Living with a magical girl, but a weirdo cadre

　However, neither of them showed any signs of discouragement. Well... after all, they had tried before, and besides, they had plenty of opportunities.

　There is absolutely no need to be discouraged.

　The two of them were simply trying to create a festive atmosphere for the lottery.

　After they failed in the lottery, they immediately became part of the commentary team.

　"Next up is Teacher Hong!"

　Xiao Cui gave a passionate explanation, while Lan Tianzhu remained expressionless and asked in a flat tone, "Can she draw Hong?"

　The little elves started waving their fists, cheering on Hongxiawu: "Chirp chirp—"

　A speechless woman spun out a gashapon toy and complained, "Do you guys really need to make this so exciting?"

　Then, she looked...

　Yes, we lost.

　It's a pity, but Hong is quite easygoing in this respect... she doesn't have much possessiveness.

　Hongxia Hong simply wanted to stay by Congyu's side, and that was enough for her. She had no other need for "being alone."

　"..."

　"Next up is Sister Shuten-dōji!"

　"Oh, holding a sake bowl while gashaponing, he looks very confident. And when you think of 'sake,' you think of 'dice,' so maybe Shuten-dōji's luck will be good."

　"twitter--"

　As the three explained, Shuten laughed heartily and opened the gashapon machine with anticipation... He lost!

　……

　"Is Tamamo-neechan next?"

　Foxes are often seen as symbols of good luck.

　It's a symbol.

　"twitter!"

　Tamamo suspected they might be casting some kind of spell, so she suspiciously opened the gashapon machine... Tamamo lost!

　"..."

　“Miss Chi You, I think… Sister Chi You might have won the lottery.”

　As Xiao Cui said this, Lan Tianzhu added amidst the little elf's chatter, "But it's unlikely that Chi You will win the lottery."

　Miss Chi You smiled slightly and said, "There are only two gashapon machines left, which is only a one in half probability."

　With that, Miss Chi You, brimming with confidence, declared her victory: "We will win!"

　"..."

　"..." I'm really sorry I couldn't get the gashapon machine to use its full power.

　"..." Snow Woman: "Haha..."

　Chapter 1089 The rain does not cry, what can be done?

　Have you heard the story of the chivalrous knight-errant?

　"..." Okay, maybe we've sampled a bit too much.

　And here we need to talk about another version—

　Have you heard of "Hot Spring Trip"?

　In the 54th year of the Asuka period, Buddhism was introduced to Japan, and the Buddhist emphasis on cleanliness and purification made hot springs gradually accepted by the people.

　One day, a woman who was supposed to freeze to death outside that night was saved by the owner of a hot spring.

　Afterwards, when the hot spring owner's enemies came seeking revenge, the owner and the woman had no choice but to hide in the hot spring at the same time.

　Even though they were almost suffocating, the two of them remained silent in the hot spring.

　Later, to commemorate this woman's chivalry, various hot springs began to tattoo the story of "Hot Spring Journey" on their surfaces.

　This was also the prototype of "mixed bathing culture".

　……

　"This is the story of our hot spring trip..."

　As Cong Yu spoke, he sat cross-legged in the hot spring, unperturbed, and reached out to pick up a cup of sake from the wooden tray floating on the surface of the hot spring.

　Of course, he made all these stories up.

　The reason I was just making things up was simply to have a casual chat with the snow woman who was also soaking in the hot spring.

　This is very easy to see.

　The snow woman didn't complain, but tilted her head and said, "But the hot spring was a mixed bathing place from the beginning, right?"

　Correcting Cong Yu's words in this way, the Snow Woman gently sat down beside Cong Yu, extending her fair, snow-white arm out of the hot spring to pour sake for Cong Yu.

　It's possible that during this process, some hot spring water flowed across the snow woman's fingers and fell into the wine glass.

　Who knows?

　The snow woman placed the sake bottle back on the wooden tray and said simply, "Hot springs have always been mixed-gender bathing, and it was only in modern times that men and women started to be separated... You should know that, right?"

　It's worth mentioning that the Snow Woman is not young, and the "modern" she refers to isn't actually that "modern."

　Cong Yu took a sip of his drink in response.

　"Yeah...that's right."

　"..." At this moment, Cong Yu and Xue Nu are in Beidu... in Lixiangli, Beidu rebuilt according to the Beidu of Earth.

　While buildings and similar structures can be replicated in their original form, there are still some differences between Li Township and Earth.

　For example, natural landscapes such as "mountains", "hot springs", "groundwater", "mineral veins", "snow-capped mountains", and "volcanoes".

　The hot springs here were only recently developed within the Hokuto area.

　It will be open to the public only after that.

　During the day, Yuki-onna became the one who drew the "Murayu Usage Ticket," and she also became the candidate to go to the future with Murami next time.

　But before that, Yuki-onna invited Murakumo to go to Hokuto for a hot spring.

　As for the Yuki-onna who holds the "Murayu Usage Coupon," Muryu simply declares her invincible... just kidding.

　As mentioned before, this thing has no legal binding force and is more of a joke or a prize.

　Even without the coupon, Yuki-onna would have accepted the invitation directly...

　If we consider "emotions" as a race...

　Cong Yu's "track" is far too short, and there are far too many "rankings" and "trophies" in the competition.

　If you run patiently, you will reach the finish line and lift the trophy.

　Even if you're the 99th person to lift the trophy, golden rain will still fall from the sky... unless you go to take a shower or something.

　The Snow Woman arrived at the finish line quite early.

　However, since they had already placed and were eligible to take the trophy at any time, they hadn't yet lifted it...

　So much so that people forget her true abilities.

　This is probably what makes a true childhood sweetheart relationship valuable.

　"..." Given the familiarity and relationship between Yuki-onna and Congyu, her next words were also very straightforward: "Congyu, you love many people, right?"

　There was no need for Congyu to lie about the Snow Woman's question. However, he himself found it difficult to answer.

　"I guess so?"

　Cong Yu, lying in the hot spring and gazing at the sky, spoke with some doubt: "My 'like' and 'love' aren't that intense."

　Before retrieving his "heart," Cong Yu was completely unable to feel "love." And at this moment, he hadn't had time to wait for this feeling to become concrete and obvious... so naturally, it wasn't as intense.

　Cong Yu was deep in thought.

　After a moment, he confessed to the snow woman, "But there are many people who are 'important' to me."

　As she said this, Cong Yu turned her head and looked into the eyes of the Snow Woman, which were as beautiful as glass: "Rather than saying that I love others, it would be more accurate to say that many people love me... That's it."

　In response, the Snow Woman rested her chin on her hand and nodded seriously: "You don't understand 'love,' yet you have to accept the love of others... Aren't you tired of that?"

　Clearly, the Snow Woman is considering things for Murasame's sake.

　This reflects the Snow Woman's consistent gentleness and understanding.

　Cong Yu shook his head at this: "No... or rather, quite the opposite, I'm happy to solve problems this way."

　Just like Brigitte and her sister, who were once enemies, and Moirai... troublesome guys become allies because of "love".

　This feels good.

　So, should we say that Cong Yu also enjoys it?

　Yuki-onna understood Congyu's expression, and she couldn't help but sigh: "Love... and the return of love."

　With these thoughts in mind, the Snow Woman turned her head to the side.

　Her snow-white hair cascaded down from the headscarf wrapped around her head, falling freely onto her bath towel.

　Then he fell into the hot spring and got completely soaked.

　"what……"

　The snow woman let out an "Ah," and Congyu casually pulled her hair out of the hot spring.

　Then, Congyu sat behind the Snow Woman and dried her hair with a dry towel... During this process, the Snow Woman quietly let Congyu do as he pleased.

　The atmosphere between the two was so strong, like that of an old married couple.

　Even Xiao Cui, who was observing from afar using the little sprites, couldn't help but marvel at how terrifying the Snow Woman's feminine power was.

　However, Xiao Cui was more curious about when the two would get down to business...

　"..." After her hair was slightly dried by Cong Yu, Xue Nu wrapped her headscarf back up and said, "I love you too."

　A straightforward and direct love, seemingly devoid of any sweetness or turbulence.

　It was as natural as a statement.

　Before Congyu could respond, Yuki-onna continued, "Then... shouldn't I get feedback too?"

　As she asked this, Xue Nu gently took Cong Yu's hand, their fingers interlaced, and she chuckled, "If the cuckoo doesn't cry, then kill it."

　Although she was chuckling, Cong Yu seemed to see a serious and chilling dark aura in the Snow Woman's eyes.

　Cong Yu had no doubt that this was not a joke.

　Cry tonight, cry tonight!

　Chapter 1090 I choose Yaochuan Guang! She is the one everyone wants!

　The saying "The cuckoo does not sing" originates from the Japanese Warring States period... but it is most likely a fabrication.

　The concept is similar to the stories of "buying the box and returning the pearl" and "marking the boat to find the sword" from the Warring States period of China.

　Probably...

　Someone asked Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu at the same time, "If you were waiting for the cuckoo to sing, but the cuckoo didn't sing, what would you do?"

　The answers from the other two were irrelevant and there's no need to mention them here; we just need to pay attention to…

　Oda Nobunaga's response was, "If the cuckoo does not sing, kill it." In other words, he ordered the cuckoo to be killed outright.

　The reason for this fabrication is clearly because Oda Nobunaga is stereotyped as "impatient" or "killing useless things".

　At this moment, Cong Yu, lying in front of the warm fireplace, began to realize that what the Snow Woman wanted to express was clearly the latter.

　Of course, most of the snow woman's words in the hot spring last night were jokes... after all, she didn't show any particularly scary attitude.

　"yawn--"

　Cong Yu yawned softly, lying side by side with Yuki-onna, who was also wearing a yukata, as he lay there in his yukata...

　After fulfilling their duties as "Congyu User Coupons," the two took a shower and then went to sleep together in front of the fireplace.