Poor magical girls, work for me!

This time, it wasn't a warm current that flowed into my body.

Instead, it has a cool, minty feel.

It flows slowly down from above.

Passing through the eyes.

Passing through the ears.

Passing through the nasal cavity.

Passing through the tip of the tongue.

Finally, they converge at the center of the forehead.

Ryosuke Miyagi blinked.

The world... seems to be the same world.

But it seems different now.

He looked at the desk lamp.

The table lamp is still the same table lamp.

But he suddenly noticed a very fine scratch on the edge of the lampshade, as if it had been scraped by something.

The direction of the scratch was from top to bottom—which doesn't make sense in normal use.

He looked out the window.

The windows were closed.

But he "felt" that someone had opened the window from the outside last night.

It wasn't because of any traces or smells, it was simply "knowing".

This is the intelligence...

He looked at the tightly closed door.

Outside the door, in the hallway.

someone.

Not a neighbor who was just passing by.

It was someone who stood there, hesitating for a long time, unsure whether or not to knock on the door.

and!

It's a woman.

Ryosuke Miyagi stood up.

He walked to the door and looked out through the peephole.

A young woman stood in the dim light of the hallway.

They were dressed in civilian clothes, not in the uniform of the Countermeasures Bureau.

She looked to be around twenty-three or twenty-four years old, with shoulder-length black hair and delicate features, but her eyes were a little red, as if she had just been crying.

She was clutching a piece of paper in her hand, the paper crumpled and wrinkled.

Some information automatically surfaced in Ryosuke Miyagi's mind.

[Intelligence Triggered]

[Target: ? ? ? (Unregistered)]

[Emotional state: Anxiety, fear, hesitation, and a glimmer of... hope?]

[Identity Clue: Countermeasures Bureau Shinjuku Branch, Third Mobile Squadron, a discharged member. Her name is "Nanako". Just now on the battlefield, she was the young female member who tried to persuade her captain to take your spoils, but was discharged for being too greedy.]

[Current Status: Kicked out of the team, nowhere to go. The paper in my hand is a dismissal notice.]

[The reason she came to you: She saw everything. She saw how you fought, she saw how the captain backed down, and she felt... perhaps following you could satisfy her greed.]

[A sufficiently greedy target, whose greed stems from a tragic past, will be quite willing to obey if offered enough reward. Of course, the most reasonable price for such a reward in your opinion is one silver coin.]

For one silver coin, you can get a free logistics assistant.

Ryosuke Miyagi peered through the peephole at the figure outside the door.

Two seconds later.

He opened the door.

The girl outside the door suddenly looked up, her eyes red-rimmed and her face full of astonishment.

"Sir..."

Nanako's voice was trembling.

Ryosuke Miyagi leaned against the doorframe, watching her.

"Who are you?"

The girl paused for a moment.

"I...I'm Nanako!"

Ryosuke Miyagi watched her quietly.

Nanako felt uneasy under his gaze, and a strange feeling arose in her heart.

It's like they've seen right through me.

Everything was seen through.

"Come in."

Ryosuke Miyagi stepped aside to make way for the doorway.

Nanako stared at him blankly, her lips moving slightly.

"I……"

"You've been fired, have nowhere to go, and want my help."

Ryosuke Miyagi's tone was very calm.

"Come in and speak."

Nanako's eyes widened.

Although shocked, standing here she knew that as long as this powerful man was willing to accept her and give her a good job, it would be a victory!

She obediently went inside.

The door closed behind her.

The motion-activated lights in the hallway turned on and off.

Inside, the table lamp was still on.

Nanako stood in the entryway, looking helplessly at the small apartment.

Desk, bed, simple wardrobe, mini-fridge.

It was so simple that it didn't seem like the kind of place that would scare off the head of the countermeasures bureau.

"sit."

Ryosuke Miyagi pointed to the chair in front of the desk.

Nanako sat down obediently, placing her hands on her knees and keeping her back straight, like a primary school student.

Ryosuke Miyagi sat down opposite her.

"Speak."

Nanako took a deep breath.

"Mr. Miyagi, I..."

She paused, as if organizing her thoughts.

"My name is Nanako Sasaki, I'm 23 years old, and a former member of the Third Mobile Unit of the Shinjuku Branch of the Countermeasures Bureau. Just now on the battlefield, I..."

"You were advising the captain to talk nonsense about us. Then you got kicked out of the team."

Nanako lowered her head in shame, clutching her clothes tightly.

"continue."

She took a deep breath.

"I'm sorry, I was too greedy... If those materials were on the black market, they could definitely fetch over 10 gold coins, and with a little maneuvering, they could even sell for a higher price. Although the whole process is troublesome, it's still easy to sell them if you have the right connections, so..."

"So you tried your best to stop Sato Takeru from fighting me back then, right?"

"No...no!"

Nanako suddenly looked up.

"What I actually wanted to say was that Satoh Takeru could tell you that he could help sell those materials, but the situation was too urgent, and I didn't say anything... As long as I can sell them myself, the price difference will allow the Countermeasures Bureau to make a lot of money..."

[A highly skilled logistics expert. If she becomes your employee, you won't need to spend a lot of energy on how to convert gold coins or monster materials into cash; she will help you secure the maximum profit!]

Special talents skilled in handling logistics...

She bit her lip, and her eyes reddened again.

"I see that your team members are magical girls, and I've been fired, so I think you might need an employee to handle things behind the scenes."

Ryosuke Miyagi looked at her.

[Intelligence Intuition - Triggered!]

She was telling the truth.

She truly had nowhere to go. She was kicked out of the unit, her record was tarnished, and no other branch office dared to take her in. Her parents had died young, she had no friends, no savings, and couldn't even afford next month's rent.

She was desperate.

But she had another idea!

She wants to become stronger. She wants to become like the magical girls around you.

She wanted to make the captain who abandoned her regret it.

Ryosuke Miyagi remained silent for a few seconds.

Is it a trend of leaving the team?

Do you know who I am?

Nanako shook her head.

"I don't know. But I do know you're very strong. You have three magical girls and a shrine maiden by your side, you possess two magical artifacts, and you made Kenichi Sato break out in a cold sweat. You..."

She raised her head and looked directly into Ryosuke Miyagi's eyes.

"You are the only person I can turn to for help."

Ryosuke Miyagi looked at her.

Those eyes held fear, unease, but also hope.

【Ding】

[Potential hiring target detected]

[Sasaki Nanako, 23 years old, former member of the Countermeasures Bureau, Rank: ??? (Unawakened)]

[Assessment: No extraordinary abilities, but has received basic combat training from the Countermeasures Bureau. Highly loyal and efficient; once established, their loyalty is absolute.]

[Note: She is a blank canvas now. You can draw on her however you want.]

Ryosuke Miyagi withdrew his gaze.

What was your previous position?

"Combat Recorder. Responsible for recording the battle process and registering monster materials. I also have extensive access to sales channels for monster materials. When working on breakthroughs, I basically handle all the material processing and sales, including black market goods."

Nanako tried her best to explain her strengths, as if she were in an interview.

"Selling materials, as long as they go through me, I can make their price increase by 20% to 40%. I can even handle the purchase of some rare weapons."

Judging from his self-introduction alone, this is exactly the kind of person Ryosuke Miyagi needs.

"Will you fight?"

"I know a little. The Countermeasures Bureau's training includes basic combat, firearms handling, and monster knowledge... but I've never actually been on the battlefield."

Ryosuke Miyagi nodded.

He stood up, walked to the window, and turned his back to her.

"Want to follow me?"

Nanako suddenly stood up.

"think!"