Tokyo: Magical Girl Shatters My Dream of Going Public

Chapter 96 The Golden Finger Upgrades! (1/5)

The next day, early in the morning.

When Kurokawa woke up, Sakurako had already left home for the company.

The living room was very quiet.

Sunlight streamed in through the gaps in the curtains, casting a narrow strip of light on the floor.

Breakfast was laid out on the table.

Warm miso soup, fried egg, grilled salmon, and a small dish of pickles.

The bowls and chopsticks have all been set out.

A sticky note was pressed down beside it: "I'm going to the office. The soup's in the pot, remember to drink it all. See you tonight~"

The handwriting was neat, and a small smiley face was drawn at the end.

Kurokawa stared at the smiling face for two seconds before picking up his chopsticks.

He hadn't been to Sakura's house in a long time.

While eating, I unconsciously looked around.

The living room is simply furnished, but the details reveal the refined taste of a woman living alone.

The bookshelves are neat, the green plants are vibrant, and the remote control is placed in its designated spot.

Then he noticed.

On the shelves, there were several dark blue crystal trophies, with the Yagi Heavy Industries shield engraved on the base.

In the corner storage basket, there were two company T-shirts with the words "SG Security" printed on them.

Even the refrigerator magnets have a metal badge commemorating the anniversary of Yagi Heavy Industries attached to them.

Traces are everywhere.

Kurokawa drank a bowl of miso soup; the temperature was just right.

He didn't have any ill feelings towards Yagi Heavy Industries.

If I had to categorize them, they would at most be considered "competitors within the industry".

Although their technological approaches differ and their market objectives may occasionally overlap, there is no fundamental conflict between them.

It's different from the magical girl stuff.

That's a matter of stance, a struggle over policy, a life-or-death battle.

As for Yagi Heavy Industries—it's just a competitor.

He even hoped that such companies could grow even faster.

Technological breakthroughs, accelerated mass production, and enhanced combat effectiveness can all indirectly drive the progress of the entire "industry".

The stronger the technology, the less society will depend on magical girls.

It can also pave the way for his future plans.

"Speaking of last night's trouble, how did they resolve it?"

Although he used a jammer to cover up the sounds of the battle last night, he was unable to immediately restore the ruins after removing the jammer.

He took out his phone and checked the relevant reports.

As expected, there wasn't a single official report, and none of these media outlets dared to report it.

Information can only be found in online posts or forums, where the jurisdiction is relatively weak.

However, the discussion about this matter has gradually gone astray.

What exactly happened in this building has changed into whether everyone is caught in the "Mandela Effect"?

This shopping mall was originally a ruin, but it's just a group of people sharing a false memory.

Of course, some people have presented irrefutable evidence that just a few days ago, the mall was still under renovation and had not collapsed at all.

After seeing this, Kurokawa paid no further attention.

When the focus of the discussion is no longer on the event itself, even with a lot of evidence, the matter will quickly fade away.

For many ordinary people.

Instead of focusing on when a shopping mall collapsed, we should focus on social issues.

Real-world problems such as declining birth rates and rising prices are even more anxiety-inducing.

Kurokawa finished his last bite of food and cleared away the dishes.

His movements were as practiced as if he were at home.

After washing the dishes, he dried his hands and took out the Containment Manual from the inside pocket of his coat.

He habitually flipped through it, wanting to confirm the reward from E-121 last night.

He caused such a commotion last night, his reputation value must have skyrocketed, right?

However, when he opened the Containment Manual, his fingers stopped.

"----This is?"

The manual's page layout has changed.

The previously simple task list now features new function prompts.

You have completed the construction of your first branch office. Your company is taking a solid step towards becoming the most powerful armed group in history! Keep up the good work!

Congratulations on obtaining the mission reward—a resource dimensional teleportation device (can only teleport non-living objects)!

[Containment Manual: Unlocks new feature - Corporate Infrastructure Shop (allows you to purchase all unlocked corporate infrastructure equipment)]

[Containment Manual, Containment Mission Functionality Update (Open Area Map)]

Kurokawa never expected that completing the construction of the branch office would bring so many benefits.

The dimensional teleportation device is simply for transporting supplies; it cannot transport people, but it can transport other supplies.

This also means that he no longer needs to risk sending puppets to personally contact Kanzaki.

He only needs to install the transmission device in the branch office's equipment room.

The subsequent rewards, new equipment, and even the vengeful spirits they had captured could all be transferred between each other via the teleportation device.

The company relied on this technology to connect multiple bases.

However, the [Company Infrastructure Mall] also has a brand new [Containment Mission] section.

What is this...?

Kurokawa turned to the next page.

The new infrastructure marketplace has been updated.

1. 10,000 square meters of underground space - 100 million yen (excluding any decoration)

2. Primary Training Room - 130 million yen (meets the training needs of F- to D-class combatants)

3.研究台（初级）——2亿4000万円4.3D列印製造装置——5亿円5.战斗服插件製造装置..

The mall's function is simple: it allows users to directly purchase all the infrastructure equipment that the company has unlocked so far using real money.

This means that as long as he has enough money, he can expand production.

But this price...

He simply cannot afford it now.

"A basic research platform costs 2.4 million, which is five times the government's compensation for E-121 last night. It seems that mission compensation alone is far from enough..."

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The destructive power of an E-class vengeful spirit is somewhere between that of a completely out-of-control car and a heavy truck.

During the period before the magic was fully revealed.

For an E-class vengeful spirit, the government's base price is roughly between 800 million and 5000 million yen.

There are also additional risk compensation funds, as well as extra rewards for covert operations in downtown areas.

The reward could potentially reach hundreds of millions of yen.

E-121, although located in a busy urban area.

However, it was not originally fully created, and its initial rating was assessed as E.

A reward of 5000 million yen is quite reasonable.

Finally, the opponent's actual combat strength far exceeded the assessment, reaching a level of D.

The rewards and risks are completely disproportionate.

If he accepted the task, he should definitely ask the other party for additional compensation afterwards.

Of course, no matter what the government's offer is now, he is not qualified to participate in the bidding directly.

Let's go back to the products in the store.

Of all these things, the only thing he wants, and what he urgently needs right now, is underground space!

As the number and size of the contained objects increased, the 10,000-square-meter underground space in the basement began to become insufficient.

Now, 100 million yen can expand the space by 10,000 square meters, which solves the immediate problem.

I quickly browsed through the store's listings, and none of the devices were priced below 100 million yen.

"It's still the same familiar cost price..."

These devices are beyond the reach of small businesses, and without the manual incentive, it would have taken him a long time to get his hands on them.

Kurokawa shook his head and continued scrolling down.

He wanted to see what new containment missions were like.

Unexpectedly, the containment mission module underwent the most significant changes.

[The containment section update is complete!]

[Unlock - Area Control Module]

[Regional Control Rate]

Kanto region (Tokyo metropolitan area): 14%

Kinki area (Kyoto, Osaka, Nara): 0%

Chubu region (Fuji-Takayama): 0%

Kyushu region (Fukuoka, Kumamoto, Kagoshima): 0%

Tohoku region (Aomori, Akita, Iwate): 0%

Hokkaido area: 0%

Okinawa Islands: 0%

[Note: Opening branch offices in designated areas unlocks the area map. Completing the containment of vengeful spirits will increase the control rate based on the spirit's level.]

[Each 10% increase in control rate will unlock higher-level vengeful spirit quests, or unlock information on vengeful spirits below rank C.]

Current control rate in the Kanto region: 14%

Unlocking effect one allows you to detect D-rank and lower missions in the Kanto region and obtain [Rank] information. When the control rate reaches 20%, the [Wraith Threat Level] information will be unlocked.

"Regional map?"

Kurokawa glanced at it and instantly understood what this so-called regional map meant.

The origins of vengeful spirits stem from local culture and characteristics.

This also means that there are considerable differences in the vengeful spirits that appear across the country.

For example, Tokyo in the Kanto region.

It is a breeding ground for urban legends and vengeful spirits, such as the Slit-Mouthed Woman, cyberbullying aggregators, and other modern vengeful spirits.

Just like the highway ghost they took in before, it was a modern urban legend.

There's also E-121, [Accumulated Desire], which was just captured yesterday. This vengeful spirit is almost impossible to be born in other regions.

Then, places like Kyoto in the Kinki region, due to their history and culture, are prone to producing legendary vengeful spirits, such as yokai (supernatural beings).

Like the previous E-rank Great Path, the Flesh Man, it is a vengeful spirit born from the culture of monsters.

In fact, in Kyoto, it's not impossible for even the gods of mythology to be born.

There are also regions like Hokkaido, which are known for producing giant frost spirits.

The Okinawa region is known for its marine vengeful spirits.

Even in the deep sea off Okinawa.

In his memory, there exists a legendary map-shaped vengeful spirit—"Dragon Palace Castle".

It contains endless wealth.

In the past, many companies relied on the harvest in Dragon Palace to obtain direct income of no less than 100 trillion yen.

Of course, that was a year later.

Each region has its own unique characteristics.

"Will opening new branch offices in other regions unlock the regional map?"

Kurokawa did not waste time placing extra items on the regional map.

He turned to the next page, looked at the containment mission, and for a moment couldn't recognize the new section.

[Containment Mission] (Headquarters)

1. She can no longer be contained within the old school building (Nightmare: Class D Vengeful Spirit)

2. He went into the forest and never came back... (General: E-rank vengeful spirit)

3. I think I'm being targeted; it comes every night... (Easy: F-level vengeful spirit)

[Containment Mission] (Chihikishi Security Support Co., Ltd.)

1. I always hear strange noises in the alley behind. (Simple: F-level vengeful spirit)

2. That night, they died in the bar... (General: E-level vengeful spirit)

(Containment missions refresh within a 100-kilometer radius of the company and can be accepted simultaneously.)

Note: The difficulty of the tasks may fluctuate depending on the company's assessment of its capabilities. Please refer to the evaluation at the time the task was accepted. Please act within your capabilities and do not accept too many tasks at the same time.

Kurokawa read through the five newly added containment missions several times.

The intelligence has already been provided regarding the level of vengeful spirits that will be encountered in these five missions.

This is the intelligence advantage brought about by regional control.

The higher the control rate, the more likely it is that the target's name, type, and even rule information can be obtained in advance.

This is all very useful information.

Aside from that, the biggest change is the refresh rules for containment missions.

After opening the branch office.

Containment missions are no longer refreshed once a week with three missions at a time; he now has to choose one of the three.

Instead, it changed to scanning all nearby targets with the company as the center.

This means that now it's both his headquarters and Kanzaki's security company.

They can all start acting at the same time without interfering with each other.

If you ask what the biggest impact of this update is, it's likely to be...

That undoubtedly means that the company's development logic has undergone a huge change.

The containment manual was essentially a disguised encouragement for him to open more branch offices across the country.

Furthermore, he needs to cultivate deep roots in various regions to achieve regional control over the entire country.

This unexpectedly aligned with his goals.

"To completely eliminate magical girls, controlling the entire nation is a necessary step..."

He shook his head and put the manual back into his inner bag.

The amount of updates to the cheat system is considerable, but this latest update has made the company's future development direction increasingly clear.

To expand nationwide and become the true power holder, both openly and secretly.

Establish new rules for the new era and wield the hammer of destruction against magical girls.

This was his goal from the very beginning.

He turned around and put on his coat.

Before leaving, he glanced at the note that was still on the table.

The smile remained.

Kurokawa let out a soft breath and pushed open the door to leave.

The morning light gradually brightened in the corridor.

A new day has begun.

Some changes seem to have come earlier than expected.

But this change is absolutely fantastic news for him!

It's time for the company to embark on a new phase.

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