Living with a magical girl, but a weirdo cadre

　Unfortunately, that's not the case.

　That is not a world that can be entirely defined by "the future".

　Instead, it's about "not knowing which worldline," "not knowing what timeline," "not knowing if Moirai exists," "not being sure if there's a threat," and "not knowing if we'll be destroyed in the next second"...

　It looks like a future world.

　That's how you should say it.

　This is far too dangerous and troublesome...

　Lan Tianzhu and the others had no objections to this, and they had no aspirations for the future.

　But Yaochuan Guang is different...

　"Um!"

　Yaochuan Guang grumbled as she sat on the sofa, watching Cong Yu fiddling with the hourglass, preparing to go to the future. She pouted angrily.

　It looks just like a pufferfish.

　"..." Oh my god, pufferfish dog.

　Lan Tianzhu thought to himself, then approached expressionlessly and pressed the index fingers of both hands against Yaochuan Guang's cheeks.

　Then press it in the middle.

　"Bu-bu-bu-bu——"

　Yaochuan Guang let out a series of "pop-pop" sounds as he breathed out of his mouth.

　But it still looks sullen.

　However, as Cong Yu patted his head, Yao Chuanguang's expression gradually softened.

　Blue Sky Nagisa: "..."

　Xiao Cui: "..."

　red:"……"

　Chi You: "..."

　Aria: "..."

　Under the silent gaze of everyone, Cong Yu withdrew her hand and waved to the group: "Well, see you in seven hours."

　Since the hourglass countdown is seven hours, if Cong Yu doesn't use his faith power to speed up or slow down the hourglass's flow, he will return from the future in seven hours... barring any unforeseen circumstances.

　"By the way, I'll be keeping the live stream running and I'll also be sending you messages... I just don't know if you'll be able to receive them."

　As he said this, Cong Yu's figure gradually faded and disappeared from everyone's sight as the inverted hourglass began its countdown.

　"Oh, so that's what you saw when you watched me and Cong Yu travel through time... That was really scary."

　Yao Chuan Guang said this, then blinked and looked at the hourglass on the coffee table: "Ah, it's getting late, time to make lunch."

　"..." Hmm? Xiao Guang (Yao Chuan's older sister) is changing the subject so much.

　How did she manage to connect a seven-hour countdown to a topic like "it's time to make lunch"?

　The two said they were kept in the dark about this.

　Miss Chiyou patted her bottom and got off the sofa, saying, "Xiao Cui, let's go and finish recording the previous video."

　Upon hearing this, Xiao Cui immediately followed behind Miss Chi You, saying, "Okay, let's finish the previous game—"

　Recently, Xiao Cui and Miss Chi You have been recording a game video... a truly family-friendly game.

　A minimum of two people are required to play, and a maximum of four people can play together.

　Oh right, I don't know why, but we can't play together as a group of three... but the concept of family games is quite broad.

　Apart from single-player games that can only be played by one person, any game played with any number of people should be considered a family game.

　Xiao Cui and Chi You weren't worried about mealtimes because Sister Yao Chuan would bring their food to the second floor.

　"Ugh... really."

　Yao Chuanguang, now wearing an apron, watched Xiao Cui and Miss Chi You head upstairs and sighed helplessly, "We're going to eat upstairs again."

　"It's much more lively when everyone eats together... Xiao Lan, it's time to eat, stop eating snacks!"

　Aoi Nagisa's lips twitched as she clearly made a connection to what Yao Chuan Guang was saying, who was speaking exactly what a "mother" should say.

　I almost burst out laughing.

　However, in order to maintain his expressionless persona, Nagisa Azuma held back and placed the biscuits in his hand on the table.

　Then, Yao Chuanguang's cell phone rang in the pocket of his clothes inside his apron.

　I took it out and looked at it...

　[Cong Yu: Can you watch the live stream? It seems like it's not possible.]

　[Cong Yu: But the message will get out?!]

　Yao Chuanguang blinked and glanced at the live stream page in response to Cong Yu's message, only to find that a pre-recorded video was playing in Cong Yu's live stream room.

　It certainly doesn't look like there's a live stream.

　Yao Chuan Guang was about to cook, so he put on kitchen gloves and handed his phone to Lan Tianzhu: "Lan, please reply to Cong Yu for me."

　To this, Lan Tianzhu immediately nodded, behaving very obediently: "Okay, Xiaoguang, you can leave him to me."

　Yao Chuanguang, without any suspicion, trusted Lan Tianzhu and handed her phone over.

　[Yaochuan Guang: Hmm, I didn't see it start broadcasting.]

　Lantian Zhu was chatting with Cong Yu using Yaochuan Guang's chat account, while Hong, sitting to her left, and Ailiya, sitting to her right, looked over curiously.

　[Cong Yu: Hmm, I really don't understand the principle behind it.]

　[Cong Yu: Cell phone signal...it's completely unreasonable...so it's the technique that can't be transmitted across eras?]

　[Cong Yu: But the use of my technique is not affected.]

　[Yaochuan Guang: Cong Yu.]

　[Cong Yu: Hmm?]

　[Yaochuan Guang: Remember to be nicer to Xiaolan from now on.]

　[Yaochuan Guang: Buy her more candy, sleep with her more often, give her lap pillows more often, and hug and cuddle her more.]

　[Cong Yu: ...]

　[Cong Yu: Lan Tianzhu, why are you using the Yaochuan Guang phone?]

　[Yaochuan Guang: Ah, how did you find out?]

　[Cong Yu: It's hard not to notice, and even when Yao Chuan Guang chats on his phone, he'll add the word "酱" (jiang) to his name.]

　[Yaochuan Guang: We've been exposed.]

　[Cong Yu: It's hard not to be exposed, isn't it?!]

　Hong and Aria burst out laughing almost immediately at the three exclamation marks Cong Yu typed on Linx.

　"Hahaha!!!"

　Hong laughed excessively and rolled around wildly on the sofa.

　Arya, while suppressing her smile, opened her terminal where she had messages and checked them before her expression calmed down.

　Of course, because Aria was still wearing the bird-beak mask, Nagisa and the others were unaware of the change in her expression.

　All I could tell was that she had suddenly become serious...

　"It's a message from the 'President'."

　As Aria spoke, she showed everyone the messages on her terminal, and continued...

　He continued, "The Star Alliance has detected signs of activity from multiple calamities simultaneously... The Stardust Zone has been attacked by one of these calamities."

　“Member Naz Hanex and his only daughter, Alyssa Hanex, were affected and their whereabouts are currently unknown.”

　Chapter 1049 A World Where Moira Doesn't Exist

　After everything around her faded and began to be filled with color again, Cong Yu arrived in the future once more.

　It's still the same room...

　Whether in the 22nd Group or at home, using an hourglass will lead you to this room.

　Cong Yu made this judgment as she looked at the room located in Whitworth City, whose owner was unknown...

　After casually placing the hourglass that had started counting down on the table into the Jormungandr train, Cong Yu sat down on the sofa in front of the floor-to-ceiling window.

　This is a standard feature in every Whitty City home, a setup and structure used to view the "outside scenery".

　Isn't that strange...?

　Whitty City is a city that emphasizes "home," and residents' contact with the outside world is limited to the delivery of goods and roaming.

　However, a sofa and floor-to-ceiling window with a view outside were specially prepared for everyone.

　It's really hard to understand what the management is thinking...

　Thinking this, Cong Yu sat lazily on someone else's sofa, silently gazing at the nostalgic night view.

　After taking out her phone and chatting with Hikaru Yokawa (actually Nagisa Aoi), Cong Yu put her phone back in her pocket.

　To be honest, he didn't know what to do.

　Yes, Cong Yu had no idea what she should do in the future, nor how to begin her investigation in the next seven hours.

　And this room is strange too...

　Cong Yu didn't understand why there was no one in the room.

　As everyone knows, people in Whitty City basically never leave their "home" in their entire lives, so logically speaking...

　There can't possibly be no one in this room.

　"..." As she pondered, Cong Yu gazed at the streets outside, where only tourists from Whitty City and various mechanical devices and robots moved about.

　Suddenly, for the first time, Cong Yu started thinking about a question...

　What is Whitty City like for people from other cities? What's fun about it?

　Is there really anything here that's worth them coming all the way here to see?

　Cong Yu had explored the outskirts of Whitty City before, but he didn't think it was a suitable tourist destination.

　Aside from the roaming experience centers, which are essentially promotional venues, and might be novel for people from other cities...

　The only thing worth praising about Whitty City is the "Whitty People," who live in "tubes" like hamsters.

　So, is he actually part of the scenery as well?

　Thinking this way, Cong Yu, having cleared his mind, didn't feel offended... just a little surprised.

　Because he no longer belongs to this era.

　After making this judgment, Cong Yu shook his head, stood up, and then pressed a button at the main entrance.

　This is a button that every resident of Whitty City presses frequently; its function is to silently summon the "room robot" in the hallway.

　The effect is the same as shouting "Guest Room Robot!" directly.

　Then, the doorbell rang—

　"Ding-dong-"

　Next up is the electronic voice from the guest room robot—not too loud, not too soft, ensuring the people in the room can hear it, but not disturbing the neighbors.

　"A robot is at your service in the guest room."

　"..." Cong Yu opened the door to the room, which he didn't know belonged to, and looked at the familiar corridor that made him feel dazed and a small robot about half his height.

　Then, Cong Yu blinked and asked very simply, "What year is it? What month and day is it?"

　In response to Cong Yu's words, the guest room robot immediately replied: "Today is December 19, 2155, Friday. Have a nice day off."

　Oh, and it's worth mentioning that...

　In the future, Fridays will be rest days in most cities... working four days and resting three days.