Poor magical girls, work for me!

Chapter 66: The Zhang Family

The truck drove smoothly through the night.

In the back seat, Hikawa hugged the half-person-high shell, grinning like a fool who had found gold.

"I'm rich! I'm rich! I'm rich! ... This shell can be polished up and made into a suit of armor! Once I wear it, I'll be Iron Man!"

"Iron Man, no chainsaw needed."

The driver glanced in the rearview mirror and couldn't help but mutter something under his breath.

The driver sighed, "These days, girls are really obsessed with scavenging trash in garbage dumps to use as props for cosplay."

Hikawa glared at her immediately.

"What do you know! The chainsaw is the soul of the machine!"

The driver shrank back and stopped talking. There was no need to take it seriously; the pink chainsaw was probably just a prop.

On another car

Nanatsuji Kirion leaned on Miyagi Ryosuke's shoulder and had fallen asleep.

Her breathing was light, her eyelashes trembled gently in the moonlight, and her face still bore the fatigue of battle, but the corners of her mouth were slightly upturned, as if she were having a sweet dream.

Ryosuke Miyagi looked at Kirion Nanatsuji.

Moonlight shone in through the car window.

Soft light and shadow were cast on their faces.

He turned his gaze away and looked at the city night view rushing past the window.

Both spirits within the body entered a recovery state.

The bus sustained significant damage, with the front end badly damaged. It will take at least two to three days to fully recover. The sudden, violent collision was almost a suicide mission.

Although the rhinoceros beetle was hit and thrown into the air, the bus also paid a price.

The sound of "emptiness" still echoed in my mind.

"Master, the car needs repairs... it's temporarily unable to move..."

Thanks for your hard work.

He thought to himself.

As for the revolver "gun"—

The magazine is empty of three bullets, but it's replenishing faster than expected. According to the manual, it should reload in about an hour and a half.

Three bullets.

A vacuum period of one and a half hours.

What if another unexpected situation arises...?

Ryosuke Miyagi lowered his eyelashes.

We need to find a way to improve our direct combat capabilities.

He glanced down at the Witcher's Handbook in his hand.

The eye on the cover is closed, as if it's resting. But when he looks at it, the eye opens slightly, gurgles, and then closes again.

【…】

What are you looking at? It needs to rest too, you know!

Ryosuke Miyagi ignored it.

Open the manual.

On page four, the information about the employees has been updated.

【Employment Target: ④ Homura Hisakawa, Level 4, Occupation - Magical Girl, Monthly Salary: 5 Silver Coins (Affection Level: 28)】

【Job Target: ① Momose Sena, Level 3, Occupation - Magical Girl, Monthly Salary: 5 Silver Coins (Affection Level: 62)】

【Employment Target: ②Matsushima Yukio, Level 3, Occupation - Magical Girl, Monthly Salary: 5 Silver Coins (Affection Level: 62)】

【Employment Target: ③ Nanatsuji Kirion, Level 2, Occupation - Shrine Maiden, Monthly Salute: 5 Silver Coins (Affection: 67)】

[Note: In one battle, all characters' affinity increases by 2 to 3. Especially Nanatsuji Kirion, who is only 3 points away from 70.]

Level 70 is a threshold. Reaching level 70 will increase the efficiency of the feedback system and may even unlock some... special things.

Ryosuke Miyagi skipped over the frivolous notes and looked at the numbers at the bottom of the page.

[Psionic Power: 17 points]

[Daily AFK Rewards: 2 points (gift from Matsushima Yukio)]

17 points.

So far, only Matsushima Yukio has had her feed-back loop activated. Now, with another hunting record added, another special training session can be conducted.

He has set his sights on Nanatsuji Kirion for special training, not only because her favorability rating is almost 70, but also because if her curse is completely lifted, her contribution to the team will be enormous.

And last time...

That's quite proactive.

17 points of psionic energy.

That's enough to order quite a lot of things.

He flipped to the back.

On the second page, the four options are still there.

[--Battle (Not yet started) (Requires 6 points of psionic energy)]

【——Perception (Not Activated) (Requires 4 points of psionic energy)】

[Survival (Not yet unlocked) (Requires 6 psionic points)]

[Special (Not Activated) (Requires 50 Psionic Power)]

We need an additional 50 points for special cases, but we won't consider that for now.

The remaining three...

Combat. Perception. Survival.

He stared at the three options, lost in thought.

Today's battle made him clearly see his shortcomings.

The revolver is very powerful; each of its three bullets has its own unique use, but once it's used up, there's a gap in its effectiveness.

The car's sudden acceleration is powerful, but the cost is damage to the bus's agility.

If those three bullets hadn't stopped the rhinoceros beetle, if the bus hadn't hit it...

The consequences could be disastrous.

He needs stronger survival skills.

It also requires stronger perception.

[Spiritual vigilance] has saved him many times, but that's ultimately passive warning. If only he could actively perceive his surroundings and detect hidden threats in advance…

He looked at the "Perception" section.

We need 4 points.

Not expensive.

He continued reading.

[Survival] requires 6 points, one more than Perception. But for the Survival tree traits, he chose [Spiritual Vigilance] last time, so if he chooses Survival again this time, it should unlock a new trait.

As for the [battle]—

He definitely needs some direct combat ability. But the revolver and the bus already provide good tactical value; wouldn't adding combat capabilities be redundant?

Having trouble making a decision?

【It's simple, let me analyze it for you.】

[A fight—it lets you personally get involved and throw punches. But you have employees, why get involved yourself?]

Perception—allows you to detect danger in advance. You already possess spiritual vigilance; further enhancing perception elevates you from "passively taking hits" to "actively seeking them out."

【生存——能让你更扛揍。你今天差点被独角仙锁定，要不是灵性警惕，你早就凉了。想多活一段时间，就点这个，梭哈！梭哈就是智慧！】

Of course, you can distribute it equally. There's enough spirit energy anyway.

Ryosuke Miyagi remained silent for a second.

Then he closed the manual.

Let's send them back first.

……

The truck first stopped at the entrance of Nanatsuji Shrine.

Nanatsuji Kirine was woken up and left in a daze with her materials. She glanced back at Miyagi Ryosuke in the car, a smile on her face, and bowed to wave.

Goodnight, Ryosuke.

"Good night."

The second one is Momose Sena.

The truck was parked downstairs in front of the old apartment building. She picked herself up and carefully climbed down. After taking a couple of steps, she turned back.

"Boss...see you tomorrow..."

"See you tomorrow."

Then there's Matsushima Yukio.

She lived in a capsule dormitory not far from the convenience store. Before getting off the bus, she glanced at Ryosuke Miyagi, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

In the end, he simply nodded.

"Ryosuke-kun, be careful on the road."

"Um."

Finally, there's Hisakawa.

The truck was parked in front of a decent-looking apartment building; her family's living conditions were indeed better than the others.

It took a lot of effort for Himawari to crawl out of the car while hugging the half-person-high shell.

"Boss! I'll come see you tomorrow! We'll discuss how to make armor from this shell!"

"...Wake up first before we talk."

"I'm full of energy!"

As she spoke, she let out a huge yawn.

Ryosuke Miyagi stared at her speechlessly.

"Alright, go on up now."