Living with a magical girl, but a weirdo cadre

　[How much better are you?]

　"..." The abruptly spoken extermination spell interrupted Cong Yu's enjoyment of gazing at the moon and stars. However, he was no longer in the mood to scold the other party.

　Until the other party spoke again—

　Your life can only be considered to have begun, albeit barely, after you met me.

　"You fart."

　Cong Yu couldn't help but retort, his lips twitching: "You've been making a racket in my ear from the very beginning..."

　Even if one insists on judging oneself in this seemingly artistic way, Cong Yu's life should have only begun to unfold after she met her childhood sweetheart.

　(Saint King: That's right, exactly...)

　(She covers her mouth and interrupts, saying: That's right, I am indeed the Snow Woman!)

　After that, starting with meeting the doctor and the 22nd Group, I gradually learned to put on a gentle facade, and then...

　Meeting Hikaru Yokawa allowed me to truly begin to face everything in this world with kindness... and truly reconcile with this era.

　That's pretty much it.

　Thinking this way, Cong Yu made this very honest judgment about himself... because he truly considered these magical girls as friends.

　Yes, friend.

　At least that's how Cong Yu judges herself at this moment... As for how good friends they really are, and whether their friendship has changed, that's another matter.

　Oh, girlfriends are friends too, it's the same thing.

　[Fine! I've been with you for so long, and you won't even acknowledge it! You scumbag!]

　"..." You'd better not say anything.

　Cong Yu wanted to sigh, but he immediately noticed something else and suppressed the urge to complain.

　He twitched his lips and asked [Source Darkness Apophis], "Your voice right now..."

　And Yuan An responded immediately—

　What are you doing? You don't like Hatsune Miku X?

　"..." No, it's not a matter of liking or disliking, but no matter how you look at it... can't you just make one yourself... no, even if you're going to copy someone else's voice, at least make a real, living one...

　Ah, never mind...

　Cong Yu was numb. He decided to accept Yuan An Apophis's electronic voice, which sounded like that of the first X future: "Okay, whatever you want."

　As she said this, Cong Yu sighed, rested her chin on her hand, and looked at the starry sky: "Can you sing the Leek Song?"

　【あらっつぁっつぁーやりびだびりん——】

　You can really sing!

　Your persona... your extermination strategy has collapsed! You shouldn't be shouting all the time about being all alone.

　Is he the kind of lousy guy who diligently studies how to destroy the world at work, and then relaxes and thinks about how to destroy the world in his spare time?

　Why did it become a virtual singer's personal music player?

　Cong Yu began to wonder if she was dreaming, so she reached out and pinched her cheek... Ouch, it hurts a little.

　It seems I'm not dreaming.

　Thinking this, Cong Yu straightened up, patted the dust off her elbows, and prepared to go back to her room to fall asleep while playing on her phone.

　Then, Cong Yu went downstairs and walked in the corridor, and happened to see Yao Chuan Guang rubbing his eyes and knocking on his door.

　I don't know why they came to see me in the middle of the night.

　"Yaochuan Hikaru?"

　Upon hearing Congyu's soft voice, Yaochuan Guang perked up a bit and turned to look at Congyu at the other end of the corridor: "Congyu-chan."

　The two looked at each other, the bright moonlight shining through the glass windows of the corridor.

　It was as if the two of them were bathed in a bright, long night.

　Without a doubt, this is a night of light, and it is actually already past midnight... In another hour, the sun will probably rise.

　This is perhaps what is meant by...

　"The long night is about to end."

　At this time, bathed in moonlight and starlight, Hikaru Yokawa simply asked, "Murayu-chan, what is my name?"

　As he said this, Yao Chuan Guang breathed a sigh of relief, quite glad that he had finally remembered Hei Yao Chuan's instructions.

　Finally, finally, finally...

　Only today, perhaps because he has fully analyzed and understood his own identity, Yaochuan Guang remembers everything in his dream very clearly.

　From how I got started to my conversations with Hei Yaochuan.

　Yao Chuan Guang wanted to tell Cong Yu everything, including everything Hei Yao Chuan had wanted to convey: "Hei Yao Chuan said that she is merely a memory, and as long as I can clearly know 'my' name, I can merge with her."

　“We use the same personality, the only difference is the difference in our memories… I think what she said is true.”

　As he said this, Hikaru blinked and asked, "Since Hikaru isn't my real name, I must have had other names before I was Hikaru... Do you know what Murasame is?"

　"..." How should I put it?

　"I know... but I really can't have any good expectations about something like merging memories."

　As she said this, Cong Yu looked somewhat worried: "Even if we say that we are using the same personality..."

　"But personality is composed of character and experience... Different experiences and memories will naturally give people different personalities."

　"Won't these extra memories drastically change your personality?"

　Yao Chuanguang was stunned by Cong Yu's words, as if he had just thought of this: "Ah, this... In other words, after I get new memories, I may not care about you, Xiao Lan, and Xiao Cui anymore."

　Indeed, that's what Cong Yu meant.

　After all, these things are hard to predict...

　However, if Hikaru Yokawa is determined to know, Congyu will not hesitate to tell her the name of the Demon King (Hikaru Yokawa).

　"..."

　"I want to know... and I will never forget you."

　As he said this, Yaochuan Guang's eyes were burning, as if he had some kind of realization... in this night of light.

　"Light Night...that's your name, Demon King."

　Cong Yu responded in this way, his eyes gentle, filled with a certain trust and absolute certainty, as he patted Yao Chuan Guang's head.

　In this night as bright as day.

　Chapter 710 You are Hei Yaochuan!

　鏉ヤ 钖楋纻

　It's finally coming!

　……

　As Hei Yaochuan thought this, he sat on the reef and swung his toes... His fair toes curled slightly as he rubbed the grit between them.

　The Demon King regained her name.

　This heralds the end of the age of gods, and the beginning of the age of monsters...

　From this day forward, the Demon King will protect this world!

　"..." Although that's what she thought, Hei Yaochuan still had some doubts. Even though the moment had come, she started to hesitate.

　After all, Cong Yu had clearly heard what Yao Chuan Guang had said earlier...

　Thinking about it that way, it does make sense.

　Is incorporating her words really a good thing for "the current Hikaru Yokawa" as an individual?

　Thinking this through, Hei Yaochuan, who was very clear that he was just a memory, began to consider the original body instead.

　Wow, the Demon King's memories are such a massive thing.

　What constitutes "Yaochuan Guang" is merely the memory of the past few years or a decade or so...

　This...this...there's simply no way to compare!

　If the memories were directly merged, then "Yaochuan Guang's" memories would be like a small boat about to be submerged in a storm.

　It's like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, an egg striking a rock, an ant trying to shake a big tree, a small horse pulling a horse... No, no, that's not it.

　all in all……

　Even Hei Yaochuan felt that it was not a good thing.

　……

　But what could Hei Yaochuan possibly do in the end? Because she was merely a… well, to use a more precise quantifier.

　It's just a small memory.

　Subsequently, as Hei Yaochuan waited, Yaochuan Guang finally appeared in this world under her gaze.

　Just like every time Yaochuan Guang appeared and disappeared before, this golden-haired girl first appeared as a black silhouette.

　Then, in this world, in this hall, all her emotions gradually imbued her with her own unique colors.

　Golden hair, contrasting with the hem of a pristine white nightgown.

　Finally, he awoke on a beach called "Palace," opening his eyes to see the bright, enormous moon and the sandy shore.

　However, the beach is a little different today.

　"Eh?"

　Yaochuan Guang stared wide-eyed at the little snakes, birds, and sprites floating in the air... not knowing when they had appeared.

　They seemed to be flying in mid-air, nodding at Yaochuan Guang, as if they were going to protect him.

　Because these things are manifestations of Yaochuan Guang's own subconscious, belonging to "this side"...

　It is a form of self-protection belonging to "Yaochuan Guang's memories".

　It is the bond and memories along the way that are valued so highly.

　"..." Hei Yaochuan also looked at the three things and realized that even if she wanted to speak up this time, the giant fire serpent would not swallow her.

　Because the key to unlock it has already been obtained by Yaochuan Guang himself.

　What are our names?

　Hei Yaochuan began speaking, and at the same time, Yaochuan Guang didn't intend to engage in small talk but immediately got to the point—

　"So, your name..."

　Then, in that instant, Hei Yaochuan abruptly changed his mind: "Wait, there are some things I need to make clear first."

　As she said this, Kuroko looked at Hikaru Yokawa, who was waiting for her to continue, and said, "Mori-chan is right."

　"..."

　"So you're also named Cong Yuwei..."

　Yao Chuan Guang started to complain, but was immediately interrupted by the very serious Hei Yao Chuan: "You need to think it through. You really might change your personality because of the extra memories you gained from merging with me... You need to think it through."

　Yaochuan Guang remained silent in response to Hei Yaochuan's warning, unlike when she made any promises to Cong Yu before falling asleep.

　Instead, he just smiled and looked at Hei Yaochuan.

　At this moment, Yao Chuan Guang felt that Hei Yao Chuan was even dumber than himself, because some facts were already written all over his face.

　As expected, he wasn't the idiot Cong Yu had described.

　Having finally found someone even more clueless than himself, Yao Chuan Guang revealed a satisfied, silly smile: "You have no personality, do you?"

　Hei Yaochuan: "???"

　Indeed, it has been said many times that Hei Yaochuan and Yaochuan Guang share the personality of a person named "Yaochuan Guang".

　This is the genuine main personality.

　As if he had realized something, Yaochuan Guang asked, "Then, your memories plus our personalities, isn't that you?"