Living with a magical girl, but a weirdo cadre

　With a soft sigh, Cong Yu casually gripped the wooden training sword, waiting for Xian Kui to finish get off work.

　Xiankui is working overtime today.

　After Xiankui gets off work, I'll come over and practice swordsmanship with him... Xiankui's sword intent is quite good, but his swordsmanship is terrible.

　Because he lost his father at a young age, Xian Kui is basically not very good at using a sword... but he is much better than a complete novice.

　But it can only be compared to those who are complete novices.

　Rather than saying that Xian Kui treated the sword as a sword, it would be more accurate to say that she treated the sword as a staff... but in this respect, Cong Yu has no right to criticize her.

　After all, Cong Yu also used the Seven Emperors' Sword as a magic staff for a long time, so they were the same in this respect.

　There are quite a few players who have helped Murakumo charge up the Seven Emperors' Sword. And although Etzel didn't help charge it up, she knew about it.

　"Do you really know how to use a sword?"

　Etzel raised this question, her face full of doubt and her eyes revealing a disdainful attitude.

　Etzel, as a teaching assistant, was also waiting for Xian Kui's arrival.

　Of course, her main reason for coming to Xiankui as a teaching assistant and observing Cong Yu's class was to observe Cong Yu's power.

　This falls into the category of being eager to hunt.

　When asked about Etzel, Cong Yu didn't directly answer whether she would or wouldn't, but responded with a helpless expression.

　“Etzel…”

　"Ok?"

　"You feel……"

　As she said "What do you think?", Cong Yu gently stroked the wooden sword: "Am I a born weirdo?"

　In response to Cong Yu's question, Etzel raised an eyebrow slightly: "Aren't you one?"

　Ah, that seems to be true.

　I did share what Cong Yu did in the past not long ago. But I didn't share it with Etzel or anyone else.

　Only the people of Japan knew about Congyu's past.

　Others probably don't know about Cong Yu's past with the Saint King...

　"I was originally human."

　As she said this, Cong Yu didn't intend to explain her time in Europe to Etzel: "It was because I spent too much time with the Snow Woman and was influenced by her magic that I became a weirdo."

　"During that time, as an ordinary person, I successfully led the not-so-strong Yuki-onna... I did pretty well."

　As she said this, Cong Yu slowly drew the wooden sword from its sheath, and then the slender blade drew an arc in the air.

　Even though this sword looks like it's made of wood, and it is indeed made of wood, it really is a wooden sword...

　However, even a simple swipe through the air seemed to carry an indescribable sharpness.

　It was as if the air had been cut open.

　"An ordinary person? With the Snow Woman... they managed to survive in this chaotic world, is that what you mean?"

　As Etzel asked this question, looking at Cong Yu who was nodding modestly, she honestly stated her thoughts: "I don't believe it."

　If you say that Yuki-onna helped Murasame make a name for herself, then Etzel believes it... because she trusts Murasame's intelligence.

　But to say that Cong Yu, who has absolutely no magic power and isn't even a weirdo, is doing quite well with the Snow Woman...

　This Etzel is a bit hard to imagine.

　"It's normal not to believe me, after all, I wasn't a completely ordinary person back then... Although apart from having the ability to flip tables, I was no different from ordinary people. But that mindset made me reckless."

　"In the struggles of mortals, those who are reckless and fearless are generally called..."

　"A warmonger."

　With a simple explanation, Cong Yu recalled the days when she and Yuki-onna served as Oda's advisors: "However, my title was 'Sword Saint,' that's all."

　The sudden turn of events clearly startled Etzel.

　"Huh? A sword saint? The kind who goes to battle with a sword?"

　Etzel had never heard of such a thing, and in response to Etzel's question, Cong Yu coughed lightly: "Ah, it's not like we're going to the battlefield."

　Who goes to war with a sword...?

　Cong Yu is usually portrayed as someone who offers advice and strategies. When faced with a battle that is truly unavoidable, he usually uses the ice spears that the Snow Woman helped him conjure.

　Yes, although he is a sword saint, Cong Yu, who has no magic, chooses to use a gun.

　In ordinary times, their titles of "Sword Saint" are all incredibly prestigious; when it comes to real combat, the spears they wield are all incredibly long.

　"Even Miyamoto Shizou used an extremely long wooden oar when he fought Sasaki Kojiro..."

　"All I can say is that for ordinary people, as long as the weapon is long enough, even a wooden oar is more useful than a sword."

　If Cong Yu's words were spoken more than a decade later, they would likely be well-known basic theories.

　But for this era, and for Etzel who didn't know much about weapons for ordinary people, it was a relatively novel thing.

　However, it's not that one cannot apply this principle to other situations.

　"For mortals, is the length of a weapon everything?"

　Etzel understood this, and she nodded: "Just like us, the terror of magic is enough to give us a huge advantage."

　"If the difference in magical power is too great, many 'instant death' or 'instant kill' spells will not work."

　Yes, it's the same principle.

　Cong Yu nodded, took out her phone and looked at it, wondering how much longer Xian Kui would have to work overtime... Then, as if she sensed something.

　Yes, that's the feeling.

　Cong Yu also understood why Etzel and Xian Kui were able to sense the "appearance of the angelic barrier" earlier.

　Because it's really obvious...

　Moreover, it even made Cong Yu feel somewhat absurd and ridiculous.

　Because that "feeling" is a "sacred" feeling that conveys "justice," "correctness," and "holy light."

　This is the complete opposite of what those angels did.

　"Is it happening again? It's only been two days."

　Cong Yu frowned and walked straight out of the meditation room, looking into the distance under the gaze of the magical girl at the door.

　Etzel followed behind him, looking with a touch of emotion at the two angels emerging from the same barrier in the distance.

　However, it's still two, just like before... That's good news. If it became three, things would be much more serious.

　If it's four... four in itself isn't a problem, but it's an increase compared to the number of [1, 2, 3].

　The increase in the number of [1, 2, 4] symbolizes even more outrageous things... Cong Yu might be in a real bind.

　……

　"We just fought them the day before yesterday, and they're here again today... Hey, Cong Yu, do you think they'll just spawn two for us to fight every day from now on?"

　As Etzel spoke, bored out of her mind, she immediately summoned her weapons: "One for you, one for me... let's see who's faster?"

　Cong Yu had no intention of competing.

　"If I win, I'll sneak into your bed tonight... I've heard everything about you. No magical girl can sleep in your bed, so why can't I?"

　Etzel added this.

　"..." Cong Yu: "..."

　"Origin Darkness Apophis!"

　【receive! 】

　Chapter 726 Origin of Darkness, Possibilities, and the Future

　【Source of Darkness - Apophis】

　[The Demon of Evil and Destruction, the Enemy of the Sun, the King of the Seventh Kingdom, the Buried Curse, the Pure Evil God...]

　These are my destiny—the source of darkness—the identities and positions I've held, some fates she didn't care about at all but couldn't escape.

　Others then asked me to do...

　[Extinction Technique]

　[A being burdened by a mission and troubles throughout his life, forced to compromise for the sake of world destruction, falls in love with a host he shouldn't love, and...]

　"Shut up."

　【Oh. 】

　Yuan An Apophis obediently responded to Cong Yu's reprimand, then her voice turned manic again—[Kill! Kill! Kill!]

　"..." Cong Yu was speechless for a moment, and began to wonder if it was a good idea for him to call on Yuan An to fight.

　After all, even without using the Dark Source, his movements wouldn't necessarily be slower than Etzel's. And to put it another way...

　Even if she loses, Etzel will at most just climb into her own bed.

　Anyway, it's not like I haven't slept with anyone else, so one more person wouldn't make a difference... But the problem is, this guy can't talk.

　Cong Yu sighed.

　There's always something strange about what Etzel says... no matter how serious the words are, they always sound off.

　If it gets from Etzel's mouth to other people's mouths, it might really change from "sleeping together" to "sleeping with Cong Yu" or something like that.

　That would be bad.

　and so……

　"Later, once the angels have truly descended, you must act swiftly... annihilate them as quickly as possible."

　Cong Yu gave these instructions

　Meanwhile, [Source Darkness Apophis] was somewhat confused: [What does this have to do with me? You're the host.]

　That makes sense. Although Source Darkness Apophis has some personality issues and his hobby (destroying the world) is a bit of a problem.

　The individual's personality is also more dynamic and independent than other known extermination techniques, and more thorough.

　Ultimately, an extinction spell is still a spell, and how a spell is used is basically determined by the caster.

　In terms of being a "technique", she was quite competent and never thought of secretly killing Cong Yu and then going independent.

　"makes sense."

　As Cong Yu spoke, she watched as the angel gradually dissipated, revealing the angel descending within.

　"Then let's solve it in the shortest possible time."

　As she said this, Cong Yu reached out and stroked the Yuan An Apophis that was hanging around the back of her neck and wrapped around her neck.

　This almost tangible, ethereal magic wrapped around Cong Yu's neck. If you didn't look closely, it resembled a scarf.

　However, this scarf will speak in Hatsune Miku X's accent.

　"Just a moment..."

　As Cong Yu spoke, he watched Etzel gather power on his spear, his hands imbued with the magic of annihilation.

　The magical power emanating from [Source Darkness Apophis], which had materialized, transformed into a terrifying sphere in his hand.

　That's enough to eliminate any possibility of the other party's survival.

　"This is still faster than Etzel's apocalypse, isn't it?"

　[This locks in the future within 0.1 seconds]

　"not enough."

　[Then it'll be 0.01 seconds]

　"That's it."

　【I can also destroy the world in about a minute!】

　"No need."