, ate 'Yao Chuan Guang' and then your memories became confused."

　Listening to Xiao Cui's story, Yao Chuanguang stared wide-eyed in disbelief; "Just like the TV dramas I watched before?"

　Lan Tianzhu knew what Yaochuan Guang was talking about, and she nodded silently: "Yes."

　Azuma Nagisa took a deep breath in response and then stated, "Just like that criminal who lost his memory after a car accident, thought he was a detective, but actually found the detective's notebook."

　"..."

　"Is it really... like this?"

　The vastness of the universe flashed through Yaochuan Guang's mind as she pondered, "So, actually, I ate my parents... and I also ate the real Yaochuan Guang."

　Yes, I'm sorry, but that's probably the truth.

　Can Yaochuan Guang accept such a cruel truth?

　This was something everyone present was concerned about. Hong even found the heavy atmosphere unbearable and wanted to slip away, but couldn't find an excuse.

　"my parents……"

　As Yaochuan Guang spoke, she still referred to "Yaochuan Guang's parents" as "my parents," then pursed her lips and asked a question—

　"What's your name?"

　"..." Everyone: "???"

　Everyone looked confused, and Yaochuan Guang said, "I don't remember what he looked like either."

　"I don't seem to remember any of our interactions..."

　As he said this, Yaochuan Guang crossed his arms in front of him, his face full of thought: "I don't even remember whether they are men or women."

　In response to Yaochuan Guang's sudden outrageous statement, Hong immediately retorted without holding back: "I think your father is a man and your mother is a woman."

　Yes, this is without a doubt, at least in this era, and it should still be the most basic and universally recognized truth.

　"Ah, that makes sense."

　So Yaochuan Guang could only nod, then took a deep breath: "But I basically don't remember."

　"Aside from the dream they entrusted to 'me,' I remember absolutely nothing else... Even this dream was probably copied from the real Hikaru Yokawa."

　"..." After a brief silence, Yaochuan Guang pondered for a moment and came to a conclusion: "So, I really am the Demon King."

　Seemingly having accepted the fact, Yaochuan Guang took a deep breath and then said his second sentence: "It feels surprisingly cool."

　This statement left everyone completely bewildered.

　No... You just talked about something that made me feel depressed, why did you immediately go back to being carefree?

　Cong Yu opened her mouth, hesitated, but then gave up.

　That's actually a good thing.

　Yao Chuanguang was just stunned. Although she was always called stupid, she was not a real fool. This time, she unexpectedly noticed Cong Yu's hesitation.

　"Oh, I know what you want to say, Congyu-chan."

　As he said this, Yaochuan Guang scratched his face: "I know that a normal person would not react like this in the face of such a thing."

　"They'll probably experience something like 'unwillingness to accept the facts' or 'self-hatred'."

　“But I used to think that Hei Yaochuan was the monster who killed my parents, so I didn’t really hate Hei Yaochuan… Now it’s even less likely that I would hate myself.”

　What? That makes so much sense!

　Amidst the conflicted expressions of everyone who felt the logic was self-consistent yet something inexplicably amiss, Yao Chuan Guang coughed lightly: "I've always found it strange why I don't hate Hei Yao Chuan, and why I don't feel anything about my parents' deaths... Now it makes sense."

　"Because I am the Demon King!"

　With that, Yaochuan Guang confidently put his hands on his hips, revealing his usual cheerful smile: "As far as I'm concerned..."

　"Actually, my life only truly began after I met Xiaolan and Congyu-chan. So, who I was before that is a completely unimportant question, right?"

　As Yaochuan Guang spoke these touching words, she glanced at the time, tilted her head, and smiled: "Compared to this..."

　What should we make for lunch today?

　Chapter 709 Real Name - Revealed!

　Yaochuan Guang is indeed a bit dull... or rather, cute and adorable, seemingly with absolutely no possibility of turning evil.

　I can accept many things quite calmly.

　She seems like someone who only exists in fairy tales. A legendary figure who can keep smiling no matter what happens.

　But upon closer examination, everything seems to make sense.

　Because Hikaru Yokawa's life was very short, the life she actually lived was only a very short part of it.

　Everything else was copied from the memories of [Magical Girl - Killed - Hikaru Yokawa].

　For Yaochuan Guang, this is actually knowledge that needs to be learned.

　Although the learning was quite profound, what I received was nothing more than "settings" and "illusions".

　Just like watching a TV series...

　As viewers of the TV series, even if we watch until the end and it's revealed that the protagonist isn't actually the detective, but the murderer who killed him, we'll still be entertained.

　Then the audience will not be caught up in the feeling of "not daring to believe the truth".

　They won't think things like, "What? I (the protagonist) am a criminal? That's impossible!!"

　Instead, one can't help but feel a sense of感慨—

　Ah, so that’s it!

　……

　At this moment, Yaochuan Guang was in the same boat. She had no real feeling about her earliest self (the unconscious monster) and her experience of being eaten.

　Because, as I said before...

　In fact, at this moment, Hikaru Yokawa truly became himself, starting from "getting to know Nagisa Aoi".

　The only sense of reality will begin here.

　For some reason, I felt a little sorry for her.

　Cong Yu thought to herself as she stood on the terrace of the Xiankui Mansion, looking at the starry sky outside the window... Yes, Yu Yu.

　Although it wasn't true depression, he really couldn't sleep... After all that, it turned out he was the one who couldn't sleep.

　Yaochuan Guang, on the other hand, was fast asleep.