Living with a magical girl, but a weirdo cadre

　Lan Tianzhu, who was usually playful, was taken aback by Cong Yu's words. He then remained silent, simply sticking out his buttocks to express his attitude.

　Seeing the look in Lan Tianzhu's eyes that clearly expressed "there's such a good thing," Cong Yu could only sigh that this was Lan Tianzhu's normal performance.

　Blue Sky Islet, Steamed Shrimp Heads.

　Finally, Xiao Cui offered a more reasonable and constructive suggestion: "Let's eat curry!"

　It feels like it's been a long time since I've had curry.

　Xiao Cui spoke up, and Lan Tianzhu and Cong Yu naturally had no objections... Besides, the game had started, so it was time to play.

　"Okay, let's make curry then..."

　As he said this, Yaochuan Guang picked up the apron hanging on the wall and went into the kitchen, then quickly poked his head out again: "By the way, we have to get up early tomorrow to go to the temple to pray... Congyu, will your friends be coming?"

　My friend?

　Well, probably not this time...

　Everyone's so busy... Sigh, being busy is good—

　Cong Yu sighed like a lonely old man, but in reality... it was Cong Yu, the one slacking off, who should be condemned more.

　Chapter 782 Relics

　"Happy New Year--"

　"Happy New Year."

　"Happy New Year!"

　Happy New Year... *yawn*

　"..." When Cong Yu opened his eyes, he saw the New Year's greetings from the three little ones and Hong, and he promptly replied, "Yes, Happy New Year."

　Although Cong Yu is not the type of person who habitually says things like "I'm back," "I'm starting to eat," or "Thank you for the meal."

　However, he is not stingy with words like "Happy New Year," just as he is not stingy with "Happy Birthday."

　Yawning, Cong Yu got up and dressed with everyone else...

　To be fair, in the past, Cong Yu would at least try to avoid it a little, and would just change clothes in bed.

　But later I got too lazy to bother with those things...

　After all, nobody here cares about taking off their pajamas and putting on clothes that can be worn outside in front of Cong Yu... so Cong Yu doesn't really care either.

　Incidentally, Hong doesn't have the habit of changing into her pajamas to sleep.

　All she had to do was raise her long legs high and pull up her pants, that was all.

　But it's undeniable that Hong's figure was the only one worth looking at among everyone present...

　Cong Yu didn't care at all. He got ready to go out, looking at the notification on his phone—

　[From the original team behind Magical Girl Rumble, a new title, Rise of Alien, is scheduled for release; QGN rating: 8/10.]

　In a magical world, should we still be wary of relationships with significant age gaps between members of the opposite sex? Let's hear what the experts have to say.

　Yes, this era where everyone is being transformed into magical girls and monsters has been named the "World of Magic".

　It always feels rather absurd.

　I wonder if the Buddha laughed until he cried.

　And such push notifications...

　If he didn't know his pink-haired homeroom teacher wasn't good at writing, he would have thought it was that clumsy homeroom teacher.

　Written.

　In the magical world, what needs to be watched out for may not be heterosexual relationships, but rather unhealthy same-sex relationships.

　After all, since everyone is unable to have children, the importance of gender has become negligible...

　This may also be one aspect of the world of magic.

　Even the Buddha couldn't help but shed tears of blood.

　As Congyu was thinking this, Yaochuan and the others finally finished changing their clothes and called out to Congyu, "Congyu-chan, let's go to the shrine!"

　Cong Yu put her phone in her pocket, grabbed her coat, and walked towards the door, saying, "Coming, coming."

　……

　January 1st, the Gregorian New Year.

　5:45 AM.

　In other cities, shrines and temples would already be packed with people and bustling with noise at this time of day.

　After all, there is the saying of "first incense offering".

　However, Fengdu was unusually deserted.

　People in Futo City don't get up early on holidays to visit shrines or temples.

　Yes, but it is not necessary.

　When Cong Yu and Yao Chuanguang walked onto the street in the early morning, Xiao Cui was still a little unruly.

　She's only been here for two years, and hasn't yet gotten used to the tranquility of Fengdu City's mornings...

　Fengsha Village is actually quite neglected, but it is a small town with very few temples and shrines.

　There are too many villages and settlements in the surrounding area.

　In addition, since Kazuki Ru's house was also a hotel, many people from other places went to worship in the surrounding streets... so it became quite crowded.

　"So, Congyu-chan's friends really aren't coming..."

　As Yaochuan Guang said this, she showed a "regretful" expression... It seemed that she quite liked those friends.

　Blue Sky Nagisa: "..."

　Xiao Cui: "..."

　Lan Tianzhu and Xiao Cui felt that it would be better if those friends didn't come... they felt like they were there to steal a man.

　But they said they wouldn't come...

　Actually, it did arrive.

　As they were thinking, a bolt of lightning, intertwined with golden and purple light, streaked across the sky... passing in the direction the group was heading.

　It then paused in mid-air for a moment, and after realizing that it had flown too far ahead, it flew back in the opposite direction before the lightning dissipated in mid-air.

　"Hi hi hi hi!"

　Takemikazuchi greeted everyone, then buried his face in Murasame's head and leaned on his shoulder: "Here I come!"

　Everyone started greeting Takemikazuchi upon his arrival.

　Cong Yu nodded, scratched Jian Yu Lei's chin, but his gaze remained fixed on a billboard—

　[Yixi（いつせき）を心matchする? (Afraid that the banquet will not be full?)]

　It appears to be an advertisement for an izakaya (Japanese pub), highlighting the selling point as "you can get a refund for any extra seats (if someone cancels)."

　It is indeed a fairly normal advertisement.

　But something just feels off...

　【Alien（いほし）】

　【The opposite sex（いせい）】

　【Easy seat(いつせき)】

　The pronunciations are all very similar, as if they are playing some kind of homophonic game.

　Hmm... what a strange coincidence. They are all clearly written and displayed, some even with pronunciations.

　What will I see next?

　いす(chair)?

　With this in mind, Cong Yu frowned slightly and began to search for something around her.

　If you actively search for it, it might actually be harder to find...

　Cong Yu thought to herself, watching Jian Yu Lei chat, then ran up to Xiao Cui's head and listened to them talk about their last wish.

　Am I being too sensitive?

　Cong Yu temporarily gave up searching for a certain pattern.

　……

　DingTalk—

　Yao Chuanguang put five yuan into the offering box, shook the bell, clapped his hands together, and made a wish.

　Then, in the shrine maiden's lifeless eyes, she took out a one-yen coin and prepared to hand it to Cong Yu behind her.

　Then, Yao Chuanguang himself was stunned for a moment, took back the one yuan, and handed the five yuan back to Cong Yu.

　With the shrine maiden relieved, Murasame silently moistened her eyes, then walked to the side and picked up the ema (votive plaque).

　Wishes are written on ema (votive plaques) and hung on trees...

　I hope my wish can come true.

　"Sigh... I really don't know what to wish for."

　Cong Yu sighed, while Yao Chuan Guang confidently picked up the ema (votive plaque) and prepared to throw it into the tree: "My wish remains the same as always—I hope everyone can be happy!"

　Yes, a very pure wish.

　"Then, I'll write the same as you..."

　As Cong Yu spoke, amidst Yao Chuanguang's incredulous and sullen expression, he wrote with a pen while reassuring him, "There's no need for that. Since our wishes are the same, the probability of the gods drawing our wishes is twice as high, isn't it?"

　Yao Chuanguang: "..."

　Hikaru Yokawa: "Hey! That makes sense!"

　……

　Seeing that Yaochuan Guang had been fooled, Congyu put down his pen, then took a few steps forward and threw his ema (votive plaque) high up.

　Looking up at the words he had written, "I hope Yaochuan Guang's wish can be fulfilled," they fluttered in the wind of Futo...

　Cong Yu couldn't help but chuckle.

　……

　"Drip-drip-"

　My phone rang; it meant I had received an important message.

　Cong Yu simply took out her phone, shifting her gaze from Xiao Cui, Hong, and Jian Yulei to the phone, looking at the messages in Linx.

　[Pirate King: I've discovered some kind of god's ruins.]

　[Pirate King: Is this related to the current state of the world?]

　……

　I see, the answer is...

　Ruins (いせき)

　Chapter 783 Sheep, Sheep

　Should we call it a "revelation"?

　Just as Zeus had shown Telemachus a sign... first, two eagles were seen taking flight from the mountain.

　Then I saw an eagle circling in the air and swooping down.

　Then I saw falcons gripping each other's heads and necks with their talons, circling each other as they flew into the blue sky.

　I saw an eagle soaring over Ithaca.

　Finally, Odysseus did indeed return.

　……