Tokyo: Magical Girl Shatters My Dream of Going Public

[You have completed the recruitment mission. Your company has taken a significant step towards becoming the most powerful armed group. Keep up the good work.]

Congratulations on receiving the mission reward – Basic Training Room (including the battle zone)

"A beginner's training room?"

Inside the factory, Kurokawa lay on the sofa, holding the containment manual in his hands, looking at the new reward with a puzzled expression.

The basic training room was also available in our previous company.

It is specifically designed to train combatants of rank D to F.

The training room contains all the training equipment needed by combatants, as well as changing rooms and shower areas.

Most importantly, there is a battle zone where you can fight against magical vengeful spirits.

He remembered that such a training room would cost over 100 million yen to build.

Moreover, the training room occupies at least 3000 square meters. How exactly does the Containment Manual plan to provide its own training room?

Kurokawa subconsciously sat up straight.

But after waiting for dozens of seconds, he saw no sign of dimensional transmission.

Looking down at the containment manual in his hand again, he noticed that the reward distribution time had been delayed, and he would have to wait until 8 a.m. to receive the reward.

Although I'm getting more and more curious about how the training room will be provided, there's no use being anxious now.

Kurokawa could only check the newly refreshed [Operation Missions] and [Containment Missions] first.

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[Operational Tasks (Tasks refresh randomly; it is recommended to complete all)]

1. Training combatants is the company's responsibility. Please build a [Training Room].

2. Combatants are a rare resource for the company and must be carefully cared for. Please build a [Clinic].

3. Research is a crucial core element of the company's technological development. Please build a [Research Lab].

(Note: The operational tasks will be updated in real time. Completing the tasks will earn you corresponding rewards based on their difficulty.)

Containment Missions (Refreshes weekly; please choose one of three to complete)

1. It seems like there's a pair of eyes watching me from next door... (Simple)

2. I dance gracefully, would you like to watch again? (Nightmare)

3. She could no longer be contained within the old school building. (Nightmare)

(Note: Some containment missions are extremely dangerous; please choose carefully.)

[Company's current reputation: 2]

(Note: Reputation can be used for prize draws. Please increase the company's visibility.)

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"The operational tasks are actually to build training rooms, treatment rooms, and research labs?"

These are indeed facilities that containment companies must prepare in advance.

But what puzzled him was that recruiting employees already included a training room as a reward, so if the training room was completed, would there be additional facility rewards?

In addition, what kind of rewards will be given in the consultation room and research room?

Although he was eager to complete these tasks, he had just experienced a fierce battle that night.

I'm so tired.

"Let's talk about it tomorrow."

Lying back on the sofa, Kurokawa gave the three containment missions one last look.

Two Nightmare-level quests appeared in one go...

The previously listed "Normal" level quest has been removed...

"If the containment missions in the containment manual are based on reality, then that mission of average difficulty has already been completed?"

Kurokawa took out his phone and tried searching for news from the past two days.

After a intensive search, he actually found some clues on a small forum.

This is a small, anonymous forum called "Midnight Ghost Stories Research Institute," where discussions mainly revolve around urban legends and paranormal events.

In a post titled "[A stunningly detailed magical girl cosplay spotted at Tokyo Tower late at night? Requesting the anime title!]", the poster shared a very low-resolution, noisy photo.

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[Original Poster]: Taken at 23:32! Under the Tokyo Tower! The two girls' cosplay is incredibly exquisite! Their sparkly dresses even light up! Does anyone know which series these characters belong to? [Attachment: Blurry photo.jpg]

The background of the photo is indeed the steel frame structure of Tokyo Tower, and the timestamp shows 23:32. Two faintly glowing human figures are in focus, but details are almost impossible to discern.

Other replies followed.

Reply 1 (Anonymous): Wow, such high quality at this hour! But... I don't recognize it. Is it an original character? The details of the clothes seem very meticulous.

Reply 2 (Anonymous): Cosplaying at this hour? Really? Aren't you cold... or is there some kind of event?

After the two people replied, the original poster suddenly disappeared.

The original poster didn't reply until forty-five minutes later.

Reply 3 (Original Poster): (Approximately 45 minutes later) Huh? I waited a little while, but it seems the area around the tower is cordoned off... The police or something came. What happened? I can't see the cosplayers either...

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Kurokawa's gaze was fixed on the blurry photograph.

He quickly operated his phone, zooming in and sharpening sections of the photo, trying to extract useful information from the chaotic light and shadow and noise.

The first figure was indeed the magical girl [Tensen]!

Although the image was extremely blurry, several key features were enough for Kurokawa to confirm it.

The figure in the photo is wearing a signature puffy short skirt that looks like flowing gold. Against the backdrop of the night, the skirt seems to retain the afterglow of energy from high-speed movement, presenting a dynamic blur.

Her figure is frozen in the photo in a poised and ready pose, clearly during a break in some kind of high-speed movement or battle.

The most crucial evidence is in the leg area, which has been magnified to its limit and is almost reduced to pixel blocks.

A faint golden lightning bolt-shaped pattern can be seen on the outer thigh between the short skirt and the over-the-knee socks!

This is the unique magical mark of the magical girl [Sky Flash].

Kurokawa slid his finger across the screen, focusing on the second figure behind and to the side of Tenshin.

The figure's posture was more relaxed, even with a hint of leisure, as if he wasn't there to fight, but rather to enjoy the night view.

The photo had too much noise, so Kurokawa repeatedly adjusted the contrast and sharpness, trying to see the details.

Then, his finger froze at the top of the screen.

After several sharpening processes, a cherry blossom petal-shaped outline can be vaguely seen at the collarbone of that blurry figure.

Although it was so blurred that it almost blended into the noise, the shape...

Kurokawa's heart skipped a beat.

Magical Girl [Hiroaki]!

She's here too.

Together with Tian Shan.

Performing a task.

Kurokawa's breathing became heavy in an instant, and the knuckles of his fingers gripping the phone turned white.

A chilling killing intent surged forth from the deepest part of his heart like a tangible tide, instantly engulfing his limbs and bones.

His other hand unconsciously pressed against his abdomen, as if the wound on his abdomen from his previous life had reopened.

The factory was silent, save for the rhythmic footsteps of the patrolling vengeful spirits in the distant shelter, like some kind of countdown.

But the next second, he suddenly closed his eyes.

Take a deep breath.

once.

twice.

When I opened my eyes again, the turbulent waves that had surged in my eyes had been forcibly suppressed to the deepest part, leaving only an icy calm.

He already knew he would find out about the other party's information in advance.

I just didn't expect it to happen so soon.

"I didn't expect her to be working with [Sky Flash]. Well, at least we'll kill them both..."

There is a secret about magical girls that many people don't know from their past lives.

That is, magical girls have 'two lives'.

When a magical girl dies, she loses all her magical powers, becomes a mortal again, and loses all memories of her time as a magical girl.

At the same time, ordinary people will lose all memories of this magical girl.

Only her fellow magical girls would remember.

Kurokawa learned this information by chance from a drunken magical girl.

He wanted to take revenge on the magical girl, and the simplest and clearest way was to "kill" her and turn her back into a mortal.

The magical girl [Tensen] will be his first target for revenge.

And [Scarlet Cherry Blossom]...

Kurokawa's gaze returned to the blurry pink on the screen.

She will live.

She will live on forever.

He will live until the day he repays her a hundredfold for everything she did to him in his past life.

He lived until the day he ended everything in the simplest way.

After taking several deep breaths, Kurokawa finally calmed down again.

That photo clearly captures the moment when [Tensen] and [Hiyō] are carrying out a purification mission together near Tokyo Tower.

The subsequent blockade was clearly the Magical Girl Association or related departments handling the scene and covering up evidence of the existence of the magical vengeful spirit.

The mission description mentions "a head hanging atop the tower"...

It seems they have indeed solved it.

However, just a few minutes later, when Kurokawa refreshed the forum to see if there were any more replies.

This post has been deleted by the original poster.

It appears to be a casually taken photo of someone else that was reported and deleted.

But in reality, it should be the relevant departments that are making efforts to remove this information from the internet.

Kurokawa wasn't surprised by this.

They can only keep it a secret for another six months. The "magic outbreak" six months later will expose everything to the public.

And he...

On that day, before any order has been established, he will begin his reckoning.

Kurokawa rested his hands behind his head, staring at the empty ceiling, his mind filled with more and more distracting thoughts.

My eyelids grew heavier and heavier until I fell into a deep sleep.

When he woke up the next morning...

The entire factory has undergone a dramatic change...