Tokyo: Magical Girl Shatters My Dream of Going Public

[Containment cage].

The core technology of the company in its previous life employed magical dimensional technology, enabling it to hold and contain vengeful spirits.

The only drawback is that after containment is completed, an open area needs to be found within 24 hours to deploy it, otherwise containment will fail.

"so...."

Kurokawa stood still, taking stock of the current situation.

"Was my past life my cheat code?"

The reason he could accept being reborn so calmly was entirely because he had already been reborn once...

No, to be more precise, it has already been reincarnated once...

In his first life, he was an engineering student in China who was transported to another world by accident on his graduation day.

In his second life, he was born in Tokyo. He thought he would have some kind of special ability, but when he was five years old, he realized that he had to rely on himself for everything.

So he used every spare moment to study hard, relying on his memories from his previous life, and he was called a child prodigy from a young age.

His hard work did not betray him; he was admitted to the University of Tokyo at the young age of 14.

And after nine years, he graduated with a PhD in materials science at the age of 23.

He could have landed a high-paying job at a large corporation, but an accident led him to witness a magical vengeful spirit, which sparked his research into magic.

After all, magic didn't exist in the previous life.

Having been reborn, it's natural to want to study something different.

Later, the Kurokawa Group was established, and then destroyed by a magical girl just before its IPO, thus beginning his third life.

However, this time it doesn't start from infancy, but goes back to when I was 24 years old.

"So, the cheat ability I had in my first reincarnation was actually the ability to be reborn again with the results of my research?"

So, in that case...

If he had just lazed around and waited to die before his rebirth, wouldn't he have only gotten a useless system?

That's probably the truth...

Kurokawa didn't know if he would have another chance to be reborn, but it seemed that this was his last life.

At the very least, we should treat this life as if it were our last.

I've sorted out the current situation a bit.

Kurokawa refocused his gaze on the [Containment Manual].

If you can get a containment cage by cleaning, what rewards can you get for the remaining operational tasks?

I just finished the cleaning task, and there are only two operational tasks left to complete.

A modified combat suit.

One is recruiting employees.

Recruiting employees... This is on the outskirts of the city, and I don't know where to recruit people for the time being.

That leaves only the task of modifying the combat suit as an option.

He went to the design table and examined once again the first combat suit he had created himself.

He was originally an engineering graduate, and in his previous life, he personally developed the first generation of [Magic Energy Combat Suit].

Although he delegated most of the research and development tasks to the company's researchers in the later stages, he still kept a close eye on the design and development progress of the combat suit.

Now that he's been reborn, from his current perspective, there are many aspects of the combat suit that urgently need improvement.

He was the first to pick up the katana wrapped with high-voltage wires on the table.

Magical wraiths are creatures born from the influence of magical energy. They possess physical forms, but simple physical attacks are almost ineffective against them.

Therefore, weapons like pistols and rifles are almost ineffective against magical vengeful spirits.

Only magic can completely counter magic.

Even without magic, the high density of energy could barely harm magical vengeful spirits.

For example, flamethrowers, high-voltage electric batons, etc.

Although it is far less efficient than magic, it can at least cause effective damage.

"The mission requires you to have the most basic magical weapon, specifically designed to counter magical creatures... With a little modification, that should be enough to complete the mission."

Years of intense competition with magical girls, magical spirits, and even his peers have instilled in Kurokawa a decisive and action-oriented personality.

He began improving the combat suit almost without hesitation.

"...As expected, they're using the high-voltage pulse technology of a stun gun...that's the voltage; it needs to reach at least 50 volts to effectively cause damage..."

This renovation took a full two days.

Kurokawa stood in the center of the workshop, his gaze fixed on the first-generation combat suit hanging on the wall.

After repeated adjustments, the electrical wiring on the blades of the two katanas has been rewired, with the simplified wiring closely attached to the spine of the blade to ensure that electrical energy can be instantly injected into the blade edge.

Once the switch is turned on, a pulse voltage of 500,000 volts will be released along the blade.

The battery slots on the back of the combat suit have also been reinforced, and the heavy cubes are now firmly embedded in them, powering the two weapons.

In addition, he used the toughest materials he could find to reinforce the chest, abdomen, joints, and other vital areas with multiple layers.

This is the limit in the absence of specialized equipment.

He let out a breath, which was a sign of his approval of the results before him.

"That means we have the most basic means of resistance..."

Kurokawa took out the containment manual from his pocket; the mission to modify the combat suit was complete.

[You have completed the combat suit modification mission. You now possess basic combat capabilities. Please begin your containment mission.]

[Congratulations on receiving the mission reward—Rank F 3D Printing Manufacturing Device + Advanced Combat Technique.]

"Advanced combat techniques?"

While Kurokawa was still wondering, the manual in his hand suddenly shone brightly.

A vast amount of advanced fighting knowledge and skills were crammed into his brain.

He is absorbing what he has learned at a speed that is difficult for ordinary people to comprehend.

In about three or four seconds, Kurokawa snapped out of his reverie, overwhelmed by the vast amount of knowledge.

He clenched his fists, feeling a significant increase in his control over his body.

It looked as if he had been practicing asceticism for several years.

"I never imagined that even skills could be rewarded..."

After a brief period of digestion, the rewards for the F-class 3D printing manufacturing device were also distributed.

The dimensional transmission device seemed to activate from nowhere, and soon a large number of parts and materials were ejected from the dimension.

In just five seconds, a small mountain three meters high had already been piled up in front of them.

Kurokawa picked up the instruction manual, which was as thick as a dictionary, from the ground.

I'm numb.

"Wait! Why are they parts, not finished products!"

Upon opening the user manual, the font was still a tiny 10-point font, smaller than an ant...

"Is this because they're worried that if the finished product breaks down in the future, I won't be able to fix it myself, so they want me to assemble it myself...?"

Looking at these scattered parts, Kurokawa felt a heavy weight on his body.

How long will it take to put this together...?

He took two deep breaths, calmed himself down, and began assembling the parts little by little.

At least on the bright side, he doesn't need to start researching from scratch or prepare the materials himself.

This contains many magically specialized materials that do not exist in this era.

It took another four days for Kurokawa to finally complete the assembly of the printing device, relying on the equipment in the factory.

Inside the workshop, Kurokawa looked at the large printing device, which was 4 meters high and occupied an area of ​​about 10 square meters, and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"It's finally finished."

Now, all that's needed is the corresponding materials and enough magical energy for this device to automatically print and manufacture parts, and even magical combat suits for magical girls.

This is definitely one of the most needed pieces of equipment in the early stages.

The only problem now is [magical energy]....

In its previous life, in addition to the combat suit, the company also possessed a core technology called the "Magic Battery."

Unlike magical girls who are born with magical energy.

The magic-powered combat suit requires a magic battery to activate, and even the manufacturing equipment in front of us needs magical energy to operate...

Magical energy can be extracted from magical spirits, and even magical girls.

"The problem comes full circle: we must contain the first magical vengeful spirit before we can truly activate the magical technology..."

Six days to prepare.

Kurokawa still wasn't very confident.

It would be best for him to do more preparation before his first containment mission.

However, after completing two operational tasks, he only has one recruitment task left to complete.

"What rewards will the manual give if I complete the recruitment mission? Will it be a training ground? Or enhancement needles?"

Shake your head to clear your mind of distracting thoughts.

Recruiting is difficult to achieve right now, so let's focus on the present.

Kurokawa is preparing to reinforce the first-generation combat suit a second time. There's still some time, and the more preparations are made, the higher the success rate will be.

However, on the seventh day, the recruitment task unexpectedly made progress.

4:32 PM.

Tap, tap tap.

The factory's open gates were knocked on.

Kurokawa thought it was Sakurako who had arrived. He turned around and was about to speak when his gaze caught sight of an unfamiliar figure.

He looked in the direction of the sound.

A girl with short, honey-brown hair carefully pushed open the heavy iron door and poked half her body inside.

She was wearing a sailor uniform from a nearby high school, the uniform neatly pressed, her slightly wavy short hair swaying gently with her movements, her face showing obvious tension and a hint of barely perceptible embarrassment.

Sunlight streamed in from behind her, outlining her slender figure.

"Hello!"

The girl tried hard to make her voice sound energetic.

"I'm here for a part-time job interview! My name is Suzukawa Chinatsu, nice to meet you... um...!"

As soon as she uttered the last word, she suddenly gasped, abruptly covered her mouth, her fair cheeks flushed red, and her eyes welled with tears.

He had obviously bitten his tongue hard by accident.

Kurokawa looked at the other person with a puzzled expression.

Who?