Tokyo: Magical Girl Shatters My Dream of Going Public

As long as you can successfully understand the characteristics and rules of your opponent.

Then there's nothing to be afraid of.

Kurokawa took a deep breath to calm his slightly disordered breathing.

He gripped his two swords tightly and assumed a defensive stance.

Simply by changing the rhythm of his breathing, Kurokawa's aura suddenly became heavy.

The attack was blocked.

The patrolling vengeful spirit charged towards Kurokawa in the next second, delivering a vicious three-hit blow with its baton.

Kurokawa focused intently on observing, and the opponent's tactics became clearly imprinted in his mind.

The downward slash, the horizontal sweep, followed by a powerful straight thrust are all repetitive and aggressive fighting styles that rely on instinct and speed, lacking flexibility.

He sidestepped the first downward strike.

The second sweeping attack followed immediately, but Kurokawa crossed his twin swords and blocked it with a clang.

It's now!

Just as his opponent's old strength was exhausted and new strength had not yet been generated, and he was about to deliver his third straight thrust, Kurokawa thrust out his single sword from bottom to top with his left hand!

The blade tip precisely pierced the misty body of the vengeful spirit's left rib.

Pull the trigger.

A high-voltage electric shock rang out!

In an instant, the other party's misty body was illuminated by a brief flash of light.

"babble--!"

With a piercing screech, Kurokawa had already kicked his opponent two or three meters away.

In his past life, no matter how big the company grew, he never stepped down from the front lines, all so that he could experience the power of vengeful spirits up close.

The development of the company's combat suits was also based on his personal experience and was improved and perfected.

Compared to the many more ferocious and evil vengeful spirits he encountered in his previous life, this vengeful spirit actually looked quite handsome.

In addition, the advanced fighting techniques he had recently learned gave Kurokawa the ability to fight with ease.

The vengeful spirit rolled around a few times to stabilize itself, then accelerated and charged forward at a speed that Qianxia didn't have time to react.

"Small……"

The word "heart" was not uttered yet.

Kurokawa had already delivered a side kick straight to his opponent's face, and the twin swords in his hands slashed through the air with a series of sharp sounds.

Because he couldn't run, Kurokawa could only approach his opponent on foot.

See through, parry, counterattack, and press down.

The movements were fluid and seamless, without a single unnecessary pause.

"So elegant..." Chika stared wide-eyed at the battle before her, afraid of missing a single detail.

She knew that Kurokawa was suppressing his running speed to avoid triggering the other party's acceleration rules.

But this leisurely and composed demeanor deeply impressed her.

This is a battle between mortals, completely different from that of magical girls!

It's the pinnacle of skill and confidence!

Like a hero in the dark, perhaps not as dazzling as a magical girl, but exuding a reassuring sense of weight.

Chika was amazed.

Kurokawa's effortless elegance didn't last long.

Sizzle—!

The arcs of electricity flashing on Kurokawa's katana suddenly stopped, like a candle flame being extinguished, and instantly dimmed and disappeared.

The battery is dead!

Almost at the same moment the current disappeared, the patrolling vengeful spirit's empty eye sockets glowed brightly with a red light, as if it had sensed a perfect opportunity.

It let out a sharp screech, and its speed suddenly increased again, as the baton rained down on Kurokawa!

Without the threat of electric current, Kurokawa was immediately put on the defensive!

He could only rely on his footwork and the blade to parry, dodging and weaving through the relentless attacks, the sounds of metal clashing echoing and sparks flying.

Each block sent a heavy, tingling, and numb sensation through my arm.

"Suzukawa! Throw the bag at me!" Kurokawa shouted without turning his head, his voice remaining steady despite the violent collision.

Chika jolted awake, instantly snapping out of her shock.

"yes!"

She abruptly slung the heavy backpack off her shoulder and swung it with all her might towards Kurokawa!

However, her nervousness distorted her movements.

The backpack flew high and gracefully, about to pass over Kurokawa's head and land directly behind the vengeful spirit!

Oops!

Chika's face turned deathly pale.

At that instant, a glint flashed in Kurokawa's eyes.

He parried a sweeping attack, leaning back slightly with the force of the blow, while his left-hand katana swung upwards at an incredible angle!

clang!

The back of the knife struck the bottom of the flying backpack precisely.

The heavy backpack caused its trajectory to change abruptly, and it crashed diagonally to the ground beside Kurokawa.

At the same time, the vengeful spirit's baton was already aimed at him, striking down at the opening he had created by swinging his knife!

Chika's breath caught in her throat.

Kurokawa, however, seemed to have anticipated this. His body, which had been leaning back, suddenly snapped and fell to the side, supporting himself only with the tip of his right hand on the ground. He narrowly avoided the slash that grazed his nose.

Just as his body was almost touching the ground, his left leg lashed out like a whip!

boom!

He kicked the vengeful spirit hard in the shin as it leaned forward after its attack missed.

The vengeful spirit staggered.

Kurokawa used the slight force of the tip of his right-hand sword to spring up, and the katana in his left hand flashed a cold silver light as he stood up, slashing at the backpack that had just landed!

scoff!

The canvas ripped open with a loud crack.

The items inside were scattered all over the floor.

Boom!Boom!

Two fully charged batteries landed squarely on the gravel ground at Kurokawa's feet.

Not far away, the vengeful spirit that had been kicked had already adjusted its center of gravity, let out another angry roar, and pounced at an even faster speed!

It seemed to believe that its opponent had lost its greatest asset, and it charged forward without reservation!

Kurokawa's eyes narrowed, and instead of retreating, he advanced.

The moment the opponent lunged forward, he twisted his waist and delivered a powerful side kick, slamming it hard into the back of the vengeful spirit's neck!

boom!

A dull thud, as if it had struck some kind of tough leather.

The immense force abruptly halted the vengeful spirit's forward momentum, causing it to lean violently forward, but it gripped the ground tightly with both hands to prevent itself from falling.

If they had just made contact, the power of the vengeful spirit before them would definitely have been able to break free from Kurokawa's power.

However, after being subjected to the violent baptism of 500,000 volts of electricity multiple times, its "body" was obviously severely weakened, the magical energy was no longer so solid, and its power was greatly reduced.

"snort!"

Kurokawa let out a low snort, laced with a fierce intensity.

Taking advantage of his opponent's unsteady center of gravity, he exerted force again.

This time, strength completely prevailed!

Kurokawa kicked the other person hard to the ground!

Kurokawa followed closely with his left foot, stepping on the center of his opponent's back and firmly suppressing him.

The gray mist beneath my feet churned and twisted violently, but my center of gravity was fixed, and no matter how I struggled, it was useless.

Only then did Chika finally exhale a large breath that she had been holding in, her back already soaked with cold sweat.

She watched as Kurokawa swiftly resolved the crisis and regained the initiative.

That composure, unwavering even in the face of a collapsing mountain, was more awe-inspiring to her than any dazzling technique.

Kurokawa bent down, thrusting his katana out with his left hand, precisely piercing a fully charged battery that had rolled to his feet!

puff!

The battery casing cracked, and the internal chemicals mixed together, hissing out white smoke in just one second!

Immediately afterwards—

A dazzling spark shot out from the breach!

With a blinding flash and a short, loud bang, the battery burst into flames, the temperature of which soared to several hundred degrees Celsius within seconds!

Without the slightest hesitation, Kurokawa flicked and thrust the blade forward!

The battery, which was exploding and spewing flames and thick smoke, was slammed hard onto the back of the vengeful spirit that he was stepping on!

Sizzle—!!

The sound of flames burning bodies mixed with the unprecedentedly sharp screams of vengeful spirits instantly filled the entire tunnel!

The voice seemed to possess a magical power, penetrating straight into her brain. Qianxia couldn't help but cover her ears tightly, her face turning deathly pale.

The vengeful spirit's "body" twisted and convulsed wildly in the flames, the gray mist thinned and became transparent at a visible speed, and the phantom of the "patrolling" badge flickered violently before its light quickly dimmed.

The battery burned for only thirty seconds before the fire gradually subsided.

The entire space was shrouded in acrid white smoke, and visibility was extremely low.

In the beam of Chika's headlamp, the figure of the vengeful spirit could be seen swaying in the white mist, seemingly trying to struggle to stand up.

"He hasn't fallen yet?!" Her heart leaped again.

If that battery had exploded like that, it would have burned anyone to death, right?

She was amazed by the powerful vitality of the magical vengeful spirit.

Crack!

A flash of bluish-white electric arc streaked through the white mist, illuminating Kurokawa's figure.

While the other party was struggling, Kurokawa had already finished replacing the battery.

The final, desperate counterattack of the magical vengeful spirit seemed so powerless.

It pounced, and Kurokawa severed its misty arm with a single slash, then plunged another slash into its left shoulder, pinning it back to the ground.

A powerful electric current swept through, completely stripping the vengeful spirit of its last bit of strength to struggle, leaving only weak twitches.

"It's time to take it in."

Kurokawa ripped the dimensional containment cage from his waist with one hand and smashed it without hesitation onto the shimmering, phantom-like employee badge on the vengeful spirit's chest!

Om-!

The containment cage defied all logic and expanded instantly.

Several chains made of pure bluish-white magical energy shot out and precisely pierced the core of the vengeful spirit!

The powerful suction burst forth, even turning the remaining white smoke from the surrounding combustion into a vortex.

The patrolling vengeful spirit let out a resentful shriek, but its entire body was instantly twisted and compressed. In just two seconds, it turned into a streak of light and was completely sucked into the re-closing containment cage.

In an instant, only the lingering screams of the other side echoed throughout the entire underground space.

On the tunnel ceiling, a string of water droplets, which had been frozen for who knows how long, fell with a "plop" into the gravel on the ground amidst the final tremors of the sound waves.

A moment later, a deeper and more complete silence enveloped everything.

Kurokawa bent down to pick up the containment cage, looked at the red light flashing at the core of the cage, and smiled knowingly.

Containment successful!

Kurokawa let out a long sigh of relief.

As soon as I relaxed, the numbness in my arms and the dull pain in my ribs from the impact became acutely apparent.

The fiber layer of the combat suit on the left arm had completely cracked, and the joint in the right shoulder was also protesting.

But it was all worth it.

He clenched his fist, feeling the steady vibrations emanating from the containment cage.

The magical technology targeting magical girls and magical vengeful spirits can finally be activated!

Chika hadn't realized what was happening yet.

Kurokawa tucked the containment cage behind his back and called out to her, "Mission accomplished, we should head back!"

"Huh? Oh, okay..." she replied hesitantly.